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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-09
Temperance
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DOES 1T PAv7
Conducted by the National Woman'f
Christian Temperance Unioh)

DOES 1T PAY7
Facts are facts, and when you see
the fact right before your eyes you
can't dispute 1t nor argue 1t down. 1t
stands right there and tells the truth.
What prohibition has done for one city
Is told In part by the Spokane (Wash.)
Chronicle. After two years trial of
a dry regime the proprietor of the
largest department store in Spokane
said:
"We are doing so per cent more bust
ness today than we did three years ago
under the wet regime / estimate that
half of the increase is due to prohi-
bition. 1t is astonishing how many
people who voted wet are now strong
supporters of prohibition"
The police commissioner, when ques-
toned concerning his opinion of pro-
hibition, said:
washington never again will be
wet. There are not enough people in
the state who would vote against pro-
hibition, now that they have tried it.
Crime, disorder and poverty have de-
creased and good citizenship and in
dividual and collective property have
been decidedly on the upgrade under
prohibition in Spokane"
In similar vein replied the county
sheriff:
Conditions under prohibition are no.
tably better in many ways. Even with
the presence of the bootlegger there is
so much In favor of dry state that /
cannot imagine anyone in legitimate
business wanting to go back to streets
dotted with open saloons. Assault,
robbery and the more serious crimes
are greatly reduced"
And the county farm tells its story
through its superintendent:
sour records speak for themselves.
In 1915, with the saloons open, we had
PIT people at the poor farm. In March,
1916. with no saloons, we had 1888. In
March, 1917, there were 100. March,
1918, found Just 12O."
And one man who helps to feed the
people, the proprietor OF several gro
Gerry stores scattered over the city.
reported as follows:
81 do not believe there is mer-
chant doing business in Spokane to-
day who wants to go back to the con-
ditions which prevailed during the wet
regime. Easily Is per cent of our 80
per cent increase in business now over
three years ago is due to prohibit
ton"
Maybe prohibition had nothing to
do with causing these improved con-
ditions, but the fact remains that the
conditions exist and that prohibition at
least did not prevent the improve
ments nor bring to pass the dire dis
asters prophesied by its opponents.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-09
EXHIBITS IN ONE COUNTY.

An interesting county fair,
made up of II community exhi-
bits, was recently held in a
county in the Middle West.
There were no races or side
shows. The 10000 people in at
tendance spent their time for
two days in visiting and in
speeding the exhibits and in
wholesome recreation under the
supervision of an expert recrea-
tional director from a neighbor-
ing city. The exhibits, occupy
ing in all about $1,000 square
feet of floor space, and $4,000
square feet of wall space, were
housed in vacant buildings on
the business street and in tents.
Each community had its booths,
and the several committees Wed
with each other in making at
tractive exhibits of the products
of the farm, home and school.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-09

| sketch should Immediately run in OPP
position to "Blighty-What HopesT
When we returned to our billet from
the march, Curley Wallace, my the
atrical partner, came running over to
place in which to produce our show.
After taking off my equipment. and
followed by the rest of the section, l
went over to the building he had picked
out. It was a monstrous barn with
platform at one end which would make
an ideal stage. The section got right
on the Job, and before night had that
place rugged out in apple-pie order.
The next day was Sunday and after
church parade we put all our time on
a dress rehearsal, and It went fine.
made four or FIVE large signs an
nouncing that our company would open
up that evening at the King George the
Fifth theater, on the corner Of Ammo
street and Sandbag terrace. General
admission was one-half franc. First
ten rows In orchestra one franc, and
boxes two francs. By this time our
printed programs had returned from
London, and / further announced that
on the night of the first performance
a program would be given free of
charge to men holding tickets costing a
franc or over.
We had an orchestra of seven men
and seven different instruments. This
orchestra was excellent, while they
were not playing.
The performance was scheduled to
start at 6 p. m.
At 5:15 there was mob in front of
our one entrance and 1t looked like a
big night. We had two boxes each ac-
commodating four people, and these
we Immediately sold out. Then q
brilliant idea came to key Cohenstein.
Why not use the rafters overhead, call
them boxes, and charge two francs for
seat on them? The only difficulty
was how were the men to reach these
boxes, but to key this was mere de-
tail.
He got long ropes and tied one end
around each rafter and then tied lot
of knots In the ropes. These ropes
would take the place of stairways.
We figured out that the rafters
would seat about forty men and sold
that number of tickets accordingly.
When the ticketholders for the boxes
got glimpse of the rafters and were
informed that they had to use the rope
stairway, there was howl of indigna-
ton, but we had their money and told
them that if they did not like 1t they
could write to the management later
and their money would be refunded /;
but under these conditions they would
not be allowed to witness the perform
ance that night.
After a little grousing they accepted
the situation with the promise that If
the show was rotten they certainly
would let us know about it during the
performance.
Everything went lovely and 1t was a
bowling success, until Alkali Ike ap-
peared on the scene with his revolver
loaded with blank cartridges. Behind
the bar on a shelf was a long line of
bottles. Alkali Ike was supposed to
start on the left of this line and break
six of the bottles by firing at them with
his revolver. Behind these bottles a
piece of painted canvas was supposed
to represent the back of the bar, at
| each shot from Alkali's pistol a man
behind the scenes would hit one of the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-09
CHAPTER xvIII-continued.

IL
While they are talking, an old Jew
named key Cohenstein comes along,
and Abe engages him for cashier. After
engaging key they meet an old
Southern negro called Sambo, and
upon the suggestion of key he is en-
gagged as porter. Then the three of
them, arm in arm, leave to take pos
session of this wonderful palace which
Abe has just paid $4,000 for. (Cur-
tain.)
In the second act the curtain rises
on the interior Of the Diamond Palace
saloon, and the audience gets its first
shock. The saloon looks like q pig
pen, two tramps lying drunk on the
door, and the bartender in a dirty
shirt with his sleeves rolled up, asleep
with his head on the bar.
Enter Abe. Sambo and key, and the
fun commences.
One of the characters in the second
act was named Broadway Kate. and
had an awful job to break in one Of
the Tommies to act and talk like a
woman.
Another character was Alkali Ike, an
Arizona cowboy. who just before the
close of the play comes into the saloon
and wrecks 1t with his revolver.
We had eleven three-hour rehearsals
before / thought 1t advisable to pre-
sent the sketch to the public.
The whole brigade was crazy to
witness the first performance. This
performance was scheduled for Friday
night and everyone was full of antici-
patton; when bangl orders came
through that the brigade would move at
two that afternoon. Cursing and
binding was the order of things upon
the receipt of this order, but we
moved.
That night we reached the little VIZ
iage of S. and again went into rest
billets. We were to be there two
weeks. Our company Immediately got
busy and secured the village for a
suitable place in which to present our
production. Then we received another
shock.
Iished in the village. They called
themselves 1.-THE Bow Bells" and
put on a sketch entitled, "Blighty-
What Hopes?" They were the divi-
sionai concert party.
We hoped they all would be soon
IN Blighty to give us a chance.
This company charged an admission
of franc per head, and that night
our company went xen masse to see
their performance. 1t really was good.
had sinking sensation when 1
thought of running my sketch in op-
position to it.
In one of their scenes they had a
soubrette called Flossie. The soldier
that took this part was clever and
made a Incorporating and chic girl.
We Immediately fell in love with her
until two days after, while We were
on march. we passed Flossie with
''her" sleeves rolled up and the sweat
pouring from ''her" face unloading
shells from motor lorry.
AS our section passed her yelled
out: 'Hello, Flossie; Blighty-What
Hopes?" Her reply made our love die
out instantly.
"Ah, go to h--lv
This brought quite laugh from the
marching column directed at me, and l
Instantly made up my mind that our
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-09
LARGEST STATE SETS A GOOD
EXAMPI

Texas, the largest state in the Union
in area, and fifth in population, has
through it's legislature endorsed the
National Constitutional Amendment
and enacted a state prohibitory law.
On the contrary, Rhode Island, the
smallest state in the Union, refused
to ratify the Federal Prohibition
amendment and consistently appropri-
ated 100000 to enlarge its peniten-
tiary.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-09
EMPEY WRITES AND STAGES A PLAY BEHIND THE LINES
WITH GREAT SUCCESS.

Synopss-Fred with the Of
American lives Arthur living Jersey City,
England a the British After
he
the big and
After brief training
bullets
falls that death turks always the trenches
distinguishes himself wounded under hot
trench digger
After exciting listening detail
Empey picked for patrol duty No
Land and has from DEATH
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-09
vaunteth Not Itself.

Put seal upon your lips, and for
get what you have done. After you
have been kind, after Love has stoleL
forth into the world and done its
beautiful work, go back into the shade
again, and say nothing, about it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-09
A Paradox.

1t is one of the happy paradoxes OF
spirit that without dependence therS
can be no independence, and that pre-.
cis@ly in proportion to our faith will
be our intellectual and moral activity.
Susan E. Blow.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-09
True Service.

There is no service like his thai
serves because he loves-Sir Philip
Sidney.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-09

Empey tets In the next INSTALL
ment how the war is crumbIing
the British wall Of caste, which
once was insurmountable.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-09

tTo BE coNTINUEpa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-26
WANTED-AGENTS
WANTEO-SALESMEN
HELP WANTED-MALE

STTo MECHANIC HELPERS - These
With some experience preferred. CEN
TRIAL AUTO 4 WAGON WORKS. t4s-tSI
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Mrs. Warren Walker, who had been
i'll several days, is able to be dressed.
Mrs Fred Marsh is visiting her son,
Merle Moore. and family in Wilmington.
Mrs. Bessie Lyman is working in the
offices of the Holstein- Friesian associa-
ton.
The Twentieth Century club will meet
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. C. NJ.
Hamilton.
Mrs. Amy Ryan went to Charlemont.
Mass, Saturday TO remain over Sun
day with relatives.
Harry Learnard of Halifax was in
town Saturday on business and visited
at Walter f. Bartlett =
Perley LaPlant returned Saturday
morning from New York, where he
went to drive back Ford ear for X.
+. Mosher.
L. H. Stellman, who recently returned
with Mrs. Stellman from Tarpon
Springs, Fla, and who was i'll while
there, is improving.
Mrs D. P Prescott of Vernon was a
visitor at the Melrose hospital Satur-
day, coming to see Mr.. Prescott, who is
there for medical treatment
Corporal Harold Chase came Saturday
from Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p W. Chase
He returned to camp this morning
The Philathea class will hold a regular
meeting Friday afternoon with Mrs. Da-
vid t. Perry, to work for the Red Cross
The Ladies' Aid society are invited to at
tend. All are asked to come early.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
wash away all the stomach, liver,
and bowel poisons before
breakfast.

To feel your best day in and dav out,
To feel clean inside; no sour bile TO
coat your tongue and sicken vour
breath or duh your head; no constipa
tion, bilious attacks, sick headache.
colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom
ach, you must battle on the inside like
you battle outside. This is vastly more
important, because the skin pores do not
absorb impurities into the blood, while
the bowel pores do, says a well-known
physician
To keep these poisons and toxins
well flushed fsom the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels, drink before break
fast each day, glass of hot water
with a teaspoonful of limestone phos-
phate in it. This will cleanse, purify
and freshcn the entire alimentary tract,
before putting more food into the
stomach.
Get a quarter pound Of limestone
phosphate from your pharmacist. 1t
Is Inexpensive and almost tasteless, ex-
cept a sourish twinge which is not un.
pleasant. Drink phosphated hot water
every morning to rid your system of
these vile poisons and TOXINS also to
prevent their formation.
To feel like young folks feel; like you
felt before your blood, nerves and mus
cies became saturated with an accumu-
lation Of body poisons, begin this treat
ment and above all, keep it up As
soap and hot water act on the skin,
cleansing, sweetening and purifying, so
limestone phosphate and hot water be-
fore breakfast, act on stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels. 1900
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
CONSUL SUMMERS DEAD.
Collapsed as Result Of Overwork at
His Post in Moscow.

WASHINGTON, May 6,-The death
of Maddin Summers. United States
consul general at Moscow, was an
nounced yesterday in a cable message
to the state department. Mr.. Summers
collapsed under the strain of long
months of overwork, the message said,
and was i'll but one day.
AS head of the American consulate
general at the Bolshevik capital, Mr..
Summers had probably the most ex-
traordinary and most exacting task OF
any man in the consular service. He
directed the activities of a great or
ganiZation of consular officers and
agents extending throughout Eastern
Russia, all the way to Vladivostock,
and even before the Bolshevik gov
eminent moved to Moscow the, work of
the office there was vast
: Mr.. Summers was Al years old and a
native of Nashville, Tenn. He had
been in the consular service since 1899,
taking up the work Immediately after
his graduation from college.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
Sporting Notes.

Alfred Shrubb, coach on Harvard s
cross.eountry teams for many years,
and one Of the world 5 greatest dis
lance runners, is reported to be diving
of consumption i'm a Canadian hospi-
tai. He is the holder of many records
accepted by the International ANA
teur Athletic Association, the best of
which are two miles, ON 3-5s.; three
miles, lin. Il Sos. four miles, ION.
80 2-5s.; five miles, 24m. 33 2-5s.; six
miles, pom. 50 2-5s.; seven miles, 35m.
4 3-js.; eight miles, 40m. los; nine
miles, i5m. - 3-5s.; and 10 miles in
som. 40 Sos. These sensational per.
formances were recorded in 1904, and
have been pounded at for years by
many of the world 5 best athletes and
have stood the test up to the present
time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

device a loop lever, connected with a
stationary rod attached as a permanent
fixture to the lower corner Of the upper
window sash, IS held in position by a
narrow strip of blotting paper
50 long as the paper is dry it is rigid
enough to hold the dehcately adjusted
lever, but single drop of rain will SO
soften the paper that it allows the loop
OF the lever to fall and thus to release
the pressure Of the lever against the
lower sash. Since the sash is weighted
with a bag OF sand or small shot, it
Will drop and close the window against
the rain
In addition to acting in case of rain it
can be made to work at predetermined
time by alarm clock.-Popular Science
Monthly
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
BRATTLEBOROLOCAL.

The bureau of information will be
open as usual at the federal building
tomorrow afternoon from 2 to ) o clock.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Metho.
dist church will hold a silver social at the
home Of Mrs. A. f. Atwood Thursday aft
ernoon. The women are requested to be
prepared to sew. ~-4
Deputy Fish and Game Warden Frank
L. Wellman found one man fishing in
Halifax yesterday without license. He
Is not under arrest. but he has agreed to
appear in municipal! court next Monday.
A coal ear on the main southbound
track jumped the rails about 'cloe k
last evening a short distance below the
railroad station. All trains used the
nerthbound track until the other track
was cleared
call has been received at the Office
Of the local board for three carpenters,
TO go to Washington. and one fireman
or engineer, to 90 to Indianapolis. They
have until May II in which to enlist
without being drafted.
Copies of the codified fish and game
laws, which have Just been printed, have
been received at the office of Town Clerk
Carl ). Hopkins. Each person having a
fishing or hunting license is entitled to a
copy, and copy will be given with each
license issued hereafter.
DR. +. r. Lynch's Morgan stallion,
Prince stumbled yesterday while being
driven home from Marlboro by F. A. Lar
row and broke his leg. 1t was necessary
to have him shot last evening. The horse.
which had been owned by DR. Lynch near
ly 10 years was registered. His last
public appearance was at the Liberty dav
parade when he was ridden by j. f. Me
nard, one of the marshals, when he did
his Bit
w. r. Cushman's automobile was badly
damaged yesterday when it ran into
a fence at the corner of Brook and Birge
streets Mr.. Cushman went to turn out
for +. NJ. Angler and Irving Holden, who
were riding in Mr. Anglers car, and at
this particular point the road bed is very
soft and as the wheels struck it the car
turned quickly, smashing into fence A
large fence post was the only thing that
stopped the car from going down a 100
foot embankment into the Frost pond
Mr.. Cushman, who was riding alone, was
not hurt
"A meeting of the creditors of John
Macdonald, the contractor who built
Manley Brothers garage, was held in Bos-
ton Saturday. Attorney Frank E. Bar.
Der of Brattleboro represented the local
creditors, the Holden & Martin Lumber
company, the Crystal Springs Ice, Wood
and Trucking company, Lowell 4 Brown
L: Fl. Stellman & Son and j. Z. Rogers
Herbert A. Whiting, secretary of the
Boston Credit Mems association who re-
Gently was appointed receiver, was
chosen trustee. Claims to the amount OF
about $4,000 were proved.
The New York Life Insurance company
has put out service flag with 426 stars
/ representing the number of its home office
| employees who have joined the colors
The company has also subscribed for
nearly 80 millions of Liberty bonds-a
sum sufficient to feed 100000 American
soldiers for upwards of two years.
! NJ. Gissin, junk dealer, has moved from
Frost street to l04 Williams street.-Adv
r
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

In one week the aircraft patrol around
the British isles flies 10000 miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

sically Unfit for the Military serv
ice.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The draft
ing Of 2,l70,000 men for military serv
lee by July ! which was outlined Fri
day by Secretary Baker before The
house committee on military affairs, will
exhaust the registrants in class l. ac
eording to figures supplied by the Of
nee OF the provost marshal general, anj
probably make heavy inroads on other
classes also.
While the number of men registered
in classes . and 3 have not been made
public by Gen. Crowdcr. it is believed
that n considerable number of the army
which Secretary Baker has outlined ia
the house committee viii eventually he
drawn from these groups. The call for
these men will be issued only when all
Of the remaining 100000 men in elias,
have been called for service, and
either sent to training camps or ex.
cmptcd for reasons specified in the draft
law.
Approximately 100000 names re.
main subject to call in class | besides
the 100000 already in service. The
passage Of the bin pending before con.
gress for registration Of men who have
reached - years since last June is cx.
pcctcd 10 furnish about 100000 add.
tional men for this class.
The physical examination of the men
called in the first $4,000 showed 29.ll
per cent unfit physically for service,
according to the report of Provost Mar
shall General Crowdcr to Secretary Bak.
or.
The opinion exists in the war Office
that about the same number of men not
fitted physically for service will be
found among the remaining 100000
registrants.
Gen. Crowdcr : report shows further
that SIS Or cert Of the men called
last fall failed to respond. Some had
already volunteered for service in the
army or navy, others had died. and still
others had changed addresses without
notifying the local draft boards.
Many of the men in the first class are
employed in shipbuilding yards, NUM-
tion plants and on railroads which NAV
make exemption feasible from a mill.
tary standpoint. Others in farming dis
trictS are badly needed in agricultural
work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
CLASS ONE TO Be
TAKEN BY July |
Draft May Reach Other
Groups, Gen. Crowder
Tells Committee
MANY EXEMPT ON
ACCOUNT OF WORK

Two Million Men in the First Division
Left, But Nearly one-Third Are Ply
sically Unfit for the Military serv-
ice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06
SHUTS OUT THE RAIN.
Automatic Device That Closes the Win
dow When Showers Come.

An automatic device which takes care
of the windows of a house or apartment,
and closes them when it begins to rain,
has been perfected by L. NJ. Phelps of
Philadelphia. 1t is quite automatic and
its action is said to be positive. In his
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

NJ. Gissin, junk dealer, has moved from
Frost street to l04 Williams street-Adv
SIT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-06

Wisdom includes the ability Of recogniz.
ing foolishness
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-01-11
Annual Meeting to Be Held On
Tuesday Evening, January
Is, At Club Rooms.
ELEVEN DIRECTORS TO Be Effected
Secretary to Report on Activities
During Past Year. Members
Urged to Attend and Make
Suggestions for Work.

The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Glasgow Chamber of
Commerce and agriculture will be
held on Tuesday, January IS, at p.
m. in the club rooms.
This is a very important meeting
and every member should attend.
Eleven directors will be elected and
then they in turn will elect the ex-
ecutive officers of the club.
Every member is urged to attend
the meeting and also to bring in sug-
gestions that can be acted upon by
the chamber in 1918. This will give
every member an opportunity to ad-
vance any suggestion that may prove
of vital Importance and value to Glas-
gow
The secretary will give an outline of
the activities accomplished during the
past year and the prospects for the
future.
Everyone interested in the growth
of Glasgow and Valley county are
cordially invited to be present at the
meeting. Business men and farmers
who are not members should make it
point to attend.