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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-12-30
RICE AS 4 NATIONAL FOOD.

Speaker Champ Clark's open
advocacy of rice as national food
It Q time when dour and corn meal
md other food products are soar
Ing IN price, has give impulse to
Ne movement now definitely
under way to advertise Southern
Moe 10 the whole country. The
Democratic speaker 10 an inter-
view from Washington and pub
lished broad cast. said: "Rice is
teo generally overlooked in this
country. Iwas surprised to hear
Vie other day that Ave cents worth
Of rioe will serve ~ q substitute
1ar bread for an entire day in a
lAmiIy of six people," The rice
seters of Louisiana, Texas, Miss.
lssiypi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia
and South Carolina know this to
be true, but the millions of people
In the north and east know rice as
. dessert Now come the South
ern Rice Growers Association and
I the Rice Millers Association with
q definite plan to educate these
millions to the virtues of rice as
. cheap and daily diet. At a re-
osnt meeting in Beaumont they
resolved to raise from among lice
growing and milling Interests a
large fund for q continuous cam.
paign for the academic advertise
Ing of rice. The growers and mill
lara wi1l ho ackad n pur m
email assessment per bag for
three or more years and TIE ag-
ereeate thus accumulated will en-
able the m not only to grow and
cell rice Ia larger quantities bu'
for higher prices. And yet the
prioe will be lower than that Of
other foodstuffs. A COMMITTEES of
The combined interests headed by
Joe. Broussard. president Of the
Rice Aillers Asso citation at Bean
mont. with Frank Godchaux, A
Alton Foster, E. A. Eignus aud
Hr. Geo. V. Collier arc now cir.
sulssing the SUBJ criptioo contract
Another committee. on organiza-
Mon. composed Of w. 5. Dunlap,
chairman. DR.. P. H. Saunders Ar d
8. Locke Bresux. is preparing
eheEt~r aud by laws. Bag maui
Socturers, rice farm impis m aDt
and all directly inter-
ested in rice are expected to con-
lftbuts to the fund for making
nee 4 national food.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-12-30
NOTICE..

The regular annual meet.
ing of the Oak Bluff Plant
ing d Manufacturing Go.
Ltd, will be Leld on Tues.
day, January End, 1917, at
the Office o. the Company,
for the purpose Of electing
officers and transacting other
business.
J. H. MoCARDELL,
Secretary.
December 80, 1915.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-12-30

We notice from the Times-Pic.
ayune in it's issue of December
23rd that Mr.. John MUNICH died in
New Orleans on Friday II las,
week in New Orleans. Mr.. Munich
was well known here. He resided
in Franklin for a short time ia it
after the war between the >tares.
He removed from this place to
New Orleans TO carry on the bust
ness OF cooper. He afterwards
established the ice business il
New Orleans, and furnished this
section with northern ice fa.
yearl-in fac, uniil manuf &c u rcd
ice mad the business upprofit-
: bic. He retired from business
some years ago.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-12-30
We publish below a letter re.

We publish below a letter re-.
ceived from Mr.. James Melvin
Lee. Director of the Department
of Journalism. New York Unlver-
city. Mr.. Lee is seeking Informal
ton in regard to paper entitled
1.-The Weekly Junior Register"
which was published in Franklin
during the war by printers in the
army of General Banks. We put.
lish the letter, hoping that some
of our old ci'izens can give the i'll.
formation asked:
''NEw YORK CITY Dec. 20, 1916
Editor st. Mary Banner,
Franklin. La.
DEAR SIR: Can you tell me any
thing about The Weekly Junior Regis
ter, issued in Franklin during the war
of the States by printers in the army
Of General Banks? AS I understand
matters, several of the issues of this
paper we're printed or the blank side
of wall paper.
am compiling a history of Ameri-
can journalism and am very anxious
to get information about this particu-
lar paper. Will you not do what you
can to help me in gathering data?
am wondering whether any citizen of
Franklin may by any chance have
preserved copy of this Union sheet
If you a"e not familiar with the paper,
possibly little note in the St. Mary
Banner might bring forth some re-
plies.
Any information you can send me
will be most thankfully received
Awaiting your reply with a great
deal of interest. [ am
Very truly yours.
JAS. MELVIN LEE, |
Director Department of Journalism.
New York University.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-12-30
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE N
& TELEGRAPH COMPANY VAG
&AyAhX
Money in Eggs.

Eggs are not breakable but the
money from their sale is. This none v
is yours for the effort. How do you
treat the hen that lays the Golden
Eggs? B. A. Thomas Poultry Rem
edy will keep the poultry in good con-
dition and increase the yield ia eggs.
We guarantee this and refund your
money if not satisfied,
For sale bv CITY Grocery.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-12-30
No Trespassing or Trapping,

This is to give notice that no Tn.
passing, Trapping or Hunting will b
allowed on the following lands: IS,
half OF Sec. the N E quarterot SCI. 1.
and the $ half of the N W quaster Of
Sec. 4, the E quarter of Sec. 5. nd
the : half of Sec. 6. all of Section, I
=, 8, IS. II, Is, the $ half and ,hs
N " quarter of Sec. 10, 7. l5,S.R. /
E.
All violators will be prosecuted 10 he
full extent of the law.
OSCAR JONES.
October 6, 1916.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-12-30
NOTICE..

| hereby give notice that
| intend to apply for a parole
at the next meeting of the
Board of Pardons.
NORBERT CHARLES.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-12-30
TOMBS AND
VAULTS.

Brick and Concrete Tombs
and Vaults. Reinforced con.
crete posts with galvanized
chain. Marble and Granite
Slabs and Monuments furni
shed and erected.
ORVILLE w. ALPHA,
Phone 80 Franklin. La.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-12-30
For Sale or Rent.

Cherry Bank Plantation,
one mile from Bayou Sale
Station, containing $40 acres.
Three hundred acres high
land. Ten cabins; large res
idence i'll good repair. For
particulars address
L. +. FRERE,
Franklin, La.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-12-30
Wanted.

Five or six hundred acres
OF rice, cane and corn land
on Bayou Teche in Iberia or
st. Mary Parishes. Price
must be right. Address
LOCK Box 217,
New Iberia, La.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-12-30
A Gard to Owners
of Rural Telephone Line.

We are anxious to see that all lines oun.,,
other parties and connected with us are k.nt ~
condition as to furnish efficient service. WHY a
owners of rural lines responsible foe thar
we want to cooperate with them. >'eh
All lines require thorough overeaulioo
sionally if the best service is to be obtaip.d ~
recommend that every line connected with n. v" "
overhauled at least once year, and that at le. ~
experienced telephone man assist In this worI Tas
cost of this work when divided among all the r.+.
of the line, makes the amount paid by e.ch ..u
small, and this cost will be more than offset Nv ~
improved service. w
If the owners of rural telephone lines in tb,. a..
ton are experiencing trouble with their serv;ca -.
will appreciate their talking the matter over with ~.
Manager or writing us fully. We will eladlv d
what we can toward helping you improve the co..
ditiQn of Your line
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07
CASCARETS SELL TWENTY, MILLION BOXES PER YEAR Best, safest cathartic for liver and bowels, and people
 know it. They're fine! Don't stay bilious, sick, headachy or
 constipated.

Enjoy life! Keep clean inside with Cascarets. Take one or two at night and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experience ed. Wake up feeling grand. Your head will be clear. your tongue clean, breath right, stomach sweet and your liver and thirty feet of bowels ac- tive. Get box at any drug store and straighten up. Stop the headaches, bilious spells, bad colds and bad days Brighten up, Cheer up, Clean upl Mothers should give a whole Cascaret to children when cross. bilious. fever ish or if tongue is coated-they are harmless-never gripe or sicken,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07
AmuSements
PLAZA.

Whether you felt in the mood or not, you had to laugh at "A Day at the Circus" presented by Sherman De- Forest and company at the Plaza yes terday, for MT. Sherman is g. type or comedian with whom laugh-creating is a gift, not an acquired trait. Be- sides he has a talented company of comedians in his support and the ma terial in the act is in itself a contin- uous laughter.
 Junie Mills and company went in for laugh getting also and it was with difficulty that they made their exit, for the crowds at yesterdays perform ances were rather insistent in their demands for more. Miss Mills is a 'robustly built comedienne with a smile that spreads all over her pretty face and she, makes you like her the moment she appears on the stage. The manner in which she executes a, repertoire of comedy song numbers is a rare treat and she is assisted by a male partner who is possessed of an unusually deep bass voice.
 The Herbert Gerain Trio have a gymnastic offering which, aside from its sensational qualities, is deserving of unlimited praise, for the comedy end is strong enough to carry the act alone.
 Noha and Phillips have something different in song revues. Both are possessed of highly cultured voices that harmonize exduisitely in a reper- toire of classical and operatic compo- sitions and they win instant favor at every performance.
 The big photoplay feature is "A Corner in Colleens,'' with Bessie Bar rtscale and Charles Ray, and 1t is not exaggerating one iota to say that it is positively the prettiest story the Tri- angle studios has ever released in film form. It is of Irish locale with one of the leads cast as a care-free, tom boyish lass who answers to the name of "Shammie," and the other a veal thy American youth with a large es- tate in the land of the shamrock. It's a rolHckdng play all the way through. with laughter and pathos cleverly blended and we'll worth anyone's time.
 The ScoundreTs ToI1," a Keystone farce in two acts, completes most delightful program.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07
UNDESIRABLE HUSBAND'
 SUES PSYCHOLOGIST

New York, Nov. 7-Samuel Ped rick, a professional model, yesterday began suit in the Supreme Court against Dr. Katherine M. H. Black ford, psychologist, for $5,000 be- cause, he alleges. Dr. Blackford, in an advertisement of her books on psychology, used his photograph with the assertion that he would make an undesirable husband.
 Dr. Blackford, in an answering affi- davit, says the photograph reproduced as alleged was obtained from studio by payment of a consideration, and that Pedrick signed a release, giving the studio permission to use it as it might choose.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07

in the comedy playet, '"The Girl at the Cigar Stand.' Miss Regel is a finished artiste and gives a most en- 5oyabIe performance in which she is supported by an excellent company. The production has an elaborate scenic investiture.
 Jack Altman and Herbert Ashley were welcomed back in an entirely new offering, during which a couple of song numbers are introduced in their own best manner. Their p1aylet
 has to do with a young man about to end his life and the part that is played in thwarting that purpose by g. kindly Hebrew gentleman. The feature photoplay is 'The Last
 Man." an interesting story of the out
 posts of civilization. Starred in this
 production are Mary Anderson and William Duncan. Pathe's News in- cludes in its review a series of pie
 lures of the Deutschland and her crew
 at New London.
 Vaudeville & Wood, in an attractive singing and dancing novelty, filled an important place in the bill most ac- ceptably, while Rebel Simms. sethe singing cartoonist," proved most agreeable entertainer in an amusing novelty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY
 OF STOJOWSKI AND WRONSKI

A New York critic-the critics in this city are said to be the most ex- acting in the world-says of Sigis- mund Stojowski, the pianist-composer who, With Thaddeus Wronski, the baritone, will give g. benefit concert here for the Polish War Victims Re- Hef Fund, at the Casino hall, State street, on the night of Thursday, Nov. 9th:
 Stojowski is one of the Polish conn posers who does not. like so many or his contemporaries, employ the dance ryhthms and folk tunes ad Hbitum, ad nausean1. He writes in an eclectic. fluent, all European style and expresses himself admirably in every mood, from fantastic whimsical ity, as in his scherzi, to grave seri- ousness, as in parts of his symphony. The latter is an extremely arresting opus, melodfous, we'll knit, ingenious in orchestration. and full of color and rhythmic variety.
 Tickets for the concert are on sale at the Wissner Piano Warerooms. 923 Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07
STEPNEY

Miss Genevieve Wyckoff and Ebert Eastwood of this place were united in marriage at the homo of the brides parents in Millstone, New Jersey, last Thursday evening. The bride was a teacher last year in the Upper school. After a few days at Atlantic City they will return to this village where theS will make their home.
 Miss Gertrude Craft, who has been teaching in Weston, has resigned her position, the resignation to take effect the latter part of November. Eli Gordon has entertained several friends from Bridgeport.
 Persons inf this vicinity are pleased to learn that Dr. George Smith has rented the Hull place and will con- tinue his practice in this locality.
 Miss Carolyn Garlick has been a guest of her parents in Bridgeport.
 An entertainment will be given in the Methodist church parlors Friday evening of this week. Miss Jeanette Futile of New Haven will render sev- eral selections.
 Miss Pauline Smith of Ansonia spent Thursday as a guest of Mrs. Harry Morgan.
 A teachers me0ClnS was nelu dI tHo Center school Monday afternoon. Frederick E1wen of Troy was a guest last week of his mother, Mrs. Carrie Elwell.
 Miss Carolyn Garlick entertained the Young Ladies Whist club at the 1 home of Mrs. Samuel Huntington in Cutters Farm. Friday afternoon. | Frederick Behrens has commenced excavating for the cellar of his new bungalow.
 Mrs. George Beck and Mrs. Harry I Davis were recent guests of friends in Hattertown.
 l Miss Nolan was a recent visitor in l New Haven.
 The initial meeting of the season was held by the Clover Leaf Whist club at Riverside hall last Wednesday evening. MT. and Mrs. Waterhouse were re- cent guests of relatives in Bridgeport
 MT. and Mrs. Starr have entertained guests from Danbury. A. S. Edwards disposed of his fine herd of Holstein cows by a pubic auc- tion Nov. 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07
POL,I's

Guy Weadick, the westerner who promoted The Stampede at Sheeps- head Bay last summer, has given vaudeville a real novelty in '"The Stampede Riders featured in the current bill at PoH's. MT. Weadick's 8 outfit consists of the pick of those cowboys and cowgirls who competed in The Stampede, and they offer a thrilling exhibition of the work and play of the plainsmen. They do all sorts of stunts astride outlaw horses, and show how a real pla1nsman can handle a lariat. Miss Flores LaDue. champion lady roper, contributed some Interesting feats. Virgil" a mule that has been remarkably trained, added a comedy bit to this unusual ard interesting novelty.
 Dorothy Regel, the versatile delin- eator of everyday types, and her own company registered an immediate hit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07

No. | in the photographs is the Ger man commercial submarine Deutsch- land lying at her dock in New London voyage across the Atlantic. No. is Captain J. Jachens of the steamship Willehad, called the mother ship'' of the Deutschland and used to house the members -of the Deutschland's crew. No. Is the Wi1Iehad and at the left the fence erected to screen the Deutschland from public view. The Deutschland brought to America a car go of gems, stocks and bonds, rare drugs and serums and dyestuffs, worth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07
DOESN'T PLEASE PADEREWSKI

Asbury Park, N. J., Nov. 7-The re- establishment of the kingdom of Po- land by Germany and Austria Twill only add to the suffering of my peo- ple," said Paderewski the pianist, who called on President Wilson here yesterday. He indicated that the President would include a Polish re- lief appeal in his Thanksgiving pro- cIamation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07

0,O00, 900, it is said. On her return voyage she may carry mails to Ger many.
 Interest in Washington on the arri- val of the Deutschland centered large ly on negotiations for establishing a submarine line mail service between the United States and Ger any.
 The postoffice department let it be known that 1t was prepared ato accept a proposal, made through the Ger man embassy, that the Deutschland and any sister ships that may ply out of American ports carry not more than 300 pounds of first class mail at the regular transatlantic. rates. Details
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07

of the arrangements will be worked out at conferences between officials of the embassy and the department, and it is hoped that an agreement may be reached in time for the Deutschland to take her first consign- ment of mail when she sails from New London.
 Embassy officials do not disguise their interest in the plan. It would provide the first uncensored mail ser vice from this side of the ocean to Germany since the beginning of the war and would have a material effect on the exchange of securities between the two countries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07

Lake Torpedo Boat Co. employees lis- tened with interest last night to a lecture on Gyroscopic- Stabilizers by R. B. Lea Following the lecture the Laksco society was formed for the social, economical and educational welfare of employees & the company here. The society will be free from official influence. J. D. Schmeltzer was appointed temporary chairman and J. F. Corrigan temporary secre- tary and treasurer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
When Baby Bsains Walking.

+ When Baby esoins Walking. + Do not make the mistake of . + trying to force your little baby . + to walk. If a baby is we'll 1t . + usually makes an attempt to . + stand on its feet at nine or ten . l. months of age, and at eleven or . + twelve months it usually stands .
 + with slight assistance!
 + The first attempts at walking . l. are commonly seen in the twelfth . + or thirteenth month. The aver . l. age age. as a rule. at which chil- . + dren walk is the fourteenth or . + fifteenth month. If the baby : + passes that age without trying ! + to walk then consult a physician. . + However. a very marked differ : F ence is seen in different families . + with respect to the time of walk . + ing. General malnutrition, a se- :
 !. were or prolonged illness may . + postpone walking for several :
 !. months. .
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07
Pointer For the Preacher.

Among the stories related by the late Rev. Dr.. A. r. Pierson was one of a marble cutter, with chisel and ham, mer, working a block of stone into statue. A preacher who was looking on said, ''I wish could, on hearts of stone, deal such transforming blows!'
 Perhaps you might" was the work mans quiet answer, Eff, like me, you worked on your knees. ."-Philadelphia Record
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07
Speedy Giraffes.

The kangaroo, supposedly a fleet beast, covers but ten to fourteen feet second, while the giraffe dashes along over fifty feet in the same time. and an OK attached to . wagon goes two feet a second. Some species of hare run sixty feet second, others not more than half so fast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07
WILSON CLUB, WILL
 FLASH RETURNS ON
 SCREEN IN BROAD ST

Election returns may be learned in the street in front of the Young Mems Woodrow Wilson club rooms, 991
 Broad street, tonight. From one of the windows of the club the returns will be flashed to a screen across the street as quickly as they are Obtained.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-07
Definitions of Man.

Man has been deflnied by Aristotle as "a reasoning animal" by Plato as "a political animal" by Dante as "a ridiculous animal" by Varchi and by John Fiske as "an improvable animal" Boerhave calls men mud worked up by the hand of God.'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-12
!aN E2Eh>%SHH4NN -OLIe HEAH;1 Ezl1zxze-
rC|'E- cCfSE EOi>ER<ZX AFZ0HT

This is the simple scheme of propulsion
adopted for these cruisers 1t is known to be
effective but 1t is not simple In the applicn-
ton as in the telling. To the troubles of the
steam engine added the dangers of the
electric current, and the engineer must have mas
tered electricity well steam If the steam
from 2OO,Oo0horse-power boilers could rend the
ship, the current It would generate, misapplied,
would work untold harm to ship and crew.
zone of the disadvantages of single engine
or a single turbine is that 1t must be in large
compartment, and If this is broached from the
outside the flow of water fills the entire space,
puts all the machinery within 1t out of commission
and places the ship in great danger. With the
electric drive every motor, generator and turbine
can be isolated, thus adding to the safety of the
vessel. The electric drive is not an experiment.
1t has been operated on the naval collier Jupiter
and on its trial trips the perfect success of this
way of gearing down the power proved be-
yond a reasonable doubt This system is also be-
ing installed in the latest batteships, the New
Mexico. Tennessee and California.
"There several why the cruisers
must be so much longer than the dreadnaughts-
approximately half long again. The most i'm
portant of these is to insure the fineness of line
forward and the long smooth indispensable to
speed. with sufficient buoyancy to sustain the un-
avoidaby great weights of hull equipment and
engines. Another reason is to provide space
enough for the number of boilers which will sup
ply steam to the turbines The Oklahoma re-
quires IA water tube boilers to furnish her steam
and that basis the ships will require "a,
although 1t probably will not work out in just
that way These boilers will contain many miles
of tubing
"a special problem for the engineer after the
design of her hull has been fixed is to determine
the size of each of the propelers, their position
and the pitch of the blades. 4 factor in solving
this is the number of revolutions which the en-
gines will give and the number which will give
the best results. Although we have built ships
of this size and design and have no relative data
to guide u.s. the solution presents great diff
Guilty, as Captain Dyson is recognized expert
In this line and Will take care of this situation.
1.-THE bureau of steam engineering will have to
lay miles of wiring for electric lights and signals
In very limited space at least many n
town Of 5000 Inhabitants would need. For this
purpose we will supply separate generators; but
by way of precaution provision will be made for
coupling the lighting system with the generators
which drive the propellers.
at Is needless to say that in working out the
designs there will be constant cooperation be-
tween this bureau, the naval constructors, the
ordnance department, the builders of the ships
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-10-12

Harrisburg, Penn.-@When was single suf
fered great deal from female weakness because
my work compelled me to stand all day. 1 took
and was made stronger by its use. After 1 was
married took the Compound again for female
trouble and after three months passed what the
doctor called growth. He said it was miracle
that it came away as one generally goes under
the knife to have them removed. l never want tt
be without your Compound in the house" Mrs
FRANK KNOLL, 1642 Fulton ST., Harrisburg, Penn