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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
MISSOURI CUTS NEW
BED FOR TWO MILES
Current Sweeps Over Rich Bot
tom Land, Leaving 12-Mile
Bend as Shallow Slough.

Wellington, Mo-, July IL
The Missouri River, bankfull
from recent heavy rains, has
formed new channel over valu.
able bottom land near here, leav-
ing IL miles Of Camden Bend, its
old channel, a .currentless slough
which is already filling with
sand bars and sediment. The
formation Of the new channel
was begun by the big stream last
week, and today the river has
forced a 14-foot waterway over
two miles of valuable bottom
land and cut away from it's bend
into straightaway course. :.
THE prank of the stream-the
most serious since 1850, when it
left Keytesville Landing, pros
porous river town, and formed q
new runaway-has dispossessed
a number of farmers living on
the land which now has become
part of the river; left Camden,
formerly a river town, an inland
village, six miles from the
stream, and rendered useless
$4,000 worth Of Government
revetment work.
The river was aided in its
work by a drainage ditch dug
several years ago to drain a
nearby lake.
Steamers plying the river have
passed through the channel and
navigation. will not be affected.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
Bitten by Rattlesnake.

Thursday Of last week while
Lyle, the sixteen year old son Of
Albert Argenbright, of SSummit
township, was working in the
field he was bitten on the leg by
a rattlesnake. The leg was tight
ly bandaged and the boy brought
to this city and the wound eau
terized by DR.. Lockwood. The
snake, which was killed, had sew
en- rattles. The boy is getting
along nicely and no serious re-
suits are anticipated.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15

Union, Mo-, July : 9.-Within
30 minutes after Deputy Sheriff
Arthur Gorg had returned from
taking Sam Thompson to the
Penitentiary today, he receiyed
word that his partner, who es-
capped from the Usage county
road gang Monday, was going
down the railroad toward st.
Louis.
Getting an automobile Gorg
rushed to Villa Ridge, captured
Harry Jasper and had him safe
in the penitentiary by / o'clock.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
Soldiers to Harvest Crops.

Ottawa, Ontario, July 7.-Sol-
diers training in Canada will be
encouraged to help gather the
harvest now ripening. There are
almost 100000 men under arms
in various parts Of the country.
Many are farmers, and Acting
Minister of Militia Longhecd said
today that noncommissioned OFF.
GERS and men would Abe gwen
leave to go to the harvest field.
The crop promises to Be keayy
and with many men on military
service at home or abroad there
has been some anxiety - to the
possibility Of harvesting il.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15

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Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
RUSSIANS RELIEVE
BEs|EGED ARMEN|ANs

TIFLIS, Trans-Caucasia May "a
A Russian column today occupied Van,
Asiatic Turkey, relieving 600 besieged
Armenians and Christian missionaries
who had been prosecuted by Kurds
and Turkish regular troops during a
fortnight past.
Reports reaching the outside world
from Van two months ago unfolded a
story of sufferings and hardships un-
dergone by Christian Armenians and
missionaries in that region almost un-
believable. The Russian column which
began its march to the relief of the
beleaguered settlers two weeks ago,
met only slight resistance, though
great property damage was inflicted
by the Turks retreating before the
Cossacks.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
SEEING GEORGIA TOUR

Forty carloads fifty strong the Seeing Georgia
tourists yesterday afternoon and spent the night
with rs Every they enjoyed themselves here 10
the limit
Aercus wide for them From the time ne
arrived Sunday afternoon they this morning there was some
thing minute and the tourists were thoroughly w
boosters.
n be Marietta bunch the hot shots forced
to admit that crowds their city for honors
Even the Barnesve forgot BUSY City for awhile
anu sang the praises OF Amercus and Sumter county.
The contingent dubbed Americus The Atlanta OF South
Georgia and the on chance to sell
ite for tonbsones n live section of the state.
Amerus The informal reception at the
Sunday evening Monday morning was OF the big time
variety club last night converted eV
cry iron-clad Americus boosters
enjoyed tourists her guests is asufe
to entertain people OF calibre of these auoss.
plans Seeing Georgia tour to be run
Georgia next fall Amercus going 20
section of the state It's
time begin planning right that booster trip.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
WOOL GREASE
IN ARGENTINA
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated PreSS.)
BEUNOS AYRES, May 24.-The Ar
gentine wool exported is sent forward
uncleaned, according to an interesting
report just forwarded to Washington
by United States Consul General L. ].
Keena, located here. France, Belgium
and Germany have in the past received
great quantities of this wool solely to
clean it and re-export again in an i'm
proved condition.
The normal wool exports of Argen-
tina per year total approximately 160.-
900 metric tons, one metric ton equal
ing 2,204.6 pounds. In 1912, the latest
years in which a statistical division
has been made by countries, out of a
total of 164,964 metric tons, France
took 51,192 tons, Germany 4S,448 tons,
Belgium 15,9O7 tons, and the United
States 1879 tons.
There seem to be only three wool
washing plants in Argentina. These
three companies have a combined cap
ital of $1,115,O00 United States curren-
cy and employ 300 persons in their es-
adjustments. The wool-washing plants
clean wool for local use. Their ma
chinery and methods of cleaning are
not modern and they recover no by
products from the washing.
One of the firms will in the near fu-
ture install modern wool-washing
plant equipped with machinery that
will enable them to compete with Eu-
ropean washers and retain the wool
grease as by~product.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
UTILIZING WATER POWER IN RUSSIA

of the waterways of the interior in Russia has
explanatory note regard the project Of law regulations
concerning The note mentions the latest
achieved in this direction during the last ten
utilization waterpower special Importance nasmuch
obtained these be transmitted to
Hdroeecc all kinds of industries
where motive used of special Importance in mining in the
meaugal industries and the manufacture of
number of articles important in agriculture
Importance hydroelectr
exploitation communication the change from
electricity railways necessity long
tanned
The Russia estimated by in
vgao at 100000 horsepower in comparison with the total supplies
Europe, which 34OOOOOO horsepower
Western United States with net
work ydromechan installations which the principal countries
Russia consider
able number applications concessions been received during the
last which circumstance has proved the necessity of utilizing the
water but the granting concessions we'll activity
the initiative government defects the Russian
law regulations
exploitation power
private enterprise connected with the inter-
exploitation coner
places position the entire
the existing conditions the
mnt believes should The right of exploitation of the water
therefore private individuals only condition
that will be control the the basis of these
considerations administration the
following propositions:
First dsposng exploitation
belong only the which utilize the requirements
welfare promote the development of in
particularly require protection
can given private
the possibility revising controlling purpose
of the exploitation
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24

GOOD PEAVINE HAY for sale. See
Gordon Heys. Phone 3103.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24

Americus confer
ence June 16 Preparations entertaining this
gathering being made
The Epworh League and best
church workers the city big
This time the treat will work both ways Americus will enjoy
tanning they being entertained by Americus
Citizens willing to delegates
quested with chairman of the reception committee Joe
M.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR TEACHERS IN CUBA

already
schools public
the where it is certain
proposed presi
foreign educator
nsruc % method
would the sending of Roosevelt to Germany
representative government perfectly
to his hook il walk-Abany Herald
will be excitement
regard Germany the presidents made
ic-R
oppled The Allies gained additional forces
of
AM spaghetti
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24

important article of import at various
ports in the United States, San Fran
cisco during the current fiscal year,
receiving 41,93S,299 pounds from the
Philippines, 77,1S9 pounds from New
Zealand, 9,2S1,S78 pounds from French
Oceania, 1,715,79O pounds from British
Oceania, and 2,61O,616 pounds from
Australia. Other ports reporting on
this article show large increase in
copra received.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24

PEBBLES TO EAT.-Rembert's.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24

FOR RENT-One choice front office
for rent in Allison Building. Allison
Realty Co.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
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Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
FOR SALE

PimentO Cheese,
Cream Cheese,
Club Cheese,
ROQuefOrt Cheese,
Tasty Cheese,
Neufchatel Cheese,
Limberger Cheese,
Cottage Cheese,
1t BUCHANAN GRO. co.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
FOR RENT

HAIR BRUSHES-Tooth Brushes.
Rembert's.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24

FOR RENT: Residence, five rooms.
SO2 Jackson stret, close in and desir-
able. Phone 56S. Mrs. N. R. Sanborn.
6tf
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24

From the reports coming from Europe it evident the fighting
mics haven't
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-22
Coz. Withycombe Names
NelD Regents for o. A. e.

State Capitol. Salem - Governor
Withycombe has appointed Mrs. Clara
H. Waldo. Of Portland; NJ. S. Wood
stock, Of Corvallis. and N. r. Moore,
OF Corvallis, members Of the board Of
regents Of the Oregon Agricultural
college. Mrs. Waldo now is a member
and the others will succeed B. F.
Irvine, Of Portland, and E. E. Wilson,
of Corvallis, whose terms will expire
February 10. Mrs. Waldo has been q
member Of the board since 1906 and
has been prominent as a pioneer
worker in educational. rural and civic
improvements. Waldo Hall, at the
college. is named for her.
Mr.. Woodstock is president Of the
First Nationl bank Of Corvallis, and
was one of the 6rssstn suggest that the
college be located at Corvallis. Mr..
Moore is editor Of the Corvallis Ga
zette- Times. He has always been
keenly interested in educational work,
especially in industrial education.
Members Of the board who continue
in Office are J. X. Weatherford, of AL
bany; ]. T. Apperson, of Oregon City:
C. L. Hawley, of Mccoy; H. Won der
HELEN, of Wellen; Walter L. Pierce,
of Pendleton, and George M. Cornwall,
of Portland.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-22
Petition Peddlers to Lose.

State Capitol, Salem = Represents
tive Olson of Portland, has introduced
bill in the house that viii drive petit
tion peddiers completely out Of BUSH
ness.
Whenever q man or q woman wants
to become a candidate for Office, under
operation of the proposed Olson law,
all that will be necessary will be to
file declaration of such intention with
the county clerk-if it be county
office--or with the secretary Of state
If it be a district, state or federal
Office. 1t win be necessary, also,
to pay small fee when the declara-
tion is filed, the fee varying with the
Importance and the compensation at
tached to the Office.
''It won't cost prospective candi-
date any more under operations of the
law that / propose than it does now
under the old petition system, says
Mr.. Olson. "a candidate always has
to pay the petition peddlers and it
won't cost any more to pay fiat fee
than to pay them, and the state or the
counties will get some good from the
money.
~ can't see how anyone can object
to this bill-that is, anyone excepting
the petition peddlers.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-22
On the cap.aln,s Deck.

II Is hard to imagine the skipper
Of British man-of-war steering on
the deck Of his ship between couple
of his stokers. but this has happened
in the American navy.
That teetotal navy is the most free
and easy Of any in the world, but
this incident surprised even the Amer
ican stokers. @
1t happened OF Santiago during the
blockade on Commodore Schley's flag
ship, Brooklyn. No lights were al
lowed to be shown from the ships at
night. and. as this meant all portfolios
shut, the temperature below decks
was unbearable. Every man who
could slept on deck, the skipper among
them.
This officer laid himself down one
night on his quarterback to snatch
a few hours rest. He was awak-3
ened in the dawn. says the Mirror. by
hearing sleepy voice next to him
murmur to a companion, "Darned II
II amt the cap'n!" And, opening his
eyes, he saw two of his stokers rise
up suddenly from his side and disap-
pear swiftly for'ard.-Tit-Bits.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-22
GOLD MINING
HOW THE TiBARENl COLLECTED
THE PRECIOUS METAL.
From Their Method Originated the
Legend Of the Golden FIsecs--ceun-
Try stlII 10 Rich In Most Val
liable Ores.

In the legend OF the Golden Fleece
lies hidden the record OF an ancient
method Of the Tibareni. the sons Of
Tubal, for the collection OF gold. The
north coast OF Asia Minor produced
large quantities OF the precious met
ais. as well as copper and Iron. Gold
was found in the gravel. as often hap
pens stin In streams draining from
copper regions. The gold in copper
ores. originally containing insignin-
cant amounts Of the precious metals.
accumuiates in the course OF ages. and
sometimes forms placers Of astonish-
ing richness The ancient Tibareni
washed the gold-bearlng gravel first
by booming. which concentrated the
gold into relatively small amounts OF
sand. This was then collected and
washed through sluices having the
bottoms lined with sheepskins. The
gold would sink into the wool. while
the sand would be washed away In
the swift current. writes Courtenay
de Kalk in the Mining Age. The skins
we're removed from the sluices. the
coarser gold shaken out. and the
fieeces, still glittering with the yellow
metal, were hung upon boughs TO dry
so that the rest Of the gold might
be beaten from them and saved. The
early Greek mariners. Witnessing this
process, carried home tales OF the
wonderful riches Of land where o
warlike race OF miners hung golden
fieeces upon the trees In the grove Of
Ares. After 50 many millenniums the
metaIllferous country Of TubalCain
is once more coming into prominence.
The natives stiIl Gull the high-grade
copper ore, and break 1t into smalls.
which they cover with wood and roast
to matte; they still work the matte
in forge-lfke furnaces to black cop
per, which they ship to Alexandretta
and to Euxine ports. They still make
the famous carbonized iron that was
celebrated as Damascus steel because
1t was distributed through this mart
to the rest of the world after receiy-
ing finish by local Damascene work
men. These decadent methods. that
give hint Of the approved practice
of the father OF metallurgy, will soon
became wholly extinct, for the modern
miner is studying the disseminated
copper ores of the Black sea coast,
and threatening to rekindle on q mag
nifcent scale the smoldering fres Of
Tubal-C Cain.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-22
Estimated Appropriations
MGV Be Sustained

State Capitol, Salem-That the esti-
mates made by the State Board Of
Control for appropriations for the vari'
GUS state institutions for 1915 and
1916 will not be materially changed.
IL changed at all, is the belief after
the first weeks session Of the legis-
lature. Estimates were made first by
the superintendents and considerable
reductions made in several instances.
The committee on ways and means
Of the senate is probing thoroughly the
management of the institutions and
has visited the blind school, the mute
school and the state insane asylum.
After spending day at the latter in
stitution and the cottage farm, an ad-
junct, committee members announced
that they were well pleased with the
management Of all institutions visited
and especially well pleased with the
management Of the insane asylum.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-22
7wO Battieships, s Destroy
era. II Submarines Asked

Washington. d. C.-Provision for
the construction of two great dread
naughts, six torpedo-boat destroyers,
l6 coast defense submarines, a seago-
ing submarine, a hospital ship, trans
port and fuel ship, at an aggregate
cost of $53, 1853. s2s, is made in the
naval appropriation bill as agreed on
by the house naval committee. All
told the bill carries sl45, 800, 900, of
which $22, ,90S, 99S is directly appro-
priated for new construction.
While the construction program
falls far below the plans urged by
Representative Hobson and other ad-
vocates Of larger navy, 1t includes
the two battleships asked for by Sec
retary Daniels and provides for more
auxiliaries than the secretary had con-
templated. Chairman Padgett pro-
tested that the committee was run
ming wild" with appropriations.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-22
NEWS NOTES FROM
STATE SOLONS

State Capital, SAlem--Portland wo-
men wantIthe right to serve on juries.
yet they don't want to be compelled 10
serve on juries. II the legislature can
find happy. medium somewhere be-
tween these extremes the women Of
the state will be duly grateful, said q
delegate Of their number TO the house
judiciary committee.
Apparently a majority Of the com
mittee Ia not inclined TO report favor
ably upon the pending bill, introduced
last week by Representative Huston,
giving women ths privilege Of jury
duty. This particular measure is OPP
posed by some Of the upstate mem
bers. Their objection is based on the
provision that Il will give women the
right to claim exemption by reason Of
their sex.
II is pointed out that in the rural
distriets, where the sheriffs frequently
are required 10 travel many miles TO
summon prospective jurors. the officers
may encounter a notice Of exemption
for their pains.
But the delegation of.women led by
Mrs. G. l.. Buland, representing q
number of women's clubs, and Mrs. ].
NJ. Kemp. representing the w. G. 7.
u. pointed out that the same kind Of
law 10 working successfully in the
state Of Washington. where conditions
are no more unfayorable than in this
state.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-22
Continual 7rembIings Keep
Quake Victims in Terror

Rome-A renewal of seismic dis
turbances early Sunday served to add
to the terror of the people in parts Of
the district that was visited by the
heavy earthquake last Wednesday.
Although the shocks were light,
buildings which had been cracked and
were tottering from the effects of the
first disturbance, were completely
razed. In Avezzano and Sora, the
towns which suffered most from the
disaster, the people left their tenn
perary shelters and took refuge in
open places.
Rain and extremely cold weather in
some parts of the district are hamper
ing badly the work of rescue. This is
particularly true of Sora, where cold
rain fell Saturday night and Sunday.
In many of the towns which were
thrown down by the earthquake it is
feared there are still living persons
beneath the debris and that unless
they are extricated soon. they will
perish.
Detailed reports received in the cap
ital regarding Italy's stupendous earth
quake disaster increase rather than di-
minish the appalling list of dead and
the enormous property loss.
The Messaggero, after making a
careful compilation of all the figures it
has been ables,to gather from the dis
tricts and villages hitherto isolated,
announces that the number Of dead and
injured in the Abruzzi district alone is
80, 900 without including the Sora dis
trick.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-22
Denp Kitchener Version.

Berlin-One of the statements made
by Lord Kitchener, Great Britain's
secretary of state for war, in his re-
view on the progress of military oper-
ations in the house of lords on January
6, is challenged in a statement issued
from the German army headquarters.
Lord Kitchener stated in his address
that the Indian troops were surprised
at Givenchy in December and lost q
trench, which they afterward regained.
The German headquarters contend, that
this trench never was retaken and is
still in the possession of the Germans.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-22
STARRING Chinese Sell
Wives to Buy Food

Pekin - The ordinary suffering in
China has been so intensified by loss
OF trade with Europe that in some
provinces the sale Of wives and chill
dren is being carried on extensively.
The Manehus Of Shansi province
have resorted to this practice 30 gen.
orally that President Yum Shi Kai has
issued mandate in which he speaks
of tho conditions as ''heArtrending."
"In former days." according to the
mandate. ''the banner men followers
Of the MAnchu banners) Of Shansi
were supported by the Ta-ying gran
ary. But since the revolution they
have been dealt with in accordance
with the common rule. namely, all sup
port has been withdrawn. The fac
tories OF the banner men have also
been suspended on, account Of lack Of
funds. Therefore means of livelihood
have been greatly reduced. The win
ter will set In very soon. and Il Is ex-
pected that the prices Of foodstuffs
will rise. The aged and the young
will be starved to death, while the
stronger ones will wander from their
homes.
Therefore we are very anxious
about them, and II is hereby ordered
that 1000 shin "a shih is 100 litres) Of
rice from the Ta-ying granary Of the
Shansi province be delivered over to
the major Of the garrison. to be dis
10 the genuine sufferers.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-22
Salt Contract May Not Be
Approved By Legislature

State Capitol, Salem--It is apparent
that there will be considerable opposi-
tion in the senate to approving the
lease made by the state land board
with Jason c. Moore, of New York,
for the development of the salts de-
posits of Summer and Albert lakes in
Lake county. The lakes are said to
contain deposits worth millions of dol
lars, and the syndicate Mr.. Moore rep
resents plans erecting plant at the
junction of the Deschutes and Colum-
bia rivers to which point the deposits
would be piped.
Under the lease approved by the
board and the contract made with Mr..
Moore he is to pay the state, begin
ming next year, royalties of not less
than $25. 900 annually, and more on a
royalty basis according to the product.
The lease is for 40 years. Mr.. Moore
at one time bid almost $4,000, 900 for
the property and other persons bid
more than that, but the bid of the
latter was not accompanied by certi-
fed check, as stipulated by the board,
and all bids were rejected.
II was then decided to lease the
property on the royalty basis and bids
were asked. Mr.. Moore's bid was
the only one accompanied by check
for $40, 900, as stipulated in the ad-
vertisement, and he was awarded the
contract, subject to approval by the
1.-THE proposal of Mr.. Moore may be
the best that the state can obtain,
said President Thompson, of the sem
ate, ''but it is matter that should be
given careful consideration by the leg