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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23
The Tin Woodman

II NAV be that "The Wizard of o. was
not as great show as "The Frogs" and
that Dave Montgomery should not rank
with the great comedians that earlier gen.
erations delight to haunt in our faces.
Rankings are pretty much rubbish, any
way. We do feel pretty sure of having
obtained from Montgomery and Stone quite
the same immortal comic JOY which the
cheerful Athenians took from Aristo-
phanes. And feeling so, we can mourn
at Dave Montgomery's taking off with
the proper proportions Of regret and
grateful pride.
He was the foil Of the team, the lesser
and reposeful member whose dun-colored
background gave the more brilliant part
ner his chances. Yet no one remembering
their perfection Of teamwork will care to
minimize his achievement. Stone without
him would have been a great comedian.
But he would not have been Stone. The
Scarecrow without his Tin Woodman to be
oiled through the funnel set neatly IN the
ton of his head would be as unthinkable as
Johnson without his Boswell, Shakespeare
without a stage or Chaplin without his
feet. That sort Of marvellous give and
take on the stage ranks with the most
subtle of artistic creations. Why under
estimate or be ashamed of it, just because
II is modern and our very own?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23

complete cure think you arc bound to
disappointment"
1t may be said that no thoughtful ana
cautious experinrenter ever did make eX-
travagant claims for radium; that the un-
justified hopes Of the public were attrIou-
table entirely TO the indiscreton Of I'M
skilled popularizers whose misunderstand-
ings and Misrepresentation were deplored
by all sober members Of the medical pro-
fession. And. indeed, it may be admitted
that the more sober sort did openly depre-
cate the hasty conclusion drawn from few
successful treatments and did their best 10
counteract the evil effect on the mind Of
an uniformed multitude.
1t would not be just, however, to at
tribute the unfortunate result to ineXpert
The mischief began with
certain talkative physicians VINO instead
of waiting to test the substance thoroughly
INDUCED publicly in ill-digested rhapsodles
fantastic enough to justify all the excuses
of their unprofessional followers. Thus
one experimenter. charging on the amaz-
ing results he had observed, cried: There
they are-dcmonstrated and proved, no
matter how wonderful" Another spoke
awfully Of the miracles he had seen as 80
astonishing that one hesitates TO believe
them" A third, not TO be outdone, de-
scribed the results secured in his own cases
as wonderful, appalling, almost unbehev-
able" and ransacked the Scripture for
texts to prove that radium was a gift
direct from heaven, the coming of which
had been forctold by the prophets.
Just as in the case Of trypsin, the exag-
qerations began with the doctors. 1t is idle
to Law the blame on an uniformed populace,
for the men whose enthusiasm ran away
with their judgment were famous men,
supposed to possess a due portion of scien-
tific caution. and the unlearned had no
choice but to accept their opinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23
Red Tape Hampers Enlistment

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The amount of red tape required 70
be cut before young men can get into the
army or navy is certainly an obstruction 70
enlisting. Yesterday three young men went
10 enlist in the Naval Reserves. They we.e
directed in good faith by friends of the SER
vice to report at the training ship stationed
at Ninety-seventh Street and North River
Upon arriving there they were halted by the
sentry. After telling their business they
were CURLY informed that no recruits were
examined at that place.
Upon further inquiry the information was
given that the recruiting station was located
in Wall Street. The sentry did not know the
number, and the young men waited hfteen
minutes for information from the ship, to
the effect that the examinations were made
at al Wall Street and that the office was open
until late in the evening. They then wended
their way to the address given, and found a
large Office building, but no recruiting station.
After some trouble it was finally located at
40 Wall Street but the office had closed at b
o'clock It was then 6.
Two Of the young men were so discouraged
that they may change their minds about en-
listing.
IL uncle Sam wants sOluleiS anu edii"4''
surely the way should be made as easy as
possible to join.
Another illustration of red tape came up
this morning. The ladies of this section,
wishing to start Red Cross unit, desired
some information as TO the proper steps TO
be taken. Before they could get in touch
with the right parties it was necessary TO
telephone to five different places. With all
the delays Of busy wires and poor connee-
tons, nearly the whole morning was con-
sumed.
Cannot a central bureau of information be
established, or, perhaps, one in each borough,
where reliable advice can be obtained at once
about recruiting, Red Cross work and thou
sand other things necessary to know while
our country is at war?
J. D. MACPHERSON, MD.
College Point, n. Y, April 10, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23
The Agricultural Guard

From The American A0riculturfsD
To safeguard American agriculture is the
Drirne need of the hour It means food for
our own people and sustenance for our
friends abroad. To serve farming is to serve
our country. Service in agriculture is fully
as patriotic as service in army or navy.
All European experience in the present war
emphasizes these truths. England ignored
them until almost too late, but now is adopt
ing most desperate means to build up her
domestic farming.
The grave danger which confronts the
United States IS that our great Presidents
historic pronunciamento may cause pell-
nell rush into army, navy and munition
works of labor from farms and factories. The
farm labor situation, already acute, is now
brought to a crisis by the war fever which IS
sweeping over the country.
Men are focking to the colors partly be
cause they think it is unpatriotic, If not cow
ardly, not to enlist. Others are leaving the
country for the excitement and activity in the
cities that war preparations always create
Still others are lured away from the land by
the extravagant wages offered for even UNI
skilled labor.
This situation Is so serious as to threaten
our own food supply and the food needs Of
the rest of the world. Should it continue UNI
corrected. especially if the season is unfa-
vorable to crops, there may not be enough
food to 20 around. In that case 1T would not
be a matter of price, but rather OF supply, for,
while the government could arbitrarily regu-
late prices. it could not arbitrarily create food
which does not exist
The remedy is simple. Let the mobilization
Of American industry. which Congress is
about to require. include official recognition
Of the patriotic duty of men, women and chill
Gren to serve their country by serving agri-
culture.
Create the Agricultural Guard of America.
Let every man, woman and child engaged d.
rectly or indirectly in food production enlist
in the Agricultural Guard. Let it's insignia be
the letters "a G" on a flag background. Let
the patriotism Of the wearcr Of this badge be
as highly honored as the soldier or officer in
uniform. Let each member of the Agricultural
Guard Justly feel that he Is serving his coun-
nv perhaps better than if ne were enlisted in
the navy army.
Who will be the first TO enlist in the Agrl-
cultural Guard in your family? What school
district will be first TO enlist its whole rural
population as "a c.? What county will have
the largest enlistment in the Agricultural
Guard before Moy?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23
For Universal Training and Service

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: At directors meeting OF our com
pany this afternoon the following resolution
was unanimously adopted and is being tele
graphcd to the President of the United
States:
Resolved, That We, the officers, directors
and managers Of the Community Chautauqua
System, conducting Chautauquas in approx
mately 500 cities and towns in twenty states
cast of the Mississippi River, hereby pledge
our loyalty and support to the Federal gov
eminent, and tender the services of our or
ganizaton for whatever the President may
feel that We can do to assist in the work Of
preparedness, not only military, but economic
and spiritual, and especially in the work Of
furthering the movement for universal mill
tary training and service"
Our directors also decided TO devote the
first days programme of the Chautauqua in
each town to patriotic addresses and music
and TO contribute so per cent of the single
admissions for that day to the Red Cross,
or to such other patriotic organization as
may be designated by the local Chautauqua
committee in each Chautauqua town.
L0RING ]. WHITESIDE.
New York, April 20, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23
Federal Food Dictatorship


A good many people are not taking seri-
ouslv enough the Administrations food
regulation proposals. Secretary Houston
has recommended to Congress legislation
empowering the government TO assume di-
rect supervision of food production and
distribution. Federal control is to extend
to the point Of purchasing and selling
foodstufTs and of fixing minimum and
maximum prices.
We have never had a food dictatorship
in this country. Such a dictatorship out
RACES our easy-going, individualistic, devil
Observation-Disclosures ideas in politics and
economies. 1t would be rudely un-JefTer-
sonian. Many Americans who have not
followed intelligently what the European
governments have done in the way of en-
forcing state control on all agencies Of
production and distribution are therefore
dumfounded by Secretary Houston's sug-
gestions. They think that we can mudde
through with the old system Of self-regu-
lation in food production and distribution
just as they think we can mudde through
with the antiquated system of voluntary
military service.
If we had to take care Of ourselves
alone we might muddle through on the
old basis. But our entry into the war has
obligated us to help feed our European
allies. No one can speak with more au-
thority on the food situation in Great
Britain, France and Italy than Mr.. Hoover,
who is soon to return home to serve as
the head of the new Federal Food Board
And he says frankly that the needs of
our allies cannot be supplied except
through "the elimination Of waste and
actual and rigorous sclf-sacrifce on the
part of the American people"
Elimination Of waste can be effected TO
some extent through individual voluntary
effort. But very large percentage of
waste is bound TO continue unless the
power Of the Federal government and the
state governments is exerted to stop it..
Governmental regulation of consumption
is the only effective method of regula-
ton, since it reaches all and puts all on
the same footing, just as conscription, for
the same reasons, is the only fair and eff
cient method of utilizing the country's
military resources.
Whether we like it or not, we shall
probably have 10 accept government regu-
lation both of food production and food
distribution. 1t is not just or sound policy
70 encourage the farmers to multiply their
yield unless minimum price for their out
put is guaranteed. 1t is not just or sound
policy to ask the public TO stint itself and
at the same time TO continue to pay war
prices for food, unless some assurance is
given that food spectators and middle
men are not making exorbitant profits
selling supplies TO our own people and to
the people Of the Entente nations.
1t is obvious that production and dis
tribution must be standardized if we are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t seems to me that now is the time
for the government to push the time ahead
one hour to give the thousands in this coun-
try who are tearing up their lawns for plant
ing. the benefit of the extra hour Of daylight.
There are many that do not quit their work
until p. M, and those that reside out Of
town have very little time TO work in their
gardens raising food. II all the defence
leagues and societies would take this matter
up with their Representatives at Washington
it would 90 through Immediately.
New York, April 20, 1917. G. A. II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23
Were Civil War Volunteers FailuresP

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The CONSUMPTION proposition Tor war
service may have its advocates among the
citizenship Of the present day, out none
among those Of half century ago. Few II
,nv Civil War veterans, even those with mer-
itorious service TO their credit, would ever
make subsequent mention of their service
when IL involved the telling that they were
conscripts. No one can gainsay this FROM
tho seven billion dollars available,-pay our
ovn soldiers reasonably and watch the enlist
ments.
There are approximately thirty thousand
Civil War veterans in New York State. why
rot place some of them, able and willing at
tho enlistment rendezvous? | believe the
eFect would be a material increase IN the
rumber enrolling, and it would give those
heroes a chance to again serve their country
in a commendable and practical way.
WHY does not everybody respect the
r,o,,orv AT least of the glorious result that
came TO our country through the achievement
80 tho men-volunteers all-who have done
all the war fghting-fghtng / ssy-for our
country in the 'last ffty-six years? Cease
this mention of the volunteer system as al
WAYS failure" When, where and by wnom
other than volunteers was any war victory
won? II the volunteer system was always
failure. then the Civil War was failure;
and the men who kept united in the United
States -the men who ratified with thelr
n,uskets and swords the immortal words OF
Abraham Lincoln in his Emancipation Proela-
mation-the men who fought and vanqulshed
the bravest men in the world, proved by the
wars duration-the men who brought back
the old flag without single star lost. we're
failures.
Cease this furnishing the memory of those
men who kept our nation on the map.
GEORGE B. LOUD,
Past Commander G. A. r., State Of New York.
New York, April 10, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23
Buttons for All
or Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; Would it be practicable for every citi-
zen to wear a patriotic button designating
the particular field of endeavor he or she is
working in for the cause of our country?
For instance: Married men wear shield,
single men flag, rejected applicants for en-
lstment red, white and blue bow ribbon on
the metal shield or fag-every shield or flag
to have al. d. L." Home Defence League,
IN. l." Navy League. M T. L." military
Training League), "P. G." produce Grower.
or IN W." National Welfare). etc. accord
ing as the case may be-
Could the city furnish these at cost, or the
different organizations interested!
HARRY Il COUGH.
New York, April 20, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23

You can purchase merchandise advertised
in THE TRIBUNE with absolute salety-IoI
n dissatisfaction results in any case lht
TRIBUNE guarantees to pay your money oaeA
upon request. No red tape. No clubbing we
make good promptly if the advertiser does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23
Builders Handicapped

York Navy Yard we're getting DuS. -
had gone into the lumber market 70 ~, -
the frames, planking, etc, and Waen - ~
vate concerns tried TO purchase luns. ,,.l,
found the market swept Glenn. Oon'''
they are handicapped from the s'afs -. A.
The government has been very 49, 49,, Z.
ranging with the copper, steel ano s. "
dustries to purchase materials AZ p-,,.e
below the market. The copper '. - rs.
have agreed to furnish copper ~ -, n,
lust half the price in the open m sA. =, 70.
steel companies have agreed 70 ~ Ale q,
eminent have steel at $50 ton
present market price is about S'S n,b
When these announcements -
some contractors who have go'einI IA ~
tracts got in touch with the eoppsl so,sr|
men and suggested that as they IS n,e,, 4
meht work Of course these speenn az
plied 20 them, but we're told "h0'n, II q
IThey have 70 buy in the open mS'N
rent prices. =, thers .
be a howl against the boat oulius.' ,rissf
no shown that the boats bult y .,,f
owned yards cost Sei'N''' a, .osf sti
while those built in navy yaross go, I'll -
per cent less. The gulliole publ ~ -
nothing Of the difference IN the ~. "a % =
ter;als 10 the private builders ~H H,i.,,,l >
government yards. They viii De S1 Ts,v =
sssvrne that all things are equal s's,,,ss
NO, he told that one reason for tas - ossf
!. ,Ss, The private yards have heS,, -
Is Vnas 'ne P'h;.h are not taken ln~ -
sideration in the navy yafu,' =. nsId o.
yards the cost Of maintenance tS re Nsty =,
the annual appropriation i0l Ill. IN prsri.''
partment, each yard being spss nd 70 =
for. There are no taxes 70 ~ sreeIal -
machinery 20 purchase Tor ~. III, be 80.
but by inference the puoI ',,Ssrs are ..
to think that the private p.~s ~st risA . y
of robbers, only too READY ="
expense Of the taxpayers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-23
That Extra Hour of Daylight

New York, April 20, 1917.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-06-30
Italian Society to Celebrate.

The Societa 1taliana di Mutua Ben
eficenza, Conte di Torino, will cele-
brate its eighteenth anniversary with
a grand festival at it's hall in Albert
street, Saturday and Sunday, July 7
and 8. There will be dancing in the
evening on both days, and on Sun
day afternoon at o'clock a street
parade will be given by the society
Cooling refreshments will be served
at moderate prices. The net pro-
ceeds of the festival will be donated
to the local Red Cross branch. Mike
Capone is chairman of the committee
in charge, the other members being
John Sansone, Leon Capo, Tony Fal-
setta, and Joseph Campagna, presi-
dent Of the society.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-06-30
GIRLS! LEMON JUICE
is A SKIN WHITEMER
How to make creamy beauty lotion
for few cents.

The juice of two fresh lemons strained
into bottle containing three ounces of
orchard white makes whole quarter
pint of the most remarkable lemon skin
beautifer at about the cost one must
pay for small jar of the ordinary cold
creams. Care should be taken to strain
the lemon juice through fine cloth 80
no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion
will keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon juice 10 used
to bleach and remove such blemishes as
freckles, sallowness and tan and Ia
the ideal skin softener, whitener and
beautifer.
Just try it! Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and make up
a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage it daily into
the face neck, arms and hands.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-06-30
postofice Thief Quickly Nabbed.

The postofice at Gonzales was
broken into Wednesday night, ana the
sum of $4.10 was distracted from
the cash drawer. Henry Ursln' ~
year-old negro who is employed as
bootblack and porter at barber-snop
in Gonzales, was arrested THURSDAY q,
afternoon by Deputy SherlH "a.
Smith, on suspicion, and upon oein !;
brought to Donaldsonville mace 1uil
confession to Sheriff Hanson. Inc
youthful thief gained entrance to the
nostoffice by prving open a window
with his knife. The federal author.
tiles in New Orleans were notlhed or
the robbery and of the arrest OF the
guilty party, and United States
Deputy Marshal Walter j.. Grlfen
came to Donaldsonville Friday ana
took charge of Ursin, returning with
his prisoner on the 3:27 p. m. tram.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-06-30
Attend Dance at Noel Home.

Among the young people from here
who attended the dance given Thurs
day evening at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Noel on McManor
plantation were: Misses Mildred
Buquoi, Ethel Park, Inez Greenwood,
Hilda Sternfels, Aline and Helene
Kahn, Narma and Erna Gisclard, Lii
liam Kessler, Ruth White, Olive Stu
art and Edith Daigle, and Messrs. Ro-
land Binnings, Bonnie Casso, Gordon
Gisclard, Edmund Castagnos, Kline
Sims, Sammy Richard, Sam Kessler,
Joe Wilbert, Bonnie Prejean, Mavor
Melancon, Pat. Stakelum, Charles
Maurin, Jr., Frank Constantine, Emile
Sternfels, Allen Colomb, Ernest OIL
meyer, Wilfred Binnings, Lee Rogge,
and Edward Delahoussaye.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-06-30
May Add Another Boat to Fleet.

The Burnside and Donaldsonville
Packet Company, operating the steam
ferr Ruth between Donaldsonville
and barrow and the passenger packet
Tirgie between Donaldsonville and
Burnside, is contemplating the pur-
chase OF another craft of suitable size
as an auxiliary to its fleet, and in this
connection is trying out the gasoline
launch Primrose, of Lafourche Cross
ing, which arrived here Thursday
morning by way of Harvey's Canal
and the Mississippi river. P. A. Rous
sci, OF Lafourche Crossing, one of the
owners Of the vessel, and Edward
Torres, of Thibodaux, who served as
engineer, made the trip on the boat
The Primrose is "A feet long, with a
9-foot beam, and is equipped with
horsepower engines. She covers
the distance between Donaldsonville
and Burnside, approximately five and
one-half miles, in az minutes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-06-30
Church Notice.

The Love That Prompted God to
Give His Son to the World" will be
the theme of the pastors sermon, and
Isaiah Called to Heroic Service" the
subject of the Sunday school Bible
lesson for adults, at the Methodist
church Sunday morning, the pastor
beng teacher of the class. Following
the sermon the sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be administered.
citizenship and Temperance" will
be the theme of the devotional study
OF the Junior Epworth League at $50
in the afternoon.
The public is invited to attend these
services. P. o. LOWREY, Pastor
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-06-30
Auto-IntoxiiCatiOIl
Causes Death

Do you know why you have sick
headache, diabetes, neuralgia, rheu-
matism and liver or kidney troubles?
It's because you are being poisoned
by products of your own body. Your
organs of elimination are not work.
ing properly. Waste material that
should be thrown out is being retained
to poison and intoxicate your SYSTEM
That could not happen if the bowels
were kept open with Granger Liver
Regulator. This splendid preparation
is purely vegetable and non-alcoholic.
Demand Granger Liver Regulator at
your drug store-25c box-and take
no other. There is nothing "just as
good"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-06-30
Tank and Tower Demolished

The elevated wooden gravity tank
OF the Donaldsonville rice mill fell to
the ground at about midnight Tues
day, due to the collapse of the iron
tower which supported it, and both
tank and tower were completely de-
mollshed. The tank had a capacity
OF 10000 gallons of water. The tow
er upon which it rested was more than
ninety feet high. No damage was
done to the rice mill buildings or
other property by the falling mass.