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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-24
ALL TAGS DAYS ABOLISHED BY
MAYOR

After asserting that the people of
New Orleans gave cheerfully and to
the limit of their capacity in every
call made upon them during the war.
Mayor Behrman, in a statement issued
Tuesday morning. declared that he
believes they now are entitled to
rest. and all tag days, therefore, shall
be abolished by official action.
The last tag day, under the mayors
proclamation. for which a permit will
be issued is that of Saturday, April &c,
to be given for the benefit of the
Mount Carmel Orphan Asylum.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-24
OLD ALGERINE SUBSCRIBES FOR
PAPER

The Herald is in receipt of a let
ter from Mr.. w. n. Covell, a former
Algerine. who is now in business in
Richmond, Texas, where he is pros
pering. Mr.. Covell is in the sheet
metal works and also does a lot of
plumbing in that breezy little place
of Richmond. Texas. He also is
operating a branch shop at Rosen-
berg, Texas.
Mr.. .Covell writes that he has not
seen a Herald in some time and he
likes to get all the Algiers news. he
sends in his subscription so that he
may find out what is going on at
home.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-24
GEORGE PLATT TO BE REP.
RESENTATIVE

1t has also been stated by excel
lent authority that the administra-
ton has decided on sending Mr..
George Plat to the House of Rep-
resentatives. Mr.. Plat, who re-
sides in Verret Street, is one of our
young attorneys, having offices in
the Masonic Temple Building. Mr.,
Platt is also very energetic and we
prophesy that he will not be a dis
to his hackers.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-24
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.

At reception at their home, AL
Bermuda ST., last Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Talluto, announced the
engagement of their daughter, Mary.
to Mr.. Samuel ProvenZano, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Provengano OF $50
Elmira Ave. A large crowd of
young folks were present and spent
most enjoyable time. Dancing
was INDUCED in until late hour.
Dainty refreshments were served.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-24
FAREWELL PARTY.

On Monday night, surprise fare
we'll party was rendered Mr., and Mrs
A. Lembach of Hastings. Nebr., who
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Goebel of Bermuda Street. The crowd
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
E. Dickey and then proceeded to the
Goebel home. All wore fancy dress
costumes and Mosques. A most de-
lightful evening was spent
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-24
CAPTAIN CLAsSEN PROMOTED.

Capt. Chas. Clasen has just returned
from Baltimore. Md. after having pur
chased new tug for his firm.
Capt. Clasen has now been promoted
to the responsible position of Marine
Superintendent of the firm of w. G.
Coyle & Co.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-24

Borne-On Thursday, April 18th.
Mrs. Eugene Thigpen, nee Odile Borne
died in Colorado Springs, Colo, after
a lingering illness. Deceased was the
daughter of Emma Babin and the late
Paul Borne. She left here a few
years ago for Colorado to make her
home. Interment was in Greenwood
cemetery, Colorado Springs.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-24
ENTERTAIN AT A DANCE.

Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Amuedo enter
The following guests were present:
Miss Ruth Raphael. Mr. and Mrs.
Royal Amuedo, Mrs. Jos. Beckett, Mrs.
VIM. Walters of McDonoghville and
Mr.. Ernest DelluckY
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-24
MACKEY-VALLETTE.

On Saturday. April 18th, at Grace
Church. Miss Blanche B. Vallette and
Mr.. Alexander H. Mackey were mar
ried by Rev. A. R. Edbrooke
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-12-01

poslago vojsko. (Snad praco-
vati do dolu?) Stavka naSe je
protizakonna, valka pry jeste
Eneni ukoncena. Ano, pro vydri
duchy a upiry, kteri zenou vse-
chnu spotrebu do ohromne w
Sc, jest valecny zakon zrusen,
by ony miliony, ku kterym jim
dopomohla valka jest6 desa-
teronasobnily. Nez vrat'me Sc.
Jak jsem vyse podotkl, zaba-
veni fondu, chicanovani ured-
niku a dalsl pohruzky mnoho
nepusobily ma navrat do prace
a splSe Sc zda, re odpor ma
strane uniovych d6lniku stal
Sc tvrdosijnejsim. A ,neni Sc
co diviti, kdyz clov6k vidi, ia
ke odmeny Sc "a svoji loyal
most dodelal We svobodne de-
mokraticke republice, kde V
dobG valky vydal vsechnu svo-
il silu a vSechnu svoji energii,
jak ma poll valecnem, TAX no.
spodafskem, ze spiSe jcho
vzdor tuhne, nez-li aby byl
zlaman. Nyni jest vyjednava-
no s jakymsi zimnicnym chva-
tenn, ano sekrctar prace Will
son jest prostrcdnikem mezi
smlouvajicimi stranami. @.
vsem, ze jest toho pricinou ci-
telny nedostatek uhli, ktery Sc
kazdym dnem ZvySuie a tn je
nutno neco d6lati. Myslim, &c
nejblize V pfiStich dnech doc,
Kane Sc koneCneho vysledku '
one, tax mnohym ncpohodInG
stavce.
Pro nejlepSi zdar stavky
JOS. Napr3tck
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-12-01
IMSSl IWSSI MSS
Varovani.

Matka Ok synovD: ia te
varuji pred tou svatbou. Dosta
neS sice hezke v6no Sc zenou.
vsak toho Sc brzy sprostiS, ze-
ny VSak ne"
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-12-01
Oniuva.

Principal; "Vonasku, Wy "a
sc spite, misto abystc praco-
vaI?"
Vonasck; "Prosim, pane
principale, ia sice drimal. ale
= ale zdalo Sc mi o naSem oh
chode.',
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-12-01

DiAonvale, O., 27. listopadu'
Takhle svss odplacil

Pri dneSnl Sltuacl nOrmckc
stavky zde We Sp. Statech vzpo
menu casio tcto vyse nadepsa-
ne bachorky, neb sc znacne
podoba dnesnimu poradku We
stavce naSi, ktery nam vlada
zavedla. Pri vstupu S. S. do
svetove valky snad ma zadny il
ny obor nekladeno tolik vahy,
re pomuze valku vyhrati, jako
ma horniky. Kazda lokalka hor
nicka byla zaplavovana pripi-
sy cd administrace paliva sa-
motneho pres. Wilsona, ktere
vSechny kontily stejne sice:
Miners, more coal! Zaroven
dostali jsme velik6 obrazy,
pfedstavuiici vojina V pine
zbroji ma front6 a podle neho
hornik po pas obnazen, Sc spi-
cakem ma rameni a pod obra-
zem opet psano:
miners Help Win The
War!"
V pfipisech poslanych nam
administrator paliva DIR.
Garfieldem apelovano ma mas,
bychom docilili CO nejvetsiho
vyvozu uhlf zaroven zave-
den meZi nami detektivnl sy-
stem (ovsem ze navodem sa-
motneho p. c. ktery mel ma
starosti, by zadny hornik zby-
tecne nejakou hodinu neproza
halel. Do tohoto detektivniho
ufadu (Production Committee)
byli dosazeni 3 muzi od "a
mestnavatele a tfi zvoleni cd
hOrnlctva. Le pax ma udavani
ne3chazelo, toho nam byla
svedkem blizka Sachla, zvana
"Harpersville" kde bylo n6ko-
'ik udani kazdy den. Pakli re
vsak byl hornik nucen byti do
ma vinou zamestnavatele, re
lemel pfipadne drivi pro svo-
Je zabezpeceni, neb drAhu do
sveho dila jine V hornick6
praci NOME nedostatky, tn ien
superintendent pokrcil rameny
3 fekl: Nemohu 81 pomoci. Tim
bylo odbyto r.vse i DIR. G..
Jinak ovsem bylo, kdyz hor-
mix mohl pracovati a 'vyrazil'
81 pro svoji vlastni pricinu,
Tu SC musel vyzpovidati od A.
az do Z. proc do prace nepri-
sci pax jeSt6 pcskovan jake
volak Il rakouskG armady
kdyz 10 'natahl. Muslin t6z DC
dotknouti, ze byla nam "a 10y
almost naSi Slibovana vsemoz,
ma podpora pristim vyjedna,
vani needn't Skaly mezi nam
a uhlobarony.
A hle. Pc roce skonceni va
ky. kdy tez vyprsela naSC
3mlouva, vySli jsme dne /. IL
stopadu ma stavku, ncbot' "a
zavratneho stoupani cen vSecf
zlvotnich potreb nebylo nan
mozno pri stavaiicich vydel
cich vyziti. Nechci fici, sluSni
zld, ponevadz re zivofeni ns
slusne ziti jest veliky skok. A
naSli Sc jeste lide, ktcri tvrdi
ze nemame prava ma zimu wi
Il ma stavku. Lide ii naSli Sc
mczi Cechy nehorniky. (Via
dopis p. J. Randusa).
OvSem, dubnova stavka b,
la by mnohem pohodlnejsi pre-
uhlobarony, ncbot' by sc n;
mas jak nalczi pripravili pal
hornice, nae ii trcba zivorit:
Ezdyt' muzeS zdechnout, Jes
vid6ti z dopisu onoho pana. IL
nezazil takove veci, jako les
stradani nebo nedostatek, il
max by snad d6lnikem iinal
SmySlcl a neposilal by jej pc
Jeho praci V dole ma praci M
farmu.
Ncz o tomto .iscm sc nochto
docela rozcpisovati, nybrz on,
Jsem chtel podotknouti, lax Sc
k nam zachovaly ony yeliCiny
ktprp nam tnbo toIiL ~ ,,E
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-12-01

armach uSadili Sc jz nem povolani nebudou
snad akovGm mnozsvi hasit fanny, iako hned po
Eonter Nalh ysak Laneuv plan by mel bt proveden jiz
toho duvodu &c phi nyn6s drahoe pudy nedostatku
dobrych ronck[ch pozemk byo by 10 ste vseobecnemu
ptospGchu. :"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

sion was that the people were there
either to kill time or strictly on bust
ness"
The supper clubs were likewise
lifeless, he found:
"Previously-I had been taken, by the
aid of a membership card COSTING 10
shilllngs per year, to supper club
which, in the daytime, is an ordinary
restaurant. It's speciality is the service
to members of pea soup and minced
meat with egg Immediately after mid
night of meatless days. 1t was filled to-
ward midnight to overlooking with men
some IN evening dress, some in CITY cos
tune, and women, usually we'll dressed
There was some champagne drunk
mostly substitute, and there was tango
dancing, but neither was very wild
nor nearly as reckless as I had been
led to expect from forid accounts of
the place. Only once did | hear a
whole roomful of people laugh. and
That was earlier in the evening at a
cabaret lit with carriage lamps. whore
would-be comedian in Eastern coss
tune explained that he could not get
rid OF his 3,000-odd wives because he
was not machine gun.
In the small hours I was taken to
berl'n's Wild West where high life
as supposed to prevail. Under the
rooms of sanatorium one obtained
admission by means of pass to sober
rooms rather like tea rooms and deco
rated in the early Victorian STYLE.
mere, at a. m, there was admittedly
rather excitable dancing by about
three couples-the fox-trot. bunnv-hno
and tango variations. But, at small
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

tables, couples drank coffee substi-
tute with black bread. There were a
few bottles of Rhine and Moselle wine
opened
'Thencc we went to vet anothe,
dancing room where the fun is KEEP.
up until daylight and after. Here there
was evidence of more champagne, but
not in anything like the quantities
usually assumed. l saw only one per-
son really intoxicated the whole night
At the time | arrived people were
eating the unusual luxury of eggs and
raw ham to the strains of Vienna
waltz.
Summing up my impressions
throughout the extremely tedious and
at times mournful experiences, | can
only say that I very rarely heard any
body laugh, and even the once char
acteristic nervousness of some Ger
man conversation had disappeared
People danced even without smiling,
and appeared to me to drink without
pleasure.
The whole dismally suburban circle
OF so-called amusement was character
ized by pitiful efforts of people to be
amused. | asked one well-dressed man
who admitted his boredom why on
earth he came. and he replied: What
on earth else is there to do? can't
work because there is no labor avail
able. can't sleep because I see ruin
ahead for all of us. And the only way
can get through these awful DAYS
Is to dance all night and try to sleep
most OF the day. 1t is noteworthy that
.he peccarat tables are run mostly
from sunset to sunrise or somewhat
later"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

he exceeded even the license permitted
in Cuba in one of his attacks, and hav-
ing been denounced most bitterly in a
rival publication by the Presidents
brother, he was cited to appear before
the Correctional Court to answer for
having libelled the President There
he was fined $500, thanked the court
and promptly resumed his attacks.
Suspension of the "Heraldo de Cuba"
was ordered for a time, but on his
promise to be good Mendeta was again
permitted to circulate his paper.
In recent number, Mendieta asks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

in. 72-point eight-column head what
has become of 100000 destined for
the highways from the income of the
national lottery, asserts that $4,000
month is being distributed from the
lottery income to "botellas" (sine-
cures), alleges that there is no iust1-
tication for the increase in the budget
allotment for the Department of Public
Works, gives two columns to ridiculing
Vice-President Nunez, some space to
an attack on the Provincial Governor
of Havana, asserts that "Menocal, in
the elections of 1912 assembled to tn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

Presidency with the aid of the forces
of General Asbert," and finds room
still on his first page for two halt
tones; one representing an Italian eel
ebration in Fiume, the other the return
to New York of the 9th Division.
The Liberals, it may be added, have
lately gotten in bad with their own
people by suggesting an American in
tervention at the next election a thing
dreaded above all else by the average
Cuban
Oldest of the Cuban dailies is "Diario
de la Marina" which was founded il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

somewhere in Bohemia -- but he does
not seem to be willing to help me out.
That's the reason you may not find it
as brilliantly lighted on the Ring
strasse as on Broadway. You may
think it strange too that l force you
to retire at an hour when you are
used to start out for the theatre. 1t
wasn't always so. You know there
was time when you could have a
rollicking fine time in Vienna and the
boys used to come over from Paris to
beat the band, but, good God, how far
away seems that! Between you and
me and the lamp-post (Which is so
badly hgnted) am deucedly glad that
the weather Is 30 mild Just now, be-
cause l would really not know how to
neat your rooms. Thousands of nv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

army rations and corned beef with
you, that would save me lot of trou-
HE. (By the way, you can get them
around the corner at Stone & Blyths;
he is selling them at only double the
price they were to be had at English
prison camps.)
"You see as to my children | have
broken them nearly entirely of the
habit of eating. What is really the
use of it? If you would get up with
me early in the morning and 60 to
the market and wander about until
your feet get sore and you cannot get
anything but turnips, some particular
ugly kind they call 'Wrucken,' you
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

children have been living in unheated
rooms during the recent cold spell and
| am afraid we will have to face some
hard wintertime yet
Nov another excuse I have to put
forward is about the grub. Will you
kindly excuse me if l cannot put
hominy and cream, nice cup of coffee,
hot cakes and ham and eggs on your
breakfast table (my mouth is watering
while write this)? Somehow or other
| cannot get these things together just
now. / hope you will find a good meal
somewheres in the neighborhood and
hope Uncle Sam will be able to paw
for it. Perhaps you have got some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Berlin High Life Is Pretty Tame

about fifteen persons and perhaps
thirty others standing behind them.
The banker table had a dozen seated
and perhaps another dozen standing.
The air was thick with smoke, the
rooms being lily ventilated, and the
general atmosphere was as unlike a
prosperous gambling place as can be
imagined. The whole club reeked of
bourgeois responsibility. saw onlv
two bottles of wine opened, and if
there was any restaurant attached I
failed to discover it.
"Play, especially at the baccarat
table, was fairly high; the highest bid
for the bank during the hour | watched
was $4,000 marks (s5,90O), and the
highest individual stake noticed was
$500. There was neither laughter nor
any obvious evidence of nervous strain
round the table. One high bidder. I
was told with grin, was a certain
deputy paymaster to the forces.
There were no women playing bac-
carat while I watched, but they ap
peared to have pronounced prefer
ence for banker. Here the stakes we're
lower, the highest bank noticed be-
ing 800. One young and very. we'll
dressed woman (either German women
nave acquired better figures owing to
munger, or they have learned how to
dress during the war-they are much
more chic than they used to bel had
long run of luck. and guessed her
winnings while | was there at $500
or $500.
There was some sharp talking at
inc banker table and occasionally some
disputes, but the prevailing impress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

sembled under one roof, for it is un-
heard of for one newsstand to carry
them all, and no newsboy will attempt
such thing.
Possibly varying shades of political
opinion make numerous newspapers a
necessity, but it is doubtful if the cir
culation of some of the smaller organs
justifes the amount of advertising car
ried-this, of course, from the North
American point of view-unless patri-
otism outweighs pecuniary considera-
tions.
Cuban journalists are nothing if not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

are, of course, one family, and they be-
long together and they may be to-
gether some day. But if any one tells
you that my children are anxious Just
now to join their cousins-I believe
that was a rash decision to this effect
in needless moment-don't believe
him. What my children want now are
peaceful relations with the people
around them. Somehow or other they
want to take up that habit of eating
again and they know they can only
do it if they are on good terms with
their neighbors. That's where you
could help thin. If you talk to Uncle
Sam about it and make Uncle Sam have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

tion was suspended for a time after
the failure of the instruction of 1917.
DR.. Mendieta and most of the staff took
refuge in New York, that haven of
Spanish American political refugees,
but were allowed to return when Presi
dent Menocal declared his wholesale
amnesty
Personal journalism to Mendieta is
as the breath of his nostrils. He was
nc sooner seated on the tripod than he
resumed his attacks on the Conserva-
tive party, its leaders, the government
of Cuba and President Menocal. Finally
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

1882, and continues to be, lone 80.
Spanish rule is only bad memory ~
organ of the Spanish element - ~
island, and representative also 80 %
Church. Its special corresnora..
from Spain is the most complete -
found in Havana. 1t is memhos
The Associated Press. and on NJ
Thursday it not only carried p;c.s.
of Christ on its first page which m;~s'
have been done by Durer. but .s
its leading editorial to "The Doc,ss s
OF Jesus" basing its comment ON
text from st. Thomas a Kempis %,
Marina" features the news of ar =.
erature and society, and freouss.,.
'lnds sixteen or more pages necessars
to present its views to clientele ,r~
berlng more than 10000.
Gel Mundo' is, of all the Hsv..
dallies, the most complete approach !.
the American notion of what q nowsx
per ought to be, although it is incl;n.,
to verge on the sensational. Tins -
entire interior page is devoted to "r,.
adventures of Count of Monte crs.s
in real life," a serial dealing with ~
late Jacques Lebaudy, and to the AZ.
courses of Mary Garden on "mv f.v.
rite city" The first page, however !.
exclusively devoted to real news :,
worldwide Importance. There Is .
strong sporting section, and local bs,
penings are covered by large sts#
of reporters. 1t, too, devotes especim
attention to religious matters durine
Holy Week, leading editorial be,ns
devoted to Jesus, his appearance,
after death" In the matter of bulk
"El Mundo" leads the other Havsn,
dailies, and also in the matter of c;r.
culation, having 10000.
Besides its daily press. Havana,
boasts an extensive list of periodicals
some of which are decidedly above the
average in quality.
Cuba Contemporaries" is a MONTH,
review directed by Carlos de Velasco
which would be credit to much
larger country than Cuba. 1t was
founded in 1913 by Mr.. de velasco
Julio Villoldio, Mario Guiral Moreno
Max Henriquez Urena, Ricardo Sara.
hasa, leopold F. de Sofa, and the late
Jose S. de Sofa, and includes as con
tributors practically all of the best Gu.
ban writers and number Of men and
women eminent in the profession o,
letters in other parts of the America
"The Times of Cuba is distinctly.
one-man monthly, written and owned
by Edward F. O'Brien, formerly well
known as a newspaper man in New
York. It's circulation is complete SO ia,
as the American colonies scattered
through Cuba are concerned, but copies
are to be found in Mexico, the West
Indies and in many American cities
where people are interested in Cuba
and Cuban affairs. 1t is an AUTHORITY
on sugar, tobacco and the agricultural
and industrial development Of Cuba,
but with enough space devoted to Jokes
and cartoons to make it evident that
the editor doesn't take himself too
seriously.
Lastly, Cuba possesses politica.
weekly, LA Politica Comica0 edited
by Ricardo de la Torriente, which not
infrequently presents surprisingly good
cartoons and has attained circula-
ton of $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

Times" the alleged German
metropolitan gayety since
the signing Of the armistice has
been exaggerated. He finds that the
Berlin people on the whole are de-
pressed, and while the night life
included some dancing and some
gambling, reports Of general ex-
cesses are not justified. Armed with
lntroductions he Jared forth for a
journey Of inspection, and he says:
Il went to inspect for myself the
gambling hells of Berlin which have
the reputation of being the most ex
travagant. The tour also included Wis
Its to several supper clubs, only to be
approached by dark alleys and to be
entered by membership cards. and
finally, in the small hours. some of
those all-night dancing establishments
which, in spite of the edict against
public dances, were said to flourish
behind thick curtains and under vari-
Gus DISCUSSES.
ITO begin with the gambling clubs.
which we're the least tedious items Of
the famed extravaganza of revolu-
tionary Berlin. The gambling club
visited consisted Of three large rooms
in private house in it's own grounds
Inc rooms were all full of people of
ooth sexes and obviously Of varying
social rank.
There were two tables-onc big
oaccarat table and one smaller banker
table Round the former ,yoro .oo4I