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New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
The Grandfather era French War Story
r DON'T even know in what wars
my grandfather fought. l do

my granulalier loue"'' Wv
- know that he saw. much ardu-
Gus campaigning, was plastered
with wounds and came back laden
with stories of adventures which he
had gone through. In his old age |
was the only one left to whom he
could recount his combats. And he
never failed to do that. But l re-
membered nothing. preferred fairy
stories. In my childhood dreams |
had a secret wish to become a canon.
We lived alone. When we played
together beside the brook, | built
mills. He made me a sword, and
gravely offered it to me. What did
he want me to do with it? ] became
more absent minded than usual, and
used it as a cane. That ineptitude
astounded him. A boy-his own
grandson, too-who didn't cut of all
the weed tops along the roadway
here was something strange and
scandalous!
He stopped and looked me in the
face. How embarrassing it was.
Under the gaze Of his eyes-bg,
like a giant's-my own eyes blinked.
He must have been angry. He
breathcd hard. He crossed his great
arms and bent down over me. His
body cast a huge shadow on the
sunny road. l waited for him to
speak. He sighed. / heard him
say:
"He will take after his mother"
Is it my fault if l am like a
mother whom l never knew?
If. by instinct. my inclinations re-
semble hers?
"Come on" said my grandfather,
his voice choking.
We walked along the country
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

~ young EngllSh modernS,
= which calls itself Dust in
Vibration" advertises that
it will contain contributions by all
the new and vital authors and art
lists" Nor, as an editorial in 1.-The
New York Evening Post says, does
this new magazine stand alone. at
is," we read, "a beggarly month that
does not supply the announcement of
a new periodical devoted to the high
purpose of making beauty hum-or,
possibly, run for its life. Either
way, vitality scores another hit,
and this old world is given a jounce
forward" To quote the writer fur
ther:
ITO the casual thinker, it might seem
strange that We should have had TO
wait so long for the arrival Of the
vital With all that the generations
have gone through, from the Trojan
War to the Renaissance and the Pull
man, how could they have escaped vi
tality! But if you stop to think You
arc lost and have no more chance of
being vital than if you had been born
in the habby time Of Queen Eliz-
abeth. To be vital you must first sub
scribe for our new magazine. Dust IN
Vibration Then you must write, or
draw, or talk, or at least dress, in such
. way as to prove your originality. To
b sure that you are being original
watch other people and do as they
don't.
"A look at any Of the magazines OF
vitality will show you the line to take.
Self for souls one
writer terms it. The phrase is not bad.
Bracing yourself for shock, you
rad: 1T 10 the living Of the life, -
~ ena might live Il. over against
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

other lives, and calls only for the de-
termination that i. shall be lived with
out surrender of its integrity and with
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

has been born in world where there
is comparatively little danger Of his
burlosquc being mistaken for an
original"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
Translated by William l.. Mcpherson
Copyright, 1919, Ne.c York Tribune INC


hhurs0y h&
But no
gueCox& &Gu~ War "a nddmrd
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
CertQintieS
By Margaret Widdemer
From The Century.
u III

H/HETHER you dwcU By hut o
throne,
Whether yoW feet tread suS o'
grass,
Comes the one lad yoa shall nere'
0rn,
Or the one lass.
Whether you're pence 70 sPe"a' ''
gold,
Whether you're toll or tme 70
iceep,
Comes the one pam that may "e'"
be told
And may aerer steer.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

Whether you wccp or mock m pr'e<
Whether ycu tell or stiV deaI
Comes the oao scar that yoW nan
musi hide
Till the day yoa die.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07

l plunged into black chaos and
returned to life. The war ended
New-York tribune., 1919-09-07
ssVitUt
A ,

NEW MAGAZINE of the
n young English moderns,
- which calls itself Dust in
Vibration" advertises that
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
u. 5. Gasoline Substitute
Reputed to Reduce the Cost
by Sixty Cents on Dollar

A gasoline substitute which can be
manufactured to sell sat two-dfths Of
the present cost Of gasoline may be
on the market by the strst Of the year.
An announcement byfhe war depart
ment states that such substitute
has been produced BY the research
and development division of the de-
partment. According to the present
plan, the formula will be released to
manufacturers, probably under some
agreement with the war department
as to the margin Of profit that will
be allowed.
The product, which has kerosene
for a base, is odorless, colorless and
non-corrosive, according to the wal
departments statement, and tests
have proved it to develop thermal
efficiency greater than the best gasc'
line. It was said that Capt. e. C
,Weisgarber, a gas and oil engineer
connected with the department, who
is responsible for the discovery and
development of the substitute, will be
relieved from duty and placed ir
charge of it's distribution.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
MINE CONDITIONS BAD 4

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 25.-In study
of the health of Ohio coal miners,
conducted by DR.. Emory R. Hayhurst
of the state department of health, it
is stated that working conditions are
not as good as the average of most
industries in this state. While venti-
1ation in the mines is good in the
main, many of them are of damp
and muddy type and work is such that
exposure to this hazard is large.
Blasting during working hours fills
the mine air with poisonous gases and
occasions considerable health COM
plants. The mining laws, he says,
should be amended in this respect and
the division of miners given a larger
force to compel obedience.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
CIaim IN Porcelain Industry
Successfully Launched in
u. S. as Result of the War

Arl important development in the
pottery industry of the United States
Is the production Of chemical porce-
lain. the manufacture of which In this
country was considered impossible be-
fore the war. Several operators are
now making chemical porcelain, says
the q. s. Geological Survey Bulletin.
which satisfactorily meets the exact
ing requirements Of the laboratory.
In 1917 the value Of the output OF
every variety Of pottery classified by
the geological survey, except red
earthenware, was greater than in 1915.
White ware showed the largest in
crease-$2, 729, ,079, or Is per cent. Por-
celain electrical supplies also showed
a large increase-$2,4 Alt, 1855, or "a per
cent. China, the highest grade Of pot
,tery, has been a minor product In
value, yet its value in 1917 showed an
increase Of $1,327, ,534, or 38 per cent,
compared with 1915. It's value in 1917
was nearly twice as great as In 1913.
The value of white ware, including
china, which comprises the general
household wares and constitutes more
than 45 per cent of the value Of all
pottery, was So, 5,726,375 in 1917, an
increase Of s4,O56,613. or 10 per cent,
over 1916 If to this sum Is added
the value Of the high-grade products,
sanitary ware and porcelain electrical
supplies, the total value in 1917 was
$47.814,178, or S7,998.579 more than
In 1916. '"~~ -
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP WORK
Why Even One Days Closing of Vim.
eaar Factories Would Mean I'M
mense Loss to the Owners.

One vinegar factory ut Philadelphia
has been in continuous operation
twenty-four hours day every day OF
the year for f1fty-two years and an
other for forty years.
This fact was brought out when ths
owners Of the factories appealed from
the fuel administrators order closin:
industries for certain periods to sas.
coal.
Vinegar experts testified that to
stop making vinegar would ruin the
tanks In which Il Is manufacture.
Alcohol is placed in tanks lined and
packed with beech shavings. II the
generating process is halted the shaw
ings are dried out or burned up and
are useless.
To stop for q day would mean clos
ing six months. said n large manufac-
turer. Much OF tho present output OF
vinegar at Philadelphia is used IN
making explosives.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
ISt. Mary Parish Donates
$4,000 to Campaign
for Relief Of Starv-
ing Jews
Generous Response from Every
Community in Parish to Ap-
peal for Hebrew Suffer-
ers in the Holy Land

Parish Chairman Leon Kahn of the
drive to raise funds for the starving
Jews of the Holy Land has submitted
a complete report of the total contri-
button to the fund by each commun-
ity. The grand total for the parish
is $4,000. Much interest was man
ifested in the drive by both the work
ers and the public in general. The
parish chairman desires to thank all
the workers and the contributors for
helping to make the drive a success,
thereby putting St. Mary once more
among the leaders in good work for
mankind.
The chairman for the various COM
munities were: Morgan City, Sol
Loeb; Franklin, R. E. Brumby; Pat
terson, DR.. ". D. Roussel; Berwick,
M. Wilson and A. Labe; Baldwin and
Garden City, Mrs. Lawless; Ramos,
Mr.. Duffy; Amelia, J. Aucoin.
Following is list of the contribu-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
The Task That Morgan
City Should Dedi-
cate Itself For
City Needs
Important that Citizens Be-
come Better Acquainted
With What We Actually
Can Boast

Pledging itself for increased indus
tries. Morgan City should also see to
it that the home man himself is aware
of the real benefits offered by res
idents, and go after the present busl-
ness man to enlarge and expand.
The avenues OF increased revenues
for the present business man are as
great as inducements offered to the
prospective investor.
There is room for expansion. There
is room for Improvements. If we
claim that we have certain facilities
for the successful carrying out of ex-
tensive ideas, we should be just as
eager to impress the home man with
this fact as incurring expenses in tell
ing the out of town man who is seek
ing new fields of industry and en-
deavor, what we claim we have.
There are opportunities for the
home merchant to improve the front
part of his business house. The city
should at once begin to straighten
out and improve the water front.
Street crossings could be better pro-
vided Back allies should be cleaned
and owners of property along the
right of way in these alley sections
should be asked to cooperate
Gradings ought not to be neglected.
Unlocking buildings should be re-
moved. Half tumbled down build
ings should be forced out of the way.
| Condemnation proceedings will take
care of that measure.
Dilapidated signs marring the gem
eral appearances of the city are
disgrace, no doubt about it. Some
! fresh paint when seasons permit. will
add to the attractiveness of our build
ings. Things generally, ought to be
freshened up.
AS to the natural resources that we
have, The Review wishes to cite that
we are in the heart of the cypress
timber belt. We have several dozen
sawmills all located within fifty
mile zone. We have both rail and
water transportation. We have sew
erage accommodating $4,000 patrons.
Water works and electric light plants.
Excellent schools, churches, fra
ternal societies. We are plugging
away for city free delivery, and we
are going to get it. We are going to
get innumerable things, but the home
people themselves must realize the
advantages that Morgan City enjoys,
before they can rightfully and intel
ligently explain to others what their
home town has in the line of induce
ments to offer the new prospective
settler or investor.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
kld Secretary for Fifth
Liberty Loan in City


& = Equires from Lake Charles,
Is ~ "a the city today tor the pur-
lsss y going over the coming cam
llaln . the interests of the Fifth
tsy Loan drive, due sometime in
npril
Z Sqnifes visited Mr.. X. R. Hood,
- First National Bank, who is
ptesident Of this zone for the
~ Loan Committee for this
tot the laying of such plans
4 w assure 100 per cent success.
oeer'ptions to this next loan will
snaoanced. when ready.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
Not So Very Sudden.

Her little brother was entertaining
In the front room the young man who
had just called.
Look here" he said suddenly, "are
lou going to propose to my sister to-
night?'
"Why, I-er-er-what do you
mean7" asked the youth with some
agitation.
"Oh, nothin'; only If you are you
aren't going to surprise her. She's
ribbed me to 60 to bed at half-past
seven. She's hung four Cupid pictures
IN the drawing-room wall, moved the
sofa over iii the darkest corner, got
pa and ma to promise to go calm next
door, and has shut the dog in the cell
lar. You'll get her all right; only ii
she starts talkfn' bout its bein' sudden,
tell her it don't work with you. Sect"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
Vaudeville At The
Opera House Tonight


The attraction at the Opera House
Saturday night, Jan. 18th. will be VIM.
E. Atwell and H. H. Moss All Star
Bill of Supreme VaudevilLe.
Having seven acts of clean, crisp
comedy, singing and dancing, an extra
large coterie of captivating Cuties
cunning costumes, and all other prime
requisites of wholesome, sparkling
vaudeville show.
The entire bill is bright, pleasing
Revue of color and light and mel
ody, abounding with wit and comedy
and will entertain all who are seek
ing to be amused and interested
There isn't serious thought on the
program and it is recommended as an
antidote for whatever troubles any
one.
The Bill which will be offered in
its entirety, is as fillows:
The Pelots, Comedy Juggling, "Fun
At the Inn"
Gertie DeMilt, In a singing and
dancing novelty.
Mack & Lee, Comedy Skit, in milk
and Melody"
Dorothy Kenton, The Girl with the
Banjo.
The Dunn Sisters, The Girls who
Sing and Dance.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
Every Little neIps.

Italy makes excellent use Of her
waste paper. It is made into a cheap
and portable fuel for the soldiers.
Boys and girls go about the cities
collecting all the discarded newspapers
they can find. These are brought to
establishments where the sheets are
converted by machinery into little
tight rolls about an inch in diameter
and two inches long, which are packed
into small bags and dispatched to the
army.
This compressed paper fuel is most
convenient whenever an individual sol.
dier wishes to warm up a mugful OF
anun or coffee.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25

ID ~ TN b0okkeeper wound aOOut
- yards Of lower limb around the
u Il he table and remarked az he
"a II into space:
I xould Ike to know just what
- pscples idea Of Inconvenience
Y Fm instance, the other day q
IN child belonging to one OF our
rlIahprs Knocked at our back door.
siWhat can do for you, little giriT
laksd
sWGll, shs said. my papa says he
i1pn Il won't Inconvenience you any,
/ n h has sent our ice box down.
"a y have a new lining put in, and
: = usuts to know II you will lend US
Fw fefriserator for three or four
~ unil ours gets fixed
On ycu beat thatT-St. Joseph Ga
-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
monrn q r.arvesx moon.

MonrN ~ S11rveoI moon.
Aside from the autumnal equinox
September each year Is marked BY an
other astronomical event Of considers
bic interest. namely, the so-called har
vest moon. It being the full moon near
est the autumnal equinox. The harv
est moon rises at nearly the same time
for several successive evenings IN
stead Of nearly an hour later from
night to night. as is usually the case
and II is from this continuous run Of
bright moonlight nights that thii
moon Is said to derive its name, farm
ers as a rule taking advantage Of thu
extra light to gather in their late sum
mer crops and store them away fol
the winter.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
Fish to Combat Mosquitoes.

An agent Of the bureau Of fisheries,
s. F. Hildebrand, who has been con-
ducting experiments In the vicinity OF
Camp Hancock, near Augusta. Ga, has
met with noteworthy success in con-
trolling the breeding Of mosquitoes BY
the use of fish. Public health service
officials have given strong tndorse-
ment to the services thus rendered Tor
thu protection Of. the health OF soldierl
and civilians.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
ELECTRICIANS GAIN

Tac.ima. Wash. Jan. 25.-Municipa!
electricians and the city council have
adjusted wage differences. The new
rates are: Line men, journeymen,
$o.4O day; foremen, $40 a day
superintendent, 500 a month.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
At a Guess.

An instructor in workshop arithme.
tic. etc, to would-be air mechanics at a
large camp In England writes to say
that the lack Of knowledge Of the most
elementary arithmetic displayed by
some Of his charges il astounding.
A. q typical instance. he relates that
ho had no little trouble in convincing
one young man that there were 100
hundredths in IN inch. He next asked
his pupil how many thousandths he
rockoned there would be In an inch.
After gazing long and earnestly at his
sraler. the youth answered.:
/, sBaimeYls. There munt be millions oe
semr Ifse
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
IlIustrates Red cross Needs

Twenty thousand dozen pillow
cases, 1900 dozen pairs of bed socki
and 1900 dozen face towels, just re
ported as being on hand at one Amer
icar Red Cross supply house in France
gives an idea of the size of the stocki
maintained by the organization.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25
ThouQhtful Uncle.

II write for the few" declared th(
amateur poet.
"And good idea, too. declared hii
grouchy uncle; "the fewer the better
kansas City Journal.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25

m George Barnett, wife OF the
sumandant Of the o. S. marine
- vas the first American woman
Z MI the Marne battlefelds after
4, American engagements there. She
1ea.ted with flowers many Of the
ives az American heroes. Mrs. Bar
1t - summoned abroad suddenly
( ~ weeks ago because Of the illness
= - husband. This picture was
- With her son, Basil Gordon. q
kannnt IA the marines.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-25

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
DEPLETED LUMBER
STOCKSAPROBLEM
Builders, Anxious to Begin
Construction, Face Un-
precedented Conditions.

Lumber buyers and prospective
builders are finding themselves con-
fronted by unprecedented conditions.
They have been urged to build and
build now. and construction and re-
construction needs have been ham
mered into them from all sides. Just
as they are convinced and are going
into it in earnest, they find that
stocks at the mills and assembling
places are out of assortment or al
most depleted. according to the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers Asso-
citation. Factory consumers have only
recently walked up to the fact that
stocks are low and have begun buy
ing against their future needs. The
result has been a general scramble
on the part of consuming buyers and
a consequent freakishness in the
market with no fixed values.
The warnings of the past few
months from manufacturers as to
the threatened shortage of lumber
have been regarded by many as prop
aga nda to force up the prices. where
as, as a matter of fact. the conditions
Not only upper grade.stock is very low
but the low grades have been drawn
upon heavily. The demand for build
ing materials has been prodigious
and many orders are now being re-
turned untitled. Production and ship
ments have both been running below
orders for some time and the recent
slight decrease in orders has been
simply the result of low stocks. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
ICZECHOSLOVAKIA GRANTS
VOTING RIGHT TO WOMEN
No Franchise Discrimination on
Account of Sex in the Recently
Created Republic.

PRAGUE. CZechoslovaka tby maiD.
The new republic of CZechoslovakia
may have many troubles and trials.
but its white house" will never be
picketed by es-for-women'' camp
ers or its streets blocked by suffra-
gette parades. For when this newest
CT the worlds democracies was born
several months ago the women came
powers as the men.
The municipal elections. which are
; 10 take place shortly, will see Wom-
en- not only at the polling booths. but
! in numerous cases standing as candl-
dates for Office. The new government
has announced that while it is true
that wOman's place is first and fore
most in her home, it also is true that
. there are many political, economic ana
social problems affecting all classes
which will all the better be solved
by the presenCe of women in the
/, council chambers
Members OF the American Red Cross
unit, which is distributing food to thou
sands of undernourished children in the
new republic and coming frequently in
contact with the women, find them TAX
! ing an unusually prominent part in all
governmental activities. At all the local
town council meetings, which the Red
Cross workers call III various commune
ties to organize soup kitchens and food
distribution agencies there have always
been a large proportion of woman
representatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
SAW CORPSESLY|NG
IN STREETS Of RIGA
Traveller From Russ City Tells
of Adventurous Trip to
Rescue Friends.

STOCKHOLM. June % oCorrespon-
oence of the Associated Fress) The
lives of several thousand persons of
the middle classes at Riga were saw
I'd by the Let's when they surprised
the bolsheviki and captured the city
May 10. These people had been held
as hostages by the bolSheviki. The
snddenness with which the Lettish
!eomanry captured the city in a half
hour rush prevented the bolsheviki
from numbering them. Only in one
large central prison outside the city.
" here the Let's were ten minutes
late. did the bolsheviki have time to
i'll more than 100 educated persons
This informa ton has been brought
here by Hans Fraenckel. who has re-
turned to Stockholm from an adven-
'Grous trip to Riga in a motor boat
10 rescue some OF his friends.
FTaenckel saved thirteen persons and
brought them with him to Stock holm.
He said the situation at Riga was
worse than any description could pic
tuTe. Famine had para wed every
thing and the inhabitants looked like
shadows.
Traces OF terror that had convert
Cd Riga into a real inferno were to
Ice Seen everywhere. Corpses were
lying in the streets.
The people We're most pessimistic
and the future looked hopeless for
t"vir pillaged city. They doubted if
~ could he held against the bolsheviki
Laless the allied powers gave mill
tary support
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
STRIKE AT OPERA HOUSE
FORCES LEADER TO QUIT
Sensational Episode Would Have
Been Impossible Under Former
Kaiser Rule.

BERLIN. June 25 Correspondence
OF the Associated Press).-The princi-
pals. chorus and stage hands of the
German Opera House at Cha-Iotten-
burg after five-days' strike, have
forced the retirement OF Otto Neu-
mann Hofer, its Director general.
with whom the employees had been in
conflict FOR several years. The forces
OF the opera houses. numbering five
hundred. went on strike without
warning.
Socialist members Of the Chariot =
tieubtr% town council cspouSed the
cause Of the strikers and demanded
that the board Of directors remove
Herr Huter. Realizing the futility OF
further resistance. he resigned. II
was charged that ne consistently OPP
posed all social reforms in favor OF
the employees and was unyielding in
his discipline.
The incident was one of the mos,
sensational episodes in the history
of German grand opera. and the oc-
Currence would have been impossible
Under the old political dispensation.