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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-01-25
PERSONALS.
Continued from page u

Fred Luft has returned from TOuro
Infrmary, after undergoing a success
full operation.
Mrs. A. Cararas is spending a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. F. j.
Borne.
Mr.. William Altman of Indiana is
visiting relatives here.
Mayor Behrman was forced to leave
the City Hall Monday morning be-
cause of illness. He went to the hall
early, but before noon developed some
fever and was feeling so badly that
he returned to his home.
The battleship Maine will arrive in
New Orleans, February II. on a five
days recruiting trip during the Mardi
Gras celebration. A feature of the
boats stay here will be that all young
men recruited here will leave New
Orleans on board her. She will leave
on February 81 for Vera Cruz.
Miss Beulahs Borne returned Sun
day from a visit to Mobile, Ala, and
to Pass Christian, Miss.
SITS. John Social Club are preparing
invitations for their barn dance, to
be given at their spacious clubrooms
on Friday night, February 16, 1917.
The committee in charge promise the
usual good time, as well as a first
class band to furnish the music.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Borne enter
tanned the Social Senior Euchre Club
last week The successful players
were Mr.. r. E. WhitmOre and Mrs.
T. U. Buchholz. Mr.. w. A. Nelson and
Mrs. F. J. Borne. The consultations
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we're received by Mr.. T. L. BuchhOlz
and Mrs. r. f. WhitmOre. The next
meeting will be held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. BuchhOlz.
Charles Adams has recovered from
an attack of la grippe.
| Rev. c. c. Weir attended the
| luncheon at the De Soto Hotel Mon
day which was given complimentary
| to Rev Il. II. AhrenS, who is moving
! February l to Washington, ID. c., to
assume an important position in the
| Census Department.
Mr.. Garrett Lynch and his mother,
| Mrs. Hugh Lynch, of Morgan City
were guests of Mrs J. p. Walter of
622 Verret street.
Grand Guardian Amelia Smith in
stalled officers of Acorn Grove on
| Sunday. She was the recipient of a
| beautiful cut glass powder dish from
| the grove.
Mrs. A. Smith will leave Saturday
for Montpelier La, on Woodmen Cir
Gle business.
Mrs. J. A. Garland entertained the
Tuesday Night Euchre Club. The
successful players were Miss Sadie
Garland and Mrs. E. J. Mothe. Miss
Katie O'Brien received the consola-
tion. Miss Mary Traub will be
hostess at the next meeting.
Mrs. J. n. McNeely of COvington
La, is spending a week here, the
guest of Captain and Mrs. H. p Nc
Naplv of ODalOuSaS aVenue
The Tuesday Night Euchre Club
met at the home of Mrs. Yuratich.
The following were the successful
players: Miss Stella Abribat, Miss
Rita Rousselot for Mrs. George Pol
lock-. The consolation fell to the
lot of Miss Clairia Richards. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of Miss Stella Abribat
Miss Daisy Daniels left for her
home in Sea Shore Camp Grounds
Sunday.
Mr.. Walter Rogers of Chicago is
spending awhile with his aunt, Mrs.
Tom Adams.
Mr.. Hugh O'Keefe is i'll at his home
in Pacific avenue.
The many friends of Mrs. Lizzie
Borden will be pleased to learn that
she is improving after suffering from
broken arm for the past few weeks.
The splints were removed Tuesday
and it is earnestly hoped that she will
soon be able to use the injured men,
Der.
Edward Grimes, janitor of the local
courthouse, who recently was oper-
ated on at TOuro Infirmary, is rapidly
improving at his home.
Miss Julia BoudreauX and niece
Ruth D'Echaux of Biloxi, are spend
ing a few weeks here, the guests of
the formers brother, Mr.. Henry Bou-
dreauX of Seguin street.
Mr.. Louis Mccormack was oper-
ated on for appendicitis Tuesday at
| Touro Infirmary
On last Friday Mr. Charles Cogan
of 722 Belleville street was operated
on at Touro Infirmary by Drs Pollock
and Stone.
Mrs. Fred Cook and son, Gerson,
have returned from Atlanta, Ca.
where they spent awhile, the guests
of her sister, Mrs. T. Spratley.
Mrs. T. Spratley of Atlanta, Ga,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. Fink. She will remain until
after Carnival.
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Algerines at Law.
Real Estate Transfers.

Mrs. Wild. Mathilda Lahusen to
Frank Lawson, portion adjoining
Verret Canal, bounded by Bringier.
Webster, Verret Canal and Hazard
Powder Co., $500 cash.-Hum-
phreys.
Horace Brownell to Union Home
stead Assn, 2 lots Elmira, Pacific,
Eliza and EveIina, $500 cash.-Gur-
ley.
Purchaser to Miss Katherine Hen
nessey, same property, $500 terms.
-Gurley.
Mrs Louise Oertling to Arthur
Macarthur, lease of property No. 2104
State street corner of Freret street
for II months, ending 30, 1917, al
$50 per month.-Private.
Francis J. Richardson ct al to
Thos. F. Richardson, Jr., interest
etc, lot Peters avenue, Vallette
Chestnut and Patterson, $1,1SS.S4
cash.-MarX.
Building Permits.
G. QuaritanO, owner and builder
repairs one story frame building,
residence 1903 Teche, $500.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-01-25
ENGINEER ASSAULTED.

Because he refused financial as
sistance to James HunterbreltOn, 81
years old, 504 St. Charles street
Tuesday afternoon. Emile Dermberg
an engineer in the employ of the
naval station, was assaulted by Hun
terbrelton with a heavy cane, it is
said. Dermberg was taken to the
Charity Hospital and his alleged as
sailant was placed under arrest.
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HvExs - eovxRH oorrssr

ALL ANSWERS MUST BE SENT IN NO
LATER THAN FRIDAY EVENING. YOUR
ANSWER MUST BE ON A CARD OF
PIECE OF PAPER NOT LARGER THAN
AN ORDINARY POST CARD AND YOU
FOLLOWS ONLY:
FIRST YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
SECOND, THE MISSPELLED WORD.
MENT IN WHICH 1T APPEARED.
THE MISSPELLED WORD CONTEST
APPLIES ONLY TO OUR CLASSIFIED
COLUMNS AT PRESENT ON PAGE ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS ARE DEPOSITED
IN A BOX AND THE FIRST THREE
DRAWN OUT ARE AWARDED THE
PRIZES IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
ARE DRAWN.
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Civil District Court.

Laura Forrest VS.. J. +. Bourgeois,
judgment separation from bed and
board.
Succession of Patrick Hartnett,
pOssession-Jos A. Prat.
In a nuncuPatiye will probated in
the Civil District Court Tuesday, Jo-
seph Ernst desires that his wife re-
ceive $4,000 inherited by her from
her mother, and of which he has
had the administration. Aside from
this sum, he says the property is
community His share of the COM
munity he leaves in equal portions
to his children, his two grandchil-
dren to receive the portion of their
deceased father. John J. Ernst is
made executor.
Conventional Mortgages.
Charles Harvey to Miss Juanita
Lehman, $143, lot Newton. HO-
mer, Franklin and Monroe.-O'Con-
nor.
Declaration of Homestead.
Andrew TTeadaway and wife
claiming Homestead exemption on
property Belleville, Elmira, Evelina
and Eliza Hart.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-01-25
DIED.

onderberJ-The remains OF Cap
tain Peter SOnderberg, who died in
Chicago Wednesday, arrived in the
city Saturday night and were placed
in the funeral parlors of Jacob SchOen
& Son. Services were held at 10
O'clock Sunday morning in St. Vim
cent de Paul's Church and burial was
in St Vincent de Paul's Cemetery.
Captain SOnderberg was born in
Denmark seventy-three years ago, and
came to America when a young man.
He was one of the oldeStsteambOat-
men in the country. For more than
thirty-five years he was pilot on the
Third District ferry. Six years ago
Captain SOnderberg gave up his life
time occupation to take up his resi-
dence with a daughter, Mrs. Robert
Moore, in Chicago.
The aged river pilot was in good
health until last week. He was i'll
only three days when death took him.
Ernst-Friends of Joseph Ernst
were shocked Friday to hear of his
death at his hOmee 1920 st. Thomas
street. He failed to recover from an
about three weeks ago.
Mr.. Ernst has been in the drayage
business for more than twenty years
and became one of the largest han
dlers of coffee at this port. He was a
native of New Orleans and for many
years conducted a large dairy in
Algiers.
In 1884 he married Miss Louisa
JOuandot, who. with his daughter,
Miss Olivia, two sons, John J. and
Frank, and two brothers, w. NJ. and
Charles Ernst, survive him. Mr.. Ernst
was a member of Germania Lodge of
Masons, Halcyon Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, and the Young Mems Social
and Benevolent Association. The
funeral took place at 8 p. m. this
Sunday. The services were conducted
by Germania Lodge.
Cazabon-On Tuesday, Jan. % JOS
eph CaZabon, husband of Mary Di
ROccha, died at the age OF AZ years.
Deceased was a native OF Algiers.
The funeral took place Wednesday
at O'clock p. m. from the late resi-
dence of the deceased 5000 Newton
street. Interment was in ST. Mary
Cemetery.
Burlet-On Tuesday January %, at
11:25 o'clock a. m, George J. Burlet.
Sr., husband of the late Clara Cap
deville, died at the age of 45 years.
The funeral took place Wednesday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from the
residence of his mother. Arson St,
McDonoghville. Interment was in
McDonoghville Cemetery.
Lingoni-On Jan. 23 at Sis a.
m, Victor Lingoni died at his home,
922 River street. Deceased had long
been a resident of Daisy, in Plaque
mines parish, where he lost his home
in the hurricane of 1915, since
which time he has lived ip Algiers.
He was well-known ship carpen-
ter. He leaves his wife. who was
Miss Laura Jeanfrau and five chill
dren to mourn his loss
The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock from his late
residence, Rev. Sidney l.. Vail Of
floating. Interment was in McDon-
oghville Cemetery.
Ourkes-On Sunday, January p,
1917, at 1:55 o'clock a m, John
Henry Durkes, husband of Catherine
O'Keefe. died Deceased was born
here forty-eight years ago. The fu-
neral took place Monday, January %,
at o'clock, from the late residence
of the deceased, 535 Atlantic avenue.
Interment was in Bartholomew Gene
terry. Deceased is survived by his
wife and by eight children. He was
member of J. G. Root Camp, W.
o. w.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-01-25
MISSPELLED WORD

The word arrangements" in the
ad of Mrs. l.. Grace Daudelin was
misspelled arrangements" Those to
receive the Jacobs Candies were
Miss Victoria Giepert, 53S BOuny
street; Joseph Servat, AS Diana
street, and Victor Cieutat, III Val
lette street.
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CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to extend thanks to all who
and at the death of our beloved husband
and father, the late Mr.. J. Durkes, ST.. Spe-
cial thanks are extended to Rev. Father
Petit, Dr. V. Lowe, Mrs. /. Russell, the
Metropolitan nurse, Mr. II. O'Keefe, Mrs.
Houston, Mrs. Tingstrom and Mrs. Bachot.
We appreciate and give thanks for the beau-
tiful floral offerings sent by his brother
in-law, Hugh O'Keefe, by the Silver City
Social Club and by the boys and girls of
the Swift and Co. of Magazine and Julia
SITS. All have the everlasting gratitude of
MRS. J. DURKES and Children.
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CARD OF THANKS.

The undersigned desires TO express sincere
thanks to DR.. V. Lowe, Mrs. l. Russell and
Father Petit for kindness during the illness
and death of my sisterin-law, the late Mrs
II. A. OKeeffe. Mrs. OKeeffe is survived
by five children, the oldest of whom is nine
years and the youngest TWO months.
MRS. J. TINGSTROM
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-01-25

Little ROwena Duffy has been
spending a few days with her aunt,
Mrs. F. Albion Daniels.
Mrs l.. V. Labarre visited her
niece, Mrs Frank Duffy, last week.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-01-25
Special Notice

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of thes stockholders OF the Algiers
Land Co., Inc for the purpose of electng
directors, will be held at $50 p. m. on
Monday, January %. 1917. at 500 Verret St.
EMILE |. DAMARE, Sect.
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CARD OF THANKS.

In behalf of my children and myself, l
wish TO extend my heartfelt thanks and ap-
probation TO all who rendered assistance
during the illness and at the death of our
beloved wife and mother, the late Mrs. Hugh
OKeefe. Special thanks are extended to
Rev. J. A. Petit, Rev. r. NJ Brown, Rev.
{. kuegele, Rev {. Weir, Misses Lena
Mang iaracinO and NJ Buttener, Drs. Lowe
and Holderick and SITS John Chapter No.
IS, O. Z. S. All have the everlasting graf
itude of Hugh OKeefTe and children
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-01-25
THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS.
ORDER SATURDAY.

Parties desiring pies for Sunday
must leave their order Saturday to
be sure Of having same.
MRS. F. GOEBEL.
Verret and Alix Streets.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-01-25
VERNnCELLI.

WE manufacture vermiceII; axc,,,s;,,o,,.
comparable to the imported Try us. In
business Is years. Phone Hemlock 173i
W1d- +. Peres, 202S St. Peter St. aug "a Il
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-01-25

LET US tell you about Quaker AutomobiI.
a. BALDWIN & CO.. LTD.
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Lost

USE Cedar Sweep for Sweeping-no
dust.
A. BALDWIN & CO.. LTD.
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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-01-25
FLOWERS
SCHNEIDER & KNAPP

Florists. =, Wedding Bouquet. Funeral De.
~ Decatur ST, Phone Hemlock 2472 Onno.
site French Meat Market. New Orleans.
9-6-H
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AWNINGS, SAILS. ETC.

Do not buy any make of scales or have
any repairing done any used ones until
you consult Ferrer. There is a reason. Get
it. Postal 5s25 Magazine ST. Telephone Up
town 76S.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-28
SENATE COMMITTEE
CHANGES WAR TAX

Washington, May 81 Elimination
OF the 5 per cent manufacturing tax
on automobiles in the war tax bill. as
passed by the house. and substitution
of a license tax, at a rate yet to be
fixed upon motor vehicles payable by
those having possession, was decided
upon by the senate finance commit
tee.
The income tax section, as first
drawn, including the per cent nor
NAL tax, and the house committee S
surtaXes also We're adopted by the sen
ate committee. 1t struck out. however.
the increased surtaXes on incomes
over $4,000. added to the house on
amendments by Representative Len
root of Wisconsin
Congress continued to debate the
administration food bills in both
houses
The first bill, proposing methods to
stimulate production. is under con
sideration Committees are at work
on another bill to provide machinery
of a food administration. to be head
ed by Herbert C. Hoover.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-28
SEVENTY-SiX KILLED
IN GERMAN AIR RAID

London. May 27.-German air raid,
ers in their latest attack ON England
inflicted the greatest toll of dead in
any aerial sally since the start of the
war Sixteen aircraft participated.
Their total list of victims. as an.
nounced by Lord French, commander
of the home defense forces. was sew
enty-six killed and 174 injured.
The dead include twenty-seven WON
en- and twenty-three children.
Among the injured were ninety.
three women and nineteen children.
Lord French stated
The raid occurred over the south
eastern counties and most of the dam
age was done in one town.
On their return from the raid over
England the German air fleet encoun
tered a number of British royal naval
air service machines. Over the sea a
thrilling encounter ensued, one Brit
ish airplane engaging three hostile
planes. One of the latter was de
stroyed.
Encounters between British sea
planes and German craft along the
Belgian coast were reported and In
these two twin-engine German ma
chimes were downed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-28
MORE G0LD ON HAND
TAN EVER BEFORE

Washin ton May 27 The amount
Of gold towing into the treasury
these days rom ordinary sources OF
taxation hos eclips all previous
records or tie Grst twenty-four
days OF Lay it aggregated Sl59.057.
267. brinai4g the total for the fiscal
year up 10 $794,56Ia37, or approx
mately SEQ, ,0eOC0o more than a yeaI
ago. which then stood as "a new high
record
The chief source of revenue thus
which has yielded SSS.7l4.9 against
S3.835,S34 Tor the corresponding period
last year The tremendous increase
is attributed to the patriotism of the
taxpayers, who. believing the govern
ment needs the money, are making
their payn nts month earlier this
year than formerly Officials intimate
that the income tax will yield approx
imately S.: 5,00000o this year, which
is more than S50h00,00 i'm excess OF
the sum estimated last fall when the
amendment increasing the tax was
enacted
Next i'm size are payments of in.
ternal revenue on whisky, beer cigars
and cigarettes These payments. 10
falling $SS597 .474 FOR May. are 80 per
cent higher than for the same period
last year
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-28
HICKEY MAKES CONFESSION
Alleges He Was Hired to Xiii ST. Paul
Woman Last October.

St Paul, May PA plot to murder
Mrs. Alice M Dunn when she was in
William Hickey. yeggman and former
convict, who is held at Central station.
police officials declare
Mike Moore. alleged go between in
the plot which resulted in Mrs Dunn s
the former deal. according to Hickey's
confession. Chief j J. O'Connor ad,
mitted.
Hickey received an advance pay
ment of $50 from Moore last October.
never really intended to go through
with the job.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-28
FIRST TIME DURING WAR
German Socialists Call Convention to
Meet Aug. IL.

Vorwaerts announces that a national
German Socialist convention has been
summoned for Aug IL, at a place not
yet decided upon. The convention. ii
permitted. will be the first of its kind
during the war
The Berlin Vorwaerts, Socialist, de
clares that no German. after the hor-
rors OF the three years of war, could
think of purchasing peace on the
terms indicated in the speech OF Pre-
mier Ribot. Ii asserts that rather
other three years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-28
NEEDED FOR GREATER NAVY
Department Requires Two Thousand
More Doctors.

Washington. May 27-The navy is
seeking 1900 additional doctors to fur
nish proper medical care for the $780,
600 men who will be in the naval es-
tablishment when it reaches full war
strength.
In addition 1000 hospital apprentice
recruits will be needed within two
months. About that number already
are under training and will be put
into active service as rapidly as pos
sible.
New examinations for navy sur
geons will be held June 2, when 377
men have been authorized to undergo
the test.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-28
UNDER THE ADAMS0N ACT
TeIeoraphers Sue Railroads for Back
Pay for Overtime.

Seattle, May 27.-Officers of the Or
der of Railroad Telegraphers have
been authorized to institute suit
against various railroads for back pay
due members of the order for over
time since Jan 1, 1917. Authorization
was given by the biennial convention
Of the order.
The telegraphers claim that as rail
road employees they are included in
the provisions Of the Adamson act,
but have so far been denied any OF its
benefits 1t is estimated that 10000
men are affected by the action and
suits will be instituted Immediately.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-28
TWO BRITISH SHIPS SUNK
Fifty-six Members of the Crews Are
Reported Missing.

New York, May o. = The British
freighter Feltria. of 1884 tons, was
sunk May off the Irish coast. The
cluding two Americans, are missing
This was learned at the office here of
the Cunard line, owners of the vessel
Reports were also received of the
sinking by submarine of the British
steamship Confield, 2,804 tons, with
the loss of three of its crew, one Of
them an American seaman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-28

Hundred inhabitants, Bears Brunt o.
Storm-Property Worth Thousands
of Dollars Reported Destroyed
Wichita, Kan. May 27.-Thirty pei
sons are known to have been killed,
more than fifty have received injuries
from which it is said several will die
and property worth thousands of dol
laws was destroyed when a tornado
swept through Sedgwick and Harvey
counties in the south central part of
the state.
Andale a village of less than 300
inhabitants, bore the brunt of the
twisters rage, eighteen lives being the
toll before the storm, which was ac.
companied by binding rain, bore on
to the northwest.
The country southeast of Newton
furnished the remaining fatalities
three lives being lost five miles from
that city
The country between Andale and
Newton was pierced by a path from a
quarter 10 half lie wide where the
twister ground everything before il
either to death or to inanimate de
sruction
Sedgwick. the largest town be
tween Andale and Newton, barely es
capped. a few houses in one corner OF
the city limits being the only loss.
So suddenly did the tornado arise
and so complete was it's work of dew
astation that telephone and telegraph
lines were broken before word could
be sent of the impending danger
The sun had been shining but a few
minutes before in Andale when sud
denly the roar which Kansans have
come to know means death and de
struction was heard coming from the
southwest and before word could be
passed around the little village and
even before scme of those hearing II
could escape TO storm cellars and
Easements the storm burst with all its
rage
II went as quickly as II came, leav
ing behind a wreck OF what a moment
before was a busy village.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-28
AMERICAN WARSHIPS SAFE
Secretary Daniels Says Rumors Of
Losses Are False.

Washington, May PA categorical
denial that any American naval yes
sells have been sunk in the war was
issued by Secretary Daniels to coun
teract campaign of vicious rumors
that is being carried on so Industrious
ly by persons unknown"
1t was the first official notice to be
taken of a food of reports of naval
disasters that started almost as soor
as 1t was known that American de
stroyers were in the war zone.