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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
Keep The Kidneys Well.
Health is Worth Saving, and
Some Franklin People
Know How t. Save 1t.

Many Franklin people take their
lives in their hands by neglecting the
kidneys when they know these organs
Deed help. Weak kidneys are respon-
sibIe for vast amount of suffering
and i'll health, but there is no need to
suffer nor to remain in d ,nger. Use
Doan's Kidney Pills-a remedy that
has helped thousands of kidney euf-
ferers.
The following statement leaves no
ground for doubt.
Mrs. Fahrenholt, Morgan City, La. :,
says: II have taken Doan's Kidney
Pills when my kidneys have been out
of order and my back has been weak
aud lame. 1t has only req hired few
doses to give relief. I know there is
no better me licine than DOau's Kid.
ney Pills for kidney disorders.
Price 6)c. at all dealers Foster.
Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buff 10, N Y.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30

Honor week In War Savings
began Monday. Our Governme n,
needs the money to feed and
clothe the soldiers aud bring them
home. As a means of bringing
the War Savings camp align for
1918 to successful finish BY De.
GENDER 3lst, State Headquarters
nas announced that all outstand Z.
ing War Savings pledges should
be redeemed by Christmas If pos.
'ible. This request has been
made that the six days between
December 25:h and 3lst may be
had to secure whatever amount il
needed. after the pledges have
been redeemed, to omplete the
States full allotment. People who
have pledged to buy War Savings
5tamps BY December 3ist and
who have not already done 90 are
urged to aid the campaign by pur.
chasing their Stamps az soon as
possible and BY making q de.
ermined effort to buy them, at
The latest, by Christmas. Their
attention has been called to the
TACT that their War Savings pledge
10 . solemn obligation to the Gov.
srnment aud that the Government
s cxpectiog them to make good
heir word, even though an ar.
nistice has been agreed upon and
he War may soon end.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
It's Too Important-Don't
Wait Till After Christina

! Our students are with n. g..
many different states. and IN. nun nun .
jority OF them do not 20 home Il, !.
the holidays owing to the erest,
distance, therefore We teach riehs
through the holidays. The soos. .s
er you enter the sooner you Nm.
be holding q good position. On.
school is like big bank or m.s.< =
camille establishment, it runa<
throughout the year, We are si..
ways we'll organized aud receiv.-
ing new business every dav.
Every student gets individual ia.
struction; he is not held back bv-
slow etudents, or crowded too fass-
6y bright ones; he g,es last A..
fast as his ability will nermit =
Should he hspp,n to be SLOW or
backward 10 HI, WORK, he 10 uots
embarrassed by others knovios<
how he IL getting along. WITH
our methods of iodividu u instruc..
ton, and our own copyrighted.
systems We are demonstratiue that,
It ls useless to attend a commer.s
c'al school teaching other sys.e
TENS aud requiring from seven "a >
ten months to fiaish the course. 4
when they can foish with u in/
half that time at half the cost, bes
more efficient and get 4 better poe
'ition because of their thoroaehF
and extensive training. It il our
practical methods, our personal T
attention and our modern eystems<
that enable us to accomplish %.
much in go short a time.
Our literary subjects. which are
given free with our courses, ase~
woven into the main courses ias
such q practical way that they afes
mastered ia half the time requifeds
by the old methods, and are>
thoroughly understood from prao.s
teal application. We guarantee"
q better course in lese time, at -
less expense, and better p position
than any other school. and It iss
evident that we have been secuf.<
ing these results or We could not.
have built up an annual enroll.s
ment of more than 5000. and
drawn patronage from 80 statesr
and seven foreign countries, auds
received the approval Of the 0oy'@
eminent to train the returning
soldiers aud sailors.
Write for our large illustrated
catalogue; read our unparaile@
guarantee of 500 that evetS states
nent made In it Is true and e3fs
'ect. Tyler Commercial College,
Tyler Texas.
Name 80. ......A
Course infested in.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
Appreciates Newspapers in
U. w. w. Campaign.
New Orleans. Nov. Is. 1918,

new orleans. NOV. IL, 1918.
Mr.. w. II. Latham, Editor st. Mary
Banner, Franklin, La.
My dear MIR. Latham:-Since the
United War Work C.mplign is over
and Louisiana h1s again gone ''over
the tOo." permit US to thank you for
the valuable assistance you aud your
paper contributed.
While results we're not as great as
we had hoped for, nor the cause de-
served, il was not because of lack OF
cooperation of the newspapers.
AS newspaper men We realize that
newspapers are expected to contrib butte
more of their talent and stuck in trade
than any ether basiness class, aud we
are rather proud that always the
newspapers have proved their p patriot.
ism by meeting every call.
We feel that but for the aid Of the
papers, the United War Work agan-
ciss would not have secured the funds
raised and so badly needed to give
cheer. some comfort and protection
from evil to our Buys
Your help is appreciated and we
want you to know it.
Cordially yours, .a
L. E. BENTLEY,
Chm. State Publicity Committee.
A. G WBIDDEN,
Executive Sec Publicity Bureau.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
Pay Your Poll Tax NOW.

Don't postpone the pay
ment Of your poll tax-pay
it now. You may delay thu
payment Of your property
tax for a while without risk
If you by delay allow your
self to become delinquent il
the payment of that tax, tn
penalty is estimated in dol
lars and cents, which yoL
can pay; but if you do not
pay your poll tax by the first
of January next, the penalt!.
will he a suspension Of YOU
right to vote III any election
in this State for two years
You can pay your poll tax
at either bank i'll Morgan
City and Patterson, at the
banks in Berwick, Cc"tr--
Vile and Baldwin, and at
the stores of Bernard Levy,
Glencoe, and A. Veeder Il
Sons, Clarendon.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
Louisiana Offers Ideal Con.
ditiOns for Pecans.

The fact that thousands upon
thousands Of pecan trees are grow
ing 10 the State without having
had the benefit of any cultural
methods whatever, il ample proof
that the climate and soil Of Louis.
lana are ideal for the pecan indus.
try. according to B. Szymoniak,
fruit and nut specialist, Extension
Division, Louisiana State Univer.
sity.
All that il necessary in most
cases to start a pecan orchard, he
says, is to transplant into straight
rows seedlings that are already
growing Ia the woods, which can
later be bedded or grated to thin
shell varieties Of good quality.
Louisiana farmers and Others
should take advantage of the ideal
soil and climatic conditions to
plant more pecan trees and or.
chards. says Mr.. Szymoniak. The
pecan is comparatively quick.
growing and long lived. It comes
into bearing at from six to ten
years after transplanting, depend.
ing on soil conditions, variety and
care given the orchard.
Full Information on methods of
planting and varieties may be OBJ.
tanned by writing to the Extension
Division, Louisiana State Univer.
sity, Baton Rouge.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
Food Conservation Week For
World Relief Opens.

| Tomorrow Sunday, start
Conservation Week for Worlt
Relief. 1t is the beginning of tn,
application of the new slogan
"Food Will Win The World
/ The world must be won If Their,
are to be stable governments viii
which to conclude peace that vii
promise permauancy. And 1
must be won before millions more
lives are sacrificed through star.
walton or strife. Strife has beer
halted by the victory of American
and Allied arms. War has been
replaced by the disorders of an.
archy. The chaos is born of fam
inc which food alone can defeat.
An ordered world is necessary to
complete the task the American
people have begun, so the Ameri-
can people must now save food to
hasten and assure the victory.
That is the message of Conserve
ton Week aud the duty of the
new day.
SpCStol lCdtuTcO vi NOuScES dGlUu
Week are as follows:
Conservation Sunday-December l.
Conservation Rally Day, Tuesday,
December g.
Woman's Organization Day, Wed.
nesday, December !.
School Day, Friday. December 6.
On Sunday Mr. Hoover's message
to the churches will be read from
every pulpit in the land. On Tuesday
mass meetings will be held ia every
Parish in Louisiana. under the direc-
ton of the Parish Food Administers
tor. During the week this same mes
sage Of Mr.. HoOver's will he read be-
fore fraternal organizations as their
meetings occur.
Mrs. lowering Moore, Director of
and College Activities, work
ing under Mr.. John NJ Parker, Fede-
raj Food Administrator for Lonis.
lana, will leave New Orleans Monday
morning on a speaking tour of the
state. when she will present the ap-
peal of the starving millions Of Eu.
rope and the glorious privilege of
America to show its humanity, par
ia opposition to the dread.
'ul inhumanity of the Hun. the conse-
luences from which we have had so
'ecently to suffer. Mrs. Moore will
'e in Franklin, December 18th.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
Death Of Mr.. Joseph Brig.

On last Monday Mr.. Joseph Bire
died in the city of New Orleans q
the age of 68 years. His remains
were brought to Franklin and
were buried here from the Catholic
Church on last Tuesday evening,
Mr.. birg was q native of the
Parish of st. Mary. He was an
only con Of the late Mr.. Felix
Brig, who emigrated from the
province Of Alsace to Louisiana
near the close of the fret half OF
the last century. In this parish he
resided continuously until a few
years before HE death, amassed q
large fortune and always main.
tanned the respect and goodwill
of oil his fellow. citizens. He was
man Of exceptional correct bust.
uess capacity. He was up to q
few years ago. largely interested
10 sugar planting. He was the
owner of, and operated with sig.
nal success the Katie plantation, q
large sugar estate situated above
franklin In Irish Bend. He was
4 large stakeholder in the Oak
Lawn Sugar Company and for
lime wac vice.president of that
corporation. He was one of the
'rganizers of the First National
bank of Franklin, now the Com
mercial Bank & Trust Company,
md was the president of that in.
.titution up to few months ago
He was a moving spirit in the
success Of many other large busi-
ness enterprises In which he was
interested. He was charitable In
that quiet aud effective way that
party helps without show his
oeedy fellow.men. Not q few
young men honestly struggling
through life will remember him
40 benefactor and friend. He
never married. His father, mother
and sisters preceded bin to the
grave. He was the last Of the
Birg family-with him his family
name paesed away, but his mem.
ofy will be cherished by those !
Who knew and loved and respect.
ID him. He is survived by q
nephew and three nieces.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
NO TRESPASSING AL.
LOWED.

The public ia hereby warn.
ed not to trespass or hunt
upon the place known as
East Deslignes Plantation.
A. w, WILLIAMS.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30

Hon. c. e. Holland. president Of
the Interstate Inland Waterway
League of Louisiana aud Texas
has called q meeting of the execu
rive committee of the league, to be
neld in Orange, Texas. on Mon
day, December Z, at 8 o'clock q.
u. This meeting is the result of 4
decision OF the executive commit.
Tee to hold no convention this
year on acrount CT the war aud
its actfvities, but instead to have
meeting Of the committee and
invite all interested persons to
oin in the conferences.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30

We publish else VIII ere in today'e
issue Of the Banner q card from
Mrs. 8. T. Moses, OF Jennings,
La. who will, on December 3rd
and 18th, in the building formerly
occupied BY Miss Jennie Como
on Main street. exhibit her hand
painted china. Mrs. Moses was
before her marriage, Miss Rose.
bud Young. and ID Recognized "a
an artist 10 her line. having pur.
sued special courses In fam QUE
art schools Of Chicago and New
York. During her stay 10 Frank
lin she will be the guest of Mrs
L 0. Pecot. No doubt her ex.
hibition Of hand printed china
will be quite treat to the citizens
o franklin.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
TO Each Branch, st. Mary
Chapter, A. K. g.

You are hereby notified, that in
accordance with revised instruc.
tons from Gulf Division Head.
quarters. . general meeting OF
your members shall be held on
Wednesday, Dec. 18th. at $3.50 p.
H.. for the purpose of electing an
Executive Committee of the
Branch. to consist of seven mem.
bers Tor mofe). This Committee
will elect the officers of the Branch
tor the ensuing year who will be
members of the Branch Executive
Committee, ex.oficio. and also
the members of the Cha pier Ex.
ecutive Committee, to which the
Branch is entitled.
The Secretary of each Branch
will Immediately advise the Chap.
ter Secretary - to the result of
the election.
G. s WILLIAMS, Chairmaa.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
Big Men Wanted.

Five thousand big men are need.
Cd ct once for service with thu
Army 7. N. G. A. overseas. They
ere required TO carry out the ex.
tended educational and entertain.
ment program desired by army
authorities for the men, ano
planncd by the Y. NJ. c. A. Te
obtain these men q nation. wide
: campaign will be started Dccem.
Der 2. Az part OF the movemen,
10 Loui-iana q series Of confer.
eaces It different points will Be
held. BY these conferences 1t IL
hoped to aoqu lint the people with
the necessity for q continuance of
the work on . more extensive
scale. and to interest in the vel.
fare Of the enlisted men the real
big men demanded for this i'm.
portant service. r. "A. Rymer,
personal secretary OF the South.
eru department of the Army Y,
Vas TO have extended these con.
1efenoes, but he was assigned to
overseas work, aud will sail on
Dec. 10 Another representative
Of the department headquarters
otad will come to the State to aid
A. K. Jones. State Recruiting
Secretary. In presenting the ap.
peal for recruits.
The conference for this district
will be held In Franklin on Tues.
day, Dec. 3. ats o'clock p. M, at
the court house. Representative
oltiSens OF ell communities Ia the
district are expected to attend.
1.-THE armistice has increased |
rather than decreased the need for
The Army 7 service 'over there"
Days Recruiting Secretary Jones
10 letter TO Nj. G. D. Kemper,
local representative Of the Army
Z. "With more idle time and
lees incentive 70 train and study
The soldiers need careful atten.
hon. Army officers realize this
Ind have appealed to the Amy "
% extend its program Of educa.
doo. .This has been done, but We
lse greatly In need OF qualified
Deo % carry on the work. The
Doo needed are the kind the com.
Dunity will and hardest to spare.
sut the opportunity TO be Of real
lesvIoe 20 our heroes 10 90 great
~ We expect, to enlist some OF
D BEST men. In the State. School |
~ efioteudents and other educa.
ofe. and others Of vision aud ex.
'cattve ability particularly are
|eoleed."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30

r. RM LOANS. One 70 ten
year,; email annual payments.
Representing BANKRRs' LOAN 4
SDCURl1IBs Co., IN0., Nov or.
leaas, Wu8Vx H, KRAlksR,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
Worlds Highest Gift.

The total Of subscriptions TO the
Uaited War Work Campsign were
o9o3. 170 .O88. or $50 $40 O38 In ex.
eese Of amount originally asked
~ the several relief oreaniz ations
~ their work during demobilisa.
ton of the army and navy, &c.
ooedinR to 40 omciAl announce.
NEST On the 18th. BY the oational
oA0pAi9o committee. This 10 the
)osgest sum ever raised 90 "a out.
11eas eafs II the history Of the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30

Have you paid your poll tax foI
@1e( Z oct, p Il NOW.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
MILITARY LOTTERY COMPLETED
O'CLOCK TUESDAY MORNING
LAST NUMBER DRAWN IS 1875

Washington. Oct with the
completion today OF the third great
military lottery since the nation went
TO war machinery Of the Provost
Marshal Generals Office was set in
motion finally to check the master
list and mail copies to the l56 district
draft boards over the country which
are TO make them Immediately avail
able to the newspapers within their
areas and post them for the public
Present plans are TO begin mailing
tomorrow night.
The last OF the 1900 numbers
which are to determine the order II,
their respective classes of the 10000
600 men who registered September IL,
was taken from the big glass bowl in
tho caucus room OF the Senate office
building at exactly s o'clock this
morning Provost Marshal General
crowder drew out the capsule which
contained number 1875. The draw
ing which was begun at noon yester-
day by President Wilson. has been
completed in six hours less than the
estimated time due to race which
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
Allied Gains Continue frol
Northern Belgium to Verdu1
Drive Progressing Toward
U-Boat Bases--Heavily For
titled Positions Between
Cambria and St. Quentin
acknowledgements Hun
Attacks Put Down
(By the Associated Press)

tBy
The town of st. Quentin upon which the Germans had
firmly bulded their hopes of proving nsuperabe barrier
the allies last has been entered by the French and APP
parenty the gateway open Marshal Foh for swift ad
eastward in his task of retaining northern France
Meanwhile the Germans and their allies Of all the battle
fronts have continued to play losing and report has it
that the Turks realizing the critical situation through
i've defeats and the withdrawal of Bulgaria from the war;
sending out peace "feelers."
From Northern Belgium to the region of Vefdun the battle
front still seethng with activity various fronts and
with the entente forces continuing make gains against the
Germans which seriously imperilng the enemy lines
In TO
Armenteres
important cutting
From cambrai
the
81 quentin Cambria OF the old
breaking
with the the sne Cham
pa Rt oud a., mean w disaster s ono o,,o 70 ~ ,.
Aisne Champagne operat
Their dominate Ae River Valley
of the
slowly
portion with the French this wooded the
here against Auso ungarians
AIenby
Beyrou
war; the ungarians realize they are in
serious predicament far with allies
Peace demonstrations Berlin which
venton
css IN GERMANY indicated by the designations OF the imperial chan
celi9r vice chancellor and foreign minister 49, ~ $500
virtually all their forward artillery and nava, Many
o Of all ealbres and thousands of machine ad
don to INJECTING heavy casualties the and August and
september TOOK lzaslo prisoners and 400
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
OVER $4,000 NEW CASES
INFLUENZA in j. s. ARMY
CAMPS IN PAST a HOURS
RECORD TOLL IN BOSTON
INCREASES IN ARMY

Washington, Oct 1-Spanish infu-
enza continues to spread in army
camps More than $4,000 new cases
were reported to the Office of the
surgeon general during the "a hours
ending at noon today. Pneumonia
cases also increased with 1908 and
800 deaths. The total number of
influenza cases in all camps is now
$4,000, while pneumonia cases num-
Der 6,769. Deaths since the epidemic
began number 1871 Camp Custer.
Michigan, where influenza had not
previously appeared. reported 1,764
cases. The most serious increase
was at Camp Meade, Maryland,
which reported 1927 cases against
396 yesterday.
Every available medical officer and
nurse is on duty, said statement
tonight from the office Of the sur
geon general. and wherever possible
civilian medical personnel is being
recruited to assist the army doctors.
1t was said that despite the alarm
ing increase in influenza cases the
pneumonia rate continues low, re-
ports showing that pneumonia has
developed in only one Of every thir
teen cases.
No report as to influenza in the
naval training stations has been is
sued, but it is known to have made
its appearance in a number of those
camps. The malady has also APP
peared among the 1000 apprentices at
the shipping boards training base at
Boston. Chairman Hurley announced
tonight that success in checking the
spread of the risease and in reduc-
ing the mortality had been attained
by an easily applied system.
Patients are placed in especially
built huts, each hut containing two
beds. with a sterilized sheet hung
between to prevent passage OF
the germs The roofs of the huts
can be tilted up. opening the whole
Continued on Page 5-Coiumn y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
1872 DEATHS IN BOSTON

Boston, Oct. 1.-Oficial reports
sent to Washington tonight stated
that the influenza epidemic was
practically over at Camp Devens and
in the first naval district. but that 1t
is still on the increase" among the
civilian population in many places in
Massachusetts," Admittedly incom-
plete reports to the state department
of health covering the situation up
to noon today showed 614O new cases
and SO deaths, exclusive of Boston
and army and navy stations. Cities
and towns which showed the largest
increases were Fall River, Fitchburg,
Haverhill, Revere, New Bedford,
Somerset, Lawrence, Lowell and Leo
minister.
The Boston Board Of Health an
from influenza and so from pneu-
monia in the "a hours ending at 10
o'clock tonight. This exceeds by 81
the previous highest days total Since
Sept IA there have been 1871 deaths
in Boston.
The health authorities are making
every effort to bring additional med
ical and nursing aid to Massachu-
sets. Today display advertisements
were telegraphed to leading news
papers of all the New England and
middle States. Offering transporta-
ton, all expenses and S28 a week to
graduate nurses and SIS to attend
ants for service in Massachusetts.
The Health department has also Of :
fered registered physicians not in
govrnment service $40 a day and ex-
penses.
Ten nurses from Halifax and six
from Milo. Maine. arrived today and
were assigned to duty. The depart :
ment was notified from the public
health service at Washington that 124
physicians Of the volunteer medical
corps have been ordered to report in
this state.
In the "a hours ending at noon to-
day 80 doctors and 48 nurses were
dSSiSHcu " & 0AdSSdcHuSctlS |iticc
and towns which had applied for
help from the State Health Depart
ment and the State Emergency
Health Committee.
Governor Mccall today declared
that the influenza epidemic is the
worst ever experienced in this state
and added his appeal to that Of health
authorities for school teachers to
help in fighting the disease.
But 20 new cases Of influenza were
reported in the first naval district
today. the smallest number since the
epidemic started. The total number
Of cases in the district is 3543.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
S25O,0OO FIRE
LOSS PAPER MILL
AT MILLINOCKET

Millinocket, NJ, Oct. IA fire which
started in the machine room of the
Great Northern Paper Cos. plant here
today destroyed the roof of the build
of commission and will cripple the OUT
put of the plant for some time. The
loss, which is covered by insurance, is
very large. A rough estimate of the
damage to the property and by loss OF
production would be in the region o!
s25o0oo. A brick fire wall through the
center of the room alone saved the en-.
tire eight machines from damage.