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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
IMPORTANT BOOKS WANTED.

There is. a surprise every day in the
busy life or the American Library as
sociations representatives at the vari-
Gus big army camps, AT Camp Hum
phreys. Va. the other day, n big noun
taineer came in.
II want a book. he said.
What sort of book >" the Librarian
asked.
II want a book" continued the noun =
taineer, containing directions for the
actual laying OF sewer and water pipe,
especially cast iron pipe. showing the
making Of lead joints and other details
of pipe laying"
Within an hour another man came
in and asked;
Are there any books or pamphlets
on junk or the reclamation Of waste,
it's storage. classification, etc?
1t was several days later that the
same librarian had call for some
Thing new on boot and shoe repairing"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
IN THE SAME. ROAT.

In one of the big base hospitals Of
the army not long ago new librarian
set to work by the American
Library association. She was very
charming young woman. and very
anxious to please all of her custom
ers," though some of them didn't even
" ish to look at book. In her rounds
she approached one of the patients and
he declined to be interested in her
wares. At the next cot she stopped
and offered it's occupant a book.
"What's>it about?" the patient asked.
oh. this is Bambi said the libra
rian. IT'S about girl who married 4
man without his having anything to
say about it
Hold on there" shouted the man
WHO had declined ali books. He faised
himself up on, his elbow and reached
cut his hand. Give me that book. It's
nay autobiography"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
UNITED WAR-WORK CAMPAIGN
HELPS WITH LIBERTY LOAN
Especial to Tn. Richmond. virsinian

Especial TO tn. Richmond. Virginian }
New J ork. sept. 2a.---Aetive coop
Grafton with the liberty loan com =
mittee was volunteered yesterday by
the organizations which are aligned
in the united war-work campaign,
which Will go to the American people
in November for $1T0 100000, the
largest single gift ever sought in an
appeal to the generosity of a nation.
As result of united action the sug
gestion OF Thomas A. Edison will be
followed until the end Of the loan
campaign. and his slogan, Yours for
the fourth liberty loan" will be used
at least 10000 times a day
The cooperation was suggested by
William j, Mulligan, chairman of the
knights of Columbus committee on
war activities, and seconded by DR..
John II. Mott. general secretary OF
the Y. NJ. c. a. war council. The
Y. Nj. c. A alone sends out more than
10000 pieces of frstclass mail every
day. Following, the lead of Mr.. Null
ligan and DR.. Mott. unanimous action
was assured by promises of co-opera-
tion from the Y. W. G. A., the war
camp community service, Jewish well
fare board, American library associa-
ton and Salvation army.
The postotfice department estimates
that Yours for the fourth liberty
loan" will be used 10000. 900 times
every twenty-four hours il Mr.. Edi-
sons suggestion Is generally followed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

the capital, the murder OF few hun
dred natives. a raid upon foreign cap
ital and the drea ms OF lifetime VIII
have been accomplished. lie gives
his commands. His followers obey.
Company by company the start is
made. Success Will mean the utter
Generalization OF the country. the
killing or innocent men and women.
the ssassination of Americans, of
English and of French. But ....,..
The news travels ahead. A gasp
ing runner makes his way to a con
suiafe. A quick message crackies out
upon the air lanes as the operator
reaches for the wireless And "a
hours latepv-<out in The bay that
stretches away from the capital Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

Gordon that protects the troops en-
route to Europe, A week more ....
Down in some "spigotty country"
where the blood runs warm in the
veins Of men, where petty 5ealousies
overnight may fare into the fame
hot breath OF revolution, some
swarthy. shifting eyed bandit has been
making his schemes for weeks Some
where along the coast sloop sneaks
into u cove, men splash through the
water, boats scratch their way across
the choppy waves. In the light of
flares and torches, ragged natives
open boxes, and bales and cases.
bringing forth smuggled rifles. uni
forms, even machine guns The
swarthv. shifting eyed general IS
near his goal. A quick assault upon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
EMPTY SALOONS AS
COMMUNITY CENTRES
Suggestion for Thus Regenerating Buildings
Vacated by Aproned Drawers of Beer

In sections OF she. civ where saloons
are numerous. where fer instance.
there are several. TO the block where.
perhaps the four corners of "a street.
intersection ara devoted I'd IN bo,o,.
t,Yxiness i nigh, MOI b. n..sx4hl, 10
s-,.tos.,,s4 AZ an Inc nlares MAJ sssH
b., yaratsd er,rai is sofea3h,n.. la
he v3rked out - The ,nnyen,ntt pro-
processes a,yt} becomes ror,cyata
:.,,. .,
"' """N. Wan ny
sI""'" -" "u"'st .1S II
S''lai' lAt'"0i ''oVU Sh"uta nav AS
-" ''"''it5 ''''t'F "a Paat" MhTF"
iicn I'a 4'oF Young ano ott. mac x
or" WIT, tp"i" meet c"i"H''n@4e-
tou'ef ana, ftfe 20 me. '1''"ss pos
Sioie extent -" "hti&aflens A. citi-
%ehs of The h!'ed states " woaid
oF step an th"' fhiiltmfni "t rear
democracy
Every one OF these community
centres should he A clubhouse. open
to every resident OF the neighborhood
for information, guidance s~ista nee,
patriotic effort, and recreation. There
should be forum fer open discus
sion.
a tea room Shoula he esta hIjshed
There stoul1 .he an SORTS IF whole
some rccreatiunaI features fFreouent
entertainments ~houfu he he in
which as many members Of Inc COM
nlunitv should take mart As could he
induced Ia do So We shouIa have nm
abundance OF rood music Every
.neigbhorhood has rs talent That
should he encours ged deyelnned en-
piovad We should have evrunasjums
too and swimming pools And we
shouIn have billiard t;.hla.~-in short
eyervthine 10 make the place at
tractiva "a the neonfe our activities
should he modelled largely upon those
which hay. made the Y NJ = huts
I 90 snccessfrl
"Somnthipr must he dome IN take
tho Mace of tho ss1oon You cant
STIR, ,,tv-rryrn me- ,1eonTe on, in fbc
straets ,rhsv mnst fnrerather some-
u,har. tn saloon has baon called
,ha nonr n,an,s cl,,h ana With an
lie dr,yvhac,,s mai is What Il is What
We nronose 10 c,un IN take its Mace
o,a en- ,h,t ,,laco ha,tar
~
lhese places shnnla be so con-
Quoted should he made so thoroush-
ly to exemplifN and Illustrate real de-
! mocracy, as 10 make them in truth
peoples houses, aud the success
which women have made with such
enterprises have in mind the \, NJ.
c. A. and Red Cross work particularly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

forth to new adventures--and sent
the pirate band scuttllng into oblivion.
Sc goes all Marine Corps history-a
history which covers every part Of
the world. which includes every form
OF fghting and every type Of antago-
mist, Is II any wonder, then, that the
man who has been in the Marines can
claim more than speaking acQuaint-
ance with The Goddess Romance?
Prevention
For the Marine does not have to
wait for war. HIS business, mainly.
is no. 20 make war, hgt 20 prevent H.
Today he may be on duty on some
halt|estip. travelling through the
barred zones where the "unter sea"
monsters Turk. aiding in the great
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

the death-strcwn deck Of the Bon
Womme Richard. shouting his chel-
ienge 10 the British commander Of the
Scraps. the United States Marines aid
ed him greatly to win the victory
that came from the very portals OF
defeat.
Old Glory In Tripoli
Far across the seas. tn sun swept
Trlpol!. the straining hand OF Ma
rine. IN 1903, reached upward and
hauled down 'he Tripoiitan flag. 20
place IN its stead the Stars and Stripes,
swayine for the first tiuae in THE his
tory OF the United States above forti-
Acation of tAe Old World In 1912
again they fought, and aga n when
he ptra ies OF the West Indies showed
their teeth IN 1895 the Marines went
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

the little "spigotty country" q great
warxhip slides into position. Men in
khaki swarm over the sides. Quick
orders--that are executed as quickly
as they are given. Boats which crunch
on the sands. A hurried survey of
the country. then fast marching
start into the interior. A few days
more. and then the message which
travels across the world:
The revolution in .........,.
Is over. even before it began. Gen
eral ......,..,......, the insurrecto.
has been captured The restoration
of order was due to quick action by
The United States Marines, who. short.
~ after landing, had the situation we'll
In hand"
So It Is that the Marines form
Americas Foreign Legion. but q
legion that Is as different as IT Is won
derful Those who formed the ro-
mantle Foreign Legion OF France had
reason 70 forget. Americas Foreign
Legion has every reason 10 remember.
From Torrid South To Frozen North
Into the Southern countries. where
bananas and revolutions flourish, hey
hurry 10 restore order and 20 make
the places peaceful again. Into the
far North, where the aura flashes with
the queer antics OF a cold gripped sun
there the Marines 20 also. when
fire flares. when volcanoes spew their
white-hot death, when tornadoes
sweep hut and palace before them,
when the tvphoon "a ges and the tidal
wave crashes all before it--youre al
most sure 10 find at least 4 few Ma
rines there among the first OF the
rescning parties, working and strug-
Cling with all the might that is human
FOR the restitution OF health and hap
piness and order
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

Our idea of nothing to believe Is
the Average Turkish proverb We
have especially in mind The devil
tempts only the idle man" In refu-
tatiou, the busiest man we ever saw
was man with the hives and we
don't think that even the most chart
table person would stand by and lis
ten and say that the devil was not
tempting him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
For Kentucky Coal Developments

Coal mining in Kentucky is planned
by the Kentucky Cardinal Coal cor
poration OF Roanoke. Va, incorpora-
ted with $3.50. 900 capital and the fol-
lowing officers: j. Campbell Stras.
president. Roanoke: James A Nc
Quail, secretary. Hiawatha, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

Eirsf Marines Before Rev.
oluhion, On the Job Ever
Since - A Glorious His
tory of Achievement
Copyright, 1918, by The international
syndicate

~HERE'S SOMETHING about the
name that spells Romance.
There's something about the
uniform that's just a bit dit
I fsrsnt--a springy. sprightly. baudmss.
Ter. something that seems to speak
~ wonderful things just in the beyond.
great adventures where the blood runs
last and the heart heats strong.
And the indications are true'to farm
For It Is with the United States Ma
4 Tanes that true romance Is to be found
Romance bounded only by the con
nnts OF the world. the air above the
earth beneath. and the tossing. turn
bling seven seas
An Old Organization
Even the beginning was romantic
back in the DAYS OF old. old New York
fhlrty~six years before the meeting in
Faneuil Hall. when the Colonies De
sclared their Independence For IT was
then that the British recruited he
nrst armed force in America. three
regiments of British Marines which
were. quite periodically. composed
entirely OF Americans. because fhey
had been decided upon by the British
40 the best men for this service. And
from that day to this-and on to the
Tar distant tomorrow-~the Marines
have been and always Will be. the gar
Ffson OF the Land of Romance.
When John raul Jones stood on
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

Over 10000 900 men have been
taken TO Europe with a total loss OF
fewer than 800 lives in spite Of all the
kaisers submarines. :
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

A dreadnaught costs $15.000.0o0. To
fire large gun once costs 81 900. How
many times will our school fire?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
In Time or Trouble

Briga nds Of the small countries of
the South regard them as watchdogs
whose growl Il sufficient 70 dissipate
the greediest Of schemes The citi-
zens OF Baltimore remember the days
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
Modem Illumination In
Suburbs And On Farms
Due To Education
Thru Advertising
It Has Served AS A Teacher
Which Has Brought Into
Use Our Man Modern Con-
veniences, And Com
forts
From New Orleans Item.

Avertising put electric light into
the suburban home and farmhouse.
Although electricity hase been used
for street and house illumination in
the larger cities and towns for nearly
half a century, it was only about five
years ago that the push button found
its way into the suburban home and
farmhouse.
Through information advertising
the suburbanite and farmer learned
that they could have on their own
premises light making plans, that
even a child could operate. Today
thousands of isolated homes in all
parts of America owe much to those
who explained the meaning of Delco.
Educational advertising also taught
these people how to use the Delco
System to do the washing, churn the
butter, milk the cows, separate the
cream, pump the water, operate the
vacuum cleaner and run the sewing
machine. Thus through advertising
did those in the suburbs and country
learn how they might have the com
forts and conveniences of the city
player pianos, talking machines, good
hooks, etc., as well as electric lights.
Advertising is displacing "Old
Dobbin" with the motor car and
bringing the farmer into the city for
reliable trade marked goods. No mat
ter what your selling problem, it can
be partly solved through some form
of advertising.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
Keep Your Pledge!

All local secretaries of War Saw
ings Societies have received the fol
lowing letter from State Secretary H.
L. Folk, which is selfexplanatory:
"Please request the members and
the associate members of your War
Savings Society not to overlook the
pledges they made during the recent
War Savings drive to buy War Saw
ings Stamps.
''The sale of stamps lately has not
Eeen as large as they should be, and
We would appreciate it if you com.
municate with all the members of
your society and ask them to see that
the pledges are fulfilled.
we would also like you to have
your local newspaper call attention
to these facts in their editorial
columns"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12

now time to plant late cabbage, late
potatoes, sweet corn, beans, beets
carrots, cauliflower, celery, kohl-rabi
and Brussels sprouts. Turnips, kale,
mustard and spinach may be planted
in late August and early September
in the upper South. These crops will
not be killed by the cold ordinarily
experienced in any section of the
South and thus will be available
through the winter and spring.
In the lower South it is still early
to plant most vegetables in the fall
garden, but the land should be put in
condition, the seed secured and the
garden plan made. Sweet potatoes,
however, may be set out now and the
seed Of cabbage, caulihower, celery
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12

garden did not furnish sufficient
vegetables for canning and drying to
meet family needs during the winter
plan to produce them in the fall gar
den.
Protecting Seeds from Heat.
In most parts of the South it is
difficult to get some vegetable seeds
to germinate in midsummer heat. This
may be overcome to large extent
by covering the rows with old burlap
bags, paper or any other material to
keep the soil moist and the seeds from
drying out until they gcrminate. After
the seeds germinate the coverings
may be removed.
In cooler parts of the South it is
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
Former St. Mary Chairman
Given Promotion In
Red Cross, Gulf
Division
Mrs. Catherine H. Morberly Now
Director, Bureau of Devel-
opment-Plans Big Mem
bership Drive

Mrs. Catherine H. Moberly, for
mer resident of Ramos and first chair
man of St Mary Chapter, American
Red Cross, has received an important
appointment in the headquarters Of
the Gulf Division at New Orleans.
Commencing today she will have
charge of the bureau of development.
She already has laid plans for a big
membership drive to take place in
December
This recognition of merit will great
ly please Mrs. Moberly's many friends
in St. Mary parish. To her ability
and untiring efforts credit is largely
due for the envable standing of
St. Mary Chapter among the organi-
cations of the state. As its first head
Mrs. Moberly established the chapter
on firm working basis enabling the
workers to obtain results which have
compared favorably with that of any
state in the country. Mrs. Moberly
resigned in October of last year when
she moved to New Orleans. Her
ability was Immediately recognized
there She was director of the wo-
mans division until last Friday, when
her promotion was announced. The
following, taken from the New Or
leans Item, is that papers report Of
Mrs. Moberly's future work:
Mrs. Catherine H. Moberly will not
take charge of the bureau of develop
ment of the Red Cross gulf division
until Monday, but already she has
begun her plans for the great mem
bership drive of December.
'One hundred per cent increase"
is her slogan.
And hearing her say it is believing.
Her promotion from the director
ship of the woman's division was an
nounced Friday by Leigh Carroll,
manager of the gulf division.
Mrs. Moberly succeeds W. J. Lep-
pert, who, at his own request, has
been appointed assistant director Of
the bureau of civilian relief.
Mr.. Leppert, too, IS busy on his
plans for work in new and needed
directions.
The ''home service" looks especially
after the families of soldiers and
sailors and the civilian population
generally, as illustrated in the Lake
Charles case.
The above appointments were an
nounced at this time in order that
Mrs. Moberly might enter upon her
new duties before the conference of
Red Cross chairmen, chapter secre-
taries and members of executive COM
mittees, August 1917.
There are 286 chapters in the gulf
division, 608 branches, 144 auxiliaries
making a total of 1893 primary Or
ganizations, besides 1900 junior
school auxiliaries. The conference
will be held at the Grunewald and .
large attendance is expected.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
War Time Sweeteners

ERICA has several excellent war time sweet
eners that will be used largely during the
shortage in the sugar supply.
They are maple sugar, syrups, honey and
molasses and may be used in preparing des-
serts and other dishes requiring sweetening.
When a cup of syrup or honey is used
to replace cup of sugar the liquid in the
recipes should be decreased one-fourth.
Oue-third of cupful of sugar is equivalent
to one-third of q cup Of honey, about one
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12

Brussels sprouts and kohl-rabi should
be started low for planting later. By
the time these plants are large enough
to set out, planting will be feasible.
Gardeners in all sections of the
South should have plenty of beans,
cabbage, potatoes, sweet potatoes,
beets, carrots, turnips, spinach, kale
and mustard to use throughout the
fall and sufficient supply of most of
them to last through the winter.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
Fall Gardens Important In
Southern States, Says
Dept. Of Agriculture
Plenty of Time Yet To Grow Big
Crops, Relieve Railroad
Strain and Help To
Feed The Nation

Washinton, D. C.-Practically all
the common garden vegetables can
be grown satisfactorily in the South
in the late summer and fall, and it is
an important item Of national de-
fense that every foot of available
round be made to work every day Of
the growing season. These points are
stressed by specialists of the United
States Department Of Agriculture in
an appeal to Southern gardeners, in
cities, suburbs or on the farm, to
take full advantage of the climatic
conditions in the South and increase
vegetable crops to the maximum.
Don't neglect home gardens dur
ing the latter portion of the season,
the specialists advise, and remember
that it is not yet too late even to start
q garden on land that has been idle
this season.
1t is perhaps even more important
to have a good fall garden in the
South than it is to have a good spring
garden, because in the spring there
is a supply of commercially grown
vegetables, while in the fall and win
ter the supply from this source is
limited. A large portion Of the vege-
tables consumed in the South during
the winter must be obtained from the
North unless home gardens are culti-
waited to the full extent. Productive
home gardens not only help to feed
the nation, but release staple foods
for shipment abroad and decrease the
strain on railroad traffic.
Anyone who is in doubt as to what
and when to plant in order to have
good fall garden is advised to consult
experienced neighbors or get in touch
with his county agricultural agent,
the state colleges of agriculture or
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture.
Growing Vegetables for Winter Stor-
age.
In the fall, garden space should be
devoted largely to crops that can be
kept for winter use, provided they
mature late in the season. These in
clude such crops as late cabbage, tur-
nips, potatoes, beets and carrots. The
vegetables planted in the fall garden
mature just before winter when the
temperature is now and conditions are
well suited for storing. In winter it
is especially difficult to secure a
varied diet and home-stored vege
tables fill this need without imposing
any burden on transportation sys-
TENS. A good farm garden in prac-
tically all parts Of the South can be
made to produce large part of the
food needed for the family One that
is well planned and properly cared
for may easily be made worth from
$50 to 500 to the average family.
Clean Out the Weeds.
If the garden has been allowed to
go to weeds now is the time to clean
them out and to plan and prepare for
the fall crops. If the space is avail
able it will still pay to plant a garden
even though no early garden has been
grown. If the spring and summer