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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-02

GETTING READY FOR DRIVE
Ed. Lavoie, who has charge of the
upper drive on the Mississippi river,
has a crew of men at work repairing
the wangans,, and getting in readiness
for the driving season.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-02
BORN

MINKEL-To Mr.. and Mrs. George
Sunday, February 25, 9 son.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-02

ADAMS-To Mr.. and Mrs. Mat
Adams, Wednesday, February A, q
daughter. --.. .~--sa.s
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

Acting on instructions from Wasn. fngton, Dr c. c. Pierce, senior sur. gecn of the United States Public Health Service, is preparing to begin sanitation work in the country contig- uous to Lonoke, where the aviation training camp is to be located.
 Dr. Pierce stated that Dr. J. c. Geiger, who has been in charge oi sanitation work in North Little Rock for the past five months, will be in ac tive charge at Lonoke. Several other members of the public health service will assist him.
 Dr. Bruce Metgmain, connected with the public health service at New Orleans, arrived in Little Rock to- make a study of conditions as they relate to contagious diseases in the Arkansas penitentiary and reform school. State Health Officer Garrison is mapping out a plan of procedure for Dr. Metzmain, and will assist him in his work.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19
MT. Bowser's Memory--He Finds That He Has Forgotten Many Things

The Bowser family were resting in ,ontentment. Mir. Bowser had smoked ais cigar and read the evening paper md was half asleep in his rocking ,hair. Then there came sudden in- corruption. The front-door bell rang IS if fireman had pressed a button Good Lord, but what is that p ex- claimed Mr. Bowser as he jumped up md went down the hall.
 "I'll bet that fellow won't come lere again 1T" he exclaimed as he re- sumed his chair. What gall What mpudence Why, the confounded .oafer wanted to sell me a book that .ells how to get your memory back f you have lost it"
 T believe there are books which ell you" carelessly replied Mrs. Bowser.
 "Why, can remember back to when | I swallowed a spool of thread, and wasn't twenty months old at that lime. Mrs. Bowser, do you think l nm losing my memory?"
 q have sometimes puzzled over It," was the reply.
 "Puzzledl What in the Old Harry S there to puzzle about"
 Well, we might call it carelessness. You have often admitted that you are very careless man"
 q never admitted it-never in my tife You may test my memory back to my babyhood, and you'll find that have forgotten nothing. Go ahead and question me-"
 ''Very well, MT. Bowser. What happened to you when you were three years old?'
 q fell into the cistern and was nearly drowned"
 "Yes, your mother told me so. And what happened when you were five years old?"
 "A horse kicked me and broke two of my ribs"
 And at ten ythrs old, Mir. Bow 2. .Asvss .ss&os-..---a-i
 "I went out intGA%fe woods to gel hickory nuts and lgot lost and they lid not find me until the next day.
 Well, we'll say at fifteen? Die
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19
RESUMPTION WILL SUPPLY ELECTRICITY WITH WHICH TO
 OPERATE COAL MINES.
CLOSED FOLLOWING STRIKE
President of the State Federation of Labor Spends Day at Fort Smith, But Is Silent-Newspapers
 Still Suspended.
Fort Smith,

Fort Smith, With special deputies guarding the building, the power plant of the Fort Smith Light and Traction Company resumed operations after having been shut down as a result of a general strike called to enforce the demands of the 66 striking telephone operators against the Southwestern Bell Tele- phone Company. With the resump- tion of operations by the power plant, power service was resumed to a num- Der of coal mines in that section, but it is not expected these mines will resume operation for 3 Cor AS hours, which time will be needed by the pumps to clear the mines of accumu- lated water.
 T. A. Wilson, president of the State Federation of Labor, was in Fort Smith looking into the situation, but refused to make any statement. Street lights are burning, but this is the only change in the situation in the past Co hours. Newspapers are suspended, none of the printers reporting for work, despite efforts of an internation- al organizer to get the men to issue the papers.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

There was only one pedestrian in sight. It was an old man with Il cane coming along with bad limp on him. MT. Bowser stepped outside the gate and waited for him. When the old man came limping up, he was caught by the lapels of his coat and backed up to the fence, and Mir. Bowser yelled at him:
 Did you ever lover"
 'Policel Police!" shouted the old man, who thought he was being held up for his money.
 Did you ever make fool of your- self?" was shouted at him.
 Fire! Fire! Help! Help!"
 Did your wife preserve your love letters and bring them up forty years later to insult and hulniliate you Tell me. you old sinner, or I will shake you out of your coatr'
 Murder! Help!'
 Then some men came running and MT. Bowser walked away. He walked for two blocks and then leaned un against a shade tree to mutter to him. self:
 'Bowser, you are the darndest old donkey in Europe, Asia and America Yes, sir, you are the biggest don- key, and I don't blame Mrs. BowseI one little bitw
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

to and fro. "Insulted in my owD house and by my own wife ]"
 No one has insulted you. You asked me to test you and l am do- ing so. Shortly after the elopement' which didn't come off, you began to write me love letters. You called me your dove your angel your popsy- wopsy' and lots of other names. have got some of your old love let ters to show that you did"
 q never, never wrote any such darned stuff as thatt" howled Mir Bowser, as he fiourished his arms about.
 "YOu often wrote me as many as three times a day, and hired a cross eyed boy for two cents a letter to bring them over to me. If you could sit down with that cross-eyed boy for three minutes he would bring your memory back better than any book"
 More insultsl More insults!" gasp ed Mr. Bowser.
 q was reading one of your old letters today" continued Mrs. Bow ser. You must have written 1t by candlelight, for there are three or four spots of grease on every page, and there are just sixteen pages. In it you said that if I died you would go out and drown yourself, for this world would be nothing to you if left it."
 "Mr. Bowser couldn't say a word. He just stood with his mouth open and his fingers clenched and looked at Mrs. Bowser as if he longed to toma- hawk her on the spot,
 "Mrs. Bowser, I command you not to say another word i" said Mir. Bow ser, in low, tense voice. "Just a word and I am through, Mr. Bowser. You were so grateful to me for saving your life that you sent the cross-eyed boy over two or l three hours later with half-pound box of candy. It was glorious candy It must have cost you all of ten cents My heart went out to you as munched that candy. I realized thai I was about to marry a big-hearted noble young man, and mother salc you would always dote on me. Cant you possibly remember these things Mr. Bowser? If you can't, yor should try and find that man and buy his book on memory"
 MT. Bowser made no reply to this He simply gasped in his throat ant turned and went down the hall tt the hat rack and put on his hat.
 Are you going out, dear? asked Mrs. Bowser.
 "T am going out to look for my los
 
 memory, Ee replica, ana t'vo scSol4a later he slammed the door behin him and was walking down to tn gate.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

anything happen on your fifteenth birthday?
 Mot thing" replied Mir Bowser, after some thought.
 Are you sure?"
 "As sure as death!'
 And didn't I come to your birth day party, along with other girls and ooys. and didn't you fall in love with ne?"
 "Neverl You have got things all mixed up!"
 "Didn't you and I go out into the orchard, and didn't you try to steal kiss from me? You said I was the handsomest girl in the whole state. Don't you remember it nowr'
 "Woman. what are you driving at !" shouted Mir. Bowser. "Do you mean to say that I was a perfect donkey at fifteen!"
 I've will let that pass" replied Mrs. Bowser, 'and go on to your eighteenth year. You were not quite eighteen when you wanted me to elope with you. We were to go to some island in the sad, South Seas and live forever more. You had dollar and n half to go on. I should think you would remember that?"
 By Georgel By George!" growled Mr. Bowser, as he got up and walled
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19
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Inquiries ty standing congressional committees into the Navy Depart ments activities and the work of the shipping board and other war time agencies of the government were said 10 be contemplated with view to securing the greatest possible eli ciency
 The War Department inquiry will begin when Gen. Crozier, chief Of ordnance, will testify before the Sen ate committee, at Secretary Bakers diection, regarding ordnance nanufac- ture and supply. Secretary Baker and general staff officers as well as de- partmental and field commanders, will follow. Senator Chamberlain, chair man of the committee, said much of the testimony would be given in ex- ecutive session, though some of the sessions would be public.
 The decision to inquire into the War Departments operations was said to be unanimous in the Senate com. mittee and without partisan tinge. l. came after two hours discussion Of reports from senators who have visit ed army camps during the recess of Congress. Senators Chamberlain, Wadsworth, Frelinghuysen and others told of conditions observed and re- ported to them, especially regarding lack of clothing in many camps, lack of ordnance and unsatisfactory sani- tary conditions.
 We propose to have punch put into the war preparation if they need it." said another member of tho com mittee; ito have new and younger blood and methods supplant old, if necessary. and to insure the greatest future efficiency"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Grover H. Caldwell, formerly of Salem, met death in an unusual way at Tulsa, Okla, recently. He was testing the purity of oil in large ment into the tank. He climbed down into the tank to get it, was overcome by gas and fell back into the oil. It was necessary to d ain the oil from the tank before his body could be re. covered.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19
Ammunition To Mexicn.

Washington. Nearly 2,000 0N0 rounds of small arms ammunition se- cured by federal officials cn the Mex ican border have been delivered to the Mexican government under a gen. eral order of the War Department, carrying oa, the presidents instruc- ton that the embargo 5e lifted.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19
Control If In,nnrts

Washington. - Government control of imports, just put into operaeion by President Wilson, will be used to it's fullest extent, to force the release to America at fair prices of war sup plies held by other countries under embargoes
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19
INQUIRY INTO WAR
 ACTIVITIES ORDERED
CONGRESS TAKES UP QUESTION OF EQUlPPiNG NATIONS
 MAN POWER.

Washington-Steps were initiated Tn Congress to obtain fuller informa- tion about and establish closer con nection with the governments war ac- tivities, past and future.
 A general inquiry into the work of the War Department, especially. in arming and equipping the nations man power. was ordered by the Sen- ate military committee. Capitol lead CTS said it was the forerunner of sinai lar investigations by both Senate and House committees, of all phases of executive conduct of the war, which would in measure accomplish the purpose of the proposed joint com mittee for the conduct of the war" The joint committee idea was aband- oned at the last session because Of
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19
Webb Bill Considered.

Washington. = Consideration of the Webb bill to permit American export CTS 10 combine in foreign trade was begun by the Senate with leaders be lieving it would be passed within a few days. President Wilson urged the enactment. It passed the house last June.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

The Arkansas Evening Herald of Hope appeared in miniature form on Saturday and explained the curtail- ment in a notice on the first page. The Hope water and light plant had been notified by the gas company that the gas would be shut off from the plant, which meant that electric ser vice would be cut off from the Her. aid. The light plant is making efforts to get coal and wood.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

loved very pleasant meeting under the auspices of the Greenwood Domes- tic Science Club. Miss Isabelle s. Thursby of the extension work of the university, assisted by Miss Marian Plunkett, local agent of home demon stration work, gave a three days in- struction in cooking
 The extreme cold weather has caus- ed a large quantity of canned fruit in glass jars to freeze at Hermitage and the jars will probably break with the thaw. There has been some loss also by the freezing of eggs, which have been selling at 50 cents per dozen.
 P o. Wren of LaCross, Izard coun- ty, has just finished delivering more than 5000 trees in Crawford county. Most of the trees are apple and peach. It is believed at least 10000 acres of new orchard will be set out in this county this fall.
 The heavy snowfall caused all trains to run late, but the snow is great help to the country, as there has been but one good rain during the past four months at Eureka Springs, and the wheat especially will be greatly benefited.
 Road District No. 1 of Sharp county has received it's apportionment of $6,- fA, building. The money will be used to build a permanent road from Evening Shade to Cave City, a distance of 12 miles.
 Mines in the Rush camp have had to suspend on account of the extreme cold weather. The mills are frozen up. The snow and cold weather will materially reduce the production of zinc ore this month.
 The Sunday schools of Hermitage have sent to the soldiers of Company I, at Camp Beauregard a 200-pound box of cakes, pies, hams and fruit as a Christmas remembrance.
 The United Charities has appointed committees and arrangements have beer made to see that all the children aronnd Batesville will be visited by Santa Claus.
 Dr. H. F, Sayles, former pastor of the Christian Church at Eureka c taken up his work as the new Chris tian pastor.
 Bearden is to have flour mill and the Bearden Courier is urging farm CTS to plant wheat
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

D. P. Slaughter of Scott has just sold A. F. Mackley of Piedmont, Mo, a farm for $50,000. Farm lands have greatly increased in value there in the past two months.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

The extreme cold weather has caus- ed large quantity of canned fruit in glass jars to freeze at Hermitage and the jars will probably break with the thaw. There has been some loss also by the freezing of eggs, which have been selling at 50 cents per dozen.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

Preparations are being made fol the sale of thrift stamps and war say ings certificates in Miller county, Ark ansas, and Bowie county, Texas. The allotment to be sold in Miller county is S310,000 and for Bowie county $800,O00
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

P o. Wren of LaCross, Izard coun- ty, has just finished delivering more than 5000 trees in Crawford county Most of the trees are apple and peach. It is believed at least 10000 acres of new orchard will be set out in this county this fall.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

The heavy snowfall caused all trains to run late, but the snow is a great help to the country, as there has been but one good rain during the past four months at Eureka Springs, and the wheat especially will be greatly benefited.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

Sam Parks, living two miles east Of Clarksville, was severely bitten by a hog while trying to get some pigs under shed. His abdomen was pain fully lacerated, while his right arm was almost torn from his body. He is in a serious condfttii1n.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

Bearden is to have a flour mill and the Bearden Courier is urging farm CTS to plant wheat.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

The ginning records show that Chi cot county exceeds the 1918 crop to date by about 1000 bales. With an extra large corn crop and the excel lent prices prevailing more money is in circulation in Clicot county than during the last 30 years.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

The Lake Village City Council has accepted the offer of the International Health Commission, made by Dr. Fay Tor, for an anti-malarial campaign, and appropriated $1,500. The total cost will be $3,000, of which the con- mission provides half.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

w. s. Cullins of Jamestown has in- vented machine to thresh unopened chine at Desha. He charges 20 cents per 100 pounds for threshing the bolls- The lint from these bolls brings about 25 cents per pound on the market
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

anything happen on your fifteenth
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

Committees from clubs and churches of Clarksville have planned community Christmas tree. A fea- ture of the program will be the open air singing by all the children of the city.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

pr. H. F, Sayles, former pastor of the Christian Church at Eureka Springs, has moved to Fordyce and taken up his work as the new Chris tian pastor.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

Mines in the Rush camp have had to suspend on account of the extreme cold weather. The mills are frozen up. The snow and cold weather will materially reduce the production of zinc ore this month.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

The Sunday schools of Hermitage have sent to the soldiers of Company I, at Camp Beauregard 2O0-pound box of cakes, pies, hams and fruit as a Christmas remembrance
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

Road District No. of Sharp county has received it's apportionment of $6,- 900 from the government for road building. The money will be used to build permanent road from Evening Shade to Cave City, distance of 12 miles.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

Following short talks by members of the party on the Allies Red Cross Special, which passed through Plum erville, local Red Cross chapter was organized with 106 members.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

The Pine Bluff recruiting office re ported that during the last few days 62 men have enlisted here and Pine Bluff has taken the lead over other recruiting offices in the state.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

Charles Yount. brother of J. W. Yount of Monticello, was shot by a robber of Kansas City some time ago. It was not thought that les wound would be fatal but he died in Kan sas City hospital last week.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

The names of all members of th, First Methodist church of Conwa, who have enlisted in the various mill tary branches have been compiled and will be posted at the entrance tt the church. The list contains nor, than 100 names.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-12-19

The United Charities has appointed committees and arrangements have beer made to see that all the children aronnd Batesville will be visited by Santa Claus.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-12

a decidedly conciliatory spirit, urging
never TO violate their honorable paroles
but go home as faithful citizens of the
government they had opposed
General Henry A. Wise, mounted,
now appeared in the place of the pre-
vious speaker Among orators brilliant
in the Mother of Commonwealth, 4"
the superior of Ex-Governor Wise is un-
known. The intensities of such an &C.
casion probed the depths of his feelings
and fired his ardent nature. From the
wealth of such musical eloquence the
harp of his melodies was never more
happily swept than when he pictured
Virginia with her armies silenced, her
temples fallen and her glory gone. But
it was not the counsel of a safe leader
nor was 1t 2 patriotic call on a brave
people to bear the darkness Of that day
with the hope of brighter tomorrow.
By noon the next day printed paroles
we're in form to be signed by each reci-
pient and then, comrades who had
fought until "valor and devotion could
accomplish no more, " with the smoke
Of battle still upon their faces, wrung
hands in last farewell. And so, at
the end of military formalties in pa
rolling. the army of Northern Virginia
perishes to but a memory, and this
scanning Of a few of the events mark
ing that fateful day and time is an
awakening from a dream of men and
scenes only death can efface from the
soldier mind. With the passing Of
the fifty-two years but few Of either
the victors or the vanquished are left,
and not one commander of distinction
from either side is living today.
A revolution in public sentiment has
taken place; and if the time has not
already come, 1t will come; when ran
cor and injustice must so yield to reason
and magnanimity under a review no
less fair to the South than to the North
of the four years war, light will dav n
in which the student of history will,
with equal pride, behold the famous
chiefs of the victorious cause no less
Americans, with Lee on Traveller and
Jackson on Sorrel, riding side by side
down the ages.
c. NJ. MILLER,
Keyser, W. Va, April Z, 1917.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-12
Strikes BARRED
DURING CONFLICT
Workers Leaders Agree to Sus-
pension Of Employment Laws
if Necessary to Aid Nation.
EMPLOYERS TO COOPERATE
Standard-LegisIa Asked to
Empower Governors to Modify
Labor Laws if Necessary.

Washington.-By an agreement
reached at special meeting of the
Council of National Defense and its
Advisory Commission, and made pub
lie, Samuel Gompers, in effect, pledges
American organized labor ito a full
and loyal support of the Government
in the war with Germany"
Under this agreement it is believed
that the United States will be spared
in the national crisis the strikes and
lockouts which have been most en-
barrassing and even menacing in
Great Britain and other belligerent
countries for two and half years.
To quote w S. Clifford, Director Of
the Council, Mr.. Gompers and organ,
lied labor have come all the way
across" and are lined up soldily be-
hind the Government. Mr. Clifford
regards this development as one Of
the most important in the present
emergency.
A report to the Council by the
Committee on Labor of the Advisory
Commission, of which committee Mr..
Gompers is Chairman, urges all en-
ployes as we'll as employers not to
seize upon the Nations present needs
'change existing standards of en-
ployment."
The recommendations of the COM
mittee were unanimously approved
and adopted.
The committee recommends that
the Governors of States whose Legis-
latures are now in session should
- urge the passage of legislation EN-.
towering them to suspend or modify
existing labor laws to meet defense
emergencies when requested to do so,
suspending of an eight-hour workday
and substituting a ten-hour day
when the National Council finds such
departure Essential for the effective
pursuit Of the national defense"