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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

The sea, which he had followed all
his life, overwhelmed Captain James
M. Hays, a bay pilot of San Francisco.
He died Saturday
B. c. Moon, Riverside, Cal, was
killed instaontly Friday and three 9th
er men were seriously injured when
a Southern Pacific engine struck an
interurban motor.
king" Francis Schlatter, self-styled
divine healer, was found guilty in
federal court of using the mails to
defraud. The jury rendered YER
dict in four minutes, at Los Angeles.
Secretary Lane announces the APP
pointment of E. c. Bradley of San
Francisco as assistant to the secre-
phen r. Maher, who is to become di-
rector of the national parks service.
Mrs Jessie H. Kock of San Rafael,
Cal, was smothered to death Satur-
day in the mud of swamp near
Greenbrae, into which she was thrown
headfirst when the car in which she
was riding with her husband cap
sized.
At Eureka, Cal, March 9, Mrs. G.
A. Thurber AZ years old, became a
mother to her twentieth child. Thir-
teen of the children are living. The
stork has visited the Thurbers every
year since they were married, with
two exceptions.
Mrs. Anna Booth, accused with VIM
Branson of the murder of her hus
band, William Booth, at Willamina
Ore, in October, 1915, pleaded guilty
to manslaughter recently and was
given an indeterminate sentence OF
from one to Is years in the peniten
tiary.
Nearly 5000 skilled laborers, repre-
senting more than 80 per cent of the
total employees roster, employed at
the Union Iron Works of Alameda
and the Moore & Scott shipyards
have quit work, practically tying up
all shipbuilding operations They
want more pay.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
AMERICANS WERE NOT HARMED
Was Easy to Leave Germany Without
Trouble, Ayers Note,

| Washington.-Full information of
the departure of the former American
consuls in Germany was delivered to
Secretary Lansing Monday in a note
by the Swiss minister 1t is under
stood that every facility is being CIV
en- for the departure Of sc former
American officials and their families.
While Ambassador Gerard had ex-
pected that a second trainload of the
officials would leave Munich for Swift
zerland some day this week, there
has been some delay in their assem-
bly, and officials do not know when
or where they will come out. No
alarm, however, is felt.
No reports of indignities by search
and detention to Americans leaving
Germany have come to the state de-
partment since it's protest against
such practices was sent to Berlin just
before diplomatic relations were bro
ken off. 1t was stated officially that
the German government had not re-
piled to the protest.
Consul Settler of Breslau and Con-
sui Pike at st. Gaul forwarded re-
ports Of bad treatment by German
military authorities, upon which the
state department made its protest. In
the cases reported men and women
were stripped OF their clothing.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
SPORTING ITEMS

Seattle won the 1867 champion.
ship Of the Pacific Coast Ice Hockey
association.
The Northwestern ball season opens
on April "a, and the closing date is set
for September 9, eleven days more
than last year.
Gilmore Dobie, former football coach
at the University of Washington, will
coach for the University of Detroit at
Detroit, Mich, next season.
Despite all the talk of changing the
playing rules Of baseball there will be
no tampering with the regulations gov
erning the national pastime this year.
The worlds record jump set last
year by Ragnar Omtvelt of Chicago
was broken at the skee carnival by
Henry Hall of Steamboat Springs,
Colo, who made a jump of 2O3 feet.
Edward F. Gardner of New York,
national amateur billiard champion
at 1872 balk line, was defeated in the
title tournament recently by Ledyard
Blake Of San Diego, Cal. The youth.
full westerner scored 400 points to
Gardeners 318
Joe Stecher of Nebraska, heavy
weight wrestling champion of the
world, recently won a wrestling match
with Henry Ordeman Of Minneapolis
in two straight falls. The first fall
required Is minutes and 80 seconds
and the second minutes and 80 Sec
onds.
Jack Taylor, well known to the
wrestling fans of the northwest, who
defeated all corners year ago re.
Gently scored clean-cut victory over
Charley Cutler of Chicago, recogniz-
ed up to the time that Joe Stecher
made his debut on the mat as the
second best wrestler in the country.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
RAILROAD STRIKE
NOT LIKELY NOW
EIGHT HOUR CONTROVERSY SET
tiled WITHOUT WAITING
COURTS DECISION.
NOT TO HINDER GOVERNMENT
Union Leaders and high Officials to
Confer in New York and Peaceful
Settlement Is Looked For
No Strike in Case of War.

Cleveland, Ohio.--Settlement of the
railroad eight-hour controversy, ire.
spective of whether the supreme court
holds the Adamson law constitutional
or unconstitutional, was forecast in
Cleveland Saturday by action of a
conference of brotherhood leaders.
Announcement Of the four unions
compromise plan to be threshed out
at meeting with railroad officials in
New York this week came simulta-
neously with the revelation that the
brotherhood chiefs had notified Pres
ident Wilson that sthike would not
be permitted to embarrass the gov
eminent in case the United States
was drawn into war.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Baltimore, Md.-Richard S. Dan
iels, uncle of Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels.
New York.-Walter Clark, Ameri-
can landscape painter and winner of
many art medals.
Wis of King county, for many years a
republican leader.
Salt Lake City, Utah.--Mrs Rhoda
Lyman, one of the foremost workers
in the Mormon church.
Seattle.-Orson Bennett Johnson,
professor emeritus of zoolong at the
University of Washington.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
Long Life Family.

Chicago.-Dr Herman Berry cele-
brated his Tooth birthday last Satur-
day. Until IA years ago he prac-
ticed medicine He was born in New
York, where his grandfather lived to
be 103 years old, his father 100 and
his mother 81. The doctors wife
died at the age of 81.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
Poindexter and Brady.

Washington.-In the list of commit
tees reported and made public in the
senate, Senator Poindexter has beer
given place on the judiciary com
mittee and Senator Brady on public
lands and also on mines and mining
Neither they nor other northwestern
senators lose any committee assign
ment sof Importance.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
ALL WEST OF ROCKIES.
That Portion of the v. S. Was to Go
to Japan, Via. the kaiser's Plan.

nat PORTION OF the ". .. was to 90
to Japan, Via. the kaiser's Plan.
Notwithstanding to dem
ocratic senator who has cuose rela-
tions with the state department, one
of the portions of the famous Zim-
hermann note which has not been
made public set forth the compensa-
ton which Germany proposed to offer
to Japan if Japan would join with
Mexico in making war on the United
States.
That compensation was the cession
to Japan of all of the United States
west of the Rocky mountains.
1t must be remembered that the
published portion of the note prom
Used Mexico the restoration of Texas,
New Mexico and Arizona, the lost
Provinces" but did not refer to the
ancient Spanish domain lying to the
westward.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
Women Carpenters.

Nineteen young women carpenters
of London have left for France, where
they contracted to remain for the
duration of the war in employment
mainly connected with the building
of barracks for the British army.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
Turkey Hit Hard.
Engineers Form Academy.

shington-Formation of an Am
erican academy of engineers was un-
dertaken recently, when Major Cen
eral George w. Goethals named 10
of the country's foremost engineers
as a nucleus for the society. The 10
will select 40 more and the so, as in
corporators, will go before congress
for a charter. The intention is to
limit the membership to 100.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
Rush Ship Building.

Washington Steps looking to the
speedy construction of large num-
Der of wooden ships of from 5000 to
5000 tons register in American yards
on Atlantic and Gulf coasts, to aid
American industry in meeting the in
ternational emergency, was taken on
Saturday by federal shipping board in
the issuance of call to the chief
builders of such craft for a meeting.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16

Catering to kiddies is recognized as
good business by far-sighted merchants.
TO neglect or affront the children who
enter your store may lose you a flu.
ture good customer. 1t is certainly
an indication of defect in service.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
100000 Fire at Council Bluffs.

Council Bluffs, Iowa.-Fire Sunday
destroyed four buildings here in the
business district, causing loss of
100000. The Commercial National
bank was included. Cause of fire I'M
known.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16

Importation of all preparations pur-
porting to be remedies for alcoholic
or drug habits has been prohibited
in Australia.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
GEN. carranza shosen President.

Mexico City.-General Venustiano
Carranza was Sunday elected presi-
dent of Mexico by what is believed
to have been the largest vote ever
cast in the republic
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
Bernstorff at Copenhagen.

Bernstorff at Copenhagen.
openhagen-Count Won Bernstorff
the former German ambassador at
Washington, and his party arrived at
Copenhagen Monday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
Later Report.

Newcastle, Ind.-Food supplies and
money began to reach here Tuesday
to alleviate suffering following in the
wake of the tornado which yesterday
swept through the city, causing the
deaths of 10 persons and property
damage of more than $1,000,000.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16

When a man loses his temper he is
sure to find his tempter
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16

Kills His Bride of a Month.
Minneapolis.-Mrs Margaret Bow
en-, age 26, bride of mouth, was
shot to death by her husband, JOS
Bowen. He escaped.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
Million Dollar Damage.

Newcastle, Ind.-More than score
of persons were killed and $50 were
injured, some fatally, in tornado
which wrecked 300 residences in this
city Sunday. The property damage
is estimated at $1,000,000.
The storm swept over the city in
a southeasterly direction, demolish-
ing practically everything in path
almost two blocks wide more than 10
blocks long.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16

George Dyer, general superintend
ent of the Lake Erie & Western rail
road said that he had received word
from railroad officials at Newcastle
that AZ bodies had been removed from
the wreckage in the stormswept dis
trict, that at least 25 persons in the
hospitals would die. He said the re-
port came from division superin-
tendent who, in an automobile, had
made a trip through the devastated
district
The storm passed the longest way
of the city, striking the south and
west sides. The south side high
school building was destroyed as was
the rolling mills and the shovel plant
Newcastle has population of 81,
600
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-16
INDIANA TORNADO
KILLED OVER 70
100 INJURED IN STORM SWEEP.
ING OVER THE CENTRAL
EASTERN PART.
PROPERTY DAMAGE MILLION
Darkness Quickly Follows the Disas-
ter, Hating Rescue Work-Little
Warming Given-Milta Head
Directs Relief Work.

indianapolis, Ind.-A tornado swept
over central eastern Indiana Sunday,
killing more than score of persons
at Newcastle and two children in
Wayne county.
The total number of injured will
run over 200, some of whom are
probably fatally hurt. The damage
will total well over million dollars
at Newcastle, and several thousand
dollars in Wayne county.
Dead: Everett Dunlap, Bernice and
Orris Davis, James Neilis, Gray Da-
Wis; Mrs. John Davis, mother of Gray
Davis; Orville Davis, son of Gray Da-
Wis; William Lowery, age IL; Ethel
Day, age 16; Mrs. Archie Fletcher,
- Haler, young daughter of John
Haler; Razer, 12-yearold son of
w. r. Racer; Mrs. Archie William
son, Miss Opal Williamson, daughter
of Mrs. Williamson; Newton,
Bernice Day, June Day, Mrs Mary e.
Williams, Mrs Vera Higgins, daugh-
tie rof Mrs. Williams Ernest Water.
man, aged 6.
Two men and one boy unidenti.
fled All were residents of Newcastle
Report $50 Injured.
Adjutant General Smith of the In
diana national guard is directing the
measures of relief. He said his re-
ports were that 26 were dead and
$50 injured. Two companies of mill
tia were ordered to Newcastle to po-
lice the city. Physicians, nurses, un-
dertakers and ambulances were sent
from nearby towns.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-12-08
A Christmas Suggestion.

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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-12-08
NEW POULTRY AGENT.
Specialist to Help Louisiana Farmers
Increase Production.

John L. Prehn, a specialist from the
federal department of animal industry
in Washington, has been assigned to
Louisiana to give what assistance he
can to farmers III Solving their poultry
problems. This work will be done in
cooperation with the Extension Divi-
sion of the Louisiana State Univers-
ity, where his headquarters are To-
Gated.
'tVery few persons in this state or
in the country at large appreciate the
critical condition of the poultry IN
dustry today" says Mr.. Prehn. with
f1ocks in all sections being depleted
and many poultrymen going out of the
business because of the increased cost
of production, the country is facing a
shortage of poultry products which
may become serious if immediate
steps are not taken to remedy this
condition. 1t is necessary that every
poultry breeder realize his responsi-
bility at this time and respond to his
patriotic duty by endeayoring to in
crease the poultry production of the
state"
The plan of work that Mr.. Prehn
will carry on among the poultry rails.
ers of the state will be announced
/ soon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-12-08
INTERcoAsTAL CANAL ROUTE
Amazing Lack of Interest on Part OF
Bayou Lafourche People.

The following comments on sub
ject of great Importance to the resi-
dents of the Lafourche valley are re-
produced from the Assumption
Pioneer and Thibodaux Commercial
Journal of Saturday last, and the
utterances contained therein should
serve to emphasize the necessity for
immediate action if the interests of
this section are to be protected:
Fine Business.
Assumption Pioneer:
While it is fact that the first and
only United States government sur
vey of the intercoastal canal connect
ing the Rio Grande and the Missls-
sippi is via Lake Verret, Cancienne
Canal and Bayou Lafourche to Dom
aldsonville, you hear constantly about
the route Of the canal being via Nor
gan City to Houma, and thence to
New Orleans through privately owned
canals. Since the damming of Bayou
Lafourche it has been the idea that
The route ought to go to some other
point, because the levee boards Will
never build the locks as they bound
themselves to do, and the United
States will not build them because the
said levee boards secured the tenn
porary damming of the Lafourche on
| The promise that they would put IN
locks. Fine business, and IN the
meantime, no one who has the power
to help is willing to raise his hand in
| protest.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-12-08
"Tbe Som of His Father"

There is an old saying, "The child
is father to the man." and also a
corollary that "Blood will tell" 1t
is undoubtedly true that man born
with the proper heritage, pluck. and
ability, can, even though seemingly
useless, display many of the qualities
of his parent Young Gordon Car
bhoy was the son of financial giant
and university graduate, but upon
entering his fathers office he drlfted
into spendthrift habits. He also de-
veloped that malady so common, to
youth, "Caput distentum," or swelled
head, and tried to tell his dad how TO
run the business He declaredit was
easy to make money, and confldentl!
asserted that with a capital OF S59ol
he could soon acquire 100000. How
he made good and won not only nj
fathers respect but the love OF tn
prettiest girl in Arizona, is told II
seThe Son Of His Father" which come
to the Grand Tuesday. Charles Ra!
plavs the role of the nonchaaant
devil -may-care hero, and is supported
by an excellent cast.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-12-08
"Tbe Good For Nothing"

Carlyle Blackwell will be seen at
the Grand Thursday in "The GOOD
For Nothing" The story deals with
Jack Burkshaw, a young man vino
has plenty of character and is ex,
tremely likable, but who has failed
to make good in business. Returning
home to visit his mother after an ab-
sence of ten years, he finds that she
has married again, her second hus-
band being a wealthy, aristocratlc IN
diyidual who has a son and a daugn-
ter by former marriage. Jack fails
to fit in we'll with the family, and is
finally accused of the theft of neck
lace belonging to friend OF the
daughter. He goes to a farm and
there is happy and contented until ne
finds that his stepbrother is rather
bad egg. Then Jack sets himself the
task of making his stepbrother do the
right thing. The manner in which he
succeeds and the reward that comes
to him puts a pleasing finish to an un-
usually entertaining story.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-12-08
Wake Up.

Commercial-J ournal:
Why do we permit ourselves to
90 to sleep OF be chloroformed'
while others are active and equal TO
opportunities? We see all around
advantages passing us by--Just Pc
cause we are not sufficiently on the
lob. Last Saturday there was within
a stones throw of our doors a COM
mittee from the national congress
looking into the intercoastal canal
route. It would have been easy TO
have had them come this way ana see
for themselves that the route from
Houma to Thibodaux via Bayou
Terrebonne is the preferred route,
for various reasons. It would cost
the government less to dredge to
proper dimensions, it is shorter, IL
obyiates the necessity Of buying prl,,
vate canals at the owners price, ana
it serves a greater number OF people
and secures a greater ahoohS "
tonnage, harming no section. leu
with it all, with these facts undenleo'
we simply rest on our oars, let TINS
onnortunity of life time give us the
gorbv. No organ has preached more
on this subject Ikioii wv tAe
have even had members OF tne com
noitfee in this state make special trips
here to take the matter up Win oua )
police jury, only to find the people %
! This town. and it's interests, camou,
aaeed because Of political fences, and
IN fhe end to see all suggestions and
projects chloroformed by those VINO
nlaee politics above the interest OF
the the people and the confnunity. Il, But !
for this fact the inte1a:oagtal 7S, a: cana g INA
would come by way Ct Ihloooaua'
Napoleonville, and Donalosonvnae' a'a.sarr
% ment and serving larger portion OF
the the public, as well as facilitating
transportation ira to far greater ex.
tent te nt than hal the proposed route. We see
all this, admit it, yet we do nothing 9;
What are we waiting for that we are
so Indifferent to our own interests!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-12-08
GREATEST LIVE STOCK STATE
That is What an Iowa Expert thinks
Louisiana Should Become.

..Tbere is no reason why Louisiana
shou1d not be one of the greatest
live stock states in the union ana
there IS no doubt in my mind but that
she will be. Better cattle can pc
raised in the south, especially IN Lou
isiana, than in the west. NOT ohiy
is feed production cheaper, with an
the-vear pastures, but you don have
The ventilation problems OF the Wests
where the cattle must stay under roof
so much. 1rb q
vsn Pelt. of Iowa, the recognized
authority on dairy cattle in the United
- ctstes His words should be blazoned1
IN every farm house in the state, ana
should he memorized by every DUSK
ness and professional man III our
Here to judge the dairy cattle ex.
hibits, Mr.. Van Pelt declared Witnou'
qualification that this is the pest gen
eral exhibit of dairy stock shown III
tho south this year. Considering
TRANSFORMATION difficulties, labor scar
c;ty and the fact that the New Orleans
Fair is so young, he considers 1t re;
narkable that such fine herds shouio
have been assembled here.
i'S sThey're all from southern points,
be said. "and illustrate what anypoos
NAV ~, accomplish with good stock ane
proper care. ;or of ao
riculture for Arkansas, IS anotne.
authority who is enthusiastic aoou
| the fair. stIt is undoubtedly one 0.
The The greatest fairs in the unleee
States he stated. ~. &c;
aMy one criticism" he added, !
that there are not enough city peopl'
a+ a+tanding. sIt Your business men do no
Seem ~ to realize the force and eHec
of this great fair and the relatlon Il
hears to the development OF New VI
leans. l+ur
as it's greatest source of wealth, an an
M M matter how important New VI
leans I is commercially, the fact Shout
not be overlooked that agriculture
/ foremost. No community can pros
4 ner by swapping dollars-Weaitn mus mus
he created, and this is done by agr
culture and live stock.
The fact that New Orleans is sue
a GREAT export point, he added, IS a
}, the more reason why its local bus
ness men should develop the SUI
rounding NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.