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New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

A spirit has announced to a st. Louis
medium that the war will be over by
July A. If the clairvoyants don't get
advance dates for the end of hos
tilities, one of them is bound to win
immortal fame in a year Or so.
"Jabcz Pickens is goin' about his farm
all bent over like he was stalkin' Ind
ians." reports Uncle Abmelech Bo-
eardus, of Preakness, N. j.; "says he's
got the misery in his back"
4 was pust liftin' bowlder onto
the stone boat he sez to me, when the
spell ketched me. ] just stood and
hollered with the rock in my hands
couldn't neither pick it up nor let 1t
drop
Jabez did, about now"
Since the railroad placed an embargo
on the shipment of baby chicks, Post
master Laird, of Pleasant Valley, n. Y,
is getting scarcely any sleep at all.
Poultry raisers who can't ship by ex
press are turning to parcel post for
aid in sending their Youthful chickens
to purchasers. AS a result of the post
cffcc has taken upon itself the appear
ance of hennery. Laird Shipped $500
on Saturday, with more to follow to-
day.
The Rhymeless General contest is
hereby concluded and the somewhat
battered but ready-to-wear laurel
wreath is bestowed upon Doc" Haynes.
of West Haven. Conn, to whom we
must attribute those immortal though
unmartial lines:
c+y hcr cbi
Ling that house. said Pershing.''
Poet Haynes should bestow laurel
leaf apiece on those other earnest
rhymers who coupled the name OF the
general with "nourishing," flourish
ing" "rehearsing," "disbursing." ""bless-
ing" and "cursing,"' and many more.
"But," R. R. points out, "what com
fort it is to know that the German
Kaiser rhymes SO beautifully with
'spouting geyser' Bloody miser' and
eventually with die, sir.'
Mary who called the cattle home
across the sands of Dee could get q
good job, with bonus attached, in
South Orange, N. j.. where the police
force has been trying to round up fiji
teen cows that broke away from their
driver there Saturday night.
One has been captured in grocery,
where it was feeding, the police insist
on canned vegetables. Another wan
dered into the frehouse. from which
place, after she had been officially pro-
nounced captured, it took the COM
bined efforts of the police and firemen
to evict her. The others are still at
large despite sundry traps and much
wild lasso throwing on the part of
South Orangers.
Now that you've walloped the Kaiser
with your Liberty bond, why not kick
him few times with war savings
stamps?
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
Liquor Prices Go
Up Again To-day
Glass of Beer Remains a
Nickel, but All Whiskeys
Are Advanced

A man with Is cents and thirst
will still be able to buy three beers to-
day, but that's all. Hard l1ouor-even
the kind that could be conjured out
from under the bar with a dime few
months ago-wll be beyond his reach.
The cheapest thing ir that line from
now on will be 20 cents.
For him who II ikes his toddy and mu st
count the cost this is Blue Monday for
sure. New prices decided on by the
hard-pressed retail liquor dealers at
their last meeting go into effect this
morning as the locks come off and the
swinging doors go up.
Beer-beer by the glass, that isis
stlli to be had for the conventional and
traditional nickel. Everything else. in
cluding beer for the "srowler," Joins in
the rise. To fill the "pint" that orici :
nally cost cents, later 10 cents. later
10 and more recently 20, a quarter will
be required. containers. :" holdinp
about three glasses of beer, go from is
cents to 20.
The pint for the hip-5o cents at the
outside in the goou old days-becomes
Sl.2O. A half pint of whiskey, even of
the shock" variety, can't be had for
less than 60 cents.
Case goods" of ell domestic brands
will be served at the rate of 25 cents a
drink Irish, Scotch and Canadian
whlskeys move forward a. nickel and.
along with/good gin, become 80 cents a
drink Five-star Scotches will be 40
cents.
The liquor dealers have taken a hint
from the restaurateurs. who for MANY
years have been making an additional
charge for one portion served for
two" If two men wish to split a bottle
OF ale or stou. the new price list nro-
vides an extra tax of cents beyond
the cost of the drink. W."
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
Opposition Forces
Gather TO Defeat
Senator Brown
Pitcher or Virgil Kellogg
Likely to Make the Race
in Watertown
By Charles T. White

WATERFOWL, May 5.-The political
situation in Watertown is spelled with
five letters-B R O w N-meaning
Elon r. Brown, Senator from the jeff
ersonOswego district.
Mr.. Brown is facing the turn in the
road.
A doubleheaded problem is con-
fronting him. Whether to fare forth
to the battle roadstead like dread
nought, with guns loaded, decks
sanded, splinter-nets in position, and
the surgeons tiptoeing around waiting
Tor casualties; or, like a keelless and
rudderless doly, float out after sunset
with the political ebb tide, drift into
an unfrequented cove, and there be-
come brother to the uncompanionable
skate-these are the two alternatives.
The anti-Brown Republicans in Wat
ertown say that they have the votes
to beat Senator Brown in the prim-
aries, and it looks as if they had.
Because of the prominence of Ser
ator Brown as the leader in the state
Senate, the progress of events in
Watertown will interest York state
Republicans until Election Day. In
the judgment of his colleagues and
neighbors, the Senator is one of the
ablcst legislators in Albany. But they
say he is the poorest politician in the
state.
Loses Many Political Fights
10 prove their contention they point
to the fact that Senator Brown made
it political habit to oppose Governor
Whltman-and lost.
He opposed the drys-and lost.
lie opposed equal suffrage for wom-
en-and lost.
He opposed commission government
for Watertown-and lost.
The people here at home in Water
town note that in nearly every polit-
lcal controversy Senator Brown takes
the losing end.
Senator Brown, who returned last
night from Albany and New York, said
that he was unable at this time to
state whether he would be a candidate
to succeed himself.
Will Decide in Thirty DAYS
IN answer TO direct question by a
representative of The Tribune concern
ing his plans, he said:
II have been away from Watertown
for three months. ! do not know the
political situation, and in all fairness
and reasonab.eness / think that | have
a right to look around and talk things
over with my neighbors before / saw
what ! am going to do. The voters in
this Senate district generally have
elected me by handsome maiorities.
The primaries are some months awav.
In thirty days I shall have decided
whether | will again become a candi
date"
Politicians in Watertown saw Senator
Brown will have fight in the pri
maries, either from Fred B. Pitcher.
former District Attorney of Jefferson
County, or from Virgil X. Kellogg. a
member of the Water Board of Water
town: Following the wet and dry
election. in which the drys carried
Watertown aaa by a plurality of about
5000 votes. it is assumed that Sem
ator Brown, who opposed the drys
Will have opposition.
Clashes With Kellogg
.Many are of the opinion that if Mr.
Pitcher, who is prominent lawyer,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
12l Health Jobs
Held Up by HyIan,
Slowing Up Work
Effect of His Refusal to
Permit Vacancies To Be
Filled Shown in Letter

The extent to which the Health De-
partment is handicapped by Mayor Hy-
lan's refusal to allow the filing Of
vacancies is indicated in a letter made
public yesterday, showing that up to
April 20 DR.. Amster's request for per-
mission to fill vacancies was refused.
On the list inclosed there are 121
places, ranging from nurses, at $3.50
year to assistant sanitary super
intendent, with salaries totalling S104,-
100. Among the places still vacant
are three food inspectorships, one
sanitary inspcctorship, five places in
the medical inspectors corps, three
assistant physicians, and three hos
pital physicians
Some of these places have been va
repeated requests have been made for
permission to fill them. One effect
of the refusal to permit the vacancies
to be filled has been overworking
physicians, who ordinarily have ali
they may reasonably be expected to
DO. 1t also slowed up inspection in
the bureau of food and drugs, which
just now is under the Mayors keenest
fire.
With the exception of the post of
assistant sanitary superintendent.
which pays $4,000 a year, all of the
places to be filled average less than
$1,000 year salary, affording in
the whole, q choice lot Of patronage
to be dispensed when affairs in the
department are settled to the MAYORS
satisfaction
In addition to this holding up of
appointments to vacancies. one Of the
most important works undertaken bv
the department in recent years-that at
of fighting mosquitoes-~is also held
up. For this work. mainly in Queens
and Richmond boroughs authority to
set aside $4,000 was asked. This. to
date, has been refused, leaving the
question as to whether this work viii
be continued in doubt.
Surgeon General Gorgas, in his work
OF cleaning up the Canal Zone. proved
the mosquito t, be a disease carrier
and showed the case with which the
pests can be limited in their depre-
datlons. The work done by the New
York department on these lines has
peen very successful.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
Seeks to Avert Strike

franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Sec
re1ary OF the Navy, made special trip
10 Brooklyn, and to-day he will make
an eHost to settle the grievances of
scope Company, who threaten to strike
According to George Dixon, district
secretary Of the International Assoc;a '
ton of Machinists, the men are dis
satisfied with the present wage sched-
Officials of the company expressed a
Willingness to have conditions at the
plant investigated by mediators. Cyro-
scopes are one of the many essential,
instruments of warfare.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
This Is "Clean-Up Week"
Condition of City an Index Of
People, Says DR.. Biggs

The sanitary condition of COM
munity is reliable index of the char
scter of its inhabitants" said DR.. Her
mann NJ: Biggs, Commissioner of pub
nc Health, yesterday in announc;no
this week as "Clean-up Week" r.
Wherever you find dirty. un-
healthy community you are sure to d;s.
cover an unprogressive people. nre-
sided over by ignorant, Incompetent of
ncials. We are especially anxious this
year TO Keep our place in order. SO thai
We may nave wholesome SURROUNDINGS
~ whlch to welcome our boys whe 4
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
Seek Women's Votes
Brooklyn Republican Leader
to Send Out Circular Appeal

Two committees to organize tns ne
publican women voters of BrookVs
have been appointed by Jacob A. ~
ingston, chairman OF the Repupl''ss,
Executive Committee Of Brooklyn; ~
Alfred Vass, chairman of the niDt.
County Republican Committee.
proposed to send circular letter i
the head of every Republican ianh.
and to all unattached Republicans ss., as.
ing them to aid in inducing the wom..
to enroll in the Republican orSana;sj; orS.;s;.
tion before May % in order to par.'i;,., /.
pate in the Republican primaries :
September. ,s.;,.x
The committees are: Finance--un3.n,ssss ~
States Senator William VI. Calder, yosi' nssi
Wirth, 0. f. Edwards. jr., S. $, sosnsa ssa
William P. Rae, Richard Young uns:,,;ss, s
David Shapiro. Enrolment 8 ~ lsses s.
W. Wingate. Paul Windsls. ChsKelSss.s ~
Murphy, John MacCrate, Meier s]
brink and William h Bayes<
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06

and who has battled valiantly for
equal suffrage, for no-license, and for
commission government, announces his
intention to contest in the primaries
for the Senatorship nomination Sem
ator Brown will not be candidate
There are various personal matters Of
long standing between Senator Brown
and Mr.. Kellogg, which in the judg-
ment of the political sharps in Water
town will impel Senator Brown to
stand for denomination should be
anti-Brown men unite on Mr.. kellogg.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
Students in Nursing Enrolled

Students are being enrolled for the
second special four months course in
public health nursing offered by the
visiting nurse service of the Henry
Street Settlement. The course is open
to third-year undergraduate nurses
recommended by their training schools.
Inc hrst course was organized last
winter by the Settlement in coniunc-
tion with the department of nursing
at Teachers College. The second
course will begin on June | and will
end September 80. A third course will
begin October l and last through Jan
uary.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
Blood Transfused
To Save Anna Held
Physicians Report a General
Improvement in Her
Condition

DR.. Donald McCaskey, physician to
Miss Anna Held, actress. transfuscd
TAO cubic centimetres of blood to his
patients veins yesterday afternoon in
an attempt to save her life. Reports
from the Savoy Hotel, where Miss Held
is staying, said last night that there
was general Improvement in her con
dition.
The blood was given by Ernest Lane,
a motor truck driver. He is Hol-
lander and naturalixed
Miss Held has been, too sick to
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
Two Girls Drown When Auto
Wreck Hurls Them in River

WINCHESTER, N. H., May 5.-Miss
May Blanc and Miss Bessie Eddy. Of
Mortified. Mass, were hurled from an
automobile into the Ashuelot River
here to-day, and drowned, as a result
or a collision with another car Four
other occupants of the car. which waa
driven by Harry Reed, of Northfield
escaped without serious injuries. Nonn
OF the persons riding in the other an.
tomobile, driven by Harry Mosher. Of
Keene, was hurt. -
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
St. Lawrence Woos
Republican Women
First County to Offer Equal
Membership on All Politi-
cal Party Committees
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune J


WASHINGTON, May 5.-st. Law
renee County, N. Y, is the first in
which any political party has offered
women equal membership on all party
committees, Representative Bertrand
Fl. Smell, of the 31st District, has been
boasting to his colleagues in the up
state delegation.
Mr.. Smell is just back from meet
ing of his county committee, which has
invited the Republican women of the
Of running the G.. 0. P. Organization
there -
"And its pretty good organization,
too" said Mr.. Smell, in CONCLUDING
which is rather borne out by the ma
jority it normally gives him.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06

talk DR.. McCaskcy said last night,
"but in a few mumbled words she has
asked me TO thank everybody who has
offered encouragement and wishes for
her recovery believe she may win
many months. perhaps years, of life.
Out of fifty cases of multiple myeloma
one lived from 1879 to 1887 Miss Held
has thirty years Of accumulated medi-
cal technique since 1887 to reinforce
her tissues chemically"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06
A. F. of l.. Rolls Increase

Washington, May s. - The American
Federation OF Labor on May has a
membership of 2,e92,0o0, as compared
with 100000 on October /. 1917. when
the rolls were closed for the annual
convention.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06

"But," r. R. points out, "what COM
fort it is to know that the German
Kaiser rhymes SO beautifully with
'spouting geyser-' bloody miser' and
eventually with die Sir.'o
New-York tribune., 1918-05-06

Poet Haynes should bestow laurel
leaf apiece on those other earnest
rhymers who coupled the name OF the
general with "nourishing," flourish
ing" "rehearsing," "disbursing." "bless
ing" and "cursing," and many more.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-17

no question but that a majority OF the
members OF both branches OF the leg
islature were in favor OF repeal, but
a few thought that the demand from
the public for its repeal had not yet
become sufficiently strong to Justify
such actloR They thought It best to
wait until the public had seen more
of the working Of the law and the SEN
timent for its repeal became stronger.
All over the state. last Tuesday. the
democrats did not vote at the primaries
as generously as the Republicans. They
appeared to take less interest IN the
matter. Perhaps this was because there
were more bitter contests among re-
publican candidates than among demo-
cratic candidates for nominations. In
some Of tho counties the republicans
rolled up heavy primary vote heav-
Ter i'm fact. than is usual for primaries
For instance. Wabash county has s..
500 republican voters. and 800 votes
were cast at the primaries. Howard
county republicans cast $500 votes;
Vigo county cast 4400: Bartholomew
county cast 1928 republican and 1855
/ democratic; Delaware county cast 3S47
republican and 1lS2 democratic; Gibson
county 1851 republican and 1929 demo-
cratic: Henry county cast SO per cent
Of its republican vote. the number being
$500. In Jefferson county the repub-
Ucans cast zoos and the democrats 677.
But the banner county of all was White
county. where the republicans cast %
per cent Of their total vote Of 1916. and
in some precincts it ran 100 per cent.
In all of these places. of course.
there were hot contests. and nearly all
/ f4~e ef
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-17
Glass of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open sluices of the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous, stagnant matter.

Those Of US who are accustomed TO
feel dull and heavy when we arise
splitting headache. stu1y from a cold.
foul tongue, uaasy breath. acid stom-
ach. lame back. can. instead. both look
and feel as fresh as a daisy always by
washing the poisons and toxins from
the body with phosphated hot water
each morning.
We should drink. before breakfast,
glass of real hot water with a teaspoon
full Of limestone phosphate in it TO flush
from the stomach, liver, kidneys ana
ten yards of bowels the previous days
indigestible waste. sour bile and poison
GUS toxins: thus cleansing sweetening
and purifying the entire alimentary
tract before putting more food into the
stomach.
The action Of limestone phosphate
and hot water on an empty stomach is
wonderfully invisorating- 1t cleans cut
all the sour lamentations. gases, waste
and acidity and gives one a splendid ap-
petite fer breakfast. A quarter pound
of limestone phosphate viii cost very
little at the drug store, but is sufficient
to make anyone who is bothered with
biliousness. constipation. stomach trou-
BILE or rheumatism real enthusiast on
the subject Of internal sanitation.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-17
TINES BUREAU.

TINES BUREAU.
AT STATE CAPITAL.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May 1s.-Ever
since the primaries throughout the
state last Tuesday It has been apparent
that the legislature next winter Will
be called upon TO repeal the primary
law and provide new machinery law
has come into dIsrepute as a method
for making nomination. and Republic
ans and Democrats alike are now talk
ing about asking the legislature TO re-
peal the law
They say that the primary law makes
ir too expensive for a poor man TO run
for en office that amounts to anything
a candidate must make a complete
campaign Tor a nomination. and the
successful candidate at the primaries
must make another complete campaign
for election. It IS pointed out that only
men with plenty OF money can afford
to do all OF this.
Besides. the primary system has been
found to be a very expensive luxury
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-17

The protection OF the primary laws
thus making 1T just as dangerous for
any one TO violate the law in connec-
ton with the selection OF delegates as
is for them to violate any other cleo
ton laws.
There was active opposition 70 the
primary law at the 1917 session Of the
legislature. and there was one time
during tie session, when the law could
have been repealed entire instead OF
being amended. II q few members had
stood hitched There appeared 10 be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-17
Knitting Women
BY
KATHLEEN NORRIS.


cor million furnished the Red Cross
American soldiers half made the hands ~ the knitting
Of America. january Renort)
We the knitting women; weaving swift
Our webs Of olive drab and navy gray;
We the women, keeping thought away
By this work of love, this eager gift
Through which men, facing the bitter fight
Under the stars of far and foreign lands,
Shall know that still a million womens hands
Uphold them in the darkness and the night.
We are the knitting women knitting fast
web of love; our million hearts are sent
AS one with ev'ry marching regiment,
Loves democracy is At last.
High over stricken France the black smoke towers;
Beneath it, in the hurry and the noise
Are eastern, western, northern, southern, boys
No longer yours or mine-forever ours!
We the knitting women; weaving strong
web of prayer; our eyes with tears are dim,
But wife mother, shall search for him
Across the seas morning and eyen-song.
Lord God,--7we pray-lo0k down on what we do!
Bless this work, help to play part.
The God of Battles-Father, still Thou art
The God of Notwithstanding women, too!
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-17

Attorney Victor X Roberts went to
Muncie. Ind. on business last evening
George Wilbur of Milwaukee. owner
Of the Wilbur Lumber Co. yards II
this place. was in Lowell on business
yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-17

peal bill is introduced next winter It
viii have support from both parties in
the legislature.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-28
Saturday, December Is, 1918.
FHE SCHOOLS PART IN lie
WAR

RI. vax modified The schools OF the
county. It made them part Oh '''s
Treasury Department. 70 sell Inr''l
s+,mns They Joined The medical ser
vie. through the Junior Red Cross ana
,heX linked every activity to the fam
ily.
Domestic science departments taught
eoxuu,,unity canning, preached add prac-
tt,,>d food conservation. and mace
clothes for Belgian and French orphans
ryoe,sooal classes were nrst aid in
training Tor service in all tho mani1oAo
trades Of q mechanical war.
College stats u,obitized minds and
roeo In multitude OF fields. Laboratories
fought poison gas. liquid fire and Sub
,,ar+nes. 70 such effect that the horrors
Of the Hum science were check1oateu'
Scholastic psychology was drafted TON
ats exclusive laboratories and It's un'n-
+s,1tsable vocabulary and set the task
~ choosing non-commissioned officers
and aviators.
War taught us that education is not
An AFFAIR Of youth alone. In teaching
millions Of adults VIC learned new ana
wonderful short cuts that will hastea
tbe progress OF many peaceful genera
lions. When the school was mooiIized
along with the farm. ths factory. the
FAMILY and every other social institu'
Ition, it learned 70 march and serve a.
a fellow soldier with all these. 'LiS'
all these soldier comrades. X must no7
mobilize for the work Of improving tn
. society il helped 70 save.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-28
FAIR PLAY FOR ARMY MEN

:" Secretary, Bakers sens: Of ialr play
oourht to make it entirely unnecessary
: for the reserve officers OF the tuitrd
.;States army to organize in dcfcuSe OF
--their rights. as IS int'!n1ted ~ press
reports. Thcs. men. drawn int" s"rTtcH
,,paer the stress OF 4 great emergency
and actuatcd BY a spirit of p;u7'"Nsin'
had. and still have. u" thought OF re-
manning permanently part OF IN" mill
tary establishment. Their work was
done without thought of personal gam
Mos, Of them underwent: the training
ind wore the uniform At IL personal
sacrifice
To these mon promotion means far
more as an honor. a recognition OK ser
vice well done than does III" Increased
enuolument that, comes with higher
rank. To deny them that promotion
which they have justly earned. To mus
ter them out OF the service without
.,st on. reward which is only their
inst due, AMI above ali To shoTc them
as;dc 70 the sole end of Fastening tho
advancement in rank of the men OF thF
irregular army. would b. "A gross wrong
O., which this Eovcrnrnrnt should not
.be yuil;y.