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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-27

The Pacific Light and Power Corpora
tons gross and net income for July COM
pares favorably with that reported a
year ago, but the most notable gain was
made in surplus earnings both for the
month and seven months ended with
July. Gross revenues amounted to $685.
322 for July, an increase of S37, ,13l; net
earnings rose $54.57S to SlTs, ,4O9, and after
allowing for interest charges, the surplus
on hand was $SO329. compared with s30,-
sos in the same month last year Earn.
inss since the first Of the year totaled
H,643025 in gross. being S146.0l7 larger than
in 1914 net income after expenses and
taxes increased $2304S4. Surplus for the
period was A12,S3l, gain of more than
63 per cent
The combined net earnings available for
dividends of the subsidiary companies OF
the Massachusetts Gas Company for July,
the first month of the current fiscal year.
were S200.01l, an increase of Sl2,905 or
$50 per cent, as compared with the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-27
DIREoroRY or ACCOUNTANTS


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Phoae Lombard 1859. AL Walnut -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-27
RAILROAD EARNINGS

HIcAGo, INDIANAPoLIs AND LOUIS
WILLIE
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
A Pneumonia Don't"

The city health department in its
list of "Don't to avoid pneumonia
gives this:
Don't indulge in alcoholic drinks
if you expect to dodge pneumonia. y
Recently one of the eminent ply
sicians of America, writing in a
national medical magazine of pneu-
monia, its cause and cure, said that
the first information sought by any
good doctor who is called to treat a
case of pneumonia was whether the
patient was drinking man. Ii ne
was, the chances of his recovery were
reduced in proportion to how long he
had been drinker.
A man whose nerve cells are
poisoned with alcohol has not the re.
sisting power needed to carry him
beyond the crisis Of the disease.
It's bad times for John Barleycorr
when the doctors get after him. -
Kansas City Star.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
Strawberry Plants for Sale.

Have some choice, early, medium
and late strawberry plants for sale,
of the leading varieties, A. Shobe,
South High Street, Butler, Mo. 04t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
Wreck Killed Six Hundred.

Boston, March 6-That six hundred
persons were killed in a wreck in
Mexico is the news contained in a
letter received here from Mrs. John
Rowland, who, with her husband and
Louis B. Fritts, was escaping from
Guadalaiara, where they had been
connected with Methodist mission.
The letter was written on February
IA. According to the writer, after
the entry Of the soldiers into Guada-
lajara, which was captured by
Carranza's troops on January l8, the
governor ordered that the families of
the soldiers be brought up from
Colima on special train.
There were more than twenty
cars" the letter continued, "simply
packed with humanity. AT the top
of the steepest grade, coming down,
the engineer lost control, the cars
rushed down the long incline, throw
ing off human freight on both sides
and finally plunging into an abyss.
''Nine hundred people were on the
train and only six were unhurt.
More than six hundred killed outright.
Some of the Yaqui Indians commit.
ted suicide when told of the accident
to their families and others have
sworn vengeance. All the railroad
men were killed, so there is none tc
| suffer-"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
Public Sale.

Having sold my dairy interests in
Butler, | will sell at public auction at
my farm Sixty rods north the Gene
terry at Butler, NO., on
TUESDAY, MARCH IS, 1915,
Sale to begin at 10 a. m.
My entire herd Of Jersey cows that
l bought Of Lewis Deffenbaugh a
year ago, II head.
20 Head of Cattle-12 head of full
blood Jersey cows; 8 grade Jersey
cows, 2 Holstein cows. All these
cows are young, no old ones in the
bunch. 2 or 3 bull calves from 2 to
6 months old.
"A Team Of 4-year-old mules.
TERMS-6 months time purchaser
giving bankable note at per cent
interest from date. 3.per cent of
for cash. T. C. JONES.
Col. C: E. Robbins, Auctioneer.
2O.lt*
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
virginia and Grandview Pickups

The heaviest snow of the season
fell here last week. 1t showed con-
ftinually from Wednesday morning
till Friday morning. The roads were
drifted very badly, and were almost
impossible for time. They were so
bad the mail carrier could not go Fri
day.
Mrs. Monroe Burke has been visit
ing with her daughter, Mrs. Morton
jackson and family, in Kansas
Willie Englehardt was a Kansas
City visitor last week.
This is very bad weather for those
who have to move.
Mr.. Boards. of across the river,
have been moving to their new home
south of Butler.
Lewis Lent and family, who have
been at Arkansas City, Kan., this
winter, have returned 10 missouri
and will live on Tom McCalls farm
this year.
Mrs. j. W. Greenup went to But
Ter Monday to see her. daughter, Miss
Margie who is sick.
L. S. Paddock, who was kicked on
the knee by horse some time ago IS
not improving very fast.
Jesse Dudley and Miss Myrtle
Fleming were married in Butler one
day last week.
Lee Dudley, Of Kansas, visited his
sister, Mrs. Sadie Miller and brother,
Jesse Dudley last week.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
Japanese Spies Found
In State University.

Philadelphia, March 5.-Following
exposure of an alleged spy system
among the Japanese students OF the
University of Pennsylvania, Prof. o.
B. Sweeney today named an ex'Jap.
anese student, who he said had
frankly admitted he was instructed
by high Japanese officials to keep
his eyes open" and Ito pay particular
attention to the United States coast
defenses.
Chinese students at the university
charged that Japanese were regularly
sending home detailed information
and maps of military and naval bases.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
French Steamship Attire at Sea.

Paris, March Fire which threat
ened the French steamship La Tou-
raine has been brought under control
and her passengers are safe on board
according to a formal announcement
issued at noon today by the Com
pagnie Generate Transatlantique,
owners of the liner.
La Touraine is proceeding under
her own steam to Havre, her des-
tination, and is expected there to-
morrow night. Only the Rotterdam
of the fleet which responded to Capt.
Cassauin's wireless call for aid is
standing by as a measure of precau-
ton to give assistance should any be
required. Commanders of other
vessels which sped to the rescue have
been informed their services will not
be required. "a
According to officials Of the COM
pany, they have not been informed
what caused the fire. They assert,
however, that the flames were con-
fined to one of the compartments in
the hold. It was feared for time
that it might be necessary to transfer
the passengers to another ship to
avoid danger, but this plan evidently
was abandoned when it was seen the
blaze was being mastered.
Grave fears for the safety of La
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

M l. Howard to Thos Martin tract
sec 80 Deer Creek. ........ l
August Johanigmier to William
Johanigmier 40 a sec IL Hudson 25OO
August Johanigmier to Annie
mier 40 sec IL Hudson ........ 25OO
J R Mcclure to S N Kinion lot
Is blk "a Amoret .............. l
w w Rubel to C A Lusk 80 sc
10 Charlotte ......... o4Vo
Nellie G Degitz to T S Wilson II
int lots 8, blk Is part blk 81,
lots z, 8 blk Sc Foster ........ 20
W C Barnhill to J P Smith tract
sec 81, % Usage & land in Yer
non county ................
Laura Fuller etal to-Geo M Har-
trick 100 sec % Mt Pleasant 10000
Dewitt Wright to w w Crow 80
sec Is Mound. ............... BT
John M Grayson to E A Hale Gil
sec 3, 10 West Boone. ....... 2749o
j l. Porter to Frank Warnock 80
sec 81 & 90 Grand River ..... 5000
W l. Lacy to E A Hale 81 a sec
10 West Boone ............... 1000
w w Lollar to C r Brady 40 a
sec 6 Mt Pleasant ............. 25OO
Grace H Harrington to J F Hot-
solaw lot blk Is Littles addi-
tion Hume ~
Mrs M E Ray to F J McComb lot
A, II blk Wyatts ad Butler ]
w Gelatt to w F Gum lots Is, Is
blk 81 Rockville .............. 45O
l. l. Brayton to j M Smith 100
sec S, 6 Walnut ............... 2425
] l. Helms to Eva Thompson 155
! sec Howard. ............... 5000
Alice r Mains to B M Wix pit blk 30
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
Prominent Missourian Shot.

: Considerable mystery surrounds
the shooting of Col. Alien M. Walker
of Louisiana last Tuesday night. He
was found in his office late at night
badly shot. He made a statement
before he died that he had been &C.
cidently shot. He was a former
mayor of Louisiana and is member
of Governor Majors staff.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
Commercial Club Meeting

Commercial Club Meeting
Butler Commercial Club met at the
office of the secretary, A. H. Culver,
Tuesday evening, March 9, with the
following members present: J. A.
DeArmond, DR.. j. T. Hull, Paul Levy,
O. A. Heinlein, A. H. Culver, Homer
Duvall, j. F. Smith, H. G. Cook, D.
X. Walker, Frank Allen, A. L. Fox,
C. A. Chambers, C. H. Burgess, W..
w. Henry, J. l.. Barker, W. l..
Coonrod, H. O. Maxey, NJ. G. Math-
eny, F. C. Ream, c. A. Coberly,
Chas. Fortune, NJ. |. Hurley, Julius
Levy, A. R. Fox, j. B. Walton, j. E.
Harper, Harry Wyatt, Prof. J. O..
Henderson, H. H. Holloway and G..
H. Argenbright
The president had written 100 let
tiers to that many farmers asking
them to point out how conditions
might be bettered in Butler. He
read quite number of answers to
these letters. The writers commend
ed the town in many ways, the High
School, the absence of saloons, the
paved streets, etc. Some very good
suggestions were made, a list OF
which will be referred to the proper
committees. One of the complaints
was that Butler did not furnish the
boys and girls attending the High
School wholesome entertainment and
as the matter of Y. M. c. A. build
ing had been discussed at a previous
meeting of the Club, the Chair was
instructed to appoint committee of
seven to investigate the ACCESSIBILITY
of establishing Y. NC. A. Com
mittee, G. P. Wyatt, chairman, j. E.
Smith, H. O. Maxey, DR.. T. F. Lock-
wood, w. D. Yates, Fl. M. Cannon
and 7. j. Day.
w. O. Atkeson appeared before
the Club with proposition that we
raise little money to manufacture a
very useful article. The matter was
referred to the committee on manu-.
featuring.
The committee on advertising AND
trade extension was instructed to find
out at once how much the business
men were willing to contribute
towards band concerts this summer
and what night in the week is pre-
ferred.
H. O. Maxey, chairman of the
school committee, suggested that the
committee had in mind the formation
of a citizens teachers association
where the teachers and citizens coult
meet and discuss the best Interests
of the schools, both ward and high
The Club endorsed the plan and in
structed the committee to arrange 70
it, provided it met with the approva
of the school board.
On motion it was decided that tn
Commercial Club would not put on
Chautauqua this year.
The committee on civic improve
ment were requested to present ;
plan of their work at the next meet
ing.
Arthur Burton and Earl Jones wer'
elected to membership in the Club
After number of the chairmen o
the different committees had mad
suggestions as to the work of thei
committees, and the payment of tn
bills, the meeting adjourned.
Before adjournment, however, TIL
Club expressed their appreciation Il
those who had answered Mr.. Dear
mond's letter.
Buy our Arrow Boot. Made TO
the strongest service. Black-Arnold
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
Christian Science Services

Will be held in the court house in
the Probate Court room every Sum
day morning at II o'clock. All are.
cordially invited. Subject
Substance. -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
New Thoroughbred Strawberry
Plants For Sale.

Six varieties. Early, midsummer
and late. Prices, Soc per 100, rates
on 1000 lots. Order now for spring
delivery. Send orders to. Lester
Lyons, Butler, Mo. lS-4t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
William Andrew Simpson Dead.

William Andrew Simpson Dead.
William Andrew Simpson, aged 81
years, died at his home in this city
Tuesday morning after several
weeks illness of pneumonia.
The deceased was born in Hancock
county, ILL.,, January %, 1852 and
came to Bates county with his par
ents about "A years ago and resided
on farm near Virginia until three
years ago when he moved to Butler
where he has since resided. He was
married to Miss Bertha Wolfe, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wolfe,
April IA, 1892, to which union two
daughters, Misses Josephine and Lee
Eta, were born. They with the
wife survive. -
Andy Simpson was an upright and
conscientious man and in his long
residence in this county made many
warm friends who deeply sympathize
with the loved ones he leaves behind
in their great loss.
Funeral services conducted by Rev.
Claude S. Handy, assisted by Jas. A.
DeArmond, will be held at the Ohio
Street M. E. Church Thursday after
noon at 2 O'Clock and interment in
Oak Hill cemetery. ;s,
$3.50, 900 in Bullion Stolen From
= Liner?
London, March 4.-The Daily Tele-
graph says:
1T is reported the sum of $3.50, :
600, dispatched by Barring Broth
ers Of London to Kidder, Peabody
Company Of New York, was missing
on the arrival in New York of the
liner New York. 1t is understood
the money was in bullion which left
Liverpool February 20 and that it
disappeared on. the voyage.
1T was insured on this side and
pending inquiries by underwriters
details are being kept quiet.
New York, March 4.-The $780,
600 consignment of gold, brought
here on the liner New York from
Liverpool was today declared to be
81, 500 short. Secret agents believe
this money was stolen on the othe1
side.
Sky Scraper for Jefferson Cit,
The contract for building the Cen
trail Missouri Trust Company's new
seven-story structure was let Monda!
morning to Miller and Logan of Car
thage, Mo. The contractors will be
gin work ON the new building Apri
Is. .
The new structure will be fireproo
and cost $4,000, exclusive of tn
architects fees. The entire building
lis to cost something like 1926, 600
The first two floors will be of ston
and the others will be of high grad
gray brick. When completed, thi
will be one of the finest banking in
stitutions in that section Of the State
and the officials of this bank are to b
congratulated upon their enterpris
and jefferson City is to be congratu
lated upon having such splendid an
enterprising business men in the city
No~v>nn%o,. r. Chofnr Plant 0f
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
Mound Township Convention.

The Democrats Of Mound township
met in convention at the Mt. Zion
school house on Saturday, March 6,
for the purpose ofnominating town.
ship ticket. w. G. Dillon was elect
ed chairman and Charles Rush secre-
tary and the following ticket nomin-
ated: =.
Trustee, AN. Moles; assessor, j.
B. Sliffe; constable. and collector,
Chas. H. Rush; members township
board, w. w. Selby and A. c.
-R0sier
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
White Leghorn Eggs

| White Leehorn eggs for sale. Is
cents per setting, $3.50 per 100. Mrs.
IL. n. Graves, Route 6. Phone 4 on
1i5. 18-4ts
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11
Carpenter & Shafer Plant at
joplin Sold.

The property of the Carpenter &
Shafer : Manufacturing Company,
Tenth and Pennsylvania avenue, has
been purchased by George B.
Marshall Of Dixon, ILL.,, who now is
in charge. Mr.. Marshall will manu-
facture ice and maintain a cold stor-
AGE plant, abandoning creamery and
ice cream manufactures that had been
engaged in by Carpenter & Shafer.--
Joplin Globe.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11

Buy our Arrow Boot. Made for
the strongest service. Black-Arnold.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-11

Touraine were felt in this city until
the positive announcement was mndc
that she was in no danger. Several
newspapers suggested that the fire
might have been started by spies who
who had concealed themselves on
board. -
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-12-30
ARIZONA COPPER MINE PRODUCES 3,000,00O
 LBS. A MONTH

One of the most remark able things of the Old Do- minion mine of the Globe dis trict is the amount of water that is handled. Its pumping plants on the 1900, l400 ano 1900 levels would do credit in size and completeness to a good-sized city,
 One of these plants has a capacity of 8,O00,OO0 gallons daily. However, even with che enormous capacity of it's pumping plants, the Old Do ninion mine was nearly drowned out in April of this year.
 It was a desperate struggle nd it looked at one time that the mine was gone for some ime at least, but the energy of the leaders prevailed, and t is now producing it's 5000 100 pounds of copper per month as merrily as before.
 The Old Dominion is over 10 years old and has been a 3teady copper producer and 1ivident payer since 1898. Before that time it was rated IS a silver mine, and much 'ich silver ore was taken rom it's workings.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-12-30
AGENTS HELP WIVES
 OF FARMERS

Nearly 400 women county agents are now at work in the fifteen Southern states. These agents assist the farm women in their territory in much the same way that their men col leagues assist the farmers The work of the women has, however, been more recently inaugurated and is not, there fore, so well known.
 At first these women devot- ed themselves largely to the formation and supervision of canning clubs. Now, how ever, much of their time is spent in home demonstration work with the mothers as well as with the girls. The oppor- tunities that this field offers are illustrated by the recent meetings of a Virginia home demonstration club. The club was organized in June, with l2 members, which grew al- most at once to a membership of 25. So many applications for membership came in that it has been necessary to form other clubs so that each or ganization may not be too large to do efficient work.
 The fireless cooker was the first subject that this club took up. The construction of a homemade device of this kind, the cost of which was estimated at 25 cents, was ex- plained to the members and its use demonstrated at the meetings of the club. After attention had been called in this way to the possibility of saving time, labor and fuel, and in addition having a more comfortable kitchen in many cases, other ideas were Sug- geSted and worked out by the women themselves.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-12-30
IMPORTS, EXPORTS ANT TRADE BALANCE
 NOV, 1915

A total trade of half a bill ion dollars in the month and )f five billion dollars during he year, with exports com )rising two thirds of the whole, is the unparalleled re- ;ord of American commerce n November and the twelve months ending with Novem- ser. Figures made public by .he Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Depart nent of Commerce, show that November imports were val ued at $l64, ,319, 169, as against S126, 467, ,O62 in November, 1914, and that they exceeded 5y $11,OOO,OOO the former November record made in 1912. Twelve months inn ports to November 30, 1915, aggregated $1, 1,73O,243,229, as compared with $1,858,645,o2 n the preceding year.
 November exports broke Ill prior records. Last month totalled $331,144,527, as against S328,O3O,281 in Octo- Der, 1915, also a record. One year ago November exports aggregated 5,878,3 ,333, and n 1912, the former record, $278,244, 191. Twelve months exports rose to the new level of 3,437,292,5 ,533, as against B, 1O1, 187, 12O a year earlier, and $2, ,5O1, 138,471 two years ago.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-12-30
NO NEED FOR MORE
 WATER POWER

The annual report of the forester of the Department oi Agriculture, made public or December 27, comments on the government ownership oi water-power sites and timber as exemplified by the national forest system.
 The financial burdens rest ing on private owners of un- cut timber are held to have forced the manufacture oi lumber without regard to tie market demands, and with consequent demoralization oi the lumber industry and the waSteful use of timber re sources; while facts and fig ureS regarding the water-pow- CT situation are given to prove that more rapid development of water-power in the West is mainly prevented by the lack of consumers, rather than by the absence of suitable legis- lation.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-12-30
OF HOSIERY
 STEADILY FALLING OFF

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2S.-In study of the hosiery industry of the United States, just completed by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com merce, Departmnet of Commerce, it is pointed out that since the war started there has been great increase in tn. production of hosiery in this country, and that even before the war began there has been steady increase of about 15 per cent annually for num- Der of years.
 One of the most noticeable results of the increased home production be- fore the war started was the rapid de- crease in imports From 1909 to 1915 imports of cotton hosiery fell off from $6,4OO,OOO to $3,OOO,OOO, or over 50 per cent.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-12-30
MINE ACCIDENTS IN
 ARIZONA LESSENED

Issued as Bulletin No. 9, Safety Series No. 1, Arizona State Bureau of Mines, is the first of a new series which is being started by the above or ganization. This bulletin is of an entirely different char acter than any of those here tofore issued by the bureau, and is in realty monthly safety magazine, called the State Safety Bulletin.
 Its object is to be to pro- mote safety, by the disSemina- ton of information relative to methods of increasing en- thuSiasm in the safety move ment, to publish new devices in safety, and to show the people in all parts of the state of Arizona as well as in other states, the great safety move ment that is going on.
 So great have been the re- suits in the past few years that the accidents have been materially lessened.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-12-30
REPORTED THAT KING
 OF ITALY IS WOUNDED
Associated Press)

BERLIN, Dec 2S.-It is reported that Rink Victor Emanuel, of Italy, was wounded by an Austrian grenade, and is now in hospital The report was published by the Overseas News Agency, which characterizes it as a sensational rumor." Another sensa- tional rumor is that general intimate friend of the king has been shot for maintaining relations with the enemy.