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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-12

A TWO CYLINDER Maxwell run
about In good condition for sale
cheap at S125.00. Just the cal
to use in canyassing. Inquire ::
Cramer Bros. 0s
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-12
Classified Advertising
EOR BALE

STRICTLY FANCY SEEDS Alfalfa.
Red Clover. Timothq scarifisd
Sweet Clover. Rye Grass, etc.
Ralph Waldo Eden. Central Point.
Oregon. 947tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-12

FOR sALE-5-room house plastered
with bath and toilet. I'll ! street
two lots 50x10o each. barn and
outbuildings: or will exchange fol
small house. Address No. 2s1. care
Courier. ss1tl
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13
Fine Chickens In Boys Club
Jessie and Hugh Burris
Prize Winners.

Mr. c. Taylor, in charge of
boys and girls chicken clubs of
the state, wrote a pelsonal letter
of congratulation to Jesse D.
Burris and Hugh Burris, both of
whom had chickens on exhibi.
ton at TIM recent show in New
Orleans upon which they won
first and second prizes.
Mr.. Taylor insists apon both
the boys sending in larger pens
of fowls at next show, especially
as he told Hugh there were no
birds, even among the fancy
breeders, that could compare with
those he exhibited. This is very
encouraging since the chicken in
dustries is to be one of the best
paying industry of this section,
and it is hoped that more boys
and girls will go into the work
next season.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13
Governor Names
Parish Boards
For Draft Work
Medical and Legal Advisory
Bodies Added to Assist
Army Machinery.

Baton Rouge, La, Dec. 9'-ln
response to Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder's request, Governor
Pleasant has nominated members
of the medical and the legal ad-
vlsory boards, to assist in the
draft work of Louisiana. The
state is divided into seven dis
tricts, each represented by a med.
ical advisory board. The legal
advisory boards are named accord
ing to parishes. These appoint
ments become effective Decem.
Der 8.
The medical advisory board for
the First District, comprising
Jefferson, Lafourche. Orleans.
Plaquemines, st. Bernard, ST.
Charles, st. James, st. John, St,
Tammany, Terrebonne and Wash
ington Parishes, with headquar
ters in New Orleans: Dr.. F w
Parham, chairman, and Drs
Randolph Lyons, Arthur Caire
G. B. Adams, C. C. Bass, Joseph
Hume. Henry Despit, T. j
Dimitry, Victor G. Smith, J. P
O'Kelly, Homer Duphy, P, A
McIlhenny and Adolph Henriques
all of New Orleans.
The legal advisory boards fol
this and neighboring parishes
are;
st. Helena-W. T. Holland
Robert Z. Carter, Greensburg.
St. Tammany--L. L. Morgan
Harvey E. Ellis, Thos. NJ. Burns
Covington.
Tangipahoa-Judge Robert S
Ellis, Robert R. Reid, Boliver E
Kemp, Amite.
Washington--Judge Prentiss B
Carter, Delos R. Johnson, G. W
Goodbee, Franklinton.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13
Weekly News Letter.
New Orleans, Dec. 6, 1917.

!.
The movement of Texas cattle
into Louisiana will not be halted
on account of the Act of 1856,
which placed a wall around the
state at that time, and which has
never been repealed. Mr.. Parker
went all the way to the President
of the United States to get rid of
the obsolete and obstructive law,
but it was finally decided that the
matter need not be dignified to
that extent. The law officers of
state and nation have announced
that the retrogressive relic was 50
clearly unconstitutional that it
will be useless and profitless for
anybody to invoke it. DR.. Geo.
NJ. Rummell, head Of the govern
ment bureau of animal industry,
was in Texas when this conclusion
was reached, and is aiding in
directing thousands of heads of
good cattle toward this state.
Governor Pleasant and Mayor
Behrman have accepted invitation
to address the livestock conf er-
ence of the Food Administration
of the Southern states to be held
on December 10Th, when a defin >
ite plan for fostering the livestock
industry will be worked out.
The railroads operating in
Louisiana have now all agreed to
observe Tuesday of each week as
Meatless day. and Wednesday as
Wheatless day, on all dining cars
The conservation measure has
not yet become general among
hotels and restaurants, and dem.
ocracy may be compelled to under
take more drastic action. The
travelling men Of the state will
hold joint meeting on December
10Th, an5 may unite with Mr.
Parker in some plan which may
obviate the need for a resort tc
the more direct method of bring
ing the public eating places into
line.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13

Seven persons, three of them
residents Of London, were killed
and q injured in a German
air raid on English cities, in
which two of the enemy planes
with their crews we're captured
In an opinion rendered for the
jury commissioners of Orleans
Parish Judge Coco decided rail-
road men were not exempted from
jury duty.
Attemps to destroy the Alex
andria Lumber Compay mill in
Pineville, La, by setting fire to
it were thwarted by watchmen
and efforts are being made to
apprehend the guilty persons,
believed German symphathizers.
Herbert Hoover sent a tele-
gram to John M. Parker, stating
meatless and wheatless days must
be observed to save direct loss OF
life and interference with wal
plans.
Che inter- Allied conference a.
Paris decided to form committee
to handle the problem of man
power on which the United States
will be represented in addition tt
plans for unity of action in thu
matter of transportation and the
production of airplanes and wal
munitions.
General Pershing reported thu
death of two Americans in ar
action in France and the wound
ing Of eleven, seven of whom are
in serious conditions.
Surgeon General Gorgas made
a sanitary tour of Camp Pike ane
predicted a lower death rate il
the cantonments when the mel
have hardened.
An order providing for the sus
pension December 13, under Ger
tain conditions, of nine local Texa
Il Pacific railway passenge
trains WAS issued by the Louisian
railroad commission.
In their campaign for $4,000
for the BAPTIST Bible Institute
New Oceans Baptists raise
$2S 1925 in three days fror
IA oHg their own denomination
with more to come.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13
Proclamation
State of Louisiana
Executive Department,
Baton Rouge. La.

GfQfH Ul
Executive Department,
Baton Rouge. La.
The American Red Cross con-
.titutes the great humanitarian
arm of the Federal Government.
The President Of the American
Rad Cross is Woodrow Wilson,
President Of the United States.
The National Organization has
IN its rolls 100000 members
repreeenting 5000 Chapters
spread throughout the country.
Under the authority of Presi.
dent Wilson and by virtue of
The decision of War Council of
the Red Cross,it has been decided
10 add 100000 new members
h the American Red Cross before
Christmas.
The Campaign fol new mem
bers will be vigorously prosecuted
in the Gulf Division, which seeks
to add 100000 new members to
the Red Cross ORGANIZATION in
Alabama. Louisiana and Miss
issippi.
Appreciating the fact that the
American Red Cross has been
constituted by Congress and rec
onized by our President as the
one relief organization upon
glich the people of the United
States depend for the prompt ex.
ending of relief to our armed
forces, to the government of our
allies, and to the people of the de,
yastated countries, and realizing
that the Christmas time is singu.
larly adapted to the national ex.
preston of our devotion to our
common country and it's armed
iorces through the American Red
Cross, | RUFFIN G. PLEAS
Ant, Governor of the State of
louisiana most earnestly COM
mend the Red Cross Christmas
Membership Campaign, to the
serious consideration Of our peO.
pie, strongly recommend that
each home be represented in the
American Red Cross, that oul
people join the movement to place
the State of Louisiana to the
forefront in the membership Cam
paign Of this highly deserving
relief organization and that they
seize the opportunity thus afford
ed to give their Christmas pres.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13
,Genera/ News items IN Brief

Fight unto death to defeat
Germany, resolutions adopted
at the Mississippi Methodist
conference urged.
All railroads in the state noti-
fled John M. Parker they have
established meatless and wheat
less days on dining cars.
The latest reports fixed the
casualties in the Halifax explo-
sion at 5000, including 1000
dead, the report of injured being
taken to improvised hospitals by
rescuers leading to the belief that
the injured list would reach at
least 5000.
A woman apparently dazed by
the Hali':.~ horror was found
walking along a railroad track
near the city leading child and
carrying the headless body of
another in her other hand.
In a warning to the people
against a counter.revolution head
ed by korniloff and Kaledines
the Bolsheviki admit virtually
that they fear the revolt may
prove a serious menace to the
esentregime.
The Senate resolution declaring
war on Austria, which was accept
ed by the House, passed the upper
branch unanimously and met
only one dissenting vote in the
house, Meyer London, Socialist
Of New York, voting no. Senator
LaFolette was absent.
A number of Standard Oil en-
ployes at Baton Rouge, quit their
jobs to enlist as skilled mechanics
in the aviation service.
The brilliant defense OF General
Diuz at Asjago appears to have
checked, if not defeated, the
Austro. German invaders in the
battle of Asiago, who sought
to break through the Piave line
and penetrate the Brenta valley.
The crew of the Mont Blanc
and limo, which collided in Hall
fax harbor, causing the disastrous
explosion, have been arrested
and will be held for the admiralty
investigation into the circum-
stances surrounding the disaster.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13

1t was announced at Washing.
ton that Congress, having dispos.
ed of the war declaration on
Austria Hungary, would turn it's
attention to pressing domestic
legislation, with the railroad prob
lem, women sufferage and pro-
hibition as chief subjects.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13
Notice.

The Tax Rol! for 1917 has been
completed and filed in my office
and taxes are now receivable.
j. E. BATEMAN,
Sheriff and Tax Collector.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13

In a report to the Navy Depart.
ment Admiral Sims stated that
forty-four officers and men, out
of the 10 on the destroyer Jacob
Jones, we're saved. and added the
name Of Ensign S. F. Folk, who
died from exposure, to the list of
dead.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13
Notice, Book Lovers

Anybody may read Wav-
erley Club books by pay
ing ten cents per book.
Call at the Era-Leader Of
flee ard see the collection.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13

Arbruzzi Rye for winter graz.
ing crop-See The Darlington
Store, Inc.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13

ent to humanity by becoming
members of the Organization. and
thus assisting in its great unde-
nominatiOnal work.
(Signed) Ruffin G. Pleasant.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-13

We offer The Era-Leader ans
New York Thrice-a.W Week World
both one year for $500.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08
BRINGING GOOD OUT OF
EVIL.

A reader asks whether ''bring.
ing good out of evil" is akin to
doing evil that good may come.
By no means. It is never right or
safe to do evil in the hope that
good will come out of it. In do
ing SO one becomes responsible
for the evil and has no assurance
that he can convert the evil into
good. No matter how certain one
may be that he can raise the dead.
he should try the experiment on
some one already dead and not
kill q person in order to try his
skill in raising the dead. So in
public affairs, one should do his
best to prevent evil, but if evil
comes in spite Of all he can do. it
IS his privilege, even his duty, to
bring out of the evil as UGH good
rs possible.
The war is here, let us bring all
me good we can out Of it.
w. J. BRYAN. |
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08
ARMOUR'S BID FOR GREAT
4 NESS.

j. Ogden Armour of Chicago,
head Of the leading factor of tie
beef trust has announced that the
government Of the United States
can have Armour & Co. it can
have j. Ogden Armour; the gov
eminent can have any man OF
group Of men of Armour & Co.
Notwithstanding this magniti
cent opportunity to grab the chief
offender against fair meat prices
in the country he has not yet been
captured.
For all the government or any
one else cares, that is if he can get
away with it. J. Ogden can devote
his super-valuable time in plan
ming another embalmed beef CAM
paign, a similar but more extern
slve one than his and other pack
ing house carried on during the
Spanish-American war. More
United States soldiers were killed
by these poisoned packing house
products than by Spanish bullets.
Like many another multi-million-
aire j. Ogden Armour has gone
nuts over his imagined import
ance.
No United States service of any
character could gain anything by
adding this pampered beef baron
to it. j. Ogden's special forte is
assisting an upward price move
ment in rib roasts, prime country
sausage. tripe and gatherings.
AS a patriot he is a distinct
failure. Alexandria Democrat.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08

may think they are swallowing
their pride a bit, but after thew
get good ready made suit thew
are surprised to see how the
modern manufacturers fit eccen-
tricities of figure.
A great many business men feel
that to carry off their position
they must be well dressed at ali
times. At the first sign of wear.
they discard their clothes and or
der new. When man gets up to
certain point of income, he can
not afford to fuss with economics
The great majority of us don't be-
long to this class. Our income
depends solely on whether we de-
liver the goods or not.
To get any economies out of a
family of children is another
proposition. Public sentiment
seems to require them to look
pretty assumptions when they are
introduced to the school room.
Like most economies, it all comes
back on Mother, who is already
and scrubbin overtime to
make the old things look decent.
-Ruston-Leader.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08
SAM JONES ON WOMEN.

when God gives a man a wife
and six children He's done a great
deal for him but when He gives
him society woman and a poodle
dog. He has thrown off on him
These society women look upon
children as a nuisance. I have
had some Of these society women
to shake hands with me, and I ha |
assoson shake dead fish s tail. J
would not give one of your SOCK
darning women for all the society
women in the country. Between
cutting off the top of their dresses
for the ball room and the bottom
for the bicycle, these society wo
men will soon have no clothes left.
A man said to a society woman
] hope I'll see more of YOU" She
said, come around to the ball
tonight. You old sisters wear a
high collar close around your
necks. That is modest and come
ly, but deliver me from the So
ciety woman who button their
collars around their waists. You
preachers don't talk that way, do
your You talk about the sweet
bye and bye. You ought to talk
about the nasty now and now.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08
TELLING THE TRUTH.

An editor at Toulon. ILL.,. who
at last became weary of welding
the whitewash pen in the matter
of obituaries, decided to reform
and tell the truth lust once. He
commented as follows upon the
death Of former citizen:
"Died-R. U. Bilious, aged &C
years and 6 months. Deceased
was a mild hammered old pirate
who had good mouth for bad
ajskey. He came here in the
might with another mans wife
and Joined the church at the first
chance. He owes us several dol
lars for subscription, large meat
bill. and you could hear him pray
eix. blocks. He died singing,
= Jesus paid it all, ]" and we guess
he was right, for he never paid
anything himself. He was buried
in an asbestus casket and his
friends threw palm fans in his
grave, as he may need them. His
tombstone will be favorite rest
ing place for the old-time boot
owl. i"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08
RaVerrls EN- ent.)

Good roads always had "com-
mercial value but it was left for
the automobile to make them a
commercial necessity for the town
or city that hopes to keep pace
with the progress of its rivals. For
the automobile twenty miles over
a good road make a shorter dis
lance than ten miles over a bad,
or even an Indifferent one. The
automobile will make the twenty
mile trip over a good road more
economically than it will the ten
mile trip over bad or Indifferent
one; more economically as t6 the
time and expense in wear aud tear
Of the machine. Hence a town or
city which sees rival provi1;Cg
itself with good roads without do
ing anything to provide goou
roads for itself is virtually sur
rendering trade territory to it's
rival. It is, as one might say,
moving it's customers over into
convenient neighborhooi Of its
'ival. Distance is nothing. pro-
vided the road is good, but scme-
hing quite important, provided
he road is bad.-Ex.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08
AMERICAN MISTREATED IN
MANCHURIA.

The case of Mr.. j. E. Pepper
the American Engineer and Off
cial in the service Of the Chinese
Government, who was assaulted
by japanese coolies at Mukden
has been taken out of the hard:
of the Consular authorities, anG
is now the subject of higher dip.
lomatic discussion.
At the recent trial of Pepper s
assailants, in the japanese Con-
sular Court. the japanese lawyer.
employed by Pepper, without the
latter's consent or knowledge in
formed the Court that his client
had withdrawn the charge. AS
Pepper speaks no Japaneses, the
first information he had of the
disposition Of the case was when
the Court rose, and discharged the
defendants.
Efforts on the part Of the Amer
lean Consul General at Mukden to
obtain a reconsideration of fhe
matter have so far failed.
The assault on Pepper was en-
tirely unprovoked. Pepper was
proceeding about his business IN
the International Concession at
when he saw some Jap
anese coolies interfering with the
linemen Of the Mukden Electric
Works of which he has charge.
Pepper ordered the japanese to
desist maltreating his employees,
when the form returned and at
tackled him. Pepper was badly
beaten in the melee and would
have suffered more serious corse-
quences had it not been that the
Vice-Consul happened to be pass
ing by and rescued him from his
Americans and other foreigners
n North China have been watch
ng this case with great interest
ind are disappointed at The ont
come of the trial. 1t is expected
low that the matter has been
'rought to the attention of the
higher officials of both Govern
nents that these unfortunate oc-
urrences which have aroused un-
asiness and much feeling will be
emedied by proper action on the
art Of the Government whose ma
ionals have committed serious
ssault on an American citizen.
he disposal Of this case will in
icate the character Of the Justice
vhich may be expected Of the JAP
nese officials in Manchuria.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08
SUIT OVER SALT WATER.

Attorney T. A. Edwards has
filed suit in behalf of his client
Fred G. Lock, against the Victory
company, Gulf Refining company
Of Louisiana, Edgerly Petroleum
company and the Miller company,
suing for $13,323, alleged to be
due him as damages occasioned
by the influx of salt water on his
1916 rice crop of 485 acres which
yielded. he alleges much less thar
it would have had the defendant
companies not polluted Chou
pique bayou, the source of his ir-
rigation supply.
This suit is practically on a par.
with the seven that had been fled
by other Choupique farmers and
which were compromised 10 days
or more ago.
Mr.. Lock claims that his 49,
acre crop yielded only 1861 bags,
whereas it should have yielded
$500 bag, a difference of 2,133
bags. He claims the yield was
only 7.6 bags per acre, where as
it should have been IL bags. He
claims the influx of the salt water
did the damage, as otherwise the
crop was normal and promising Il
Lake Charles Press.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08

tasteless to them. Using whole
wheat is a good economy measure.
Anything that refnes out all the
valuable husk and turns it over
to the lower animals is wasteful.
Hotels and restaurants will find
a growing number of people who
are great deal better pleased
with whole wheat breads and a
great many more can be converted
to their use. It's a good way to
cooperate with the government in
war measures.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08
THE WHITE FLOUR HABIT.

The effort of the food admin
istration to save wheat runs ny
against the old time habit Of eat
ing only white bread. AS every
one knows white -four uses only 6
part Of the wheat product. The
husk of the wheat, which has very
nourishing elements, is refined out
During recent years whole wheat
preparations have gained enorm.
ously in POPULARITY, but still white
-four is more popular with the ma
jority of people.
Years ago white -four was con-
sidered even more of delicacy
than now. Corn and rye fours
were used as an economy measure
but when people got up in the
world they felt they must have
white bread. Doctors used to say
that many our people would buy
the most expensive white -four,
when rye and corn would have
been better for them physically
at less expense.
So called graham -four was
popularized to a considerable ex-
tent by DR.. Graham, who intro
duced it as health measure, u.s.
ing the entire wheat, husk and all.
The coarser substance promotes
action Of the intestines, |
which in these days of office and
shop work many people fail to get. |
The modern whole wheat fours
Use more Or less Of this valuable |
musk. There has been some con-
;roversy among physicians as to
which type of -four is most health
nj. but the weight Of opinion is
trongly toward whole wheat,
hough there are some weak d.
,estions that cant take it.
People who have acquired the
vhole wheat habit greatly prefer
/ White dour seems relativelyI
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-08
HIGH COST CLOTHING.

Wool is scarce, cotton is high
and in demand for munitions. and
anyone can see the finish of the
man with a family of children to
clothe. The textile manufacturers
all predict high prices, in which
the advancing cost of labor will
figure. It is time for the people
to watch the newspapers for bar
gains and stock up. There are
always chances for special reasons
to buy at discount. and the news
paper is the place where the mer-
chants tell about them.
Working people will of course
depend more than ever on strong
and comparatively inexpensive
fabrics made for working pur-
poses. Many a man will wear
overalls and khaki at his work
who felt just bit too proud to
put them on before. A good suit
will wear a long time if care
fully mended and worn only when
it is really needed. It rarely
pays to buy cheap clothes. Real
wool and cotton wear none too
well. and the man who cares for
them can make them economical.
Many men who formerly had
custom made clothes get around it
now By buying ready made. 1saey