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1 cstimony in that Berry-Strong school hoard
scandal resolves itself into two sorts—what Berry
says Strong said about Strong; and what Berry says
Strong said about other members of the hoard.
The second sort reminds very much of the char-
acter of evidence which prevailed in the famous
Wall-st leak investigation. The first is more direct.
The whole thing should he investigated to the
very bottom. Every charge, direct or indirect,
should he cither substantiated, or officially declared
false. This, in justice not only to the ones under
the cloud, but to the public which this school hoard
represents.
It’s up to County Attorney Selby.
CONCERNING THE LIBERTY LOAN.
We have been in this war with Germany just
about 40 clays and a crisis faces the country thus
early in the game. The government, greatly pre-
occupied with- the tremendously important subjects
of making ready the navy and the army of our
country, should he in a position where it may feel
perfectly at east as regards financing the war. But
that is exactly where the shoe pinches.
Congress has voted the money. But the mere
vote unhappily does not supply the money. This
can he supplied only by the people of the United
States. An(! they can supply it onty by subscribing
to the Liberty Loan.
If the loan fails, if the richest country in the
world has the disgrace of failing where England and
France arid Germany have so abundantly succeeded,
if the nation’s appeal to the individuals who mal^e up
the country falls on deaf ears, then America has
been defeated in the very first round of the war and
another .triumph has been*scored for Germany.
: Men and munitions and supplies can only be
pushed foifward to the firing line by the us*c 'of
tnoney. And if the money is not quickly forthcom-
ing, our men, our munitions and our supplies will
-> stay at home. Which is exactly where the "kaiser
and his advisers want them to be.
At present, with all the chances favoring a vic-
tory for our allies and ourselves, if our government
can act quickly and thorolv, there is in this country
■^th liberty, and money to lend. If we delay, if wc
if we palter, if we hesitate, thereby helping
the Germans to win this war, there will he some-
more! serious than a defeat for our allies. It
.ft <f£feat for us too. It will mean a loss both
,__i; liberty and of our ability to lend. For a vic-
^.'iouk Germany would make of us a subject nation j
as it would of a conquered France and a conquered;
England.
And then all of us, instead of advancing money
to our own government and receiving in return a
bond that was a good investment and that paid a
gockl rate of interest, would have to turn over to
German indemnity collectors all of our savings and
"a large part of onr earnings—lost to us forever, j
Because, depend upon it, if wc lose this war. Ger-
many is going to make us—United States people—
pay to the nail. She will do this because we are the
richest nation on earth and when she is thru with
its we may be one of the poorest on earth in ready
cash.
. That’s why this loan is one for liberty—for our
! liberty, for the liberty of the entire world.
CAW YOU TELL US WHY?
, , Can you tell us why a wagon belonging to a dc-
$ parfmeni called Health will drive down the main
£-■ streets of our so-called fair city with papers blowing
♦ every which way from the refuse that has been
* collected?
JOFFRE AT NEW YORK
The other day the great French general. Joffrc,
got his first view- of New York City, and dispatches
say that he was dumb-founded; that he answered
questions only with monosyllables but looked and
looked and, looked.
He well knew- the beauty and magnitude of
Hs. He had a high conception of the greatness,
...... strength, the seriousness of London. Here now
before him w-as the metropolis of the New World,
and it made him gasp.
Back and forth before him in the harbor ran a
myriad pf craft, of every description, front mud-scow
to oeean greyhound: In any one of those great .10
and 40-story stone buildings before him could be
hidden a Paris or London block of structures. The
roar of seven millions of people came to his ears.
Here was solidity, here enterprise, power, greatness
nowhere else on earth to be found—all a vast monu-
ment of innovation, activity and force.
A picture of the nation sprang into the old war-
rior’s mental vision. •
The land of Washington and Lincoln! A nation
born m the name of liberty, saved in the name of
equality, justice and progress! A people as solid as
these enormous piles of stone and steel.
The grand old Frenchman had been wined, dined,
toasted on both sides, saluted on all sides, honored in
every way, by government ana individual. He had
1 scen mJ° the heart of the American people and dis-
covered a loving friend, and his emotions sometimes
i overcame him. He now beheld the towering strength
of the nation s metropolis, understood what France s
*Hy is and was speechless, Discovery of great facts
lias that effect upon great men.
Bpttial i• The Van.
Son Francisco, Coi., mny 11.—
Oerraan Influence* sr# bow di-
verting labor from Amerteus
farma.
Such la tbo ilsWter report
reaching the California Imml-
K'ation commission bore.
Already 21.000 Mexicans have
lert the California ranches, and
it [a regarded certain that 75,-
000 more will leave tbla state
alone wlthta the next in days.
From employment agencies 1
com os the same testimony—that
active influence is being suc-
cessfully exerted to keep work-
ers from going to tho farma
where they gre so Imperatively
needed.
The method employed with
Mexican lahorera tbruout the
west has been Intimidation.
Practically every Mexican In
the western states baa been Im-
bued with the fear that bla coun-
try and the S. will be at
war within ihe next month, and
that he is in "C.ige.' of being
interned.
Wild rumors that the west
roast, is to be harraesed by tler-
iuan submarines and a Teutonic
invasion nTs also accepted at
far - value by these credulous
laborers.
Proffers of. R0 per cent .In-
crease in ___ _________
effect upon the puL e stricken
Mexicans thruout central Cali-
fornia.
Wnw Plane* Being
BY J. HKIWKRT''DUCKWORTH
Marblehead, Mass., May 21.
T.tke an army of dwarf ento-
mologiats mounting queer mon-
ster Insects far a giant’s mu-
seum.
This was my impreslon of the
shoo of the Burgess company at
Pnt Together In Burges* PUnt at Martrlohend, Mass.
' • «»V jpvfj 1 UUl ,111“ ---VVUJgKUJ HI
wages hs -e had no Marblehead, the glaae and ateel
EMPRESS: Pauline Frederick
in “Sleeping Fires.”
LIBBRTY: Screen, feature:
The Girl From Rector’s” and
five acts of vaudeville.
LYHIC: Four acts vaudeville.
On the screen, “Mystery of the
Double Cross’ (serial) and Bea-
trice Fairfax.
FOLLY: Bert Jackson’s musi-
cal comedy. Films, Chaplin in
“Kasy Street’’ and Francis X.
Bushman in “The Great Secret.”
MAJESTY: Shorty Hamilton
and Harry Carey in “The Honor
of an Outlaw.”
DREAMLAND: Beetle Eyton
and Geo. Fawcett In "Prince
Chap," “The Voice on the Wire”
and n Frank Daniel comedy.
STRAND: Metro feature pic-
turoa.
building, put up in 70 dnya,
where I was permitted by Man-
ager F. H. Russell to see for
myself Just how seaplanes, scout
planes and battlo plane* are
made for Uncle Sam.
The old Burgesa plant it a
Burgess built yachts to race
against the kaiser at Kiel. Now
flyers are made to fight tho
kaiser’s airships and U-boata.
What They Cowt.
Modern warplanes are valued
at from 99.000 to 925,000
apiece. Tho twin motors in the
larger type coat 11,000.
I saw men testing with an in-
genious machine spruce for
strata and cedar and aim for
wing beams and ribs. From
every plank a piece was taken
and bent and broken to ascer-
tain Us strength.
In another room men were
Picturesque Jumble of shocks, j subjecting strips ’ of fine Irish
relic of days when J. Sterling 1 linen for wings to a tearing
Park Pickings;
Season’s First
I looking
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mil
Y«« don’t have to nsft the draft when you’re
for * to make a fool of himeslf.
“Chimp, there’s strangers in
Ihe house!’ v.as what Mrs.
Chimp seemed to say, as she
gazed thru the bars of her cage
at the crowds of Sunday visitors
thronging Wheeler Park for the
first time this year.
With walks somewhat soggy,
and lawns not quite so velvety
as the Wheeler Park before the
flood, the 1917 model neverthe-
less was a succoss as a recrea-
tion center.
Man) mothers are busy re-
pairing trousers today, worn
thru by the persistence of the
kiddles in patronizing the "shoot
the shines’ or “bump the bumps"
toboggan.
“Oh Mania! That monkey’s
got ears just like a fellah,
hasn’t he?" burst out one little
tot in front of the monkey cake. I
Another youngster wanted to go j
into the ► ":u with the grizzlies1
to “pet the big doggie.”
“Col Coi. .." the bison who i
evidently swapped names with !
the late Buffalo Bill, spent his |
time watching things from the
background, aloof and alone, a ]
relic of a day gone by.
Seeming to realize their in-
creased importance tn the new
order of things, the American
eagles maintained dignified
perches in their tree.
All the animals growled
pleasantly at visitor*. Manners
were perfeil, except for the
macaws who interrupted every-
thing with iheir racket.
’’Vanltar.. Vanitas. omnis es’
Vanltasl.’’when— the peac.ck
spreads his thousand-eyed tail.
No. the camel isn’t mangy, h-
is Just shedding.
Everybody remembered to rise,
when Flynn's Regimontal Band
struck up the Star Spangled
Banuer. '
llggs were priced at 9t e«ob.
But they were ostrich eggs.
TO COOK DRY FRUITS
Dry fruit, when cooking, re-i,
dnlres the addition of a little
liquid to prevent la* burning.
For this either water, rtubarb
or current Juice may be added.
NIIX IRON PEPSIN and
lAMmant.*. ■
CmMuOm.
eera*eta«d in Hood** Snraon-
«««bI^ara£ayi#,, ,hu*”
equalled h»alih-valu*. for the
,,*n4 our# of * long
team of ailment* common anion*
i»p!£pto *5 thi* ,#th centurv.
A*5? cuaOMn* and
»» beyond tha endurance of
me* -A moat robuet. nearly every
n*T* tha aid of tha haaltti>vtvlnv
°.f«thU comblaat1ea of me**
c‘n** . support and ataataln
normal hoalth tons. If ft la not
:n &&SS
The very beat rewiedtae fo-
b.oort-parity >n* an* nerve-betid-
,r* £<>»»« fa Heed■ Rareepa-
rttla end tepilron Pill*. Tc-
The Bravest Battle
KuTBs? nSiws'jffvartVv* '
On the ma»* nf the world you will find It
'Twa* fought by tha mother* of men.
Nay. not with a cannon or battle shot,
With *word or nofclor pen;
Nay, not with eloquent words or thought.
From mouths of wonderful men.
But deep In u walled-u* women'* heert—
Of woman thet would not yield.
But bravely, allently- hi tv. her pert—
I-o, there waa the battle field.
No marehallln* troops, no blrouuo *on*.
No banner to *leam and wav*;
But, oh! thea* battle*, they last so long.
From babyhood to tho grave.
fxtthfut *tlU aa a bridge of star*
She flgTito In her walleg-up town—
Fight* on and In tho ondle** wars,
Then silent, unseen-goes down.
Oh. ye with banners sad battle shot.
And soldiers to about and prate*,
I tell you the klngUast victoria* fought.
Were fought In thea* silent way*
Oh. apotleas woman In world of shame!
With a splendid and silent acorn.
Go back to God a* white a* you came
The klngllast warrior born.
nots
(Furalahod by W. D. Matthew*.
Charltla*. Author not known.)
•t»t# Commissioner
German Soldier Hacks Off
Hand of Hungry Child
BY Mil, TON' BRONX HR.
N*w York, May —"It was
near Charleroi in Belgium.
‘Tha Belgians were starving.
teat.
Completed wing* designed to
Ufa 2.000 pounds wars placed
upsids down over * "ham*”
and load ad with 11,000 pounds
of sand.
What Would Happen.
I saw a block of wood thrown
into a revolving propellor to rind
out what would happsn war* a
blade shot oft duriug a battle
in the air.
After tha parts have been
thoroly tested they are assem-
bled into warblrds. .
Aviator Clifford L. Webster
trie* them out, after which they
are banded over to the army or
navy department.__
visit hi* family.
' “Monsieur, do you reallsa why
wa taka vary ftw prisoners?” he
continued.
"I will tell you. Back there
In tha villages of northern
France many of my oomrades of
the 18th, left wlvea and moth-
ers and little sisters. The Ger-
mane cams, took those villages
—and turned northern France
into n hell for our women-folk.
"There 1* nothing—nothing—
gross, and bestial, and cruel that
tho German soldiers have not
dona to those hapless ones.
“One of my trench-mate*, a
fins fellow, went craxy and h*d
to be sent to an institution, i >
you know whyf Hls wlf# and
daughter were in one of those
villages in northern Franca. Bad
nows travels. Monsieur, and
word cams to Heart X—. There
era things one doesn't print In
newspapers. Henri went Insane,
and we, we. Monsieur, went
mad. We took no prisoner* that
day.”
tivK.v poes on within us when
we slumber.
There is so bettor euro for
the wear and tear of everyday
life than to take from five to
fifteen minutes at the close of
; the day anil relax completely.
BY THE REV. CHARLES
STEL/.LE.
Tha stories about the moral i
depravity of the men at the
front would be very discouraging
if they were true.
No doubt ibe war Is severely
teetlng men'* morals. Situational
are created which are altogether
new Jfi moat of the men, whose
manner of living bad Leen fairly
well determined before they
went to war Their lives had
become routine and In most in-
stance* decidedly commonplace.
Now, the mental and moral
strain is reaching clear down to
tbs foundations of their char-
acters. The war 1* bringing out
the beet as,well as the worst in
them.
The men in the trenches
swear horribly, we are told. So
would you ft you were living
and fighting as they are. There’s
no doubt that moat of them
swear, but they do it quite un-
consciously, and they’ll quit it
when they come back home.
Tha stories of the Immorality
among the men are undobtedly
exaggerated. The immorality la
simply more conspicuous and
cruder, because the men are liv-
ing such abnormal lives.
The men who are Immoral at
the front were Immoral before
they went to war.
Tha splendid discipline In the
IT. S. army and nary and the
moral Influences by which our
soldiers and sallora are surroun-
ded should bring comfort to
every mother whose boy has
gona or will ge to tha front
during tha war.
it v kbaYcbs mjcasT
Ml** Meadows. seventh grad*
teacher, is planning to «p*nd part
of her vacation lit tjiwrence. Km
visiting her brother. Dr. Meadows,
and attending Kansas university.
Mis* Duff will attend the Char-
leston. III. State Normal *choo!
this rummer.
Philip Sureck of la te 11L
Ml»» Nichols will xpend her va-
cation In Charles City, Iowa.
Slxty-flve children and mothers
of the Franklin kindergarten en-
joyed a picnic at Wheeler park.
GCrald I,Itteer, Ryon Caret, Ruby
Llnkle, Madeline McDermott, Don-
ovan Faller, Charles Holqmon and
Eugene Oarakt, of the fourth
grade, have been neither absent
nor tardy tnlr term.
...if!?* ®»ttoi: vlll spend her Va-
cation In La Granger, Ky.
CHURCH UNION ISSUE
COMES UP THIS WEEK
Bp United Prett.
Dallas, Tex., May *1. _ The
most importaat work ts soma
bafora the 129th general assem-
bly of the Presbyterian church,
meeting here, will cams thM
weak—action an proposals for
union of tho northern and sonth-
er“ division*. Tha meeting bars
will adjourn Friday.
Wonderful Skin and
_Wrinkle Removere
FOR YOUR
HEALTH
hand outchretched, another Ger-
man soldier with one blow of
his sharp bayonet hacked off
tho child’s hand ”
- -------- Tho epeakor was Charlas Ni-
(hildren were clamoring for cole, one of the two million
food. One German soldier was poilus who thus far have helped
throwing bits of bread, enjoying; save democracy. A 24-year-old
himself watching little girls andiTeteran of the Somme, of Ver-
boys scrambling .for them. Juatjdun, of tha Argonne, ha is la
when one little boy b.id his New York to recuperate and got.
GERMANS BUYING HUGE
NUMBERS OF NAPKINS
Bp United Press.
Berne, Swttierland, May 21.—
Tha Swiss governmont is enrloua
to know why Germany wants
hog# quantities of Japan esa
crops paper napkins. Gorman
agents thruout Bwttxerland have
been placing orders for large
qualtlties paying for them In
•napkins of their own manufac-
ture and money.
‘Whether this Is seme now
Teutonic intrigue Involving tho
Far East or whether the Japa-
nese variety has been found valu
able for manufacture or explo-
sives is a problem which the
°-',ss seeret service Is working
RSBT.
Rest la (ho best medicine tn
the world.
Nature
mend a frayed
nerves and
worn tissues
when one aits
down In a com-
fortable e b a 1 r
and relaxes __
tense muscles. The same build-
ing up process goes on oven
more fully when one le asleep.
Sloop !• not a period of idleness.
The moat beneficial sort of ac-
-Of-
W* have not reduced the site
of tbo loaf or boosted the price
of bread. You, can buy the big
18 ounce loaf of Mother’s bread
(or .T0o a loaf at Brown’s
C. O. D. Grocery. P. B. X. 89.
ooi«5>I*xKrtJ?*by
oom* ,7“>'
tht.Vo’unST otflnSr&rSfftaS
cream
warm water, gradually absSha the
faded or discolored tutor
Siv“s.j; sss Fast St
met,°*r artificial treatment <7.
possibly produo* a complexion or
such radiant, youthful lovellnoM
Druggist* all hava Maraoltead
Wax; It I* seldom that mor* than
on® ©tine* la ntceaa&rT,
Thousand* havt tlio iljOlkl
P*** »u«ctw with th«
fJfcxolttB wrlnklB-remoTBr fornulA.
°i,.no*(of .PUI* .Fvwdarod Bax-
oBte I* dissolved In a half-pint
of witch hazel and tha solution
used a* a faoa wash. Tha effaat
*■ aimeat t.-.x?l«al. Tha deeaaat
wrinkles and crow’s feat, as wall
“ th* "neat llnaj-whath" Tu,
to age, tllnaas. weather
are 1;
need
lotion, a* n woi
—Advertisement.
1 hesitate to try thte simple
w?B,t aay an*.
MAJESTIC«toat
(ROUTT ■AMILTON
BARRY CARRY
In «BONOR OF AN OUTLAW”
EMPRESS
Tnoalar
Mary Pickford
Romanes of tho
Admission 1* nag
TODAY
Pauline Frederick
Tangerine
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(Harmony Stagers)
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MUNSON
(Peealler Coaegy)
*—MADOE MAITLAND
(Slagiag Moaologist)
4—crnxoN aisTERa
(Aerial Batterfllea)
PIOTUREa
SjFatary of tha Daahla OsaamP
Path# Sms at tha Worth.
RaaMaa Pairfax. <Oaa of
*11—**** JC*** ,OBle Sra**"r"
•» iron. They are mueh la-
oraaaed and Imyreveg la thte earn-
■NMMilZ te.
New TelepKone
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Goes to Press
^ Friday, June 1,1917
TODAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
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"THE EIGHT BLACK DOTS"
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HOLLAND A JRAN1R
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BARRINGTON .MAY COMPANY
(la *lte Eoeeatgie Jaaltss”)
THE MITiliARD BROTHERS
la Comedy Jaggllag aag Aerobatic*
SCREEN FEATURE EXTRAORDINARY
"TUB GIRD FROM RECTORS”
(la g Reels)
Pleturlration of aeene* and doings on th# moil Interesting
strest in the U. 8. *t Its brightest point and In the period of Its
utmost brilliancy, namely, night time—ox hkoadivav
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ANOTHER CORKING GIRL SHOW
Bert Jackson and His Girlies in
Refined Musical Comedy The kind that goes ovc
BECAUSE
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It is wholesome—
—It is laughable
—It is good to behold—
On the Screen—Last Times Today
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