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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
PHILIPPINE PEOPLE
TO STAND BY US IN
CANNING THE KAISER
Insular Congress Adopts Resolu-
tion Affirming Adherence Of the
Islanders to America in the
Great World War.
~ Associated rrsss

Manila. Oct 1.-THE insular con-
Gross opened today, its firs, ac, beins
adoption of a resolution affirming the
adherence of the Filipino people "a
the cause Of the United States In the
world war
Francis Burton Harrison. governor
general In his message urged legisla
tion authorizing the government "a
proceed with the food campaign Al.
ready begun by the administration. lie
asked liberal treatment Of all govern
ment employees who have been called
to serve In the war. Regarding eco
nomic legislation he suggested a post
ponement until the end Of the war for
contemplated changes in the tariff.
Authority was asked By the governor
general to reduce the intrinsic value
OF silver coins and to issue peso bills
Legislation for the establishment OF a
Philippine mint was requested.
The governor general reported the
treasury TO be In sound condition and
.appropriatios for public works, educa-
tion and the promotion Of health.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17

Except for the independent social
lists. represented In the relchstag. by
about twenty deputies who broke
away srom the party last year, the
socialist, have supported the German
government through the war and vot-
ed for the war credits Detection oi
the entire socialist body u the reich
stag would represent e serious diNi-
sion iuasmuch as the social demo
Gratis and the independent socialists
combined have lUs seats, q greater
number than any other party
Admiral won CHppcllc's announce
Iu,nt iu the reichstag of the outbreak
ir the German navy. with his ins'n.
uatiuus that three independent 500
cIalIst deputies were concerned In the
movement arravrd against the gov
ernmunt the whole socialist party, al'
ready 1ispl"Bs'I with the attitude OF
chancellor Ml,hlrlis toward th'
r.iehstag peace resolution aud hy h'
,euutruauciuE OF Pan German prppH
panda TN" Noiwuorts OF Berlin, IA,
great German socialist organ. declared
TINT the chancellor must go and that
rho s"c,ulists would oppos" him an.
r,l"utiuTS.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
BRYAN TO Be CALLED
AS A WITNESS IN LA
TOILETTE INQUIRY
Further Investigation Of Senator s
Speech Is Postponed Until Nov.
26; at That Time the Committee
Will Hear Witnesses.

~ Asaoeiatod ffeee
Washington. Oct i7.-Further in
vcstigation into statements made ny
Senator La Toilette In his st. raui
speech viii he postponed until No
yember 20 when hearings viii be held,
Chairman Pomerenc Of the investieat-
inE committee today announced. \,
that time the committee plans to call
Witnesses, including Former Secretary
~ state Bryan. VINO Will be asked Z
he cEdoayored to- have the president
prevent the Lusitauia from sailing. as
the Wisconsin senator alleged
Chairman Pomcrenc said that when
the hearings are resumed Senator "a
Toilette viii DE given AN opportunity
to cross examine witnesses or make
any statement IN his own behalf. that
he may desire He declined To say
whether Secretary Lansing and other
government officials would bee called
to testify
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
Brigadier General Doyen En-
phasizes the Importance of This
Form Of Protection; If You
Value Your Life You Must Dig.
HOLD WHAT YOU We GOT,
is FAvoRITE EXPRESSION
In Order to Do This the Men Must
Must Have Trenches If They
Want to Keep the Positions for
Which They Have Fought.


Wy AssoclAted Press
Ncw YORK. oct IA letter from
I;rigadicr General Charles 4 Doyen
who commands the American ma
rines In France emphasizing the inn
Tor,nnco OF trench digging in modern
warfare. was made public here today
,t he marine recruiting station. whore
Lieutenant Daniel VI. Gardiner. jr. is
IN charge General Doycn. IN his COM
municaton 60 Lieutenant Gardiner as
serted American marines do not take
kindly tu digging
N YOU value your life. you must
dig hc writes. IT is q lesson which
every man must learn and remember.
That IN" marines In France are not
inclined toward digging, General Do
yen writes perhaps reflects on the
attitude of the average man. who
looks upon trench work as q form of
hard labor requiring little ur 40 ahil-
ity.
The communication continues:
You cannot emphasize too strongly
upon the minds of the men vino viii
follow us from time to time that to
dig we'll is to fight we'll In this war
digging constitutes more than eighty
per cent Of the work to be performed.
For each three days uf fighting dur
irE % month the soldier must spend
twenty seven days digging
After an advance has been made
your very uty d,pcuds upon your ahIl-
ity go dlg down and get under cover
uuiylily You may Euyc been working
an day carrying ammunition. water
or supplies The continued Aud ter
tific ruur Of the hiE guns has mad,
10 impossible for you tu sleep dUilur
the night.
Jus, before the broak of dawn you
participate iu the offensive which re-
quiros ull possible effort on your part
You ARE successful and gain % good
position. although YOU are tired be.
yund word. n is then that YOU must
dig, dir and itg some more,
w" have am expression ia the ma
rinc corps Hold what you've got
I'm this war. IN order Ia hold what YOU
got YOU must dis for IT, u YOU want
Co retain the position for which You
huy" fought hard aud long, and LOT
which many OF your comrades haV,
given their lives. you must dis. II yot
want To- do your share toward bring
inr th-h line ." and beyond thc Ehiu"
you must dig n YOU value your lif,
YOU must dig It s lesson ever,
marine must learn ana r"Wcmhrr'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
LIBERTY LOAN OVER
ONE BILLION MARK,
IS ESTIMATE TODAY
Great Activity in the Southwest
Is Reported from Kansas City;
Peculiar Drive Is Being Made
on the Pro-Germans.

Washington, oct. lt--Ali indiCa-
uous today that an subscriptions tn
the liberty loan have passed the one
billion dollar mark Sew Works. un-
official estimate today was tll3.ooo,
600 The Chicago district claimed at
least S.un 0Uu. 900. Estimates of 9TH
,r districts are. st Louis. sIu,Uuu.
600. san Francisco. t32.00G.000. KAN
"is CTS. {-5.00u.uOU. Minneapolis
SlC nuU.oo Dallas Sl2.0uu.Ouo. Iowa
Including pr- Muinrs. $iu.0uo. 900.
Gr"ot ACTIVITY in the southwest is
reported from kansas City. \ par
uculu drive .a being made ou pro.
Germans. who hJ,, suught to iutiml-
date banks aiding the loan II was
said, and the result has been that
they ar. rapidly becoming sub,
sprlnrrs.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
MUNITIONS MAKERS
ARE SLACKERS,, FAIL
TO PAY SPECIAL TAX
Internal Revenue Agents Report
Evasions to the Extent Of 1919
Per Cent; Total in Neighbor.
hood of sl7,5Oo,oO0,


Washington, Oct. l7.-lnternal rev.
cuue agents have reported that eva
sloas Of the special tax Of i2ik per
cent hy munitions manufacturers have
totalled 30 far approximately ai7.-
SOC. 600. More than 10000. .000 ut
that sum already has been recovered
10y the government.
The amount of tax voluntarily paid
hy the munitions manufacturers last
year was approximately Sa6. 800. .OO0
Field Investigators. checking the re-
turns notified them that In many
casos, the amount was far below the
sum actually due the government one
method said To have been used was
To charge off q large percentage Of
the value Of plant under the head
of depreciation The practice rs said
to hay" been quite general
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
Fuel Administrator Tells 0perat-
ors and Workmen They Must
Come to an Agreement or Gov
ernment Will Take Charge.
5000 MINERS REPORTED
OUT IN INDIANA TODAY
Business in Chicago Will be Par.
alyzed Unless the Trouble Is
Settled Within Ten Days, Says
One of Large Dealers.

w ASSOCIATED frefs
Washington. oct IT, Federal Fuo
Administrators Garfield today warne,
coal operators and miners wher,
strikes have occurred or are impend
ing. that the government would TAX
charge Of coal production II II con
tinued 20 be threatened by strikes,
After conference with John J.
White. president Of the United Min'
Workers. over strikes called or i'm
pending IN Illinois ohio and Indiana
Mr. Garfield sent a telegram to oper
ators and miners alike giving notice
thai the government would deal mos
drasticaly with strikes intended Il
force decision or a revision of gov
ernment prices to meet wage In
creases.
The fuel administrators tcle-
gram follows:
american citizens engaged In
the mining of coal. whether opcr-
ntors or miners, are for the most
part mindful Of the fact that our
country II at war aud that the
burden rests upon them Ia pro
ducc the coal needed without In
tcrruption. But there are evidently
some wl,o fail to understand the
gravity Of the situation aud who
do not hesitate to advocate strikes
at the present time ~ u means oi
forcing the government to at once
decide whether the wage increase.
agreed to nt the meeting recently
held ~ Washington by the opcr-
atogS and nlincrs Of the central
district, should Justly he covered
by an advance in the prices fiNcd
hN tie president.
The matter has been sub
milt"d to mc aud all concerned
are expected Ia cO-opcratc. ! am
giving immediate and close atten-
tion to the question aud hope 10
reach n decision NJ an early date.
The only circumstances within my
control which win delay that de-
cision will lie the violation uf the
spirit of the arrangement between
the operators aud miners, which
was that under no circumstances
should the production Of coal Ia
the United States ni the present
tins bc allowed - diminish.
'If either the operators or the
miHcrs attempt to bring pressure
upon mc 10 reach % decision, I
shall postpone IL aud use what
ever powers are nc>s~sary tn COM
Ual the production "r ,Sal to meet
the cpuntrN's needs"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
ALL NATIONS ARRAYED
AGAINST GERMANY WILL
HOLD CONFERENCE SOON
ny Associated Pres.

Washington, oct H. While Off
cial announcement Is being withheld.
1t Is practically certain that the United
states VIII be- represented at the COM
iug conference Of all the nations at
war against Germany. which prob
ably viii he held IN Paris.
Secretary Lansing today authorized
the statement that IL definitely had
been decided that there would be- a
conference and that the United tSates
was considering participation In ".
with the possibility that Il would bee
drcidcd tu do $50.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
ENGLAND AGREES TO
AMERICAS REQUEST
FOR A Scent RATE
Practically All Foreign Letters
Will Require the Same Postage
as Those at Home When New
Law Is Effective Nov. 2.

wv AhsocAteh ffets
Washington. Oct. l5.--Grc,t Britain
has agreed 60 a modification Of the
postal treaty fixing two-cent letter
rate from the United state To increase
h t. thre" cents for practically an for
eigu letters nov taking the twolceut
stamp.
This viii bring large quantity of
foreign mail into the class where IA"
United states may collect the add
tiohal one cent letter tax Imposed hv
m, war TAX bill Tho three cent rat.
also viii apply a. the Bahamas.
Canuda. cuba. Barbados, British GW-
ana, British Honduras dominican Re.
public Dutch West Indies England.
ireland, Wales scotland LrcwHrd Isl
auds. Mexico, New Foundlard. New
Zealand aud Panama 10 becomes ef-
fcD'II, November D.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
- INDIANA MINES ARE
ATIIaTED BN STRIKES

Terro Iiaut-. Ind, oct lI.--ApproH-
imately 5.5o" gu1l miners are on strike
iu tho district north OF here. resulting
IN % mines being shut down today.
due to the operators refusing tu grant
increased pay The average daily out
put uf each uf these mines Is about
twenty carloads.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
NRIII;I.D AND WHITE 10
TAKE ~ ILLINOIS A~li

Washington oct a. Federal Fuel
Administrator Garfield aud John g.
White. president ct the mine worker,
took up the Illinois coal strike .tut-
tion iu conference to-day md t WAS
said efforts would be- made al once
10 get the men back to worh
After the conference Mr. Garfield
sent an appeal hy telegraph to miners
rud operators tu consider the national
emergency ana resume production.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
MRS. DE SAULLES PLEADS
NOT GUILTY TO CHARGE
OF NUMBERING HUSBAND
BY Associated Press

Mlneola, J.. o., oct Mrs.
Blanca DE sauues. indicted on a
charge of murder for shooting her
husband, John g.. DE Saullcs August
3, pleaded not guilty through her at
torury here TODAY Trial was set for
U' FIRST week u November
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
DRY AMENDMENT IS
DEFEATED IN IOWA
BY SMALL MAJORITY
With Fifty-one Scattering Pre-
cincts Missing, the Vets Have
1890 Votes to the Good, Accord
ing to Reports at Q p, m,
hr A,.nclAt.h Pres.

Dos Moiucs Iowa oct IT, Avail
able returns from Mondays prohibit
ton election show 20 majority against
the constitutional amendment forbid
ding manufacture, and sale Of liquor
900 Iowa OF 1890 nt TO- r. today
Tho vote stands .lu.uip JEIius, and
gO6.Gl for tho amendment
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
OFFENSIVE N FLANDERS
CONTINUES MIypiIODICNII.N

Washington. Oct. i7--French sue.
ccsscs in Flanders broadening the
great wedec the allies are driving into
The German line. are desrrlhed az the
outstanding feature of the week In
lh review OF military operations for
the week "nding October I 3 issued 10.
day by the war department
THE allied offensive in F1andeFa
continues methodically" says tho re-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
10 PERSONS KILLED,
40 HURT, IN GERMAN
AIR RAID ON NANCY
Teutons and French Aviators Are
Active; Twenty-Five Hun Ma
chimes Destroyed or Compelled
TO Land in Damaged Condition.

Paris oct. i7.-Tcu persons we've
killed and forty wounded In bom-
hardmcnt Of Nancy last night by Ger
man aviators the war office announ
cos
Monday and Tuesday twenty five
German airplanes were destroyed by
the French or compelled to land in
damaged condition.
French airplanes have bombed sew
eral military establishments behind
the German lines.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
OPER NTORS ARE UNABLE
TO MEIr MEMS DIM ANDs

Fort Worth, Tex oct. Nv v.
Gurdon manager ~ the Texas and
Pacific Coal COMPANY controlling
large Interests in he Texas field, raid
tpdly b. would he impossible for the
Operators to meet the miners de-
munds and that the strike would have
10 spread TO Texas.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
Announcements Made That They
Will Vote Against the Proposal
When II Comes Up in Reichstag
Unless Demands Are Met.
DETECTION IN RANKS
WOULD BE A HANDICAP
They Hold l08 Seats, a Greater
Number Than Any Other Party,
and Their Opposition Would
Embarrass the Government.


BT Associated Press
Amsterdam. oct IA German 500
cialist newspaper says the socialists
war credit of l0.o0o. 900. 600 marks,
which is to be submitted TO the reich
stag IN December. unicss Chancellor
Michaelis resigns
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
ILLINOIS con- MINERS
STHikl, tNNOi NCEMI1N 4

- Louis, oct li.- Announcements
was made here today that all coal
miaor. u Illinois ai, ON strike.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17

which ever confronted the cits COM
unued Mr. Upham. lie added that
h.s company had but three days sup
ply ou hInd. llo said ne believed there
was not % building n the city, out
.Il" uf the industrlal plants, with
more than e six days supply ON hand
Most uf them. he said. could run
only three days. Commercial life In
Chicago Will bc wrecked hy next week
unless Fuel Administrators Garfield
moves quickly" Mr. Upham said
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
NEW MEXICO WEATHER

Fair west. unsettled and colder east
portion freezing temperature north
portion tonight
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-17
LOCAL WEATHER

Maximum. 7s minimum. st rnngc.
f2. : a. m, SO; southwest wind. clear.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-03
Greater New York MinStrelS.

On Saturday, January 13, local
theatre patrons Of the Opera House
will have an opportunity TO hear the
click -clack of the bones, and the tom
tom Of the tambourines, and with the
usual Gentlemen be seated" the cur
tain will rise, on the famous Price &
Bonnclli's Greater New York Min
strels one of the best organizations
Of its kind on the road. This famous
aggregation have been on the road
for seven seasons, and 1t is safe to
say that they will be SO we'll liked that
their annual return will be looked
forward to each season as one Of the
chief theatrica events. The company
is composed Of the best burnt cork
comedians, singers and dancers in the
business, men who have worked hard
to obtain the most enviable place in
minstrclsy.
The jokes, songs and vaudeville
acts are all new and full Of pep, and
vulgarity is never resorted to, to gain
a laugh.--Ady.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-03
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There ie
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused BY an inhamed condition OF the mu-
cous lining OF the Eustachian Tube When
this tube 10 infamed you have q rumbiing
sound or Imperfect hearing. and when It is
entirely closed. Deafness II the result and
unless the infammation Can be taken out
ana ana this tube reefored - it's normal conli.
lion. hearing willjbe dedtroyed forever: nine
WHICH is nothing butan inHamed condition
OF the mucous surtdces
We Will give onS' Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafnesb Caused by catarrhJ that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists. T5c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-03
REAL HAIR GROWER
Found at Last. Partisan Sage Shows
KCSnltS in Three DnNS

II YOU are rapidly losing your hair
and fear badness, the Laurcns Drug
Co. wants YOU TO try Partisan Sage
At their risk. 1t Will surely stop the
excessive loss Of hair and make Sour
hain and scalp look and feel loo per
cent better or your money refunded.
Hundreds OF men and wom9h have
written telling of tho wonderful re-
suits obtained by using Parispln Sage.
People who were getting&alJ say they
now glory in their beautiful hair.
Others who have had daHdrutf for
years and the head itchcd Ike mad say
they had a clean, healthy scalp after
just few applications of this splcn-
did treatment.
No matter whether you ae bothered
with falling hair, gray hair. stringy,
dull brittle. oily hair, dandruf or itch
ing scalp. try Farisian Sage today on
this money back offer. \ large bottle
Is inexpensive at drug stores every
where, and If your hair Is worth saving
Partisan Sage is surely worth trying.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-03

Ugh. Calomel makes you sick. It's
horrible! Take dose Of the dangerous
drug tonight and tomorrow you may
lose days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile crashes into it, breaking
it up. This is when you feel that awful
nausea and cramping. If YOU are slug
gish and "all knocked out" if your
liver is torpid and bowels constipated
or you have headache, dizziness, coated
tongue, if breath his bad or stomach
sour, just try a spoonful of harmless
Here's my guafantee-Go to any
drug store and get so cent bottle OF
Dodson's Liver Tone. Take spoon
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-03

F. Lee Sheppy, Sth Floor, 243 w.
18th Street, New York City, General
Sales Manager Of the largest concern
of its kind in the world, wants three
or four men in LaurenS county and
several men in adjoining counties, to
work for him spare time or all the
time. He can use only those who have
rig OF auto. Work is very pleasant
and no previous selling experience is
necessary. Work consists OF leaving
wonderful new household necessity
in the homes on free trial. Tests at
more than thirty Of the leading uni
VersitieS and the government bureau of
standards show this new article to be
four times as efficient as articles now
In general use in this section. Article
IS needed in every rural home and
benefits every member Of the house
hold, bringing cheer comfort and hap
pineSS into the home. Not necessary
to be away from home nights Pay
from $500 to $1,000 per day according
to ability and number Of homes visit
ed. In writing Mr.. Sheppy, mention
what townships will be most conve-
nient for YOU to work in; what your
regular occupation is; your age, mar
ricd or single: how long you have
lived In the community: what kind OF
rig or auto YOU have; whether YOU
Wish to work spare time or steady:
how much time YOU will have to devote
to the work: when YOU can start, and
about how many homes are within sin
miles Of YOU in each direction This
Is splendid opportunity for several
men IN LaurenS county and counties
adjoining to make good money, work.
Ing steady or spare time. Some OF
the Held men earn 100000 per month
one farmer armed Sl,000.00 working
spare time only. No investment OF
pond necessary. 22it
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-03
ugh! CALOMFL is HORRIBLE! IT
SHOCKS YOUR LIVER, If BILIOUS
CaIomeI sckens Don't lose days work. Clean your
Liver and Bowels with "Dodson's Liver lone"

ful and if it doesn't straighten you
right up and make you feel fine and
vigorous | want you 10 go back to the
store and get your money. Dodson's
Liver Tone is destroying the sale Of
Calomcl because it is real liver medi-
cine; entirely vegetable, therefore it
can not salivate or make you sick.
guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels Of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
guarantee that a bottle Of Dodsons
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give it to-
your children. 1t is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like it's pleasant taste.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-03
Funeral of W. i. BOYD.

Mr.. w. l.. Boyd, who died at an ad-
vanced age at his home in this city
last Wednesday morning, was buried
In the Laurens cemetery Thursday af-
ternoon. The services were conducted
at the house by Rev. Robert Adams, in
the absence Of the deceased's pastor,
Rev. c. f. Rankin. The following gem
tlemen acted as pail bearers: J. G..
Owings, DIR. w. d. Ferguson, j. F..
Burton, S. II. Dorroh, G. Dudley
Young, ]. j. Adams, DR.. II. X. Aiken
c. w. Tune, Col. II. Y. Simpson, p. A.
Simpson, w. r. McCuen, +. II. Wilkes.
L. B. Blackwell, r. F. Fleming. A. C.
Todd and j. w. Todd. Although the
weather was very dsagrceable, a
large number attended the services
and many beautiful flowers were
placed upon the grave.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-03
LAURENS. $. C., JANUARY 3. 1911.
EFFICIENCY IN THE NAVY.

"Etfcicncy" is the impression which
oo rocaivos from the annual report
of mo Bureau of Supplies and Ac-
.r,s nrasided over by our" Sam
>,,cow.n a striking example of this
g found in the statement that in spite
=. 10 ,d,ancod nrices of supplies and
~. im,rovencn, in the fare of I'm
c,o sans sailors, the cost of feed
a, of tbo navy during the
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-03

On Wednesday, December goth
eight members OF the Wednesday,
club met with Mrs. c. II. Hicks. The
subject for the day was the short
story" Mrs. II. c. Rohr read an in
structivc paper on The vital force of
the short story" Mrs. w. l.. Gray
read some interesting things on O.
Henry and one Of the chapters Of
"Alias Jimmie Valentine" The meet
ing, though small, was an unusually
pleasant one.