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The Hayti herald., 1917-01-18
Install Small Printing Plant

Cecil Mears, manager of the
Gem Theater is installing this
week miniature printing plant
for his personal use. He expects
to get out his Movie News on it
and hand bills for his show. He
will not attempt to set all his
matter out will have it done by
one of the linotype machines in
town, but all the press work and
all hand composition will be done
by himself and his assistants at
odd times.
Cecil is following iu the foot
steps of all the big concerns in
doing all his own printing. He
may find it less expensive but
we believe he will have his hands
full before he gets through.
He has bought a job press,
cases of type and all the
other equipment necessary, and
will publish the first issue of his
Movie News this week.-Blythe-
vile lark. } Herald. News.
The Hayti herald., 1917-01-18
Hasten the Time.

In a few years when a child is
born out of wedlock. the shame
will not be all borne by the
woman. DR.. Lucy Waite's pro.
posal to make the birth of an
illegitimate child automatically
the marriage bond and give the
child a name, received marked
attention in many states. The
proposed law will step in and
declare that the girl whe has
been betrayed is to be consider
ed a legal wife as soon as she
becomes a mother. This will
make the chief culprit, the man,
responsible. If he is already
married, that is his trouble. He
will stand accused of bigamy
and become liable to the heavy
punishment meted out to
bigamists. In either case, the
girl who has suffered for him
will have a claim on his property.
In this. justic will take long
step forward --Elsberry Demo
crat.
The Hayti herald., 1917-01-18
.Braggadocio News.
[Contributed.1

COntrlbuted.
Mics Audrey Bryant happen.
ed to a very painful accident at
school Thursday by getting her
finger mashed.
Little Stella Faris is right sick
with pneumonia.
Rev. Burris filled his appoint.
ment here Sunday and preached
a splendid sermon, but on &C.
count of the snow the attend.
ance was light.
We have a few cases of measles
here now.
Mrs. w. E. Hatley is on the
sick list.
Bud Ransburg made a flying
trip to Scott county last Friday
to see his best girl.
Sleigh riding is all the go since
the big snow fell, especially with
the school children.
Miss Elvie Sherwood spent
Sunday night with her mother,
Mrs. Grow.
Mrs. Joy Taylor of Oklahoma,
Mrs. H. D. Long, Mrs. E. Q.
Speer and Willie Dickoff visited
the school few days past.
The Hayti herald., 1917-01-18
RECONSTRUCTION IS
COMPLETE ALWAYS
"I'm a New Man Since TAX
ing Tanlac," G. w. YES
tai, of Sedalia De-
clares.

Sedalia, Mo-, Jan. 17.-There
is probably no happier man in
the M. P. r. r. shops, today,
than G.. w. Vestal. The past
month has seen a remarkable
change in Mr.. Vestal, who lives
at $40 East Saline street, this
city, and tits Interesting to others
to know that it all came about
through Tanlac, the new medi-
cine. Yes, Mr.. Vestai says so.
For eight years, he declared,
II have suffered with stomach
trouble and nervousness. I ex
perienced severe pains in my
stomach that would run up to
my heart and cause smothering
spells. ! couldn't eat anything
owing to poor digestion and it
was hard for me to sleep. Pains
came in my back and sides, so
severe at times. that l couldn't
bend over.
Il read in the newspapers of
what Tanlac was doing for others
and l decided to try it. The
shooting pains in my stomach
have entil ely disappeared now
and I'm not bothered with the
anymore. l eat
heartily and sleep like a log.
The Hayti herald., 1917-01-18
Whittier Are We Drifting.

And now the Senate and Con.
gress Of the United States Is
busy trying to pass laws to make
it a crime to send any kind. of a
spirituous liquor circular, letter
or advertisement through the
mails, through the medium of
the newspapers or otherwise.
while still legalizing the traffic,
licensing the distilleries, brew.
cries, wineries, wholesalers, job.
bers and retailers.
Queer, isit not, that the gov.
ernment will legalize and license
a traffic and fill its treasures to
bursting from the revenue it
pays, and then on the other hand
make a crime punishable by two
years in the penitentiary for a
man who has paid his revenue
and license to send through the
mails a circular, letter or adver-
tisement of the wares, goods and
chattels he has paid the govern
ment for the privilege of selling?
We fail to see the consistency
of any such legislation.
If the liquor traffic was pro.
hibited by the United States,
then there might be some excuse
for such laws.
But the liquor traffic is not
prohibited. Instead, it is recog-
nized, legalized and licensed, and
the government receives the pay.
If this monkey business goes
on and instead of men monkeys
and apes continue to be sent to
the Senate and to Congress, the
dear people will likely wake up
some day and fail to recognize
where they are at"
The Hayti herald., 1917-01-18
How's This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
five years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood ON
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Pol.
son from the Blood and healing the dis
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for short time you win see a
great improvement In your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine at once and get rid Of catarrh. Send
for testimonials. free.
Sold by all Druggists. 76c.
The Hayti herald., 1917-01-18
1917 Corn Yield Contest.

1917 Corn Yield Contest.
The AGRICULTURAL DE
PARTMENT OF THE STATE
NORMAL SCHOOL, CAPE CIR.
ARDEAU, MO-, will conduct a
CORN ACRE YIELD CONTEST
again in 1917. The prizes and
rules will be very much the same
as in previous contests. One
scholarship, valued at $500, is
given to the person growing the
largest amount of corn to ore
acre in each county. Cash prizes
for the highest yields in the Dis
trict are offered by the CAPE
GIRARDEAU COMMERCIAL
CLUB.
Circular letters are sent out to
the contestants as the season
progresses, suggesting things
that will increase yields. All that
is required of the contestant is
that he keeps an accurate record
of all the work he does on his
acre of corn. On enrolling a
blank is sent to each contestant
on which he keeps this record.
In awarding the prizes we do
not consider the cost of produc.
ing the corn, nor do we require
any written essays. The yield
is the only thing that is con.
sidered. No enrollments are re.
ceived after April /. The plot of
ground used may be an acre by
itself, or it may be part of a
large field. The plot must be
regular in shape and be a full
acre.
AS long as the supply lasts, we
will be glad to send a tabulated
statement showing how the win
ners of the 1916 contest grew
their corn. Enroll now. You
may win some of the cash prizes.
Whether you win or not, you
are going to learn more about
corn growing. How big a yield
could you grow if you made the
conditions ideal on a small plot
of ground. Would it not pay to
on a large field the
methods used by the winners
to get their high yields for 1915?
SETH BABCoCK.
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
The Hayti herald., 1917-01-18
rhouaht There. MIGHT Be More.

Twins had arrived ut the home of
little John one day. He had just come
out in the yard to play when an old
friend ot tbs family came by. Seeing
John ia the yard he called to him:
"Hello. there. sonny; hear you have
twins at your house. whereupon little
John exclaimed: "Yes, there were two
when came out, but maybe there are
free or four by now
The Hayti herald., 1917-01-18
Postage Stamps Advanced

In these times of war prices on
everything we are not surprised
at the price of any commodity
but we did not expect that post
age stamps would be increased
in the price.
At the Glencoe hotel and Merch
sons pool room, however, may
be seen signs, two cent stamps
for 5 cents or four one cents
stamps.-Blytheville Courier.
The Hayti herald., 1917-01-18
. Solid Gold
Chains
LEFLER'S

The tired worn out feeling no
longer troubles me. / get up in
the mornings feeling fine and
can do days work with the
best of them. To be brief, feel
like a new man.
"Tanlac is the finest medicine
ever put on the market and l
recommend it,"
Tanlac is now being specially
introduced and explained in
Hayti at Lefer's Drug Store. adv.
The Hayti herald., 1917-01-18

Caruthersville Republican.
Tom Simpson has taken over
the management of The City
Drug Store in this city, succeed.
ing DR.. Mason. He is a pharma.
cist of we'll known ability aud
we'll known here, as this has
been his home the greater part
of the time for years. A few
years ago he owned an interest
in the drug store now owned by
V. F. Smith who just bought Mr..
Bradsher's interest. Mr.. Simp.
son owned a soft drink estab.
lishment in Hayti which he has
disposed of. n y j. s. Wahl and
Judge McCarty have been in
Marianne, Ark, this week.
attending a stockholders meet
ing of the Merianna Ice g. Cold
Storage Company. Mr.. Wahl
stopped in Memphis to attend a
similar meeting and is expected
home tonight accompanied by
two cousins, John and Jim
Thomas, of Milan, Tenn.
Kenneth Democrat: The w. F.
Shelton Jr., Store company set a
good example for the other mer-
chants of our city this week, by
furnishing the mayor with about
25 suits of clothes for distribu.
tion among the deserving boys of
the city. No doubt many of our
merchants have stock that they
have little hope of moving and
might as we'll follow the example
of the Shelton Store in making
the boys and girls more comfort
able for the winter. Many a boy
will thus be enabled to go to Sun.
day School who might otherwise
be loafing on the street. The
investment will pay. Why not try.
Marble Hill Press: Editor
L. w. Daniels of the Ellington
Press announces that he took
unto himself.a wife on Decem ber
%, Miss Grace Pickens of Cape
Girardeau, and that accounts for
the fact that no paper was issued
from that office the following
week. The bride was a teacher is
the Hayti public school and this
is the second teacher in the
school there that got married
about that time. We are not in.
formed as to whether there were
others. Congratulations, Bro.
Daniels, may your journey take
you over smooth places and
prosperity, in full measure, be
with you all along.
Kennett News: 1. Kohn, the
merchant Of Hayti, proprietor of
the KOhn Store of this city, which
is under the management of his
sons. Haiman and julius. spent
several days here this week
assisting in the taking of an
inventory and checking up the
business of the past year. Mr..
Kohn is we'll pleased with the
showing made. The business of
this popular store has shown
rapid growth since it was taken
over by the Kohns a few years
ago, which is an evidence of the
popularity of these young
business men and the fair and
business.like methods they have
used in conducting the store.
Blytheville (Ark.) Courier: A
newspaper editor who has been
compelled to increase subscrip-
lion sales closes his explanation
If his action as follows: "You
nay be of the opinion that the
paper isn't worth $3.50. Neither
S a gallon of gasoline worth 21
tents, nor a dozen eggs AZ cents,
Tor 10 pounds of sugar a dollar,
Tor pound of veal worth 30
'ents, nor bushel of corn worth
'1.25, but these are the prices
people are paying. So don't get
The Hayti herald., 1917-01-18

dur stock of watches, of the leading
makes, is large, our prices low. Turn
baugh's Jewelry Store, Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1917-03-11
BUSY MEETING PROMISED.
Important Matters to Come Before
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday.

Several important business matters
are expected to be brought before the
Washington Chamber of Commerce at
its meeting Tuesday evening. 1t is ex-
pected that the committee, headed by
Winfield Jones, which is seeking en-
ployment for members of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia who
have just returned to the city will re-
port at that time.
J. Crosby Mccarthy, The Stars cor
respondent, who accompanied the Ma
tionaI Guard of the District of Columbia
TO the Mexican border and spent several
months with the militiamen, is to de-
liver an illustrated lecture, telling how
well the boys" from the National Capt.
tai acquitted themselves in responding
to Uncle Sans call
John G.. CaperS, chairman of the COM
mittee which was named to try
to have the government establish its
s11 ,000.0 600 armor plant in the District
is to submit a report with recommended l.
tions. Numerous other committees are
expected to report and il is probable
that a spring drive along various
lines of activity may be outlined. The
committee, which was to have made a
report on its findings regarding the
complaints of corporal punishment at
the National Training School for Boys
IS not to deliver it's report until the
April meeting.
Evening star., 1917-03-11
RED CROSS IS THANKED
FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Soldiers Write From Mexican Border
and United States Marines
From Haiti.

The District of Columbia Chapter of
the American Red Cross has made pub
lie a number of letters of thanks re-
ceived from officers and men of Gen.
Pershing's S column in Mexico and from
! marines in Haiti for the Christmas
gifts sent them through the medium of
the organization. Among them are let
ters from Gen. John ]. Perching, Col.
Henry F. Allen. Col. Charles r. Noyes.
Capt. C. s. Hall and marines stationed
at Santo Domingo. who wrote:
Gifts from the American Red Cross
were today distributed to all the men
of the 5th Company as Christmas
greetings from home. This company
was recently the baby" of our corps
and is made up almost entirely of re-
cruits. These boys appreciate greatly
your kindness on their first Christmas
away from home, and they, together
with the older men, join in requesting
me to express to you their sincere
gratitude
From hospitals have come many
words of thanks for the books and
games. One soldier. in writing his
thanks for a checker board, said 81
don't have any home. but n friend has
invited me to spend a month With him
to rest up. Again thanking you and
Evening star., 1917-03-11
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY



ROCKVILLE, Md. March 10.-when
the legislature amended the motor We
hicle laws of the state reducing the fee
for making an arrest from rs to 25
cents it about put an end to the activ-
tiles of the officers of this county in
running down and prosecuting speed
ers and other violators of the motor
vehicle regulations. The officers have
been unable to see where 25 cents is
anything like adequate compensation
for making an arrest of the kind, and
since the change became effective the
hundreds of autoists who daily glide
over Montgomery's smooth roads have
mad thinss pretty much their own way
and the states road Improvement funds
have not been very greatly augmented
by fines collected in this county.
Col. T.. Austin Baughman, motor We
hlcie commissioner for Maryland, finally
decided that il was up to him to get
buSy IN Montgomery, so yesterday he
detailed Deputy Commissioner James
u. BoZman of Baltimore to visit Rock
vile and look things over. Deputy
Bozman reached here this morning, and
had been in town scarcely long enough
to get his bearings before he swoope
operators who daily haul milk from
Rockville to Washington and pre-
ferred charges as follows: Mrs. Susar
McGraW. allowing truck to be operated
by boy under eighteen years of age
T.. Wilson Walker, two charges OF
using fictitious license numbers; L. w
oliver. no operators card and using
Evening star., 1917-03-11

fictitious license number. and Ernest
Fraley, using fictitious license number.
Those arrested were taken before
Judge J. Abby Henderson, in the police
court. who released them on their per-
sonal recogniZance for appearance for
trial Monday afternoon.
Judge Edward C. Peter this afternoon
excused Lewis ]. Jones, John L. Mills.
Frank Simpson and George w. Hyatt
from serving as jurors at the March
term of the circuit court for this county
and drew the following in their places:
William w. Williams, William c. Wat
kins. Hanson NJ. Cronise and William O..
Hamilton.
old. of Brandy, Va. and Alexander
Campbell, aged twenty-one,> of Reming-
ton, Va, were married in Rockville to-
day by Rev. Millard +. Minnick, rector
of Christ Episcopal Church, the cere-
mony taking place at the rectory.
Rev. Samuel r. White of the Baptist
Church officiated at the marriage here
yesterday afternoon of Mrs. Beatrice A.
Fitzpatrick. twenty-five years old, and
Alfred Hoig. aged twenty three, both of
Washington, the home of the minister
being the scene of the ceremony. The
residence of each was given as 1870 Will
lard street.
Transfers of real estate were record
ed in the office of the clerk of the cir
cult court here during the week as fol-
lows: Joseph Ii. Bilbrey to Albert b
Willis. thirteen and one-half acres; Al
bert B. Willis to Thomas w. Stubble'
field, thirteen and one-half acres
Chevy Chase to Great Falls Land Cor
poration to James H. Eckersly, thirty
and one-half acres: Kenneth c. Mcln-
tosh to Chevy Chase Land Company
lot; Joana r. Kyle to Roy -. Little, lo'
at Takoma; Theodore Cunningham tc
Cyrus W. Sherman. lot at kensington
Benjamin +. Leighton to Ancella B
Fisher, lot at Woodside: Willard B
Walters to Wilmot r. Cradle, lot a.
Evening star., 1917-03-11
READY FOR WAR EMERGENCY.
Chambers of Commerce to Cooperate
in Buying Army Supplies.

Prompt response has been made by
business men throughout the country
to tho call of Secretary Baker. presi-
dent of the Council OF National De-
fense, for the formation by the Cham
ber of Commerce of the United States
of local committees to cooperate with
the army district depot quartermasters
in the purchasing of supplies now au-
thorized by law.
The work of organizing the commit
tees was placed in the hands of Bascom
Little, formerly president of the Cleve-
land Chamber of Commerce. chairman
, of the committee on national defense
of the National Chamber. All the en-
ergy of the chamber was put at his
disposal So quick has been the re-
sponse from all parts of the country
that the committees are now practical
ly complete. Secretary Goodwin OF. tho
National Chamber said that the task
of these committees would be one of
continuous cooperation.
Evening star., 1917-03-11
GEN. CROWDER IN HOSPITAL.
Is Under Treatment for an Injury
to His Foot.

Brig. Gen. Enoch II. Crowder. judge
advocate general of the army. is under
treatment at the Walter Reed General
Hospital, near Brightwood. for an in
jury to his right foot received at the
Union station Thursday night.
He was on his way to New York city
and was climbing into an upper berth
when he missed his footing and fell to
the floor of the car. He strained a
ugament in his foot or ankle and was
unable to walk, so it was deemed best
to take him to the hospital for treat
ment. 1t is expected he will be out in
short time.
Evening star., 1917-03-11
TIES NECK TO CELL.
Prisoner at First Precinct Cut Down
Before Harm Is Done.

A young man giving his name as
Maurice a. Eainey and his address as
GAL: Morton place northeast yester-
day afternoon fastened a necktie about
his neck and tied himself to the bars of
the cell in the first precinct station, in
which he was confined on charge of
violation of the Jones-Works law.
Policeman Carlin cut him down and
member of the staff of Emergency
Hospital, who examined the prisoner,
said he was in no danger. Rainey de-
posted SO collateral and was released.
Evening star., 1917-03-11
wishing you very happy New Year, 1

wishing you very happy New Year. 1
am only soldier"
A soldier at the base hospital.
Brownsville. Tex. wrote:
ALLOW me to write and thank the
District of Columbia Red Cross Chap
ter of the American Red Cross for the
nice presents which helped to make
our Christmas here in the hospital
brighter and happier. The holidays
are always more lonely than any other
time for the fellows away from home
and those he loves, so a remembrance
such as you sent makes us feel that.
perhaps, after all. we are not quite so
far away. so allow me to thank the
Red Cross for myself and comrades for
their consideration to duty and the
hearty interest the Red Cross has
ever manifested in our welfare"
Evening star., 1917-03-11
What the Code Embraces.

The proposed commerce and naviga-
ton code of laws will comprise the
subjects of registry and recording.
clearance and entry. tonnage duties,
vessels carrying emigrant and steerage
passengers, liability of vessel owners
and liens on vessels, logbooks, the
suppression of piracy, summary trials
for certain offenses. vessels engaged in
foreign commerce. vessels engaged in
domestic commerce, vessels engaged in
the fisheries, inspection of steam ves-
sells. transportation of passengers and
merchandise on steam vessels. rules of
navigation and reciprocal privileges.
The expert work of revising and an
notating the federal statutes is done
by Mr. Watkins. the reviser for the
committee on revision of the laws. who
has been engaged in Legislative re-
search work since 1907, when he first
came to Washington as private secre-
tary to his father. Representative Wat
kins. the present chairman of the COM
mittee and dean of the Louisiana dele
cation in the House. After serving for
four years as secretary to his father,
Mr.. Watkins was appointed clerk of the
committee on revision of the laws, and
In 1914 was elected by the committee
its
Evening star., 1917-03-11

Tako,.la: Thomas ]. Fulks to Thomas a
Company, lots at Gaithersburg: Clar-
cnce H. Hoskinson to Thomas a. Com 4
pany, lots at Gaithersburg; George r..
Mikkelson to Edmund S. Noyes. lot at
Kensinston; Laura Y. Ricketts, 10
Charles A, Fuiks. lot at Gaithersburg;
Catherine w. Birney to Alonzeta
Walker. lot at Chevy Chase: Chevy
Chase to Great Falls Land Corpora
tion to James H. Eckersly. $40 acres:
Chevy Chase 20 Great Falls Land Cor
poration to James II. Eckersly. 25S
acres, and state of Maryland to Ed
ward Swain, patents conveying three
islands in tho Potomac river.
Evening star., 1917-03-11
Local Conscience Contribution.

Another Washington penitent is a
contributor to the conscience fund of
the United States Treasury. The mail
yesterday brought to the treasurer of
the United States an envelope, post
marked Washington, in which was in
closed a five-dollar bill. No explana-
tion accompanied the remittance.
Evening star., 1917-03-11
Rehearsing "The Bohemian Girl. !"

The Community Singing Society, un-
J6er the direction of A. w. Harmed, is
now rehearsing for its spring opera,
l''The Bohemian Girl" which is to be
presented April 1 at one of the local
theaters. The membership committee
of the society announces a few vacancies
in the chorus and any one desiring to
Join Is requested to be present at a
rehearsal Tuesday evening at 7:3O
o'clock in the Thomson School, 18th and
l. streets northwest
Evening star., 1917-03-11
His Work Widely Indorsed.

His work has been indorsed by the
American Bar Association. judges. dis
trict attorneys and clerks of the fed
eral courts. various Independent organ
fzations in different states, and by
members of both houses of Congress.
Lr. Watkins was educated at the high
school of his native town. Minden, La.
at Washington and Lee University,
Lexington, Va. and at the Georgetown
University School of Law. this city.
While attending Georgetown Law
School he enjoyed the distinction of be-
ing president of one of the largest, if
not the largest, law classes in the
United States. He is thirty years Of
age.
As reviser of the statutes, Mr.. Wat
kins has already prepared in code form
the judicial code, part >; the pro-
posed common carriers and antitrust
code. the annotated edition of the
bankruptcy laws and the Indian code