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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12
Young English Woman Volunteers
for Dangerous Task in
Munitions Plant.
NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH
Explosion Occurs While She Is Hunt.
ing for Foreign Substances in Pow
der-Predecessor on the Job
Was Killed.

London Gladys Herrington,
twenty years old, undertook a danger
GUS task in a munition factory. al
though she knew, sooner or later, it
probably would result in her death or
serious injury. She narrowly ESCAPED
death in an explosion, and now she has
received the British empire medal. At
first it was thought she would not live.
Then 1T was believed she would be ter
ribly disfgured. She is alive and will
still be handsome girl, and q very
happy one.
Very Dangerous Job.
Her part of the work was to mix
powder OF very dangerous nature.
Inc woman who preceded her was
burned to death, and as the manage
ment did not care to assign anyone to
the task it asked for volunteers. Miss
! Harrington offered her services. Now
she is in hospital gradually recover
ing her health and beauty. She worked
all alone from nine o'clock at night un-
til six O'Clock in the morning, and her
constant aim was to discover foreign
substance which might have been
placed in the powder.
Her story as told by herself is as fol-
lows:
For a time all went we'll. I liked
the job and l never felt afraid. wore
a fireproof suit. Eight weeks ago the
accident happened. 1t was at ten to
six in the morning. l suppose some
foreign substance must have got into
the powder. Suddenly there was an
explosion and great blazeup. and in
spite of my suit I caught fire. 1 think
that the powder had eaten it's way into
my sleeves and rotted them a little. be-
cause my arms were terribly burned
and as my face was not protected al
all it was badly hurt. The worst of il
was that never lost consciousness.
No Sleep for Weeks.
Il dashed out Of the shed all alight
Fortunately one Of the workmen hac
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS
AT ONCE IF BILIOUS OR
CONSTIPATED

Look at the tongue, mother, II
coated, it is sure sign that your If.
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing AZ
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pala
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act nam.
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour
breath bad; has stomach-ache. sore
throat, diarrhea, full of cold. give
teaspoonful of california SyruD If
Figs" and in a few hours all the forl
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out OF the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have a we'll, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative"
they love its delicious taste, and if
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for bottle of
"California Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine
ask to see that it is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contemplating.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12
Distribution of Coal Regulated
and Profiteering and Hoard
ing Prevented.
DRASTIC ACTION NECESSARY
Failure of Transportation During VIM
ter Months Adds to Difficulties of
Situation Arising Out of In
creased Consumption.
BY e. D. LEACH,
Assistant United States Fuel Admins.

6y E. y. LEACH,
Assistant United States Fuel Admins.
traitor for Ohio.
Inc United States fuel administra-
tlon has three definite purposes. name
~: to regulate production, distribu-
ton and prices.
In modifying the resources of the
nation to meet war conditions many
urastlc innovations have been neces-
sary, but none of them required more
prompt and complete regulation than
coal. This is prominently a coal war.
10 supply the enormous increase in
the demands for fuel by the United
states government alone would upset
ordinary distributing facilities.
Inc capacity of the coal mines is
limited as is also the number of men
winch can be spared from the army to
work them. Last fall DR.. Harry A.
Uarheld, United States fuel administra-
Tor, announced that the demand for
coal during the coming year would ex-
ceed possible production by at least
lOo,OOO,OOO tons. This shortage has
Deen greatly aggravated by the failure
OF the railroads during the winter
months to transport anywhere near the
potential output of the mines. Real
lzlng that q shortage was inevitable,
the fuel Administrations conservation
program was promulgated.
The fuel administrator does not op-
crate the railroads and until the gov
eminent took them over, had only a
most indirect connection with them.
Doctor Garfield was not appointed fuel
administrator until August Is, 1919,
four and a half months after we went
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12

into the war. He faced the task of
supplying not only the government
with its war needs, but also the enor-
NOUS Increased consumption of manu-
Featuring plants and the domestic
needs Of most of the 100000 inhab-
itants Of this country.
Fuel Crisis Comes.
The difficulties were greatly in
creased because very few domestic con-
sumers had secured their winters SIM
ply during the spring and early sum-
mer as is usual The coal had all
been going to manufacturing indus
tries.
A fuel crisis existed before there
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12
Pig Comes Near Beino Twins

st. Thomas, PA pig that came
very close to being twins was born 70.
Gently to a registered Polin- China SOW
owned by John E. Hickman of this
place. The shoatlet has two complete
noses, two mouths, two tongues. two
sets of teeth and three eyes, direct]>
IN front of its head. The freak is
alive on its feet, and evidently thriy
ing.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12

Marguerite Ogden, state chairman
of the California department of con-
servation of the Federation Of Wom-
ants Clubs, has left off worrying about
the conservation of forest, wild life
and waterways, to lay special en-
phasis on the conservation of food.
She is interested now in the market
ing of the canned and dried fruits
which will soon be offering the prob
lem of distribution to war workers.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12
A Precaution.

"Say, is there any way of getting out
a blanket injunctiOn?"
"What fOr?''
"YOu see. my wife persists in using
ours this mild weather for fear of a
sudden cold SPELL"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12
Term Defined.

whats your idea of a separate
peace?" inquired Broncho Bob.
"Well," replied Pinto Piute, "the
practical kind of separate peace is the
kind that keeps man perfectly peace
able while he is being separated from
his money"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12
The WAY of 1t.

There is man Of sterling WORTH"
"A church member?"
mo; silversmith."
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12

The man who has no self-respect
cannot respect others.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12

Infections or infammations of the Eyes
whether from external OF internal causes
are promptly healed by the use of Roman
Eye Balsam at night upon retiring. ADV.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12

Our idea of a society man is one
who neglects to say anything when he
speaks.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12
Busy Enough.

Busy Enough.
"What is his hObby?''
"Driving his car. His life work is
under it,"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12
Gone Stale.

What is this, waiter?'
"War bread, SIR
Hang it! It's too old entirely foi
active service. Life.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-12

speaks.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03


am. But the farmers keep the gravel
and dirt roads in excellent shape.
Whenever my landlord took a trip to
town, or anywhere, he used to hitch
road drag to his automobile. Then
the car would pull the drag along the
mile or two that he was interested in
keeping up. He would unhitch thu
drag and leave 1t by the wayside. On
the way home he would pick up the
drag where he left it and drag the
other side of the road going back.
And he'd make round like that al
most every time he took the car out"
Automobiles demanded good roads.
and now automobiles are making
them. But 1t took a farmer to think
up simple trick like the one our
friend relates.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
Automatic.

The yOungster was trying to tell
a story, and he was making sad
mess of it. He lost the thread of his
discourse because he was looking out
of the window at couple of kids on
the other side Of the street. His
mother called him to attention.
Look here, Walter" she command
ed. "You must keep your mind on
what you are talking about If you
expect anybody to listen to you. 1t is
impossible to talk about one thing
and think about something else"
mo 1t isn't" contradicted Walter.
"When I'm sayin' my prayers, l en-
think about anything l want to, an
never stop prayln'."
A lot of prayers are put up that
way,
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
Lines to Be Remembered.

Inc atrocious crime of being a
young man which the honorable gen.
tieman has with such spirit and de-
cency charged upon me, shall neither
attempt to palliate nor deny, but con-
tent myself with wishing that I may
De one of those whose follles may
cease with their youth, and not of that
number. who are ignorant In spite of
their Experimentation Pitt, Eail
of Chatham.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

CASH must accompany all want-ads
for publication in The Tribune.
The amount of the ad is so small
as a rule that we cannot afford to
keen books for them. Ads may be
phoned in as usual and the amount
sent in to this office before public
alton day. Rates in this column
are five cents "A line, five words to
the line, with a minimum charge
of csc for the first week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

body. don your nightie, and you are
ready for bed. -
Having finished your bath, squftey
the water in the sponge into Mason
lar, seal tightly, and put 1t on the
shelf until next weeks bath.
This is called the Hooverized bath.
Try 1t.
M. T. H.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

clllded rural UlS-
trict was telling
Il city man the
other day about
how the farmers
keep their roads in
good shape in the
section in which
he was sojourRing.
"There aren't any
state roads in that
part of the cOun-
try" he says, "and
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

anyone who wants to
get a homestead of $40 acres of
land, or who wants to trade or buy
decided land in Montana, write to
the address below. l have home
stead, and can tell you all about
it. Address Box ia Lynden, Wn
12-13-4t-
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

FOR SALE-Pure Holstein-Friesian
bull, months old. Dam made
1850 at 25 months DID, sires dam
242S at full age. A Benson, phone
70S Lynden. II ID At
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

DIR. VAN KIRK, Specialist in dis
eases of the EYE, EAR, NOSE ana
THROAT. Glasses accurately fit
ed. Bellingham National Bank
Building.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

WOMEN'S HOSPITAL Maternity
hospital offers two weeks treat
ment confinement cases with ev-
erything furnished. Fifty dollars
best physicians. For full partic'
ulars and reference address Mat
ernity Hospital, 321 Boren Avenue
Seattle. 7-5-tf- @
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

FOR SALE-I have several gasoline
lanterns on hand. Will close them
out for $500 each, regular retail
for $500. Phone 1912, H. Hoks-
bergen. 1-3-1t
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

FOR SALE: Thoroughbred Jersey
heifers and young bulls from good
testing COWS. B. G. CRABTREE
Ill ito
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

WANTED-girl to act as companion
for lady for few days. Inquire
The Tribune.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

QUEEN INCUBATORS & BROOD
ERS-the best on the market. Har
ry Beernink, local agent, phone
sol. 12-13-St-
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
Chr Eynhr,t 6tmlft

Chr Gynnptt O1mlRl
Zoo
Frank Walsh, Bob Bowies' rreu
Rinehart, Herman Porter, A. Bode'
and the rest of the electric gang Ger
tainly are fine line-tamers.
[----ooo-
If YOU did not get your Issue OF
The Gimlet on Thursday this week.
kindly telephone us.
Il---ooo-
Well, anyway, we were only TWEEN
ty-four hours late, and we wouldn
have been that if the juice had only
trickled through our motor a ilttie
sooner.
Just as we suspected, the city wat
err was so muddy we couldn't have
guzzled it anyway.
!----ooo-
1t vas so cold in Lynden last week
that one woman's teeth froze. She
had to break the ice in the glass in
the morning to take them out.
1000
The government is now running
the railroads, and We have written
to Congressman Hadley for free
pass to Bellingham over the b. and
NJ as we feel the need of long trip.
The Gimlet is heartily in favor or
starting a movement to offer M. A.
Hickeys river bottom farm to the
government as a submarine base.
1000
Conrad Axling wants to organize
company to plug up that gap IN
the mountains above Sumas. He Is
willing to sell shares any time.
I'---ooo-
The water was so high that boat
was seen on the streets of Lynden
this week.
N---ooo-
walter Pixley was the captain OF
the craft. and he was rolling it down
the highway on a wheelbarrow)
U----ooo-
One woman out in the North Prair-
lie district has been trying to get CEN
trail for more than a week and she is
beginning to get pretty mad.
In the excitement of flood, thaw,
and going to press late last week, we
forgot to mention that DR.. B. V.
Mounter. C. e. Lancaster, Herman
Elenbaas, and Mark Hammond had
new babies at their homes, and
would be glad to pass out stogies If
reminded of the fact.
1000
Judging from the universal sent
iment heard expressed last week on
| the Lynden streets, someone really
ought to dam that river.
1000
AND the flanagan road moved Ov-
err and lay right down on Mr. Aug
ust DunkeIs nice meadow.
1000
And because there wasn't any pow
err, Mr.. Drill of the picture show, and
Misses Blanche Smith and Lucille
Ecker and Gertrude Boice of the tel
ephone company, and J. w. Seat of
the feed mill, and DR.. C. H. Mcleod,
and lot of other folks didn't have
to do any work. Lucky rascals!
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

The picnickers are all rejoicing
that the swings in Hans Berthusen's
fine grove were unframed.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

DIR. r. A. REEVE, Veterinarian. Day
or night. Phone 3OS NCOksacK.
11-15-tf o
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

SINGLE TOP BUGGY, good as new.
for sale cheap. G. De Jong, Lyn-
den r. F. d. No. 1. 1-3-2t
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
USES AUTO IN ROAD MAKING
Ingenious Farmer Has Simple Scheme
Which It Seems Might Be Well
Worth Copying.

A friend who has spent the entire
summer and some of the fall in Sc
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

FOR SALE OR TRADE FOR STOCK:
horsepower gasoline engine and
saw. Phone 1909 Lynden.
12-13-6t-
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

WOMAN OR GIRL WANTED to do
housework for few hours each
week. Call The Tribune.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

DE GRONDWET COSTS YOU ONLY
$1.4O a year at The Tribune office,
regular $3.50. New subscribers to
De Grondwet, $1.25, special IN
troductory price. hcu can save mon
ey on all magazines and newspapers
by subscribing at The Tribune office.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

MILL WOOD, $1.10 A RICK-one
load or a dozen. Charles Roo, r
I'll 1-1-18'
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

NoTlCE-Chas. Roo sells wood for
cash only. go 1-1-1ss
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03

In place of standing meath the
waterspout at night after all the ped
estrians have ceased to pedestrate,
procure from your druggist the foil
owing:
One sponge. one medicine drop
per, and a piece of soap, the size of
a pea.
Retire to your erstwhile bathroom
with your lighted candle, a tin cup
filled with water, and handker-
chief.
Place the sponge gently in wash
basin, stand with both feet on the
sponge-after properly disrobing-
and hold the cup of water over the
candle flame until lukewarm-the
water, l mean.
Now grasp the bulb Of the dropper
between the foreflnger and thumb,
squeeze quickly, thusly, which fills
the bulb full of water.
Bayonet the piece of soap on the
sharp end of a toothpick, and gent
ly touch up the soiled spots on the
body which seem to need it most.
Squirt the water in the dropper on
the soapy spots, rub it quickly in be-
fore the water evaporates. II you
chance to press out too much water
at one time, do not worry the
sponge will catch it.
Now take the handkerchief, which
should have ben held between the
teeth, and carefully dry the entire
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
U. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION

conspiracy, which in some instances
met with success, to corrupt French
statesmen and political leaders and
to subsidize the French press into
expression of the idea that Germany
vas invincible at arms and that
France should take time by the FORE
lock and cease her military actiyi--
ties against her enemies in order to
save herself from ultimate vanquish-
ment.
The tentacles Of the conspiracy
reached even the United States.
Here money was transferred to Bolo
through the intermediary of Count
Won Bernstorff, then German am
bassador to this country, and it was
mainly upon evidence of the opera
tions Of Bolo and several of his fol-
lowers in the United States that
Bo'o was convicted.
Political regulations in France
have been blighted as a result of the
conspiracy and several additional
persons are under arrest and doubt
less soon will be court-martialed.
Notable among these men is Joseph
Caillaux, former prime minister
of the republic.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
SOME EDITORS WANT
LITTLE PINK PASSES


Raleigh, Feb. 14.-Railroads now
breaking their first of the year con-
tracts with the newspapers whereby
mileage was exchanged for space in
these journals. have notified their
ticket Offices that no such transpor-
tation will be honored by their con
ductors and dozens of editors ar.
paying their way on the trains.
President Sandford Martin of the
State Press association. has been i'm
formed that he may send back his
mileage book and get his war tax.
Mr. Martin is corresponding with
Secretary McAdoo whose order has
stopped the issuance of such mile
age. Letters are going up from
many weeklies protesting and one Of
the former presidents OF the edi-
torial association is quoted as favor
ing reprisals against the govern
ment
He would pledge the editors to a
policy of silence on all great move
ments; would have them refuse to
print any propaganda sent out from
Washington or from agents else
where. Liberty loans, war savings
and selective drafts would have no
more champions in this state. The
government would be asked to paw
for all the space given it and the
newspapers would make more when
all things printed are charged for,
albeit, the newspapers are perfectly
willing to resume old relations and
TO continue policy which always
gives the soulless corporations the
ups on them.
From every section of the state
ere going protests. Some of the
county papers are using all their
editorial space to show the Injustice
OF this treatment. Men who have
not paid fare in 10 these many years
begin it now with great difficulty.
committee is expected to go to
Washington soon to lay the issues
before the new director Of the rail
roads.
Besides this, the Interstate Com
merce commission will be pressed
into appeal for the editors. They
don't like bit this interruption of
the free ride when travelling has
been heretofore so easy. Mr.. Nc
Adoo has gone against the real
thing.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
: + I. 1. + I. + 1. j. + !. :. !. l. !. Z.
+ RED CROSS NOTES. +
+ I. I. I. 1. 1. 1. + + + + 1. i. :. ]. +

We are watching with interest
the organization in the Lancaster
graded school of the Junior Red
Cross. From this organization n
class in surgical dressings has been
formed, composed entirely of high
school girls, under the direction of
Miss Ethel Brock. Thirty-five girls
joined, almost every girl from the
tenth and eleventh grades being a
member, with the other high school
grades we'll represented.
Wednesday afternoon they had
their first meeting with twenty
eight present. Only about half
dozen Of the girls had made the
dressings before, but the others
learned quickly. One of them who
had never made a compress, folded
twenty in less than three hours, a
most unusual beginning. The whole
class folded three hundred com
presses.
Those who came were: Misses
Mamie Ferguson, Mildred King.
Mary Ellen Blackmon. Mildred
Hirsch. Marjorie Hirsch. Lucille Rod
dey' Guy Skipper, Laura G. VIII
liams, Eliza Moore, Elviree Patter-
son, Glennie Crenshaw, Mildred
Billings, Mary Gildersleeve Wvlie
Lille McManus. Margaret Thomas
son, Freddie Knight. Lewis Murch-
ison, Ruth Reeves. Helen William
son. Ethel Cauthen, Margaret Fer
guson, Myrtle Hunter, Margaret
Bradford. Lois Kirk, Sybil Lingle.
Julia Porter and Sara Plaxco. Mrs
Hughes, Miss Jaunita Neely and Miss
Bess McManus assisted Miss Brock
With such perfectly splendid
beginning we "a oecting wonder
ful things of this class, and only
urge regular attendance, continued
enthusiasm and the determination
TO nave every girl in the high school
an enthusiastic member of the class
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
TWO-STATE SOCIETY
OF EXHIBITORS PLAN
Motion Picture Men of North Caro-
lima Had Meeting on
Wednesday.

Greensboro, n. c., Feb. IA
meeting of the motion picture ex-
hibtors of North Carolina was held
here yesterday, at which time the
proposition of booking films direct
from the producer was discussed.
Percy w. Wells, of Wilmington. is
president of the organization and
IL. b. Warner, of Lexington, is sec
retary and treasurer. Both attended
the meeting here yesterday.
Joseph A. Golden, OF New York.
who represents eight producers, at
tended the meeting and offered to
send feature picture to the exhib-
itors once each week. direct from the
producer. He made a talk before
the association and it is probable
that his pictures will be booked by
number of theaters.
An association of North Carolina
| and South Carolina exhibitors is in
the process of formation and when
the plans have been completed. an
| office will be opened in Charlotte and
charter secured for the organiza-
tion under the name of Carolina
Exhibitors association" Several
men interested in theaters located
in South Carolina were present yes
terday.
The meeting of the exhibitors was
very informal and talks and sugges-
tions were made by a number Of
/ those present. About 80 people
were here from out-of-town. Yester-
day morning, several pictures were
displayed at the Biieu theater for
the benefit of the exhibitors. The
meeting was held in the parlor of
the Guilford hotel.