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The Washington herald., 1918-01-03
Near-Bride Refuses
To Let Dollar Bill
Break Loves Dream

A woman. young and pretty,
dressed in the latest style, ac-
companied a young man, about
her own age. to the marriage
license counter yesterday after
noon and Immediately put in
effect q plan which she had
doubtless worked on for some
time.
Away back in her mind there
must have been some doubt as
to how much the young man
loved her. Hence the eleventh
hour test.
Don't you know you are
throwing away a perfectly good
dollar?' she asked. as he began
to fill out the application blank,
and laughing in his ear. you
don't want this license" she
continued. you only imagine
that you want it?"
Huh" he answered. suppose
you Just imagine that we are
already married. and, by George,
we will save this dollar"
She colored a little and turn
ed her head. He nudged her
once, twice. three times before
he could get her attention.
Say. little girl" he began
when she turned around, Tend
me the dollar until we get
home. I want to pay the man
and not keep him waiting"
Surprised, she gave him the
dnIlnr tarnRnA -
Tets get married and quit jok-
ing about it. You want me
and I want you," and-she may
have added-'no dollar bill
stands between US two"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-03
Station House Scrub
Is the Latest Penalty
For Offenders IN D. c.

No more will there be wash
less" days at the various police
precincts in the city.
Tired of looking at the dirty
faces and hands of offenders
brought before him for trial.
judge Hardison yesterday ordered
that all such offenders be given
a scrubbing at the precincts be-
fore being brought into court.
Besides being arrested and lock-
ed up, certain Of these Offenders
will undergo double punishment.
consisting Of a scrub at the sta
tion house and one when they get
to Occoquan or the Jail.
Judge Hardison has found II ex-
tremely difficult to see behind a
mask OF dirt and CRIME. He can
not tell an honest man from a
dishonest one IL his features are
camoufiaged behind a quarter-inch
of real estate.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-03
u. S. WILL EXCHANGE
COAL FOR WHEAT

Exchanges of Argentine wheat for
American coal, both to be carried in
allied ships, are being arranged for
by the State Department, and the
allied missions here through the War
Trade Board, it was learned yesterday
No agreement has yet been reached
as to the quantities to be exchanged.
it is stated, but the negotiations are
reported to be progressing satisfac-
torily.
Dispatches from Buenos Aires have
told of serious shortages in fuel, men,
acing the lighting and other public
utilities of the republic. Exchanges
of coal for wheat had been carried on
by the British up to short time ago,
when it became necessary to convert
almost all British coal to the i'm
mediate war uses Of Europe.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-03
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

Midnight Q; 2 a. m. "a; Ia m, Is; 4 m.
3; a. m, a; 10 a. m. q; II noon, 3; z
p. m. q; p. m, 20; p. m, Is; p. m, .;
10 p. m, "a. Highest. 30; lowest, q
Relative humidity-s a. m. 50; 2 p m, n;
p. m, 4e Rainfall ts p. m. to 9 p. M, O.
Hours Of sunshine, 81; per cent Of possible
sunshine. g.
Departues-Accumulated deficiency Of temper
ature since January !, 1913, IA; deficiency OF
temperature since January l. 1918. -l2i. Accu-
Inulated deficiency Of precipitation since January
l, 1913. -o.sl; deficiency Of precipitation since
January /, 1913. -os1.
Temperature same date last year-Highest, 81;
lowest, s..
The Washington herald., 1918-01-03
STREET CAR DERAILED.

A truck operated by Guy Beal. col
ored. S7S6 Prospect avenue northwest,
collided with a Washington Railwa.
and Electric car at Twenty-seventh
and p streets northwest yesterday af-
ternoon.
The street car was thrown from the
tracks by the impact of the collision
and badly damaged. The truck was
only slightly damaged.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-03
DISCUSS PAPER LAW.

Opponents Of the pending bill to
have the government control the out
put Of newsprint paper had their in
nings in,the Senate yesterday. Hard
wick, Of Georgia, said he did not want
to embark on the socialistic enter
prise of having the governments sup
ply the newspaper with the paper.
Sherman, Of Illinois, also thought the
idea OF government ownership and
control was going too far. The dis
eussion on the bilhwas not completed.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-03
GUARD ENLIsTMENTS CEASE.

90 more enlistments win be accept
ed for the United States Guard. the
new boys IN blue" who are to guard
wharves. munitions giants and other
danger spots at home. Secretary
Baker said that the regularly enlisted
forces still In this country would be
used for the duty for the present.
The men who have already been en-
listed In the United States Guard will
be used on certain special duty.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-03
CRIPPLE is SUICIDE.

A certificate OF suicide was issued
by Cpgas,er hewitt in the death of
Chariez Mitchell, IS years old. $50
Pennzyl gania avenue northwest, who
was f79ad dead yesterday morning
from TIE efLsess of illuminating gas.
M3tC' eu Ggtempted suicide only a
shors ltN1e ago. He was a crippled
pencis ana gum vender and a familiar
figure : fhe Town town section.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-03
BANK DEPOSITS
BREAK RECORD
DESPITE WAR
Total Resources Of National
Institutions Pass Is
Billion Mark.

After eight months Of war. Ma
tional bank resources have broken
all records, with resources OF s1s.-
5Ss. 600 900. the Comptroller Of the Cur
rency announced yesterday.
Reports OF the 1856 National banks.
OF November 20, 1917. are the basis
of the report.
This shows that the United States
is beginning another year of a war
which is essentially one OF financial
resources. in a condition of unex-
ampled financial stability. The Ma
tional bank resources Of 1917 show
an increase of s., ,O23, ,0o0, 900 over the
same period of 1916. Between Sep
tember II, 1917. and the time of the
report the figures jumped s2,oe ,ooo. .Ooo
Deposits IL Billions.
To show the size OF the National
bank resources. it was stated that
they are $500 10000 more than the
total resources OF all State and pri-
vate banks, and all trust companies.
including even the total resources Of
the twelve Federal Reserve banks,
at the time of the report.
Total deposits OF November 20. 1917.
were 81. .79s. .0O0. 900. an increase of S2.-
3Os. .oOo. 900 over he previous year and
an increase Of s1.5s40OO 900 in little
more than a month. The bulk OF
deposits in September, 1911. were in
Central Reserve cities. In National
banks OF other reserve cities there
were sI4s,oco.0co, and s477.oOo.ooo in
country banks.
The only States whose. banks show
ed no increase between September
and November were Maine, Illinois.
Michigan, Iowa and Nebraska. Out
side of reserve city banks. Texas
showed the largest increase, SS3 0oO. 600
Oklahoma was next largest. The fig
ures indicate that the growth OF Ma
tional banks is general, the Comp
troller stated
The Washington herald., 1918-01-03
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District OF Columbia and Maryland-Fair to
day and tomorrow; little change in temperature;
mOderata northwest winds.
NiIginil-Fair today colder In central and
southeast portiops Tomorrow fair; moderate
northwest winds
The Washington herald., 1918-01-03

Election Of officers and three
members OF the board OF governors
for 1918 will be a feature at the an
nUal meeting this evening of the Com
mercial Club at the clubhouse in Far
ragut square.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-03
OTHER TEMPERATURES.

TIDE TABLES.
Compiled By the United State. Coast anG
Geodetic SurVey)
Today-Low tide. l2:i a. m. and 120f p. m.
high tide, $40 a. m and sos p. m.
Automobile lamps must Be lighted By 81
p. m
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04

and alfalfa in a small way will coun-
teract the depletion of the soil by the
heavy cropping of the land with food
crops such as wheat and corn.
Middle Tennessee being naturally
adapted to livestock raising, this
work was one of the most interesting
mdcr the direction Of the agents.
heir demonstrators bought this year
30 bulls, 1929 heifers, and All hogs, all
pure bred Although both branches
of the livestock industry is growing,
beef cattle raising is exceeding. Dairy
work in this section also has m de re-
narkable progress. In the II coun-
les 373 silOs were built.
With the exception of a hard winter
and late spring the season as a whole
was fine. Wheat and other grain
crops and fall-sown clover were al
most completely frozen out, but most
of this land was seeded to corn. The
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04
ELDER hollands
SECOND ROUND
MT. PLEASANT DISTRICT METH
CD!ST CHURCH HAS QUAR-
TERLY APPOINTMENTS.

Presiding Elders scheduled Tin:
cary OF the Mt. Pleasant district, Ten
nessee. annual conference, M. e.
church. south. Second round:
Williamsport CIRCUIT. Williamsport,
jan. sc.
Hampshire and Cross Bridges Cir
cuff Cross Bridges, Jan. 1918.
Enterprise Circuit, Sandy Hook,
Jan. 1920.
HoherwaId Mission. Gordensbu4 g,
Jan. 1921.
Collinwood Circuit. Holly Creek,
Feb. "a
West Point Circuit Wayland
Springs, Feb. "a.
Loretlo Mission, Loretto, Feb. $40
Ethridge Mission. Lthridge, Feb
lG.i7.
Henryville and Napier. Summer
town, Feb. 17-1S.
Nayneshoro Mission, Waynesboro
Feb. 1924.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04
CALLED HER Family
TO HER BEDSIDE
Six Years Ago. Tay She Night DE- Says Texas Lady But Nov
She Is Wei. Strong Woman and Praises Cardui Fer
Her Recovery.

Royse City, Tex.-Mrs. Mary XII
man, Of this place, says; after the
birth of my little girl. my side com.
menced to hurt me. I had to 20 back
to bed. We called the doctor. He
treated me. but I got no better. I
got worse and worse until the misery
was unbearable. II was in bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that was just drawn up in a knot.
told my husband If he would get
me bottle of Cardui would try It. :.
I commenced taking 1t, however, that
evening l called my family about
me-. for knew could not last
many days unless I had a change for
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS
must PAY FEES ON
OR BEFORE JAN. |
COUNTY COURT CLERK LlPsCoMs
GIVES INFORMATION AND
WARNING OF LAWS.
REGULATIONS ARE sptCIf,C
No Alternative For Clerks and Peace
Officers But to Prosecute VioIators
Fee Of 80 Cents Per Horse Power
Is Charged.

Owners of automobiles and all
motor driven vehicles have been mott
fled by County Court Clerk Arch w.
Lipscomb of the new automobile laws
and regulations with a warning to
them that these laws and regulations
are going to be enforced to the letter.
The registration fee for automo.
biles, motorcycles, etc, is 30 cents per
horse power S. A. e. Rating. Motor
trucks, freight and passenger are
charged a fee of 80 cents per horse
power, S. A. E. rating, plus So per
ton for each ton carrying capacity.
All motor vehicles must be register
ed on or before January l. The reg.
ulations are very strict and specific.
Attention is called to a half page ad.
vertisement of these regulations in
this issue of The Herald.
Clerk Lipscomb states that he and
the peace officers of the county have
no alternative but to prosecute all
violators of the automobile laws.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04

the better. That was SIX years Az
and I am still here and am a we'll
strong woman, and I owe my life t.
Cardui. I had only taken half the
bottle when I began to feel better
The misery In my side got less. :.
continued right on taking the Cardui
until I had taken three bottles and
did not need any more for was well
and never felt better In my life.
have never had any trouble from that
day to this"
Do you suffer from headache, back.
ache, pains in sides, or other discom-
forts, each month? Or do you feel
weak. nervous and fagged-out? II 80,
give Cardui. the womans tonic, q
trial. J. II
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04

rains came at the right time and the
best corn crop ever grown in this
section was reported.
Mr.. Dean reported that the past
year has been the best since the work
was begun for the free agricultural
educational days held at the county
seats. The exhibits were finer than
a year ago, there was more competi-
ton and hundreds more in attendance.
The schools and business men gave
hearty cooperation. In several coun-
ties the business men closed their
houses for half the day and every
body had a good time together Such
occasions placed the county agents
work before the people as nothing
else could do.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04
EVEN BITTER.

BE yourself, whatever happens"
'That is good advice as far as it
goes, but cont hesitate to change if
improvements can be made"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04

Lobelville Mission, Towards Chap
eel, Feb. q.
Eastwood. Mission, Meador View
March %.
Linden Circuit, Linden, March 3-4.
Mt. Auburn Mission, New Bethle
hem, March $40.
Clifton Mission, Clifton, March 10
II.
ellis Mills Mission, Piney, Marsh
II.
Savannah Mission, Camp Ground
March IA.
Savannah Station, March 1911
Lawrence Station, March 1924.
Mt. Pleasant Station, March 30-31.
Election of delegates to District
conference this round.
4. w. holland,
Presiding Elder.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04
Ugh! Ca|ome| Sickens;; Sa|Wates!
Please Try Dodson's Liver Tone
and bowels so you lose days work.

druggist sells for a few cents a large
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone, which
is entirely vegetable and pleasant to
take and is a perfect substitute for
calomel. 1t is guaranteed to start
your liver without stirring you up
inside, and can not salivate.
Don't take calomel! 1t makes you
sic.; the next day it loses you days
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straight
cns you right up and you feel great.
Give it to the children as well
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04
EMtkGfGCY FARMING
INCREASES FOOD hNO
FEED CROPS IN STATE
rs PER CENT INCREASE IN CORN
AND 100 TO 800 PER CENT
BEANS AND PEAS.
DISTRICT AGENT D AN REPORTS
Business Men and Schools Have Co.
operated to Make Work Of Demon.
stration Agents a Success in Mid
die Tennessee.

! An increase in acreage of from q
to 35 per cent in corn and from 1G(
to 800 per cent in soy beans and pea
crops was the response of the farm
ers in the Second Agricultural extern
sion division of Tennessee composed
of II Middle Tennessee counties, only
II of which made complete reports
through county agents to District
| Agent J. M. Dean.
During the emergency war work, &C
, cording to Mr.. Deans annual report
sity of Tennessee, business men and
bankers rallied to the cali in many
counties and furnished seed at cost
or money without interest for the pur.
pose of buying seeds. The demon.
stration work has grown in magni-
tude and favor until it has become
easy to get the response of the PEG
pie in increased food production.
II he matter of conservation was
Just as important" says the report
DIS was production" and many thou
sands of homes are better prepared
Tor their living this winter, besides
releasing other food stuffs for ship
ment.
The reports of Il county agents
not including the emergency" agents
placed late in the season, nor Sum
mer county where the agent resigned,
show that during 1917 there was 345
demonstrators, 443 co-operators, 525
corn club boys and Is pig club boys.
Summaries of the principal demon
stration crops in these counties fol
low:
Corn-325 demonstrators, 1851:
acres, Sill bus. average yield, 1905.
bus. increase per acre, $70,292.G9 tota
value OF increase at $1.25 a bushel,
The 535 corn club boys in addition,
worked 335 acres with an average
yield of 6538 bushels to the acre IT.
cost Of % cents per bushcl, Tn
total acreage in corn worked under
demonstration methods by demon
strators, co-operators and corn clu.
have, xy1c ronJJ
Cotton - Thirteen demonstration
worked 143 acres with an average
yield of 1,141.22 pounds, an increase o
50S.22 pounds per acre, the toll
value Of the increase being $780,
Soy Beans-One hundred forty
two demonstrators worked 1904,
acres to hay and 334.5 acres to seed
with an average of LA tons of ha
and Is bushels of seed to the acre. tn
increase and value of increase not be
ing given in the reports.
Alfalfa Nineteen demons rate
worked 1916 acres, with an average
yield Of 3S tons per acre.
Crimson clover-Eight demoustra
tors worked 70 acres with an aver 90
yield Of 10 bushels per acre. But
little crimson clover was left afte
the winter freeze.
The reports show that soil fertil't
has not been entirely neglected, but
somewhat side-tracked for the intcn
sive crop production campaign, the
use OF lime to make sure the clover
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04

Calomcl loses you a day! You
Know what calomel is. It's mer-
Curry; quicksilver. Calomel is dan
ferous. 1t crashes into sour bile
iikc dynamite, cramping and sick
ching you. Calomcl attacks the
bones and should never be put into
your system.
When you feel bilious, sluggish,
oonstipatcd and all knocked out and
believe you need dose Of dangerous
calonol just remember that your
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04
COUNTY TEA HERS
MEET SATURDAY
SCHOOL EFFICIENCY TO BE I'M
PORTANT TOPIC FOR DISCUS
SION AT SESSION..

The Maury County Teachers will
meet Saturday, January 5, the follow
ing program has been announced:
l. School Efficiency, chapters G, 7
and s. Leader, w. M. Locke.
2. Rural Teacher and His Work.
chapter 5 and 6. Leader, Robert X.
Montgomery.
8. School Improvement Work. Lead.
err R. l.. Thomas. ., s.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04
GOT HIS.

GOT HIS. -
What are young men wearing this
season, tailor" | nguidly injured the
own Stacker
Khaki was the brief reply of tho
-ailor who was patriotic.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04
MI. -Rl9U xpL0>|ON SHAKES
CHATTANOOGA ND SUBURBS

seconds, followed by loud reports
which shook the Houses.
The explosion was heard at various
points in radius Of twenty five to
thirty miles around Chattanooga, but
no one could offer any further ex-
PLANTATION than that it was meteor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 2.--chattanooga
was shaken by great explosion from
an unknown source at 6 o'clock this
morning.
The sky was lighted for several
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04
WAY MA FEELS.

From Nome to the lsthmus
Sound walls Of regret
TITS the night before Christmas
And nothing done yet"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04

Itching, bleeding, protrudng or
blind piles have yielded to Doan's
Ointment. 60c at all stores. adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-01
Y. VIC. A. PLANS
NEW DORMITORY
FOR 81 GIRLS
Growth of Association Makes
Necessary Expansion in
Federal Square

When negotiations now under
way between the Young Women's
Christian Association and the own
ers OF the Bailey property at 222
Federal Square have been complet-
ed. the three-story brick building
Will be owned by the Young Women's
Christian Association, and will he
converted into an annex to furnish
lodging to two score girls employed
in the city.
The lease is expected to be sign
ed within a few days, and so soon
as the present occupants move out.
renovations will be started to CON
vert the building into a suitable
building for the housing of young
women 1t is expected that thirty
two girls will be accommodated in
the annex. The growth of the Y.
w. c. A. has been so rapid that the
big quarters at Fourth and Walnut
streets already are too small.
Mrs. William Jennings, president
of the Y. w. c.. A.. said this morn
ing that the place may not be ready
for tenancy by the Y. w. c. A. until
early summer. The present occu-
pants are allowing the association
to remodel parts of the building dur
ing their occupancy to expedite the
work of getting the building ready
for its future purpose.
B E. Poorman conducts a store
on the first floor and the family of
f. b. Ash occupies the other two
floors at the present time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-01

NEW DRY JUDGE
IS J. N. KELLER
Well-known Lawyer and ex-
Legislator, of Mifflintown,
Named by Governor

Governor Brumbaugh to-day ap-
pointed jeremiah y. Keller. n prom
inent attorney of Miflintown, Juni-
alta county to be judge of the
Juniata-Perry district to fill the va
cancy caused by the death recently
of Judge Seibert.
The district is dry by reason of
the fact that Judge Seibert declined
to grant any licenses for the sale of
liquor, and the condition will re-
main unchanged under Judge Keller.
who has been a leader in many
movements against the granting of
licenses in Juniata county for many
years.
Judge Keller is well known
throughout the district. He has been
practicing law in Juniata county for
twenty eight years. lie has been
prominent politically, having been
q member of the Legislature from
Juniata county in 1S97-9S. lie was
born in Monroe township, Juniata,
August l, 1868, and was educated in
the public schools. Airy View Acad-
cmy and the Central State Normal
school at Lock Haven. He taught
school for ten years and was admit
ted to the bar in December, 1888.
since which time he has been in ac-
House of Representatives in 1896
and served one term. He has a host
of friends il Juniata county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-01
Presidents Message Read
Throughout Russia; Four
Million Copies Scattered

Washington. March 1.-The Com
mittee on Public Information to-day
announced official advices from it's
representative in Petrograd that
Ambassador Francis and his staff,
the American consulate, the military
mission and the Red Cross repre-
sentatives all left Petrograd for
Vologda by railroad on the night of
February %.
The advice came by cable from
Edgar G.. Sisson, the committees
representative in the Russian cap
ital.
Representative of the informa-
ton committee, it was said to-day.
will remain in Petrograd for the
present to carry on the educational
and International work with which
they are charged. Last reports show
the circulation of the Presidents ad-
dress on January s, virtually is COM
pleted throughout Russia. The total.
it is said, is over 100000 copies.
including separate printing and dis
tribution at Tiflis, Vladivostok, Odes-
sa. Rostov, Omsk and Chita, but not
including l 100000 newspaper ar
ticles and an incalculable amount
of partial printing and editorial
comment which automatically fol-
lowed.
In addition, it was said 1900. 600
messages printed in German went
through the northern lines of the
Germany army. About 200, 900 were
successfully worked through the
southern and central fronts.
The committee also said that the
German and Austrial prisoners in
Russia were provided with copies of
the address.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-01
MISS MORGAN,
WIDELY KNOWN
TEACHER, DIES
Taught in Public Schools of
City For Nearly Half
a Century
HAD BIG ACQUAINTANCE
Began Work When Sixteen
and Continued Until
Sixty

Miss Annie l.. Morgan, one of THE
most widely-known public school
teachers in the city, who retired sew
eral years ago after nearly half a
century of service, died last evening
at $50 O'Clock at the home of her
brother, John p. Morgan, 116 Calder
street. She was 20 years old and
second Oldest teacher in point of
service in the history of the pub
lie schools of the city.
1t has been said of Miss Morgan
that she had a wider acquaintance
than any other person in Harrisburg.
In the course of the forty-four years
in which she taught it is estimated
that nearly 1000 boys came directly
under her instruction. Thousands
more who attended schools in the
buildings where she taught knew
her.
There are scores of families in the
city where father and son received
instruction from Miss Morgan whose
work for many years was in the
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