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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-17
LETTER FROM
SON TO DAD

son TO DAD
soldiers are great fellows
10 start things. They started news
paper of their own in France. They
started many 9th er things
the drive to Berlin. They
started the idea of a Fathers daky
when everybody should write let
ter to his father. There have beeW
Mothers days and Children's days
and various other days, but father
never had an inning till now, andy
the twenty-fourth of November was !
set aside for writing to'him and tell
ing something of the trip or the ex-
perience in the war, with the result
that fathers all over the eUnitedStates
are watching the mail now for let
ters with almost as keen interest as
they did in courtship days. After
the letter arrives, dad reads part of
it to his neiehhor, and listens while
the neighbor tells what son asid to
him. Here are samples of letters to
dad:
H. Fisher received the following let
ter from his son Oda recently. The
letter was written at a Red Cross
hospital. where Oda is convalescing
American Red Cross, Nov. "A, 1918.
Dear Dad:
Will try and write you few lines
being as this is to be your Christ
mas letter.
am still at the hospital but get
ting better every day. They say
that we are going to be shipped
back to the States from here, but
/ don't know when my time will
come. ~ -
As the censor will not read this
letter am going to tell you few
of my experiences while in France.
When they transferred Us out of
the old outfit / was transferred to
the forty-second division. 1877 infan-
try. They were men from Alabama
and mighty good bunch too, altho
there aren't very many of them
left. About two weeks after | was
assigned to them we started for the
front. We were the first division to
hold sector on the front. We held
lit for 1O6 days and had a good
time there. because it was quiet
sector and nothing but raids and
night patroling and l managed te
get my share of it all. forgot tt
tell you that Herb Neider, King an(
France were transferred to the di
vision, after we landed on the from
tGuy Faulconer was in it too. l don
know where the rest of the boys
are.
/ Well, from the Lorraine front VI
were sent to the Champagne FROM
After several nights of hard hiking
with heavy packs we averaged TWEEN
ty-five miles a night for thre
nights in succession. When tn
Boche started their drive on the fl
teenth Of July we were ready t
hold them. We had been living ou
in the open since July 4. diggin
! trenches at night and settind wha
sleep we could in the day time. A
12o'clock on the night of the foul
teenth the Boche began to thro
: over one of the heaviest bombar(
! ments of the war. We beat it to til
I trenches to get what protection W
u could. Some of the boys were unluck
u but they died cheerfully. 1t wf
our first experience under heav
n fire and believe me we sure held u
l. fine. The Boche came over at
e o'clock, but we held them with til
l. French Blue Devils at our side.
Ero,,o tho Hbo~~o1oo ,.,o 80.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-17


R. 0. Self, principal clerk of the
Senate, has completed the organiza-
ton of his office and has everything
in smooth running order. Daniel
w. Terry, OF Richmond county, is
journal clerk and w. j. jenkins. of
Macon is calendar clerk, with Leroy
Martin, of Yadkin, as assistant.
Stenographers for the Senate are
Misses Margaret Neely, of Forsythe,
Mary Walker, of Iredell, Mary Fran
ceS Bowen, of Wayne and Grace
Lee, of Haywood county.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-17
NENSFROM The CAPITAL

The following news notes taken
from the News and Observer will
be OF much interest to the readers
OF the Journal:
Probably no man at the Capitol
KNOWS more of the public men of
the State than R. o. Self, who has
been principal clerk of the Senate
Tor sixteen years. Not only does
Sell know them but he also knows
their first names. He has the law
making machinery of the Senate
down to a fine art"
This is my first offense," replied
Senator 0. B. Coward, of Webster
yesterday when asked if he had
been to the General Assembly be-
lore. He is farmer by occupation
and would find il very inconven-
lent, he stated, to attend a meeting
OF the General Assembly in April.
However. he would be willing to do
that # necessary, but DOUBTS the
wisdom of taking at recess at the
present time.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-17


Problems of taxation claimed the
attention of many legislators yes
terday, as they fingered in hotel
lObbieS or walked the streets i'm the
cool, crisp air. The report of the
State Tax Commission, published i'm
the morning papers, was read with
more than usual interest, as mem
bers OF the General Assembly prac-
tically without exception agree that
this question must be carefully stud
led and considered at this session.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-17
AIN KEPT HIM AWAK E NIGHTS

AIN AEP [ HIM AWAK E NIGHTS
J. W. Peck, Co7aopolis, Pa, writes:
I suffered terrible pain; unable t,
lie down at night. Tried three dif-
ferent doctors. Three weeks ago
began taking Foley Kidney Pills;
improvement in my condition is
really wonderful" Use Foley Kid
ney Pills for kidneys, bladder trouble
backache, rheumatism. For sale by
Sylvia Pharmacy. adv.
Evening star., 1919-07-04
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Howard T. Little Of Hyattsville, Nd. and
Lille V. Compiler Of this city.
Willie p. kishpaugh of Spottsylvania Court
House. Va, and Inez Cbinn Of Fredericksburg,
Va.
Charles o. Jones and Flora II. Saunders.
Alvin Milton and Audrey +. Diehl.
Walter D. Roney of saltwater. Mimi, and
Katherine $. Hoskinson Of this city.
F. Mills of Herndon. Va.
Ralph r. Crabill OF Stra sburg. Va. and
Eula f. Crabil Of this city.
Charles z. Barbour Of Pekin, ILL.,. and Alice
X. Boswell of this city.
Fred A. Alley and Viola Flux.
William Schwartz and Jennie Komendant,
both Of Baltimore. Md.
Charles T. Crockett and Pauline Thompson.
Charles +. kneeling and Francis b. Cline,
both of Winchester Va.
Lester J. Corder of Purcellvil1e. Va. and
Raw NJ. Frum of Clarksburg. W. Va.
Henry Green of this city and Ada Edelmau
OF Brooklyn. y. Y.
Jay b. Levy of weirton. ". Va, and Bertha
Rlondheim of this city.
Harry G. Lohinan of Bladensburg, Md, and
Magdaene j. Fcrraro Of this city.
William W. Richardson and Edith S. Nc
Tween.
Frederick c. Nederhauser and Billie Elliott
both Of Roanoke. Va.
John Carter and Fannie Crawford.
Gordon A. Francis and Catherine ~ Gates.
Evening star., 1919-07-04
GOODHART BOYS RETURN.
Two Washington Soldiers Are
Back at Home From France.

Among the recent arrivals this week
from the A. E. +. in France were
Lieut.. Raymond c. Goodhart, @. NJ. c.,
and his brother, Private James H.
Goodhart Company c, 105th Head
quarters Company. National Army,
both of so S street northwest,
Lieut. Goodhart was commissioned
second lieutenant at the first officers
training school at Fort Myer and was
promoted to first lieutenant shortly
after his arrival in France. Private
Goodhart enlisted in 1917 and arrived
in France early in 1918. He was in
continuous action up to the time Of the
signing of the armistice. He was with
the American peace delegation as a
checker at the Hotel Crillon and ar
rived in the United States June 80
Evening star., 1919-07-04
ITO Make Summer Housekeeping a Pleasure

with which to beautify the town.
Automobiles and people on blocks
supply the life on the town streets.
Show the children how to arrange
rooms. parties. gardens, schools, and
so on. which will teach them that
much is to be derived from observa-
tion. and that there is everything
IN the arrangement of articles in
room. In this way a playhouse and
a k1ndergarten may be combined.
kindergarten cards to amuse very
small children may De fashioned from
colored pictures. Put a piece of heavy
white paper under the colored picture
and prick with a pin all around it.
There will be an outline of the same
thing on the white paper. and the
design may then be sewed from hole
to hole with a bright -colored yarn
or embroidery cotton. Coiored pa
perS-red, orange. yellow. green.
blue. violet and white-about five
inches square. made for kinde cEarten n
cutting. cost little. Cheap pad paper
unruled. may be used to draw on
with colored crayons. States and a
blackboard are also a fascination for
children. A piece of dark -colored
table oilcloth fastened on the wall
at a convenient height may be used
in place of blackboard. A few
pieces of chalk and a damp cloth are
the only other requirements. All
children like to string beads. Large
and small wooden beads in different
colors may be strung on fine wires
and bent in numerous queer shapes
Nuts. seeds, leaves and box OF
wooden toothpicks may be utilized
in making pretty things.
Making soap bubbles is good sport
for the children. Bubbles that will
not burst in the blowing. but will
float and roll about for some time.
may be made by first dissolving a
piece of common kitchen soap. about
an inch square. in pint of warm
water. Shave it to make ii dissolve
quickly Stir in a tablespoonful Of
gum arabic. and when it is dissolved
add a teaspoonful of glycerin and
Evening star., 1919-07-04
nTTuLES10REs
%rBEDTInE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1919, by T. W. Burgess.)
Peter Discovers Some Good
in BIacky the Crow.

Reddv Fox wasted very little time
waiting for Peter Rabbit to come out
from Under that pile of brush where
he had hidden at Sammy's Jays warn
ing. Just to pass the time away
Peter took little nap. When ne
awoke he sat for few minutes try
ing to make up his mind where 10
so and what to do next. From way
over in the direction of the old pas
fnre the voice of Rlacky the Crow
reached him. Peter pricked up his
ears and then cauckled. "ReddN FOX
has gone back to the Old Pasture
and BIacky has discovered him." he
thought happily. You see he under
stood what Blacky was saying: 10
YOU or me Blacky would simply
have been saying. Cav, cav, cav
But to all the little people of the
Green Forest and Green Meadows
within hearing he was shoutlns'
FOX, Fox, Fox
Il wonder" thought Peter, where
Blacky is nesting this year. Last
year his nest was in tall pine
tree not far from the edge of the
Green Forest. l believe I'll run over
there and see if he has new nest
near the old one.
So Peter scampered over to the
tall pine tree in which was Blacky s
old nest AS he sat with his head
tipped back staring up at it he was
struck by the thought~Nat that nest
didn't look so old after all. In fact
it looked as if it had recently been
fixed up quite like new. He was
wondering about this and trying to
think what it meant when Blacky
himself alighted close to the edge
of it. There was something in
Blacky's bill, but what it was Peter
couldn't see. Almost at once a
black head appeared above the edge
of the nest and a black bill seized
the thing which Blacky had brought
Then the head disappeared and
Blacky silently flew away.
LAS sure as 1 live" muttered Peter.
that was Mrs. Blacky. and Blacky
brought her some food so that she
would not have to leave those eggs
she must have up there. He may be
the black hearted .robber that every
one says he is, but he certainly is a
good husband He's a better hus-
band than some others 1 know of
whom nothing but good is said. 1t
just goes to show that there is some
Evening star., 1919-07-04

then a quart Of cold water. Remove
every particle of lather from The
surface before using. Blow slowly
and steadily and you can make very
large and brilliant bubbles. =
Sand modelling is good also. Hollow
toys may be bought for the purpose.
but if you cannot procure them where
you lice have a carpenter make you
some at small cost. II is good
plan to have some colored marbles.
shells and pebbles mixed through the
sand for the children to discover as
they dig Some of the sand could
be colored Beet juice will make red
or pink. a drop of bluing will maxi
blue and coffee will give yellow or
hrnu
Evening star., 1919-07-04
WOMEN TO HAVE SHARE
IN THE 1920 CAMPAIGN
Democratic National Committee
Predicts Ratification of Suffrage
Amendment in Ample Time.

There seems to be little doubt that
the federal suffrage amendment will
be ratified in time for the women of
the entire country to take a part in
next years campaign" says a state
ment issued today by the democratic
national committee. FOLLOWING the
appeal issued by the committee after
its unanimous Endorsement of the res
olution these states have ratified:
Wisconsin. Illinois. Michigan. New
York, Ohio, Kansas, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts and Texas
Heroic efforts are being made to
prevail upon the legislature of Ala
bama which convenes July s. to rat
ify this summer The Georgia legis-
lature will also be in session, but as
they have an annual assembly in that
state, there is time to act next year
if they do not ratify now. With Ala :
bama the case is quite different, for
its legislature meets quadrennially.
Extra sessions will be called in
Maine and Colorado this fall for the
purpose of securing ratifica ton, and
there are reports of special sessions in
New Jersey and other states Iowa
will summon its legislators in Janu-
ary, 1920. The regular sessions next
year are as follows: Kentucky, Jan
| uary. 1920; Louisiana, May, 1920;
Maryland. January. 1920; Mississippi
January. 1920; Virginia, January, 1920
Rhode Island. January, 1920; South
Carolina. January, 1920
The governors of the states are
showing Willingness to call sessions
| If by so doing they can be sure that
| the amendment will be adopted in
time. Gov. Bartlett of New Hamp.
shire has agreed to call a special ses-
! sion this fall if thirty-five other
states seem reasonably sure to ratify
the amendment in season to enable
women to vote at the next presiden.
| tial election. Gov. Goodrich of In
| diana says he will call a session in
August or September"
Evening star., 1919-07-04
Labor-Saving Device.

A labor saving contrivance in the
kitchen is a small door, about eight
by ten inches, on the outside Of the
house, opening into the under part of
the pantry, which is inclosed, and
the inner door could be bolted when
necessary. If housekeeper wished
to go out she could leave her orders
there, and food of all kinds could be
put there by the tradesmen without
giving her the trouble of waiting at
the back door or of letting tradespeo-
pie and delivery boys into her kitchen
One woman living in an apartment,
who does her own housework, has a
rope and pulley placed on her back
porch, which saves her many steps. To
get her groceries. she lowers a basket
and pulls the rope. She also lowers
the garbage can on it.
Any amount of houSework may be
done outdoors. Much of the prepara-
porch or under a tree. If there is 6
big tree at the back door, go out there
| when you are shelling peas. stringing
beans. pairing apples. doing hand
sewing or working at any task which
may be done under tree. With a
small oil heater the hottest of sum
| mer work. such as ironing, can be
done under the shade of a convenient
tree rather than in hot kitchen. AS
for sewing, it is the occupation OF
all others for out-of doors, and the
fortunate owner of an upstairs
piazza can take the sewing machine
out there every morning. A ham,
mock made at home out of a spring
cot would be just the thing for a
lhousekeeper's retreat under a tree. II
would be much better than an ordi-
nary hammock for this purpose, as il
will serve as a work table and ham
mock in one. Take the legs off and
turn them up, mailing securely and
connecting them with a strip of wood
| one by three inches across the top OF
the back Hang it from the limbs OF
trees with a heavy rope and tack
striped ticking on the ends and back
Put in a mattress and pillows and
cover entirely with any preferred
summer material.
A good substitute for a back porch
may be made by inclosing the outer
door and steps with lattice work
with growing vines over it. In this
cool retreat a small table and chair
make a comfortable working place
away from the heat of the stove. If
you have a shed built off from your
| house, it may be made into delight
| full summer kitchen. To beautify such
a place. first have it whitewashed. and
at each window place flower boxes.
Plant morning glories and wild Gu
cumber vines around the building and
| make a wide path leading from the
kitchen to the house, bOrdered with
Evening star., 1919-07-04
Supply Kitchen Com
forts and Convent =
ences-Fit Up a Play
house for the Children,
to Keep Them Occu-
pied While You Work.

The woman who selects house with
a gloomy kitchen on the theory that
anything will do for that room makes
a grave mistake. This room. above
all. should be outfieted to allow the
housekeeper to accomplish the great
est amount of work with the maxi
mum of comfort and the feweSt pos
sible steps. Keep the kitchen closed
from the other rooms. To provide
sufficient ventilation for the kitchen
in summer the windows should be OF
good size, with the upper part reach
ing close to the ceiling. 1t is also
well to have windows on more than
one side of the room if possible. The
placing of a window above the sink is
one of the best means for providing
comfort.
In order to have the pantry window
raised and at the same time securely
fastened against intruders. open the
window two inches and drill a hole
through the top of the lower sash
near the casing and into the upper
sash, though not quite through the
latter. Into this hole insert large
nail that will reach well into the up
per sash, leaving the head of the nail
even with the sash. By this method
the air in the pantry can be kept
fresh and sweet. Sometimes a door
in the kitchen may have the upper
part fitted with a movable sash to
take the place of a window, on the
lower part of which door are placed
convenient shelves and nearby a box
fitted with under shelves on which to
place pots and kettles.
A kitchen window may be given pro-
lection from the sun in the absence
of shutters or awnings in the follow
ing manner: Make frame from light
strips of wood at the top of the win
dow by mailing an end of a twelve
inch strip at each side Of the casing
and fastening a crosspiece between
them at the outer ends. To the ground
underneath stake the end of a piece
of wire netting and carry it up to the
frame above. Over this train vines
The common lima bean vine has TO-
1iage that is beautiful and Dense 1t
is an advantage not to have the vines
directly against the window. The
foot of space between allows the
breeze to circulate freely.
The kind of shading to be provided
for kitchen windows will depend upon
the absence or presence of shutters or
awnings. A dark green or dark blue
linen shade will be necessary for a
window without shutters or awnings.
and If the roller is hung on brackets
that are fastened on the extreme up
per part of the easement instead of in
sockets that are placed between the
casing quick ventilation can be Sc
cured.
Evening star., 1919-07-04
ASSERTS BOLSHEWSM
THR|VES UNDER DRY LAW
Samuel Gompers Says Industrial
Situation in Detroit Is Charged
With Danger"

"Under the discomfort caused by pro-
hibtion bolshevism has made remark
able strides in Detroit, Mich, and an
industrial situation acute and charged
with danger has resulted, Samuel Com
pers, president of the A. F. of L., asserts
in a report filed with the Senate judi
ciary committee.
Detroit is described as 1.-The industrial
klondike" by MIR. Gompers. but he warns
that 1.-The alteration in Detroit condi-
tions has been amazing. not to say sin
lister and threatening"
The document, which was made pub
lie today, supplements Mr.. Gompers'
testimony before the committee June IA
opposing prohibition.
Evening star., 1919-07-04
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported t
the health department in the last twenty-fou
hours:
Andrew T. and Mary r. Jarboe, boy.
Francis W. and Margaret Honeycut, girl.
Daniel X. and Mary +. Harper. girl.
Charles X. and Ella WELLS. girl.
Benjamin C. and Lula Sacrey, hoy.
Albert s. and Doris V. Cumming, girl.
John A. and Ethel V. Mehalic, boy.
Edward j. and Alice s. Chester, boy.
John and Bessie Scounas, girl.
Parry l.. and Myrtle l.. Drury, girl.
Andrew L. and Mary r. Acton, girl.
Raymond r. and Golde N. Rippon, boy.
Emmett and Sarah Crawford. boy.
Philip A. and Helen v. Simmons, boy.
Daniel and Winnie Dixon. boy.
Henry and Fredricka Ledbetter, girl.
William and Ella Kettle, girl.
Evening star., 1919-07-04

good in the very worst folks. Blacky
is sly old rascal. Usually he is as
noisy as any one / know. but just
now he came and went without max
ing sound. Now 1 think of it l
haven't once heard his voice near
here this spring. 1 know a lot of
clver people. but no one quite as
clever as Blacky the Crow. With all
his badness I can't help liking him. p"
Twice while Peter watched Blacky
returned with food for Mrs. Blacky.
Then, tired of keeping still SO long,
Peter decided to run over to a GER
tain lonesome place in the Green
Forest to see If Redtail the Hawk
was using his old nest again.
Evening star., 1919-07-04
Radical Meetings Numerous.

Mr.. Gompers points out that during
the past winter hundreds Of radical
meetings have been held all over the
city in various halls and meeting places
and the work of radical organization
proceeded apace.''
The House of the Masses" Mr.. Com
pers said. was the head center" for
radical propaganda work in the city,
and he described il as an institution
with II 900 shareholders.
The American Proletarian Univer-
sity," he said, had also been created.
people holding extreme views. to dis
seminate their beliefs. Copper miners
on the upper peninsula of Michigan
are in open revolt against the alb
sence of their beer" he declared.
adding that discotent aroused by pro-
hibition had been directed into all of
the movements and was giving them
great growth.
Evening star., 1919-07-04

old-fashioned flowers. Now cover the
walls with plain burlap tackled IN
place. and make a chairboard around
the four walls with mating. Tan
yellow burlap. If it is not possible to
get any other shelter from intense
heat, you can at least have garden
umbrella on the back or front lawn.
which may be used under clrcum-
stances that would not justify the
erection of a permanent summer house
or arbor. These umbrellas are to be
had in a variety of forms. very
satisfactory kind having a small iron
table. holding. a socket into which
the umbrella shaft fits. 1t is very nice
and convenient for reading or sewing
if placed on the front lawn. and if
placed on the back lawn where other
shade is scanty it may be retreat
for any kind of work that house
keeper may choose to do.
How to Fit Up a Playhouse.
The children's playhouse could he
a part of the shed used for the sum-
mer kitchen. partitioned off or could
be made from a separate shed that
is located in a shady spot. Whichever
you use, first clean it up thoroughly
and have some small windows built
DiNIue tne SneO INTO TWO houses.
SO that the smaller children can visit
each other and have all sorts of
imaginary plays together. and when
necessary, they can play in one sec
tion and older children in the other
section. Place little chairs and low
tables for the small children to use
when playing games and cutting pa
per. They can cut out paper dolls
and arrange the families round the
room; cut pictures from newspapers
and magazines and paste them on the
walls in their section. The freedom
of pasting pictures wherever they
choose will be greatly enjoyed. Save
some pictures and allow the children
to cut them out and paste them in
book-form tablets. or let them cut
out interior views of houses. churches.
factories and SO forth. of related sizes.
and paste them on small blocks of
wood. They can then arrange them
on a table or on the floor to form
the streets of a town. Flower and
seed catalogues give plenty of foliage
Evening star., 1919-07-04
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported t.
the health department in the last twenty -foul
hours:
Eugene D. Porter. s5, 400 I street southwest
Arthur Edwin Collies. SO, 641 street south
west
Daniel Buie. 50, ss4 Milwaukee place south
east.
Clarence F. Congo 80, Walter Reed Hospital
Martin Lofstead. "a. Walter Reed Hospital
William Forsythe, Q, Sibley Hospital.
Ray f. Myers, %, Potomac river.
william Bright, 20. st. Elizabeth's Hospital
Addie Branison, 30, 1855 Wards court.
James Burke, 2S. 120S Van Street courts
southwest.
Pearl Guest, 1, SO street.