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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-22

the avowed purpose of defending them against the U-boats may be declared. The next ten days, until congress meets, will be period of tense and eager waiting and watching, fraught with the possibilities of tremendous consequences to the United States.
 Put Onus on Germany.
 in the cabinet and congress have no intention that war shall be declared by the United States. By the hostile acts of Germany submarines, they believe the German government is actually making war on the United States, and that it shall be recognized as such a state.
 To meet such a, condition the armed forces of the country and all the na- tional resources are to be put in a state of readiness. Then, whether the nation shall enter the war in full strength will depend upon how much further Germany carries her acts ol aggression.
 Defensive War Strictly.
 In every sense war, if it actually
 
 from ambition of spells or territory in which the United States, the presi- dent has publicly declared, wants nothing for itself, and shall seek only to preserve the rights of civilization and humanity.
 In such situation the United States might even become an actual participant in the hoslilities on the European continent without becom- ing a political ally of the entente powers, simply casting it's weight Of men, money and influence in to the battle against the common enemy Ports of the United States probably would be open to the varships of the entente navies. Credits from the vast stocks of gold, food, munitions and other materials might be extended tc all the entente powers. The Amerl' can navy probably would cooperate with the British and French fleets lr clearing submarines from the seas
 Leaders Taboo Politics.
 Hurry calls for all party leaders II congress went out today as soon as the president announced advance ment of the date of the extra session With the menace of war looming ahead, political differences began ft fade away. Some congressman al ready here went so far as to sugges' that the fight over the organization of the house be postponed until a1tel the international situation has peer dealt with.
 !, ,a-..,c the whole situation be-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-22

fore congress, the president is ex- pected to detail fully the parlike acts of Germany against the United States, and pay particular attention to the future of the American government as the great particular attention to the future of the American govern ment as the great conflict draws o Ia close. It is not improbable that he will ask a declaration of a state of war, altho there are some indica- tions that he may outline the situa- tion fully and leave tc. congress the action which is accepted as unavoid- able.
 Situation May Change. So much can develop, however, be- fore congress assemblies that the president is keeping his plans in ten tative form. Germany, by her acts in the interim, may throw all plans awry, and accept t'~ one of having forced war
 Meanwhile every 4eparation for putting the nations defense in con- dition to meet the needs of war s going forward.
 Next to war, the attention of the 1 American government is upon the internal situation in Germany. With l the military censorship screening the , history-making events transpiring within the German empire and equal 1 lv screening fro mthe German people l the meaning of events in the world outside of Germany, the real condi- 1 tions Of affairs in that country, guardedly reflected in dispatches from abroad, commands close atten- tion.
 Murmurs of Revolt. 1 Murmurings of revolt against auto cracy, emboldened by the revolution in Russia, reports of food riots 1T Berlin which are said to have necessi
 tated the withdrawal of troops from fighting lines, military successes by the entente on the western front and 1 in Asia Minor, the submarine cam
 paign operating far below the eff | ciency predicted for it, lead to the be- lief among officials here that possibly before congress can assemble to meet the situation, the world may be con-
 fronted with an entirely new set of
 conditions.
 May Send Army W beisluh.
 While it has been generally as
 sumed that any aggressive action by
 the United States against Germany
 in cooperation with the entente
 allies would be purey. of naval
 character, designed to aid in the ex.
 termination of submarines anT
 raiders upon commerce, state depart
 ment officials declared today this
 government might talk" any and al
 measures necessary to make effec live protection against Germany With
 ont actually forming a political al
 liance.
 Even the sending of an expedition.
 ary force to Europe, it is held, Woul,t
 not obligate the United States to al the allied program. Officials say tha
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-22
BAD GOLD? TAKE "CkSCARETS" FOR
 BOWELS TONIGHT
They're Fine. Liven Your Liver and Bowels and Clear
 Your Head.
No Headache, Sour Stomach. Bad Cold or Constipation by
 Morning.
Get a 10-cent box.


 whether in the head or any part of the body-are quickly over come by urging the liver to action and keeping the bowels free of poison. Take Cascarets tonight and you will wake up with clear head and your cold will be gone. Cascarets work while you sleep; they cleanse and regulate the stomach, remove the sour, undigested food and foul gases; take the excess bile from the liver and carry off the eonstipated waste mat ter snd poison from the bowels.
 Remember the quickest way to get rid of colds is one or two Cascarets at night to cleanse the system. Get TO- cent box at any drug store. Don't for get the children. They relish this Candy Cathartic and it is often all that is needed to drive cold from their little systcm.--Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-22
DRAINAGE DISTRICT
 ASSESSMENT PARED

That the lands had Teen benefited 10 per cent of the original assess mcnt, was the verdict of jury in the circuit court that yesterday heard the case of Roene C. Bell and Juliet Me Gaughy vs. Waterloo Drainage dis trict, an appeal from the order of the county court, sustaining an increase of 30 per cent in the assessment, made under an act of the general as
 sembly of 1915. The lands involved
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-22

an army could properly be sent to Belgium, for instance, to help in the restoration of that violated territory and throw America's influence in a real and practical way on the side of international law and order.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-22
SPIES PLEAD GIIIVY.

New York, March 21.--Pleas of guilty to charges of violating the neu- trality of the United States by send ing to England spies to get informal tion for German military authorities were entered today by Albert 0. Sander and Charles N. Wannenbcrg, who operated under the guise of the Central Powers War Film exchange. They will be sentenced tomorrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-22
wore oripinallv assessed at SS 364

were originally assessed at $S,364.
 The 5000 suit of Josie Robertson against J. w. Julian for alleged dam ages because of injuries sustained when a motorcycle plaintiff was rid ing on the dollarway, on Sept. 16, 1916, was hit by an auto belonging to the defendant was settled by agree ment for judgment for plaintiff for $25, each party to pay own costs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-22
GATES A CANDIDATE.

Little Rock, March 21.-Allen Gates, editor of the Fayetteville Democrat, today filed with the secretary of state his pledge as a candidate for delegate to the constitutional convention from the Third district. Friends of Col. Thomas c. McRae of Prescott are urging him to become candidate from the Seventh district.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-22
"BONE DRY- BILL DEAD.

Denver, Colo. March 21.-The house of representatives of the Colorado as- sembly killed the "bone dry" bill pending since early in the session.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-22

Anyone wishing to Suy or sell Jefferson county script, call on Chas. Well Supply Go. 1T
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WILSON CALLS CON-
 GRESS TO MEET APRIL 2

(Cortinued from page one.)
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-07

panny do pra-
cy biur0wej, musi pisaC
bicycle ma maszynie (type-
writer i znaC stenOGrafie
(shorthand.) Dokfadna
znajomosc jezyka pOlskieso
i anGie!skiego wymasana.
Zelosic sic pomiedzy eodzI-
ma Sta a Una wieczorem:
PoIska korporacya Han
dI0wa 1886 Milwaukee AV.
7-me pietro pok6j ~
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-07

kazimierza Kr6l. mr.. rs lied. Cd
bedzie reSularne p~osiedzenie we VITO
rex, dnia 7go sierpnia, o godz. 1880
wieczorem, W hall zwyklych posie--
dzen; kazdy czlonek powinien bye o.
becny, 90 50 wazne sprawy do zaiat-
vienna. Il. Centnarowicz, prezes;
Pawel Cepa, sekr. prot, S64 Elston
ave.
II AMMONIA.
Mimic: iszem zawiadamiam druh6w
| Gruhny IL pos:edzenie mics;eczne
TCw. Sok. Pol. Bratnia Dion mr.. 1872
L. S. P. gr. 1860 Il. n. p. odbedzie
sic 1890 wrzesnia. o godzinie 100
lopo}udGiU, W hall Zwyklych posie-
G.en. Obecno;G wszystk;ch ma TEN
| osiedzeniu k~onieczna. DO many bar
1zo wazne sprawy do zalatwienia,
- Czolem! Zdzislaw Porebski, PREF.
Karol KupCik. sekr. prot, 2047 W.
18th pl.
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ZE STANISLAWOWA.

I powodu IL ostatnia fotografia
Bractwa Mtodz. Sw. Jozeia sic ME
udala, postanowiono powtornie
zdjecie ma najblizSzq niedziele,
dnia 1?-go sicrpnia. Wszyscy
czionkowie maja sic zebrat ma
podworzu parafialnem punktuaI-
ME o godz. 1:30 popoiudniu.
- Tow. Korony Polskiej mr.. 296
Zjed. odbedz:e miesieczne ~posiedze-
ME dzisiaj 7go sierpnia; sprawl PREY
sztego sejmu przyjdzie pod glosowa-
ME ,obecnoSt kazdego czionka wy
magma. -Kaz. Karwoski, PREF;
Tom. Pawlowskt, sekr. prot, 1925
n. Hermitage ave.
- Tow. Polek Sw. Apolonii mr..
4S2 Zjed. odbedzie m~iesieczne posie-
dzenie W $rode. Sgo ~sierpnia. o godz.
7mej wieczOrem, " nall zwyklych
~posiedzeh. Pc posiedzeniu wyStapimy
ma bazaar %parafialny; kazda cz}onki-
nj zaplaci 25c, jezeli wezmie udziaf
hub ME. -Konst. Czekala, PREF;
Rozalia Full, sekr. prot.
Deszcz dis popoiudniu - nieco
chlodniei Prawdopodbnie deszcz dEr$
vieczorem. Poiudntowo-wschodl'
wtatr. zmleniajacy sic ma p~olu"Io-
wv
- TOW. Sw. Floryana NJ. gr. IS s.
P. A. wystapi ma bazar parafialny
jutro. ii. W $rode, dnia $50 sierpnia.
Czlonkowie racza sic zebraG o godz.
7:3O wieczorem pred ko$ciolem. -
FIR. Chylla, PREF: X. Urbanikiewicz,
sekr. prot, 1854 Holt III.
- Macierz oPlska oddzial mr.. Al
sw. Teofila odbedzie posiedzenie
miesicezne W $rode, dnia $50 sierp-
mia. W sail Macierzy Polskiej. Prezes
zaprasza wSZystkich cZtonkoW, DO
sa wazne sprawy do za~latwienia. -
Jan Janowiak. PREF; Raj. Przybylla,
sekr. prot, 1850 Currier I'll.
- Klub Pan Kr6lowej Dabr6wki
odbedzie regularne posiedzenie dis
o godzinie Smei wieczorem. W hall
klubowej. Konstancya Czekata,
PREF; Zofia Glabas, sokr. prot.
z KantOwa
- Tow. Miodz. Sw. Stanisiawa K.
mr.. 942 lied. ~odbdezie m~Iesieczno po
siedzenie, We wtorek. 0 godz. Smej
W hall pod kosciolem. Sa wazne
sprawy do zalatwienia. Obecno$t
kazdego czlonka jest pozadana.
A. E. Iwicki, PREF; s. NJ. Tworek'
sekr. prot.
TOW. Br. POmOcy Miodz. sw.
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PRACA.

POTRHEBA kObiety do szorowania,
Cd 9tcj rano do 5tej popoludniu. 50.
1907 n. Dearborn III. Z
POTRZEBA dziewczyny do czySzczc-
mia re stOl6w, cd Z ranO do 4 popo-
ludniu. 1907 n. Dearborn III. Z
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SprzedaG NaNChmiaSt

Ladny $3.50 Beethoven fortepian, 10 lat
rwarantowany "a $125 | $500 Jewel
Point fonograt z rekordami "a $4,000:
Take najnowszego stylu meble z D
pokoii. S%przedam razem Tub osobno "a
jakabadz ofnrte. Uzywane tylko kilka
1870 N. Western Ave.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-07

w nastepuJacych mieJscach
ma Town of Lake MONA otrzy-
mac ,,Dziennik Chicagoski":
BOCEINIAK -
1915 w. 43-cia utica.
WOJTKOWSKI -
1924 S. Ashland ave.
CICHOWLAZ -
4612 So. Lincoln utica.
EYSIAK
1718 ". 45-ma utica.
MIELZYNSKI -
TIA w. 4S-ma Utica.
IT'S w. Alma utica.
LOPACINSKI -
1850 Gross ave.
STREJSMAN -
1909 LOOMS utica.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-07

POTRZEBA balwierza ma stale. No
BILE i Walton III. 3
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DO wynajecia pomieszkanie 4 i 5
pokoi. Rentu miesiecznie $40 i $15.
1881 Grandaye. 1911
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-07
BIURA~ PIRACY. |
.BEZPkATNE STANOWE
BIURO STRICKEN.
QLLlNOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT
0FFICES)
526 SO. Dearborn str.

do rozdania tysitCe Zatrudnien
wszeIkiego rodZaju r~Obotnikom / re
mieSlnikom, TAX mezczyZnom jak i ko
hietom, TAX w Chicago jak i poza mia
STEM. ObsIuga zupelnie bezpiatna tax
ola pracodawc0w jak i ola poszukuja
cych prace. Niema zadnych zatarg6w
robotniczych W miejscach, gdzie to
biuro streczy prace. ZslaszaG sic moi
IA pod p~owyzszym adresem osobHcie
cd godziny 8 ranO do 4 popoiudniu,
aIbo telefonowac oG 2 rano do $50
nopoFudniu. Telefon: Wabash 5000
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PRACA.


0NArR
IoL;o+v do nrania 1415
nLLaaI Nv
--~%~-%@ -%"~1no~ nTooi6son
noli'L'-pH ~ % 8a r'o ~ b1ieko pau
nIo"'' i'' ' Q
- n,aon~cL mo5czvzn do
rtnanah 500 Miiwoukon
p" Q
~-~
POyNRZEBA dohrych melczyzn, do
- co,gthnort g
nU
do;wiodczonvch modnia
ro, d~gioyc,at do ~koniowania Tak-
- :" ,,o aon, n~Iocono
g ~ pnLb;ns ~ 90 Pondornh
y,
49, -, C;aom 6
POpRZEBA dziewczynv do piracy w
kucnni " r~estauracvi Weissner'a. -
1870 Divicfon nj
POTR;iNBA polskich mOlder6w kt6-
,y, mar. m6v.if cyvto6 nis9f no
noioI.Lu ;oLo dotoktvw6w Du2a
,anIoto v-Io,i: 60 1rh n.saE do Mr.
,,,., r:s. 9
MIN ~ y.
pOTRzDRA dobrooo krawca p;saG,
lrb nr1,.iocbaE osn4 Cedar M
ndlana haroor' lhd' l. Ionlc"aN'
o
,o.D,rp, ,.,-"- .n..uL -c
r''l hEf.NN N"'e" D'"SNH'O J"
I"t do wvurZen'a siH c"mentoWan1a
G~o"""70WVch ntaSZr'r. D0ora zap'a-
~RCsendwald and Weld. 213 So. Cur-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-07

POTRZEBA robotnik6w
ma podw66rzu, W naszej
fabryce ma l5tej ulicy i
S. Canal; i ma l5tej i S.
Rockwell ul. Zglosie sic
do biura pracyC Crane Co.
4Ota j S Kedzie. Ave.

POTRNEBA Warner / Swasey' LID
by and Jones and Tanason" operate
row. Foote Bros, Gear and Macnlne
Co.. 20 n. Carpenter III. XXX
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Kupno i~Sprzedaz.

MUSIC ~sprzeda6 diva 4 pokojowe cot
tages ma SIS w. 50tei III. Jeden z
przodu. drugi z ty}u i lota PREY "a
ulku. Rentu $40 m~iesiecznie. Cena
S1425. Chas. Ditrick, 5056 s. Halsted
III. Telefon Yards 1909. 1911
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-07

S45 NALEZY sic nam "a storage.
prawie nowego fortepianu ,,Kimball'
Ktokolwiek zaplaci te sumo to forte
plan bcdzie iego. Storage Piano
House. 1851 W. Madison ul., otwarte
wiecZorami. 10
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-07

MA sPRZEDAZ rogowy salon. dobre
mieisce ola Polaka dobrei okolicy.
Zg}osic sic 1917 w. 21st pl., pc go
dzinie 9ej pred poiudniem. .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-21
WHEAT FED TO 4.
H0GSBY MANY
OKLAHOMA MEN
Corn Scarce, Authorities say
Governmental Action
is Expected.

Oklahoma City. Okla, Sept BIZ
Wheat is being fed to hogs and other
live stock as a substitute for cornfin;
many counties of Northeastern Okla-
homa, and. pending governmental ac-}
ton, very little additional wheat will
be marketed from these counties at
the price fixed by the food admins
tration, according to a statement last
night by the state board of agricul-
ture.
The action of the farmers is due to
a number of causes, the statement
says, chief of Which is the scarcity of
corn for feeding purposes, coupled
with the fact that the farmer feels
the government has placed an arbi-
trary price upon his product at a
time when the law Of supply and de-
mand is In his favor, without, at the
same time fixing the prices Of other
articles for his consumption.
First hand Information OF wheat
being lfed to stock in Blaine and
Woods. counties has been received at
this office" the statement continues,
lin reports from county agents. Very
little Corn has been raised in north
western Oklahoma. with one county
reporting a three per cent crop.
With corn worth S2.25 a bushel,
and wheat bringing from $3.50 to,
$1.95 at the elevator, the farmers are
using wheat for fattening hogs. their
relative food values being almost
Identical.
"In Woods county farmers are feed
ling wheat as the cheapest food they
have. Little wheat will be sold until
the price is raised, the county agent
reports The government has not
fixed the price of corn. =
according to these reports the
farmer, who, be 1t understood, is as
loyal as any other citizen and as anx-
tious to help win the war, feels that
he Is being deprived of A righteous
Iproft from his product while others
are allowed to exact awar profits, with
out governmental interference.
The situation was brought to the
attention of =. M. Aydelotte, chairman
OF the state council of defense.
while there is an apparent ~fallacy''
tMr. Aydelotte said, Sin feeding wheat
Ito hogs in Blaine county and holding
Itwheatless days in Oklahoma City,
100 miles away. I see nc chance OF
relieving the situation That is a
matter clearly within Mr. Hoover's
fJurtsdiction.
While no reliable Statistics are
available, agricultural authorities
agree that approximately sixty per
lcent. or 1s,000,000 busheis OF the
1s1T wheat crop remains on ok1a-
Ihonla farms.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-21
JUDGE BOIES BARS
NEW TESTIMONY In
IOWA MURDER CASE

Red Oak. Iowa, Sept. 20.-An at
tempt of counsel for the Rev. Lyn
George J. Kelly. charged with the
Villisca axe murders, to introduce tes-
timony to show a knowledge of the
crimes was possessed by a person
other than the defendant, was pre-
vented today by Judge Boise, who or
dered the testimony by r. H. Thorpe,
stricken from the record.
Ed. Landers of Shenandoah, a resi-
dent of Villisca at the time of the
murders. testified that on the night
after the tragedy he and his wife,
passed the Moore home. where it had
occurred, and saw a man walk di-
rectly to the murder house and
through the front door.
The man was Albert JONES'" he
said. Albert Jones is a son of State
Senator F. r. Jones, who recently
sued Detective Wilkerson and others
alleging SANDER. Landers and Thorpe
both testified in the Islander suit,
which was decided in favor of Wilker-
son.
Landers under cross examination
admitted that hethad testified at the
eoroner's inquest over the eight VIC
Tins of the murders that he didn't
think he saw anyone around the
Moore house that night.
G. j.. Morris OF Sioux Falls, former
assistant United States attorney. tes-
titled hat Kelly's mental condition
had seemed unsound.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-21

Luckwith horse racing Is lot
harder than cards. Cant very well
shuttle up the horses. sg
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-21

equally represented on the presidents
commission. Col. Spangler and Mr..
Reed are business men and Mr.. Walk
er and Mr.. Marsh are presidents. re-
spectiveIy, OF the Illinois and Wash
inEtoM labor federatipns. Mr.. Frank
is d special assistant of Sec
retary Baker and has acted confident-
iallyEin a number Of labor situations
involving the war department. It is
expected the commission will begin
Its. investigation in about week.
Creation OF the commission was
urged upon the president long before
the shipyard strikes on the Pacific
coast started. Shipping board Off
Gals hopeSto be able stos compose the
within the next week. Chair
man HurleyStoday conferred with the
general manager of a Seattle Ship
building company whose granting Of
union wage demands hassheen a strong
influence in promoting strikes for
similar wages in other yards. After
other conferences with Seattle build-
erg and labor representatives tomor-a
row. MI. Hurley expects to reach some
basis for settling strikes ! Seattle,
Portland and other places.
Reports from San francisco today
indicated that progress was being
made toward settling h strike there.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-21
HOUSTON TAKES
STEPS TO GET
SEED CORN FOR
FARMERS All COST

washington, Sept. 21.--Inaugurat-
ing the department Of agriculture,s
first undertaking for the sale OF seed
to farmers as provided by the food
production law, Secretary Houston
yesterday authorized the purchase OF
Is, 900 bushels of seed corn in north
ern and northeastern Texas for sale
at cost to the farmers in the counties
Of that state where this years corn
crop failed. y
The department already has ar
ranged with the food administration
wheat In the spring wheat region.
Distribution Of seed. it was announced
would be done without interfering
with the regular seed trade, but
rather by supplementing the facilities
Of commerce and by making demon
strations, in seed selection.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-21
JURY INDICTS
MISSOURI COAL MEN

jefferson City, Mo-, Sept. 20.-In-}
dictments were returned today against
John w. Scott, dismissed commission
Ell Of permanent seat of government,
and John Riner, a coal dealer, by the
special grand jury which has been in
vestigating the alleged sale Of state
coal to state officials and individuals.
Seven Indictments were returned
against Scott and two against Riner.
Neither Of the men indicted has
been arrested, but 1t Is stated that
they probably would appear in court
tomorrow and give bond for their p
pearance. The exact nature OF the
charges were not made public.
Prior to the grand jury investiga-
s aen' o Il y adIesea den 'ee that ff ths state
was short at least 10 carloads OF, coal
for which no accounting has been
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-21

sa.N ETS-ZEE. LztEE -t-n seE .EHEr1sH-- .ar=sEH
man. John NJ. Gillette. W Fl. Bird,
kndrew Peterson and Louis Kelvin
voted In favor Of the passage Of the
ordinance.
Dean Calvin G. Crouch, who has
represented the city during the invest
tgations, was then appointed official
to protect the city while the
machinery is being installed. t#.
resolution covering-the bonding
of municipality repositories was then
read and approved. Prior to the con-
asideration of the power company ordi-
nance, reports Of standing committees
recommending the construction of
sidewalks and other city improvements
We're read and approved. Alderman
Gillette was named a representative of
the council to corporate with a mem
Der Of the Commercial club. one from
and one citizen to promote and H.
nance a city band, 1919
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-21
Captain Numa Elfer and her crew.

New Orleans. Sept. 21.-Women as
chauffeurs. elevator operators, a
conductors and motormen are results
of the world a but there's only one
woman steamboat captain and engi-
neer.
On a trip to New Orleans from up
the picturesque bayous and down the
Mississippi river Mrs. Numa G. Elfer
has beer discovered. Her crew con-
sisted of two negro deckhands and
these as able-bodied bayou sailors:
Heloise Elfer, aged 70; Nance Elfer,
10; Laurel Elfer, g.: Clemens Elfer, g.;
and Bruce Elfer, a. They are Mrs.
Elfer's children.
Mrs. Elfer has an engineers license,
gained while making the trips for
many years with her husband, Capt.
Elfe-. The steamboat. Heloise, named
for the eldest child, is their home.
When the Elfers were married, he
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had saved $4,000. It was decided they
would buy~a packet for the fourishing
river. or bayou trade.
While Elfer handles the engines,
although Mrs. Elfer can do the job
as well, the wife handles the pilot
wheel. To ave the expense of $50 a
week for licensed pilot or engineer,
Mrs. Elfer stood the government ex-
aminaticns. /,
Rain or shine, she makes the trips.
Nh children were all born on the
steamboat.
Imagine having to pilot q steam
boat onto the river bank and tie up
for half an hour or more while your
infant is given its bottle!
Living in a steamboat is just like
living in a house." said Mrs. Elfer.
But she plans to give up the life
while the children attend a real
school. UP to now she's been their
teacher. SO