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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06

Eight reeis," says Herbert
Brenon. noted producer. "ls
the ideal length for a festure
picture for special productions
An eioht-reei picture runs about
two hours. The theatre. which
10 a much older art than ours.
discovered thru Year, Of esps-
rience exactly how much enter
sainmens the public can stand.
and. profi,ing by t,ia knowd-
edge, have slftrd their per
formanecs down TO two hours
and a half. Theatrical man
ayers have learned BY expert.
enee. too. tnas there 10 such n
thing a. overlooking the pub
Tic.
In the theatre tho very longest
plays begin Mt s:ib and continue
until II o'clock There arc usual
~ two intermiaeious OF eight min
atcs each. and. with Is minutes sor
m intermission and overture. that
leaves two and a quarter hours o.
actual theatrical entertainment Tc
keep an audience too long In thcii
seats. they have learned. means
that they begin TO get restless. and
no matter how good the play MAJ
be. they begin 20 get boFei
Those are things which We. the
younger industry. can profit By the
Of tho theatre, and take
TO ourselves. II stands To roasor
that II thestrical production IA
unable TO hold the interes, OF ar
audience for two hours. or only q
little more. tina, there II no r-asor
why . motion picture should have
to be given any longer time. u
anything. the time devoted 10 q
motion picture should be trifls
less. because in the picture there Il
no human voice TO add to the In.
terest."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06
Seattle Produces
Increase Rapidlr

Value OF seattle's manufactured
products increased 5b.3 per cent
between 1874 and 1918. according
to an Industrial survey OF the bu.
reau OF industria4 research. Uni.
versity OF Washington. OF 500
plants.
The nurih"r ~ peranns employed
increased 1915 per cent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06
King County Farmers
Inspect L.. S. Station

Under the leadership OF Floyd
RAIDER. county agrieulturist. more
than 100 King county farmers
drove to Puyailup Monday. They
visited the Western WASHINGTON
government experimental station.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06
Use q Extra Cars to
Garry SUNDAY Bathers

More than 10000 bathed at the
city beach at Alli point and 10000
went TO other bathing stations
Sunday.
II took % extra street cars on
the Aid line to handle the crowds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06
Governors Meet in
Portland Saturday

A conference will be held At
Portland Saturday by the govern.
ors OF five Northwest states. TO con.
slider fndustrfaf problems.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06
Basement Salesroo1n

X VERY who fruits vegetables urged by
- Department of Agriculture do her share toward buying and
ming while prices comparatively low lest waste from unut ed
crops shall
Reports from "a States including Washington show
surpus ready gardens"
n o
be andw no Ct immed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06
Lavender Ribbons
1Oc Bolt

THESE Lavender Ribbons are Just
l the right width and shade for weav-
ing in the lavender sticks The 5-yard
bolt. Toe. -Bascmen, ss,e.room
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06
New Cotton Challies
18c Yard

Light floral designs in pleasing color
ings and paisley patterns are especially
featured in this new shipment of Vic
toria Challies, which are so extensively
used for negligees and comforter COW
rrings. Thirty-six inches wide, 1Sf a
yard.
NEW OUTING FLANNELS, zoe I'd.
A firm weave of medium weight, all
white and pink and blue striped effects
in the 36-inch width, which cuts to adj
vantage. Price zoe yard.
basement Salesroom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06
A Demonstration of
Kerr and Economy Fruit Jars

IT EASILY and safely Fruits Vegetables pre-
- served these selfeang Jars
week in the Basement Salesroom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06
Shadow La,:es
Csc Yard

WIDTHS from IL to Y inches in
w these dainty Laces, adapting them
for many trimming and undermuslin
uses. Priced at 25c yara
Bias ement saIesroon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06

COLISEUM f"She"1--
valcska suratt surpaAses he
many former triumphs in the pic
Irritation of Rider TfaKgaFd's IN
nous novel. she" at the Coliseum
Miss suratt plays the title role
AyeHha. observation-disclosures.
a white queen OF savage tribe
She has attained Immortality By
bathing In tho fires OF tho Flame D
Life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06
Fancy Voiles
Reduced
T. l5c Yard

A BOUT 400 yards of sheer Fancy
"A Voies in this offering, featuring
the dainty flowered and figured eff
fects so desirable for women's and
children's midsummer frocks. Re-
duced to 15c yard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06

COCONfNI I'UuIcIts NuVchtuFc J
Tho story of "Dulcie's Adven-
ture." at the Colonial. is one of
those simple little plots In its be.
ginning and modern story filled
with intrigue In its ending. II
would have been difficult to find
moro satisfactory vehicle for the
display of versatility so extraor-
binary as that Of little Mary Miles
Minter. 14-year-old star
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-28

because Of its daring though chaste
invasion of a realm heretofore
shrouded in medical and scientific
secrecy.
Its purpose, the writer asserts, is
to eradicate from the young mind
whatever gross associations may
have been acquired concerning the
functions of preCTeatiOn.
q transferred my story" explains
Mrs. Lawson, from the technical
medical terms to language that
everyone may understand. Iwrote~it
in such a way that it may be told to
children without offense. If mothers
and future mothers can get some
help and inspiration from My Birth
l shall feel amply repaid"
Decrying the existence of 80
many trashy, sensational sex hygiene
books written for commercial rea-
sons only" Mrs. Lawson continued:
This book is the autobiography
of our BObbie before he was born.
Il am pleading for the mother of
today, and for the children who, be-
cause Of a wrong sense of mOdesty,
are not permitted to learn about the
greatest secret of Iife-its origin.
This is one Of our most dreadful
conventions; it's results are hideOus!
Equipped with scientific knowI-
edge Of the subject, I felt impelled to
write this book in response to the
urgent need of youth for true infor-
nation concerning motherhood. It
seemed to me a solemn duty"
My Birth" ends where other
books usually begin. It tells in sim
plest language the story of life and
its origin, based upon the newest ac-
cepted biological theories. Mrs.
Lamson speaks frankly Of the things
that interest every mother.
F,,1 Ti1-o q 1,ov-y, $4,000 -,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-28

After telling how he came to be,
his book in the closing chapter has
BObbie say:
AS the day approaches when this
chapter of my life will close to open
in the next realm of joys, sorrows,
hopes and realities l am specializing
on that world soon to be mine.
Men and women-they all seem
slaves of custom and fashion. I see
that cities are but gigantic beehives
where. money is queen and the count
less drOnes are struggling and crush
ing each other to have a glimpse of
this irresistible mistress of man"
Mrs. LamsOn was born in Ere
rum, Armenia, and has been in Amer
lea six years. She studied at John
Hopkins and did medical research
work for DR.. George w. Grille of
Cleveland, one of the worlds leading
surgeons.
EXCERPTS FROM DIARY OF MRS.
LAMSoN'S UNBORN BABE
The most interesting secret
buried in my birth seems to be my
future sex. I suppose all prospective
mothers do their utmost to guess: Is
it going to be a boy or a girl?
Il am happy to be a boy because
your world seems to be revolving
around manhood. Women are only
incidents, no matter how important az
part they play in the bringing and
preservation Of life.
Nov that l have given out the
greatest secret in the life of man, I
wonder why the episode which con-
Germs the beginning of man is
barred from the conservation of all
so-caIled good peoples"
From MY Birth
ME DIMENSIONS
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-28
S EXTREME DIMENSIONS

lections, any girl can possess the ex-
tremes of fashion and yet not seem
freakishly attired. On a bright and
sunny day she can go forth to walk
in the simplest of straight-Iine tunics
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19
JOHN PARKER, R., TO WEAR
KHAKI AS live STOCK BOSS

needed to win the war, the command.
ers enlistfng increased production rec.
ognized that Parker could be of i'm
mense value to their cause. and they
began making demands for him. But
for the first time he could not be
found when wanted. He objected to
pleading any exemption, and did not
propose to give anybody a chance to
do so for him So he slipped away
quietly, away from ease and plenty,
away from society and wealth and
when he was finally traced he was out
In some camp in Texas, a private In
the regular artillery, training as hard
and living as simply as the humbless
soldier In the ranks.
The discovery created quite q sen.
sation. Meetings were held and reso
buttons passed insisting upon his re-
turn as imperative to the food fight
Congressman, agricultural and educa.
tional officials, breeders and farmers
bombarded the war department seek.
ing his discharge. They might have
succeeded IL Parker himself had raised
a hand. But he kept on learning TO
shoot the big guns and paid no atten.
ton to kilograms or letters. MANAGER
Rennyson Joined in the public plea,
but he also made fight of his own
He issued his catalogue with Parker's
name and picture undisturbed. He no
titled both Washington and Parker
that the fair was one of the best pos
chile factors in exploiting the food
cause, and that the fair could not get
along without Parker. The govern
ment paid heed to the requisition, and
Parker said that he appreciated that
the fair would be of immense value in
the war crisis, and as coming to the
fair would not take him from the fir
ing line, he was willing to come SO
he signed the papers sent him. The
war department granted the furlougA,
and John M. Parker Jr., will be on
hand in khaki, as superintendent of
all the live stock at the big fair, doing
his bit for his country as splendidly
and as modestly as in the camp in
Texas or wherever else he concludes
that his country calls.
Manager Rennyson Is delighted, and
every stockman In the United States
who will exhibit at the fair feels ALSO
lutely sure of ideal treatment. They
to shake hands with plucky Parker
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19
Modern Dsmagoguery Bsne Of Politics.

Bay Springs News.
Some men are always listening to
find out what the public think before
they express an opinion Some of
these fellows are capable of having a
thought of their own, but if they ev-
er had one they did not express it
until they found out what was pop
ular. They are capable OF moulding
public sentiments. but they let pub
lie sentiments mould them. This is
the evil of our age The average
man in office or the seeker of offices
wants to be on the popular side,
right or wrong. The real man is
one who takes stand for that which
is for the best of his community,
county, state or nation regardless of
what public opinion may be.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19
BIGGER PROFITS AWAIT CATTLE
FEEDING FARMERS.
BY I. w Carpenter Live Stock Specialist
Agricultural college, Miss


Agricultural college, Miss,
While Mississippi is fast turning
to beef cattle as partial substitute
for cotton and as means of utiliz-
ing otherwise waste land by grazing,
still the farmers are not getting all
there is in the business so long as
the cattle are shipped off grass with
out finishing them in the feed lots.
The primary advantages of beet cat
tie on the farm are to utilize more
grazing lands, furnish market for
feeds raised, more especially the
roughages of the farm, and as a
means OF building up the farm by
having the manure returned to the
soil. Only the first of these three
important advan tages is now being
fully utilized The cattle are now
generally shipped off grass for
slaughter or for use IN northern far
mers feed lots. Instead of selling
steers from the pasture and selling
hay at the same time farmers will
find it a safer and soun1er policy to
feed their cattle. Hay, silage, sto-
yer or other roughage can be cashed
in through cattle for just as much a
ton as they now bring on the mar
ket. In addition, the farmer is saw
ed the labor of hauling and most I'M
portant of all can return the fertility
to the land.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19
A. & N. College Bulletin
THRIFT TALKS.
THRIFT AND THE SCHOOL CHILDREN.


BY C II Howerton. Mississippi A 6 NJ College.
Here weiare-all in school again.
The future bankers, farmers, house
wives. merchants. tnancers, doctors
editors, LAWYERS ct cetera, are all
herein the public schools, colleges,
the high schools and other institu-
tious of learning.
This is going to be our bes. year,
our most helpful year, really our
Thrift Year. All we have learned
some good lessons of Thrift this
year They tell us that kings and
presidents and governors, as well as
we common folks have been learning
to earn and to save.
Here is an opportunity for every
school child in Mississippi to earn
some good easy money, if he has
done anything toteach him thrift this
wear, or will do it from now on. He
is simply to write his story How
| Learned Thrift in 1877" and sub
init it IN competition with others of
his own school. and let it win a Cash
Prize there. Then send it to Bust
ness Division of A 4 NJ College, and
it may win another cash prize here.
The bankers in every town where
they have been asked to do SO have
agreed to duplicate the cash prizes
which the College is offering. so that
the girl who writes the best story
will get So 90 at home, and have an
other chance at So 90 here. The girl
who has the second best will get 50.
at home. Same cash prizes are open
to boys. Sixteen dollars in all at
your home school,
So, our campaign for "A THRIFTY
MISSISSIPPI is on along this line.
We want every child IN the State to
compete for these prizes. Ask your
teacher how YOU. can get in the
game.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19

The country is in the midst of a
bond-selling campaign again for war
purposes This one is STYLED the
Second Liberty Bond sale and is
like tie former one to run for only a
limited number of days and its nee
essary that each day see several mill
lions bonds subscribed in order TO
register that lively enough sprint to
insure the whole series being placed
within the time period set. The adj
ministration is confident that the
sale will go through on schedule
time but is using every effort to
keep the matter before the people
and emphasize it's Importance in do
ing their part not only to help main
tain our government up to war level
of expenses, support the army and
navy, but to contribute towards
breaking the nerve of the German
people. The Herald has received d
burch Of stuff to publish bearing on
this matter, but can handle it Pos
sibly they may send some of it later
in plate which If SO we will use as
its matter of type-setting and not
space.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19
STOCK SHOW PLANS
BUYERS CONVENTION

A Live Stock Buyers Convention
will be one of the big features at the
National Farm and Live Stock Show
in New Orleans, Nov. 1919 Many OF
the oountry's leading breeders will
have exhibition and sales animals at
the fair. and they will be greeted by
progressive buyers from the southern
states and tho various Latin-Ameri.
can republics.
Auction sales will be held during
the course of the convention, affordins
these buyers an excellent opportunity
to acquire good specimens of founda.
ton stock. The sales will open Thura-
day, Nov IL, with an auction OF
horses, Hereford and Holstein cattle.
and Duroc-Jersey swine. On the fol.
lowing day there will be an auction
sale of Angus and Jersey cattle, Pc.
land-China and Berkshire swine. The
auctions will be concluded Saturday.
Nov. IT, with sale Of Shorthorns and
Red Poll cattle, Chester White and
Hampshire swine. and various breeds
of sheep.
At the initial fair in 1916 a number
Of the exhibitors succeeded in dispos.
ing of all the animals they had for
sale, the demand being Unexpectedly
large. This year the breeders will
have a much sreater number TO offer,
as well a. wider variety. The man.
agement of the show promises that
the farmers and live stock raisers Of
the south will be able to fill their ev.
cry need by attending these auction
sales.
With an informal program compris.
Ing many interesting features, the con
vention itself WIN continue through
cut the ten dayo q the fair
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19
Parents Duties Should Not Be Shonted
Off On Teachers.
Vicksburg Post.

lCkoUuIS IOSi,
Besides several future presidents,
and possibly the greatest American
novelist, thousand OF just average
young Americans begin the fall
term Of school. And mothers by
the hundreds rejoice openly because
school has taken the youngsters out
Of the house and out of the way most
of their waking hours five days a
week Tne feelings Of these mothers
would be generously injured if they
were told they are deliberately shell
wing any of their own duties upon
the teachers The teachers know
this however although they do not
protest. They know growing evil of
the public school system for the past
ten years has been the Sinking of
parental response bility for what chill
dren do in school hours. And
teachers feel the evil is increasing,
not because co operation between
school and home cannot be arranged
satisfactorily, but because the under
standing between the parent and the
child is not of the right kind.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19

This paper wishes it was within
the power of the Legislature when it
meets in January to put off the Elec-
ton for United States Senator, say
year at least 1t was within their
power after the federal constitution
was amended TO make United States
Senators elective directly by the
people, lit will be rememb ered
they were formerly elected by the
Legislatures. and in States like Mis-
sisslppi democratic primaries IN
structed such legislatures-to fix the
time when such elections should be-
gin to be held in Mississippi. Dur
ing war times like these 1t would be
better if the state was not rent and
torn with a red hot political CAM
paign. But we have to accept things
in the practical and make the best Of
it, hoping that the people will keep
as calm temperament as possible
under the exciting times of the cam
paign as it progresses and remember
we are all free americans with a
right to our respective views though
1t be prudent in the national inter-
est while in combat with powerful
enemy nation, to withhold public ex-
preston as much as possible, lest
such enemy mlsconstrue it as COM
fort to his cause.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19
EDITORIAL

The bosses from local satraps up
all over the country realize that we
are standing in the midst OF momen-
tous times and are making their bids
to keep the shackles yet bound on the
masses, through and in the organlza-
tion of the army and related control
as well as via all the Industrial chan
nels. Russia is emerging from her
revolution with more real democracy
in some respects than this republic
has dreamed of reaching Tor decades
yet. Such strides for real liberty are
contagious and will be felt round the
world possibly after the war clouds
clear away. Let us hope for and
plan to adjust ourselves as we have
been making some wonderful adjust
ments since the war has been rolled
on our country, notably in the line
of prohibition and civic righteous
ness reform as applied to the soldier
camps etc
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19

An ordinance regulating the running or
operating of motor Vehicles olong or
over the streets. allies and avenues of
the Town of Leakesville.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen of the town of Leakesville Mssis-
sippi, that it shall be unlawful for any person
TO drive. run or operate any motor vehicle up
on any street, ally or avenue or public high
way within the corporate limits of the Town
OF Leakesyille at a greater rate of speed than
fifteen miles per hour; ann all persons driving
or operating motor vehicle in said town Of
Leakesvilie are required to use reasonable
and proper care making or passing street cor
nqrs and curves, so as not to endanger the
life or limb of any person OF the safety of any
property. having due regard at all times to
traffic and the public use of the streets and
highways OF the said Town of Leakesviile.
And any person violating this ordnance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
tion thereof shall be fined in the sum of not
more than Fifty Dollars.
Passed by yea and nav vote, Y. D. Wes-
terrified. p. J, McLeod, A. G. Turner Ed
Green and j. j. McInnis.
An Nays received no votes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19

The Liberty bonds are sought to
be placed as widely as possible with
as great number of people as can
be in order to show the spirit OF the
nation towards pressing the war.
We opine that later series of such
bond issues will drop down as low as
$50 denominations to reach towards
or fit the pocket-books of the com
mon people. AS it is the $50 size is
proving popular, much more so Than
if they had been $1,000. $500 and 500
sizes alone, but when we come to
need money more and want to reach
down further to the masses of the
people with this loan to the govern
ment, its going TO take smaller
slices, a of which will be gotten to
if the war holds on for its money
eater from start to finish as are all
wars, and this one is staggering to
contemplate in comparison with all
previous wars on account OF the vast
number OF men and collassal amount
of material being used in it by all
participants.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19
ORDINANCE NO. IS.

An ordinance regulating the running or
operating of motor Vehicles olong or
over the streets. allies and avenues OF
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19
War Teaching The Value of Good Feet.

Yazoo Sentinel
The Importance which military
service place on good condition of
the feet comes as new idea to many
people. Many young men have been
rejected for poor feet, and one of the
tasks of camp life is to improve foot
condition. Up to few years ago
few people gave the least thought to
the care of their feet. They bought
narrow toed and high heeled shoes
having no relation to the shape of
the shape of the foot, and sure to
produce corns and broken arches.
Ability to walk easily and freely
makes big difference, both in bust
ness success and comfort. Style
designers should reflect that army
service is going to popularize broad
toed shoes with millions of young
men. Fellows that formerly used al
ways to take the patterns that were
suppose ed to be stylish, will come
home with an appreciation OF the
comfort of sensible shoes. The fop-
pish pointed toes will not be so popu-
lar from now on
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19
camps etc

OF the public men of the nation
who have expressed themselves from
time to time on the war the attitude
of the great commoner, William Jen-
nlngs Bryan, is greatly to be adj
mired. Bryan was opposed to this
country getting entangled in the
titanic European struggle and did
what he could to prevent it in his
way. but he says now that we are in
it no patriotic man has a right to
embarrass the government by oppo-
sition and that the way cut of it is
straight through" He is not blood
thirsty like some of the great holler-
ing patriots of the politician type
who have neither gone nor offered TO
goIbut he is unflinchingly in favor
of the american people standing to-
gether as one man to bring the Uni
ted States out of the war with honor
and YET with her great name for hu-
name principles unsullied.