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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30
FIGHTS DAUGHTER FOR
CHILD; FANTS IN COURT

Overweight by the legal fight
beinb made against her by her own
daughter. Mrs. John Devlin, for the
possession of Louisa May Devlin, ten
years old, Mrs. Alice Dickson, grand
mother OF the child. tainted today in
the court room of Chief JUsrico Cow
.ington in the District Supreme Cont,
while habeas corpus proceedings
brought by Mrs. DevIIn, mother of
the child, were in progress.
Mrs. Dickson was removed in an
ambulance to her home. 465 F street
southwest, and the hearing vas CON
tinued until tomorrow The child has
been in the custody OF its grandmOthr
most of its life.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30
For Exchange

HAVE YOU
anything at home that's in the
UGy, and you don't need? Well
here's the place to exchange 1t
for something you 10Gnt, at q
very smuH cost.
%A slime dd Of approximately
IS words costs only 25c each
insertion.
Phone Your Ad NotU.
Main $500.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30
MAKE RICHPAY HIGHER
TAXES, KTTCHIN URGES

The Democratic leader o. the
House, Claude Kitchin. who is also
chairman OF the Ways and Means
Committee. is demanding increased
income and excess profits taxes to
meet the increased cost of the war.
He declares the tax burdens OF the
Door must not be materially in
creased. He does not want 10 en-
nance taxes on necessaries.
Furthermore, he holds that II the
tax bill now pending will meet eX-
penses until early next year. Congress
ought not draft a new tax measure
before next session. He will consult
Secretary McAdoo on this question.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30

STENoGRAPHER desires temporary posi-
tion, i've years experience with New York
nrms. Apply 1925 Woodward Bldg.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30
OLD GOLD AND SILVER

HIGHEST PRICES PAID
FOR PLATINUM, DIAMONDS. JEwELRY.
OLD GOLD, SILVER AND ARTIFICIAL
TEETH THE QUALITY JEWELRr CO..
IN sTH st. ~. W
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30
HoME RIELEs 10 MEEr

officers OF the Home Defense
League Rifles are expected to hold
their next meeting some time this
week in the library Of the scottish
Rite Temple, Sixteenth and streets
northwest, according to announce
ments by Capt. John H. Cowles, secre-
tary general, Supreme Council Scot
fish Rite. An entertainment viii fol-
low the business meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30
SOCIAL FOR SOLDIERS.

From now until September a social
will be given for soldiers quartered
about Washington at the Luther Place
Memorial Church, at Vermont avenue
and N street northwest, every Sunday
night by the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the church. Nearly 1000 col
diers from the engineer camp at the
American University attended last
nights social.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30
SOLED LINEN SAVES
BEER GARDEN $1,000

CHICAGO. July SO.-A heap Of soiIed
tablecIoths and bartenders' aprons
saved the Green Mill Garden $4,000
early today.
Safe crackers bound and gagged
two porters, blew open a safe, and Sc
cured $1,000 in jewelry and $4,000 in
cash, but they overlooked an adjoining
safe containing Saturday nights re-
ceipts. $1,000. 1t was covered with
Soiled linen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30

FOR THE BETTER CLASS OF COLONEL
Do you want to own q modern SUBURBAN
home With plenty Of ground Tor rariSn 80
chicksnaf Within two blocks OF the cars and
twenty minutes to the Treasury. Have you
q little cash saved upT II not come IN ana
let Us explain how you may own such .
home. with water. sewer. complete plumbing,
cement walks and electricity, from > start 81
so cash IRWIN 4 SHANK. NJ Bond blaa.
Main 10oe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30
LAWN FErE TO AID SCHOOL

Under auspices of the ladies Of st.
Teresa's Roman Catholic Church, An
acostia, the annual lawn fete will be
opened tonight on the grounds sur
rounding the parish school on V
street Many attractive features
have been arranged. Dancing will
take place In the assembly hall. The
proceeds are to be used to reduce the
debt on the school
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30
coLoRED BOY MISSING.

James Dorsey. colored, eight years
old, was reported to the police this
morning as missing, having been
gone from his home, 1876 Second
street southwest since Saturday
Wien last seen he wore gra. pants,
a light jacket and was barefooted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS

WoRKINGMEN-why not take prosperity
into account whsn picking q good house to
spend your cash; give US a try and and strong
value. the best TO be had; prove Il by seeing
the hne- grade new uncalled-for tailored suits
nne stock, Is up. JUSTH's OLD STAND,
6ia ID
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30
ROOMS AND BOARD
The Biggest List in Washington"
Wanted-RoomH.

WANTED-By refined young man. nice FUR
nished room IN modern apartment: stats
particulars. BOX l7t. Times Once.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12

The Louisiana Presidential Electors
met at the Capitol on Monday, Janu-
airy 9Th, the day fixed by law, to cast
the vote of the State for President and
Vice. President of the United States;
after the necessary preliminaries were
over, the electors proceeded to cast
the vote of Louisiana for Woodrow
Wilson of New Jersey for President,
and Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana
for Vice President. The ballot of the
State having been cast, the electors
by unanimous vote elected Mr.. w. M
Davidson to carry the vote of Louis
lana to Washington and deliyer it to
the Vice. President. This is well-de :
served compliment to Mr.. Davidson,
as it is an honor eagerly sought after,
and in the past has been bestowed on
many distinguished democrats. We
sincerely congratulate Mr.. Davidson
on the high honor conferred upon him
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12
HON. JEFF B. SNYDER.

The Christmas edition of the Madi-
son (Tallulah) Journal showed the
above likeness of the handsome resi-
dence of Hon. jeff B. Snyder, in that
town, and also contained the follow
ing sketch of that gentleman's life,
which cannot fail to interest his many
friends in this his native parish:
A prominent member of the Madi-
son parish bar, and one of the leaders
of the Democratic party in this neck
of the woods, and public spirited,
progressive and foremost citizen OF
Tallulah for nigh quarter of a GEN.
fury past, would be correct epitomi :
cation of the past and present status
of Hon. j. B. snyder after % years
practice at the bar.
Mr.. Snyder first saw the light OF day
in 1859, in the large and palattal fam
lily residence at st. Joseph, in Tensaa
parish, Louisiana. Growing up to man.
hood in his native town, he served for
some years as deputy sheriff under the
late Col. w. G. Young, later being
elected Secretary of the Fifth Louis
lana Levee Board, to which happy
and fortunate circumstances Tallulah
has since been indebted for the resi-
dence with us of one OF our most
prominent and influential citizens.
In 1892, when Mr.. Cleveland was
elected for his second term IS Presi-
dent of the United States, he appoint
ed Mr.. Snyder naval officer at New
Orleans, a position that is always eag-
erly sought after with each succeed
ing administration. During Mr.. Sny-
der's incumbency of this Office he at
tended the law department OF Tulane
University, and was admitted to prac-
tice in 1894. Retiring from the naval
Office with the succeeding republican
administration, Mr.Snyder determined
to devote his time and talents strictly
to the practice of law.
He selected Tallulah as the scene Of
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
FL CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting upon the blood and mu'
cous surfaces of the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price 70 cents pei
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12
Watch Your Step" Coming to the Baker
Grand

II ever a piece of dramatic or musi-
cal composition was properly named,
it is this swatch Your Step" which
will tango it's way into the Baker
Grand, Natchez, Friday, Jan. IL. For
If any memter of the cast or chorus
we're to lose step, miss beat or fail TO
come in on any indicated, unaccented
note. there would be hiatus, not to
saw a pause, not called for in its hest
tating scrip or score. Where in or
binary plays there Is moment OF dia-
logue, in this trotting frivolity there
is dance; and where in conventional
musical comedy there is at least
melody, in this transported cabaret
there is a raving, revealing and riot
ing rag.
In short, "Watch Your Step" is one
grand. sweet ragtime song and dance,
set to Irving Berlin's unstateliest and
most infectious conception of music.
This conception involves lamentable
lack of reverence for Verdi, Bizet,
Leoncavelle, Puccini, Gounod and
perhaps some of the other masters;
but no matter how much your true
lover of music may try to deprecate
Mr.. Berln's heresy, he can't hear dis
torted bits of "Rigoletto" "Carmen"
"Pagliacci," ola Boheme," and
"Faust' battered and pauted by a
stage full of swaying, Raging, finger
swapping men and women, boys and
girls, while an apparition of Verdi
stands a,d sings in a soaring tenor OF
opera quality, without finding it lu-
dicrous, or without enjoying every in
slant of it, even at the risk OF losing
his immortal musical soul.
This offers itself i'm only one scene,
however; all the rest of it is pure
Berlinese, occasionally Smithed by the
prolific Harry b. The tempo is set
and the leid-motif is first announced
in the opening act, when between
fragments of dialogue in lawyers
office, counsels, clerks, stenographers
and office boys whirl and glide and dip
and hesitate about the room. If there
is one suggestion of thought in the
whole glittering, barelegged outburst,
it doesn't disclose itself, consequently
it's an ideal show. In other words,
it's an entertainment, pure and sim
pie, and it's all of that.
"Watch Your Step" is without a
doubt the best girl and music show
that ever happened. 1t is impossible
to do justice to everyone in the large
cast. The production is superbly
mounted. The scenery pretty and
singularly appropriate. The chorus
has been we'll selected and costumed.
1t includes several delectable morsels
of really young and active damsel-
hood.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12

his future Iabors i'm the Blackstonian
profession and his future home site,
and for % years he has been a promi-
nent figure in parish and state legal
and political life, and forceful factor
in the uplifting and upbuilding of Tai
lulah from its swaddIing garb of vii
lage clothes to a superior, modern
dress of metropolitan habilaments.
Mr.. Snyder has ever enjoyed large
and lucrative practice in his profess
sion, and he has manifested his faith
in his home city by freely investing
of his surplus capital in the most mod
ernly constructed improvements the
city boasts, practically all the hand
some business property of the postof-
flee block on Depot street having
been erected by him and the fee SIM
pie of which now rests with him. He
also has the equity to much vacant
city property and is a half owner in
the extensive, we'll cultivated and
productive Alvadon plantation. And
he has the utmost faith in the future
peopling and development of the rich
alluvial Louisiana Delta country, and
especially of Tallulah and Madison
Parish.
Mr.. Snyder was elected district at
torney for the Ninth Judicial District
over twelve years ago, and at each
recurring election since has been re-
elected, practically without opposi-
ton. He is now serving his 18th year
in that highly important office and at
the end of his present term will have
capably discharged the onerous duties
pertaining thereto for the long period
of is years. During all this time he
has been a leader and mentor m the
councils Of the'democratic party and a
power at its conventions, being one Of
the delegates to the late assemblage at
st. Louis that renominated President
Wilson.
The beautiful colonial home of Mr..
Snyder, shown in the accompanying
engraving, was erected decade OF
years ago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12
Public Mass Meetings Called

To promote new era OF prosperity
and thrift by enabling all the people to
enjoy fullest benefits possible under
the federal farm loan act.
Meeting to be held the last Saturday
in January, at each county seat.
10 a. m, January q, 1917.
Under auspices American Farm
Finance League.
The hour has struck for the Ameri-
can people to realize their new OPP
portunity. A new era of thrift and
prosperity is at hand.
It is rich in promise OF progress
economic, social, spiritual.
1t enables the poorest and richest to
acquire "stake i'm the land"
1t helps the farmer to own his own
farm-to become proprietor instead OF
tenant, independent instead of de-
pendent.
1t safely and profitably employs the
peoples savings, no matter how small
or large, in building up the agricul-
ture and industry, manufacturing and
commerce, of their own community.
1t is the ripe fruition of Americas
century of cooperative thrift, and OF
200 years of associated finance in
Europe.
These brilliant possibilities are with
in the reach of every person and OF
each community. These possibilities
are afforded by the federal farm and
loan act of 1915. AS means OF help
to self help, it is the Great Charter OF
Rural Credits, Popular Savings and
Thrift The new system is
now about to 60 into effect.
Therefore, by virtue of the universal
interest in and benefits possible from
the federal farm loan system, the
American Farm Finance League, here
by calls upon the people to gather in
mass meeting at the county seat or
shire town of their respective counties
at 10 q. m. on January q, 1917, being
the last Saturday in January, for the
purpose of considering the federal
farm loan act.
At such time and places, the peopl e
are urged to take such action as their
wisdom may approve whereby both
would-be borrowers and would-be in
vestors may be enabled to enjoy full
est advantages of the new system.
Each meeting is also invited to form a
county branch of this league.
To facilitate this movement the ed
itor of the oldest newspaper at each
county seat Gf there be more than
one), hereby is respectfully requested
forthwith to ask few leading citizens
in the county-including the editors
and heads of local or county agricul-
tursl, business and labor Organiza-
tons, also any national farm loan as
sociation-to form themselves at once
into q corVnitter to arrange for hall,
publicity and speakers. Further sug-
gest;ons will be supplied free upon re-
quest to the undersigned. The Farm
Loan Primer, and other circulars about
the act, may be obtained free of cost
by writing to Federal Farm Loan
Board, Washington, D. G.
Dons at our office, this New Years
day, 1917
AMERICAN FARM FINANCE LEAGUE,
Herbert Myrick, Chairman,
Springfield, Mass
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12

Referring to the above notice sent
out by the Farm Finance League, the
Gazette thinks it advisable to call q
meeting of all citizens of Tensas par
ish, who are interested in the forma
ton of a local organization, for ST.
Joseph, for Saturday, January 9th,
The Gazette is without any further in
formation than outlined in the above
notice, but we presume same is suf-
ficient to enable the interested to per-
feet the desired organization.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12
ROBERT ". CHAMBERS DISCOVERY

Broadway a den of home seekers!
Robert W. Chambers says SO. In a
remarkable interview, the famous nov
elist defends the character of New
York play girl. He says in part:
ain every age there have always
been the young ''play girl" We no.
tice her more today, because she is
better dressed, more sure of herself,
more convinced that her way is right
and that play is essential.
"But 1 find as study these young
people that not all is desire for gayety,
for personal beauty and comfort and
brightness - there is the old domi-
mating impulse to mate. Indeed often
it is the desire for this very thing that
leads these young people to Broad
way; but what they want is home,
the safe retreat, the man thai belongs
to them, the child that needs them"
There is a profound truth in Mr..
Chambers gallant defense-the fund
amental instinct to love and to mate &.
Mr.. Chambers has always thoroughly
exemplified this in his fiction, and
never so well, perhaps, as in his latest
novel, "The Dark STAR" appearing in
Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12

tally adapted to ailments peculiar to
the swamp. The medicine is handled
in Tensas Parish by Hugo Jereslaw,
Newellton; w. K. Baker & Son, st.
Joseph, and W. D. A. Gorton, Water.
proof.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12

We call.attention to the advertise
ment of the Chippewa Medicine Co.,
of Little Rock, Ark, which appears
elsewhere today. This remedy 4 said
to contain unusual merit Hnd 4 sspses
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12
Petition For Liquor License

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN That hay"
filed a petition for a license to conduct Il sa-
loon on the front street of the Town Of Water
proof, La. in the same building used by me
for that purpose during the present year
1915. f. D. BLUM,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12

Opposition of the Board of Govern
ors of the Cincinnati Advertisers
Club to the Randall advertising bill
pending in congress is timely and
sensible. This measure, If enacted
into law, is to withhold from the mails
any publication or printed matter ad-
vertising Intoxicating liquors for sale.
Enactment of this bill into law will
establish precedent which quickly
and easily may lead to governmental
censorship of all printed matter. lit
becomes unlawful to publish adver-
Using relating to the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors, it will be but step to pro-
hibit the advertising of tobacco, of
underwear, of stockings or of any
other commodity in which a large
portion of the public is interested. 1t
would almost appear that law so
drastic in its operation would be in
contravention of the constitutional
guarantees to the press. Not because
the bill in question relates to the ad.
vertising of alcohol, but for the broad
er reason that it impinges upon per-
sonal rights, members of congress
should study the measure seriously
before committing themselves to its
upport,-Cincinnati Enquirer.
We wish to call the attention of au-
tomobile owners to the fact that the
automobile license becomes delinquent
on the first day of February. All who
do not pay the license by that date
are subject to a fine of not less than
five dollars nor more than twenty five
dollars, or imprisonment for not more
than thirty days or both. We UNDER
stand the Secretary of State proposes
to enforce the law, as last year thou
sands of automobiles did not pay the
license required by law. Pay your
license promptly to avoid trouble in
the future.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12
FOR SALE!

7 good mules, 2 mule colts, 3 head
of horses, 2 wagons, 1-Disc Harrow,
2-Disc CultivatOr, 1-Wiggle Tail Gull
tivatOr, 1-Check Row Corn Planter,
1-BrOadcast Seeder, Stalk Cutter,
l Dump Hay Rake, Side Delivery
Hay Rake, Hay Loader, McCOr-
mick Binder, and lot of other tools.
MOVES K. PENDERY,
NeWelItOn, La,
Evening star., 1917-09-16

trio cranes the size of trolley cars Jug
gle chunks of metal that weighed tons.
listened to the roar and rattle and crash
and bang, and at the end of two hours
my head WAS whirlin' as fast as some
Of them big wheels; and | knew almost
AS much about what Id seen as a two
year-0ld does about the tick-tock daddy
holds up to her ear.
Young Mr.. Marvin don't seem dis
cour2g ged, though. He suggests that we
drive in to town for lunch. We did. in
a canary-colored roadster that purred
along at about fifty most of the way.
W. fed ar q swell club. along with Il
bunch of cheerful young lieutenants of
industry who didn't seem worried about
the high cost of anything. l gathered
that most of EN- was in the same line
as Mr.. Marvin-supp1ies or munitions.
From the general talk. and the casual
way they ordered pink cocktails and ex-
pensive cigars, | judged it wasn't eX-
actly Iosin' game.
Nor they didn't seem anxious about
gettin' back 10 punch in on the time
clocks. About two-thirty we adjourns
10 the Country club. and if I'd been
a ashIe fend | might have finish ed
4 hard days work with a game of
golf. l thought | ought to do some
more shops, though. Why. to be sure,
But at five We knocked off again. and
l was towed to another club, where we
Evening star., 1917-09-16

yes; Certainly: Anything special I
wished TO see"
Thanks says !. Til go right
through.
sBut we have four acres Of shops you
know, suggests the \. q. NJ, snilm'
iudulgent
Maybe / can do an acre a day" says
I. II Cot lots of time"
That's the spirit, says he. clappin'
me friendly on the shoulder. walter,
call in Mr.. Marvin
lie was some grand little dcmonstra-
tor, Mr.. Maryin-ono OF these round
faced, pink checked. chunky built
young gents who was as chummy and
as entertainin' from the first and
shake as if wed been room mates at
college. I can't say how well posted
he was on what was goin' on in the
different departments he hustled me
through. but he knew enough to smoth-
er me with machinery details.
Now, here We have n battery Of six
hosging machines" ht<d say They
cut the gears. you know
"oh. yes Ia say, irwin to look wise.
1t was that way all through the trip.
! saw two or three Thousand sweaty
men IN Smeared overallS and sleeveless
undershirts puttcrin around Iathes and
things that Whitfield Shavings off shiny
steel bars, or hammered red hot chunks
of it into different shapes, or bit holes
in great sheets Of steel. l watched elec-
Evening star., 1917-09-16

could BY the Great Isosceles!
TorChy."
| knew I was elected when he first
begun squintin at me that way. But /
couldn't see where I'd be such a Won
derful find
"A hot lot l know about buildin' ar
mored motor trucks. Mr.. Ellus," says
/. They could feed me anything.
You let EN-" says he; and mean
while YOU unlimber that high tension
intellect of yours and see what you can
pick up. Remember. l shall expect re-
suits from YOU, young man. When can
You start for Cleveland? Tonight. eh >
Good! And just note this 1t isn't
merely the Corrugated trust you are
representing: its Uncle Sam and the
allies generally. And If anything shod-
dy is being passed. you hunt it out.
Understand"
Yep. did. And I'll admit I was some
thrilled with the idea. Eut | felt like
Boy Scout being sent to round up i
gang of gun-fghters. I skips home.
though. packs my bag, and climbs
aboard the night express.
When I'd finally located the Wonder
works, and had my credentials read by
every one. from the rookie sentry at
the gate to the assistant general man
ager. and they was convinced I'd come
direct from Old Hickory Ellins, they
starts passin' out the smooth stuff oh,