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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07
"CAMOUFLAGING" BEING
TRIED OUT ON MOTOR CAR
Committee of California Artists Trying
to DisEuise Machine so 1t VIII
lie Hard TO ItecOEnlnc.

Out of California comes the word
that "CamouilaEine" Will soon be nv
tional art among Americas famous
artists. classiciSts. cubists and impress.
sionists.
To automobile owners. this Is OF
special interest. for II il the motor
car that Is first being roped. tied and
"camolutiagcd."
Imagine your automobile being SC
decorated that standing still or moving
at any speed II will prove invisible to
the eye ut a short distance.
That is what is called "camoutlag-
'ng" your car. lii other words, paint
iu" Il SO that it looks like what il
amt
CT such tremendous import Is this
Srt that the government has taken
/; under it's wing. and the colony OF
/ artists who formed this society spread
thc study ali Ovc- the country, until
the government took cognizance of the
movement and absorbed all the vari-
nus societies under n government de-
partment.
W. l.. Iiughson. OF Kisscl Kar fame
on the Pacific Coast. well known for
his patriotic foresight Of preparedness
ivy originating motor ear classes 70
prepare women for war times ana
other patriotic measures, has donated
I
lrcccutly used to blaze the three ma
ton run from Canada to Mexico ovet
IN" proposed new military highway in
record time.
= committee of three prominent San
Francisco artists has been delegated
10 paint this car with color patches.
which suggest nothing except the SUI
rounding earth. trees. grain fields. sky.
etc. resulting in the car blending in
with it's surroundings. and will be an
exact facsimile OF the cars now bcin;
used by the allies along the various
war fronts.
When completely "camounaged" the
disguised car will start on a long tour
10 familiarizc people with this very
Important addition to our military
life.
This study OF camouragng is al
most unknown to the people OF this
country. having had it's birth during
he war 1t is one of the consequences
OF the growing Importance of airpla ncs
in warfare. 1t is the disguise ann
conccalmcnt Of military things. the ar;
OF making terem look like sonnet hinS
harmless and embarrassing to an oh
server. Tho great bulk OF this WORK
is quite simple, and consists In con-
cealing batteries and equipment BY
means of obvious natural materials
such as trees, bushes, grass. rocks
etc. the question in the main be-
ing 10 make them look like harm
less details OF the landscape.
! More complicated questins arose.
| Roads had to be screened for miles
! both at the sides and from above WI
I!aEe streets had to he made TO look
empty, while great armies passed ,,-
hind painting, at times a quarter
| TO half mile Of painted canvas used
as a foreground. New bridges had 10
| be hidden so completely that no oh.
server could distinguish them. Rail-
road trains We're SO disguised that they
melted into their surroundings.
In France the services rendered ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07
MICE ARE DESTROYING
AUSTRALIAN WHEAT CROP
American Auto Agent Declares Coun-
try Needs ships TO Move
Grains.

Until preventive measures became
effective. countless millions of mice
were devastating tho wheat crop in
Australia. according to Charles Neun-
hcffcr Of Melbourne. now visiting in
~. States. The farmers used poison.
water and even gas. and every other
II cans that suggested itself in heir
desperate effort to eliminate the pest
their efforts proving fairly successful
The crops arc not unusually
heavy" said Mr. Ncunh offer. who spent
several days at Dodge Brothers Works
in Detroit, but there are no facilities
tor handling them. Ships-this is I'll.
country's most crying need to-day.
Until tonnage is provided, il is useless
for the farmers to complete their har-
vestius as it requires only y small
percentage of the crops TO supply nc
domestic demand Heretofore sraa:
quantities OF grain have been shinp.l
20 England. Some Is being ;rippcd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07
ON TRIP FROM SYRACUSE
TO LEXINGTON, KY, IN AUTO
W. VI. Phillips Tell. of S8G-AIIic Drive
over Almost impassnbie
ltuRus

w NJ. Phillips. Of Lexington. XIV.
purchased II Franklin automobile mt
Syracuse. ~ Y, and drove II to his
home. IG6 miles. going through Buff
fli". Erie. Painsvillc Columbus and
Cincinnati. The following is his re-
por, OF the trip:
Relieve me. nothing short OF n gen
uinc road hoss' could anything like
approach the performance OF Series .
Franklin
This trip from the factory to Icy.
ington tool; ne over all sorts of roads
good. bad and Indifferent. but not once
during tie Whole run did find it nee
cssary To make II single adjustment or
rcplcnish the oil supply.
From Cincinnati To Lexington
nincty-scven miles. the road !s brand.
ed 'impassable' by the average mo.
iorist. yet ! came over that same i'm
passable' road In exactly four hours
and averaged 29.S miles TO the gallon
OF r"solinc. Lexington owner OF
one of the bc.tcr-Enown heavy cara
made tho same trip in 1--WE and onc-half
hours Cpon his arrival here he called
up several of his friends and advised
them TO drive 100 miles out OF the wov
rather than attempt to reach Cincin-
natl via this route.
Hills that seemed almost impo.sIhIe
To negotiate in high were made win
out gear shifting and without any am
parent labor OF the engine. But the
beauty Of this road ability is enhanced
'wofoid because il is obtained without
increased expense of operation Nv
experience thus far would seem IN in
dictate that the Series Q Franklin con
suncs about one gallon OF gasoline per
hour. at an average speed of twcntv-
, five miles per hour"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07

bills is being rapidly-and probably
educated on the subject OF how TO
make two miles roll where only one
mile rolled before. Increased mileage
on tires comes from one cause only
namely, more careful use of the tire
and expert attention at the right
time.
Newspapers. particularly. have done
whole lot OF good among motorists
by disseminating useful and Instructive
informant on this very pertinent
subject of tire care The motorist
who watches the auto topics page of
his local paper can pick out here and
there facts about the care OF tires
which are gems OF practical knowledge.
gathered by tire experts from count
less experiments and observation. 1t
is money in mis- pocket for the autoist
to consider such pointers and apply
them In the protection of his own
tires
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07
RETAIL AUTO BUSINESS
NOW IMPORTANT FACTOR
Statistics Made Public by One Manu-
fncturrr Show Magnitude
or industry

The magnitude OF the retail automo-
bile business and It's Importance las a
FACTOR IN the economy OF The country
are suggested by the statistics lust
made available by one manufacturer.
the Packard Motor Car Company. Thesa
figures are compiled from reports made
10 the company by its branches. deal
"rs and subdcalcrs. and are exclusive
of III" S36.000,o06 investment Of the fac
tory itself In plant. machinery and ma
terials for production.
The Packard dealers have a gross
investment Of over 10000. 900 in their
plants and stocks. The gross business
they do amounts To 10000. 900 n year.
They have G,455 employees on their pay
rolls
Substantial. and in many Instances
impressive buildings house the equip
mcnt ma stocks If these dealers. More
than %it,co"oo0 Of their gross invest
ment IL represented by these build
inCs. Eight million dollars worth Of
this construction has been completed
within the last FIVE years. ana an in
dicati"n of the business confidence Of
the automobile dealer generally is fur
n!shcd Ivy the fact that Packard deal
crs now have Si.G7so 600 worth OF build
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07

to-day. but far too little. rs whea; WAS
never more dearly needed by England
and the other allies.
These conditions may explain why
I'm so deeply Interested in the pruE
ress OF your shipping program in
America. Once your mammoth :,chcm
is in operation. the whole world will
feel the tension lifting. The relief Will
be immediate and UNIVERSAL
Mr. NcunhoNcr, who Is "A daa,sr :,
Dodge Brothers motor cars III the Mel
bourne district. expresses an optimistic
view of business conditions in ..,u,.
tralia both during and after the war
Ho will make an extended ur
through the States and Cann.l,, b,r,rs
returning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07
HARD TO TEACH PEOPLE
PROPER CARE OF TIRES
Increased Mileage Comes From Careful
80 and Expert At
tcntIpn.

Teaching people how to treat their
cars and tir,s is one, of the most diff
cult tasks that fall TO the manufRc-
tuners. stated III" service manager of
the Fisk Rubber Company in address
ins meeting of ;he tire experts not
!"u- $50. Getting a product onto tn.
market Is easy compared TO the task
II teaching the motorist how TO OBJ
tain the full mileage from his tires
However. thanks TO the valuable
assistance Of the newspapers and
auto magazines. the man who PAYS the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07
IMPORTANT 10 FOLLOW
MARA LAND ENiNplI,

Commenting on Nj Shirley's letter.
3r. Roberts said All the Southern
STATES have reecntiy laid on. roads 10
receive Federal a;.d State aid and these
State systems embrace about 10 per
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07
PLANS To MAKE BIG DRIVE
FOR STATE ROAD SYSTEM
President of Southern Appalachian
Good Roads Association Strong
Advocate of Idea.
FAvoRs MARYLAND SCHEME
Delegates to Convention in Nashville
Will Make Trip in Automobiles
Over BriStol-to-M Memphis Highway,
Covering Distance of 400 Miles.

BRISTOL. VA. october 6-Prcsidcnt
Henry Roberts OF the Southern APP
palachian Good Roads Association,
whose ninth annual convention opens
in Nashville on the evening of october
L. to he in session three days, is
planting for automobile parties to
make the trip from this section over
the Bristol-;o Memphis highway. and
is inviting Maryland. Virginia and
West Virginia delegation To join the
Bristol delegation here. stops will be
made at the principal towns. and the
doctrine OF good roads will be pre-
scented by enthusiasts. .Advices Just
compiled by President Roberts show
the route between Bristol and Nash
willie. Il distance OF upwards Of 40"
miles. to he in good condition being
for the most part macadam surface.
In order 10 obtain iirst-hand intor-
nation on how Maryland managed TO
get her splendid system OF state high
ways. President Roberts wrote H.. Il
Shirley. CHIEF engineer OF the Maryland
Road Commission. and wha; he learned
in this connection he viii present 10
the Nashville convention with his
urgent recommendations OF the adop-
tiun OF similar course. Mr.. Shrlrt
wrote in part to Mr.. Roberts: In
Maryland We have what i known AS
the state road system. which COM
rriseS about 10 per cent of the roads
OF the state There are approEimateiA
5000 miles OF road in the state. and
| should say 1850 miles would fully
cover the state road system. o: which
amount something over l.$0p miles
have been constructed This system
gives n continuous connected road
from Oakland IN Garrett County.
through Cumberland. IIacerStowu.
Frederick, Baltimore, Eikton. i:aston,
Salisbury. ocean city and down to
Accomac County Virginia. There are
also lines running north. one Joining
Pennsylvania near Hancock one a.
Gettysburg and other points along the
northern border
Mr. shirley concludes by relating
tanned.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH
YOURSELF.

There are many OF us In the High
School Who are very willing To eritclse
our schoot.mates aud Who never stop
to think that If oar fellow students only
cared 10, they could lind quite as much
90 cfiticise about us. Such people "a
these. Il has been proven. are usually
the ones who deserve the most eriti.
ctsm
II has been said that II a man met
himself Ia the street be- would not
recognize himself no YOU think that
Il ne became acquainted with our real
everyday selves. that Ne would recog
nize ourselves? Many OF us would, uu'
doubitdly, receive a shock
There IL much 10 this getting &C.
quainted With yourself" II Is easy
enough 20 discern others faults, but
We don't srrm to realize that others
End II jtisl aa easy 20 discern ours
only in rare eases does It occur to a
person that be- mas be regarded Ia the
same manner with which hp regards
his friends and that they are not any
more likeIy Co be kind than he is lie
has the notion that his fellows have
agreed ta most favored notion
clause for him and that they viii take
unusual pains Ia bear his good iniens
tons in mind In 4 Word they will io
their uimost Go make their osn verdict
upon him coincide With bis verdict
upon himself This notion IL, OF course,
an illusion as the two setdleis never
agree aud are usually miles apart, your
own being decidedly more flattcring
than that Of your friend
Most people viii say that attention
TO the opinions II others Is sign of
morbidiiy, bat the majority of people
ap not morbid enough They are natu.
rllk ahauscepllhIe to lhe opinions Of
others and laugh them away OF forget
them altogether Probably II ae looked
behind our friends laughing criticisms
We would discover that there Ia much
truth In them ard that the hints they
throw us Ia q joke are good If Ne
did this often enough II would soon
become a habit and before long we
could see ourselves as others see us.
Also lea CIV own jokes there II always
soms clue TO the outside verdict upon
us. 4 mean girl or boy will often make
jokes about meaanese, quite convinced
that he or SHE Is not mean One Of the
sufesl sayH Of becoming acquainted
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
WANT RECEIVER DISCHARGED,

\ petition asking for the discharge
of Capt q h Steele, Special Agent ia
the liquidation Of the affairs Of the
Fciiciana BANK a Trust Go, Is being
presented to the depositors Of that
Institution and h being generally sign.
ed After the petition has been signed
BY rs many as il is possible 10 reach it
IL to be- presented to Il, n Sims State
Examiner Of State Banks
The petition reads "a follows
We the undersigned depesitoFs of
the Felictana Bank 4 Trust Company
Ia Liquidation, respectfully request yea
to dispense wish the present llquldatoF
Of the bank. M. O H. Steele, Special
Agent. on the grounds that the moneys
collected do not Justify the salary of a
Special Agent and further that the
liqudatof not being represented nn the
spot Is not In q favorable position 10
make collections
we urge you 10 appoint Mr. 4 III
Moses. Of this place To the position at
4 salary named by you, MI Noses Is
In every way fitted for the position by
capacity. experience and responsibility
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
GOSPEL FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY
IN LENT.

Then vas jesus led mp of the spirit
into the wilderness To- be tempted Of
the devil. And when he had tasted
forty days end forty nights, he was
afterward an hungrcd And when the
tompleT came IN him, he said, II thou
be the son of God, command that these
stones be- made bread Hut he an
seefud and said II Is written, Man
shall not live hy bread alone. bat by
every weird that prococdrth cut Of the
mouth uf God, Then the devil taketh
him mp into the holy city and setteth
him ou pinnacle ut the temple, and
saith unite him, II thou be- the Son Of
Cod. east myself down. for IL Is writ
tea, He shall give his angels charge
concerning thee. aud in their hands
they shall bear thee up, lest at any
time thou dash thy foot against stone
Jesus said unto him. !. In written again,
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God
Again, the devil taketh him up into an
exceeding high mountain, and sheweth
him all the kingdoms of the world and
the gInry uf them. and saith unto him,
All these things will give thee, II thou
wilt fall down and Worship me, Then
saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence,
Satan for IT is written, Thou shalt
wershln the lord thy God, and him
uuEy SHIFT thou serve Then the deEil
lrayetb him. and behold angels came
and MI tered unto him.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
WAKEFIELD NOTES,

Miss Reuiah Becker spent last week.
end with friends at Garyyille
Mrs. ". l.. Stirling has just com,
pletcd q visit with her daughter, Miss
Margaret at Garyyiile, aud IL now
visiting at Ration Rouge
Mr. Jake ngmpf aud his sister Miss
Fannie. went tn New ORLEANS for the
carnival
Grippe has caused many absontccs
from school recently
Miss Elida Taylor returned home
from Touro last Saturday night much
benefited hy treatment
Mrs. Noise Conrad Ia up again after
seyera} weeks Illness.
The following are the leaders OF the
different grades for the nth month
Gordon Taylor. nrat grade. Lucille
Dampf. third grade; fpltus Stirling
fourth grade TheIma Furnish, hfth
grade Roberta stirling seventh Grade
Florence spilIman, eighth grade,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
TWO PERIODS FOR
PLANTING CORN

There are two more or less distinct
planting periods for the standard
strains OF corn Ia Louisiana The FIRST,
OF early period would approximate the
10th OF March and the second the 25th
pf April IN Central Louisiana. being
someW hat earlier In the extreme south
and Eve To ten days later In the en-
IRENE northern portien Of the State.
Corn planted from the goth of March
Ia the 18th Of April h very apt to be
destroyed by the corn root worm.
The second planting period referred To
above comes after the iirst generation
of root worms has paused into the
ehryaalis or resting stage. Very early
corn Is generally believed 60 be safer
than late planted corn, exclusive Of
the danger Of frost w. II. Dodaon.
Dean and Director Louisiana State
University L. s, u. Press Bulletin.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
Absent Friends

Mt c. y. Mathews sugar planter Of
I,afuarehe parish, has transferred hiss
holdings tU corporation known AZ
the G. &. Mathews Co. IT which he Is
the controlling stakeholder Ills entire
sugar estate between Raeeland and
i.orkport on the left side of the bayou
factory. waa transferred for the con
stderation If six hundred and City
thousand dollars. Tho new corpora
ton IL domIeIled In New Orleans,
Mrs. w. y. iIolmes and Mrs q. c,
Howell Of Baton Rouge left Saturday
fer a suffrage conference al Washing
ton. ArF. Holmes went via Louisville.
where she will rest fcw days.
Capt, George I.awfasoa, u 5 A, has
been assigned TO the Second Regiment
Cavalry lie will probably come home
before assuming his new duties.
Mrs Mary + BARROW of New Orleans,
the aged mother of Messrs, G NJ and
II. II Harrow. IL recovering from q
desperate illness, bronchial pneumonia.
Sbe was ablc ta sid al the window aud
view the carnival paradcs Mr. c NJ
Harrow was In close attendance upon
his mother a. the crlats OF her Illness
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
MASQUERADE DANCE.

The masquerade ball given by the
members OF Elem Grove Woodmen
Circle, came OF Friday night and
proved profitable to the projectors aud
pleasant to the participants Quite q
large number we're masked. including
number Of small children. Among
the most successful Ia hiding their
identity Were Misses neulah Smith,
queen Of hearts, Miss Josie Thoms.
America; Mrs. W. r. Wood, gypsy girl,
Divide Leonard and Philip noherty In
Identical pink dominoes, The eharac
ter costumes mentioned we're also very
pretty. Others that we're noticed par
ticularly we're Miss Mamie GoIsan,
Jack.o' lanterns. Miss Eleanor BARROW
Preparedness, Miss Elisabeth Douglas
Dawn. Miss Edith Leake, Galatea
Miss Rosa HARRISON, Spring. Miss Lora
MAY Schober, nopeep, The door re-
ccipts were si2 90, refreshments s25 10,
and the net proceeds were $50 90, This
sum wiIl be spent in the purchase Of
much needed parapherualia for the
Grove
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
TALES or A CEDAR TREE.

The cedar tree Is not indigenous 20
West Fcllciana, bat there are never.
thclrss a large number al cedar trees
scattered over the parish The tree,
which ia claimed 30 be the parent Of
them alt Is still to be- seen In the
grounds Of Rosedown Il was planted
by Mr.. Daniel Tufnbull when the
grounds we're FIRST laid cut Concern.
iug The cedar pretty story is told Of
Mr.. John Milling. Confederate veteran
who lived and died In - FraneisYille
many years ago, doubtless Of the same
family as the Mr.. "Nibling' who as
sisted kiauboni Mr.. Milling ass
bachelor aud something OF a reClnse
Bat he loved 10 wander about the hills
and in bis pockets hc carried the seeds
ct the cedar. planting them here aud
there. as he said so that the children
can have plenty Of Christmas trees
For this as we'll a. other reasons, the
Of West FrIiciaHa have never
lacked Christmas trees
Their bcnpfactor lies w Grace church.
yard. his grave hidden under dense
No child puts = flower on
hts grave
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
OUR SILVER ANNIVERSARY
COTTON.

With today's paper We send out the
silver Anniversary Edition of The
True Democrat.
The preparation Of this twentyfour
page paper has been tremendous task,
made doubly hard on account of the
bad weather OF the past few weeks
which made II impossible for solicitors
to cover the parish properly aud which
also prevented the taking Of number
of photographs fer reproduction IN this
issue.
BE Il cyerlastiBRiy said 90 the credit
.of our people all business appearing
In our Anniversary Edition originated
within the parish II Vas never our
intention to solicit foreign advertising
for this edition which would IN any way
conflict with local concerns. bat II
proved unnecessary 10 solicit even such
foreign advertising which could Iegitt.
malely find o place ia these columns.
The True Democrat stan and force,
has labored hard TO make this edition
truly representative of West FeIiclana.
but owing 10 the weather conditions
before mentioned there Is likely 10 be-
some disappointment Fer this reason,
II has Haeu latgrufuRb Ia is8ttp "A Sun.
Elementary Section Of the Edition, como
time during the summer, covering
parts Of the parish which Il has been
impossible So reach for this edition
The Supplement viii correspond la size
aud general makeup Ia the three sec.
tions presented today aud when bound
with the main edition will give very
comprehensive idea as 10 the new
spirit Of West f'eliciana
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
PERSONALS FROM THE JACKSON
RECORD.

Rev. + e. t,arris aud Mr. Il J Thoms
attended quarterly conference here on
Saturday
Miss Florence Petty IL the guest Of
Mrs FuYalofa
Miss Eta Gilmore Of Baton Rouge
Is IL home on a visit this week.
Mrs. u. X. MattingIy is at her home
hero for brief visit
MIR and Mrs. Il. ], brown are living
In the baptist past0rtum.
Miss Mary Hunter Of Pineyille, Miss
sallie iferlzog md Miss ltockiezoss Of
New OrIeaHs have been with Mesdames
pierson and iIeibrooR during the past
week Mrs. Martha L. Hunter Of Alex
andria is also visiting her mother
Mrs ptefs0H
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
The BIOGRAPHY OF A eoN MOT.
Contributed !

Contributed
4 little bon mot wag born one day
In a moment of riotous gIee,
AZ week end rout, and rolFicked away
From It's parents lips to he
The sport OF the crowd at the country
club
And the pei Of the putting green,
Till of to town, with It's tIusci crown,
II raced IN a Limousine,
II tlcklcd the taste Of wit, we'll yersed
In anecdotes, good and bad.
And he wished so hard he had spelled
II FIRST
That he got to believe he had.
II made a militant bishop melt,
Like an icicle dressed In furs,
And Il filled a nook In the sly note book
OF chronic raconieuse,
ny pedaul and pirate claimed outright
From lip to lip Il shot.
TIL over a gamble At bridge one night
II knew its parent not
II ever a thing in this old world
Can make you IN aud blue
It's the crawling woe. when your own
bon mot
IL introduced Ia yeul
Then burning .he candle at each end,
And going the pace that kills.
II ends the race from a murderouF
blend
OF Teillttoe-often Ills.
And never a laugh for an epitaph
Was this dereiict sport TO know.
But over the dead It's parent shed
A tear aud a maugals mot
piRRtE ALsToN