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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
YES! LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAIN!
Cincinnati man tells how to dry
up a corn or cailus SO it lifts
off with fingers.

You corn-pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes
that nearly killed you before, says this
Cincinnati authority, because few
drops Of freezone applied directly on a
tender, aching corn or callus, stops
soreness at once and soon the corn or
hardened callus loosens so it can be
lifted off, root and all, without pain.
A small bottle of freezone costs very
little at any drug store, but will posi-
lively take off every hard or soft corn
or callus. This should be tried, as it
Is inexpensive and is said not to irri-
tate the surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any freezone
tell him to get small bottle for you
from his wholesale drug house.-adv.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
TO AID FAMILIES or U. S. FIGHTERS

that there is not the faintest shadow
Of charity in its usual meaning, at
| tached TO this work we are undertake
Ing. If there Is want among the fami-
lies of our soldiers and sailors, 1t Is
not because they have been idle or
wasteful, or imprOvident, or that they
have been in anywise to blame. Rather
1t is because they have done the finest
and the noblest thing possible, and
have given TO their country those to
whom they have looked for support
and projection.
I'VE go to them. not as doing them a
charity but as expressing our gatitude
to them for what they have done--as
a duty we owe to those whom they
have given to fight our battles. Look
ing at it in this light, we can see how
little we can afford to permit any one
of these to suffer because of the noble
thing they have done"
Task Big One.
The officers Of the Red Cross have
oio"h 81 1di Sc Sld9p VI the SltuullOH.
They realize the task that will be
theirs. This is shown in part of Mr..
Lies Pittsburgh talk In which he said
that very soon there will be 100000
National Guardsmen In the field, and
that "by January next it is altogether
possible that there will be under arms
about 100000 men in all branches of
the service.
I'VE must prepare for a large task,
to be executed through the civilian re-
lief committee of the various Red
Cross chapters. These committees
should have carefully chosen members,
some. at least, of whom have expert
ence In social work"
1t Is not merely as a feeding and
clothing agency that the Red Cross
proposes to act toward these depend
ents, as Mr.. Lies points out, but as a
sort Of next friend in all troubles
such as wages, insurance, difficulties
with landlords, illness, accident and
the moral welfare of children.
I'VE would show ourselves unfit to
enjoy the blessings of democracy" says
Mr.. Lies, ''if, while sending our sol
diers TO the front to fight the enemy,
we permitted their families at home to
fight want, disease, and moral dangers
alone. 1t would look like willful pun
ishment for the sacrifices made by
them.
"Only by getting close to them
through friendly visitation, sympa-
thetic inquiry, nelghborIiness and intel
llgent Interpretation of home condi-
lions, can untoward factors be discov-
cred. The Red Cross is in the field to
DO just this kind of service in addition
to supplementary relief work, and it
wants to do it as thoroughly as pos
sible."
1t is in this spirit, then, that the Red
Cross is approaching the task of pro-
-ecting the dependents left behind by
he fighting men, Backed by the Amer
can people, there is no room for doubt |
as to how it will perform this task.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
What He FOUGHT For,

"'So you're going to the war, young
manT said the sweet young thing'i
stern father.
"Ye-yes, SIR" replied the timid re-
cruit
"And do you know what you are
going to fight forl"
"Ye-es, sir. / thought If won the
war you'd let me ma-marry your
daughter sir."-Yonkers Statesman.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
Red Cross Undertakes to Care
for the Dependents of SOL
dierS and Sailors.
PREPARE FOR A LARGE TASK
mot Work of Charity, but Most sa'
cred Duty TO See That They Lack
for No Comfort" Says
Director Lies.
BY CHARLES LEE BRYsoN.


Chicago Many an American sol
der and sailor will fight with Infinitely
stronger spirit in this war for the
knowledge that the American Red
| Cross Is standing firm between those
he leaves at home, and the grim spec
ter of want. For the announcement has
gone forth from Washington that the
families of fighting men are to be I'M
der the protection of the great hui
manitarian arm Of the government.
The whole world knows of the work
the Red Cross has done in caring for
the sick and wounded in war, relieving
the distress of the victims of fire and
flood, earthquake famine and tornado
in civil disaster, and organizing base
hospitals for the army and navy. But
few realize that while all this was be-
ing done, preparation was under way
to look after the loved ones whom the
fighting men will leave at home.
When the United States troops were
at the Mexican border the Red Cross
found 1t necessary to make provision
for the families of many. Guardsmen
who had left dependents at home. This
made plain what must be done in case
an army of million men should be
called abroad, and with characteristic
Red Cross forehandedness q plan was
at once formulated. SO far as possible
the war department will choose men
who have no dependents; but In spite
of everything many married man,
many son whose mother depends on
him, and many others to whom rela-
tives look for support, will go to the
front. 1t Is these who are left behind
that will be watched over by the Red
Cross.
Department of Family Relief.
To safeguard those who may need
our care, the Red Cross has estab-
lished, under the director general of
civilian relief, a new department called
that of family relief 1t has called to
the head of this department Eugene I.
Lies, for many years general superin-
tendent of the United Charities of Chi
cago, man of wide experience and
ripe Judgment.
Mr.. Lies was one Of those who at
tended a conference of national and
division officers of the Red Cross,
called at Chicago by John J. O'Connor,
director of the central division, and at
this conference Mr.. Lies outlined his
policy. Later, at the National Confer
ence of Charities at Pittsburgh, Mr..
Lies enlarged upon this subject. He
made 1t very plain that it is labor Of
love. and in no sense of charity, that
the Red Cross has undertaken.
1--WE must remember" said Mr.. Lies,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
IN KAISER'S ROOM, TAR
SAYS, NO KICK COMING

Lorain, O.-William Kelsner,
who joined the navy four
months ago, has written his par
ents that he is well treated. He
is evidently on one of the in
termed German ships seized by
the United States.
"The walls are covered with
silk and inlaid with silver. The
room to which / was assigned
was reserved for the kaiser
when the ship was German"
says his letter.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
Excessive Caution.

whats the title of that book you
are reading?"
Adventures Of a Motor Car"
Exciting, l supposed"
mo. It's rather tame. The author
starts out by saying he has never raced
a train to a crossing. "-Blrmingham
Age-Herald.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
Finds Lost Watch,

Bryan, O.-neer Snow. living near
Stryker, lost his watch While blowing
three years ago. He found that iden-
teal watch dragging along behind his
riding cultlvator several days ago 1t
was not ticking but it will as soon as
some slight repairs are made.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

Joseph Getzelowitz, dumb from
birth, suddenly recovered his power
of speech in Bellevue hospital New
York, while recovering from fall.
Several boys had been tormenting
Getzelowitz in Henry street, near the
home of his sister, where he lived. In
chasing the boys, he stumbled and
fell. A policeman picked him up and
had him sent to Bellevue. There the
physicians examined the young Rus
sian and found that his vocal chords
had all the appearances of being nor
NAL and in their opinion simply lacked
the will to talk. While reading
prayer book he suddenly began speak
ing Yiddish with ease and perfect pro-,
nunciation.
He now speaks a few words of Eng
lish.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
DoinQ Her Bit.

GLADYS Twobbles has joined a can
ming club"
"But Gladys can't cook. She hasn't
spent fifteen minutes in a kitchen
since the day she was born"
maybe not, but that won't prevent
her from reading learned paper be-
fore the club"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
In the Clutch of Fear.

"How do you know that man drives
u motor carr. You never saw him In
one"
mo" replied Miss Cayenne. "But he
Invariably acts nervous and looks over
his shoulder when he hears motor
cycle approaching"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
His Ambition.

First Boy-Gee! When I grow up
I'm going after political jobl
Second Boy-What fort
First Bay--So's can go to the ball
games every Afternoon.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
What He Feared.

During some building operations 1t
was necessary for the workmen to
walk across single plank some dis
lance from the ground.
When 1t came Pats turn the fore
man noticed that he went across on
all tours. So he went w.: - Pat and
asked contemptuously
whats the trouble, man? Are you
afraid of walking on the plank?"
mo, sor," replied Pat. ITS afraid
Oi am av walking off it!
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
A Suggestion.

Poet-Alas All my contributions are
returned with regrets.
Friend-Try sending contribution
to the Red Cross fund-I'l warrant
that won't be.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

Jonkheer Charles Rugs de Beeren-
brock, noted Dutchman, has been APP
pointed as head of the Belgian relief
commission, succeeding Herbert Hoov-
er, Americas food chief.
The Jonkheer is Roman Catholic
deputy for Limburg constituency
and son of the queens commission
for that province. He is an expert
social worker and has given much as
sistance to Belgian refugees.
Hoover built complete organiza-
ton for the Belgian relief work and it
Is running so smoothly that the Jonk-
heer will have little trouble in CON
tinuing the great machinery for the
distribution of food and clothing for
the needy in Belgium.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
The Repeat.

as it difficult to borrow money!"
"Not the first time. The second
touch is what calls for great skill"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

Practice is the better half of pre-
cept.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
Work for Success,

There is no hope for success in life
without labor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-07
MAplsoNvILLE HIGH SCHOOL,

Special to The Richmond Virgintan)
Madisonville Va. oct 6.-The lit
erary society Of jacksonville High
school reorRanized last Friday morn
ms. Miss Bessie PuEh president Of
the society last year, acted as chair
man Officers for the coming session
were elected as follows; Miss Grace
Carwue. president; Miss Ellie Nor
ris. vice president: Chandler Morris
secretary. Miss Genie Garrison, treas
urer. Marshall Push, critic. Mem
bers ~ the program committee are.
Miss Fdwiua Carwile, William Puch
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-07
RICHMOND STOCK mnRKEr.
Iron, Cu~hlc q nurcit a COS
Rlcbaaad Va. oct g. 1917.


Southern RY. fist SIS 1924 "a
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street Halfway stocks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-07
md spraggins Marshall.

and Spraggins Marshall. Following
the election of officers a short pro-
gram was rendered
The girls of Madsonville High
school met on Monday 20 organize a
basketball team Miss Lucille Jen-
nings acted as chairman and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Miss
Grace Carwile. captain; Miss Ellie
Morris, manager; Miss Eugenia Gar
rison,- assistant manager. The girls
were given positions i'm order to start
practice Immediately for a game with
Appomattox High The centers are
Misses Helen Branch and Beatrice
Johnson. basket men are Misses Ellie
Norris and Eugenia Garrison; guards,
Misses Grace Carwile and Helen Rob-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-07

erts; side center on regular team, Miss
Bessie Pugh. The second team Is.
basket men, Misses Edwina Carwiie
and Elsie Covington; guards, Misses
Annie Wilkerson and jamie Eta Jen-
nipgs; side center, Miss Louise Ham
iiton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-29
\ COMPARISON.

After ali this talk, it might be
well 10 point out that Mr.. CrOweII
and Miss Walker deserve a great
deal OF the credit for the present
success Of the play. II gets YOU in
spite Of yourself. We might add
that for what seems TO us 10 be a
good piece of natural acting that Of
Clifford Dempsey. in the role OF the
Spartan father, excels There arc
Spartan fathers and Spartan faith
ers Of course. Just like there are
plays that are and PLAY that aren't
No sobs for Mr.. Dempsey Not d
ins his throat in the way that faith
ers usually DO 10 Grant sons that
caught the audience and formed the
me>i-ComiC relief that is necessar ~
in any drama.
In fact We nave no desire u
bring desCredit on The Man Who
Came Back" by eulogizing II too
highly, but at the same time We
must say we prefer It 10 The Thir-
teenth Chair" which has been run
nins next door and for almost as
long a time
There is something lacking in this
play from the zen OF Bayard WELLER.
In spite Of its punch. and such n
term is usually given 20 any sitUa-
ton where sharp contrasts cannot
help but produce some feeling OF
emotion on the part of the audience.
it has not the same appeal Flutter-
ing the eyelids as some of the fem
inire members or the cast did, al
though we have seldom seen il done
ln any sort Of society. and girls reg
istering weeping by simply putting
their hands up 10 their heads As
did Miss Katherine Ia sale. IS
productive only OF smiles and a sort
OF irritation that makes YOU wonder
why IL is that the term "leadin9
lady is given. When everybody is
bad. there should be no diferentia-
ton such as this
However. We are probably preiu-
diced And even though everythins
irritates and one little thing more
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-29

help feel the thing, we could not
help sense the fight the man and the
girl were making 70 get back to the
SNUG contentedness of the life that
the audience were enjoying. And
we felt that William c. Crowoll. who
was the hero" and Miss Laura
Walker, the leading woman, were
really battling TO get back on solid
footing. Their evident sincerity and
belief in their parts saved the play
from being so apparently unreal
that il meant nothing.
1t seems 10 us that it requires a
great deal of power TO make people
cry. as Miss walker did, with insin-
cere lines and situations. We may be
WrOns We usually are, but at any
rate that was the way In which the
situation appealed &c us In our
present pessimistic attitude, how
ever, il seems as though il were Sc
foolish and futile 10 hght back TO
anything. Drink and drugs bring
temporary peace OF mind. some
times oblivion, and TO those whc
feel things keenly il would evidently
Le preferable to find some way Of
forgetting a great deal and missing
both those heights and depths 20
which any deep emotions send us.
Emotion can drive US down 10 hor-
rible depression. Can drink or drugs
do more?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-29
lASALLE

Not all the stage favorites have
made a success Of motion picture
work, but cute, little Olive Thomas
Of the Zeigfeld "Follies'' is a notable
exception. Miss Thomas will be
seen al the Lasalle today in Mad
cap Madge.r IN which all the can't
waiting qualities that iave made her
a Broadway favOrite are fully
brought out. The story is a pleas
ing comedy OF boarding school life
and the various escarades that 4
headstrong girl gets into and out
Of She pleases nv the same meth
DDS that MADE her one Of New
York's most talked OF headliners.
on Monday Fanny Ward, a Par
amount feature player. Will he seen
in Her strange Wedding." a story
based on a popular novel OF the
same name II tells the story OF a
struggle between a worthy and IN
worthy love. with a number or
thrilling complications before the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-29
HOOVER-T4E MEN WHO FEED THE WORLD
Frank Ekg g Mgnm gA

But soon 10 became apparent that
the problem OF feeding Belgium
was on a vaster scale than had
seemed possible The commission
was soon spending fourteen million
dollars a month. And though 1000
committees were soon at work alt
over the world. raising money and
purchasing supplies. the commits
sion's fund was very slow in grow
inS. Its contracts were always IN
excess of its assets 10 the figure Of
millions Of dollars. Yet in spite Of
difficulties. the commission remain
ed solvent. Through private CON
tributions were comparatively small
though America gave TO the cause
only $4,000. 900 in return for the
$50, 600. 600 expended here by the
commission. though there has never
been enough food or enough cloth
ing 10 90 around in Belgium and
northern France, the work has gone
on. and millions of women and chill
dren and old men have been saved.
The bulk of the $3.50. 100000 that
nave been spent IN the work came
from the British and French gov
ernments. How 10 make that
amount cover the needs OF the war
sufferers, was Mr.. Hoover's second
problem. He and his aides made
every dollar do the work OF two
There we're soup kitchens; baby
canteers where 10000 babies were
frfr- Erar-fuH food
children; clothing: housing: fuel;
agricultural supplies; all TO be pro-
vided for. And so efficiently was
the work done that the operating
expenses of the commission, while II
was under the management of Mr..
Hoover, could be reckoned in six
teenths of one per cent. Most OF
Mr. Hoover's $4,000 volunteers
served without pay. His buyers
were men of experience who watch
ed the market, and bought cheap
who were not above using the
methods of high finance in hammer
ing down prices for the c. r. b.
Moreover, nothing was bought hap
hazard. Dietitians. such as Horace
Fletcher. designated the rations
that would give the greatest nour-
ishment.
The c. r. B, before il had been
many months in operation, was
controlling its own steamship serv-
ice, was operating warehouses and
mills and factories And the cogs
of the commission, from the 1000
committees at the top. to the 1000
committees engaged in the distribu-
ton of supplies by ticket through
out northern France and Belgium,
ran with such obvious smoothness
that the English and French gov
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-29

ernments asked for no accounting
FOR the millions furnished. They got
an accounting, nevertheless. down
70 the last penny. Hoover's vast
reaching TO the four corners of tie
earth. was run under strict super
vision-as any efficient machine Of
modern business is run.
But perhaps the creates: Of all
Hoover's problems as chairman Of
the q. r. 3. lay in the unraveling Of
national and international red tape.
He had 10 secure protection for his
ships from Germany; he had 70
guarantee that the supplies intend
ed for the Belgians should not be
confscated by the invader. He
handled English conservatism and
German evasiveness alike. with tact
and determination, Ernest Poole
tells two stories that illustrate
Hoover's methods with govern
ments
The first incident occurred at the
beginning of the war. AS Mr.. Poole
SAYS:
'Hoover's way is 20 do things
first and ask permission later. EIe
and his associates had only $500, 600
promised from the English govern
ment But. with this in sight, they
arranged TO place orders every week
for two million dollars worth OF
food They purchased food. got it
to the docks. chartered vessels and
loaded them. Then, when the
matches were all closed. Hoover
sought permission TO make ship
ment He went before the proper
official.
Unless I get four shiploads of
food 10 Belgium before the end OF
the week those people Will starve,
he said.
The high official deeply regretted
mis- inability 10 aid him. The food
could not be purchased; the rail
roads were choked with munitions
of war; the ships were all under
government orders. Hoover heard
MIN to the end.
81 have attended to all that ne
said. The ships are loaded and
ready. All 1 need now is clearance
papers
THE Official started at him.
Young man., he said there
have been men sent to the tower for
less than you have done here! If it
were anyone else, or for any other
cause. 1 hate 10 think what might
hapDen! O..
The ships sailed a few hours
later"
The second incident shows why
Mr.. Hoover was popular with the
Germans. One of his ships was tor
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-29

hero attains his just reward Miss
Ward, Tom Former and Jack Dean
have the principal roles. Tie latter
is the husband of Miss Ward in pri-
Vare life and mas been appearing
with her in pictures frequently Of
late. This is a more serious play
than Miss Ward has been accustom-
ed to appearing in and was recent
" the principal attraction at the
Strand theater, New York. Tho
Universal screen magazine of time
" events is full of draft scenes anc
war news.
Ann Pennington, known 10 thou
sands as one of the bright LIGHTS %
Broadway and last season feature
in Zeigfeld's "Follies." will be sec.
in her third Paramount picture o.
Tuesday. 1t IS entitled The Lit Ie
BOY Scout" and the scenes are laiI
on the Mexican border during the
late disturbances IL that country
Miss Pennington plays the daughter
of a man who wishes TO marry her
to a Mexican, so she runs away ana
joins the United States army as a
scout. In all her costumes she is a
delightful girl-boy and tie wiz
someness of her manner will fird in
slant favor with picture patrons. \
news weekly and a Burton Holmes
travel picture are on the same pro-
gram.
BESSIE Rarriscale is the heroine
of a newspaper play, Halter of
Men" shown on Wednesday. THIS
story concerns a young writer. who
becomes disgusted with men on &C
count Of the stories of domestic
complications she is forced 10 write
for her paper. When it comes TO her
own affairs she dismisses the Young
man she really loves because she
believes he is like all the rest. How
he changes her mind forms the in
terest OF the picture.
For the balance OF the week will
be seen a Kentucky Cinderella, -
with Ruth Clifford and Zoe Rae.
The Royal Pauper." with Francine
Larrimcre, and 1t Happened 20
Adele" with charming Gladly
Leslie