THE CHATTANOOGA" NEWS
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1918.
EMPHASIS WILL BE LAID
. ON BOND PURCHASE
Order of Exercises Arranged
for Closing of Riceville
Schools.
(Special t The New.)
Riceville, April 11. Closing exercises
of Riceville High school will begin Sat
urday evening in the auditorium of the
school building with a play entitled "A
Kentucky Belle" by the high school
students.
"' On Sunday morning Ashley Sidney
Johnson, president and founder of the
Johnson Bible college, of Klmberlin
Heights, will preach the annual sermon
at the Baptist church.
Special music will . be rendered at
this service. On Sunday evening speak
ers from different part of the state
will speed the third liberty loan, and
it Is to be hoped much enthusiasm
and buying of bonds will be the result
of this meeting. On Monday evening
the exercises by the grades will be
given, which includes plays, recitations,
etc. The class day exercises will be
given on Tuesday evening. Dean Mil
lard, of the University of Chattanooga,
will address the class.
These exercises are under the effi
cient management of Principal L. D.
Keaton, of the Middle Tennessee Nor
mal, who with his able assistants, Mrs.
Callie Miller. Miss Pauline Mankin and
Miss Kathryn Sells, have brought the
Ricevillp High school to a degree of
efficiency second to none in tne state.
Through the untiring efforts of Mr.
Keaton. coupled with the good manage
ment of the Schoool Improvement
lemma, a riiano has been Installed in
the school, a well equipped kitchen for
domestic science purposes has been
fitted ud. the grounds have been Beau
tified and permanent improvements
have been made In many wft J.
Athletics also have played an Impor
tant factor in the chool curriculum, as
in no previous year "has athletics had
nnv nart. and with Mr. Keaton coach
for the boys and Miss Sells coach for
TWO OF GEN. PERSHING'S RIGHT-HAND MEN
Henry W. Hodge, former public serv
ice commissioner of New York, is now
building bridges in France for Pershing.
(j.HARBORD
I.ieut.-Cgl. J. G. Harboard is Per
shing's chief of staff.
COL ROGAN PASSES
FINAL EXAMINATION
Four Thousand Draft Men Ar
rive at Camp Sevier and Are
Used to Fill Units.
the girls, basketball has attained a
prominent part in the life of the
school. ,
DRY GOODS MEN ELECT
E. F. FOLKES PRESIDENT
White Sulphur, W. V., Selected at
Meeting Plaoe for 1919 Session.
Two States Admitted,
New Orleans, April 11. E. Fowler
Folkes,. of Mobile, was elected presi
dent, and White Sulphur, W. Va was
chosen as the ,191 meeting place at
the concluding session, here of the an
nual convention of the Southern
Wholesale Dry Goods association.
Other officers elected were: Klrst vice
president, James R. Little, Savannah;
second vice-president, Leon Wallen
stein, Richmond, Va.: treasurer, R. K.
Rambo, Atlifnta (re-elected); secre
tary, Norman H. Johnson, Richmond,
Va. (re-elected). Members of the ex
ecutive committee elected were: P. H.
Koblegard, Cumberland, Md.; A. T.
Dosser, Knoxvllle; H. W. Wichard,
Norfolk: Herman Levy. New Orleans,
and James M. Bryan, Tampa.
It was voted after spirited discus
sion to admit Texas and Oklahoma
wholesalers into the association, In
creasing the states represented to sixteen.
Dayton Schools Close
Monday Instead of Thursday
(Special to The News.)
Dayton, April 11. The closing ex
ercises of the Dayton city school will
be held Monday evening at the opera
house instead of Thursday evening, as
was originally announced. A very In
teresting. program Is being prepared.
The larger part will be --Iven over to
the gradautlng class, but each room
will have a representative reaiure
(Special to The News.)
Greenville. S. C, April 11. With the
arrival Wednesday of 1,000 selectmen
from Camfl Doige. Iowa, the move
ment of drafted men to fill ranks of the
Thirtieth division was completed, a
total of nearly 4,600 mea haying been
assigned to thlr camp du. ng t past
two weeks. Tv.o thousand men from
Kentucky, Indla'na. and Illinois came
from Camp T-ylor, Lo-lsvllle, Ky be
ing distributed 500 to il9th Infantry
and 115th field artillery., and 1,000 to
the 120th Infantry. The thousand husky
hearties to arrive today wero attached
for food and quarters during quaran
tine, B00 being to the 117th Infantry
and the other, halt to the 118th In
fantry. The men were residents of Minne
sota, Wisconsin and Iowa. Eight hun
dred men sent here from Cai .i Fun
aton came from Nebraska, Kansas and
Arlaona, As customary, the incoming
troops were placed In an isolation
camp for two weeks to guard against
the spreading of contagious disease,
and on t heir release from quarantine
will be apportioned among the various
organisations so as to All thorn to war
strength. The arrival of the new re
crults to All up the ranks of the divi
sion is regarded aa another step In the
direction of preparations for the de
parture of the ,"01dvHlckory? division.
Work has been scheduled for the di
vision as far as Jui.e, an I whether
the full limit of this program will be
realized or extended is a matter of con
jecture. It is understood that the divi
sion also has a full complement of offi
cers, with possibly a few exceptions,
with the ret-rn of gradu tes from the
officers' training at Ieon Springs.
The latter part of this month is ex-
peoted to give the division a number
of new omcers. l ;oi. cary . epence,
of Knoxvllle, commander of the 117th
lnfantrjt an Col. S. W. Miner, com
mander of the 120th infantry, are ex
pected back at Camp Sevier tomorrow.
They wcr detained at San Antonio
as vltnesses In a court-martial fol
lowing completion of their course at
Camp ..tan y.
Overcoats, which bad been placed
In he bottom of shipping boxes by the
Sammies, were hi uled out again this
week on account of the cold weather.
The ground this morning was covered
with a white frost.
All the stoves had been taken down
with the advent of summer, but the
men have slept snugly under sufficient
cover, and the sudder change In tem
perature has not been of serious con
sequence, al hough a number of men
are nursing colds.
Col. Charley B. Rogan. former adjutant-general
of Tennessee, and Col.
Julius T. Garner have successfully
completed their course at Leon Springs
and passed U necessary test, It Is
permissible to announce.
Reports Indicate that they will be as
signed for duty elsewhere. Col. Rogan
was forn.erly In command of the Sec
ond Tennessee Infant y and Col. Gar
ner In command of the First North
Carolina Infantry, both of which were
affected by the reorganisation, which
placed them In the depot brigade and
upon the subsequent d; .-ganUatlon of
that organization, both of these officers
were attached to the Flfty-nitnh bri
gade. , .
Hundreds of soldiers took advantage
of the half holiday Wednesday and
watched Washington and tht Phila
delphia Nationals battle nine Innings
to a 5 to 5 tie.
The game was called to enable the
teams t catch a eraln. Walter John
son pitched the first Innings.
.
CAPT. CHARLES W.ROtlN80N
IS DECLARED NOT GUILTY
Topeka, Kan., April 11. A verdict of
not guilty was returned by the Jury
yesterday In the case of Capt. Charles
V. Robinson, national army, Camp
Funston. under trial here on a charge
of conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment in connection with the purchase
of exchange supplies for Camp Fun-ston.
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. An
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for aft cooking. It is so . good-to-eat that you
would want it even if you felt you could not afford it
and costs so little that you ought to . use it even if it
wasn't so good.
Taste it critically use it compare its goodness, its
wholesomeness and its convenience. Then carefully com-
pare its cost with any other shortening you could use,
and its economy in use.
Notice, of course, that even in the smallest size can
there is more than a pound and an eighth of Wesson Oil.
In comparing its cost with creamery butter, realizo that
you need a third or a quarter less Wesson Oil in the
same recipe.
In comparing its cost with lard, notice how much lard is
in the pail you buy. The amount of lard is always pjainly
printed on the pail. A number two pail, for instance,
usually contains only a pound and a half, not two pounds.
In deep frying, notice that Wesson Oil does not absorb
the odor or flavor of food cooked in it, so that you can use
it over and over again for frying different things. Neither
is Wesson Oil altered much by heating, so that the last
time you use it, it is almost as good as the first.
Ordinary lard, dug out of an open tub, may be cheaper.
But since you want a pure cooking fat in a clean, sanitary
container, we believe you will find Wesson Oil as cconomi
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a wholesome frying fat
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TEXAS CATTLE RAISERS
HARD HIT BY DROUGHT
Not One Oood Rain Since Feb.
14, 1916, in One, Section.
Alabaman Reduces Herds.
Dallas, Tex., March 31. (Corre
spondence of the Associated Press.)
Cattle 'raisers In Texas have been hard
hit by the lack of moisture in the past
two years,, and west Texas herds
which were not depleted by the
drought huve been reduced by sales
and by shipment to better ranges.
I. N. McCrary, Interested In a ranch
of 175, 0U0 acres near Post City, said
recently that there had not been a
good rain In his section since Feb. 14,
11. "if we don't get a good rain
within thirty or forty days, it Is hard
to predict Just what will become of
the cattlemen and their herds," he
said. "For four years our range
cleared better than $100,000 a season.
Lust yenr we didn't make a cent, and
It will be the sAme this year."
Hundreds of thousands of cattle per
ished of thirst last summer. Those
which were able to stand the trip were
sont to better ranges in New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Kansns and Colorado.
Cattle left on the Texas ranges dur
ing the winter suffered considerably
in the January and February billiards
because of their poor physical condi
tion, and the cattlemen say that hun
dreds of thousands of calves will be
lost this spring because of the condi
tion of the cows. Many ranchmen
are shipping their calves to market,
and for the next two or three years
there probably will be a marked short
age of young Texas cattle.
West TexMS bunks have come to the
aid of the cattlemen, in loaning them
money with which to buy feed, and
also make shipments
A Birmingham (Ala.) huslnens man,
owner of a big ranch about 150 miles
west of Fort Worth, came to Texas
a few weeks ngo to sell the property.
Tie said he had reduced the cattle
on his ranch from herds valued at
$7,000,000 to about $500,000, but he ex
pected that with good rnlna and sea
sons the herds would be built up
sgain.
The wives of ranchmen generally
are refraining from the purchase of
new spring and summer dresses, in
keeping with the uplrit of economy,
nd automobile salesmen from west
Texas say that there Is no demand for
new automobiles,
HOPES WAR WILL END
BEFORE THREE YEARS
KIDNEY TROUBLE NOT
EASILY RECOGNIZED
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected. ' '
An examining physician for one of
the prominent Life Insurance Compa
nies, in an Interview of the .subject.
made the astonishing statement that
one reason why so many applicants for
insurance are rejected is because kid
ney trouble Is so common to the Amer
ican people, and the largo majority of
those whose applications are declined
do not even suspect that they have the
disease, ' "
Judging from reports from druggists .
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there Is one, preparation that
tins been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and heallQg
influence of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root
is soon realised. It stands the highest
for its remarkable record of success.
We find that Swamp-Root Is strictly
an herbal compound and we would ad
vise our readers who feel In need
such a remedy to give It a trial. It Is
on sale at all drug stores In bottles of
two sizes, medium and large. -
However. If you wish first to teat this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton, N.' TVfor a
sample bottle. When writing be sure
and mention The Chattanooga Dally
News. (Adv.)
Chairman Padgett, of the Nsval Af
fairs Committee, Told House In
Urging Waterway Appropriation.
Washington. April 11. Boma ln
crnnsed appropriations for southern
waterway development above the
amounts provided In the rivers and
harbors bill as reported to tha house
were written Into the measure yester
day. The house was In committee of
the whole and the, net result of the
day's consideration, aside from the
provisions Incorporated In the bill, as
reported were:
Charleston, 8. C $1,500,000 for chan-
nel 40 feet deep, 1,000 feet wide, from
sea to the navy yard, provided that
the work shall not be undertaken un
til the proposed new dry dock there,
with 40 feet depth over the blocks, hss
been authorised.
Key West, Fls., $1110,000 authorlned
and contract for $J60,000 mora au
thoring. Norfolk, Va., harbrtr and channels,
Increase from $1,840,000 to $1,140,000
authorised so as to devote the Incresse
to malntunance of the channel to
Newport News,
Mobile, Ala., harbor and bar, In
creased to $300,000 altogether..
."I hope the war will end before three
years," Chairman Padgett, of the
naval affairs committee, told the house
In urging the Chsrleston appropria
tion. "I think It will take three years
to build tha dock and do the dredging.
Independent of the war, ss a sensible
navsl proposition, we should have tha
dock, whether we are In the war or
not. The Idea of having 1,500 to $.000
miles of coast line without a dock,
without sn opportunity to bring In or
repair or care for our ships when
ninny of the ships post us $2i.0)0,ono
shows no business Judgment. I think
we should have two navy yards and
targe docks south of flattens, one on
the com nt line and one In tha West
Indies. I think the finest plero In the
world Is In Humana buy, on tha north
of the east end of llsytl, I cherish
the hope we will build a dock there
In the future, but that would be 1.500
to i.000 miles from Chsrleston. Around
Matterss Is the graveynrd of the At
lantic roast, and to attempt to bring
our ships of great cost snd vstue
around there and over long dlstsnre
without a dock Is- not a good business
proposition."
KINO'S MOUNTAIN SONS
TRAINED BY BRITISH
Amerlesns at Camp Greene Instructed
by Officers Frem Country Against
Which Father. Fought.
Charlotte. N. C. March $1. (Cor
respondence Associated I'ress.) After
lit years of peace and quiet the his
toric King's Mountain battleground,
where the heroes fought and died that
America might be freed f British rule
is again awakened by the roar of ar
tillery and rifle firing.
It baa been brought about by the offi
cials representing the United (Mates
government selecting this site ss sn
artillery snd rifle rango and soldiers
In training at Camp Ureeuo will be
trained there In the use of heavy field
artillery, using the face of the moun
tain as a background. A plot of 1,700
acres hss been leased for this purpose
and a camp to accommodate ?.50o men
and 1.200 horses has been erected near
the site.
An odd fesfure Is t fact that Amer
ican soldiers are being partly tutored
by British army officers sent to this
country fur Instructing the descendsnts
of sons of those men who fought
gainst their forefathers IS1 years sgo.
TELEPHONE GIRLS STICK TO
POSTS DURING AIR RAIDS
British Government Rtwsrds Them by
Speelel Badge of Henor.
tandon, March I. (Correspondence
Associated iTess.l Telephone girls
who votuntMrsd for service during re
rent London air raids have been
warded a special blgt of honor by
the government. It is a round badge
surmounted by a rroo and bears the
words "London Telephone Hervlce. Air
Raids." followed ty a I-atln motto
meaning "Ixjvs of country laada them."
MEXICANS AND MULES
KILLED BY AMERICANS
Tsleta. Trx., April It. Two Mexi
cans and two i k mules were killed
eight tulles ootheaat of Kl i'o yes
IrriUy by an American cavalry patrol
returning tht lire of armed Mmrini
nrtng croe the Itlo llrande. Th-r
were nftern Mexicans in the party, the
patrtd retorted. No casualties were
iiatained by the American force. Tha
eht first reported to have oc
curred near Colllngawui th, at out four
tulles bearer U I'aJO,
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