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The Washington times., 1915-12-05

might mean; they we're merely instItut-
ing search for a very handsome pearl
and diamond ring which Mrs. Charles
Howry lost Soon after the guests were
seated at the table. Mrs Howry took
the ring from q dainty reticule she car
ried. remarking that she dubbed Il her
dinner ring, as she only wore Il at In,
table. II was too large for her finger
and she feared that II might be lost
She had scarcely finished showing the
Jewel to her neighbors-it was a lovely
thing, butterfly design Of pearls and
diamonds set In platinum-when the
ring slipped from her finger. Thereupon
several gallant gentlemen went down
on their knees to hunt for 1t. Unfor-
tunately the ring eluded their search in
some crack or Granny. and, SO far as
know, 1t has not yet been found.
-
As last week was given over to brides.
so this week the debutantes held the
center of the stage, a position that will
be theirs by right until the coming OF
Christmas brings home from boarding
school the college lad and the lassie
whose revels have the right Of way
over more formal entertaining during
the holiday season. Four debutantes
there have been in the week. Helen
Blodgett on Thursday. Margaret Read
on Friday. and two on Saturday for
good measure. Ellie Leieune and Sallie
Beecher, who was presented by her
aunt. Mrs. Hugh wallace.
Helen Blodgett's tea was given at
home. as all debutante parties would
be. methinks. had add debutantes as
large and luxurious home as the
Foraker house in Sixteenth street.
where the Blodretts live. The whole
town was invited and there was an
awful crush, but everybody had a good
time and the dinner and dance for
voting people which followed were as
jolly as possible. The only fly in the
ointment was the fact that the cous-
ins" could not he there. Daisy Peck
and the two Porcher girls. 1t seemed
strange without them, for ever since
Continued on Page Twenty-ons)
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Multitude Of Pretty inexpensive Gifts to Choose From
Travelling Cases

Ladies' or Gentlemen's Travelling
Cases: ebony or Partisan ivory
fittings; leather case; GO M
regular $500 value. sDCsVO
vsISes sS@ &.OO
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Gilt Edge Cards

Gilt-edge Correspondence Cards.
in holly boxes; "a sheets and C1n
"A envelopes. S1S
Gilt-edge Cards. in fancy Xmas
boxes; "A sheets and "a en- C7o
NelOpeS.. ......''.'.''.
Poinsettia Box Paper. As sheets
St,opss' Sf DsDer ',1'i.,.... and IS en-. SIC
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Holly Box Paper
Partisan Ivory Goods

Included are Mirrors, Combs.
Brushes, Manicure instruments.
Sslve. Pun and Powder Boxes.
Cloth and Hat Brushes.
See the famous Marie Antoi-
nette" patterns in Ivory Sets. the
de luxe idea in Xmas gifts at
economical prices.
Partisan Ivory Toilet Set; i-ln.
mirrors. fine bristle brush GO TX
and comb. b.................... Oc'sc
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-06-17
Storm stampedes Horses

St. Louis, Mo-, June H.
Thirty-five hundred horses, val
ued at more than $525,O00, pur-
chased by the British govern
ment at the East st. Louis stock
yards, in wild stampede early
today broke down their corral
at East Alton, ILL.,, and escaped
to the surrounding country.
Within a short time eighteen
had been killed by trains. Host
lers in charge Of the corral and
roundup parties Of cowboys and
volunteers Toamed the districts
to drive the frightened animals
back to the corral. They were
within fences on a. 24O-acre
tract. Hostlers said they be-
came frightened at the storm.
Only 100 Of the horses had been
recaptured up to noon. Many
took refuge in the bluffs, along
the Mississippi river and their
capture there is difficult. The
first news Of the stampede was
received when a switch engine
Of the Big Four crashed into a
number of horses at East Alton.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-06-17
Peoples Elevator Company
Building at Metz, Mo

Ground was broken Wednes.
day morning for the new grain
elevator to be erected by the
Peoples Elevator Company. Two
Car loads of chat and cement
were received the first Of the
week.
W, w, VanDyke, local repre-
Sentative, says the work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible
and they hope to have the new
elevator completed by the time
the small grain crop is ready for
the market.
The delay lin getting the work
started on the new elevator was
caused by an inability to get the
railroad company to locate the
lines for the side track.
Metz is fortunate in securing
this enterprise.-Metz Times.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-06-17
An Old Landmark Gone

The old covered bridge that
has stood for more than 70 years
at the mouth of the Big Snl
where she empties into the Big
Muddy is no more. The old
structure that has withstood the
ravaees of Of time time and elements SO
long, fell an easy prey to the on
rushing waters of the terrific
downpour. About half the
structure passed out into the
river and was captured and
lowed in by some rivermen near
the McGrew mines.
This bridge was doubtless one
of the oldest and most expensive
structures Of it's kind in all OF
Missouri. 1t was built in 1863
at a cost of more than $50, 900,
and in workmanship was mary.
elous to look upon. Construct.
ed of native sawed lumber, the
immense beams were mortised
together with black walnut pins
and the span was greater thar
is ordinarily attempted in steel
bridge construction. 1t was
certainly a marvel Of its kind
Lexington News.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-06-17
Christian Church

The District Christian Endea.
>or will he in session in our
church Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. The state president,
Frank Lane: will be here.
Among the chief speakers will
be DR.. W. F. Bradley, Congre-
gationalist, Kansas City, Friday
evening; Rev. James Small,
Christian, Kansas City, Satur-
day evening; DR.. Mckinley,
Presbyterian, Independ n e,
Sunday. $50 delegates are ex-
pected. Everything is in readi-
ness and a great convention Is
expected.
Some convention speaker will
probably occupy our pulpit Sun
day morning; if not, the pastor
will preach on the convention
theme: ''Christ Eithroned."
The Bible school will meet as
usual and the lessen will be, "A
Prayer for the Tempted" An
nouncements for the Endeavor
meetings and the Sunday even
ing service will be made later.
r. NJ. raibcTt, Minister.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-06-17
Stephen Mudd Dead

Stephen Mudd died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Geo
McNiel, Parlinville, Kansas
Sunday morning, June 9Th, aged
81 years, 3 months and % days
Mr.. Mudd was born in Ken.
lucky, where he resided until
1878, when he came to Bates
county, Missouri, locating in
East Boone township, where he
resided until few years ago.
Mr.. Mudd had been a member OF
the Masonic Order for 60 years.
He was an excellent christian
gentleman, loved and respected
by all who knew him. He is sur
vived by five children, three
sons and two daughters, the
sons are Z. G. NIudd Of Jeffer-
son City, Missouri, William
Mudd, Helmet, California, Ar
thur Mudd, Drexel, Missouri.
The daughters are Mrs. George
Mcneil, of Parlinville, Kansas,
and a daughter in Colorado.
The body was brought to
Burdette for burial where the
funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon conducted by
Rev. R. L. Wood, of Adrian, bur:
ial was made in the Burdette
cemetery.-Adrian Journal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-06-17

Denver, Colo, June 10.-De-
lirious and suffering from the
imaginary pressure of thousands
of pounds of water Frank Chill
ley of the United States Navy
who went to the bottom Of the
Honolulu harbor searching for
the sunken American submarine
F-4 was in critical condition
here today.
Chilley went deeper under the
water than any diver had ever
gone and is now a nervous
wreck.
He continually cries out that
he is being crushed to death by
the weight of water. Chilley
was. en- route from Honolulu to
his home in Illinois but he be-
came so i'll he had to be taken
from the train here.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-06-17

state. Small fruit is reported
abundant, being IS for the state.
Live Stock-The average
wool clip for the state is estimat-
ed at I'll pounds. Good prices
have prevailed, the average
farm price being % IL cents.
The shortage OF all meat animals
continues. Number Of cattle on
iced as compared with average
year is estimated at II per cent !;
hogs on feed, 81 per cent; cattle
Oh grass, "a per cent. Feeders
have generally operated at a
loss owing to the scarcity and
high price of feed and to low
prices for the finished product.
In some localities there are not
enough cattle to eat the grass.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-06-17
Old Corn for Next Years
Planting

A subscriber to Wallace's
Farmer VINO has seventy-flve
acres OF corn planted, which he
fears will be a poor stand on ac-
count OF the wet weather, does
not IN his troubles forget other
farmers. He asks us to suggest
that farmers who have sound
corn in their cribs this year (and
last years corn is almost invari-
ably good) should 60 to their
cribs and select enough corn for
next years planting, IN case the
corn this year should be soft as
replanted corn OF the ordinary
varieties will almost certainly
be.
We think this suggestion is a
good one, and we take pleasure
In making it. Of course the
corn will have to be properly
cared for until planting time, A
man can't afford to take any
chances on seed corn. He really
ought to have twice as much
seed corn each spring as he ex-
poets to need. It would be .
good thing if, in addition to
this, he had enough Silver King
Pride Of tile North, Minnesota
No. ~13, or some other early va
|riety, to replant in case q total
failure should compel . late re-
planting. There are some things
on which we can afford to take
chances, but seed corn is not one
of them.
We expect to have q good deal
lof soft corn this fall. Il would
tseem as IL such seasons O. those
lof the latter part Of the previous
decade might return. Come to
think Of it, for the last few
iyears we have had seasons be-
How normal in point Of rainfall
lin the corn belt. The probabil-
jity il that in the near future We
3Mill have seasons With - gFeet
IA .excesa Of rainfall q the de-
ficiency. we have 6een haNine.
In do not -. ttat thls VIII r..
/ IN This yeST, hoW9ySl. g.
39onf 1ik9 fho H1t ~ ~
6sz b1t dttfi6s ~ ,!
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-06-17
Death Of James A. Robinson


Friday afternoon Jas. A Rob-
inson prominent farmer living
about 6 miles north Of town, suf-
fered a severe stroke Of paraly-
sis resulting in his death Satur-
day morning.
James A. Robinson was born
in Benton county, Mo-, in 1916,
served through the war between
the states in the Union Army.
He came to Bates county in 1868
and has resided here since-that
time,
Was married to Miss Lottie
johnson Aug. %, 1866, who died
about six years ago, to which
union were born twelve children
eleven of whom survive: MISS
Lizzie Robinson, Mrs. Ella
Fleshner Of Texas, Prof. L.. +.
Robinson, Rolla, Texas, j. W..
Robinson, Greenfield, kas S.,
Harve Robinson, Grove, Iowa,
DR.. John Robinson, Adrian, Mo-,
Mrs. Delicia Pennecuff, Kansas
City, Kas., James Robinson, Miss
Myrtle and Matte Robinson, all
of whom were at his bedside ex-
cept Mrs. Fisher, DR.. John Rob
il.son and Prof. l.. F. Robinson.
Mr.. Robinson was one OF
Bates county's oldest and best
known citizens. He was man
Of sterling integrity and en-.
loved the esteem and respect OF
ali who knew him and leaves a
large circle of friends to mourn
his loss and to sympathize with
the bereaved family.
Funeral services were conduc-
ted at the home Tuesday after
noon by Rev. L. W. Keele, and
interment made in Oak Hill
cemetery.
The family of the late James
A. Robinson wish to thank their
many friends and neighbors for
their kindness and expressions
of sympathy in their recent be-
reayament
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-06-17
Missouri Crop Report

For the first time in two years
every section Of Missouri has
sufficient moisture for the needs
of growing crops. This says the
report issued from the office of
the secretary of the State Board
of Agriculture is in pleasing
contrast with the conditions one
year ago when almost the en-
| tire state was in need Of mois-
ture and when insect pests were
attacking practically every
growing crop.
Wheat-Wheat condition for
the state is 69.8. This is a gain
Of practically two points-l,8-
since the special report Of May
20. However, there is a loss Of
slightly more than 20 points for
the month Of May. The slight
increase in. condition since the
rains will just about be offset
by flood loss and decreased
acreage from other causes. Gen.
orally speaking, the heaviest
wheat producing counties in a
1O-year average are now among
those reporting, low condition.
This may reduce somewhat the
indicated yield for the state:
Recent improvements are main
ly in the late wheat Indica-
tions of rust are causing some
anxiety. Furthermore, heavy
rains during the Towering peri
cd were not most desirable for
heavy yield. Condition of
wheat one year ago was s2.6;
ten-year June / average, SOL.
On June l, 1910, the condition
of wheat was practically the,
same as at present and the av-
erage state yield was 1872 BUSH
els. For the state as whole,
wheat will ripen from one to two
weeks later than last year.
Corn Correspondents report
nine-tenths-9O.6 per cent Of
the Missouri corn crop planted.
This is 4 per cent in advance OF
the ten-year average. But for
the heavy rains Of the latter
part Of May planting would
have been completed. The
stand is excellent except in over
flowing or badly washed fields.
Soil condition is SO. Condition
of growing plant is 85.4 for the
state, as compared with 800 as
the ten-year june average. In
dications are that the corn acre
age will be from / to 2 per cent
larger than last year, when it
was 7,421, 900 acres.
Other Crops-Oats are max
ing a satisfactory growth since
the rains. Present condition 4
IS for the state, as compared
with 63 one year ago and with
us as the l0-year June l aver.
Iage. The first cutting Of alfalfs
and clover il excellent, but
Imuch alfalfa has been damaged
by rain which made harvesting
which came early, extremely dn.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
|, VOID MORE LITIGATION.

a There afloat to bring litigation
upon district with barring the transfer of the %
canals the district
hoped that who seeks to involve the district
will be looked by the whole valley public
enem
that has resulted in his resignation
seeking the policy which
be lawyers, but bad for everybody else
affctions the valley to the TACT that
irrigation district and 3 mutual companies all
different directions Because there no central authority
matters nothing proceeds harmonouy
Probably within sticks monkey wrench IN the cog
The canal SYSTEM and the
the will be the worst
villain that has appeared the
as people that the salt works claim
the people the valley paying It, But
the Court confirmed the can and
Supreme Court the valley will
still be the position of the victim of hghWayman 1t can either a
and deliver take the of refusal
the penalty not settling In
valley the claim Inc
this than double the amount of the cIam
question policy simply whether continue resist the I'M
claim
prosperity.
the water
To the Press that
the dangerous that could be invented
Let settle differences the Supreme Court rem
and about
Capitalization supply the district that have ar
procedure in irrigation development
The valley through it's most critical period If some idiot
introduce complications this
creditors weeks the people be
both the line all forces
directed the need the canals and all OF the
farms dependent them for
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
BY Lowell Mellett

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Aug. 10.-"What do
you want me to talk about ?" asked
the postmaster general.
Politics"
Nothing doing said the postmas-
ter general cordially.
"Why mott
81 absolutely cant, won't and shan't
talk politics. said Mr.. Burleson.
Try something else"
"All right, but why do they call you
thc politician of the cabinet?"
Il suppose that is because you
writing people have to coin catch
phrases to describe, catalogue, clas-
sify and in some degree dramatize
public men in the public eye. That's
only my opinion. You folks did it
and ought to know why
Speaking of politics"
"We aren't speaking of politics, :"
said the postmaster general.
what means this holler in the rural
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
A Delicious jam
Try the Following Recipe This Pre-
serving Season.

One of the most favored treats with
the little folks and many grown folks
Is bread and Jam This being the
aeason Of the year when jam making
IS in progress all over California, the
following simple recipe should be
clipped by every woman for ready
reference:
One pound fruit; u pound sugar
= pound good corn syrup. Time: one
10 .wo hours or until fruit drops heav-
~ from spoon. Wash fruit, pare
and core if necessary. Mash berries,
currants and gooseberries; slice other
fruits. Place fruit in layers with
sugar and stand long enough to ex-
tract some of the fruit juice. If dry
q cup of water may be added. Heat
slowly and cook till thick. Jam may
he tested on a cold plate in the same
,2ay that iellies are tested Stir fire.
uuently to prevent burning, Turn into
steriized glass and seal like jelly.
To obtain the best results with this
recipe. the use of the brand of syrup
known as Karo (Crystal White) is
recommended. In fact, this syrup can
he used in all your preserving in place
Of all sugar.
If you have never used Karo (Crys-
tai White) syrup, do so this season.
It can be obtained at all modern
vroCers.-AdV,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
Uniform Accounting.

Los Angeles, Aug. 10.-J ohr
Francis Neylan, chairman of the state
board of control, has just finished the
installation of the new state uniform
accounting system in Los Angeles.
Under the new state law this system
must be put in every county in the
state. Ten accountants who have
passed the civil service examination
will be appointed to positions under
the board of control and placed at
work in the various counties through
out the state installing the new sys-
tenn.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
Road Money.

Sacramento, Aug. 10.-With 81
100000 a year coming in from auto
licenses. half of which is available for
the various counties for road repairs,
there will probably be a lot of trou,
BILE in the near future over the eX-
penditure of the money. Over hal
a million a year is now available from
this source for Los Angeles county
alone. The year 1916 will undoubtedly
see an enormous increase in the
amount collected from this source.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
Remodeling the Scheme
For Rural Mail Delivery

districts about restrictions of the rural
free delivery?'
The postmaster general had been
at least half-intcrested in the papers
on his desk, but now he swung
sharply around in his chair. He re
moved his nose probably to
save them from the heat of the sudden
blaze in his eyes.
"There has been no restriction.
Who says there has been? A revision
is under way which gives service to
many hundred thousands who are en-
titled to it, but heretofore have been
denied it. This is being done with
out increasing the cost of the postal
service and without taking away ser
vice from any one who now has it.
1t is accomplished with money saved
by eliminating waste effort, eXtrava-
gance, special favors and privileges.
"Just for example: Parts of hun
dreds of rural routes have been traV-
eled daily by two or more rural car
riers. There are cases in which as
many as six or seven carriers, each
getting from $1,000 to $1,000 a year,
have been going over the same S o.
10 miles of road Political! This
vicious duplication of service was
built up through series of years by
political influence. BY cutting ont
these Implications we get a balance
available for service in territory that
has long deserved it.
'Do you know what retraecs are
No. Well, I'll tell you. John Smith
Is wealthy and Influential farmer
living a half mile froh, ruta' route.
John uses his influence and gets an
order requiring the rural carrier to
go the half mile to his gate, deposit
and collect mail and return 10 the
main-a full mile of extra travel.
Eliminating 26 such half-mic retraces
is equivalent to eliminating an un-
necessary rural route and special
privilege amounting to $1,000 a year.
Between April ! and July 10 the
readjustment of the rural service and
Inauguration of motor vehicles ser
vice left $821,751 for establishing new
routes. With part of this money 735
now routes have been put in oper-
alton, serving 85,7I8 additional fam
lies or 42S,74O additional persons"
What of your fight with the rail
roads,"
81 wouldn't call il a fight"
"To an innocent newspaper reader
it looks"
"No, it isn't a fight The question
of railway mail pay is purely and
solely business question, to be de
cided on its merits after thorough
sitting, deliberation and analysis Of
the facts. The department desires TO
pay a rate reasonably compensatory
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10

to the railroads, taking into consld-
GRAFTON all of the conditions Of the
service. Malj5 are not a commodity
of commerce, and hence the question
of whether a different yardstiek
should be applied to them is de
batable one. have always held that
while the mails may not be a com
modify Of commerce, transportation
undoubtedly is; and that when the
postoffice needs transportation it
should pay a fair price for it.
However, the department Is en-
titled to the lowest rate consistent
with the business equiues ol the case
High cost articles Of commerce which
move in small volume and in the ex-
change of which a large margin oi
profit is involved bear high transpor-
tation charges. The mails move in
large volume, are easily handled, i'm
pose little risk on the carrier and con-
stitute a traffic into which the ele-
ment Of profit does not enter at all.
To pay the roads more than rea-
sonable compensation on the basis |
have indicated would amount to levy
ing an indirect tax upon the general
public for the benefit of priv@to IL
forest -
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
TODAY'S OLDEST STORY.

Crosby, Mimi, Aug. 1O.-People Of
Crosby today shake their heads and
refuse to say whether or not they be-
lieye the story of Herman Leike. Her
man, 50 Goes the tale, fished with
minnows without luck until well in
the afternoon. Then he caught an
eel-"just to have something to bring
home" There was a terrific pull at
the line. Hauling it in he found IA
bass THE bass tried to swallow the
eel, and it slipped through their gills,
slick as a whistle he explained
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
Master Butchers Meet.

San Francisco, Aug. 1O.-Fcderal
inspection of imported meats, the
slaughtering of youthful beeves and
the regulation of meat packing arc
being threshed out at the Civic Audi
torium here today by more than 2O0O
butchers assembled at the annual
convention of the Master Butchers of
America. Two special trains bearing
Chicago delegates to the convention
arrived here early today.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
Why Pay More!

One way fare between El Centre
and Holtville, 35c; round trip, 6Oc.
Ride in comfortable motor cars on a
good roadbed.
Leave El Centro, 1880 a. m., 1900
M, 5:4O and 700 p. m.
Leave Holtville, 700 and S:15 a.
m.; 4:45 and 1870 p. m.
HOLTON INTERURBAN RAILWAY
COMPANY-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
Indian Workers Meet.

san Francisco, Aug. 9.-To study
conditions among the Indians with
vieW to remedying those things which
retard progress among the redmen, a
conference of Indian workers and
those interested in Indian progress,
opened here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10

If it's quality you are seeking you
will finally do all your drinking at
cur fountain
DUNAWAYS. SO
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10

Our Mosquito Lotion will keep those
pCsky things away.
DUNAWAY'S SO
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10

Buick Auto Truck IN first class
condition. Tires all as good as new
For sale by the State Street Garage.
FL Gcntro. Must he sold at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10

Houses raised, moved and leveled
Work guaranteed. Ed Royce, 63c
Main-Adv.