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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04
TACKLE GREAT PROBLEMS OF WAR

the scheme Of transportation the mo-
bti-Zation of military and industrial
resources; the increase OF agriculture
and manufacture to meet the abnor-
| mai demands incident to war; the
building of ships, and the compilation
which any reasonable question wi h
reference to military and industrial ca
pacity could be answered.
Railroads and Telephones.
Already the 10000 miles Of rail-
road In the United States have been
virtually Communicated by the adyt-
sorry committee, which, through Chair
man Willard, can issue to them more
arbitrary orders than President Will
son. under the most drastic law, prob
ably would care to issue. This is q
voluntary service of the railroad and
admittedly possibly is intended as IN
answer to some Of the railroad critI
cisms In congress.
One man also now governs the tele-
phone-TheOdore y. Vail. president Of
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company. For the first time In
telephone history regulars and indie
pendents are working side by side for
the good Of the country. More than
10000 miles Of wire have been set
aside for the special use Of the army
and the navy and some Of the other
departments. Modern methods for
using the telephone are being intro
duced and new systems installed, one
Of which will cover completely the
signal service in the field. Washing
ton is being taught how to use the
telephone properly and new central
office with q capacity of 10000 lines
is being provided.
In the mobilization camps and
the lighthouses and coast guard
stations new telephone facilities are
being created, requiring 800 miles of
submarine cable, 800 miles of pole
and more than 1900 miles of wire.
The soldiers Of the National Guard
who are guarding railroad bridges
and water supply systems have been
put in touch with headquarters. Ii
secrets could be told, the story Of the
extension of the telephone service in
the navy would make the people sit
I'D.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04
Men Drive Out Girls.

Oberlin, O.-Oberlin girl students of
the sociology and economics lecture
classes. which have met heretofore In
the lecture room of the Mems building,
made themselves too free with the
building privileges, and the classes
were requested recently to go some
where else by the irate residents of
the building. The men said the girls
were apt to lounge around the lobby
and halls Of the building. Since dress
ing gowns and bathrobes are the chief
"at home" garb of the building room
ers, they protested.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04
Sits TONGUE OF ROOSTER
Portland Man Is Fined $25 as Result
Of Humane Soeietys
Prosecution.

Portland, Ore.-It cost John Wilcox,
siXty-eight years old, of this city, ex-
lctly SO to experiment with the crow
ng machinery of neighbours rooster.
John couldn't sleep O. mornings be-
cause of the persistent exercising of
the ROSTERS vocal organs. So John
caught the growing cock and slit its
tongue il the hope that peace would
reign thereafter In the neighborhood.
The Portland Humane society succeed
ed In getting a S25 fine assessed on the
amateur throat specialist.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04

/ snirred silk or crepe banded with furs
are conceded the place Of honor. OF
course not everything that calls itself
/ ermine Is really ermine, nor need we
inquire too closely into the pedigree
OF oil the neck pieces that are called
white fox; furriers are amazingly clev-
or people. limitations of white fox are
especially effective and there with
small capes like those shown in the
Illustration are inexpensive little lux
uries that no one will begrudge the
summer girl.
In July and August summer Is
/ crowned with millinery in black and
white. The reign OF the all-black hat
is shared with the all-white hat and
with the cool sparkle Of black and
white combined. This summer that
darkest Of blues, called after the ra-
ven's wing. is used with white as
substitute for black and just by way OF
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04
BREAK SEVEN DISHES A YEAR
Going to Rubbish Heap Faster Than
They Can Be Made in United
States.

Cleveland. O.-They're breaking
dishes faster than they can make them
countries are too busy warning to
make pottery. Every man, woman and
child in this country breaks on the av-
erage seven dishes apiece annually.
Over 700,O0O,0O0 dishes year are
broken by irate married folk and 9th
crs. who drop them accidentally, and
others who drop them on purpose to
keep from washing them.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04
HAS 6 SONS, ALL OVER
DRAFT AGE, IN GUARD

Denver, ColO-Six stalWart sons of
one family, although beyond the age
limit of registration, are in the Ma
tiOnai Guard Of Colorado, and the
mother, Mrs. Mary A. Chase, is very
proud.
The eldest son is Alpha NJ. Chase,
forty-four; Willis G. is forty-two,
james A. thirty-seven. Lawrence A.
thirty-five. Sylvanus L. thirty-three
and Benjamin T., the baby" thirty
one. Their uncle, DR.. John Chase, was
adjutant general Of the Colorado Ma
tlOnal Guard.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04
Here's Another Patriot

New York.-Add another patriot to
the list. In answer to appeal to tax
payers to pay their income taxes in
advance, one man sent double the
amount. asking that the extra sum ba
used for war purposes
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04
Dead Snake Poisons Well.

Gault, COl0-PoisOned water caused
the death of several horses in this COM
munity II. E. Bone, farmer, who has
80 acres of ground waiting to seed.
lost his only team. The strange poi.
soning was solved when a dead rattle
snake was taken from the well on the
Rt1e ranch
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04

Miss skarion Cleveland. youngest
daughter of the late President Cleve-
land, is engaged to marry William
Stanley Dell of New York city.
The announcement was made by Mrs.
Thomas J. PrestO1, Jr., formerly Mrs.
Grover Cleveland. The date of the
wedding has not been set.
Miss Cleveland made her debut in
society In 1914. For the past two
years she has been a student in Teach
trs' college, Columbia university. Mrs.
Preston's eldest daughter. Esther
Cleveland, is engaged in relief work in
Paris, for soldiers blinded in battle.
Mr.. Dell only recently returned from
servlce abroad with the American am
bulance in France.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04
SOCIETY CANNIBAL.
SHE CALLS HUBBY
Miss Raymond, Actress, Discov.
ers the Latest Thing in Un-
desirable Husbands.

Chlcag0.-A society cannibal" is
the latest thing in undesirable hus-
bands.
Helen Raymond. actress, says that
she discovered the variety when she
became Mrs. r. J. Perry at Buffalo
In November, 1914, and she has begun
suit to divorce herself from an "os-
tensible millionaire" whose chief as
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04
TO STOP VAST DECAY
OF SWEET POTATOES

Atlanta. Ga.-Movements have
been started in several agricul-
tural communities Of the South
to care for sweet potatoes, so as
to save them from decay during
winter storage. The United
States department of agricul-
ture estimates that 100000
bushels Of sweet potatoes are
lost annually through improper
curing and storing.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-08-04
What Members of Advisory Com
mittee of Defense Have Un-
dertaken to Dc.
Big MEN GIVING SERVICES
Co-ordinatfng the Industries of the
Country So That Each Can Rem
der the Limit of It's Potential
Service to Government.
BY EDWARD 8. CLARK.

WashingtOn.-Probably a thousand
times a day this question is asked BY
visitors TO Washington: "What Is tbs
Council Of National Defense?"
1t Is apparent also from letters tina,
are received In the capital that the
exact nature of the council and of It's
great advisory committee Is not gen
orally nor thoroughly understood. The
Council Of National Defense itself con-
sists simply Of six cabinet officers, the
secretaries Of war. navy, interior, agri-
culture, commerce and labor. The ad-
visory committee of national defense,
which is affiliated with the council,
consists of commission of seven bust
ness men who. with the departments
assigned to them, are as follows:
Daniel Willard, transportation and
communication president Baltimore
& Ohio railroad), chairman.
Howard E. Coffin, munitions and
manufacturing Qncluding standards
zatlon) and industrial relations, vice
president Hudson Motor company.
julius ROsenwald, supplies Qnclud-
ing clothing, etc.), president Sears
Roebuck & Co.
Bernard N. Baruch, raw Materials
minerals and metals, banker.
DR.. Hollis Godfrey, engineering and
education, president Drexel institute.
Samuel Gompers, labor, including
conservation of health and welfare of
workers, president American Fedora
ton Of Labor.
Dr. Franklin Martin, medicine and
surgery, including general sanitation,
secretary General American College Of
Surgeons, Chicago.
All Freely Undertaken.
Upon these men devolved the task
OF so co-ordinating the industries of
the country that each and all, fgura-
lively speaking, could render to the
government the limit Of it's potential
service at the pressing of d button.
Less than 100 salaried persons are
working for the government under the
advisory committee of national de-
fense-Of the members Of the COM
mittee itself only one or two have
even rendered expense bills. From
400 to 500 men, whose incomes from
their business ranges from $1,000 to
more than 100000 q year, are giving
their services TO the government that
the United States may perform its
share Of winning the war against Ger
many.
The vital thing at first was to as
certain the needs of the country, to
learn the things industry must supply
70 put our soldiers into the field and
keep them there and to supply the
needs of ourselves and our allies. A
dozen major subjects instantly sug-
geSted themselves when the business
men began to put their heads togeth-
err: the best use to be made of the
both for the transportation
Of troops and of material to keep our
industries going and our citizens fed j;
the part the waterways should play In
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02

he undertakes. Mr.. CAM may not
thrill with his playing. but he salts
mes with sound musicianship and
grace OF execution.
Tho artists appeared each In two
solo groups. supplemented by en-
cores enthusiastically demanded. and
tor tho opening number played Beet
hoyen's "Kreutzer sonata" fer vio-
lin and iano. which was given so
Interestingly and beautifully az 10
place the audience In just the right
mood for the program which ff-
lowed.
In Andre Benoist Mr.. Spalding has
a jewel OF an accompanist. Mr..
Benoists work was impeccable. and
II was pleasant to see how Mr.. Spald.
Ing felt about II when he brought
his accompanist back 10 the plat
form to share In the applause. Mr.
spalding is apparently On unspoiIed
young man. and II In 10 be- hoped
that he remains as straightforward.
simple and unaffected as be now
teems TO be.
The concert was under the Devoe-
Detroit management In the Philhar.
monte course. the last number OF
the course 10 bring the new but none
the less famous coloratura scpranc
Nine. Galli-Curci. OF the Chicago
opera. to Arcadia. Thursday even
ing, Feb. IL.
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02
This Simple LaxatiDe
n Household NeceSsitv
DR.. CaIdweIl's Syrup Pepsir
Should Have q Place in
Every Home

Constipation, or inactlon OF the
bowels. a condition that nearly every
one experiences with more or less
frequency. Is the direct cause OF
much disease. When the bowels be-
come clogged with refuse from the
stomach, foul gases and poisons are
generated. and unless the congestion
In quickly relieved the system be-
comes weakened and most suscep-
iole 20 attack.
Various remedies TO relieve con-
supation are prescribed. but many OF
these contain cathartic or purgatiye
agents that are harsh and violent In
their action and shock the system.
The most effective remedy is the
combination Of simple laxative herbs
with pepein that 10 sold In drug
stores under the name OF DIT. Cald.
wells Syrup Pepsin.
The Hon. John d. Keister OF Bran.
DIVINE, w. Va. who has represented
his district In the State Legislature
for SIX years. writes that he uses DR.
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and finds II
q splendid laxative, easy 20 tako and
mild. yet positive, In It's action. and
that II should be in every household
for use when needed.
DIR. CaldwelI's Syrup Pepsin Is SOLD
by druggists In all parts OF the
United States and costs only fift,
cents a bottle. II contains NJ opiats
or narcotic drug. does not grippe. snt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02
LAST BAR GOES
FROM LANSING
Downey House Buffet Long
Closed, Ii Finally
DismantIed
BY W. Z. CALNON.
tan Correspondent Detroit 7ymes)

bl w. ~. OALNON.
(sfdf Correspondent Detroit 7ymes)
LANSING, Mich. Feb. 2.-The
last saloon bar In Lansing. remnant
OF the days that were In wet times.
was dismantled and carted away
Thursday. Oddly enough that day,
Feb. !. was the tenth anniversary
Of tho abolition OF saloon free
lunches In Lansing. In 10 years
time. therefore. the salon AZ II Was
known TO Michigan's capital. has
run the gamut from its first priva-
ton OF free eats To its total disap-
pearance.
The bar that waited until yestsr-
day to be moved out. was that of
the Downey house. II was put IN,
bright and new, when the hotel was
rebuilt after the fire that destroyed
II just five years ago this month.
II was regarded an one OF the hand
soonest bars In Michigan and was
much admired by the veterans who
had seen many a gala time In the
old bar that went up In smoke
when the house was burned.
lansing was dry. along with the
rest OF Ingham county. when the
hotel was rebuilt. but many thought
that two-year period OF dryness. the
first ever known here. was only q
joke and that the capital OF the
state could not be kept dry. In the
next election Ingham did 20 back
10 tho wet column and the hotels
new bar was popular place for
two years. But then the county
went dry again Most OF the other
bars in town were dIsmantled al
that time, but several waited. be,
hind barred doors. for another cleo
ton to give them a chance TO re
open.
That next election. inst year
ago. kept the county in the dry col
umn by an increased majority. In
hopeIessness all the bars In town
that had waited for another chance
except the hotel bar alone. were
dismantled and moved away. Then
came the state vote for prohibition
in all OF Michigan. Now the bone
dry advocates are in the saddle,
prepared 10 enact laws 20 keep
liquor out OF the state for good.
So the last bar OF all. with the
dust Of three years OF dryness OF
It's many parts. has given up the
ghost, The big room that housed
IL will be swept nice and clean and
a grill room or store room will
soon take It's place.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02
Spalding and CAM
Score Very Emphatic
Success in Recital

Albert spslding and Rudolph
CAM. clean cut. well groomed, short.
haired. thoroly magcuiine and rane
Americans, appeared en- Arcadia
platform thursday evening and gave
rare pleasure 10 large audience In
the playinc OF the violin and piano.
There IL neither sfrectation nor pos.
lnr about either or these musicians.
10th are men first and artists after.
und this masculinity In no wise de-.
tracts o. lessons their musical
stature
Mr. Spaldine is a native OF Chica-
80. born there 20 years ago: Mr..
Ganz. q native of Zurich, Switzerland,
Low In his forueth wear, and nearly
half OF his life has been spel IN
America Both have attained unusu-
al distinction in the world Of music
Mr. Spsld.ngs previous appear
rHres- i'm Detroit ir1rr bCTu rs sOioist
with orchestra. in the Detroit or.
cLestral association scenes of CON
certs. and with the Friars' Frolic last
Bpring. when George ~ Conan con
,inuslly referred 10 the young man
a. al ard his addlc." judging
from the imures sion he -ladn rha+s-
day evening and the enthusiasm
With which he was received, Mr..
Spalding cannot come too soon aglin
to please lovers OF violin music His
tuccess was emphatic and deserved
With Fritz Kriesler. Mr.. Spaldirg is
probably ablc 10 give more genuine
satisfaction with the violin than any
other player on the concert plat
form lie Is thoroly equipped for
the best. with amazing technical
knowledge, musical feeling. poetic
sense. Arm. free bowling and clear.
lovely tone, that made every num-
Der he played n thing OF beauty.
America may well be proud OF "Al
and his hddle." for the young man
is an artist OF tho first caliber, who
will go forward 10 even greater
things with his present foundation
OF ability and Intelligence.
Mr.. CAM Is extremely business
like In all he does lie plays well
and intcIligently and impresses his
listeners with the authority OF his
work. and the fact thst>there is sin
cerity and sanity about everything
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02
Bv THORNTON ". BUKJEssl

!. Zach day that you learn something
II yours rlcher than the day before;
\ Nor kHoWicdEe IN n form OF wealth
z Thats in demand the wide world
Ger
who ever heard OF butterflies In
IN. middle OF winter" repeated
k Peter Rabbit In such a funny tone
OF voice that Jimmy Skunk laughed
r,eht out. You see. Jimmy knew
|,hy the sound that Peter was trying
very hard to believe something
hich he felt he just had to believe.
ard al rte same time felt that he
lust couldn't believe. Perhaps you
know what that feeling is. lie had
tp believe because up on top OF \
tall stump In front OF him was a
really. truly butterfly opening and
shutting it's wings. When he first
saw II Peter was sure that his eyes
were playing him tricks. but when
he led Jimmy skunk there and Jim
my saw the same thing Peter knew
tnat there could be no mistake.
"Fie, Peter. I'm ashamed OF you.
4 really am, Peter" said Jimmy
skunk. "where have you kept your
cyesY How any one could live In
the Green Forest as long as you
have and not know that there are
butterflies in winter Is more than I
can understand. Why. have found
the m any number OF times and eaten
them. too"
ION, Jimmy" cried Peter. very
much shocked. "You ought TO be
ashamed OF yourself. "rhe idea OF
eating a pretty butterfly! IT'S dread
full"
NO more dreadful than eating a
fct beetle" retorted Jimmy. A
butterfly IL nothing but a kind Of
rug, and when fellow is hungry
he isn't particular what kind Of bugs
he eats. There isn't much TO but
terfiy. but II there happens TO be
enough OF them they aren't so bad"
Just the same. think II Is a
shame 10 kill the pretty butterflies.
There Is no accounting for tastes"
Peter spoke with such an air. such
funny air OF considering himself
SO much better than jimmy that
Jimmy had TO laugh.
That's 20, Peter" said he "For
my part never could understand
Row any one could eat bark and Kill
Pretty trees
"I--f--I-' Peter stopped. He
couldn't end a word 60 say. lie
did eat bark. and sometimes he did
kill trees. altho he never had
thought ~ that before When food
IL very scarce In winter Peter
gnAws the bark from young trees
and when. us sometimes happens. he
eats all the bark ne can reach all
tn way around little tree that
little tree dies.
jimmy was stilI chuckiing. "Nev-
[sr mind. Peter" said be. Every.
body TO his cNn taste. You like harS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02

don't understand. Do you suppose
he really viii come cut today?'
A sudden thought popped into
Jimmy Skunks head and his eyes
twinkled with mischief. He turned
away his head to hide a grin which
he just couldn't help. When he
looked back at Peter II was with as
sober a face as ever was.
Il haven't the least idea, Peter"
said he. "but why don't you watch
and find QUIZ II Is 20 early In tho
morning now that don't believe he
has come ont yet. SO why don't YOU
hurry over 10 his house and watch.
II he comes out you can tell the rest
OF us whether or not he say his
shadow. I've got Co move along now
but I'll drop around this way to-
morrow TO find OUT what you may
have seen. You better hurry u,
there right away"
With this Jimmy Skunk turned
and ambled up the Crooked Little
Path and chuckled To himself all the
way. Peter watched him out 81
sight Then suddenly he made up
his mind. II believe I'll do H." said
he. and started for the Old Orchard
where Johnny Chuct's house Is lip
perty.llpperty-lip. as fast as he could
go
Next Stoiy--pcter Rabbit Watch,
es and l. Watched.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02

NEW YORK-Having worried
along on 2.400 calories day for
three weeks. the police diet squad
celebrated the end OF their test by
gorging themselves with 5000 apiece
at a banquet.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02

like their lives depended upon H.
Hut the safest reason II that they men
who have worn Hlckey's clothing Beforehand
KNOW how good IL isl
All Of our overcoats are included and all suits
excepting blues and blacks
Clothing that came from famous makers OF
Rochester and New York City
Clothing that Is made by hand
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02

Is recommended an . family laxattveL
mild enough for the tiniest BAH. yet
sufficiently powerful TO act easily -
the strongest constitution.
To avoid limitations and ineffective
substitutes be sure 20 set Dr. o..
wells Syrup Pepsin. See that ~
smile Of DR.. Caldwells signaturo
and his portrait appear on the yol-
low carton IN which the bottle u
packed. A trial bottle. free OF charGe,
can be obtained oy writing TO IN. ~.
3. Caldwell. 455 Washington ~,
Monticello, Illinois.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02

The conservation OF the Rev
Frank Hale Touret az Episcopal
bishop OF western Colorado will take
place at Colorado Springs today.
with Bishop futile, OF Missouri, pre-
siding
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02

The steel curb shoulder STRIPS
worn by British cayalrymen were
hrst introduced by soldiers Wife,
Lady Luck. She sewed them on her
husbands uniforms 10 protect his
shoulders from swora-cuts at Kanda.
bar. and Gen Luck. ON his return
10 England. persuaded the war Office
60 adopt them for general use.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02

NEW YORK-Two officers in uni
form walked into Tombs police
court. There was nothing unusual
in that. But when one or them
locked the other up charged with
burglary--well.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-02
Odds and Ends

NEW YORK-2x factory girls
fell nine stories In a loft elevator
and everybody about thought they
were killed. But when doctors un'
tangled the heap. they found them
not even hurt
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-01
: PUT e rs !I |5it siIF +
Tells How 10 Open cIeegeall ~
trils and I'D He'd ssl

You feel fine in a few moments.
Your cold in head or catarrh Wills
be gone. Your clogged nestrils
will oncn. The air passages Of
your head fill clear and you CAM
breathe freely. No more dullness,
headache; no hawking, snuffling,
mucous discharges or dryness; s
no struggling for breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want a
small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm.o
Apply little Of this fragrant,
anitseptic cream in your nostrils,
let it penetrate through every ARR
passage of the head; soothe and
heal the swollen, inflamed muc-
Gus membrane, and relief comesr
Instantly.
1t Isl just-what. every cold and !,
catarrh sufferer needs. Don't
stay stuffed-up and miserable.