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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
An Outspoken Editor.

J. H. Fitzpatrick, editor and pub.
Usher of the Western Liberal, Lords
burg,t N. NJ, has an original way of
stating things that always makes his
paper interesting, as the following
notice, taken from a recent issue,
, will attest:
''Since the days of Horace the Lat
in proverb: Nothing but good about
the dead has been held as an axiom.
But right here we are going to deal
blow. We are going to speak our
mind freely Oh a dead one.
He was an old-timer, it is true,
He's been found around Lordsburg
many years. Everybody knew him,
but nobody liked the old rascal. He
has been the cause OF more than
one merchant going broke. The old
scalawag ought to have been hung
and not let die.
"He used to pal around with that
big fat slob, John Barleycorn. The
two Of them used to stageer and
pwagger up and down Main street to
the utter disgust of everybody. Old
John Barleycorn left here October
1. He found the altitude too high
and the climate too dry, so he beat
it.
.."The other fellow got SO rank
among the business places that they
drove him out long ago The two
leading mercantile establishments
hung placards about their places
calling the attention of the public
THAT he wasn't even permitted to en-
ter their stores.
"Driven out of every place, he
made his way down to the newspaper
office and there met his end.
''He was always a crouch, con-
stantly kicking on everything and
everybody.
"He was sitting by our desk cheer
ing us with the inormation that we
were editing bum sheet-not
enough locals, not enough of this and
too much of that-for he was con-
stant knocker.
s'To make it plain what busybody
the old guy was, he leaned over our
desk and picked up a letter, and as
luck would have it, it was from the
war industries board ordering US to
make all subscribers to our paper
pay in advance. When the old birds
eye lit on that he fell over dead. He
died in His last bumming place, the
newspaper office. Outside of the
death of the kaiser, nobody's death
could afford us more pleasure than
"By order the war industries
board he will buried November 1,
1918, in the potters field. There will
be no mourning nor weeping, but
great rejoicing over his too long de-
layed departure.
eve did not even intend to mark
the grave of the old trouble maker,
but our printer, standing over the re-
mains of the one for whom he enter
tanned an intense hatred, said: 'Oh,
well, I'll just print a cheap paste
board placard for him. He died, and
here it is:
DIED NOVEMBER 1, 1918
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
READY TO CLEAN UP.

After cleaning out the Ger
mans and securing the country
from Chateau Thierry to the
Vesle with only a couple of face
washes in three weeks, our usu-
ally immaculate soldiers regard
ed soap and water as resembling
a million dollars. The Y. M. c.
A. handles twenty-four different
brands of soap in it's post ex-
changes and for the months OF
September, October and Novem-
ber ordered 100000 bars. More
proof that ours is "the cleanest
army in history"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

A child can't get strong and robust
while intestinal worms eat away its W.
talitv. To give the child chance TO
grow these parasites must be destroyed
and exnelled. WHITES CREAM YER
MIFUGE is guaranteed TO remove the
worms: it also puts the vital DREAMS in
healthy. vigorous condition Gold by
Belanger Drug Company.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
KANGAROO COURT GATH.
ERED $17O.7O.

According to an announce
ment by former sPolice Judge"
Jos. L. Fisher, a summary court
appointed by "city officials" on
November IL to hold session for
that day only, collected $17O.7O
b fines. The court was located
in front of The Fad, the judges
ustrum on the platform of a
Shoe shining stand and the pris-
oners were anyone who happened
to be passing in that vicinity.
Another record established by
tie court was the fact that all
culprits hauled before it was con-
victed. There were no acquit-
als.
The money thus collected was
turned over to the local commit
tee Of the United War Work
Campaign.
n Review delivered to your home for
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
Mrs. Tony Conetta.

Following an attack of influ-
enza, which developed into pneu-
monia Mrs. Tony Colletta died
Tuesday afternoon at the home
here. Funeral services were
held from the residence Wednes-
Ida yafternoon. Burial in Nor
gan City Cemetery.
Besides the husband, Mr.. T.
| Colletta, four children, her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlo Ter
reto, five sisters and one brother,
survive.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

A party of young people en-
joyed a trip to the Fairview
sugar factory Wednesday eve
ming via the Atchafalaya and
the Chene in Mr.. G. T. Good
mans fast little launch. The
boat used by the pleasure party
makes two trips each week in
the u. S. mail service between
Morgan City and the Belle River
country.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

Ask any soldier what he thinks
of the Seven Big War Work Ac-
tivities. Then give and give gen.
erously to the United War Work
Campaign.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

Morgan City Daily Review deliv-
cred to your home for 40c a month.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14

n Review delivered to your home for
~ ~ month.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
70 RETRIEVE MIRED AUTOS .
Device Serves as Shovel to Make Path
for Stuck wheel-Then Acts as
Track for Car.

A novel device for retrieving mlred
cars Is one which serves first as
shovel to make a path for the stuck
wheel and then as track on which
the car may be run from the hole
In addition wheel attachment is pro.
vided whereby the device may be used
as wrecklng truck when one wheel ia
disabled. This consists of n metal
trough In which are series of tire
cross chains which provide traction.
One end is beveled to form a shovel
edge and the other is metal capped
carrying bearing and a wheel Mt.
tachment and serving as handle.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
LuBRICATlNG A SPRING SEAT
Many Car Owners Neglect to Turn Up
Grease Cup Provlded-Littie
Attention Necessary.

Many present-day cars are fitted with
springs mounted on seats that oscll-
late. These spring seats usually have
some means of fabrication. but many
car owners never take the trouble SIM
ply to turn up the grease cup provided.
While 1t is not necessary to turn the
cup each day. 1t Is advisable to give
this part a little attention now and
then. In cantilever suspensions the
center bearing of the spring should be
well oiled. Usually this bearing op-
crates on small steel shaft. extending
out from the frame. In some cases a
tube running transversely of the frame
Is used. either n grease cup or an oil
hole will be found.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
CARE OF ANTIsKID DEVICES
Great Harm Will Result From Their
Continual Use-Leaving Them
On is Expensive.

Antiskid devices are helpful under
certain conditions, but great harm will
result from their continued use. Be-
cause some devices are noisy there Is
temptation to fasten them tightly to
the tires. When this is done the extra
pressure and the flattening out of the
tires causes the cross grips to cut and
gouge into the tire. When cross
grips become worn, sharp and rough.
they should be replaced. Otherwise
the tread will be cut and moisture and
dirt will do the rest.
Take off the antiskid devices as
soon as the necessity for using them
has passed. Leaving them on when
they are not needed is highly expen-
slve in tires.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
CAMOUFLAGE WAS PUZZLE TO HUNS

painted to represent tree that stood
between the French and German front
lines In the Champagne region.
The French had been operating at
a decided disadvantage, as the Ger
mans held the high ground from which
they could carry out their observa-
tIons at ease. The commandant no.
ticed the tree that had been swept
clean of Its branches and foliage
through shell and machine gun fire.
At night he called In his camoufage
squad and confided plan to them.
A week later squad of sappers
crept out on dark night and dug
ditch on the French side of the
tree. The trunk was attacked from
beneath the ground by saws that had
been literally dosed with oil and cut
away. Long, steel-tipped peevies such
as the Main lumbermen carry. eased
IT to the ground where 1t fell into the
ditch.
The armor-plated shell was set up
in Its place and two French observers
climbed up inside of 1t. The next
morning the only thing the Germans
could see was the old familiar land
scape with the battle-scarred tree.
Puzzled the Huns.
Pieces of shrapnel might whistle by.
Machine gun bullets might rain on
the trunk as before. Only direct
hit from shell of larger caliber
could demolish 1t and there was no
reason for changing the range of the
guns to demOlish trunk that stood
In No Mans Land and 300 feet from
the French lines. Chance alone would
destroy the post.
From their telephones in the OBJ
servatory the French scouts reported
all going on behind the German lines,
regulated the fire of their big guns
and told what effect the shells had.
The puzzled Huns suddenly found six
inchers exploding In their depots.
Their communicating trenches were
peppered with an accuracy that could
only come from directed fire, but the
innocent-appearing trunk was not sus-
pected until one night patrol investi-
gated 1t. Next day shells burst all
around 1t until one finally toppled II
over, but the trunk had served Its pur-
pose, and camouflage had turned a
valuable trick for Its origlnators.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
Our Partners In Joys and Sorrows.
A writer says In the American Mag

Our Partners In Joys and Sorrows.
A writer says In the American Mag
azine:
at is good phrase we have
for describing women. partners of
our Joys and sorrows.' know not
how 1t may be with other men. but 1t
is thus with me: In the regular rou-
tine of life, when nothing much is
happening, when the days go by one
after the other filed with their monot-
onous rounds of duties, can, II neces-
sary, exist for long periods without
the company of women. In such days
and weeks they are sometimes, to be
sure, a pleasing distraction; but they
are not food and drink and shelter.
/ can, IL need be. survive. But let sue
cess break through the monotony OF
the daily grind. and l must have
woman to share 1t; half Its sweetness
Is lost otherwise. And failure without
their God given chatter and unquench-
able optimism Is utterly intolernble.
say l know not how 1t may be with
other men, but 1t Is thus with me-"
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
To Spend Fifty Millions
For Workers Homes

of the work In building single house,
as anyone who has paid the bills will
know, consists in snwing. cutting, and
fitting the material.
Everything Cut to Fit.
With Standardization of every pos
sible item, most of this cutting and
fitting will be done in factories and
the material shipped ready to be put
together by carpenters and plumbers.
Second. the cost of housing an lndi-
vidual was reduced to most reason
able figure. 1t is still too early to
give totals in dollars and cents, but
present estimates Indicate that the In
vestment In these community homes
for single workers will not exceed $3.50
per man this including living quarters,
baths, community lounges for each
club of 25 men, kitchen and mess-hall
facilities, heating and lighting-every-
thing. II all the housing appropria-
ton for shipworkers were spent on
these community dwellings homes
would be provided for about 125.OO0
men, or nearly one-thlrd the whole
emergency shipbullding army.
But many of the new shlpworkers
Will be married men with families, and
for them separate dwellings are being
built. Something like so types of five,
six, and seven room cottages have been
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
DANGER IN cRAHKING AUTOS
This lie Especially So When Engine 10
Not Working Properly-IIttIe
Tip 10 Given.

There Is always danger in crankIng
a machine by hand. the more espe-
cially II the engine Is not working
properly. as 1t may kick even though
the spark be retarded. Sometimes 1t
is hard work to start an engine with
retarded spark-so here is little tip:
Open the throttle. but leave the spark
of; turn the engine over two or three
times. then turn on the spark and pull
the crank upward. not downward, and
you will not be in danger of breaking
your arm.-Club News. Keystone Auto
Club.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
TROUBLE FOUND IN BATTERY
corrosion Of Terminals Decreases Pow.
er Of Current for Lights and
Ignition Of Fuel,

II trouble develops in the batte-v
which upon examination Is found to he
up to normal and yet is not DELIVERING
enough current to furnish lights nor
spark enough to ignite the fuel, the
oasic fauit Will very possibly be found
In corrosion of the terminals. When
the terminals are covered with hard
green deposit, no current can fiow.
Sometimes this deposit is SO hard that
1t takes chlsel to remove It.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
Originated by French Painter in
1914, Serving as Ordinary
ArtiIleryman.
NOW ONE OF WARS SCIENCES
That Section Of French Army Now
Has Over 1000 Men, Artists, Scene
Painters, Engineers, Etc
Many Tricks Employed.

Paris.-"Camoufage that has come
to be one of the sciences of modern
warfare, was originated at Toul.
gust, 1914.
A painter, Guidand de Scevola, at
tached to n battery near the Lorraine
city as an ordinary artilleryman.
soon found his battery was land
mark and open target for the German
gunners. One night, with comrade.
he constructed some papier mache
rocks and painted them with dash
of green. representing herbs and fo-
liage. and they were Installed over the
battery.
The peppering of their battery
ceased from that day. The painters
ruse was reported to General Castei-
nau, In command of the sector, who
passed the word along to NJ. Rene
viviani, then minister of war. The
war minister Immediately ordered the
creation of special section of the
army whose entire duties were to be
those of "camoufieurs," or concealers.
De Scevoln was placed In charge of
the work and called to his aid other
painters who had been mobllized in
the army In some cases as ordinary
privates in the infantry or in the
service corps.
Many Now In the Work.
"Camouflage" spread until today the
section has over 1000 men, artists
scene painters, engineers, etc. The of.
fetal figures show that camouflaged
batteries have operated In compara'
tive safety, only four per cent of their
number having been put out of ac'
tion by direct fire as opposed to so per
cent of batteries where the guns had
not been painted or otherwise con
cealed.
One of the most notable works OF
the "camoufeurs" was the erection oi
hollow. armor-plated wooden struc
ture 800 feet from the German lines
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03

studied and reduced to standards In
the same way. Everything is calcu-
lated for quick. economical, durable
construction. Each separate dwelling
will have Its bathroom, heating. light
ing, and kitchen equipment. More
over, great pains have been taken to
avoid any appearances of standardlza-
tion or monotony In exterior design.
Only the materials and inside ap-
pointments have been reduced to
standards while exterior lines and or
nament may be modified according to
local conditions to secure individuality
and beauty. That is not all.
The plans have been drawn for these
Individual family cottages with the
idea of permanence. In so far as pos
sible, they Will he erected at shipyard
sites which are fairly certain to be per-
manent. Single men are free to move
to temporary employment for the war
and. dispense If shipyards are aban-
doned when peace comes. Married
men with families cannot do this, of
course. so they will be assigned to the
permanent yards as fast us possible
WitH lllt Aiiht shss ''fNJ
live there for years.
The plans take into account not only
the provision of homes for them when
they are shifted into shipbuilding to
meet the war emergency. but the pur-
chase of their own homes on INSTALL
ment payments equivalent to rent II
they feel that the new locality Is n
suitable one in which to work and live.
and bring up a family.
Present estimates indicate that the
family houses can be erected for con-
siderably less than $1,000 each. This
does not include the cost Of land, nor
has that been figured in the building
of community houses for single men.
The major part of this great build
Ing program will have been completed
by the list of July. Some idea of Its
magnitude may be given by, compari-
son with other building operations. On
IL pence time basis an equal invest
ment would build five Woolworth
buildings or two Equitable buildings.
Hearing for All Corners.
Naturally, the magnitude of build
ing program like that and the prompt
ness with which it must be carried
out appeals to the Imagination not only
of the shipynrd workers who are to
live In these dwellings and the Amerl-
can citizens who are Interested In
them as part of our war program, but
to many persons who wish to assist
with advice, plans, inventions. and
special schemes and devices for speed
ing up the job. To the offices where
this program is being carefully laid
out have come in the past few weeks
men with all sorts OF proposals for
the building of houses and dormitories
in record time, and of many kinds OF
emergency materials and construction.
Those having the project In hand have
given a hearing to all comers. and
moreover, gone afield themselves to In
vestigate promising new methods. In
the end. however. as the outcome OF
careful investigation and plans, these
shlpyard dwellings will be erected
pretty much on standard lines Of tried
and proven materials with all elements
of speed and economy centered In
Standardization of materials and large
scale building by well-equipped con-
tractors with capable organizations.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
HAUNTING JOLTS
FOR KIND FOLKS
Picking Up Passengers Does Not
Always Work Out as
It Should.
EXPERIENCES OF MOTORISTS
Trials and TribuIations Of Men who
Sought to Aid Those Not Fortunate
Enough to Have Cars to Ride
to Town In.

There are reasons why motorists do
not pay more attention TO the casual
pedestrian whom they might pick up
from the safety zone along the street
car track and carry with them to the
city center. Advices to motorists to
travel with all seats filled as means
to assisting in transporting the people
at all hours. and particularly at busy
hours. has been needed again and again
by motorists who have all too often re-
gretted their kindly feeling later. says
Detroit Free Press. In gathering of
motorists at club recently some incl
dents were related Of the trials and
tribulations of men who had decided
to take the advice and aid those not
SO fortunate in having cars In which
to ride at the time.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
stray Dogs Under Ban.

Dubois. PA campaign is on to
rid Clearfieid county of all stray dogs.
Fines of S25 and costs are being i'm
posed on those who allow their dogs
to run at large
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
REPAIRING OF BRAKE SHOES
Excellent Substitute Found In
Piece of Steel.

When brake shoes are worn, 1t Is the
usual custom to replace them with new
parts, but IL these new parts cannot be
obtained. an excellent repair can he
made by bending a piece of soft steel
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
Tho Reason.

"These mountaln-climbing records
are not Trustworthy"
"Why not?"
because mountain climbing IL
thing which by Its nature II never on
the level"
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03

to fit around the cam. This should be
about 1-32 inch thick. the same width
as the brake shoe, and should be bent
to fit snugly over the cam. When the
wheel is In place this bushing cannot
drop out of position, and SO there is
not much danger of 1t coming Off
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
What's the 6raft7

One motorist related an incident
which made him hesitate about stop
ping to pick up pedestrian. He said
that he came to full stop at safety
zone and asked man standing there
If he would like to ride downtown. The
man turned round with sneer and
said. whats your graft, anyway"
That man was left where he stood.
with no car in sight and with his ears
burning from the roasting he received
within the few seconds 1t took for the
motorist in question to get his car un-
der way again.
Another motorist told of picking up
a respectable business man who seemed
In a hurry as he ran down side street
to the main car line. The business
man climbed In gladly, but the moment
he took his seat beside the driver
settled back into that seat and placed
his boots squarely on the dash of the
car. where he left long scratches which
remained until removed by that car
owner. That driver said that he had
stopped for no pickups except soldiers
and women and children since that
time.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
Car Was No Good.

Another motorist had car In which
he took much pride and which was run
ming particularly well at the timeN he
picked UP man. That passenger by
invitation Immediately started to be-
little the car of the man with whom he
was riding, and said that that par
ticular make had never been any good
and that the company would never be
able to make a good car If in business
a hundred years. The driver was one
of the partners In the company manu-
featuring the car he drove. SO held his
temper, but lost no more confidence
in his product by picking up critical
business men without cars of their
own, but with decided opinions on the
subject with which they had no expe-
rience.
So It went on. and man after man
of the party showed plainly by his own
experience that the dear people who
do not own n motorcar care little for
the opinion which the real motorcar
owner may have of them after their
boorlsh acceptance of kindness well
meant but oftentimes not repeated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
.EARLHAM nine
DEFEATS BUTLER
SCORE 8 TO 4

The Earlham college basebaii nine'
in the third game Of the season anu
the first /. c. A.. gam. took the Butter
ties by a 8 to 4 score.
The melee from start to hnisn was
an easy victory for the Quakers anu
the entire team showed up IN oee.e'
form than In the other two eaine o,,, .
Coach Moves men are commenc.hs
IN show the effects Of his coachins
work with them. Tietz at second any
Jordan at short showed exceptional
ability and covered their territory wl.l
skill holding down the scoring OF tneif
opponents , :, the
Butler slid home four times IN .ns
first four innings and for tiihe hau
The ouakers on the go but the Ear.
ham men found the ball In the secohu
half and landed regularly for safe mus
Al the end of the fourth inning the
score stood four to one in favor o.
Butler but in the fifth and sevenln
inning the Quakers made SIX more
runs and in the eighth annexed one
more holding the Chraitians scoreiess
Ear,bam OlO O3O 31O-S II
Butler. 10 200 900
Batteries-Templeton and Raliolu
Schockley and Brown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
CAPTAIN OF HIGH
TRACK men QUITS

From ten to fifteen men will repre-
sent the Richmond high school at the
track meet at Cincinnati Saturday.
Though there are no veterans on
the team many have shown ability and
although the prospects are not excel
lent for making any points. the ex-
perience gained along with hard prac-
tice will make possible strong team
at the close of the season.
Crafts, captain, and probably the
best bet, is at Akron, O., doing war
work GRATIS had been planning for
some time to leave the school and aid
his country in some way. The loss OF
the captain along with the non-ap-
pearance of many other track men
will handicap Coach Meller in ham
mering out team.
GRATIS was the most promising man
for the pole vault and his leaving will
leave that event open until a new
man can be developed. Several events
in the Cincinnati meet will have no
entries by Richmond men.
The following men are entered in
the Cincinnati meet: Track-100-yd
DASH Emslie, A Smith, R. Motley;
22O-yd dash, Emslie, Smith AMI Cure
ton; 220-yd. hurdles, Eversman, Mot
ley and Cureton; SS0-yd. run, r. Bal
linger and r. Reid. No entries have
been made in the field events, includ
ing weights, javelin throw, broad
jump, pole vault and discuss throw.