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The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
FATHERLESS French
KIDDIES RECEIVE AID
Thirty Will Be Kept at Home
Through Post Card Sale.

Thirty fatherIess French children
will be kept In their homes for one
year as the result Of t1.ooo beine
raised to date from the sale oi
Christmas cards under the auspices
OF the District committee Of the
French war orphan relief organIsa-
ton in this country. The cards which
have been on sale for three days at
11B Connecticut avenue northwest
will be sold until Christmas.
Ten cents for one card will keep an
orphan housed for a day, and 81 is
sufficient for a month. members OF
the committee declared.
Letters from the children in France
who have been taken care OF with the
contributions Of residents Of Wash
lngton have been received and are on
exhibition at the address.
Mrs. Hennen Jennings 10 chaIrman n
Of the local war orphan committee
and Mrs. Franklin Lane. Mrs. Hous-
ton. Miss Julia Lathrop. DR.. Anna
Howard shaw. and Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins are members Of the commit
tee.
Papa" Joffre recently was made
head Of the main committee in Paris
for the relief Of the orphans.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
MEANS TRIAL
LAGS; LAWYER
LOSES VOICE
adjournment Granted At.
torney for Defense During
Forceful Argument.
n, DAVID N. CHURCH.
Special Gable to Washington Herald
and New York TFibaae.

Court House. Concord, N. c.. Dec
H-With the defense making its last
bitter stand the trial Of CASTOR b.
Means, charged with the murder oi
Mrs. Maude A. King, Is tonight far
from completion.
In the midst OF a forceful closing
argument z. T. Cansler, attorney for
the defense. lost his voice. He ap.
( pcaled to Judge Cline for an adjourn.
hent until tomorrow morning and Il
was granted. Cansler had been IN Ae-
ton for nearly two hours when his
Irgument became less forceful as his
voice grew weaker and weaker.
Although he addressed his argu.
ment to the jury Il grew more and
more evident that Cansler was also
addressing himself TO John T. Doolins,
assistant district attorney OF New
York. Cleverly and adroitly the at
torney for the defense lodged the
warning Of Judge Cline that there be
no attacks on the attorneys from
states of the North but at the same
time he put forward a forceful ar
gument and by inference pictured
Dooling as the prosecutor OF CASTOR
u. Means.
Lack of Ethics.
Cansler charges Doolins with lack
OF ethics and inferred that the New
York attorney had held back much
Information from the court in order
that the case against the defendant
might be made stronger.
lust before his voice began to fail
Cansler delivered himself Of a bitter
stream OF invective against DoolinE
FOR falling to take the witness stand.
1t was a change OF heart on the part
of the attorney for the defense earlier
in the case objected, to Dooling's par
ticIpation in the trial on grounds that
he might later appear as witness.
At that time Canister was strenuously
opposed to the appearance of Dool-
ing on the witness stand.
CASTOR 3. Means. the defendant,
has had 4 day Of delight apparently.
During the entire course OF the arEu-
ment by DoolinE, Means listened and
Elowered and then smiled at tn jury.
His wife smiled defiantly. But when
Cansler began his attack upon Dool-
ing, Means became overjoyed. Chew
ing vigorously upon plug tobacco and
expectoratinE frequently. Mea S
+ leaned far over in his chair and peer
ed at Doollng with a "now-will-you-
be-good' air.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
PRIDE IN NAVY,
REPLY
TO CRITICS
Cabinet Member Invites
|. Quiz as to Management
Of War Business.

1.-THE country will be very proud of
its navy when 1t learns what 1t is
doing" said Secretary Daniels when
asked to comment on the Investigation
begun yesterday by the House Naval
Affairs Committee.
Personnel of the navy has been in
creased from 60,0O0 to 100000 men. Sec
retary Daniels does not deny that
supplies and equipment are lacking In
some quarters.
Every machine shop and gun factory
In the country, 1t was stated, and
every mechanic or skilled laborer that
can be employed has been doing the
utmost to provide the larger equipment
necessary.
The navy Is. fully armed with small
equipment andN Secretary Daniels be-
lieves an investigation will show that
The service is in excellent fighting
shape.
Chairman oliver. of the subcom-
mittee to investigate the Navy De-
partments progress In the war, said
the investigators will start on Mon
day. 1t is planned to call in seere-
tary Daniels and many of his divi-
sion chiefs. Sessions may be held in
the Christmas holiday. Serving on
the committee with Chairman OIL.
yer. will he Representatives Hicks,
Venable. Peters, Hensley and Brit.
ten.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
SENATOR TO SPEAK
AT NEGRO CHURCH

Senator Sterling. Of South Dakota.
will address a mass meeting wednes-
day at the Cosmopolitan Baptist
Church. y street between Ninth and
Tenth streets northwest. held as a
part of the two weeks celebration
of the thirteenth anniversary Of the
founding of the church, which will
begin tomorrow. and the fifty-second
anniversary of the adoption of the
Thirteenth Constitutional Amend
ment.
Rev. DR.. Simon P. w. Drew, pas
tor. will preach the anniversary SER
mon tomorrow. A campaign to raise
$1,000. overdue interest on the SIS
600 Indebtedness of the church. viii
be made during the anniversary cell
ebration by the White Cross Free
Employment Bureau.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
HALIFAX NOW NEEDS
NO MORE BLANKETS
Red Cross Director Urges Heed Be
Paid Only to Specific Wants.
ESTABLISHED "a YEARS AGO.

There is no need in Halifax now for
blankets. sweaters, doctors and
nurses. according to a telegram re-
- Ceived by w. Frank Persons. direct or
general of Red Cross civilian relief.
from the director of the Red Cross
there. The people have all these
necessities and the situation can be
cared for II the shipments are con-
fRSd to SUCH goods and people as are
asked for. The telegram in full fol-
lows:
Kindly send word broadcast that
blankets. sweaters and doctors and
nurses should not he sent now till
congestion is relieved.
EVERY building is at least partly
wrecked and all work IL done under
difficulties. Size of problem should
be know soon. My estimate now is
700 or more dead. perhaps 3WT
severely wounded. and besides theso
800 or more homeless, but not severe
ly wounded.
Unlike other calamities. the mill
tary has not been in charge OF imme-
diate relief. Civilians. therefore. well
coined all the moro our suggestions
as TO organization and adopted them
Immediately. We are working now to
make the new organization effective.
We placed 100 doctors and nurses yes
terday: more turned up near mid
night. and 100 more before breakfast
today.
Blankets and sweaters are now In
sight for more than everyone in the
city, including the big majority of
the city who are not in need. Rail-
roads are having hard time to handle
passengers and freight.
1T is inexpressibly sad here, but
situation will be well in hand If al
lowed to work itself out by those al
ready here. and II shipment Is made
only Of such goods and people as are
found to ha needed and are specially
asked for"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
Gsrman.Born inmates
OF Soldiers Home to
Be Internsd BY U. 8.

The 81 German-born inmates of
the United States soldiers Home
Will not have TO leave that ihstitiiz
tlon and seek other homes. United
States Marshal Maurice splaIfi ar.
ranged yesterday with the Depart.
ffient Of Justice and the COM
mander or the Home to intern
them there.
These German ek-soidiers, nofie
OF whom are haturaliSed, wifi be
required to femain within the con-
fines of the Home Until peace is
declared. Mr.. splain argues that,
as all these ffieh have served Under
the nag, they should not Be dis
turbed In their old age. UnIted
states Attorney John e. Lasky
ana Attofaey-Gehefai Gregory ae-
quleseed.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
Comptroller Grants Six
National Bank Charter.

Six charters for new National
banks were issued by the Comptroller
OF the Currency this week, It was
announced yesterday.
Two applications were rejected. and
two liquIdations reported.
The following charters were issued 4:
First National Rank. Allendale, 3.
C.: First National Bank. Blanchard
vile. Wis: First National Bank, Min
eral Springs. Ark: Bluefeld National
Bank. Bluefield, w. Va: First Ma
tlonaI Bank, Neche. n. Oak. Bath
gate National Bank. Bathgate. y.
Oak. The last three were for con-
version of state banks.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
WOULD ABOLISH SALE
OF BOOZE IN NATION

Statewide bons-dry prohibition for
Maryland and passage Of the pend
ing nationwide prohibition constt-
tutional amendment that Ia to come
up Monday for a vote in Congress,
was urged in resolutions adopted. at
a conference here yesterday Of pro-
hibition leaders of Maryland. @. w.
Crabbe. of Baltimore. presided at the
meeting. at which addresses were de-
llv>fed by DR.. J. p. Neisse, of Bal
tImore; DR.. Clarence J. Owens. of
Prince George County. and A. E.
Shoemaker, of Montgomery County,
Md
The Cooperative Legislative Com
mittee for Maryland was elected,
with Clarence ]. Owens as chair
man. Other members are: Grafton
Downes. II. z. r. Reck. Thomas c.
Littlepage and Benjamin N. Miller
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
Wife Nearly Faints
When Husband Only
Gets l.Ysar Sentence

A woman Just emerging from
Criminal esHft Nc. / where. JUS
tice Stafford presided. ran down
the corridor and nearly tainted In
the arms Of q bailif.
They sent my husband to JAIL"
she fii6ahed.
That's too bad" synbathised
the bailin. 'How long did he getf"
he asked.
''one year" groaned the woman,
land / thought sure he was going
TO get d longer sentence than that.
He didn't set enough"
Ernest Z. Brown, the woman's
husband. had Just been sent to
jail for o year for non-supeoft Of
their child. Brown said he had re-
fused to support his wife because
he had reasons of his own.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
CHARTERED FOR RECREATION

Federal charter Is granted to the
Recreation Association of America b.
a bill introduced by Senator Hoke
Smith. of Georgia. The association
which already operates many play.
grounds and recreation centers, has
for charter members among others:
Grenville Clark. H. P. Dawson and
Gustavus T. Kirby. of New York;
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, of Orange,
N. j.: c. NJ. Goethe, OF Sacramento;
Joseph Lee. Of Boston. and Harold
II. Swift, of Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
Senate to Tackle Newsprint.

Scarcity and high prices of news
print paper will be aired in the Sem
ate, perhaps next week. Senator
Mark Smith. of Arizona, yesterday
secured right Of way for his bill
dealing with newsprint paper. II
will be taken up when, the oil lands
easing bill Is concluded. The Smith
bill demands IAN adequate supply at
proper prices to the United States
government and industries"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO MEET

Columbia Historical Society, at a
meeting TO be held next Tuesday in
the gold room Of the Shoreham HoteI.
Will hear addresses on Lewis Clep-
name. n Pioneer Washington Repub-
hcan,' by Walter c. Clephane, and
Clara Barton, Humanitarian" by
Mrs. Cora Bacon Foster. The meet
ing will begin at 8 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
krrpfnr the annIitr In

LAXATIVE BROMO otINiNE, the World.
Famous Cure for Colds and Grip. is now 0Or psr
box. On account Of the advance in the Price
Of the six different Medicinal. Concentrated
EStracts and Chemicals contained In LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUISINE, Il was pecvs.ary to
increase the price to the Druggist. Il has stood
the test for Quarter Of a Century. 1t 10 used
b eTery Civilized Nation.-Adr.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
FILIPINoS GIVE DINNER.

The Philippine Society. of this city,
gave party last night at the resi-
dence of Commissioner and Mrs. De
Veyra from the Philippine Islands at
their home. 2G10 Cathedral avenue,
Chevy Chase. The entertainment was
given in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Ramon
Fernandez and Mr.. and Mrs. Felix
Hocson. who, after spending over five
months in Washington. are going
back to the islands very soon.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15

the came pensions a. are accorded
sailors. says a bill sent in yesterday
by Senator Martin. Of Virginia In
der the bill Eurfmen ere rated a. are
sesmen, and station keepers on the
scale with warrant officers.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
PENSIONS FOR LIFE SAVERS.

Life-savers. who patrol the lonely
coasts on stormy nights will receive
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15

Cures Colds in India
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets remove
the cause. E.W. GROVES signature on box. snc
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
We'll Deliver Your Christmas
Piano Now

Just come in. Hear the different instruments. Play
them YOURSELF compare study, decide Say Send that one
home. please" That's all; monthly payments won't begin
until February l.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-15
You Get a Wide Choice

Besides the Hardnan Piano. there are several other
Harnan-nade panos-The Harrington The Hensel-and then
we have the splendid Behr Bros Pianos and Players for
leaders in the popular mediumprice. hghquaity field
Courier Democrat., 1917-03-01
Overcoming Difficulties.

oooooooo 10000 900
Courier Democrat., 1917-03-01

Students of the North Dakota Agri.
cultural college at Fargo are prepar-
ing for their two big basketball games
OF the season with the University Of
North Dakota. The first game will
be played on the varsity floor at
Grand Forks Feb. % and the second
in the Fargo gymnasium March s.
Two Mandan men saw man walk
up to a poster bearing the words
America first He tore off the words
and on the cardboard beneath wrote
Germany first and always" Not long
afterWard a badly beaten individual
was dumped unceremoniously into a
box car just as freight train started
east
Anticipating serious foods in the
valley of the Missouri river and it's
tributaries this spring the Northern
Pacific has spent approximately $780,
600 in riprap and stone work strength
enlng its bridges between Mandan and
Billings, according to Superintendent
T. H. Bantry Of the Yellowstone divi-
sion.
During the year 1916 a total of 3d.
$40 resident hunting licenses were
issued and 1G0 nonresident licenses
| were taken out. The total revenue
| from licenses and seizures in case Of
violation of the law was $39,99627.
! The expenses of the game board for
eleven months of the year just closed
was S2S,145.91.
North Dakotas house of represen-
| tatives passed the measure lifting the
Sunday lid on necessary" industries,
| including news stands and confection-
cry stores. The bill, already passed
| by the senate, carries an emergency
! clause making it's provisions inlmedi.
ately effective. Governor Frazier
promptly signed the bill
Steps have been taken at Fort Yates
to purchase a, large gate as an en-
| trance to the square which has been
fenced off and contains the grave of
Sitting Bull. Heretofore tourists who
wanted to get a close view of the
mound found it necessary to climb
over the fence. The grave of the
Sioux chief is one of the historical
| spots in North Dakota.
Two men were frozen to death and
several other. severely frost bitten in
the storm which swept over the Red
River valley last Friday night. M.
| kolenaar, farmer, twenty-five miles
northwest of Grand Forks, became lost
in the storm. His body was found
| later The hOdv of Franly An oil &C hu,or
d farmer, Of Thompson, was found
frozen within 100 yards of his home.
The secretary OF the interior at
Washington announces the restora'
ton to purchase under the coal land
laws of about 100000 acres of Ignite
lands in North Dakota. This area con.
tains a relatively small proportion OF
public lands. but somewhat larger
! proportion OF entered lands on which
Courier Democrat., 1917-03-01
lrnspir alton
Miscellany
Open Your Heart Today.

do not keep the alabaStcr boxes of
your love and tenderness sealed up lm-
til your friends are dead, but fill their
lives with sweetness. Speak approving
and cheering words while their ears
can hear them, and While their hearts
can be thrilled and made happier by
them.
The kind things you will say after
they are gone, say before they 90. The
hoWers you mean to send for their cof-
Tins, DestOw now, and so brighten and
sweeten their homes before they leave
them.
IT my friends have alahaster boxes
laid away, full Of fragrant perfumes
Of sympathy and affection, which they
intend to break over my dead body, |
would rather they would bring them
now in my weary and troubled hours
and open them, that may be refreshed
and cheered, while l need them and
can enjoy them.
l would rather have a plain coffin
without a flower and a funeral without
a eulogy than life without the sweet
ness of love and sympathy Let us
learn to anOint our friends beforehand
for their burial.
postmortcm kindness cannot cheer
the burdened spirit. Flowers on the
coffin shed no fragrance backward over
the weary way by which the loved
ones have Selected
Courier Democrat., 1917-03-01

patents have not been issued. These
contain lignites and bring only the
minimum coal land prices of $40 and
$50 per acre
Evan Syverson of Fergus Falls,
Mimi, won first prize in the amateur
class at the annual ski tournament
held at Grand Forks, leaping eighty.
six feet. Halfdan Hansen of Grand
Forks took second, with a record of
eighty-three feet. In the professional
class Fred Brunn Of Chicago took first
with leap of ninety-one feet; Bar
ney Riley of Blair, Wis. was second
with jump of eighty-fve feet. A.
Rehmberg of Winnipeg, the third pso-
fessional entered, failed to qualify
A self-guided torpedo, magnetic
controlled, calculated to be piece OF
naval accOuterment OF value in the
destroying of vessels, has been in
vented by c. ]. Field of Williston,
grandson OF Cyrus X. Field, who laid
the first transatlantic cable, and turn.
ed over to the United States govern
ment. The invention is ingeniously con-
trived and makes the steel in a ship
the magnetic target for the death
dealing torpedo. After the DISCHARGE
Of the torpedo at an enemy cruiser
the work OF the human hand is done.
The First North Dakota infantry
between 100 and 500 men. which was
mustered into service at Fort Lincoln
July l and 9, was mustered out at Fort
Smelling, Minn., after seven months OF
federal service. Two special trains
brought the soldiers back to their
home state The companies are from
Grafton, the home OF John H. Frame,
colonel Of the regiment; Bismarck,
Fargo. Minot, Williston. Mandan, Val
ley City, jamestown, Wahpeton, Dick.
inson, Hillsboro and Devils Lake. The
hospital corps and band are from Lis.
bon.
That the Herefords bring among
the best prices for cattle is the opin.
ion of M. V. Linwell of Northwood
who recently returned from South ST
Paul, where he disposed of some very
fine Herefords and for which he re.
ceived very good price. According
20 d statement made by him Mr.. Lin
we'll has probably the best herd OF
white faced Hereford steers, one lot
of two and a half-year-olds bringing
! 1880 each and the other lot, one and
half-year.olds, selling for $75 each
and this after forty-eight hours with
out feed on account of being snow
bound on the way to market.
Newlywed-Every man should mar
ry Now. what excuse have you for
being single? Oldbach Il was born
that way.
1t is said that custom peculiar to
Buddhists Is that of wandering about
the country with hammer and chIsel
and carving holy symbols upon rocks
by the wayside.
Courier Democrat., 1917-03-01

True. employers insist that their en-
ployces be on time ut their work. but
many of these same employers will fail
by half an hour to keep an appoint
ment and undertake to offer excuses
for their failure. \ note at the bank
compels prOmptneSs because OF the
consequences that may follow neglect
to give it attention. but the loss to
others by lack of punctuality may be
of a serious character.
The failure of so many people in be
ing prompt in all their relations to
others probably lies in the fact that
they magnify the lack of punctuality
in others and minimize it in them
selves, thereby making way for lax
ness that becomes harmful habit to
all whom it affects.-Pittsburgh Dis
patch
Courier Democrat., 1917-03-01

New Rockford will entertain the
North Dakota convention of the Retail
Merchants association June 19, 20 and
q. This announcement was made at
Bismarck at the close of the annual
meeting of the directors.
The Benson county commissioners
have petitioned the North Dakota leg
islature to appropriate 100000 to
fight the activities of the l. w. W. in
this state. The resolution was re-
/ ferred to committees in both houses
Fleeing from their farm dwelling
near Hope in their night clothes, the
temperature &c below zero, members
, of the George Lockwood family took
shelter in the stable until neighbors
were attracted to the scene by the
] flames.
4 Medora is now quite Ignite coal
! center. The Nels Nichols mine, half
mile east Of town, has put out about
! 1000 carloads of coal the past year, it
F! Is said. Just west Of the river is the
}. f. Brodle mine, where twenty men
! are employed.
Mrs Louis r. Entups, wife of
; travelling salesman and formerly of St.
Paul. died at a Bismarck hospital from
! injuries sustained in an automobile ac-
! cldent during a storm Feb. A. When
injured she was en- route to the fu-
neral Of a friend.
: The State Firemen's association held
its annual executive meeting in Bis
:, marck recently. The annual conven-
=. ton will take place in Valley City on
June II. The association now has
$500 members, with 200 cities and 24S
companies enrolled
Ray Sweetman, secretary of the Y
M. c. A. at the state agricultural COL
lege at Fargo, has accepted position
as travelling secretary of college asso-
Citations in Wisconsin and the Dako-
tas. He will begin his new duties on
March 1, with headquarters at Chi
cago.
BY undermining layer of burning
ignite coal and soaking it with salt
water citizens of Dunn Center extin-
guished fire in a burning coal vein
under the new $2o,OOO high school.
Hot ashes or sparks from the furnace
Of the school, located directly over the
coal vein, set it afire.
Mrs. Mike Westernhauser of Nc
Henry suffered probably mortal in
juries when she replenished the fire
in the kitchen stove from coal scut-
tie into which a dynamite cap had
fallen accidentally. The womans face
and arms were lacerated severely by
flying pieces of the stove.
When we plant tree we are doing
what we can to make our planet a
more wholesome and happier dwelling
place for those who come after us, IL
not Tor ourselves. - Oliver Wendell
Holmes.
Courier Democrat., 1917-03-01
a Mans Eest Armor.

In all intercourse no armor is so be-
coming and so protective as gentle
manly demeanor, and when we think,
indispensable, how daily and hourly are
our relations with our fellow men, we
cannot but become aware how much
1T concerns US, for our pleasure and our
profit and for a deeper satisfaction. to
be affable and gentlemanly, and arm
ourselves with bearing that shall be
the expression Of self respect, purified
by respect for others.-George Henry
Calvert
Courier Democrat., 1917-03-01
Value of Punctuality

Business and industry in this coun-
try have been reduced to system that
compels the admiration Of the world,
yet 1t is doubtful If the great masses
OF the people have learned In practi-
cal way the value that should be placed
on DnnctuaIity.
Courier Democrat., 1917-03-01
LAUGH A LITTLE BIT,

, Here's a motto just your fit:
Laugh a little bit.
When YOU think you've trouble hit
} Laugh q little bit.
} Look misfortune in the face,
} Brave the bcldam's rude Egimace
) Ten to one twill yield its place
} II you have the Wit and Grit
} Just to laugh q little bit.
} Cherish this as sacred Writ:
} Laugh a little bit.
Keep it With you, sample it.
} Laugh a little bit.
} Little ills will sure betide YOU,
} Fortune may not sit beside you,
Men may knock and fame deride
You,
} But you'll mind them not whit
} If you laugh a little bit.