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The Laclede blade., 1914-12-04
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits of
News Of All Sorts

All members of the Modern
Woodmen should turn out to the
regular meeting to be held on
Wednesday night 'of next week
at which time the annual election
of officers will take place. 1t is
important that there be a good
attendance at this meeting.
Have you looked at the tag on
your paper latelyg Take look at
it today. If it reads NOV" your
subscription expired last month
and unless you renewed you are
now delinquent. If it reads
Dec" it will expire this month
and should be renewed before the
end of the year. There are several
hundred that expire this month
and we would be pleased to have a
renewal from every one of them
before we get very far into next
year.
Fred Hanson and J, j, Deininger
were on the Kansas City market
Monday with three cars of cattle
fattened on their farm northwest
of Laclede. In the shipment Mr..
Hanson had 81 steers and heifers
and IA cows. They were all the
White Face breed, the steers and
heifers ranging in age from IA
months to 20 months and were no
doubt the best bunch of beef ever
shipped from this station. Mr..
Deininger had 26 head of good
smooth steers that sold we'll.
As will be seen by the advertise
ment of w. r. Peacher, ct AL, in
THE BLADE today hunters and
trappers are barred from all lands
for several miles northeast of La
clede, and # they get into trouble
by trespassing on this forbidden
territory it will not be the fault of
the owners or those in charge of
the lands. These farmers and land
owners have gone to the expense
of running this notice and their
warning should be respected by all
those who would avoid trouble,
The members of the new tele-
phone line southeast of town feel
ing they had much to be thankful
for celebrated the first Thanks
giving since their organization was
formed with an oyster supper at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Smith last Thursday evening. The
evening was very enjoyably spent
in games and conversation. In.
vited guests present were Mrs.
Della Glenn and little son of
Quincy, Mr.. and Mrs, A. j.
Havens and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Stockwell and baby, Mrs.
q. Enrich, Miss Minnie Lake Ven
able and Lee Mccoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Clinefelter
notored down from st. Joseph last
Wednesday and spent the re-
nainder of the week with relatives
md friends, guests at the home of
he formers brother, j. G. Cline
elter and family on route one.
Hrs. Clinefelter is a cousin of A. |
:. Welty, the new proprietor of
he local telephone exchange. til
a quarter Of a century since Lon
eft Laclede and located in st, |
Joseph where he is now conducting
prosperous real estate business.
his Office acknowledges a pleasant
isit and a dollar that will carry
'HE BLADE to his address for the
ext year.
Penny dolls and others to use in
ancy work designs at Rest Room
The Laclede blade., 1914-12-04
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

Harold Standby spent Thanks
giving at Columbia.
Alfred Thomas of Laredo spent
Sunday in Lacfede.
Miss Edna Veal of BrookfieId
spent Thanksgiving day with Miss
Lena Kent in Laclede.
Mrs. 7. J. Enyeart of Bosworth
visited Laclede friends the past
week, guest of Mrs. Allie Harter.
Misses Viola and Nellie Hannah
of Brookfeld spent Thanksgiving
day with Mrs. H. E. Maybee and
family.
Miss Muriel Jacobs of Linneus
visited her uncle, Harry Landree
and family at Rosair farm from
Thursday until Sunday.
w. S. Savage and A. E. Welty
motored to Laredo last Thursday
and ate fine Thanksgiving dinner
with Mr.. Welty's mother.
Theodore Hetrick, of Ferris, ILL.,,
on his way to spend the winter in
New Mexico, stopped off here this
week for a visit with relatives.
Miss Ethel Kent spent Thanks
giving and the week end with a
young lady friend at Camden
Point, near Kansas City, returning
home Sunday night.
Mrs. L. B. Jones left the first of
the week to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Bertha Brendel and family in
st. Joseph and will visit another
daughter, Mrs. W. A. Chinn and
family at McLouth, Kansas, before
returning home.
Mrs. NJ. F. Homan gave fine
Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday
the guests being Mr.. and Mrs. P.
F. Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Caywood and daughter, Miss Viva.
In the afternoon all went for an
hours automobile ride.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. g. homax gave
a six O'Clock dinner last Saturday,
the guests being Mr.. and Mrs. D.
A. Potter and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
By. Lamme and family and Mr.,
and Mrs. c. B. Talbot. After
dinner they gave line party at the
moving picture show.
A quiet home wedding was cele-
brated at the home of Judge and
Mrs. O. F. Libby at 4 O'Clock last
Thanksgiving day when their
daughter, Mary Venus, was united
in marriage to Rev. Ralph M.
Siegler, Rev. T. J. BLOOM of Pal
myra, officiating in the presence of
the immediate relatives of the
bride. An elegant wedding supper
was served. Mr.. and Mrs. Siegel
went Golden, ILL.,, for a visit with
the formers relatives after which
they will go to Canton, Mo-, where
Mr.. Siegel is a student in Christian
college. The brides many friends
extend congratulations.
At the regular meeting held last
Wednesday night the Royal Neigh
bors,elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Mrs. Anna
Jones, oracle; Mrs. Georgia Thomp-
son, vice oracle; Mrs. Ida Moore,
chancellor; Mrs. Ida Davis, re-
eorder; Mrs. Allie Harter, receiver;
Mrs. j. E. Welsh. marshall; Mrs.
Clara Ausmus, inner sentinel; Mrs.
Rose Haight, outer sentinel; Mrs.
A. j. CsywoOd, manager. and DR..
J. L. Burke, camp physician. The
appointive officers will be named
It the installation to be held the
The Laclede blade., 1914-12-04
Town AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

Cookies 12c pound at Patrick's.,
Eagle -four $1.35 at Patrick's.
AIT goods at Rest Room Satur-
day.
Velvetina toilet specialties at the
Rest Room.
Three steer calves for sale by
Peter Smith, Laclede.
Sale of art goods and dolls at
Rest Room, Saturday.
Fresh oysters direct from Balti-
more only 45c qt. at Patrick's.
Watch the Rest Room window
for new Christmas art goods.
Small five reom>house for rent.
Inquire of Calhoun & Rankin,
The Model is all aglow with new
goods suitable for Christmas pres
ents.
One thousand dollars to loan on
real estate. security. Inquire at
this Office.
Barred Plymouth Rock roosters,
one dollar each. Mrs III. Landree,
Phone 81.
A good male Duroc Jersey hog
for sale by j. M. Simpson, phone
$50. Laclede.
Jones Bros. shipped a car of
sheep to the st. Louis market last
Sunday night.
Several auto loads from Laclede
attended fine show at the DeGraw
in Brookfeld Wednesday night.
Those having hogs to butcher
can secure the services of A. L.
Vandyke by calling phone 1913,
Harry Landree was on the St.
Louis market Tuesday with a car
of fat lambs from Glover Leaf
farm.
Our new line Of rugs and limo
leum is the largest and cheapest
ever shown in Laclede. j. B.
Patrick. s
Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels
for sale. Price $1.OO and $1.25
each. Mrs A. M. Walker, phone
704, Laclede.
Economy -four, Millbanks best.
Every sack guaranteed, only $1.40
sack and Eagle $1.35 at J. B.
Patrick's.
The latest arrival in Laclede is
the eight pound boy baby born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Jones on Thurs
day Of this week.
Mrs. NJ. A. Tracy of Boonville
is visiting relatives and friends id
Laclede, guest at the home of
Grant and Marietta Welsh.
Frank Swink, the new black
smith at A. G.. Groes shop has
moved his family here from Lin
neus and is occupying the Nelson
residence.
E. Cryder>of Delaware, Ohio, is
in Laclede visiting his brother-in-
law, L. B, Standby and wife. Mr..
Cryder is on his way no e from a
visit in Oklahoma.
Regular meeting Of Phil Kearney
post, G.. A. r. on Saturday after
noon Of this week. This is an i'm
portant meeting and a full attend
anee is desired.
Miss Victoria DuekwOrth. who
has made her home with her uncle, |
William Sharp and family on route /
three, was married Thanksgiving
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-05
ASQU|TH APPEALS FOR INCREASE IN
 BRITISH FORCES Premier Urges All Able Bodied Men to Join
 English C0l0rs
 in War

London September 4--t4:53 D. nL)--Pre- mier Asauith today made the first of series of appeals for an increase of tho British land forces. At meeting at Guildhall he described the empire as in- volved in bloody arbitrament of might versus right and urged every able-bodied Briton of military age to join the colors
 The navy, the premier indicated. already was doing it's part It had sealed up the fleet of Germany, he said. and was thirsty for trial of strength in the open.
 British warships MT. Asquith said. had hunted the German merchant marine from the high seas and when the few German cruisers which still infested the distant ocean had been disposed of as they would be very soon, the navy would have achieved for British and neutral com merce a security as complete as 1t ever had enjoyed in days of unbrolxen peace.
 We rely upon the navy" he said, with the most absolute confidence to guard our shores against the possibility of invasion and to seal up the gigantic hattleships of the enemy in inglorious seclusion Of their own ports whence from time to time they steal forth to SOW tho sea with murderous snares which are more full of menace to neutral shipping than to the British fleet; and while the British navy does all this 1t Is thirsty for a trial of strength in a fair and open fight whicb is so far prudently denied it'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-05
.COWART SAYS SOUTH.
 GLAD SAN FRANCISCO. LANDED EXPOSITION.
Enthusiasm in South and East Over Project Ram pant, Says Alabama I'm
 migration Inspector

San Francisco, September 4-(Special) Alabama will spend at least sloo,ooo and possibly s2oo,oOo on her building and ex- hibits at the Panama Pacific Interna- e tional exposition, according to Lee Cow art, immigration commissioner from Ala bama. and secretary in charge of the Ala bama participation. Mr. Cowart arrived yesterday afternoon at the St Francis The Mississippi commissioners who were due to arrive yesterday missed connec- tions and will arrive today.
 The south is glad that san Francisco Won over New Orleans in getting the 1915 exposition for we are sure that its success in San Francisco will be greater than it would have been in the south, said MT. Cowart yesterday. The war sit uation has increased the commercial value of the exposition the commercial south are quick to realize the advantages to be gained in the new alignments made necessary by the war and the importance of the exposition in the new trade ar arrangements. The exposition is we'll ad- vertised in the south and east. and in many places the feenrg amounts to en thusiasm. The legislature was in session when San Francisco was chosen, and no session has been held since. The money has been raised by popular subscription.
 Work on the Alabama building will begin at once and the structure is ex- pected to betcompleted and all the ex- hibits installed by the time the legisla- ture meets the first of January in it's regular quadrennial session. MT Cowart says his state will show products useful to mankind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-05
WOMAN KILLS 49 SNAKES:
 RATHER SINGS LIKE LOCUST

From the New York World
 7 Columbus 4nd.--Hefe are two snake stories that may he doubted, but there is plenty of documentary evidence to substantiate them.
 Mrs. Albert Boyd. of near Mineral Springs, heard her chickens making q fuss. She took her hands out of the dishwater and went to see what was the trouble. She found that Mrs. Gar ter Snake and her children had come to call on her chickens. Mrs Boyd seized club and went to killing snakes. When she had dispatched the mother snake and all the little snak es she added up the total. She found that she had killed one cid snake>and 4s (count 'em) little snakes, making a grand total of 49.
 Samuel Roberts and Seth Partlow, of East Columbus, went to Brown county to shoot squirrels. They were in a dense woods when they heard a noise.
 There is locut in that tree. Do you hear him singing?" Roberts said to Partlow.
 Just then Partlow looked down and saw rattlesnake getting ready to strike Roberts Roberts had mistaken the rattle of the snake for the song of a locust. Partlow shot> the snake. The rattler was four and a half feet long and was possessed of nine rattles and a button, which, the hunters say. fixes his age at ten years. They say the snake was as big around as mans arm and old Brown county residents who saw the reptile declared 1t was the biggest they ever say killed ih tho county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-05
BIG FRAUD UNCOVERED
 DECLARE OFFICIALS

Columbus O., September A.-What fed gest frauds of it's knu ever perpctratec on the government was charged in grand jury indictments returned here today against six officials and employees of the Capital City Dairy company of Colum- bus. and the company Us a corporation It Is alleged the company made and soln artificially colored oleomargarine during the last three years. representing 1t to revenue collectors as uncolored and pay ing only tax of is-cen. a pound, in- stead of 10 cents a pound imposed on coored product.
 Arraigned before Federal Judge John F. Sater, Dennis Kelly, Eberst, Corbett and Hayes pleaded not guilty and vert released on Slb.00o bond each.
 The indictments charge palm oil for coorng was bought of New York com pany shipped to Columbus by devious route and consigned to fictitious company here.
 Another step in civil action against the company to recover $2,01Se5i alleged de- inquent taxes was taken today by the automatic addition of 5 per cent penalty for nonpayment R. F. Williamson, in- ternal revenue collector filed d lien for this amount 10 days ago He seized the plant of the dairy company July So
 Pittsburg, September i.--Wiliam Ii. Kelly of Edgewood. a suburb, Penusyl- yania agent of the Capital City Dairy company of Columbus, O. who was in- dicted in Columbus with other officers, of the company, was arrested at his home late today and held in 5000 bail for hearing September 19.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-05
Dedrth Of Detective
 Talent At Headquarters
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 defective department had broken his health to such an eStent that an imme- diate rest had been ordered. Whether or not Detectives Daily. Brown and War ren had also suffered a physical break down was not explained in the statement of Chief Eagan.
 sergeant Darnell has gone to Chatta- nooga because he needed rest very bad ly. as the result of overwork.' said Chief Eean He will be gone for several days and while he is gone I am attending to his duties. MT. Darnell has not been in the best of health for sometime and the rest will undoubtedly do him good"
 The departure of the chief of detec- tives and three of his cohorts last Wednesday night was attended with much secrecy. Chief Darnell. discarding his usual black slouch hat. left headquarters wearing ralSish looking gray cap, after leaving instructions that Messrs. Daly, Brown and Warren should follow at in- tervals of five minutes to an unknown rendezvous.
 This was done. And Detectives Dalv. Warren and Brown also changed head gear and adopted the gray cap style of their chief. The band then disappeared from Birmingham.
 It is assumed at police headquarters from the secrecy maintained by the four sleuths that "somthing big is about to happen. The capture of some notorious criminal is anticipated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-05
1SHPAPER URGES [ S|DENT ID ASK { EROR'S IN TEN I
It Is Up to Wilson 70 Out if the Geneva ,nvention Is to Be
 Repudiated

eaaa September 4.-t9:46 D. m. ] Tta eqe .ator, discussing German op- aeas t Louvain, says:
 lture to take this opportunity
 suggesting that President Will sa' szf l approach the German Elm
 e ask him for a plain declara-
 U. of hat his intentions are with regard to all the treaties signed in his behalf at The Hague. Those agree ments have been shamelessly disre- sarded so that no earnest man can place any trust in German promises
 The newspaper says that Englishmen no matter what Emperor Williams an- swer might be. would have no thought of reprisals. adding that there must be no policy of an eye for an eye and a tooth for tooth
 r Here is MT. Wilson's opportunity, the Spectator continues "The United States is strictly neutral as honestly neutral toward Germany, we are sure, as towards ourselves--but she is the only neutral great power except Italy left outside the orbit of war We earnestly hope that MT. Wilson, finding himself in this position-particular he represents a nation deeply com mitted to the principles of The Hague will boldly ask the German Emperor to declare hi.s intentions
 MT. Wilson can act where no one else could as the spokesman of civilization and of human rights. The question to be put to the German Emperor could be asked in manner that would ad- init of no misunderstanding or evasion.
 Does the German Emperor repudiate the Geneva convention and--perhaps even more binding--the common under . standing of Europe that has grown up in the last 200 years-does he repudiate all The Hague conventions? We ought to know. In our opinion the United States owes it to civilization to find out for the rest of the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-05
Tin1id Depositors May Go To Uncle Sam With Trouble

Washington, September s-(Special) In place of the family stocking, which almost invariably becomes the domestic savings bank in times of such financial uncertainty as that generated by the war in Europe, Uncle Sam has developed the banking facilities of she postoffice de- pertinent to degree which he believes will prove irresistably attractive. Tru.. he is not generous in interest payments, giving less for the use of money than the average savings bank, but the timid depositor will feel more than repaid through confidence in the depository.
 By bill just passed by both branches of Congress and sent to President Wilson for his signature, the postal savings bank law is amended in this wise:
 1. In the judgment of the trustees the maximum deposit may be increased from $500 to $l000. but only s500 will draw in- terest.
 ?. Instead of only maximum monthly deposits of s100. postmastcrs may accept single deposits of $500, thus changing the installment method of reaching that total to an immediate deposit.
 8. The federal reserve law is amended
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-05
BURTON CONTINUES ATTACK AGAINST
 WATERWAY BILL

Washington September 4.--For many hours again today Senator Burton con tinued his attack on what he chdrac- terized as ''the climax of waste in the $53,000, 900 rivers and harbors bill. Showing no signs of yielding in his filibuster against the measure. the Ohio senator assailed item after item. Prof ects in many sections of the country he asserted, were proposed merely to antagopize railroad business. You would erect monuments of folly" said Senator Burton, 'in the shape of locks and dams just to make railroads lower rates in certain localities, forgetting that as you force lower rates In one section, you are forcing increased rates in interior sections where there ts no water competition. Such policy is a waste of government money"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-05
TURKEYS ENTRANCE WOULD PLUNGE ALL
 FAR EAST INTO WAR
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here. made public a cablegram from his government which he interpreted as ''conslusive evidence" of the Porte's in- tention to remain neutral but his views were not shared by diplomats repre- senting the allies. The latter are con fident that Turkey is merely delaying an announcement while completing mill itary preparations. The Turkish ann hassador's cablegram was as follows:
 Insure Safety of Vessels
 By virtue of the neutrality we have declared the military authorities have received orders to insure the safety of merchant vessels of the belligerent ma tions taking refuge in our ports.''
 The ambassador showed Secretary Bryan the message, assuring him also that Americans would be safe.
 There is no danger to Americans and there need be no fear on that subject said the secretary afterwards.
 The ambassador later admitted that if Turkey entered the conflict on the side of Germany and Austria, she would make ner operations as extensive as possible in British and Russian pos sessions. He thought it not unlikely in such event that Egypt might be in- vaded He felt certain Bulgaria would stand by Turkey, but said he did not know about Roumania. Greece has her army mobilized, ready to strike at Fur key.
 While Turkey is delaying action, the allies are surveying the field. it is be- lieved looking forward to join opera
 tions with Japan in the Persian gulf while the Mediterranean fleets of the | 1s. ur ports on the western coast of Asia Minor.
 The situation it is believed, already has caused Japan to consult Grea; Britain as to possible assistance in quarters other than the China seas Japanese Activities At the Japanese embassy it was said today that. strictly speaking, the An- glo-Japanese alliance did not obligate Japan to send troops to protect British interests in India or Persia yet. Yelled references in dispatch from Tokio that thousands of Japanese troops had been embarked on transports, and that many observers thought they were go- ing to France, have aroused much spec ulation here. Some thought it not un- likely that shrouded in the mystery of the strict censorship, Japan even now may be preparing for extensive move ments in western Asia.
 The possibility of an attack by Turk key on Persia as a blow at both Rus sia and England, who have spread their protection over that state. was dis cussed among diplomats as likely consequence of declaration of war by the Porte
 Incidentally the landing of Japanese troops on Chinese territory has awak- ened no diplomatic apprehensions among administration officials, who are confident no hostility to China is in 1 tended. At the Japanese embassy the view is taken that Japan has as much right to pass through Chinese territory as the Germans had to march through Belgium. though China has removed complications by deciding not to oppose the march.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-05
Chief Darnell, Daly, Brown and Warren Are in Chat tan0oga on Business" Trip

There is d dearth of detective talent at police headquarters at the present time. as Sergeant Sydney H. Darnell, the head of the department, and Detectives James Rhodes Daly, Benjamin Brown and Enoch Warren are in Chattanooga, on bust ncss' trip.
 The quartet of sleuths left Birmingham about midnight on Wednesday and 1t is not known at headquarters when they, will return to duty.
 It is considered probable at the city hall that police business being trans acted in Chattanooga is of greater im- portance. necessitating the presence there of the local chief of detectives and a third of the detective force. In state ment to the press last night Chief of Police Martin Eagan explained the ab- sence of Sergeant Darnell by stating that the arduous duties of the head of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-05
ROBBED OF $250
 WHILE SLEEPING

S.. c. Patton, a sawmill operator from the rural districts. was robbed of $250 while sleeping in his room at the Cot tage hotel, 414ia North Twenty-fifth street. last night. He at once reported the rob bery to the police
 At an early hour this morning Detec- tives T. k. Williams and Alexander ar rested Remus Muncus, an empoye of Mir. Patton. and placed him in the city jail on the charge of grand larceny It, is alleged by the detectives that Muncus rob- bed his employer while he slept The of ficers have recovered s1l0 of the alleged stolen money.
 Patton was in Birmingham on visit and, 1t Is stated, had brought Muncus in town with him.