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The sun., 1919-04-02
BOGUS PIANO TAX
MAN ISAT WORK
Many Brooklyn Women Pay
Him SIS Note Per In y
strument.

From the housewives Of Brooklyn yes
tsrday came q warning to their Man
haitian sisters to be on the lookout
against the latest type OF swindler that
the new Federal tax law on pianos, or
gans and music boxes and such like has
produced. The newest pest doesn't even
walt for the law 10 become effective on
May / with respect to new instruments
purchased after that date, but has set
out to sound So notes on all the old
Instruments that he can get to In one
day. The modus operandi 10 thus:
The sSindler picks out a likely look
ing apartment house and begins at the
top floor and works down. He rings the
| door bell and with the necessary ON
ciousness displays a tin badge inscribed
~. g. Tax Collector" Madame he
| declares politely, II would like TO look
at your piano" II madame exhibits any
reluctance he points significantly at the
| badge. Madame has heard in a vague
! way of a tax on luxuries and semi-luxu-
ries like pianos and hnally admits the
| collector"
splendid instrument" remarks the
afRble visitor as he rubs his hand over
| the polished case. He lifts the cover.
makes a notation of the make and num-
| Der Of the instrumentz-then sounds tho
note
Five dollars. please he announces.
| pulling from his pocket an official re-
reipt book and nlling in some figures and
a name. Hero Is your receipt. It's the
new Federal tax on pianos. you know.
ne explains reaching for his hat Gould
you tell me II the family in the next
| apartment has a piano or a phono-
| graph7"
Frequently II has been only the family
| next door. the one that wishes there
| wasn't a piano in the block. that sees
any humor In the collectors" visit
The Federal tax on pianos and other
musical Instruments applies only to such
Instruments sold or leased by tho manu-
! facturer. producer or importer after
May /. Tho proposed State tax on such
Instruments has not yet become law.
One swindler operating in Brooklyn
was reported yesterday to have collected
$40 in one apartment house.
The sun., 1919-04-02
BOSTON GETS 9Th AVE. FLAGS.
27th Division Decorations Also
Going 10 AID Victory Loan.

fremont street. Boston, from Boylston
to Park streets, will be decorated with
flags lent from the Avenue OF the Al
lies display by the Fifth Avenue Assoc
citation for the Liberty Loan CAM
paign in that city. April 81 to May 10.
A generous share of the emblems and
banners that contributed to the glory OF
the Twenty-seventh Division parade has
been shipped at the request OF the New
England Liberty Loan campaign COM
mittee. .....
A special feature OF the. Boston dis
play ia to be a Grecian temple at Lib
erty Circle. fremont street in this sec
ton will be renamed "the Avenue Vic
torious' for the campaign. Business
men and bankers will take part In a
practice what you preach" parade on
the morning Of the opening OF the CAM
paign.
The sun., 1919-04-02
ALDERMEN SHELVE
ATTACKS ON ENRIGHT
Socialist Members Declare in
FAVOR of Bolsh euisr,.

Using their overwhelming control TO
again thwart any attempt on the part OF
the Republican and Socialist members Of
the Board OF Aldermen to get an explain
alton from Police Commissioner Enright
as to the various features of his admin
istration, the Democrats tabled yester-
day a resolution Of Alderman Faiconer.
Recently the Commissioner sent q COM
humiliation to the Board answering tome
OF the questions asked. but he refrained
from giving any explanation OF his de-
motion OF Inspector Honest Dan" Cos
tigan.
Alderman Faiconer asked yesterday
that the Commissioner appear before
the Board and Justify not only that de-
motion, but also the degrading Of In
spector Morris and Tlerney. Alderman
Kenneally, the Democratic whip.
promptly set the steam roller in motion
and the resolution went to the scrap
heap.
The Socialists introduced resolutions
calling for n rehabilitation Of the police
reserve and the abandonment of the
hiring Of special police. now that the
war was over.
A resolution asking that the iegislat-
ure kill bin to legalize the police re-
serve was hurried to a committee pigeon
l.ole.
On a resolution OF Alderman Lee.
leader OF the Socialists. asking the
Board to take some action to relieve the
condition of unemployment in the city
discussion Of Bolshevism arose. Re
plying to vigorous attacks on the part
of both Republicans and Democrats, Al
derman Abraham Beckerman declared
II regard the present Russian govern
ment as the highest form OF democracy
that the world has ever seen. In the
Soviet government no exploiter. no
CRATER can exist. I am proud to be
classed as a Bolshevist, one who favors
that kind Of government"
Other members of the Socialist grouI
expressed themselves In a similar man.
mar.
The sun., 1919-04-02
BAFF WITNESS IN FIX.
Cardinale Must Answer Cues
lions or Face Grand Jury.

Antonio Cardinale, formerly the
States chief witness at the Ban conspir-
acy trial was threatened with grand
Jury action yesterday by Judge Mcintyre
at the perjury hearing for refusing to
answer questions put by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Pecora bearing on an al
legged immunity agreement made with
District Attorney Swami.
Cardinale denied all knowledge OF
such an agreement and when pressed
lapsed into silence.
you will answer. There is no ground
for your REFUSAL" Judge Mcintyre said.
IF you refuse to testify I shall have
the matter taken into the Grand Jury
room. Now answer the question
~ refuse" said Cardinale imperturb-
ably.
Judge Mcintyre then gave orders to
have the witness specially guarded dur
ing the night The District Attorney
Office has stated that the Jurisdiction Of
the italian government over the witness
has lapsed and that he is now amenable
! to State law.
The sun., 1919-04-02

There's no reason why the
best should not come to
Wanamaker's.
A small army of shoe
people is here busy finding
the best shoes. They are con-
tinually on the floor, hearing
what customers ask for.
They are fitting the shoes
and discovering the lines a
shoe must have to fit most
perfectly and learning the
record Of past Wanamaker
shoes.
This knowledge is used by
the shoe chief when he goes
out to the shoe factories of
America to have Wanamaker
shoes made for us. There is
The sun., 1919-04-02
VINCENT AsToR ON WAY HOME
said He Would nag U-Boat and
Makes Good.

Lieut. Vincent Aston is second in COM
mand of the captured German u. C. 81,
one of fleet of Ave submarines now
under convoy from Harwich. England.
for exhibition purposes in America. The
undersea boat Is commanded by Lieu
tenant Commander II. Gibson. Mrs.
Astor. who is ono Of the workers in
charge OF the Eagle hut. Battery Park,
said yesterday she had received a cable
message from her husband informing
her that he is making good his promise.
When he left Lieut.. Aston was quoted as
saying:
''Gentlemen, I won't come back from
over there until I can bring a German
U-boat with me-"
The sun., 1919-04-02
"a Killed in Tr.me Accidents.

The monthly toll OF traffic accidents in
this city in March was ffty-three per-
sons killed by automobiles, nine by
trollsys and two by wagons, the Ma
tional Highways Protective association
reported yesterday. In New Jersey four
teen were killed by automobiles and four
by surface cars. In this State eleven
were killed at highway, railroad and
grade crossings. For the first three
months OF the year 1913 were killed by
motor cars in this state. II by trolIeys
and IL by wagons.
The sun., 1919-04-02
HONOR SOLDIER ARRESTED.
Man Accused of Robbery Has Two
Decorations.

A Distinguished Service Cross and q
Croix de Guerre worn on the uniform OF
Arthur La Sale when he was arraigned
in West Side court yesterday failed to
gain him immunity. Patrolman Jacobs
Of the West Forty-seventh street sta
ton said that he had seen Le Sale
smash in the window of a shop at
Broadway and Fifty-third street, pre-
cipitating a small avalanche of fountain
pens and jewelry into the street.
Magistrate Ten Eyck said he had
never before seen the VCroix de Guerre
and the D. 8. C. in court at the same
time and inquired how the decorations
were won.
"I guess I got them for capturing
fifteen Germans" La Sale replied, He
was held with William Edmonds, who
was arrested at the same time In $500
bail for attempted robbery.
The sun., 1919-04-02
7e7 Soldiers san seek Jobs.

There are yet 767 soldiers OF the
Twenty-sevsnth Division who have not
found employment. Il was announced
yesterday by the divisions employment
: bureau. These men win have been mus
tsred out by Friday night ready to 90
TO work Is soon as the employer de-
rirea They are recommended highly
ey rheir commanding officers
The sun., 1919-04-02
.smalr Fish Catch. Only 500 Tons.

The smallest of the four catches OF cod
and paddock brought direct to this port
from the north Atlantic fishing banks by
steam trawlers of the East Coast Fish
cries Company was discharged mere yes
terday by the Fish Hawk. The catch
consisted OF l01 900 pounds. as compared
with between ESQ. 900 to 400, 900 pounds
for previous deliveries. 1t was explained
that weather conditions on the famous
shoals were unfayorable.
The sun., 1919-04-02

Leo Lowenthal. a waiter at the Aston.
was charged yesterday with lifting a
watch and chain from Detective Francis
MCGEE OF the West Thirtieth street
station on the subway at Fourteenth
street. but in YoriSvilie court denied the
chrge. He was held in $500 bail The
detective said that when he arrested
Lowenthal the watch dropped to the
platform.
The sun., 1919-04-02
CHOE FASHIONS this
~ spring are delightful. A
~ woman's shoe is al

- spring are delightful. A
NJ woman's shoe is al
most as light as a glove. The
shoes she wears in the
house for afternoon, the
shoes in which she daintily
steps into her limousine, the
slippers she wears with her
evening gown are all
modelled with the grace of
the sculptor and the imagi-
nation of the artist.
Long, slender pointed
toes.
Thin turned soles. Heels low or
high as one wishes-although the
newest thing that afternoon and
evening slippers do is to have low
heels.
These dress shoes are made Of
exquisite feathers. Patent leath-
er, kidskin, suede, satin, brocade
are some Of the materials.
They may be custom made to
order in the Wanamaker Boot
Shop or they can be had ready
to-wear in the Fine Boot Shops.
Turned sole shoes are not
quite so we'll adapted for
walking and street wear.
They are delicately con-
structed and their very
frailty units them for con-
tact with the concrete of
city streets.
Yet the fashion is insistent for
light, graceful shoes. Therefore
the Wanamaker Shoe Store has
specialized this season In very
light welted soles.
Welted sole shoes weigh hardly
any more than those with turned
soles. Weigh one of each kind in
different hands and there is no
noticeable difference.
But the welted sole shoes are
made with an inner sole and we
find that for the street they wear
very much better and hold their
shape longer.
These welted sole shoes may
be had in the greatest variety.
There are high dress boots, there
are pumps with tiny bows, there
are pumps with large buckles.
there are laced oxfords in all
feathers.
Buckles are again in
high favor. Large buckles.
Buckles from Paris and Lon
don. Buckles specially fash
toned for us in America. We
have our own little shop on
the premises where these
buckles are placed and sewcd
on so securely that custom
ers tell us they are unusually
satisfactory.
* x
Army life has had its in
fiuence on sport shoes. Re-
turning soldiers find that
army shoes are so comfort
able that they wish to con-
tinue their use. Women in
the Motor Corps and other
service units also prefer
notifications of the regula-
ton army type boots or OK
fords. Women not in such
units find the shoes are SO
good looking that they adopt
them for their own use.
Last winter we designed a
straight, roomy shoe on regula-
ton lines with a low heel. 1t has
proved immensely successful
Many schools and hundreds OF
motor corps women are choos-
ing it.
1t can be had now in both low
and high shoes in tan leather
We recommend it for any kind OF
outdoor wear. Prices $40 and
$3.50.
White shoes are making
their bow. White tennis
shoes, white pumps, white
boots. They are one of the
prettiest fashions of summer
and the new styles are very
attractive.
First Floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-04-02

nSn shoemaker, WAS dii
enterprising man. He
had the good sense to cross
the briny deep on the May
flower, and like SO many
other sensible Mayflower
passengers, brought most of
his belongings with him.
You may be sure he had pro-
vided himself with a good
supply of leather. AS soon
as the boat locked Thomas
was ready to make shoes for
all and sundry.
So obliging was he that
instead of building a shop
and making the Pilgrims
traverse the long forest
paths to come to him, he
went to them. First, he
would 60 to Mr.. William
Bradford's house and make
shoes for all the Bradfords.
Then 'he would go to Mr..
Fuller's house and cobble
shoes for all the Fullers.
And 80 on. Shoemaking
kept Thomas Beard busy.
Ever since the day of
Thomas Beard, almost 800
years ago, America has been
interested in it's shoes. 1t
has become second nature
for an American to look at
the shoes of every other
American. No matter how
charming the hat or pretty
the frock, if the shoes are
not interesting the costume
is not a success.
American shoes astonish
foreigners. You can go to a
boot shop on Bond Street,
London; or on the Avenue de
L'Opera, Paris, and find
beautiful shoes-but they
are naade-to-order at a made
to-order cost.
Wanamaker A m ri C a n
made shoes amaze those who
do not know them because
they look custom made, but
are ready to wear at a third
and a half Of custom-made
prices.
All kinds of shoes are
made in America. They have
to be. A hundred million
people in America must have
shoes to wear. Not wooden
sabots. Not straw sandals.
But leather shoes. You can
imagine how fast the fac
tory wheels must turn to
make them all.
The pick of all these shoes
comes to Wanamaker's be-
cause we go after them and
have them made our way.
The Wanamaker Shoe
Store is so large and so all
inclusive that each section
helps every other section.
Europe supplies ideas and
models for those who want
individual shoes from the
Custom Boot Shop. Such
ideas are used later on in the
, finest ready for service
shoes. They in turn inspire
lines for the less expensive
shoes, and again they help
us to get better models IN
the lower-price shoes Down
stairs.
Mems, women's, children's
Wanamaker shoes are typi-
cally S1tiS factOru shoes.
The sun., 1919-04-02
The Specialized Shoe Service
of the Wanan,aker Store

THE Avenue of shoes at Wanamaker's covers
1900 square feet of shoes. 1t extends a
whole city block along Broadway from Tenth to
Ninth Street With it's thousands of pairs of
Easter shoes now it is sight to see.
Women's Finest Ready-to-W Wear Shoes
Copies Of custom-made shoes. High shoes,
oxfords, pumps, evening slippers, sport shoes.
The finest made in America. In every detail like
handmade shoes. Every color required by
fashion. $40 to SIG.
W'on,en's Shoes S6 to $40
Adaptations of fine shoes made to our order
and secured in such large quantity that are
able to offer them at these moderate prices. They
include almost every imaginable STYLE High
shoes and low shoes. Black, tan, white, gray.
Custom, Boots for Women
The measures taken and the last made by
bootmaker of long experience. Each pair of
shoes fashioned by one shoe artist in our Custom
Boot Shop on the premises.
Erening Slippers and Boudoir Footuear
Original styles and decorations inspired by
Paris and London. Embroidered and trimmed
by our own artists.
Shoes for Young Girls and Children
This has long been speciality of the Wanna
maker Shoe Store. We believe there is nothing
more important than that growing girls should
have the right kinds of shoes. Models for school
and dress wear.
The Shop of Babies Shoes
A shop where mothers can find shoes made on
normal lines so that little feet grow naturally
multitude OF sizes in all colors that small folk
wear. A wide variety of prices.
AnatOniik Shoes
Fhese special shoes particularly suitable for
foundation on which to stand. Alsc fer any one with
unusual feet which require curative treatment.
The Shoe Re- building Shop
is the premises; prefer Wanamaker shoes TO
come back to that we can restore them to their
original character as nearly possible.
Mems and Boys Shoe Shops
and the Mems Custom Shoe Shop are on the Burling-
ton Arcade Main Floor New Bldg, where they are
showing the new Easter styles tcr masculine tastes
LOWer Price Shoes
Fer the whole family are in the Downstairs Store
New Bldg Our tremendous outlet allows us to secure
many advantageous lots fer this clientele
|s1]kH,}
The sun., 1919-04-02
LOUer Price Shoes

Fer the whole family are in the Downstairs Store
New Bldg. Our tremendous outlet allows us to secure
many advantageous lots fer this clientele.
The sun., 1919-04-02
Mems and Boys Shoe Shops

and the Mems Custom Shoe Shop, are the Burling-
ton Arcade, Main Floor, New Bldg. where they are
showing the new Easter styles fer masculine tastes
The sun., 1919-04-02
The Shop of Babies Shoes

A shop where mothers can find shoes made on
normal lines so that little feet can grow naturally
multitude of sizes in all colors that small folk
wear. A wide variety of prices.
The sun., 1919-04-02
Shoes
The Shoe Rebuilding Shop

is the premises; we prefer Wanamaker shoes TO
come back so that we can restore them to their
original character nearly as possible.
The sun., 1919-04-02
Shoes for Young Girls and Children

This has long been speciality of the Wanna
maker Shoe Store. We believe there is nothing
more important than that growing girls should
have the right kinds of shoes. Models for school
and dress wear.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-01
COMBINING HENS TO
THE BACK YARD

A yard surrounded by five-foot
fence will, under most conditions,
keep chickens at home. If the hens
show tendency TO fly over such Il
fence, the flight feathers Of one wing
should be clipped. A fence made Of
woven wire is preferable to fence
made Of board or other material. A
board should not be used at the top
of a wire fence, as this gives the
hens a visible place to alight and
tends to teach them to fly over. The
larger the yard which can be provid-
ed the more contented the hens will
be. It not only gives them greater
opportunity to exercise, but often
makes 1t possible TO maintain q sod
on The yard, which 10 advisable.-L.
s. U. rgsas Bulletin.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-01
make THE Waste
Land PRODUCE FOOD
Ample Time To Drain Waste Pjaces
Before the Opening Of the
Spring Work.

On nearly every Louisiana farm
there 10 some land that is either not
used at all or is used in such a way
as to produce very little. On many
farms there are patches of low ground
which cannot be titled because they
are too wet. Usually when drained
these wet areas are the richest on
the farm.
Just at present, when the cry of the
world is for food and more food, the
product of these idle acres Is needed.
This is an excellent time to put them
into use. Small patches Of wet land
can often be draired at little ex.
pense. Between now and the open
ing up of spring work there will be
ample time to do the work. Every
farmer. part Of whose farm is unpro-
ductive because it needs drainage,
should take advantage of the pres
ent opportunity to add to his cropping
area by supplying the necessary drain
age. These lands will produce more
than average farm lands. Every prod
uct will help feed the hungry.-L. 3.
L. Press Bulletin.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-01
Charter Amendment.

Extract from the Stockholders meet
ing OF Bank of st. Martinville held Jan.
IA, 1919.
The following amendment TO the
Charter Of the Bank Of st. MartinviIIs
was adopted. viz: Be IL enacted that
Articl" 5th If the Charter Of this Bank
be and the same IN hereby amended 10
as to read a. follows. viz:
7 ARTICLE 9Th
The affairs Of this corpoI alton shall
be managed by board Of nine direc-
TORS. three members shall be a quorum.
who shall bs elpctsd vt the annual
meeting Of the Stockholders held for
that purpose.
Each share shall be entitled to one
vote; said board Of directors shall sp-
point all the officers and employees Of
this corporation. fix their salaries and
bonds. and make and ordain all neces-
sary bylaws for the management Of the
affairs Of this corporation.
ALBERT BIENvENU, Cashier.
st. Msrtinvllls, La, Jan. IL. 1919.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-01
Railroad Track Bad.

The continuous rains have SO
thoroughly soaked the railroad
bed, that the track on this branch
gives out almost every day, caus-
ing much delay in the running of
the train. 1t is necessary to run
slow and Notwithstanding this
the track sinks, and the ground is
so wet that it is almost impossible
to make repairs.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-01
DEMAND FOR GOOD RAMS
GREATER THAN SUPPLY

"The demand for Shropshire and
Hampshire rams the past season has
been much greater than the supply"
says G. p. Williams, sheep and goat
specialist, Extension Division, Louis
lana State University. The Livestock
Extension ONCE receives many in
quiries for rams of this type, but not
often can we put finger down and
say: There is the ram for you to
buy The minimum weight for stand
ard Shropshire and Hampshire rams
is ITS pounds, and the weight Of the
ewes should not be less than 149
pounds. Ram lambs offered for breed
ing purposes should weigh not less
than LOO pounds when from five to six
months old. The man who is looking
for breeding stock Of either OF these
breeds has a right to ask the breeder
to produce the goods II he wants the
price. Don't pay good money for a
black-face animal unless he carries
the weight and the troad chest and
rump that the standard calls for;
don't buy a Shropshire or a Hamp-
shire pelt for the bones it holds, for
II the breeder can't produce 4 stand
ard animal, the beginners chances
of doing so are small. II breeders
want a big price let the buyer do
Rand big sheep"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-01

Tuesday evening at l 40 o'clock,
Miss Philomene Cecile Hebert
died at the age of I5 years and 7
months. Miss Hebert was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Hebert and died of influenza fol
lowed 10y pneumonia. She was
buried at thee o'clock Wednesday
evening.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-01
Children's Rights.

In the home life never forget
that the children have social
rights and the chief among these
is the right to laugh when they
are happy. to cry when they are
unhappy, and to make a noise. A
healthy child is always active, it
must jump and scream fall down,
cry when it gets hurt and jump up
only to repeat the same thing.
But to keep it still means unhap-
piness and nearly, il not quiet
death. Let them be gay. This is
their element. We always class
children, birds AID flowers togeth-
er. And why? Because they
should be equally beautiful, in
nocent and happy. We should
never rob childhood of its ideal
loveliness. Let them play and be
happy, but teach them self con-
troll. Gods estimate OF self coll
troll is this: He that is show to
anger is better than the mighty
and he that ruleth his own spirit,
than he who taketh a city" Con-
denim your children only when
they are really wrong, and then as
gently as possible, but be sure to
commend when they do right. A
little praise with a child goes a
long way A child may be very
provoking but not wilfully bad.
Attributing bad motives to a
thoughtless child has ruined many
a little life. Just blame less and
praise more and we shall have bet
ter children. Especially as most