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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-15

Railroads Gain Favor.
Whateaer may be the outcome Of
the pending applications Of the rail-
roads for an increase in freight, pas
senger and baggage rates as applicable
to their interstate business in Mis-
souri,, there is no ganisaying that
there is a widespread feeling existing
in the state that an increase Of some
kind should be granted,
The applications for the increase,
now pending before the Public Serv-
ice Commission, will doubtless be fin
ally passed upon Abetween now and
September. Expressions may be heard
on all sides and from all classes and
kinds of people, regarding the need
of a raise.
This feeling is undoubtedly based on
the belief that the present maximum
rates on interstate traffic are made
quate to supply the necessary reve-
nue. TO enable the roads to supply the
service demanded.
There is no class of citizens so in.
tensely interested in the increase as
the trainmen and others employed by
the railroads. A reasonable increase
in the rates would enable the roads to
give employment to many thousand
more men who have been laid on in
the numerous curtailments OF erpendi
lures demanded by decreasing reve
| nues.
The people Of Missouri have con
cluded that restrictive regulation Of
the railroads has gone beyond the limit
and that there should be ample lee
way given them to earn sufficient
| ravanua IN make them prosperouS.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-15
Crack Military Company.

Crack Military Company.
Gov. Elliott w. Major went to st.
Louis as a guest of Excise Commits
sioner Horace S. Rumsey. The gov
ernor welcomed Governor H. G. Stuart
Of Virginia and the Royal Blues, the
aristocratic crack militia company of
Virginia, at Union Station.
This company, which was organized
prior to the Civil War, drilled In front
of the Jefferson Memorial in Forest
Park and was reviewed by Governors
Major and Stuart. The executives
were guests at banquet by the Vir.
ginia Society at Forest Park High
lands.
Walker Hill, president Of the Mis-
souri, branch Of the Virginia Society,
acted as POSTMASTER.
Governor Major did not visit Man,
Mons Park where the Police Relief
Association we're having banquet
because Of the inclement weather.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-07-15
MnIlmreu fnr Gouernor.

e E. e. McJimsey, editor Of The
Springfield Republican, has acquired
his political hat and is ready to threw
it in the ring in the race for the Re
publican nomination for governor.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-27

Plans for one of the attractions of Merchants' week here this week, the demonstration by the fire department, have been outlined by Fire Chief How ard L. Stanton and the fire commis- stoners, which will bring a type of fire apparatus new to Norwich before the public. This is the combination motor driven pumping engine, chemical and hose wagon. which Is made by the American La France company. It is expected that they will send one of this type of modern fire apparatus here by Thursday, which is the day on which the fire department demonstra- tion has been placed, although it was originally thought that 1t would be on Wednesday.
 Between 1o~and Il o'clock on Thurs day morning Chief Stanton will have a demonstration of water throwing in Union square which is the place best adapted for both the public and the dremen. He has not yet decided whether he will call out the depart ment by a regular fire alarm or have those who are to participate in the demonstration assemble in some other way.
 Last year the showing by the fire men was the most popular thing that was done in the way Of attractions during Merchants week and 1t is sure to call out a crowd again this time.
 There will be police on hand to hold the crowd within proper lines so that no one need get wet down, but Chief Stanton issues the advice that the best place to stand is over by the Gen. tra1 Baptist church, as the apparatus will be at work in Broadway and in the center of the square. When the water gets to shooting around, some body is liable to get wet if the crowd shifts positions and does not stay somewhere near the place where they first take their stand.
 The fire department demonstration is one of the events arranged for through the committee on municipal attrac- tions which consists of William A. Somers, chairman; D. T. Shea, H. M. Lerou, J. D. Haviland, $. A1pheus Gil- bert, H. R. Woodward and s. E. Ma chette.
 Other Special Attractions.
 Three other special attractions ar ranged for the week are the special shows at the three theaters, at the uniform time of 1.30 p. m. at each, Tuesday at the Auditorium, Thursday at the Colonial and Friday. at the Da- wis. Special theater tickets which can
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-27
MOTOR BUMPER FOR DEMONSTRATION
Expected to be Feature for Femens Day in Merchants Week-Exhibit to be Given Thursday Morning Water Throwing Demonstration on Union Square Under Chief Stanton's Direction.

be obtained at the stores which are united in the Merchants week plan will make the admission price 5c. Merchants Week %4eadquarters.
 The Merchants Week headquarters where the rebates on railroad fares are arranged for out-of-town shoppers, have been established at the Waure- the hotel people, and areeconvenient1y located in the lobby at the tBroadway entrance
 It is supplied with a bookkeeping cash register, desk. chairs. etc. aS well as with a corps of 22 young men mercial school in the Shannon build ing. The school guarantees the &C., curacy of the work done by it's pupils. Last year the work at the reoating headquarters was in charge of Tyler D. Guy and Cornelius J. Downes.
 Robert A. Gray, assisted by Thom- as Pfeifer, is acting under the per sonal direction of MT. Crandall and is to have charge of the young men and women from the commercial school who have charge of relating fares for the merchants during the coming week.
 Those students assisting in the work at the rebating headquarters are the
 R. A. Gray, Edna Williams, Mar garst gad 1Brien; n Mary E: Plants. Ssd1n, Anna Reilly, Edward Nag1e. James walsh. John Hubbard. M. Enslfng, Nora Mur- phy, Thomas Pfe3ffer, Cor1ene John son Myra Ellis. Marjorie Partridge, Elsie Heap, Anna Luppert, Irene Mori- arty, George McMahon, R. D. Fillmore, Joseph Cornell. May Bushnell, M. M. Sadusky.
 For Memorial Day in Schools.
 Patriotic Instructor J. Herbert George of Sedgwick Post, G. A. R., is already making plans for his part of the Memorial day celebration. He has assigned Comrades George R. Sanders and Edward Wiley to have charge of addressing the pupils of the West Side schools.
 For the fourth year, Comrade San ders will speak at the Uncasville ob- servance, which is, as usual, in charge of the American Mechanics. This year Comrade Sanders has &C., cepted an invitation to join the G. A. R. Detachment and speak at the exercises in Lyme on Memorial Sun day.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-27
ASSIGNMENTS FOR
 COMMON PLEAS TRIALS.
Three Cases Disposed of by Judge
 WaIIer-TriaIs in Norwich.

Court of common pleas with Judge Charles B. Waller on the bench sat in New London at o'clock Monday af- ternoon for motion list. These mat ters were disposed of:
 In the case of Samuel Mcdonald vs. Sam Leavitt, foreclosure of property was granted.
 An answer or other pleadings in ten days was ordered in the case of Frank Smith and wife against John Smith, a bill of particulars was ordered in two weeks or no suit would be granted.
 The following cases were assigned for trial in Norwich:
 Saturday, May 1-Josephus Stone vs. Edwin Edwards and wife.
 Monday, May 3-Julnus Pol1ack vs. Henry Kern, Wladislaw Graiak vs. Paul Skinzer.
 The following cases will be tried in New London:
 Saturday, May s-Robert B. Gorton vs. Ezra M. Cobb.
 Saturday, May 15-Max Po1sky vs. Central Vermont Railway Go.
 Monday, May 24-Frank Smith and wife vs. John Smith.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-27
Second Insnsctiorl.

Government and state inspectors are still at work in New London and Wa terford in connection with the foot and mouth disease quarantine. All the farms in that section and within the three-mile radius from the Smith farm in Waterford where the disease was first discovered, have been in- spected, and on Monday the second in- spection was begun.
 The present inspection will not be quite so extensive as the first, the in- spection being conducted in regard to highways which are frequently used, etc.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-27
Schoolinc at f5 cents Der -Week.

George R.. Sanders of Mechanis street has the following old bill which shows that education was not expen- sive back in the last half century:
 Wilmington. July 15. 1864.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-27
P. Monehton

To Phebe P. Monehton
 To If weeks Tuition for
 Niece. Sally Lufr. at IS cents per, week.-&2.10s@ r
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
SAFER CREDITS
The Regional Banks New
Measure VIII Help Business
Men In Many Ways.

Better credits, rather than an extension
Of credit, Is the much-to-be-desired effect
which the Federal reserve act viii have on
business. The new regional banks VIII ex-
ercise useful function IN assisting mem
Der banks TO improve the character of their
loans
The most useful function IN matters per
tanning to health Is the digestive system, for
It Is from this source We receive our daily
help In renewing the waste portions Of the
body, keeping the blood pure and well sup
Piled with red eOrpuseles, and the general
condition up to Natures standard
Therefore, watch the digestion and at the
first sign Of weakness or distress see that
immediate assistance Is given This can Be
efficiently supplied By the use OF Hostel
tiers Stomach Bitters-
It has well known reputation as = tonic
and appetizer and can thus be relied upon
TO help you regain your appetite, assist the
entire digestive system and help Nature IN
the promotion and maintenance Of health
Make Hostetter's Stomach Bitters your
first choice N any silment of the Stomach,
Liver or Bowels. You VIII find It well
worthy Of your confidence. Insist on haF-
ing the genuine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
WOMEN TO CLEAN UP STATE
Members of Various Clubs Will See
That Kansas Has Shining Face
Next Month.

Topeka-Kansas club women are
going to make the state spic and span
next month The grass viii be fresh
and green and the trees will be COM
ing out and the early flowers will be-
gin to appear in about a month now,
so the club women want to get the
back yards and the alleys clean and
put paint on the old buildings to give
the new spring life a proper reception
The women will be cleaning house and
they want cleaning up outside as we'll
as inside.
Governor Capper has proclaimed
April Is as cleanup day. The clean
UP a year ago helped in cutting down
ths IRE loss from trash piles about 20
per cent. The organized clubs of the
state started the cleanup movement
three years ago, and nearly every
town has helped in the work ever
since.
Only three towns refused to haul
the trash away free last year The
women organizations see to it that
the trash and tin cans are cleaned up
and put in the allays and the cities
haul the trash away.
Mrs. G. B. Walker, president of the
Federation of Women's Clubs, is send.
| ing out this week a proclamation,
drafted by the federation's committee
on civics. Mrs. n. c. Elder of Hutch.
inson is chairman of the committee.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
800 BILLS DIE ON CALENDAR
Some OF tfe Measures Were of GEN.
eraI Interest, But Were Not
Reached in Either House.

Topeka-The Kansas Legislature
got rid of a lot of trouble when the
two branches allowed some three hun
dred bills to die on the calendar. IN
cIuded in the list of bills that were
never taken up for consideration were
a lot Of local pet measures and some
Of considerable importance to the
state as a whole.
Here are some of the house bills
that are of general interest which
were allowed to die:
Regulating manufacture and sale OF
Oleomargarine.
Good roads measure.
Providing for recording Of divorces
in central vital statistics bureau.
Amendments to public utilities law.
An optional eugenics law.
Creating state highway engineer.
Providing for pure seeds.
On the senate calendar these bills
died:
Prohibiting members of legislature
being appointed to state jobs.
Creating provident loan association
to drive out loan sharks.
Putting stock yards under jurisdic-
ton utilities commission.
Rebuilding state penitentiary.
Authorizing state to issue life insur-
ance.
Regulating lobbyists
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
RAISE GOOD CALVES
OR PIGS ON WHEY
Fed With Oil Meal and Gluten
Feed 1t Will Give SatiSfae-
tory Results.

Whey has a food value well worth
saving. Its chemical food analysis
compared with skim milk, is as fol
lows:
Skim milk, % per cent protein;
90 per cent carbohydrates; O.3 per
cent fat. Whey, O.S per cent pro-
tein; Al per cent carbohydrates; O.3
per cent fat
1t will be seen that whey is not as
valuable as skim milk, but that it
has a very appreciate value, never
theless. However, whey has wider
nutritive ratio than skim milk, that
Of whey being 1.67, while that Of skim
milk is L. This fact must be taken
into consideration in feeding whey il
one gets its full food value. Oil meal,
gluten feed, ETC., food rich in protein
should be fed with whey, while corn
meal, barley meal, 1axseed meal, etc,
should be fed with skim milk In this
way one can balance the ration and
get the full food value of such prod
ucts, while if they are fed alone, salts
factory results cannot be obtained.
You can raise good calves or pigs
on whey if you viii feed oil meal and
gluten meal with it, but If fed alone
it does not contain the food nutrients
in proper proportion, hence does not
give satisfactory results. 1t is safe
to say that whey is worth half as
much as skim milk for feed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
ALFALFA FOR HOG
PASTURE In FAVOR
Furnished Good Grazing From
Early Spring Until Autumn
at Iowa Station.

Alfalfa pasture produced the cheap
est gains on pigs ever secured at the
Iowa station. In 1911 alfalfa pasture,
with a grain ration OF ear corn plus a
small amount Of meat meal, produced
gains at q cost Of S2.sS per 100 pounds,
considering corn worth so cents 3
bushel.
Alfalfa furnished good grazing from
early spring until late autumn It was
pastured from May z to November IS
constantly, period of 1913 days. IN
der average Iowa conditions. alfalfa
pasture is available for practically six
months Of the year
Being extremely deep rooted, 1t is
not greatly affected by drought In Au-
gust and September, when clover pas
ture is dry and hard, alfalfa growing
beside it is green, succulent and palat-
able.
Heavy pasturing of alfalfa is not ad-
Tised- The number Of animals per acre
should be so regulated that two or
three small cuttings Of hay may be
taken from the field This Is necessary
to insure tender green growth for graz
ing.
When little buds begin to shoot at
the base OF the stalk the alfalfa should
be cut In a very few days a fresh new
growth makes its appearance. Over
pasturing, without occasional cutting.
also tends to fnjure the crowns Of the
plant and eventually destroys the
stand
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

hundred head Of work stock were kept
and used regularly the hours for work
were from sun to sun" at all seasons
Of the year-no lettering everything
carried on In a businesslike manner
but at the same time none Of the work
animals, either mules or brood mares,
were overworked or underfed-
Take these tBenty-six mares, lgur-
ing twenty Of them drop foals each
spring, that is six out OF the lot will
miss-these twenty young colts at
weaving time would be worth $40 each,
or total OF $500, while as three-year-
olds they should, If properly grown,
be worth $3.50 a pair, beside the three
crops OF colts coming on behind them.
There is no trouble about working a
brood mare on the farm. If she is the
right kind Of mare and driven by the
right sort of man, but you must GER
tainly select, for breeding, mares OF
the right size and temperament
High-strung, nervous mares will not
do for farm drudgery, whether they
are draft bred or not
You want a quiet animal-not slow
or sluggish-but with an equable dis
position.
An infusion OF draft blood viii often
! insure q patient, willing farm brood
mare, just as an infusion Of thorough
/ bred blood will give a more spirited
/ animal.
Perhaps no other animal on the farm
is so profitable as the right sort OF {
mare. The price Of horses and mules
keeps up well and is likely to do SO.
The small farmer and also the larger
/ stock farms viii use mules In spite
/ Of machine engines and motor cars
The city trade uses up thousands Of
both horses and mules; riding and
driving horses are always in demand
If they are Of the right kind, and the
| brood mare on the farm is the sourc'
from which they are sprung, so in the
selection Of them good judgmen
should be used
Work them regularly, feed them reg
ularly and plentifully. Rest them twt
weeks before and two weeks after th'
foal arrives, but let them work 1
month before and after the colt al
! Tives.
Be light Never handle them rough
ly and never overload them
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
INDICATIONS Of
AN EARLY SPRING
Great Prosperity Ahead for
Western Canada.

The most recent advices from all
points In Western Canada report that
conditions are apparent for an early
spring. Farmers are going over the
implements, getting their seeders
ready for operation, the plOws in shape
for extended breaking, and there is .
general optimism A great many new
settlers have already arrived, and the
reports from Canadian Government
agents in the United States point to
the fact that in few days there viii
begin the usual emigration from va
rious OF the Central and Western
states. From the Eastern states the
number Of farmers going TO Canada
will be greater than in any past year
There has been q fairly large snow
fall during the winter, which viii
greatly add to the precipitation OF
last fall, which In the opinion Of old
timers vas IN itself sufficient to in
sure a good crop during the present
year
There viii be very little titled land
that will be without a crop this year.
The authorities, though, are pleading
with the farmers TO seed only such
land as has had careful preparation, for
rich as is the soil OF Western Canada.
it is no more fitted to produce good
| crops uncultivated than is that of any
I other land anywhere else Theirs
( have been accounts Of failures In some
portions Of the agricultural districts OF
/ Western Canada. and also reports OF
small yields in some districts. A good
deal OF this is accounted for from the
fact that Notwithstanding the advice
/ OF men Of experience, there are farm
/ eTs who viii persist in seeding land not
/ properly prepared. This may be done
/ this year, but those who cultivate On
reasonable and logical methods viii
be certain of a paying crop There Is
| every reason to believe that the high
prices of all kinds Of grain viii con-
tinue.
With thousands and thousands OF
acres of land waiting for the husband
man TO bring it forth with q crop, It
is no wonder that Western Canada is
continuing to prove such an inviting
field for the agrieUlturist
Seventy million dollars is q con-
servative estimate of orders which
came to Canada as the direct result
| Of the war Governments Of the al
lies have been placing large orders in
Canada and buying huge quantities OF
supplies for cash
The total value OF exports TO Eu-
rope from Canada has jumped about
Is per cent since the war started,
while in certain lines the increases
have been enormous.
Therefore the results Of the demand
Of the allies for war and other material
Is beginning to be felt in the financial
life Of the Dominion There is marked
activity in many commercial lines, and
conditions are fast becoming normal
Western Canada is receiving a rela-
tive benefit 10 the East-AdTertise-
ment.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
INTEREST TOO HIGH.
Kansas Farmers Pay Too Much
for Loans, Says Prof.
Putnam of K. U.
RATES ARE HIGHEST IN WEST
University Investigator Declares Con
ditions Approach Usury in Short
Grass coutnies of State.

Dissatisfaction among the farmers
OF Kansas, especially in the western
part of the state, with the present
rates of interest on farm loans has
resulted in an investigation of the
problem by the University of Kansas,
under the supervision of Prof. George
economics.
Professor Putnam consulted bank
ers, merchants, and farmers in every
county of the state, and among other
things has found that interest rates
increase from IL to 1 per cent in
crossing the state from north to south,
and about per cent in going from
the eastern end of the state to the
western. Rates on mortgage loans
run from 6 per cent to 10 per cent,
but in the western part of the state
these rates are really usurious, be-
cause of the expense attached to ne
gotiating the loan and to the practice
of collecting interest in advance. For
instance, if interest is collected in
advance on loan bearing 10 per cent
interest to run six months, the rate
really paid is 1917 per cent. Commits
siOns, fees, etc, also help to raise the
actual cost of borrowing money, and
the borrower also has to bear the cost
of establishing the title to his land,
which often is excessive. In general,
when all expenses have been paid the
actual cost of borrowing is from 1 to
212 per cent higher than the rate re-
corded in the mortgage contract.
Four-fifths of the farmers in the
western part of the state declared
that under such conditions the rates
paid are too high, but it was also said
that the chief trouble is not the rate
so much as the difficulty of securing
the loans.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
STATE WILL SPEND
100000 YEAR
The Total Direct Appropriations
Made by Legislature is
SO, 1885, 77.93.
30 PER CENT TO EDUCATION
Charitable Institutions are Next With
20 Per Cent of TotaI-BzIance
Goes for other State Pur-
poses.

TOpeka-The total direct appropri2-
tons made by the 1915 Kansas legis-
Iature amount to $9,866, 277.93- These
figures are complete, though unoffi'
cial Amounts reapprOpriated at the
end of the present fiscal year, June
80, 1915, would increase the total ap-
propriated to approximately ten mil
lion dollars. The 1913 legislature aP
propriated a total of $685., 919.43.
The educational institutions, as
usual, form the largest item in the
states appropriation budget, drawing
So, 825, 112 for the next biennium, be
sides 100000 in emergency and de-
nciency appropriations. The 1913
legislature allowed S3,224,O51.47, in
GLIDING the emergency and deficiency
items.
Charitable institutions draw the
next largest amount, $2.O97 $50 for the
biennium, and few thousand dollars
in the emergency and deficiency
funds. The 1913 legislature appro
priated in ali $1,SO6, 1929 for these
institutions.
For the penal institutions, not in
Guiding more than 100000 in appro
priations made available during the
present fiscal year, the appropriation:
of the present legislature total 1882,
| $50. The 1913 legislature, emergency
appropriations and all, appropriated
S86S, 822.50 for the penal institutions
The executive and judicial offices
of the state are allowed 81, 436,640 fOl
the next biennium.