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VOLUME XLVI. DONALDSONVILLE, LA., SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1917. NUMBER 41..•;•~ .. . . . . . . . -- ,, -.. . . .. ,. . .NMI:

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STAR-SPANGLED BANNERth'. > a:, ca:n you see by the dawn's early light,vhat so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming,Wh,•-, broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight(s'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets' red glare, and bombs bursting in air,(,;ae proof through the night that our flag was still there.(h ! ay does the star-spangled banner yet wave

(i th e iand of the free and the home of the brave?

;n th. shore dimly seen through the mist of the deep,Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,

Wihat is that which the breeze o'er the towering steep,:s it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?

Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,In full glory reflected, now shines in the stream.

'Tie the star-spangled banner. Oh! long may it wave(t'r the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Anil where is that band who so vauntingly swore,'Mid the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,

A home and a country they'd leave us no more?Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution;

No refuge could save the hireling and slaveFrom the terror of fight or the gloom of the grave.

And the star spangled banner in triumph shall waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall standBetween their loved homes and war's desolation;

Blest with victory and peace, may the Heaven-rescued landPraise the Power that made and preserved us a nation.

Then conquer we must, when out cause is just,And this be our motto, "IN GOD IS OUR TRUST,"

And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

AMERICAMy country 'tis of thee,Sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing;Land where my fathers died!,.:and of the Pilgrims' pride,

From every mountain side let freedom ring!

My native country, thee,Land of the noble free, thy name I love;I love thy rocks and rills,Thy woods and templed hills;,iy he:.rt with rapture thrills like that above.

Iet music swell the breeze,Ail ring from all the trees sweet freedom's song;Lc- mo::al tongues awakeLet all that breathe partake;Let ,.c i:s their silence break, the sound prolong.

Our fathers' God, to Thee,Author of liberty, to Thee we sing.I.ong may our land be brightWith freedom's holy light;Protect us by thy might, great God, our King!

,pefUi Summer Colds Weaken0E They are even more dangerous than winter

DaCI .. . .... colds, for they hang on so long that they be-.-- - come chronic catarrh. Heat and dust ag-am A gravate them, cause the infected surface to

?r o cas, ... a" spread, and fill the body with systemic cat-arrh. Neglect costs health and energy.

PER UNA EXPELS CA TARRHIt does more-it builds up the weakened system, regulates the diges-

tion, removes the inflammation, overcomes the poisons of eatarrh, and in-vigorates all over. Forty-four years of success preves its great value, ofwhich thousands gladly testify.

Accept the verdict of two generation. yourself. Don't be swayed byprejudice, when your health is at stake. Take Peana and get well. -

:quid or tablet form, whichever is the more oonvenient.The Peruna Company, Colbums, Oki.

Chance for a Cheap Summer Trip.Any member of the Louisiana Press

Association, or any newspaper editoror publisher in this state not yet af-filiated with the association whowishes to have the opportunity ofmaking a cheap and attractive sum-mer trip in connection with the meet-ing of the National Editorial Asso-ciation at the Twin Cities-St. Pauland Minneapolis--during the secondweek in July, may learn how to havethe desire gratified by communicatingwith either Savery M. Lewis, Ruston,La., president of the Louisiana PressAssociation, or Secretary L. E. Bent-ley, 117 St. Charles street, New Or-leans.

Best Remedy for Whooping Cough."Last winter when my little boy

had the whooping cough I gave himChamberlain's Cough Remedy,"writes Mrs. J. B. Roberts, East St.Louis, Ill. "It kept his cough looseand relieve him of those dreadfulcoughing spells. It is the only coughmedicine I keep in the house becauseI have more confidence in it." Thisremedy is also good for colds anderoup.-(Adv.)

A Word for the Merchants.Donaldsonville merchants contrib-

ute to every movement for the up-building of the community; they em-ploy scores of clerks; they own orrent substantial buildings; they arethe backbone of your city; they areentitled to your patronage.

Secretary of the Interior Lane de-dares that the Unitec, States musteither fight this war on the other sideof the ocean now, or on this side later.That is a fact evwryv American shouldlook squarely in the face and getready to do his or her bit in the inev-itable struggle accordingly.

Do you buy your fresh fruit? Whynot raise it yourself, in your ownyard? This will give the children alltheywant-uscious peaches, pears,Plums, and grapes. If this "soundsgood to you," send for our freecatalog. Griffing Nurseries, PortArthur, Texas.

The Louisiana editors in annualonelave at Alexandria last week in-dorsed the course of President Wilsontward Germany in no uncertainterms, After that, he should worry.

STAR PLANTATION SOLD.

Sam. Kessler Pays $80,000 for SugarTract in Assumption.

Evidence of the firm market whicht{he high price of sugar has createdfor plantation property is found in adeal consummated last Saturdaythrough a New Orleans broker,wherein the holdings of the Star De-velopment Company on Bayou La-fourche, in upper Assumption parish,were sold to Sam. Kessler for $80,000cash.

Approximately 1300 acres are com-prised in the property, about half ofwhich is under cultivation, sugar caneand rice being the main crops. Theremainder is undrained.

Mr. Kessler formerly owned theVoiron and Lula plantations, locatedin the same section, which he sold inJanuary to a syndicate of Bayou La-fourche planters after having oper-ated them for a number of years. Hedisposed of them with a view of re-tiring from the planting business, andat the same time sold his interest inKessler Brothers' general store. Hispurchase of the Star Development;Company's holdings is for the accountof his brother, Leon, who also leavesthe mercantile business to devote hisentire time to the raising of sugarcane and other products, as well asthe manufacture of sugar. He willacquire the output of' several otherplantations in the vicinity, and pro-poses to engage in the sugar businesson an extensive scale, having athorough knowledge of every branchof it.

The improvements comprise a su-garhouse, a small residence and minorbuildings. The Star DevelopmentCo., the entire holdings of which arerepresented in the sale, was owned bySamuel Zemurray and Julius Adler,of New Orleans.

Investigation has failed to revealdefinitely the cause of the explosionin the munitions factory of the Eddy-stone Ammunition Corporation nearChester, Pa., last month, by which116 persons, mostly women and girls,lost their lives. Opinions among theofficers and employees of the concernhave been about equally divided onthe subject, some ascribing the catas-trophe to accident and others contend-ing that it was the work of somefiendish bombmaker. The-families ofthe victims are to be provided for bythe corporation.

NAVY NEEDS SKILLED MEN.

Fine Openings for Machinists, Elec-tricians, Pharmacists, Bakers, Etc.

The navy needs men who are skill-ed in trades that are peculiar to theoperation of war vessels, and Lieut. S.M. LaBounty, in charge of the NewOrleans recruiting office, announcesthat extra efforts will be made toenlist such men.

At the present time the navy is inneed of men who are machinists orwho are anxious to advance to themachinist ratings. There are excep-tional opportunities open to men whoenlist in these branches. A man pos-sessing training as a machinist whopasses the examination will be enlist-ed as a machinist mate second classat a rate of pay of $44 a month andcan advance to a higher rating payingas much as $2400 a year. A man en-listing as fireman third class is in linefor promotion to ratings in the ma-chinist branch.

The navy needs a large number ofmen skilled in the other mechanicalbranches of the service, such as elec-tricians, carpenters, ship fitters, cop-persmiths and painters. There aregood chances for men with clericalexperience who can enlist as yeomen,and for bakers, pharmacists andcooks.

The pay in the navy, according toLieut. LaBounty. compares favora-bly with that in civil life because aman gets his board and lodging freeand on first enlistment a $60 outfit ofclothing. Some men in the servicesave regularly half of their pay, andstatistics have beenr compiled by theNavy Department showing that if aman saves fifty per cent of his payduring thirty years' service as sea-man, at the time of retirement he willhave saved $28,000, which of course,includes the interest the money hasearned. When a man retires fromthe service after a certain number ofyears he is given a pension.

A man without a trade enli g inthe navy in the seaman branch canrise to higher ratings or can learn oneof the trades taught aboard oattleships.

"The navy is the first line of de-fense and in the present crisis thiscountry must look., to the navy tomake operations for defense effect-ive," said Lieut. LaBounty. "Hov-ever, we do not appeal to a man to en-list for patriotic motives alone, butwe point out to him what the navyoffers in the way of pay and advance-ment, and if a man is ambitious henever lets the opportunity go by.The navy offers so many opportuni-ties that they cannot be detailed inlimited space, but a letter addressedto the recruiting office at 730 Com-mon street, New Orleans, will bringinformation on any, point."

RAISE SWEET POTATOES.

Cost Less to Plant Than Irish Pota-toes and Are as Nutritious.

Seed to plant an acre of Irish po-itoes cost $40 this spring. Seedsweet potatoes will not cost more than$4 per acre where vine cuttings takenfrom early-set plants are used. Theyield of sweet potatoes per acre isusually greater than that of Irish po-tatoes and as a food they are asnutritious.- Specialists in the U. S.Department of Agriculture are urg-ing an increased acreage of this cropwherever it can be easily grown.

Sweet potatoes, it is pointed out,are the south's chief instrument fora quick and effective increase &hefood supply. Seed is plentifurlastyear's crop was the second largestever produced. By means of vinecuttings it is possible to plant almostunlimited areas of this crop and atthe same time conserve the presentsupply. That is, a farmer who wishesto plant 10 acres will bed seed enough-say 8 to 10 bushels-to get slips forone acre. Vine cuttings from thisacre would plant many more acres,plantings being possible until the firstof August in the lower south. Thissystem, now widely used in the south,enables the utilization of land fromwhich early potatoes, cabbage, andother truck crops have been takefi.

Sweet potatoes are not expensive togrow. The main limiting factor to

the production of vast quantities bythis plan is labor. Yields from fieldsset with vine cuttings are- as large asfrom plants grown from slips. Thismethod has the further advantage of

preventing the transfer of diseaseswhich are carried on the tubers.

The south doesn't need to learnhow to grow sweet potatoes, the spe-cialists point out. Farmers know how

to produce large yields of this crop.But the farmer must be impressedwith the necessity oT increasing hisacreage of this crop, and then, whenharvest comes, to prevent the enorm-ous looss from improper handling andstoring. The best way to keep sweet

potatoes is to store them in well-ventilated storage houses, not "dug-outs." Storage houses should be

made ready as soon as possible. In

Farmers' Bulletin 548, "Storing andMarketing Sweet Potatoes," instruc-tion for building such houses and forconverting old and unoccupied build-ings are given.

Proper Food for Weak Stomachs.

The proper food for one man maybe all wrong for another. Every oneshould adopt a diet suited to his ageand occupation. Those who have

weak stomachs need to be especiallycareful and should eat-slowly andmasticate their food thoroughly. Itis also important that they keep their

bowels regular. When they becomeconstipated or when they feel dull

and stupid after eating, they shouldtake Chamberlain's Tablets tostrengthen the stomach and move thebowels. They are easy to take andpleasant in effect.-(Adv.)

Balsa wood, found in Central Am-erica, is said to be the lightest knownwood. It is lighter than cork and hasan average specific gravity of only.104.

Fight the FLY.

Government Need Mechanics.The United ,States Civil Service

Commission announces that there is Ia special need at this time in govern-ment arsenals and navy yardsfor anglesmiths, boatbuilders, boil-ermakers, boilermaker helpers,drillers, machinists, riveters, sail-makers, (or canvas workers), ship-fitters, shipsmiths, shipwrights andtool makers. Mechanics in practical-ly all the metal and woodworkingtrades are needed at the arsenals atWatertown, Mass., Rock Island, Ill.,and Philadelphia, Pa., and the navyyards at Portsmotith, N. H., Norfolk,Va., Philadelphia, Pa., Charleston,S. C., Washington, D. C., Boston,Mass., and Key West, Fla. In caseswhere the need for men is urgent atnavy yards the government will re-fund expenses of transportation atthe end of six months' service, and incertain cases will advance transpor-tatio . Further information and ne-cessaty application blanks may be ob-tained froi the Secretary, Tenth Ci-vil Service District, Room 330, Cus-tomhouse, New Orleans.

Applications for the following posi-tions will be received at any time andthe papers rated iihmediately, in or-der that appointments may be madewith the least possible delay:

Assistant chemist, $1350 to $1500per annum, Picatinny Arsenal, Dover,N. J.

Laboratory aid and junior chemist,$3.28, $3.84, $4.(8 and $5.04 perdiem, Naval Provi g Ground, Indian-lead, Maryland.

Superintendent, I manufacture offield and seacoast cannon, $4000 to$5000 per annum, Watervliet Arsenal,Watervliet, N. Y.

Other special ex4minations are an-nounced as follows

Stenographer and typewriter, menand women, $900 to $1200, for em-ployment at Washington, D. C,, everyTuesday; for employment in New Or-leans, May 15.

May 28--Watchrian, $480 to $720,Departmental Service, Washington,D. C.

May 29-Inspeqtor of clothing,$960, quartermaster corps of thearmy at various quartermaster corpsestablishments thro•ighout the coun-try.

June 6-Junior zoologist, $1400 to$ 1800, Bureau of Animal Industry,Department of Agriculture, Washing-ton, D. C.

Apprentice map engraver, $700,Bureau of Navigation, Navy Depart-ment, Washington, D. C.

Death of Widow Donelson Caffery.Mrs. Bethia Richardson Caffery,

widow of former United States Sena-tor Donelson Caffery of this state,died last month at ioe.residence ofher son, Donelson Cffdry, in the cityof New Orleans, a4i her remainswere taken for interment to Frank-lin, La., which was her home for manyyears.

. Mrs. Caffery was born on Bay-

side plantation near Jeanerette 70years ago, and was married to Mr.Caffery in 1859. Her husband died in19.07, leaving the widow with five sonsand two daughters, Donelson Caffery,a prominent attorney; Capt. CharlesCaffery, U. S. A., stationed at Gatun,Canal Zone; Ralph Earl Caffery, JohnM. Caffery and Edward Caffery, plant-ers; Miss Bethia Caffery and Mrs.Gertrude Caffery Glassie, wife of H.H. Glassie, an assistant in the officeof the attorney general at Washing-ton.

Get Rid of Your Rheumatism.Now is the time to get rid of your

rheumatism. You will find Chamber-lain's Liniment a great help. The re-lief which it affords is alone worthmany times its cost.-(Adv.)

THE UNIVERSAL CAR I

To Owners of Ford CarsThe Ford Motor Company, of Detroit,appointed us authorized agents for Fordcars in this territory, to properly repre- rsent Ford interests, to give service toFord owners. The Company in return tdemands that we equip and maintainan adequate service station, employing acompetent Ford mechanics, using onlygenuine Ford-made materials and 3charging regular Ford prices.

-This is the service we are giving to Fordowners. Material-workmanship-prices, the standard of each guaranteed.

When your Ford car needs attention,bring it to us, and get the benefit of aexpert Ford mechanics. We give youthe assurance of genuine Ford service,with genuine Ford-made parts.

Ford cars-Runabout $345; Touring rCar $360; Coupelet $505; Town Car d$595; Sedan $645, all f. o. b. Detroit,

K. A. AUCOINDonaldsonville, La. r

We suggest that every Ford agent publish this advertisement in his local newspaper, not onlyfor a single insertion, but keep it before the public. It places both his agency and Ford servicein the proper light.

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SUPRESSION OF NEWS.

Editor Who Engages in PracticeBreaks Faith with Public.

Few people would have the hardi-hood to ask a judge to have a grandjury indictment piegon-holed. or se-cretly dismissed, as a personal favor.with the object of saving the accusedperson from public humiliation. Yetthere are still people who ask editorsto suppress news--or to color it to theadvantage of those figuring in it.

If the people generally could un-derstand that the newspapers arequite as important factors in our livesas .the courts-that the responsibilityof an editor to the public is fully assacred as that of the judge-therewould be little effort made to havelegitimate news suppressed.

To ask a judge to exercise bias isto commit "contempt of court." Toask an editor to suppress the truthabout actual events is to commit con-tempt of public opinion.

The newspaper which would sup-press real news in the interest of theindividual would betray its trust, vio-late the obligation to society which itsolemnly assumed on the day of itsbirth, and would thereby forfeit itsplace as the guardian of public in-terests, and would become a menace,rather than a factor of useful serviceto its community.

The surest safeguard against ty-ranny is full publicity of proceedingswhenever these have a public interest./The best safeguard against injusticeto the individual is the publication ofthe truth about any event in whichhe figures. When, because of per-sonal considerations, an editor failsto do this, he breaks faith with hispublic.

The editor is the historian of hisday. He must record history as it ismade, in both large and small things.It always happens that some of thishistory- will be humiliating, shameful-th~fn the printing of the news ofthe day some people will be pilloried.It is to be regretted that the eventshappened-but the historian must putthem into the record.-Editor andPublisher.

Amusement Confcern Incorporated.The charter of the Grand Theatre

corporation has been filed for recordin the office of the clerk of court ofAscension parish, and is published inthis paper. Alex. Bloomenstiel ispresident of the concern, Louis N.Boston vice president, and Abe HI.Bloomenstiel secretary and treasurer.The capital stock is fixed at $5000,but may be increased to a sum not toexceed $10,000, if desired. The ob-jects and purposes of-the corporationare to establish, operate and maintainmotion picttire' playhouses, 'theatres;,and other places of amusement inDonaldsonville, Thibodaux and othercities in Louisiana. The companyowns and operates the Grand Theatrein Donaldsonville, and a newly builtmotion picture theatre of the samename in Thibodaux. Mr. Boston ismanager of the latter enterprise, andMr. Alex. Bloomenstiel is in chargeof the local house.

State Banking Laws Compiled.R. N. Sims, state bank examiner,

has compiled copies of all laws of thestate relating to banks, trust compa-nies and building and loan associa-tions, or homesteads, and the volumehas been handily indexed by the statebanking department. Mr. Sims be-lieves the work will be of great bene-fit otfa ., average man who seeks def-inite if formation without having toseach through volumes of law.

When in need of stationery get intouch with The Chief. Phone 84.

THE AMERICAN RED CROSSIObjects and Purposes of Noble Society Clearly Explained

-Only Volunteer Relief Organization Sanctioned byFederal Government-Method of Procedure in Con-nection with Establishment of Branches.

Following is the full text of the in-teresting address delivered by Mrs.Simon Abraham, of New Orleans, onthe occasion of the meeting held inthe high school auditorium Mondayafternoon to organize a local branchof the Red Cross:

"I have been invited to come toDonaldsonville and tell you all aboutthe Red Cross organization. I wishto thank you very kindly for this in- Ivitation. I could speak volumes onthe subject of the Red Cross, but astime is short, I will try to be asconcise as possible.

"The American Red Cross wasfounded by Miss Clara Barton, anAmerican woman, to aid in the pre-vention and alleviation of human suf-fering in time of war and in timeof peace. It is an organization ofthe people by the people-a part ofyour life as an American and your in-heritance as in American. ' It is theonly volunteer relief society author- Iized by the government. The presi-dent of the United States is the pres-ident of the Red Cross Society. Thenational headquarters are in Wash- Iington, D. C., in a beautiful white smarble building dedicated to thememnory of the heroic wdmen of the tcivil war. t

"The American Red Cross does notbind you to any financial obligation, 1nor any service obligation, save pay-ment of dues. All citizens of the rUnited States-men, women and chil- tdren---are asked for their co-opera- ition. Japan, with, a population of aforty million people, has one million ieight hundred thousand Red Cross tmembers; Germany, with a popula- Ition of sixty-seven million people, has cone million Red Cross members; the aUnited States, with a population of none hundred million people, has onlytwo hundred thousand Red. Cross tmembers. Can you afford to let your cRed Cross lag so far behind?

"In time of war, the Red Cross is Iit the front. The moment a soldier t

is wounded, he is plated on a stretch- ser and given first aid by military au- sthorities; he is thin taken to the Inearest field station and from thereto the evacuation hospital, where the imale personnel of; the Red Crosstakes chare of . x•til he is ..in

sent to the base hosijtal, where thefemale nurses minister to him untilhe is discharged. However, you mustnot think the Red Cross limits its ef-forts solely to the care of wounded Esoldiers. It is organized to carry on ca system of national and internation- <al relief in time of peace and to tmitigate the sufferings caused bypestilence, famine, fire, floods, etc.

"To illustrate and bring close to you the work of theried Cross, I willmention that some few years ago, Iwhen the parish of Terrebonne wasvisited by a disastrous storm and iTood, the Red Cross immediatelycame to the rescue of the stricken Npeople with food, clothing and money. 9In consequence, today the people of cTerrebonne have contributed liberal- cly to the fund; they are organized as Ia branch of the New Orleans chapter, '

doing sewing and making garments."The Red Cross offers a field for I

noble service by women in time of Ipeace. One opportunity not to beslighted is the chance of organizationwork, starting new chapters andbranches where none exist today, thus Ispreading influence for the godl ofthe only philanthropic institutionwhich has the official recognition of Ithe government.

"Three months ago I tendered myservices to the Red Cross Society ofNew Orleans to canvass the parishesof Lafourche and Assumption. Ihave been actively engaged in thisnoble work ever since, and am proudtp say that I have met with successwherever I have gone. I have es-tablished a branch in tlfe parish ofLafourche with two headquarters, onein Thibodaux and one in Lockport,and I venture to say we have alreadycollected over $1200, the police juryof the parish giving $100 and thebanks $25 each. In Assumption par-ish I have one branch established,with headquarters in Napoleonville.Although lately organized, it has al-ready done splendid work. Last weekI was invited to organize the parishof Tangipahoa. I answered the callby going to Hammond and AmiteCity. The parish is now organizedas Tangipahoa BranchChapter of NewOrleans, and now I come prepared toassist you in organizing a branch inyour parish, and will answer anyquestions you may ask, if I am able,regarding Red Cross work.

"The membership dues are varied.Annual membership, $1, of which50 cents goes to the national head-quarters in Washington, and the other50 cents to the chapter in New Or-leans. Sustaining membership, $10a year; life membership, $25; patronmembership, $100. A $2 membershipentitles you to a Red Cross monthlymagazine.

"In order to become a branch, youwill have to make application for apermit, addressed to the secretary ofthe New Orleans chapter, 317 Caron-delet street. Elect your chairman,vice chairman, secretary, treasurer,executive committee, or board ofdirectors. The latter should be se-lected from among the prominentmen of your parish, who will assistyou with their advice and funds, ifnecessary. It will be well to appointa committee on supplies, one on mem-bership, and a press agent. Funds todefray the expenses .of the branchcan be had by applying to.headquar-ters for the amount acted upon, andmay also be obtained by means of amembership drive, by entertainments,and by the sale of various Red Cross

q. neheaquarters Will sup-ply applications, and all materials cutand prepared to sew, a deposit of $5being required to secure a set ofsamples from which you will decideupon the work you choose. The de-posit will be refunded when samplesare returned, less the express charges.The Wells-Fargo and Adams Expresscompanies will carry all Red Crossparcels at two-thirds of the regularrates. Official stationery will besupplied on demand.

"1 wish to tell you before closingthat it was my good fortune yester-day to meet Mrs. Belmont Tiffany,vice chairman of the New Yorkchapter, who is at present making atour of the south. A reception wastendered her at the Country Club.She is a very charming woman, and inan informal talk she gave those pres-ent a resume of the work done in herchapter. She informed us that sixbase hospitals had been called to goto France, and will leave within twoweeks from the following cities: NewYork, Philadelphia, Cleveland, St.Louis, Boston and Chicago, a per-sonnel of four hundred nurses, aidesand dentists, and two hundred doc-tors. She gave us to understand thatthe government will soon be callingfor more bases to go, and New Or-leans will probably follow shortly.

"For the benefit of those who maynot exactly know what a base hospi-tal means, I will try and explaij It

is not a hospital within brick Walls,as many may think, but a large organ-

ization to supply immediate relief tothe wounded, with five hundred com-

plete equipments under tent and acomplete staff of doctors, nurses,aides, attendants, etc., ready to bemoved at a moment's notice.

"I would further say, in conclusion,that St. Mary parish has donatedover $4000 already. You must doyour share and take care of your own

boys who are now recruiting. Shouldthe war not come to us actively, or

should it terminatte before our as-sistance is needed, so much the better;

but should it be needed, then let usbe prepared for all emergencies. Thatis our duty, our sacred duty!"

.: COseconuE n L ownI s. O ,Government Contracts For Over Two

Billion Feet of Materials.

To meet its war requirements forwooden ships, army barracks andother purposes, the government hascontracted for the purchase of overtwo billion feet of southern pine.While exact figures are not yet avail-able, it is understood that the ag-gregate price which the United Stateswill pay to mills supplying this lum-ber will be between $35,000,000 and$40,000,000. The order is the largestin the history of the lumber industry.

The tremendous volume of lumberwhich this represents may be under-stood when-it is stated that the totaloutput of all the southern pine millsof Louisiana, the largest yellow pineproducing state in the union, ijr915was but 2,900,000,000 feet.

The lumber which the governmenthas bought is sufficient to build homesfor all the people of a city of half amillion inhabitants.

If loaded in a solid train of cars; itwould make up a train extendingfrom New Orleans almost to NewYork.

The lumber will be delivered asneeded, deliveries extending over aperiod of several months. Specialequipment will be provided at manymills so that timbers may be turnedout to exactly meet the requirementsof the standard type of wooden ves-sel designed by experts of the federalshipping board.

Mills which will participate in sup-plying the country's lumber require-ments are locatpd in most of the statesof the south, and include nearly allmembers of the Southern Pine Asso-ciation, the combined monthly outputof whose plants averages about 450,-000,000 feet.

By a vote of 30 of its 33 membersthe Wisconsin senate last week ex-pelled Senator Franik Raguse, a So-cialist member from Milwaukee, forunpatriotic remarks made in thecourse of debate on a resolution tohave printed 50,000 copies of Presi-dent Wilson's "state of war" message.

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