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Evening journal., 1917-05-01
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, May "Details Of a
Wild plot to blow up an important
Wall Street office. presumably J. P.
Morgan & Co.'s to be followed by
tapping telegraph wires and spread
ing false reports Of President VIII
sons assassination and U-boat raids,
we're revealed by the police today,
following close questioning OF Wolf
Hirsh, formerly a petty officer in the
German submarine service.
Hirsh, with George Neiringer, an
other German, is held on a charge OF
having a bomb in his possession. The
police declare he hoped to cause a
"stock panic" and profit thereby.
Hirsh, according to the police. de-
clared he was engaged in the German
secret service and that he had pulled
good stunts" in London and Petro-
grad. This is being investigated.
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
SCHOLARS STUDY FIRST AID.

The corps Of teachers Of No. pub
lie school have organized a first aid to
the injured class under the direction
OF Miss Clara Nendenhall principal,
and Miss Margaret r. Dev.ne. The
class Will be given instruction in the
work by DR.. Vincent NJ. Myers. for
mer city physician. on Tuesday nights
of each week On Monday n ghts the
class will meet al the home OF the
principal for practice and discussion.
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
REPUBLICANS TO FILE
Names FOR PRIMARIES

The time for candidates to file their
names in order to be voted for at the
Republican primaries on May - will
expire at midnight tomorrow. In ad-
dition to contests for mayor and city
treasurer, councilmanic contests will
take place in most OF the wards now
represented by Republicans.
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
OPEN VERDICT IN COLE CASE.

The jurors empaneled by Coroner
Spring last night in the case OF Arthur
E. Cole, the young electrician who was
fatally burned az the Fifth street plant
of the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Tract' on Company several weeks ago.
returned the verdict that Coles death
occurred at the Delaware Hospital on
April p at the result OF burns re-
ce.ved al the plant
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
THEY rsEn Dad LANGUAGE.

Costello Houston. Henry Harris and
Delroy Elliott, all colored. were fined
IS and costs each in Municipal Court
today for disorderly conduct az the
French street station last night. They
were arrested by a special officer OF
the railroad company for using bad
language in the station.
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
CALL gNFIELD on FRIDAY.

Upon application OF Harry Hoch his
counsel. Odis Enfield who has been
confined at the police station for 70
week. charged with non-support, was
continued until Friday morning. En-
fields confinement 10 date. has been
due TO his inability to secure a bonds
man.
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
BUY TIcKETs Ar WHARF.

No more tickets are to be sold on
the Wilson Line steamers between
Wilmington and Philadelphia. begin
ming with today. Ticket Offices have
been placed on the wharf and all
passengers will be required to pur.
chase and show their tickets before
going on the boats
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
MA. BoWERs HOLDS oVER

Although the resignation OF Isaac
w. Bowers as secretary OF the Board
OF Health was 10 have taken effect
today. Mr.. Bowers will remain in the
office until Thursday Or. V. NJ.
Myers. the new secretary. will sue
ceed Mr.. Bowers on that day.
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
Ritter, in Charge Of Kaiser's Interests in
United States, Makes Appointment With
President Wilson Before Cabinet Session
Today, Giving Rise to Belief That Swiss
Minister May Outline Offer.
BELIEVE GERMANY IS TORN WITH
STRIKES; SOCIALISTS ARE ACTIVE
By the United Press.


WASHINGTON, May 1.-SWiss Minister Ritter, in charge OF
in this country early today made appointment
President Wilson the White House. o'clock just 30
minutes before the cabinet into its biweey session
This forenoon neither the White House the Swiss legation
would in any way discuss the appointment
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
ACCUSED OF LARCENY.

IN Municipal Conri today. Amos
Camper WAS held under $500 bail for his
aprearauce at the Court of General Ses-
sions 20 answer charge of the larceny
of clothing FROM Frank Bently. also
coloeed OF No. Jo4 East seventh
street.
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
THEY HADN'T iUTO TAGS.

Daniel Carpenter and Harry Evans
each was fined $40 and costs in Nh
nicipal Cour this morning ON charges
OF operating motor vehicles without
proper license tags.
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
TOnAY,S TEMPERATUREs.

(At The Evening Journal Othce.l
500 A. NJ. 49,. 81 1901 z. NJ. 5S
1000 A. M..54 l.3O p. NJ. 62
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
GOVERNMENT LEARNS OF Loss OF VACUUM.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON May 1.-The government got Its arst on
sinking of the American ioday
in cabegram to the State Department omcal announce
from the Department said:
telegram the Department OF state from the American
Consul General at says that the American vessel
submarine The mate and II Of the
including three gunners were rescued and landed These
Other boats with the master naval ieuten-
ant remainder of the crew stir missing
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
riusDrn CLAP, Nor EXPLOSION.

heavy clap Of thunder early this morning heraldng
thunder Of the caused the
city believe the dupont Company powder mills
had exploded
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
GERMAN MUNImON wORkERS sTRWE.

Ey qhe United Press.
LONDON May 1-Half Of all the munitions ~orrors in
he Rhen proyince joined the general strike TO-
scora special agency dspaieh iees'sd here -
day from The Hague
Evening journal., 1917-05-01
WEAT HER

showers tonight Wednes-
day, fair.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01
WOMEN sTEAn{ WORKERS.

1t used to be sid that women
could not be dephded upon like
men to work ste1dily, and, conse-
quentty, ought MOTTO expect so much
pay as men EN- Hoyed on similar
work
While it would be foolish for any
young woman t4stay at work when
physically unfit. Hi is believed that
most women nd continue at their
work as constdb tly as men. Any
woman who Isl unable to do so.
should take L{hia E. pinkham' S
vegetable Conf found, the old, relia-
BILE medicine fok women, and get the
cid she needs enable her to keep
at work.---(Adi)
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01
BELL srocEEDjwooD AS
COMMANDO X OF THE EAST

WAsHINGToN May Major
General Leonard Food was succeed
cd as commantiersof the department
OF the East today by Major General
Franklin Bell, WHO has been com
mander OF the department. of the
West, with Headquarters at San Fran
cisco. Wood establishes the new de-
partment Of theIsouth, with head
quarters at Charleston, 81 c.
The transfer which reused a storm
of criticism on the part Of Woods
friends, who chdF ged that the gem
erals criticism bf war department
methods was thu reason for II. re-
verses a seven Mar old incident. III
1910 wood succeeded Bell as chief
OF staff today BELL takes the more
important post odd Wood Commands
a new and, In Ibpular opinion. less
important post.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01
SAVE lie BOTTLES.

The home~ Inning specialists of
the Z. S. Department of Agriculture
urges every h4usekeeper to save bot
ties especially wide-necked ones
for putting ID fruits. preserves. jel-
lies, jams and fruit juices. Saving
OF bottles is ghly important, they
say, rs there lhreatens TO be a seri-
Gus shortage d regular jars and pre-
serving cans is season.
The fruit p1pducts named, ii seal
ed with corksf and paraffin, can be
kept perfectly In these makeshift
containers. ] lies, jams and pre-
serves can be tept even in ordinary
drinking glass ), by the use Of pa
per and paraff Fruit juices should
be packed in rdinary small-necked
bottles.
vegetables, Sd ps and meats. On the
other hand. toB keep must be sealed
by the usual Fuit Jar or tin can
packing inetho d. Reserve regular
containers for bods that can not be
packed In bott 5.
The speciali5t are also urging all
members OF CAM 'inE clubs and othera
not OILY TO can products, but to dry
and eyaporate such products al
apples, r;,mpkia and squash They
advise strongly lat II containers are
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01
WAR cuRTAlLE BRoapwAY
GATES BEfIsslNG TONIGHT

NEW YORK, May i--Thers will
eb moaning at the bars OF sixty-fiye
heretofore ali night RESTAURANTS and
saloons of New forks erstwhile Gay
White Way AZ O'Clock tonight.
The SOLDERING khadow OF war VIII
cut off the gai5es while the night
is yet young. bsy order OF Mayor
Mitchell all all night licenses have
resa resciaded, eifsctigs today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

packed in Jars or ans which can
be conserved effectively in other
ways.
Candy containers or otter glass
Jars with screw tot : or glass stop
ners, and In fact 4ny receptacle Of
glass, crockery or porcelain can be
sealed with cork d paper and par
affin.
Large tin containers or tin cans
with removable cnfers. provided the
body Of the conta4 Der is air and wa
ter tight. VIII b4 fonnd useful in
canning certain fTtit products. Such
containers can be lterilized and their
covers hermeticalE sealed in place
with solder or .tx
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

We have all h4d something funny
to say about Ind rat man, but the
Is having his ir3ning now. When
the recruiting officer takes the
measure of his read basket and
tells him to stakd aside. a smile
that won't com{ off spreads all
ever his face.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01
TELEPHONE toMrANlEs
Td AID GOVERNMENT

DALLAS. rexas, May More
than one thiusend Independent telc-
phone cong anies in Texas and half
as many giore in Oklahoma and
Arkansas have Offered their services
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

The girl who helps her mother
set breakfast and wash the dishes
before going to 5Fhool may not be
chosen as vaIediclp brian OF the class.
but she Will mike some man q
sood wife all TIL same.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

All the std kes to occur in this
country for bme time TO come
Eisould be Al bed at the common
enemy Diff brences among our
selves can b settled later.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

Austin has am easy lead over
egery other riace3in the number of
offices captured sfrom the federal
administration, ut they are not
running over ed h other down
their in an efford to break into the
army.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

That Palm Be kch suit and thai
last years straw bat are still safely
tucked away in PIE places assigned
them last fall. I pierre was no dispo-
aItion on our paft this morning to
disturb them IN helr quiet repose.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

s$sz III ssssSs &
& ]. "a 50 xovefn-
S16 n1k 9 3Dol ine M III.
u .u.n,s.n III
| 9Se n Itsn~ ~ Nj on,v nrs
/ ~ " rmurn rnllAd ri,,r,
Hhv presiflent flson Ii feed our
| 49, .vxn,ee nnd| IN. n.onle X home.
I'M - tn r.f /. snrnlu. 4, fo0d-
| nun. 1.,a 80. 81 "a e -. II fain-
III ~ rfvfl ,nn,a.tson ann ia
| fsxAtf.~ enr~e ~ nur rnrnnes, /,
rllIe. IL nrd~ IL carrv this nro-
rrAm III . n <H.ef,,l rn1minntion
Ithe f.rmer. srsiru1ar1v those az
res. ma Nj = soufhern sfates.
mrst hexin 4 nninr nov IL cos,-
serve the lnbOl n fhis section. The
uusstion IL ares,sn~ snffsciAnt
| Ishor III a. rm Is nroduce ana
Iharvsst ~ d ~ /. - 81 grave
concern. VIE nnt sufficlent labor
|to uasnt. c,1t ate ma gather the
ern.. ! f.,nd k.rY - wi1, fnaxtta-
NV Il. faced ID vo,,id nrove ais
asfrous Il ~ onntrv IL nnnecessa-
III prolonsfn ira war. The hir
|nrohaam for q farmer. II rIlis
Erx.nntv nna rara. - snivo ii
Efhat u ! oom etent wage for Farm
lahorer. thar mi indnce tham 10
rcr,nfn n tha farm untf1 aftar the
crnr sha11 IN hoe, vatharea ana
mnrrefed " x II ,ncreas4 -
- -. u inex; Ma a. cra win M
dartn1ra ~ ~ 80 vU,th ~ rr;eo
n vhaaf NOR 4han trin,ed n the
past few mon 4 and the nr,ce of
cr,rn mas tha dophlaa ina h;-nro-
ana. ~ fhes ceraa,s hava ~
= u ~ II II nronort;nn cat
ran /. 49, " ~. r,rsa IL 3, "a
cenf. !. sound .na ia ;ndfcations
ara fhaf fha i -. nnu be;nr n,an,-
"a r,la hrir~ - j hs~har fia,,ra
Al f.rm nra ,ots .ra sa,,;ny i
figuras hirher Than hapa hoan
knoun ainea r;xil var and IL
reaulf ne hst ~ ,;vine c,n-
tinnes II soar IA the and i mt
vet Is sirht Is i view - tha
high nr;ces N far,nar u recs;r-
irr far tha n Adnrts ~ his farm
ard ina mere I'M cost - ,ixinr
tbev should II axnact tha farr
laborer ID wor,l kfor the same wages
thar we're haaef IA scent casson
5o-cenf cnrn "a r5-eant .1,aas
Il. r,on ,a1,orek with ! family IL
sunport cannotE live on ii % or
SIPS Z dav. Necessarily under
exisfinr eanditil IL naw hasiS
81 wages must Ne arranged If inc
laborers are toabe kent on the
farm This i'll matter which
farmers should Aaka unf,er con-
sideration If III " do NOT wish to
see an exodua II fha unamn,avaa
from This sactid An increase in
wages mugf als3 az neeessstv an,,lv
to the pafherindkof the cotton cran
when the farur il rera;vinr "a
cents i Mound 3or his cotton he
should not expe& to have it gather
al FIR me same l,riee he Maid VIA,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

No use in sseding Teddy and
four divisions afross the water.
Give Bill McDondd a full company
81 Texas ranged and he would
soon show the Spiser how we do
things in Texas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

We thougi We had small
amount OF Cd 4 to carry over. but
the temperate Fe for the last three
mornings has Entirely disabused our
mind on this Bubject.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

Before we sre driven 70 the
extremity OF eating cabbage, we
hope some low will invent .
plan or doing AWAY With both the
taste and the hmell
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

Issse!lA

H. X8{&84A
Among other old a. hhilshed
L. Institutions that are paseing
e. Ii the roller towel. This !
E. germs delight once v Is won't
~ to hang around hotel wash
r. rooms, swinging it, 81 yanized
T. length beside cracke mirror.
r. And who among us has not
= seen the dripping gud I twirl
~ ing Ii round and rould, look
= ing for = dry spots
X Today In Its stead I've have
Y the baby hand towel. IN leash;
= d bevy Of them rivd|ed to
- steel rod: allowed til sit In
= neat pile al the top q the pole
= when they're clean; land 70
= slide III q crumpledk heap to I
x the basket below VIII they're
= dirty.
= Or we have tho h paper
= towels, which You 4 ax out OF I
= trick retreat Will penny I
y and use to blot II bur soggy
= countenance I
= Personally. we ID Y care for
Y these new fanglA towels. 4
y They are far from adequate ii I
= you're very wet. I
= And while the olier towel
= may have had i'll faults, it I
= certainly had its d advantages in 4
= acreage: especially If you got 4
= to it first.
= /
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

The reason u 4 women will not
make good farm hands is because
they are not ira ped in the use OF
language calculd Jed TO make $
mule do his levi best.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

The man who put the germ in
Germany cef ainIy gave her bad
case o. the var disease.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

Those expert triggerologists in
Dallas should BID sent to the front
ali once. They kse had sufficient
training and prad Ice 10 enable them
To do effective work from the
start.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01
to the government in case of national

to the government in case of national
emergency.
Plans have 4ready been perfected
Tor the handlitg OF these companies
IN ce-operatij with the govern
ment for wa4 purposes. Organiza-
ton is beingI perfected in conjunc-
ton with TIP department of the
army in whfh these companies are
located.
Telegraph and telephone compan-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01
l[BItlls NIKE
T|GaTIAe RECORDS
Il. "A. d'KENzIE.
written forlthe United Press'-


THE FIELD, Aarsh ~. ny aas''
ri asked ard biiseh Wes'e'i,e'
What had mdrced MIN " 1oh 'ns
British ranksS Always h's'eN-
Il sGreasers M&xicahsl aiiu iA1''
ne replied. can Nal o'Vssss' :
Or Ia ne haneea. Bae iu1apea -
TIE chance q khhng a'hs' aha .
right on the Pr. ! asheu asNo'A'
q quiet spoken Maine poy' Why mas
won the militry medal ior saiiai'1-
y on the ~ ~. lioas'tiA Aao'ss
the firsf thaN TINS was aishs ny
which all out ht 70 take part ns
sara, and so1i came.
The second Is the prevailing type
of the Anne cans who have come
here to Frame. They have thought
out the matter. have come to q
decision. and have Joined IN for
neither fun. frolic nor adventure.
Often enougv they eoldly nate ana
despise the Germans. and when they
let themselves go. their eloquenee
| about the un leaves their less
Irimble- tongJ ed neighbors adniringly
envious- be. il could only talk
| like that" said one Alberta boy
| after an x-Texas cowboy had
spoken his mind for five minutes
lon the HUI as he really Is, He
never used be same adjective twice,
end each adjective was like an adj
jed drop of kitrol-'
They are tf various types. There
lis, for instance, Lieutenant Larrab
bee. a Westa Pointer, who broke his
course to lin as private. He
earned the G. NJ. for special gal
| lantry in escaing wounded, and
I had his col omission soon after.
shepherdseiS a noted sniper in one
Infantry ba&alion, was in the old
days a verA weil-known western
COW punche4 N. Fl. Harten, a
| Canadian ri ensan, was. when a
member of be National Guard OF
New York, champion pistol shot,
and one Of the competitors for the
Echo shield He was wounded at
Izillebeke. Williams. OF Indiana, was
c captain ir1 his state militia. He
Joined the Ffsnch foreign legion and
Won the M1diile Militarye. Then
he was trani ferred to the Cana
dams, was Wounded and decorated
with the Hritish Military Medal.
The story 81 Rogers, the American
hoy who ding as a runner was
| wounded a4 won the Military
Medal on be Somlne, and then
was csaimetH back by the American
authorities Weii-known. lie did
rot want tofleaye, and officers and
n'en in his d regiment have noun
ing but good to say of him.
IIora sc II raco~d nc y liffarar+
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

les will furnish noss q the r.
the signal cops but 'nf
desires thatj these scr'fes n
crippled by - ns''' : ''''' =
employees.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-01

If you haze secondhand !, Z
that you/wish to e.sp''' =
at in thf Daily Lis''' ''''
Reaf the dsht--x'' ~ y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-02
oID,OFFICERS REELECTED

As will be seen elsewhere IN the
Gazette. the old officers of the City
School Board were reelected last
night, The City Council in joinc
,ossion a few nights ago reelected the
.o,r members Of the Board whose
terms expired this month.
The position of School Trustee,
which often goes begging, Is Il
which REQUIRES time and often labor.
The chairman al the committee on
!, sc~hoolhouses and furniture has abo&t
as much TO look after As the char
man of the committee on streets o.
The City Council. willie the finance
committee generally mas much 10 40.
The committees on teachers and Jahl-
tors are often kept busy and anxious.
especially. at this time when there Is
no telling what changes may occur
within 4 few hours. Tn" iahors 0:
the other committees are iiot 81 on
circus, altnougn SdtH HaS a" ''''S@ -
work and vexationS.
The City Council has for years APP
urec:ated the services Of the mem-
beers Of the School Board hy re-elect-
Ing them. as they dii 4 few nights
ago.
Last Summer. when an election Tor
municipal officers took place. the Ga
zette was pleased to call attention to
the fact that the old and tried city
officials had no competitors.
Fierce political issues are few and
far between III Alexandria. Forty-one
a ago there was an upheaval n
this city. long to he remembered,
when what was known as the Potato
Bug" movement was mau"urateG. The
Legislature waS asked TO amend In"
charter Of the city 50 that >iifraganS
could vote for candidates for every
office. The request VAS granted and
y ticket a yard long was placed ii
fine hands Of voters when hey reach
"a the polls. The people We're called
mon to select every officer. including
members Of the police force. Police
Commissioners, members % the Board
ri Health, Keeper Of the Aims House,
Ctc.
This ~eoime lasted about Il ycar.
whrN. Ike the frogs in the fable who
wanted a king. the people OF our old
city asked that previous conditions be
reStc-ei. The charter was changed.
%ince when time Alexandria nos fol
lowed The even tenor Of it, way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-02
MINISTER'S FORECAST.

More than 500 persons last night
attended the regular weekly ''9ues.
ton drawer. meeting at the FRS;
Congregational church in Washing
ton. conducted by the Rev. James l..
Gordon. pastor.
i: pr. Gordon predicted that before
The great world war is over. CON
ditionS would gradually get worse
for the allies, but that at the time
sci by God for the conclusion Of the
war the kaiser would he doomed.
Tire doctor is safe in his progn0s-
ticatiou. as. according IL ii saying
which ante-dateS the period Of Peri
cieS. there is an end OF al things.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS had his day. rs
did Darius and Cirrus. Alexander. the
Roman Empire, Mahnmet. Napoleon
and others in whose wake ~desolation
amt distress have followed. The kai-
ser will undoubtedly nave his day.
hut the question now asked by peare-
loving people IS. Are there any
of the setting Of his SUM-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-02
CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.

As was stated in the Gazette yes
,erdar. Halloween festivities on
Wednesday night were conducted IN
Alexandria and in Washington gen
orally on cnmmon-senSe principles.
There was but little of the overt upon
The part of any II who mingled II
the crowds Of jewellers.
We notice in our exchanges that
similar conditions prevailed III other
places. the ~masqueraders reGralning
from practical jokes or amy acts which
lnnoyed or injured the property o.
others. This was as it should have
been at ali occurrences Of Halloween.
But il was not always thus. In Or
old >oher-side city of Alexandria in
aygone years the younger generation
assumed that on that night no one
lad any rights they were bo1nd to
respect, and windows were often
smashed and panels Of DORIS knocked
IN. and early on the following morn
ing people could he s"en searching
IN alleys and other places for door
rnd window blinds which had been
taken form their hinges the previous
r;Dht.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-02

there is no telling how many cannes
are harbored by people VINO
never think Of paying taxes upon
them.
1t may not be generally kho"li'
hut it is a fact nevertheless, that dogs
can be utilized. that is after the?
have passed to the happy hunting
ground. Many years ago the authorl-
t;ac Of New York started Il crusade
unon ownerlcss dogs, and hundreds
were net.ed, placed in an iron rage al
one of the wharres and lowered mo
ltbe river. After they had been thus
! disposed of. the dead dogs were trans
| ported across the river to Brooklyn
| where they entered into the comlpo-
! sition of a high grade Of shoe black
ing. Some readers will remember
, that a long time ago that labels OF
backing boxes contained pictures oil
/ dogs seeing themselves in 4 newly
! b!ackened boot. There was NOR
truth than fiction in this representa-
| tiOn