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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-11-15
1t sometimes happens that the guy
who hesitates doesn't get lost.

Even good luck can't do anything for
a gutter.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-11-15

An ideal family hotel is one that
backs all the discomforts of home.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-11-15

Many a man fails to get there be-
cause he has dizzy feet
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-11-15
When Rnhv Il Teethinc

GROVES BABY ROW I'll MEDICINE will correc
the stomach and Bowel troubles. Perfectly harm
less. See directions on the bottla-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-11-15
GREENSBORO, N. C.
He Knew.

TIE fNIIoVVs
Mrs. Oldwed-"Am l dearer to you
than ever?" Mr., Oldwed-" Sure thing.
Everything is dearer nowadays"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18

A would-ue funny man says thrr@
T. no such thing az an iwi'1'ior NlT'-
ball diamond Perhaps Q but mere
are lots Of Imitation players In the
business.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18
HOPING TO DOUBLE
INDIAN FACILITIES
FOR STOCK RAISING
Commissioner Sells Convinced
That n Sufficient Water Devel-
opment Can Be Secured in South
West at a Justifable Expense.

In connection with the efforts To- i'm
crcas stUckraising. the Indian bureau
h going In arn"s after water ON
Indian lands in the southwest. The
announcement is made 10y toulmts-
sioner cato Sells in his nnuIl report,
made public today. So much has been
accomplished along h a line already
that the commissioner has bccome
with regard to the reservations In this
state and the surrounding country an
out-and- u water fan" He doesn't
put II hat way. but he writes In that
strain Of the stockraising proposition
In general and OF the Navajo and Zu-
nj reservations In particular.
Referring TO his plans for going al
ter water. the commissioner says:
II regard the water supply In con
nection with stock raising AZ Of very
great Importance. II Is the essential
factor in increasing the carrying ca
pacity Of a large part OF the grazing
lands on Indian reservations This IN
particularly true In the Southwest,
where. I believe. sufficient water de
velopment can be occurred at e iusti-
fable expense. To- more than double
the present carrying capacity.
Sinking wells on grazing lands dur
Ing the last year or two IN sections OF
the country whore rainfall is almost
unknown has. altogether. given graft
fying results, n IL II my purpose 10
intensity these activities. not only in
sinking wells. but Ia impoundlng the
flood waters which at rare intervals
fall from cloud bursts n which. to-
getl1er with melted snow from higher
elevations, rush IN great torrents over
countless acres of thirsty territory.
Marvellous results have been secur-
ed from %irrignting arid and seuti-arid
lands for agricultural purposes, and
IL is equally important that the vast
arcn uf grasslands. now practically
worthless TOT want of stock water, be
made. nv similar means. 90 sustain the
herds II would then support.
MY nearly six years experience as
commLssioner of Indian affairs. dur
Ing which, among many other things,
! have had to 90 with the administra-
ton OF immense irrigation projects
and the handling of millions OF cattle,
sheep and horses. largely In sections OF
tho country where rain seldom falls
or where devastating droughts fro
uuentiy occur. has convinced me that
the most important constructive aC-
complainant now demanded iE the
proper development conservation, n
use of water.
Navajo Reservation.
az the navajo reservation, Mr.. Sells
SAYS;
The scarcity Of water in the large
territory occupied by the Navajo and
Moqui Indians renders the irrigation
possibilities there exceedingly limited.
out 81 an aggregate area exceeding
u. Gee. 600 acres. water is o availh
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18
Food Officials Offer
Crocers Saving Hints

II has been brought to the attcn.
uon OF The state food administration
that there ls ronsld"rthl, waste boz
weighing aud packing and small
amounts OF fluut and sugar Tor the
retail trade
The head ,l,fl tn q yell known 90
tail groccrN STORE watched the Weigh
ING Of flour and sugar and found Thar
IN " month FORTY two pounds were
wasted
Tho thoughttul Intelligence ct thus
retail clerk rcsultcd boz the adoption
Of the following rules Tor handing
Flour aud sugar Iu that store The
plan that saved boz one store is worth
following in an
See that Nour clerks observe the
following precautions.
T. I'm weighing flour or aurar. plIc"
q CltUn shoot of paper over Do sur.
face on which IA" transferring is
done ~ duN H. spilled. h. viii then
De possible 90 use o.
2. The SCOOP should be clean and
the right size TO 90 well into the Inns.
This Toes AVA with the dropping of
s,lRll particles down INTO the folds of
the bag
2. Weigh carefully. holpncc your
scales every morning Even u fraction
OF AN ~ over Nrirht means q loss.
4. Have the paper bag the right
size Tor the amou Z of ilour or sugar
put w
e. 81 the commodity is weighed
from u BIN see that the scoop is pat
back carefully w that no sugar or
Tlout is scattered.
g. In cmptying &C. hundred pound
sack OF sugar INTO smaller bags OF a
bin. IN, bags should ho turned inside
out and carefully shaken over tht
receptacle.
Z Flour saoks should nc turned
inside out IT, thc atmo manner Car,
should be- taken to shake us much oi
the flour from tho snck aH possible
Your attention is called To- the pap.i
sacks containing 2ia pounds Les.
Hour Sits through aud clnrs 90 thii
variety of sntl
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18
MK|NLEY COUNTY
STOCKMEN FORM A
NEW ORGANIZATION
Enthusiastic Meeting Held in Gal.
lup Last Night Which Is At
tended by Nearly Two Hundred
Stockmen and Business Men.

In what was one OF the most en-.
thusiastic meetings ever held II Gal
lup. one hundred and nuy leading
siockmer OF hat district and a num.
Der Of business men met Monday
n perfected the organization of thc
Mckinley County Livestock organiza-
ton.
Preceding the organization - fine
supper was enjoyed NJ the Gallup
Harvey house at which nearly two
hundred livestock and business men
were seated.
The Mckinley county organization
viii be affiliated with the state asso-
citation and will work in close coop.
Grafton with the larger body. This
IN .he first step at ~systematized or
sanitation which the Mckinley coun.
~ livestock men have attem pied. In
fact. u Is the first attempt To be made
in that section OF the state.
In speaking Of the new organization
t,is morning. V. Culbertson. president
OF the state association. and II. j..
Pankcy. lieutenant governor-eleci,
said that there never had hecn a
more suspicious start To- any organi-
zation IN She state and that they felt
the point OF failure was already
passed.
After the organization business WIS
completed. the association was ad-
dressed by v. cuibertson, president
of the state organization. Captain
Clark NJ. Carr. H.. y. pankeN. Frank
Hubbell and ". @ logan.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18
Christmas Sale at
Red Cross Shop on
Friday, This Week

Among the attractive features At
the special Christmas sale M the Red
Cross shop on Friday of this week
there will be q home made candy
booth. OF which Mrs. W. Y walton Is
10 he in charge. with luscious at
vinity' fudge and numerous other
dainty confectious on sale. Mrs NJ X
Wyider will have charge Of "A booth
OF home cooked food where all sorts
~ doliclous specialtios viii be found.
There VIII also be "a fancy work booth.
In addition To- these attractions there
will hc on sale that day a box OF
Chtintmas holly and galaN leaves.
which have lust been cent from Ken
lucky rs a donation for the shop.
The building in which the Red
Cross shop Is located AZ present has
been rented and unless new quarters
can he found for " before Friday ui
this week. the chairman, Mrs ~ \.
Bit,ner, states that tho goods now ON
hand will be sold nt auction on sat
urday and the shop closed until "a new
place can bc secured.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18
FORESTRY SERVICE
MAY OBTAIN NEEDED
EQUIPMENT OF ARMY
Plan May Be Adopted of Turning
Needed Army Articles to Gov
eminent Departments Instead of
Selling Them at Auction.

The forest service is negotiating
with the war department on the uucs.
ton Of securing various items OF army
equipment for the Use Of field cm-
ploNces. according 10 "A abatement Just
issued by TIA" district forester.
The equipment asked Tor Includes
automobiles. motor trucks, motor.
cycles, fonts. cooking utensils ana
bedding for use IN transporting and
taking care of forest tire fighters. as
well ms miscellaneous equipment such
as riding and pack saddios, canteens
binoculars. carpenter tools. and a
lost of Other equipment which the
army possesses in huge quantities.
According to- local officials The past
policy Of the government has been 10
dispose OF surplus equipment by sale
10 the highest bidder. whereas ~ H.
o proposed 10 furnish 10 the VAR
ious government bureaus such equip
mont AS They actually need ana which
would otherwise have 20 be paid FOR
from funds in she treasury.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18
WESTERN LIVESTOCK
SHOW To START IN
DENVER ON JAN. IS

b'pN.f. Colo. utr. is Tho Uss.
stock Industry ~ ru time ln tho pH.t
has been confronted hy problems ts
important 80 thos" Of today. declare
the call fur the twenty second annual
convention uf tine American National
Live stocH association issued by I 2
Pryor 81 san Antonio. Tex. president
and r W Tomliusou ~ Denver. srr
Rotary ~ the associp lou Tho onuycn-
ton Will meet here ON January 3D..
and hc lu session three days
The call states thar post VIII retd-
iustmcnts viii affect more yit1lls
those engaged la the livestock and
agricultural industries than those ru
gnscd In other Industries aud calis tt
tention to the problem u3 railroad
ownership. the probable action of the
peace conference upon trade. and tho
prospect OF termination 81 the federal
food administration and other govern
mental war agencies upon he dccllrs-
tion Of peace
n adds that stockmcn arc dorply
concerned Ia regulations pat into eff
feet undcr authority ~ the food adj
mlnistrutiOn aud. after calling atftn.
yards companies, livestock commission
men aud traders. asserts that "Hll
these licenses and regulations IhuuIi
be cSttndod until cong. oss can Dir
fully consider the entire meat packing
and marketing problem and enact
suitable legislation
Perhaps some Of tho work OF tho
food administration should rc cuutiu
ued until general food conditions Doe
the world hccame moro normal tine
statement says. "a falr and Just dis
trlbution Of our surplus meat aud
other food products So a. 10 .uppls
he Urgent needs OF the different ma
lions In Europe may be almost iu
possible without some centralized
agency such az the food admimstri-
ton. which could NJ the Same time
prevent any ovcr-cxportHtlou of food
products needed for home consuutp-
ton"
The convention viii consider also
the work Of the bureau 81 marKots in
The regulation OF stock yards amt
commission men and in tho distrihu-
ton Of livestock ana meat statistics
the decision as to advance iu commits
sion charges At various markets, reg
ulatiuns Il prices OF hides aud woui
by the wal industries board. apprVp
Ration Tor the eradication Of tubercu.
losis among cattle ana swine prccau
tons against future outbreak of che
foot-and mouth disease and influenza
among horses. inspection of meats.
hides and wool from foreign cuun
tries. embargo on livestock from cpun-
tries whore contagious diseases exist
determination 81 predatory animals
game preserves. railroad service iui
shortage OF stock cars.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18
RUSSIANS STAY IN BED DAY
AND NIGHT BECAUSE THERE
is NO FUEL; FAMINE ON

Washington. Doc iA Gloomy rc-
ports of me situation iu Russia. par
ticularly az %rttrograd, continue 90
roach the state department : dts
I1tich today announced that t~hc's0Niat
government has restricted Tho influx
Of hungry and destitute prisoners re-
turning from German and Austrian
prison camps.
The condition at tine middle GLASSES
IN potrorrnd is said go bc ONtrcmoiv
had and gront numbets are dying
daily Of starvation 80 fucl BIS avail
able and the people are Obliged TO
keep To their beds duY and night No
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18
Latest Fashions for Americans

TO deny mes aelf velvet or
velVcteen suit o. tiotk iu a. HtI-
son when these materials nrt sl
popular seems q bit of sartofi1l mHt-
NtdOm, especially when - is possible
10 buy the material and using % dr
sign as simple as the one shown 900
the sketch, turn out a. clever Nftl.
frock ~ cOmpartuvely tuling cos'
OF course the best yelyrts and q,
vetecnH are rather expensive, % It
pays 10 buy cheap mafcrsiIs
but WHOM one considers that tbct.
rich fabrics require little % ans truu
ming and that by far the lorclIesf
frocks are the simplest ones urtct
caily any Woman may safely reason
that she ~ entitled 10 ami can arurI
such @ dress.
\ rich brown velvet coz ttIfCfo,H
would be- suitable for th, dress hrf.
illustrated the only trimming go bs
little scroll Embroidered border ahuHH
neck. sleeves and peplun mad, or
either tan Colored Angora or heavy
six floss. The dress flstens of thH
shoulders and underneath fhD arm l
the lott side. 4 metal or pearl hucii'
iaEtens the belt The skirt .s marrow
and severely plain Tho dress viii be
more definitely u dress n skirt and
bodice section are attached at tn
waist but " preferred % NAV hc t
two piece affair
This design might he used for t
wool iefse, or wool velour frock. or
~ may be employed in the develop
mcnt OF an early spring frurk 81
heavy silk crepe OF satin
\ very smart early spring ~ south
crn resort dress recently brought ont
by ono or the foremost American de-
signers showed a skirt OF heavy
white SIR crepe and a Iona tunic OF
blue The bodice section Of the tunlr
vas practically like the one shown in
the sketch but the skirt OF this tuniC
was like 70 straight apron, back and
front. opening M either side n fin-
,shod all about with self fringe. The
material was merely ravclcd 70 form
a fringe about an inch and a hair
deep. The sane trimming sas used
on the sleeves.
such a treatment might b. accord
- tho design shown. n n ~ 70 Hr
made up IN silk crepe OF heavy satin
foT early spring or southern resort
1850 r
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18
EXPRESS COMPANY
STOPS DELIVERING
LIQUOR SHIPMENTS
Arrest Of Agent and Consignee in
Denver Causes Cessation of
Practice; 500 Persons Wait in
Vain in Snowstorm.

Denver. colo. Dec - The arrcs.
shortly before noon today OF an en-
pioye Of the American Railway EN-
press company and Carl : Heinrich,
who had just received "a package Of
wine. brought go q stop the express
company's delivering 81 liquor re-
ceivcd before the bone dry law
went into effect.
The arrests were made uy Deputy
Sheriffs under warrants issued by 4
justice Of the peace, upon a complaint
made hy n member Of the district n.
%torney's staff under the new law.
More than 500 perapn' we've masse1
before the express coiipa1ys office
standing la a snow storm waiting ioi
their packages when tho deputy she
IFS appeared. The express compans
then announced that there wogld ~
70 more deliveries and the rpYl dis.
psrsed
There were nearly 5000 unieiiycrod
package iu nc nffirr ~ 'he tine
Three thousand packages haf beea re-
liverod before the arrival OF the OF
'Nff -
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18

bic FOR some $500 acres oul, 1900
acres under the Granada Project IN
the southern part of the reserve. g.
600 acres under the Hogh,tck Project.
near the san Juan school. and 1000
acres near Marsh Pass. IN northern
Arizona. Investigations arc being CON
tinucd from time To time as funds are
available. with "a view of asccrtaining
additional areas FOR which water may
he developed, hut at best these will be
very small, u as Far as be seen
at present this vast domain u ust pri-
marily remain "A stock raising propo-
sitiou
In my last annual report | referred
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18
Private Ernest Lewis
Wounded Second Time
In Fighting in France

Adviccs from the war department
received Yesterday hV Mrs Nhcu VI
Lewis, OF SCI West silver avenue. m
dIcate nat her soG. Private Ernest
. Lewis. has been sounded Tor q
second tine while rghtiue with the
American army abroad.
Private ieWta received his second
injury on November 4 az had Just
been discharged from u base hospital
whore he had recovered from a
spraincd ankle received while at
temptinhg 10 iun y a German trench.
The sprsin dtd not stop him IN the
first rush as the group ho wHs with
captured twenty prisoners ltoturn-
ing for more. he twisted the ankle
again and WIS sent To- the hospital
While the nature of the second in
Jury Is not known ~ h. Thought pos
sihlc that 1t mag Doe IL roapratn OF
the ankle.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18

briefly to the Development Of under
ground water for domestic and stock
watering purposes. "intimating that the
problem confronting the Navajo " not
one of grass but of water Winter rains
and summer cioudhursts produce con
siderable vegetation in regions hdrc
of living streams ~ perennial springs
Ample forage is Frequently at hand N
water for domestic and stock needs
can be found The underground "a
ter developed for these Indians dur
ing the past few years has been OF un-
told value tn them during Ia extreme
drought that has visited the southwest
recently. Not only have thousands OF
head of stock been saved 20 the NaVa-
JOS. but II has helped In no small "a
TO augment the supply of wool mutt
ton, and beef available Tor market
These Indians have always been prdc-
tically self-suEporting. wrestling as
least a bare existence from an inhos-
pitable country. but under recent mar
ket conditions many of them are he
coming well 10 do. and = number even
independent Raw wool has been
commanding such fancy prices lately
that tho making OF Navajo rugs for
merry a source OF considerable rcVc-
nut. has practically ceased
Reservoir Sitting BADLY.
The Zuni reservoir Is causing alarm.
OF the nituHtion ON the reservation
the report states;
About 1000 acres within this res-
ervatlon are now under ditch. being
supplied with water from u reservoir
constructed wears ago. The rapidly
with which this reservoir ~ filling
wish sill ia Incoming alarming Since
is completion eleven ana a half years
ago the reservoir has lost "a per cent
of Us capacity from this rausc. 4
this rate the life 81 the reservoir IL
about - Years. OF which ilh year.
have already passed. The capacity
Of the reservoir H. decreasing. Of
course iu proportiun 10 the deposit
Of silt. aud unless some form Of relief
is soon devised the reservoir VIII he
practically useless. The lie of the
reservoir may he extended Temporal
ily by e|lcNating the crest OF tho pres
ent dam and spiliway, but the extent
10 which his can he carried is limited
by natural surroundings. II has ten
estimated that an expenditure OF ti3
600 In increasing the height Of the
dam viii add possibly eleven years Ia
the life OF tho reservoir. but eventually
some other lorm Of relief must be-
devised or the project abandoned
These Indians are industrious, gro eN'
pert agficulturisis. and make fun use
N IN. facilities offered for industrial
advancement
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18

supplies have reached tho cts Tor
than two weeks
The B%olHhovik section is reported
Raining numerically bccauke II con
trolls the distribution Of food. There
~ increasing disorder ~ tho admin
%istrati0n OF affairs and such nuthur
~ as exists has no control over su-
bordinato officials.
Many Scandinavian fugltivea. r
Gaping from Bolshesik ,orrors ato ar.
rtvinR On sweden The state depart
mont has ndyiccs from NORWAY that
the Norwegian legation. which haI
chafg" of American interests az Pc
tograd lott that city Drocmher ~
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18

when navajo Jim" ~ the
navajo reservation. charged with I
. giving liquor 10 another Indian !
D al the Te~aervation. was taken 4
. from the county JAN 20 the fed I
ernI binding Yesterday 20
. answer 20 the charge against him. I
D he learned hat all his relatives !
D had died with the spanish In
3 nuenzs while he was confined !
, Ia Jail.
3 Judge colin Neblett vas also
. Informed of the death Of he
. Indians people. lie secured n
0 promisc from the man that hc !
D would never again have liquor
. in his possession on the rcscrva-
3 ton. Navai0 Jim was released
3 lie has heen sn iail since last
3 August ana Il was during this
D time that bis relative and fam
. lis contracted the disease and
. died.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-08-06

l thereof shall apply with equal
force and effect to said section three
as amended.
Title XII of the said act of June
hfteenth, nineteen hundred and sew
enteen, be, and the same is hereby,
amended by adding thereto the fol-
lowing section:
i sf'Sec. 4 When the United States
|fsfa at war. the Postmaster General
nay, upon evidence satisfactory to
him that any person or concern is
using the mails in violation of any
of the provisions of this sct, instruct
the postmaster at any postofce at
which mail is received addressed to
such person or concern to return to
the postmaster at the office at which
they were originally mailed all let
ters or other matter so addressed
with the words Mail to this address
unbelievable under Espionage Act
plainly written or stamped upon the
Foutside thereof, and all such letters
or other matter so returned to the
senders thereof under such postmas-
lters shall be by them returned to the
senders thereof under such regula-
tions as the postmaster general may
prescribe"
Approved. May 16. 1918.