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The Washington times., 1917-11-02
ALIEN ENEMIES
SHIP AS SEAMEN
FROMARGENT|NA

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-That enemy
aliens have been coming to this coun-
try aboard ships from Argentina has
been disclosed by, Government agents.
A Buenos Aires shipping agency is
reported to have been collecting sums
up to 500 from these aliens, and then
booking them as American sesmen on
American merchantmen.
-Four Of these Americans" have
been arrested on their arrival at a
Brooklyn pier. They left Buenos
Aires on October %.
One OF the men arrested admitted
that he 10 q German, although he had
in his possession an honorable dis
charge from the United States army
made out In the name of Ray Wirick
and dated Washington, July 80. 1916.
The discharge paper states that wir-
isk was fve feet ten ana one-half
inches in height and OF dark COM
plexion. The man arrested 10 more
than six feet tall and II Of light COM
plexion.
First Mate Charles Ferrisel was ar
rested on complaint of an American
member OF the crew. who claimed he
was beaten. and refused medical aid
on the trip because he refused to pay
more than SO to the shipping agency
In Busnos Aires which placed him on
the ship. Ferrisel was indicted by
q Federal grand jury, and pleaded not
guilty. when arraigned.
The other men arrested are Manuel
Pellayos, . Spaniard. and Gustave
Nordquit, Finn. who are detained be-
cause they are not American citizens,
and were shipped in violation of the
American ssamen's act. Neither OF
the men IL q seaman, the authorities
said.
Members Of the crew declared there
are many American seameu In want
In Buenos Aires, unable to obtain en-
ployment because OF the big fees de-
manded by the shipping agencies.
The Washington times., 1917-11-02
WANDERING BOYS
ROUNDED UP BY
COPSOVER THERE

"cut out that noise and Eowsn to
your billets," he roared.
Jaw, pull in your neck-contracf
your ee-soffyguss," was Ryan's come
back. Were In quarters now" And
the music went on. went out to fol-
low the policeman. He swung his
club like q regular copper, flashing
a pocket lamp into corners.
Wandering boy No. was found
sitting on q doorstep. oblivious Of the
rain, meditating aloud. The "cop"
led him to the klink. Through the
open dood saw three other wander
ers. Then the "cop" resumed his
wanderings. He saw tentfuls OF sleep
Ing soldiers, and went on down .
street. The cutters roared with =
torrent OF water.
Three soldiers came rollicking to-
ward US. chanting q new song:
81 tossed q bomb into the air,
1t came to earth right over there,
And when that little bomblet fell,
A dozen FritEieS went to h"
The "cop" halted them, heard them
fourflush about having lost their
way, put them on the right street,
and sent them home with the warn
ing they'd be pinehed II they didn't
60 straight.
said goodnight to the "eop" and
he went splAshing along his beat
You're bound to have strays and
straggisrs In the best Of armies
wandering boys to be gathered In by
the "cops."
The Washington times., 1917-11-02
HOME STOCKS BRING
3DRUNKS TO COURT

'Drunks" in Police Court. the first
morning after" since the new Shep-
pard dry law went into effect were
few and far between today. The
cases Of yesterday were based on Of
fenses committed before November /,
Only three cases OF intoxication
were on the books, and in two of
these collateral was forfeited.
Financial Clerk W. S. Adkins. who
handles the forfeited money. says
that he has drawn his first full breath
today in three months. On good days
under the old regime OF the Jones'
Works high license, his receipts were
as high as $1,000.
All drunks arrested are closely
questioned as to the source Of their
supply. In each instance today home
stocks were given as the cause Of
the downfall
The Washington times., 1917-11-02

that will be thrust into the police
courts for trial, simple cases OF
guilty" or mot guilty"
The office of Corporation Counsel
takes the position that anybody IN
terested can read the law and inter
pret for himself. II vitality concerned
he must seek legal advice.
The Washington times., 1917-11-02

quirements Of the present law for
obtaining shipments Under the Reed
bone dry" law these letters could be
shut out OF the mails II II Is Eeld that
that law applies to washington. A
test is to be made, with the attorneys
for the whiskey interests perfectly
willing to 60 to bat on the question
IN the courts. Unless the Reed law
does apply here, the PostoffIce De-
partment will not interfere with this
correspondence, II is stated, and the
police authorities did not know today
how II will be possible for them to
make cases In this city. The new law
prohibits soliciting and advertising,
and the Baltimore letters would prob
ably violate both, but the Washington
ponce have no Jurisdiction over people
In Baltimore. The District law is not
more people could be reached and
brought here for trial.
Accidents Feared on Pike.
The Washington police fear there
are going to be many serious accI
dents along the pike from here to
Baltimore when the liquor supplies
stored away in Washington begin to
dwindle. Automobile parties will 60
to Baltimore for tempting drinks, be-
come thoroughly irrigated internally,
and start back to Washington late In
the evening. The pike IL rather mar
row and scores OF accidents take
place upon it under present eondi-
tions. The police have no power over
any part OF the road except In the
District, however.
A. Z. Shoemaker, attorney for the
Anti-Saloon League OF the District, to-
day stated that his organization is
not Quitting in" as to the enforce
ment OF the law I'VE are satisfied"
he said. that the Police Department
viii enforce the law fairly and, fear,
lessly. II they wish our asaistance
they will get It. The eyes of the
are now on Washington. and
the effect will be farreachinE."-
The Washington times., 1917-11-02
LEGAL FIGHT
OVER NEAR
BEER SEEMS
PROBABLE
BY BILL PRICE.

The District Commissioners and
their legal adviser, Conrad Syme,
Corporation Counsel. have decided
that no branch of the District gov
ernment will interpret provisions of
the anti-tquor law now in force. No
free advice will be given in any d!rec-
tion or to anybody and all questions
arising will simply be put up to the
local courts for decision.
Presumably this will be satlsfac-
tory to both the prohibitionists and
their opponents.
That the courts will be cluttered
with hair-splitting questions concern
ing the law was apparent today as
dozens of lawyers girded themselves
for the fray. This does not include
the hundreds, probably thousands, of
plain cases OF violation Of the law
The Washington times., 1917-11-02
BY J. w. PEGLER,
United Press stan Correspondent.

united Press Stan Correspondent.
WITH THE AMERICAN ExPEDI.
TIoNARY ARMY IN FRANCE, Nov.
2.-our chauffeurs were holding a
song session last night in the mess
room in the village hotel.
Little Angel, the busy waitress,
was bustling around the table, clear
ing away the dishes.
THAT dinner was tres bon," Ryan
told her-Ryan, the boss chauffeur.
ex-driver OF a New York express
truck.
Angel smiled appreciation.
"It's swell dish." Ryan explained.
And Angel went away repeating
swell dish" She is fast picking up
English.
Fowler, the son of q wealthy Phil.
adelphian, thumbed over a Salvation
Army song book.
Here's a good one," he said. Page
six"
Ryan, Mason, and DarneII turned to
page six. Then they harmonized:
"Oh, could you see now my boy,
AS fair as in the olden time,
When prattle and smile made life
worth while
Your voice was q golden chime"
They must have sung pretty loud.
because a rainsoaked military po-
licemAn banged on the door with his
club. s-..
"whatcha wantH" Ryan demanded.
The Washington times., 1917-11-02

two or three pounds of wood and a
match, EngeIbrekt has several times
kindled a fire in the presence OF local
business men that developed steam
in a small boiler in seventeen min
utes.
The new fuel depends for Its heat
producing qualities on the aluminium
which is a constituent of all clays.
The clay is treated in a chemical
process, which is said to be simple,
and 1t is mixed with sawdust, then
nodded, Engelbrekt say that the new
fuel can be produced commercially
at Sc a ton. Specimens of the ash
looked much like coke.
The Washington times., 1917-11-02
MAY MOVE BOTANIC GARDEN.

Purchase by the Government of the
Mt Hamilton tract. In northeast
Washington. as a site for the Botanic
Garden is advocated today by the
committee on parks and reservations
OF the Board OF Trade. Because OF
the value OF the present site OF the
garden, II Is expected the Government
will soon make a change. The project
will be recommended In the annual re-
port to the board. Judge Charles s.
Bundy Is chairman OF the committee.
The Washington times., 1917-11-02
NAMED GUARD CAPTAIN.

Col J, a. Dapray, acting commands
Of the new District national. guar
that Is being fored to take the piao
OF the men soon to be sent to France
today announced the appointment .
captain Of Leonard A. Block cAptak
Block, q young lawyer, who wa
graduated from the Georgetown col
lege OF law several years ago, 10 tn
FIRST man In the District to be ~
pointed to the new guard.
The Washington times., 1917-11-02
FUEL MADE OF CLAY,
COSTS ONLY Sc TON

SUPERIOR, Wis, Nov. "A su-
perior man with an inventive mind,
who has already invented or i'm
proved several chemical processes
and who is responsible for several
devices, says he has perfected a
method Of manufacturing a fuel out
of clay. He is Gustaf Engelbrekt
With eight pounds of the new fuel.
The Washington times., 1917-11-02
COAST GUARDS LOST.

NORFOLK, Va. Nov. 2.-Atlantic
coast guards reported this morning
that they had seen no signs OF their
two comrades who were carried out
to SEQ yesterday during a nerce gale.
The Washington times., 1917-11-02

trying to fix a corn SO II wouldn't
hurt. But now no one in the world
should worry" because the moment
you put "Gets-It" on, II means the
end OF corn. There IL nothing in
the world like "Gets.It"-nothing as
sure and certsin-nothing that you
can count on TO take of a corn or
callus every time. and without danger.
The corn never grew that "Gets-It"
will not get 1t never irritates the
flesh, never makes your toe sore. Just
two drops OF "Gets-It." and presto!
the corn-pain vanishes. Shortly you
can peel the corn right on with your
finger and there you Rre-corn-free
and happy with the toe as smooth and
corn-tree as your palm. Never hap
pened before, did Il? Guess not.
Get q bottle OF "Gets-It" today from
any drug store, you need pay no more
than 25c. or sent on receipt OF price by
z. Lawrence Co, Chicago. III.
Sold in Washington and recon-.
mended as the worlds best corn rem.
edy by ODonnells Drug Stores, Pep
pies Drug Stores. p, G. AfflSek.
The Washington times., 1917-11-02
ADVERTISEMENT.
"I'II Show You How
corns Peel Off,

Ever Peel a Banana Skin? That's IT.
81 should worry about those corns'
used to poster the world into a
frenzy, enduring pain, digging, slicing
toes, tinkering with plasters and tape,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20
Use Lime.


Southern Ruralist.
We Can always use lime profitabIy
on our leguminous crops. Indeed. on
lahd deficient IN lime ana tuat means
most vi our land here III the South
the results VIII he out OF all propor-
lion 10 tt--- ...1oI Y .Ctnp es4 -.
other methods OF iertllizlng. 1t can
De purchased by the carload in bulk
at d nominal cost. lit Is unslaked-
ana IL Is usually beJler W buy it in
LhlS shape when IL must be trans
ported any distance pile IL up in
small plies about the held, throw d
lltIie water ever IL, linen cover the
pie villa DIRT aud leu il stand a day
or So until IL Is broken down and
tine. Then spread IL.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20
Number OF Cattle Injured In Dipping

George Co Times,
There seems to be considerable
trouble in dipping cattle and sew
eral claims have been turned into
the Board OF Supervisors for pay
ment of cattle that have been killed
or injured. We do moi see any rea-
son for this, and speaking from per-
sonal experience, we are we'll pleased
with the result of the dipping. We
have never had d COW or calf Injured
IN any way, except in some cases. a
little hair rubbed off that did not A.
mount to anything and If the charge
is property made and II little care ex-
efcised IN putting cattle through,
we see no reason for complaint.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20
The Folly OF Killing The Calves.

Our Dumb Animals.
Killing something like 5000, 600
calves d year is one of National folly.
The most Ut these under three weeks
old. Hundreds Of thousands of them
are under one week old. We have
contended against this wretched
traffic for years on the ground of the
suffering endured by these helpless
little creatures IN transit and at tie
Slaughter houses. 1t looks at last as
though. on the ground OF economy,
to conserve the meat supply of the
country the nation would some day
have sense enough to stop the shame
lul waste. A bill has been intro-
duced into Congress TO prohibit the
slaughter OF any calf under two years
of age.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20
EDITORIAL

Another evidence OF how the
South is coming into its own is the
establishment of packing plants in
it. Several years ago such a plant
was established at Natchez, Miss,
following the invasion by the Boil
Weevil of that territory and conse-
quent depression in business over
there resulting in turning 10 the
raising of stock That packing
plant had a hard time awhile as
there was not enough stock raised
in its section to keep it going and
they had to buy elsewhere. We be-
lieve thew have gotten over that now
as the emphasis on stock raising is
state wide in Mississippi and neigh
Dor states these days Now comes
New Orleans which induced this
spring the Morris packing folks of
Chicago to take over their local stock
yards and slaughter house and make
it a big packing plant enterprise.
And Mobile has recently done about
the same thing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20
Does A County Fair Pay.

Jones Co. (Elisville) News.
1t has been debated whether or not
fair pays. So many small fairs
have proven to be failure, that
this NAV be said to be the reason
why some claim that they do not. A
fair is kind of trial balance to see
just what we are doing, and what
has been accomplished They come
at the time of the year when the far
mers have finished most of their
work, and we believe the good ac-
comphshed amounts to the time and
trouble necessary to make exhibits
and attend. While the various
things for the entertainment of the
people the horse racing and such, are
very necessary parts of FAIR. the
real thing that our people should be
interested in is the exhibits, the
comparing of their products, it is
natural that when people see some
one else producing something better
than theirs, to attempt to equal or
excel them. This is true in all bust
ness conducted successfully. Watch
your rivals work as well as your own,
and attempt to excel HIM. The sue
cessful farmer takes pride in his
farm, the products, the marketing
of it, sees that 1t is in the best pos
sible shape for market This is the
greatest good that can be accom-
plished bv fair, in our opinion
This endeavor to excel IS in all the
animal creation. The farmers who
tries to raise just little better pro-
duce than the other fellow, is the one
who will succeed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20
Thrift.
The PEOPLES Hme Journal.

The Peoples bme Journal
Although nature has given every
human being he ability to make
money in some yay, to only certain
number has she given the gift to
save. One persn has the gift for in
vention. anothe has the gift for
needlework, ttrd has the gift for
surgery-and soit goes; every nor
NAL child is boriwish gift to ac-
compish something.
Every man an woman who has
built up fortue has done so be.
cause he knew bw to save. But it
is easy to save, nee the habit is &C.
quired, and hahs are acquired-e-
ven good ones. Every savings bank
in this countryYill help you to save
and pay you asluch for your money
as limited amint can legally earn.
1t may seem sen ridiculous to think
of STARTING with mite of sum-on-
lv a dollar--buthe biggest things in
the world wereegun in the smallest
way.
Onlv-once " deposit have the
will power I let your money
stay in the banand add to 1t little
by little. Sinr insist that if you
haven't the wilower. you are going
to create it, resdless oil any weak
ness or opposite. BY dong so you
will help to estdsh the gift If ma
ture failed to q it to YOU.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20
A Big Corn Crop This Year.
Southern RuraIist.

Southern Ruraist.
There ought to be a big crop of
corn produced this year. The pres
ent and prospective shortage of the
winter grain crops makes big corn
crop almost essential to well-fed live
stock and people next winter. We
would not advise anv reader to
plunge into corn anymore more than
into any other crop, but we do be.
ileve it safe to urge readers to give
the corn crop the best possible show
this year and to endeayOr to pro-
duce an abundant supply for their
own needs and at least little surplus
for sale If this is at all practi-
cal.
No reader should forget. however,
that corn is rich land crop and
that it seldom paws to plant it on
poor ground. Corn still remains
our greatest crop, but we are not as
dependent on it as. we once wen }.
Land that cannot reasonably be en-.
pected to produce twenty-five bush
els of corn to the acre had better &C
into soy beans.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20
Tue Starkville News.

Inc Starkyille News.
Useful food gets into The garbage
pail because tue housewife il. prepAr :
ing potatoes or other vegetables and
irult, such Us apples, cuts off with
the SKIN u considerable pticenta of
eolole material. Care ess pAring of
potatoes may consigG To the gar
oage pall as much as 20 per cent of
The edioie portion. Including outer
layers containing valuable mineral
Substances.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20
Unhorss Those Autocrats In The Fields

Farm Il Ranch, Dallas, Tex.
Those who have weed pest VIII be
reminded of the advan tages of des-
troying them during warm dry
| weather. Work in weed destruction
at such tunes will De worth much
where farms are infested With enc
mics of good farming. Timely Gull
tivation of crops where tine fields are
infested with weed may save much
trouble and expense later.
On many farms there are small a.
reas in fields badly infested with
some common weed pest. such for
instance as tie vines, thistle COCO
grass and other dreaded pest that
may require careful attention. Bv
taking advantage of very hot dry
weather in the proper stage of growth
of the weed the manager easily NAV
get rid of such weeds. Different
weeds will require different treat
-nert Tor Iucir erat4.catiOn.
1t is not best for weeds to dictate
the time and manner of cultivation
If they get start on the farm and
assume the autocrat IN debating how
crops shall be cultivated it is time
for the manager to DESTROY
them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20

The last man to be mentioned as
good timber for Governor in the
next race is editor o. f. Lawrence
of the Grenada Sentinel. Bro. Law
renee has had good deal to say a.
bout state politics in season and out
and some of the fellows have decided
that as he is such keen scrutinizer
OF men knocking at the door of pub
lie favors that he himself would be a
good one to entrust with the office of
chief magistrate of the state. Law
renee disclaims any intentions along
this line, but his modesty is not so
pronounced but what it can be dis
cerned that he would be I'm the hands
of his friends if the boom ran on.
We have no personal acquaintance
with him--he is one of the few edi-
tors in the state whom we have not
met--but we have read his paper for
several years and watched the
strength OF his mental processes on
the tripod and in the legislature and
as Secretary of one of the important
state boards and in our opinion ne
answers up as man of acute states
men like perceptions who might fit
into the gubernatorial office as we'll
as some we have had if not better,
though We question somewhat an ed
itor being able to secure that plum,
still this is the second one who has
been mentioned for the next run.
Albert Anderson Of the Southern
Sentinel being the other. We have
frequently written that we favor a
business pan' for governor next
time, and that same kind of talk
from Lawrence was how his name to
be suggested BY some Of his journal
Istic friends, bis paper being one
which always reflects good business
acumen and prosperity good times or
had. Lei us listen and see further
what we can hear as tho campaign
rolls nearer and nearer by.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20
THRIFT TALKS.
THRIFT, WASTE, PATRIOTISM

BY G. Il Howerton. Mississippi A & M College |
A gentleman in a patriotic speech
to day said, 1T is sin to waste. !"
Webster says ito waste is to spend
to no purpose. A piece of bread
thrown to worthless dog is wasted.
A quantity of food eaten above
what is needed and can be used is
wasted. Unbalanced food which
can not be assimilated Is wasted.
There are multitude of small
wastes. Ii we prosper and are
thrifty and happy we must look out
for the wastes. Some of these, how
ever, are SO large we will not have to
look far. We must not only find our
wastes, but stop the holes. Here
are few good size openings thru
which our wealth is flowing While
we are talking of the bread crust and
the clean plate why not take crack
at some OF these waste pipes. DIR.
Chas. Eliot is authority for the fol
lowing Table of Wastes IN the Unit
ed States. Give them look and
thought;
Intoxicating liquors. 80, 200, 900. 900
Tobacco - 81 200. 600, 900
JeweIry and plate. $500, 600. 900
confectionery SOU, 000, 900
Tea and coffee >. 800, 000, 900
Chewing gum III. .$13, 600, 900
Here is nice little sum of $4,5l3.
900. 600 Sufficient to pay our
81, 900, GOO, 900, War debt In less than
two years. Here is almost $50 per
head per year of waste for our popu-
Iation. Take tobacco alone. Every
one says this is pure waste. The
table shows we are spending about
$12 head each year for tobacco,
1923 head each year for Intoxicating
liquors. Every family in the United
States wasting: $50 year on tobacco.
Cad we win this war and keep up
this waste? Whit is your part OF
this waste.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-20

The Gulf Coast Grower, published
at Mobile, Ala, has taken on a wider
scope for itself by a new name, viz:
The Gulf States Grower. It's q
sprightly periodical of Its class
stressing agriculture and orchard
ing in manner which is credit to
our section and exceeding helpful as
it brings the matter right down
home to those parallels. We have
the north which are good in their
way and serve a useful purpose;
then we have the southern farm pa
pers published 10 different parts of
the south which are indispensable,
but in the Gulf Coast Grower we
have a periodical sustaining pretty
near the same relation TO the farmers
reading as does the county paper
compared with the city daily and
general weekly, SO for that reason
we commend the Gulf States Grower
heartily to our readers and hope
that they will subscribe and share in
it's benefits to Our ATTITUDES and con-
tribute their bit towards its success
both by financial support and timelv
articles contributed showing what
our people are working out with our
soil