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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
Surprise Mrs. Hankins,
Helpers Circle With Mrs. Pearce.

The February melting OF the Help
ers' circle Of Kings Daughters was
held Saturday afternoon with Mrs. R.
M. Pearce, 1882 Fourth avenue. when
the routine business of the circle was
transacted. Three new members were
added to the circle roll The ladies
occupied themselves with Red Cross
sewing and knitting and they enjoyed
a delightful social time The March
meeting will be with Mrs. C. L. Long
on Eighteenth avenue.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
WE ARE SOMETHING MORE
THAN A LOT OF STOM-
ACHS."

Speaking of education reminds
us to say that too many Of oul
people do not use the schooling
they have. They learn how to
read and then don't read. And
to learn how to read and then
fail to read is as bad as to pre-.
pare land for a crop and then not
plant it,-or to plant and then
not harvest We not only ought
to have a good library in every
school but it should be enlarged
into community library, kept
open all the year round. The
person in charge cf this commune
ity library should be a real lover
Of books, interested not only III
getting every grown person in a
community to read the most
wholesome, helpful. and inspiring
books and papers.
And just here we are reminded
Of some striking expressions Of
thoughtful man who came into
our Office the other day. "A house
without a pantry or dining-room
would anybody call that
home - he exclaimed. "And yet
man ought to think it just as
unreasonable, just as much
thing to be ashamed Of, to build a
room as to build one without
house without library or reading
pantry or dining room! What
sort Of heme is it where the FAM
lily can go and find food for their
bodies but where there is no
place at all for them to go and
find food for their God-given in
tellect. / tell You, we are some
thing more than a lot Of stom-
achs. The Progressive Farmer.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
THE CANE CROP.

The principal feature Of the
past week in the Louisiana sugar
district, from a weather stand
point, was the close approach of
. a tropical hurricane which hit the
Louisiana coast to the west Of the
cane-growing area and spent its
violence on the parishes of Ca
casieu and Cameron. The storm
came near enough, however, to
bring heavy rains to practically
all parts of the Louisiana sugar
district. and these alleviated the
situation very much and will
give the cane crop an impetus
that should 90 far toward off
setting the delay in growth in
July, and which the U. S. Blu
-reau of Crop Statistics at New
Orleans summarizes as involving
q ret loss, as compared with con-
ditions July LIST, Of about 10 per
cent The crop everywhere in
the sugar district exhibits good
stand and rapid growth Of the
canes during the next six weeks
will certainly result in a tonnage
per acre markedly above the
average on the first of October.
Where 70 cet labor TO harvest the
cron after It is made is still an
nnso'ved n~eble mand an early
frpnza would wreak Almost IN
precedented destruction -LouiSi-
ana Planter.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
Sequel 10
: llsvs Fdtr D5a
l1aaasnalllsllaeEC rsaAly DsvslapsaIy
4eashi1g CAiI1reo o. seo 60 DeNsS

{ ahs little chfldb don 3 mother to the
most romantic fairy. And In the years thai
pass the doh fades into the petals OF 8
June rose to evolve the most wund1ous Of
~ transformations.
And now. comes q more serious period
snen tho JOY OF real motherhood should
% - tranquil ~ best efforts can provide
This u accomplished with wonderful rem.
edy Known - Mothers Friend. An externai
e4pMcanon 20 penetrating in its nature q
g thoroughly Intricate the myriad network
% cords. tendons, nerves and muscles just
peneath the siiu Of tho abdomen.
y relieves the tension, prevents tenderneoi
ana pain at the crisis and enables fhe As,
o0men % expand gently. The musclee con,
Stacs naturally after baby arrives and thei
lorna v thus preserved.
y should BE- applied daily, niehf and morn
~: during tho period Of expectancy. By
Ieeliar use u enables the abdomen % e.
Rand without tho usual strain when baby.
g 9ofn: Naturally pain and danger 1t tn
You WIN md Mothers Friend on sale A
&he Dr:d6eld Regulator e., SIssm0Mn
.ldg. Atlanta, Go. They viii send vm III
Enst1uctive "Motherhood Books without cSsrss.
~ e argie morning Or night % ne Nother's
neod: Oneatn bottle hon your druesist
~ ~ means and thuo loIf1{x YpprSell
WI pain md dIeco9fQEk
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
30, 900, 900 bushels

the prime breadstuffs in the fiscal veal
1918 to Allied destinations were
Wheat 131, 100000 bushels and of rye
100000 bushels, total Of 144,9OO,.
600 bushels. 7 . T ar
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year 1867 were
Wheat 135,10O,OO0 bushels and rye
100000 bushels, a total Of 137, 40G, 600
bushels In addition some 10000 900
bushels of 1917 wheat are now In port
for, Allied destinations or en- route
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest of
wheat will be therefore, about 141 600, :
600 bushels, or a total Of 154, $780, 900
bushels of prime breadstuffs. In adj
dision to this we have shipped some
100000 bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon u.s. and we have received
some imports from other quarters
'"This accomplishment of Onr people
In this matter stands out even more
clearly II we bear in mind that we had
available in the fiscal year 1851
from net carry.over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
200, 200 600 bushels Of wheat which We
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home Loaf" Mr..
Hoover said. ''This last year, however,
owing to the large failure of the 1917
wheat crop, we hard available from net
carry-Over and production and imports
only just about our normal consump-
ton. Therefore our wheat shipments
to Allied destinations represent APP
proximately savings from our own
wheat bread.
These figures however, do not fully
convey the volume of the effort. and
sacrifice made during the past year
by the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort Of our agri-
cultural population in planting much
increased acreage in 1917. not only was
there very large failure in wheat,
but also the corn failed to mature prop
erly, and our corn Is our dominant crop.
Il am sure" Mr.. Hoover wrote in
concluding his report, "that all the
Of our people, agricultural az
well as urban, who have contributed
to these results should feel very
definite satisfaction that In year Of
universal food shortages In the north.
ern hemisphere all of those people
joined together against Germany have
come through into sight of the coming
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained, but with
only temporary periods Of hardship.
1T Is difficult to distinguish betweea
various sections Of our people-the
homes, public eating places, food
trades, urban or agricultural popula. /,
tions-in assessing credit for these 10
suits, but no one will deny the domi.
liant part Of the American women"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
ALL OWNERS OF SERVICE
CARS MUST FURNISH
100000 BOND.

One Of the recent acts of thu
State Legislature that will be en-.
forced throughout the State is the
bill OF Mr.. Douglas known as
House Bill No. 295 relative to the
use and operation of service cars
over the roads Of each Parish. Il
Is necessary under the law that
each and every party using thu
highways for this purpose make
application at once to the Secre.
tary Of the Police Jury, and furu
lsh a good solvent bond of
$4,000 that none of the provi-
slons Of the bill will be violated,
such as overlooking. speeding, etc,
The bond is to be biased upon the
carrying capacity of each cars,
etc. Any one who fails to com.
ply with the provisions of the
bill will be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor and shall be punished BY
a fine of 500. or Imprisonment
at the discretion of the Court.
Those of our citizens operating
jitneys should at once comply
with these regulations. otherwise
they will subject themselves to
fine or Imprisonment.
The law reads as follows:
Section l. Be it enacted by
the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana, that a service car
within the meaning of this Act,
Is defined to be motor or power
driven vehicle or conveyance that
is operated upon the public high
ways of the State, and which car
ries passengers or freight for hire
or for a consideration. Public
highways Of the State, as herein
referred to. shall mean roads over
which service cars are operated
within the State and outside oe
the incorpol ated villages, towns
and cities Of the State.
Section 2. Be it further en-
acted, etc., That operators Of
service cars must procure from
the police jury of the parish in
which they reside, certificates as
to their ability and skill to ope-
rate service ears. They must
also show their physical fitness
and proper eyesight and hearing
bya sworn certificate Of reput-
able physician, which certificates
shall accompany the application
for permit.
Section 3. Be it further en-
acted etc., That when any appli-
cant for service car permit has
complied with the provisions Of
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

blood, the disease being caused by an
infection which breaks out through
the skin. That is why the most salts
factory treatment for all so-called
skin diseases is S. S. S., for this REM
edy SO thoroughly cleanses the blood
that no impurities can remain. Get q
bottle to-day at any drugstore, and
you will see~results from the right
treatment. Write for expert medical
advice, which you can get without
cost, by addressing Medical Director,
q Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
OUR SAVED FOOD
FED The ALLIES
Food Administrator Writes Presi.
dent America Conserved 141,-
100000 Bushels Wheat.
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN
Meat and Fat Shipments Increased by
e44,6oO,00 Poundc.

Conservation measures applied by
the American people enabled the Unit
ed States to ship to the Allied peoples
and to our own forces overseas 141,-
100000 bushels of wheat and S44 ,6OO.-
900 pounds of meat during the past
year, valued in all at 81 100000, OOO
This was accomplished in the face of q
serious food shortage in this country,
bespeaking the wholeheartedness and
patriotism with which the American
people have met the food crisis abroad.
Food Administrator Hoover, in a let
ter to President Wilson, explains how
the situation was met. The voluntary
conservation program fostered by the
Food Administration enabled the piling
up of the millions of bushels Of wheat
during 1917-1S and the shipment of
meat during 1918.
The total value Of all food ship
ments to Allied destinations amounted
to $1,4OO,OOO0OO, all this food being
bought through or in collaboration
with the Food Administration. These
figures are all based on official reports
and represent food exports for the
harvest year that closed June &c. 1913
The shipments Of meats and fats
dncluding meat products, dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils, etc., to Allied des-
tinations were as follows:
Fiscal year 1851. >. 2, 1876, 500, 900 lbs.
Fiscal year 1918. ..3,O11, 100, 900 lbs.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
The Itching and Sting
Of Blazing. Fierv Eczema
Seems Like the Skin Is on Fire,

Seems Like the Skin Is on Fire.
There is q harrassing discomfort
caused by Eczema that almost be-
comes q torture. The itching is al
most unbearable, and the skin seems
on ire with the burning irritation.
A cure from local applications Of
salves and ointments is impossible,
because such treatment can only al
lay the pain temporarily. The disease
can only be reached by going deep
down to its source.
The source Of Eczema is in the
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

this Act. the clerk Of the Police
Jury of the parish in which he
resides, shall issue to him a per
NIT or certificate which will os
; his authority to operate a service
+, car.
Section 4. Be it further en-
acted, etc, That it shall be I'M
, lawful for the owner or operator
| OF any service car designed fol
five adult persons to carry more
than four adult passengers be
side the operator, and any serv-
ice car designed for seven adult
persons shall not carry more than
six adult passengers besides the
operator; and in no case shall
any service car carry more pas
sengers than the car is designed
to seat comfortably.
Section 5. Be it further en-
acted. ETC., That it shall be I'M
lawful for any owner of a serv-
ice car to have same operated as
a service car without first having
procured an indemnity bond with
good and solvent surety residing
in the parish where such service
car owner resides, or surety
company licensed to do business
in this State, with the obligation
running in favor of any person
who may be injured in person or
property by the negligence Of the
operator Of the service car. The
amount of such surety bond re-
quired of the owner Of service
ears shall not be less than Two
Thousand Dollars 2,0O0.0O) and
an additional sum Of Five Hun
dred Dollars ($500.0O) for each
passenger over four in number.
The calculation Of the amount of
the bond to be based upon the
carrying capacity Of the service
car as shown by the sworn appli
cation for license filed with the
clerk Of the police jury. Said
bond shall be drawn in favor Of
the clerk of the court but shall
insure to the benefit Of anyone in !
who shall have a right of
action thereon in his own name.
Said bond shall be recorded in the !
office of the Recorder Of Mort
cages.
Section 6. Be it further en-
acted. ect., That every service
,ar shall be supplied and
equipped with a speedometer ii.
,pen view. and when any service
.ar is being driven at a speed inl
excess of that allowed by law,
md an accident or a mishap oc-
'urs which results in the death of, !
n injury to. any passenger, the
act that such service car was
,eing driven at such unlawful
peed shall be prima facie evil
Lence that the accident or mishap1
vas occasioned by or resulted |
through the negligence Of the
perator of such service cars.
Section T.. Be it further en- !
cted ETC., That any person yio-
ating any of the provisions 10
his Act. shall be guilty Of mis-
and shall be punished
va fine not exceeding One Hun-
red Dollars ($100:O0) or by i'm
risonment, not exceeding ninety
90) days, or both. in the discre-
on Of the court. +
Section 8. Be it further en-
cted, etc., That there shall be Il
isplayed on the wind shield in
lain view the words "Service
ar" on all such motor-driven vc|It
elise coming under the provi-
ons Of this Act
49, - - ". s. 8. -- =
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

A hoarder is a man who is more IA.
terested In getting his bite than in giM
ing his bit.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
844,6OO,OO lbs,

Increase .....,..... 844, 600 900 lbs
Our slaughterable animals at the be-
ginning of the last fiscal year were not
appreciably larger than the year be-
fore and particularly in hogs; they
were probably less The increase in
shipments Is due to conservation and
the extra weight Of animals added by
our farmers.
The full effect Of these efforts began
to bear their best results in the last
half Of the fiscal year, when the ex-
ports to the Allies were 2,133, 1OO,O 600
pounds, as against /, 268, 100000 pounds
In the same period Of the year before.
This compares with, an average Of
SO1 100000 pounds Of total exports for
the same half years in the three-year
pre-war period.
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced to terms of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations have
been:
Fiscal year 1861. 259, 800, 900 bushels
Fiscal year 1917-I8. $40. 500, 600 busne1s
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
w. 3.

More than half the pastures we
see at this season are badly III
tested with weeds, probably the
"yellow-top" or sIbitter weed
predominating. It is simply i'm
possible to have a really good pas
ture where weeds are allowed full
sway, yet these pests are fairly
easy to control. The man thing
is to keep the annual weeds
from making seed. and frequent
use Of the MOVING machine is the
way to do this. In the case of
perennial weeds. briers and hush
es. a grubbing hoe and home
muscle will be effective.-The
Progressive Farmer.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
The Strong Withstand the Heat Of
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old people who ore feeble and younger people
who are weak. viii be strengthened and enabled to
eothroueh the depressing heat of summer by tax
ING GROVES TASTELESSchi TONIC It purifes
and ensiches the blood and builds the whole sys
atina Eject nc
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-03-22
THE RED CROSS NURSES OF EUROPE
ARE GIVING TOASTED
CIGARETTES TO THE BOYS

To anyone who doesn't know of the
wonderful advances that have been made
in the preparation of smoking tobaccos
in the last few years itmay sound strange
to speak of toasted cigarettes.
Strictly speaking, we should say ciga-
rettes made of toasted tobacco; the smok-
ers of this country will recognize it more
readily by its trade name, LUCKY
STRIKE the toasted cigarette.
The American Tobacco Company are
producing millions of these toasted ciga-
rettes and these are being bought in
enormous quantities through the various
tobacco funds conducted by the news
papers of the country and forwarded
through the Red Cross Society to the boys
in France.
This new process of treating tobacco
not only improves the flavor of the tobacco
but it seals in this flavor and makes
the cigarettes keep better.
The Red Cross nurse is always glad to
have a cigarette for the wounded soldier,
as, in most instances, that is the first
thing asked for. ADV.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-03-22
INCREASE IN WESTERN
CANADA ACREAGE
Will Prove a Big Factor in Win
ming the War.

reports to hand indicate that West
ern Canada has a vastly increased
acreage ready for crop this year over
last year. The splendid open fall Of
1917, gave a better opportunity for fall
blowing than for some years. Work
in the fields was almost continuous
until the end of November. In fact. in
the n~eighbOrhood of Pincher Creek,
Alberta, there was sufficient mild
weather in January of this year to-
permit farmers to pillow, and many
took advantage of it. A great many
Americans owning land in Canada
moved up last year, and this has also
helped to increase the acreage. They
came Il possession of the land at
prices varying from $500 to $1,000
an acre, and with the proven Yields
of wheat running from twenty and as
high as fifty bushels per acre, with a
set price of 1921 a bushel, they could
join production and patriotism TO-
gether with a big margin of profit.
The Post-Intelligencer of Seattle.
Wash, gives a very conservative state
ment of the agricultural DEVELOPMENT
and opportunities in Western Canada.
In its issue of December IA, 1917, it
SAYS
"Since the beginning Of the year
American emigration into Canada has
been greatly stimulated according to
the reports of the Dominion authori-
ties, and has been almost entirely made
nm off 70 JY10r o%fra o4nd nv %ho Eo-4sTo
and comparatively cheap wheat lands.
Whatever may be said of wheat
culture as a profitable avocation in
ordinary years, since the beginning Of
the war it has offered advantages
quite beyond the usual opportunities.
War has doomed the price Of wheat
until the farmer now receives around
81 for his product at his n
Average crops, according to the adap-
tation of soil and climate are from
II to 25 bushels to the acre. Even
the minimum crop, at 50 per bushel,
brings in these war times a reasonable
profit. Before the war wheat culture
was fast being abandoned by farmers
who worked intelligently for results
on the right side of the ledger. It has
been the popular crop for new coun-
tries, but when the pioneers settled
down to business it was generally
corn, hogs, cattle and diversified farm
ing that brought the profits. Iowa and
the Dakotas in turn, as their p~rairies
became settled, mortgaged the land on
wheat culture and afterwards paid off
the mortgages with corn and hogs.
"War is thus bringing a temporary
encouragement to wheat farming.
Many of the ranchers of Manitoba, Sas.
katchewan and Alberta laid away
$4,000 to sc 1000 in the banks last fall
1t may be pointed out, however, thai
the growing of wheat is not the only
inducement which is leading settle
ment to Canadian lands. Low taxation
favorable agricultural climate, an6
profitable prices not only for grain but
for hogs, cattle and all forms of farm
produce all contribute their share
toward the rapid settlement of the fer
tile lands of Western Canada."-Ad
yertiSement.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-03-22

4 memorandum made public by the
wal department concerning the use OF
armed guards about industrial plants
contains the following:
''The soldier in training who has of.
fered his life for the defense of couH
try should not sacrifice his effective
s by performing police duty in the
protection of property back of the
lines. This is the duty Of the citizen
at home.
The theater for operations for
armed soldiers is the battlefield of
Europe. Each civilian should aid his
country by acting as a guard for the
detection and prevention of intrigue,
deceit, and all the familiar stealthy op-
eratiOns of the enemy, in our midst.
Each soldier unnecessarily detailed as
a guard in this country aids and abets
the enemy in Europe.
"Often a guard may be needed for
the safety of a factory. When it is,
it should be supplied by the owner of
the factory, by the municipality, or by
the state.
'These measures apply not only to
manufacturing plants, but are equally
applicable to ~shipyards, grain eleva;
tors, and stores of supplies"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-03-22

Silver imports amounted to $5,000,-
DOC in October and to $3S,0O0,000 for
the ten months ended with that month,
while the exports of silver were
valued at 100000 for the single
Month and 1t $780, OO, 900 for the ten
month period.
Two Masonic lodges in Troy, N. Y,
recently voted unanimously to accept
an invitation to the Holy Name society
of ST. Augustine's Roman Catholic
church, to attend a service in honor
of the members of the church who
have enlisted.
Del Broadbelt Of Pocopson, Pa, who
has 30 ring-neck p~heasants in a pen at
his home, is giving them the best of
care and will release them in the
spring at points where they will have
plenty of food and cover.
The largest service flag in the coun-
try, bearing 1915 stars, was swung
as a canopy in a hall at Indianapolis,
where the United Mine Workers re-
Gently met, each star representing a
coal miner who has enlisted.
A recent patent covers q piano or
organ keyboard that can be moved lat
orally for Transporting a musical com
position written in n key TO another.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-03-22
SCRAPS

The RhOdesian railways have or
dered nine mountain type locomotives
from the American Locomotive COM
pany. These locomotives will have %
by 24-inch cylinders, and will be
equipped with superheaters.
The flying fish does not really fly,
but raises itself from the water by
means of its long fins. 1t can sup
port itself in the air until they be-
come dry, when it drops back into the
sea.
OF the blind persons in this coun-
try 32,443 are male and 24,S29 are fe-
males. The male majority is doubtless
largely due to the extra liability of
males to accidents, owing to their Oc-
equations.
A British patent has been grantc1
for q leather substitute made of can
vas ~impregnated with a paste made
from rosin dissolved in linseed oil
varnish and kneaded with milk cu:G
and a little slaked lime.
Sacramento wines are barred und '
the prohibition laws of Oklahoma, a.
cording to q decision handed down -
a district court judge.