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The Era-leader., 1917-12-06

for building material. Since thu
European war began the price
of lumber has advanced only
about % per cent, the stats
tlclans say, while the prices of
ninetysix other important COM
modities, including farm pro-
ducts, have made an average ad,
vance Of 1913 per cent. Why lum.
Der prices have not scared along
with the prices of most every.
thing else is something of a
mystery, but the fact remains
they have not. And that is why
the farmer is getting out his
hammer and saw preparatory
to" fixing up" before lumber
prices take to shooting upward.
Pine Association.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06

American engineers construct
ed the railways used by General
Byng in the Cambral offensive
While National Guardsmen from
every state and the vanguard of
American aviators were training
on the French front.
The Austro- Hungarian govern
ment has accepted the proposal
OF the Russians to enter into
negotiations for an armistice and
treaty of peace.
Coal was given the right-of-
way on all railroads when the
National Coal Association an.
nounred there was but one weeks
supply on hand and production
almost sto, ped on account of
transportation facilities.
The British army facing Cam.
brai was compelled to withdraw
hurriedly before violent massed
attacks, but British counter at
tacks stopped the rush and recov-
cred most Of the ground.
New Orleans was selected as
the place for holding the Louisi.
ana Methodist conference next
year.
Secretary McAdoo issued an
appeal to young Americans to
work and save their pennies to
buy saving certificates in order
to help the government win the
war.
The jury swore to try Mrs.
Blanca De SauIIes for the killing
of her husband, after a few min
utes deliberation Saturday night
returned a verdict of not guilty.
Cedric Anstead, a soldier, and
S. J..Gore, a carpenter, aged go,
were both slightly wounded in a
pistol duel at Hammond, La,
An ordnance expert figured
cost of ammunition used by the
Germans in firing on American
trenches at 100000.
Indictments were returned.
against member of the Jeffer.
son Davis parish police jury and
three others, including Colonel W.
L. Stevens, highway engineer,by
the parish grand jury.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
Aenera/ Oevs items IN Brief

The report of British ships tor
pedoed last week shows an in.
crease of four over the list COM
piled for the week previous in the
l6O0-ton class.
The American representatives
to the inter- Allied conference at
Paris were welcomed warmly
as bringing fresh points to view
on old questions.
Seventeen indictments we're
returned against members of an
alleged murder syndicate con-
trolling gambling and graft in
New York as the result Of the
confession Of one Of the "gang"
State Superintendent Harris,
addressing school teachers of
Louisiana, urged a thrift cam
paign, physical education in the
school and better pay of teachers.
Supreme Justice Manning, at
Mineola, New York, granted an
injunction prohibiting Louis
Enricht, discoverer Of gasoline
substitute, from selling his for
mula to Germany, on complaint
OF a man who sought to secure it
for the United States.
Mrs J. F. Linder, of Lakeview
was struck and wounded by a
bullet fired from a 22-caliber
rifle at a cat.
John M. Parker said com.
plants of food price overcharges
and a few warnings would put
retailer out of business as the
wholesalers would be prohibited
from selling him goods.
1t was announced the new in
ternal revenue stamps for bonds,
contracts, parcel post packages,
etc, would be placed on sale Sat.
urday.
Big gains were shown in work
of the Methodist Episcopal Chur-
ch South, when the annual con-
ference opened at Menden.
A move to invoke the"unwrit.
ten law in behalf of J. Luther
Singleta'j', on trial at Jackson,
Miss, charged with murder.
lied, and self defence was claim.
ed.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
Suitable Gifts For
Soldier Boys

| Just at this time, when many
organizations are preparing boxes
to be sent to the soldier bows
away from home. it is sometimes
a little difficult to figure out jus,
what soldier would like any
how. Below is suggested lis,
of articles that is guaranteed to
please any "donghboy" in Uncle
Sans Army. This list has been
prepared with great care, and we
are sure will be of help to many
of our readers in preparing their
Christmas boxes.
Two packages of cigaretts; 2
towels; 2 pair sox; / box Of 'tal-
cum powder; tooth paste; tube
camphorated vaselin; menthola-
tum; stick Colgate's Shaving
soap; "Gets 1t" for oallouses and
corns; 1 cake Medicated Carbolic
soap; playing cards; card of
army and navy thread; paper of
needles; 2 pair of tan shoes and
Logging strings; safety pins; l
dozen army buttons, = BOXES of
tobacco (packet size); supply Of
cigarette papers; writing paper,
lndelible pencil, envelops and 3
postals; 1 pound box hard can.
dies; 3 packages chewing gum;
package candied figs; 1 package
hard chocolate; 1 package Fig
Newtons;2 handkerchiefs (khaki)
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
New Poultry Agent
For Louisiana

John L. Prehn, a specials
from the federal department o1
animal industry in Washington
has been assigned to Louisiana
to give what assistance he can
to farmers in solving their poul-
try problems. This work will be
done in corporation with the
Extension Division of the Louis
lana State University, where his
headquarters are located.
very few persons in the state
or in the country at large ap-
preciate the critical condition
of the poultry industry today'
says Mr.. Prehn. "With flocks in
all sections being depleted and
many poultrymc- going out of
the business because of the in
creased cost Of production, the
country is facing shortage of
poultry products which may be-
come serious if immediate steps
ale not taken to remedy this von-
dition. 1t is necessary that every
poultry breeder realize his res
possibility at this time and res.
pond to his patriotic duty by en-
deavoring to increase the poultry
production of the state"
The plan of work that Mr.Phen
will carry on among the poultry
raisers of the state will be an
nounced soon.-L. S. U. Bulletin
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
Bulletin No. 20.
November 10, 1917

More ardent than any Other
ustriot, more loyal and downright
than any grown-np can be, are
The children of a community. Tt
schoolboys and schoolgirls a
thing either is, or it isn't. They
don't split hairs like their elders
they neither pussyfoot nor quib-
HE nor have conscientious
scruples.
It is 80 when school children
talk about the war-as they all
do. They raise no futile ques-
tons Of whether it was right for
America to get into the war; they
know we are right, because we
are in. They know that because
We are in we are going to win.
They talk about what their kin
and friends are going to do to
help win-of what will happen
when Big Brother Jim hits the
flanders line; or of how Bill
from across the street or Tom
from out in the country, cousins
il may be, will make the Germans
turn sick when he goes "over the
iop.'
They don't grumble. They
boast of the taxes their fathers
pay, Of the sacrifices they make
70 buy Liberty Bonds, of the
socks their mothers knit, and of
tho things left off the table that
the soldiers at the front and the
children of France may be fed.
He will be sad child who is
Unable to make such a boast this
year. His way through the win.
tor term of school will be rough.
He will be flouted and jeered and
will have to endure persecution,
for youngsters are not consider
ate of the feelings of one of their
own age. 1t is likely he will
have to fight if he can't "eome
clsan' for his Uncle Sam.
In q simple way children may
be saved from all that. Put a
lag in your window. Give your
child a ready-made answer to
any question of his loyalty. Do
pot subject him to the certain
humiliation. if not persecution, !
which any doubt of your patriot
ism will inflict upon him.
louisiana State Council of De-
tense.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
A Boom In Farm Building

If the future fulfills the prom
lses OF the present, some rura
districts of this country will b,
transformed in appearance with
ln-the next year or two. That
Transformation will come abou
through the building of bigger
and better farm homes, bigger
and better barns, and a tremen
dous increase in the number Of
bins, cribs, implement sheds
garages, hot houses. poultry
houses and all the various other
forms of outbuildings necessary
to the business of modern farm
ing. The farmer on the top wave
of prosperity, is going to put
his'war profits' into improve
ments on the place" and those
improvements will include what.
ever comforts and conveniences
he may have lacked in leaner
years.
Those who make a business
of watching the trend of indus
trial-activity say that while un-
precedented prosperity is the
principal reason for the wide.
spread activity in rural build
ing, that is not the only reason.
They say the American farm.
er-and his wife and children as
WELLS just awakened to the
realization that he need not deny
himself the comforts and luxur-
les of city homes just because
he lives on the farm, and now
that he has the money coming
in, he is going to enjoy those ad
vantages. furthermore, the far,
mer is finding out that his buy-
ing power, or the buying
power of the commodities
he produces on the farm, is. |
in the purchase of many desir- !
able things, just about twice
what it was a few years ago.
He finds that especially true
when he goes to buy building
materials, and that is why he is
preparing all over the country to |
equip his farm with modern str.
uctures, including the home. A
!oad of corn or wheat, or bale
Of cotton, or a fat steer or hog,
will buy twice as much lumber
as it would even four years ago, |
which naturally suggests this is
! fine time to trade farm produce
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
Farmers Are Thankful.

F'rankliDton, La, Nov. 22.-
Hon. W. H. Sullivan,
Bogalusa, La.
Dear Sir:
Our first car of kiln
dried potatoes were shipped to.
day. Brought $3.50 per bushel.
The farmers of this community
wish to thank you and your
company for the valuable service
given through your dry kilns.
(Signed) D. E. Sheridan.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06
Notice, Book Lovers

Anybody may read Wav-
erley Club books by pay
ing ten cents per book.
Call at the Era-Leader Of
flee and see the collection.
The Era-leader., 1917-12-06

Arbruzzi Rye for winter graz
ing crop-See The Darlington
Store, Inc.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-10
ALI, SORTS OF FOOD
rs HIGH IN ALASKA
(Spokane Spokesman Review

On visit to the United States for
the first time in twenty-four years J.
l.. Waltrous, a mining man, registering
from NoataS, Alaska, is in Spokane.
The Noatak mining district, which is
unmapped and unsurveyed. lies $50
miles inside the Arctic Circle. With
three companions Mr.. Waltrous went to
Alaska to prospect before the Dawson
gold rush. They worked four years in
the Dawson district and eight in the
Fairbanks fields. They arrived in the
Noatak region only three months afte:
gold was discovered, and were the first
to stake claims on Jack Wade Greek.
Food prices and wages are high in
our district said Mr. Waltrous. After
an overland haul of eighty-five miles
eggs sell at $40 crate, flour at s35 a
hundred and potatoes at fifty cents
pound The common laborer receives
SIP day for his work, and board and
lodging are furnished free. Mail is de-
livered every two months, but anything
that can be purchased in San Francisco
is not impossible for Alaska. Electric
lights are common in the cities. and
motor cars are coming into use, though
not for commercial purposes.
Mr. Waltrous, who is making a tour
of the United States, accompanied by
his wife, who preceded him to the east
will return to the north in the spring.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-10
COAST LEAGUE

AT Salt Lake r H e
los Angeles 10 u 8
Salt Lake. 8 =
Batteries: Brown and Boles; Dubuc
and Hannah.
At San Francisco r H E
Portland NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 0
San Francisco. ...,...........5 s. ]
Batteries: Houck and Baldwin,
Lee; Kallio johnson and Baker.
At Los Angeles r H +
Oakland ......5 /
Batteries: Hovlik and Casey, Cook;
Martin and Murray.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-10
Of
B|SBEE NEWS NO
STATE 0FFENSE

There is no law under which pros
ecutions for the suppression Of the
deportation news from Bisbee could
re successfully brought in Arizona,
in the opinion of Attorney General
Wiley E. Jones of Arizona. His opin-
on is contained in the following let
ter to General Manager Melville Z.
Stone of the Associated Press, which
organization had complained that dis
patches concerning the deportations
at Bisbee We're withheld from the wire
and We're rot sent to it's members:
My Dear Sir:
Your second letter in reference to
the censorship imposed upon the AS
ISOLATED Press dispatches at Douglas
and Bisbee on July 18th last reached
me in due time ! have noted its
contents and from the information
which | have received in response to
nQuiries made by me, | think the
facts appear to be about as stated
n your recent letter.
| am of the opinion that we have no
statute covering the matter of which
J our letter complains. The operators
at both Douglas and Bisbee appear tt
pc innocent parties without having
had any desire to commit any Of
Tense.
Our statute makes it an offense
for an agent. operator or employee OF
any telegraph or telephone office tc
Willfully neglect or refuse to send any
message received at such office for
transmission, and says nothing what
ever about any person causing ar
operator to refuse or neglect to SEND
the message The operator, there
fore being innocent Of wrongdoing
the other party causing the message
to be withheld could hardly be pro-
-eeded against as a principal.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-10
MEDICAL MEN CD
INTO NO MAN LAND
WHEN CHARGE COMES
fRepahlicsn A. p. Leased wirel

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. Slow med
zeal men follow the infantry over the
top" and work under fire in NO
MANS Land" was described by Colonel
T. II. Goodwin of the British army
medical corps, in an address at the
twenty fifth annual meeting of the As
ISOLATION of Military Surgeons at Fort
Benjamin Harrison this afternoon. Two
thousand surgeons are in attendance.
The battalion doctors must be with
the men when they charge Colonel
Goodwin said, and as they all are
wounded in No Mans Land they must
suceor them. The morale of a unit
depends largely upon the doctors-they
must always be on hand, must be
cheerful and at all times ready to help
the slightly wounded and place the Sc
verely wounded in shell craters where
they are out of range of machine gul
and rifle fire
Major Edpard Rist, of the French
army, who bears many wounds re-
ceived in the service declared the
French army is almost free from tuber-
culosis.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-10
CLUB STANDINGS
Coast League
Yesierdav's Result

Yesterdays Results
Los Angeles 10, Salt Lake 2
San Francisco 5, Portland 4.
Oakland 5. Vernon l.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-10

commission the teams must remain IN
this city until two games have been
played If the clubs are able TO re-
sumo their struggle here tomorrow
and the Giants won one or both con-
tests. the teams will return to Chi
cago for a single game there next sat
urday instead of Friday as originally
scheduled. If sixth game is neces-
sary to decide the series. the teams
viii leave Chicago Saturday night
and take up the play again at the Polo
grounds the following Monday
Many close followers Of baseball
and the Giants adherents in particu-
lar. expressed the opinion that the de
lay of q day or two would improve
the chances of the National League
representatives. 1t was figured that
the White Sox because of their dou-
BILE victory. had got the jump ON the
Giants and that break in the sue
cession of games would afford the
New York players a chance TO steady
down and show to- better advantage.
The New York ans are pulling hard
Arizona republican., 1917-10-10

When vice. president and Mrs.
Thomas Marshall, arrive in Phoenix
IT $50 this morning, they will be met
at the train by q committee headed b.
Governor 7. f. Campbell and the en-
ire party will be conveyed in auto
mobiles to the Adams hotel where /;
breakfast will be served in honor o
the understudy CT the president anc
his wife.
At the conclusion of the breakfas,
party. the visitors will leave 70
Scottsdale. where they will be guest
IF Mr. and Mrs. E. l.. Graves. Othe
members of the committee besides tn,
governor are; Mr.. and Mrs E. l.
raves. MIS-. Thomas E. Campbell and
Mr. and Mrs, George Stoneman
Arizona republican., 1917-10-10

C|COTTE PROBABLE
CHICAGO PITCHER;
NEW YORK, SALLEE

Republican A. p. Leased Wirel
NEW YORK, Oct 9.-Heavy rain
which began shortly before noon,
caused postponement until tomor-
row of the third worlds series game
scheduled for today between the Chi
cago White Sex and the New York
Giants Rain fell during the night
and early morning, but there w's
every prospect that the game would
be played until the beginning at the
heavy downpour that lasted all after
noon. The forecast for tomorrow Is
fair and warmer. The rain today
was accompanied by DECIDED drop
in temperature,
Big Crowd On Hand
There was evidence that the game
would have been attended by ca
pacity crowd for fully fifteen thous
and spectators were in the Polo
grounds stands when the official an
nouncement of the postponement was
made The lines in front of the
gates extended for several blocks
when the ticket boxes were opened
early in the forenoon and the men
and boys. many of whom had stood
in line all night, filed into the grounds
As usual, every ticket sold today
had rain check attached which will
lie good only for the third game o!
the series. Many of these found then
way into the hands of spectators. Ii
most cases the rain checks were
sold at a profit to the holders.
When the first squall came the dia-
mond was uncovered and the play
i,g surface hard and fast but Sc
hard did the rain fall that the bast
paths We're heavy before the ground
keeper and his helpers could spread
the waterproof mats. Tonight there
was every indication that the open
ing game here would be played under
much the same surface conditions a.
prevailed last Saturday at Chicago.
TWO Games at New York
Under the ruling of the nationa
Arizona republican., 1917-10-10
MAYBE. THEY ARE
AWAITING RETURN
Of CHICAGO SOX
Republican A. p. Leased WireI

CHICAGO. oct. 9-There were in
this city baseball fans as many maybe
as a thousand. who did not know nor
care to know that the scene of the
world championship baseball games
had transferred to New York. As a
result of this indifference line Of
baseball fans several blocks long drew
up before the American league ball
park during last night and when day
light broke was lounging on the side
walk waiting for the sale of seats to
open at II o'clock.
This morning the line grew in length
as l / o'clock approached and at that
hour it was Sc long that a detail OF
police was sent out to inform the mem
bers that the game would he in New
York and that there wouldn't be any
game anyway on account of rain.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-10
D. 'CONNOR IS
ON STAND FOR
SEVERAL HOURS

ID. OConner, states witness in the
case of the state versus Charles Kor-
rick, charged with signing a referen-
dunn petition on the minimum wage
law for women more than once. stated
on the stand yesterday that for him
to admit that MIR. Korrick did not sign
the petition twice would be to convict
himself of perjury.
0Conner, bound over for trial on the
charge of perjury for false affidavits,
on the same petitions, was on the stand
for two hours in the morning. After
the question was put to him by George
Purdy Billiard for the defense, as TO
mis- imperilling This own case if Mr.
Korrick was not convicted, the witness
maintained long silence.
Well" said Mr. Billiard
O'Conner shock his head
Yes or no?" from the counsel fol-
the defense
Yes said O'Conner.
Later, when asked whether or not
!, Mrs w. Fl. Wilky and Miss Vera Wilky
signed the petition, the court instructed
O'Conner that he could refuse to an
swer on the ground that he might in
rriminate himself. He looked to his
counsel, Albert Leyhe, for advice and
after a brief hesitation Mr.. Leyhe said,
Il think the witness may answer for
himself" OConner then refused tC
answer.
He testified that he went to Kor-
| rick's store on the morning Of May %.
and Mr. Korrick signed the petite n.
| He rested the petition on some loose
| bills he had in his hand, said O'Conner
oo,+innad and NJ I<orriclC aoai IN
Stoned ~ netitio1 ,..hial, he taol- 1,it ~,
li,e. 80 oina,,1.lta5 th.'a,,a ~
n,no,p,. -. a.
! (,arsd I'm mini
Cos exan,ined hv Mr. P,,lard
! o,Conrar Wa slIad if he had NOT ca1Iad
| At The homo of Marie Valenynala and
+bat afta, sba b.,d e,o,,ad ~, y,atitin,
If he hsd not +o1d baT sba roigb+ SO,
other names This he denied hit he
admitted that che had token tho nett
! tion TO others in IT,, ropse whom he
could NOT see and thev had signed
| "Do Won not know that every one OF
| tho civ names vare written nv fhe
| an,a narson And an tho hack Won made
| affidayit thar the netitions had beer
| stoned in vonr nrasence
| Mr. O'Conner did not remenbe,
| telling Mrs ! q. Moore She could sigr
/ her hnsbard's name some half dozer
! other similar incidents were brougbr
| to O'Conner's attention but the Wit.
| ness had no remembrance of the oc.
| currences although the men ant
I! women in the court room faced hin
! yhen the questions we're mt bv tn,
| attorney
| Ana VET vour recollection is kee,
&c ia every detail in s,-nnnecfion will
| securing the signature of Mr. Hor
rick F." said Mr. Billiard drylv
Ned Creighton was called by tn,
| state relative to having charge of tn,
circulation of the petitions He sal,
that committee comnrising I r
KoIharo Rarrv Galdvater charlie
Korriclx and @ Adams had come f.
him from tho Merchants, and Manu-
facturars, association and that he !,
turn securad the services of Mr. an
Arizona republican., 1917-10-10
FOUR GOOD RACES
DECIDED At MEET

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. 9.-Four
good races We're decided at the Grand
Circuit meeting here today at the 2:0S
trot won by Bacelli. being the most
hotly contested and decidedly the best
race on the card. 1t took six heats for
Bacelli to win, but in so doing the
worlds record for a six-heat race was
broken The 2:06 pace also took six
hard heats before Helen Chimes was
proclaimed winner, The $4,000 Dinner
stakes and $4,000 Cumberland were
easy for Miss Bertha Dillon and Little
Frank D., respectively.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-10
CLEVELAND WINS
FIFTH CONTEST Of
THE Ohio SERIES

Republican A. P. Leased Wirel
sa CINCINNATI, Oct q Cleveland
took the fifth game of the Ohio series
from Cincinnati. making the game
score stand Cincinnati 3. cleveland
2. Schneider's wildness, coupled with
Red errors at critical moments were
largely responsible for the Cleveland
victory. The sixth game will be
PLAYED in Cleveland tomorrow. Score:
r H E
Cleveland .....102 700 012-6 9 2
Cincinnati 49,. 200 600 010-3 9 4
Batteries: Morton, Coveleskie and
O'Neill; Schneider and Wingo.