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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-05-27
Norwood Route No. One

George Shores and family Wis
tied at their son Johns Sunday.
There was a surprise supper
given Mr.. Rice's Monday night.
Miss Clara Pearcey spent
Sunday with Miss Myrtle
Shores.
Misses Ruby and Ollie Frye
went to singing at Ashley SON.
day night and stayed all night
with Mrs. Matte Schlicher,
Sam Hart bought a drug store
in Springfield last week. He
and his b%rother.in law. Harve
Findley, are moving it to Ma.
comb.
Misses Maude and Myrtle
Shores were at John Frye's
Thursday night, and the storm
compelled them to stay until the
next day.
Quite a large crowd attended
the party at Mr.. McCartney's
Friday night. Mrs. Della
Sprague, from near Mansfield,
was there.
Crops in this neighborhood
are looking pretty good gener
ally, especially corn. Wheat is
good in spots, while some will
not pay TO cut. Potatoes and
gardens look fine.
| have heard of people killing
several chickens for one mess,
but Mr.. Schlicher's broke the
record last week when they
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-05-27
Parcel Post Sale

A parcel post sale will be held
at the Mansfield public school
building under the auspices of
the Parent.Teacher Association,
Friday evening, June II. Light
refreshments will also be served.
The proceeds will be used for
the benefit of the school, and ev,
erybody is cordially invited to
attend and have a part in this
good work. Remember the time
and place-and be there.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-05-27
Country Breezes

Uncle" John Strong is on
the sick list.
Uncle" Jim Rupees health
is very bad again.
Gardens are looking we'll for
the time of year.
Jesse Matlock's spent Sunday
at G. M. Chapman's.
Dr.. Mack Davis, veterinary,
Phone 46, Mansfield. ADV.
Miss Opal Strong called on
Miss Anna Taylor Monday.
Mrs. Flora Roper called on
Mrs. Isaac Strong Monday.
Several from this vicinity at
tended church at Antioch Sun
day,
Miss Opal Chapman spent
Saturday night at Jesse Mat
locks.
A. f.. Gilley's and Vim. Bra
zeal's spent Sunday at Calvin
Ryan's.
Homer Height spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Tom
Strong.
G. N. Thomas attended Sun
day school at Mount Pleasant
Sunday.
Quite a number enjoyed ice
cream and strawberries at A. l..
Miller's Sunday.
Several from this vicinity at
tended the graduating exercises
at Hartville Saturday.
Miss Anna Thomas spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with
Miss Olivia Tarbutton.
We have had some fine rains
recently and are now having
some delightful weather.
There was a surprise party a,
H. J. Rice's Sunday night, and
all present report a good time.
John A. Hensley and daugh
ter, Macie, and Rosco Hensley
and Earl Gilley spent Sunday a,
Isaac Stroug's.
Miss Opal Chapman visited
her sister, Mrs. Barney Clax
ton, of Hartville, from Wednes
day until Saturday.
The crops in this vicinity are
about an average. The Hessiar
fly has damaged the wheat, the
heavy rains washed out some
the corn, and the hail damaged
the oats a little, but none of thu
damage is enough to complain of
We should be thankful condi
tions are as well as they are
Meadows are scare here bu
what few there are look we'll.
SNOOKUM MS.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-05-27

thur Willard sprained his ankle
Sunday and has been unable to
do much work since.
This writer isn't quite as self.
ish as Mr.. You Know, for | have
been enjoying strawberry short.
cake for about three weeks.
Most berries in this vicinity
look promising. Corn is pretty
good and so are oats, but the
wheat crop is very uncertain.
OZARK QUEEN.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-05-27
Lead Hill

Most of the farmers are re
planting corn since the big wash
out.
Mrs. Cinda Goss and children
visited at George Kiser's Sun.
day.
Haven't we been having some
rainy weather for the past few
days?
Mrs. Poort's step.brother has
returned to his home in Wis
consin.
Otis Newton, wife and child
rem visited at G. c. Hensley's
Sunday.
Thomas Matney spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with
Wren Scott.
Miss Margie Wilson visited
Miss Sadie Goss Saturday night
and Sunday.
The singing at Lead Hill Sun
day was poorly attended on ac.
count ofthe rain.
Jake Order and wife made a
very pleasant call at Joe Goss's
Saturday evening.
Mrs, Joe Goss had % young
turkeys to drown in the storm
last Thursday night.
Cap and Marvie Goss visited
their sister, Mrs. Ora Winburn,
of Mansfield, Sunday.
Misses Kate and Chloe Con.
nelly were at Jake Orders one
day last week. Miss Kate was
contracting to teach the Lead
Hill school the coming term.
jeff Rippee and family made a
short call at Mr.. SCOTS on their
way to singing Sunday, and on
their way home they made q
call at Joe Goss's.
Claude and Harry Crider and
Cap and Marve Goss went fish
ing the other day and said they
got several bites and that the
fish we're so big they couldn't
pull them out of the water.
Raymond Pierson, from Alma,
visited home folks over Satur-
day and Sunday. He reports
the corn crop good there, the
wheat damaged by the chinch
bug, oats not very good, and no
meadows at all.
The hail and wind storm
Thursday night did much dam
age. The hail beat the gardens,
potatoes and young corn and the
water got so high it did much
damage. Corn is looking pretty
good generally through here,
and there is some good wheat
although much of the wheat has
been damaged by the fly. Oats
and meadows are good. The
fruit of all kinds is good for a
big yield Notwithstanding the
fact that the hail knocked off a
good many apples. .
LIZA JANE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-05-27
Route Number Two
What fine rains we had.

Mrs. ]. w. Edwards is still
having trouble with her eyes.
Ernest Wade made a bushes.
call at VIM. Ungles' Monday af
ternoOn.
Miss Ruth Turner called or
Miss Blanche Crippen Sunday
afternoon.
VIM. Lotzenheizer has planted
about 20 acres of new ground
this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Stout
and little son visited at Jay Den.
MIS- Sunday.
Albert and John Brentlinger
were Sunday evening callers at
Vim. Ungles'.
Miss Gertrude Brentlinger is
staying with her Grandma Per,
kins this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Freeman
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Davis
Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Roy and
baby were dinner guests at Pau
Williams Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Presley Smith
dlned with Mrs. Cassie Brent.
linger Saturday.
B. f. Stone and wife were
Sunday and Sunday night visit.
ors at his mothers.
Miss Leota Brentlinger dined
with Mrs, Cassie Brentlinger
and family Sunday.
What a lot of surprises last
week. Almost every reporter
had at least one to tell about.
Mrs. A. NJ. Brentlinger and
family enjoyed a visit from her
mother, Mrs. Perkins, Sunday.
Uncle" Joe Letsinger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Maine and
children spent Sunday at I'm,
Gle" Will Letsinger's.
John Ball, of Oklahoma, is Wis.
iting relatives in and near Mans
field. He is spending this week
with Mrs. w. f. Stone and fam
lily.
Dave Order and family dined
with Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Letsing
er Sunday, and in the afternoon
all of them called at j. w. Ed
wards.
Mrs. Joseph Davis and Dewey
went about 10 miles north OF
Mansfield to spend a week or
two with her brother, George
Wells, and family.
Rev. Joseph Davis and daugh.
ter, Thelma, went to Seymour
to attend a class play Wednes'
day night, but on account OF
the rain it was postponed unit.
Monday night.
VIM. Ungles and son,-Garland
we're at Mrs. V. Fl. Hale's Mon
day evening to see about buying
some pigs, as Garland thinks o.
resuming his old occupation
since his return home.
Amos Roy was hurt Wednes
day while breaking a young
horse to ride. 1t threw him anC
then fell backward on him. W.
are glad to report that his in
iuries were slight, however.
The rain was exactly what the
crops were needing, but some o
the farmers say their wheat i:
entirely lost, while other field:
will yield about a half crop
The lack of rain did not cause
the wheat failure, however. /
was damaged by the Hessian fly
last fall. Meadows look fin,
since the rain, and the prospect:
are good for corn if the weathe,
continues favorable. Rye ant
oats look very good and TIN
stock are doing well. Severa
, trees were blown down during
the wind storm Thursday night
} and some fruit and garden
we're destroyed by the hail.
SUKEY.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
LABOR KNIGHTS WILL.
SEEK DISPUTE" LAW
Plan to Urge Legislation at Next Con
gress-J. F. O'Meara Made
Secretary.

Enactment OF legislation for the settle
ment OF labor disputes will be urged at
the coming session of Congress by the
legislative committee of the general as
sembly of the Knights OF Labor, accord
ing TO instructions given Wednesday al
the closing session OF the four-days' con-
yention Of the assembly. held at SO c
street northwest.
The legislative committee also will work
for bills dealing with hours of labor,
workmen's compensation and the safety
Of steamboats, and other craft on
navigable rivers.
The report OF the committe on finance
showed a good balance in the treasury
and large increase in the number of
members and local assemblies. WASH
ington was selected for the meeting place
for the convention next year. Fifty-eIght
delegates attended the sessions, which
were presided over by President Cam
ing.
These officers were elected Thomas IL
Canning. of Boston. general master work
man; John Fernau. of Pittsburgh. gen.
eral worthy foreman; J. Frank O'Meara.
OF this city, general secretary and treas
urer. and joseph p. Tierney. Of Brooklyn,
J.B. Lenau, Of Chicago, and Lawrence
Martin. of New York. members OF the
general executive board.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12

at the back of the neck and work up to
the crown. TO bring the blood to the
surface.
! wash 1t in three soapy waters and
rinse in two waters. Then I take two
eggs. beating the whites and yellows 90
gether. and rub all thoroughly in the
scalp and hair till it is frothy. / leave
this on five minutes. and then rinse my
hair thoroughly three times. the first
and second times with lukewarm water.
and the third time In cold water in which
l have squeezed the Juice OF half a
lemon.
use rainwater when possible, and
when / cannot get it, filtered water
makes 4 good substitute l dry it in the
sun. or with a fan, rubbing vigorously
with my hands, and very little with
towels. trimming the ends every second
washing. I never have dandruff, and
have never been able to contribute a
similar experience when 1 hear women
complaining that their hair comes out
by the handful" l lose almost none
with the most strenuous combings.
When I comb my hair I start at the
ends and tease all the snarls out,
never jerking. as l have seen women
do. take each curl individually and
comb it, and when 1 have all combed
part my hair in the middle and
brush down each side. always re-
Numbering when brushing to hold the
hair by the middle so there will be
no weight of the brush on the roots.
Then bring all my hair forward over
my face and brush again.
One should keep ones brush and
comb scrupulously clean, using a dis
infectant regularly in cleaning both.
This is most important. as dandruff
and all its attendant ills are the re-
suit of untidiness.
1t is hard work, I admit, but it
paws
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
TEMPERANCE WORKERS
HOLDING CONVENTION.
Delegates from Organizations Working
Toward Same End Extend Fra
ternal Greetings to W. c. I. U.

The forty-frst annual convention OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was called to order at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning by Mrs. Emma San
ford Shelton, the president, at ST. Paul's
English Lutheran Church, Eleventh and
II streets northwest. The convention
was in session ell day and will convene
again this morning.
Reports were presented by Mrs. Benja-
min A. Lineback. recording secretary;
Mrs. Charles p. Granfield, for the CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. ]. W. Allison.
treasurer; Mrs. Washington Topham, for
the Young Peoples branch; Mrs. Edna
Proctor, for the Loyal Temperance Leg
ion; Miss Lucy Patrick, on peace and
arbitration. 1and Mrs. H. S, Petrie, on
medal contests.
An address Of welcome was made by
Rev. John Huddle, pastor Of st. PauPs
Church, to which Mrs. Francis st. Clair
responded. Mrs. Shelton made a brief
address in which she described her trip
to the Pacific Coast to attend the national
convention of the W. c. T. U. in Seattle.
At the afternoon session, representa-
tives of all the organizations in the Dis
trict interested in the cause of tenn
perance delivered addresses of fraternal
greetings. Andrew Wilson, president Of
the Anti-Saloon League, was the first
speaker. ne was lolloWeQ py SnarleS r
Sudworth. representing the Sons of Jona-
dab: Rev E. c. Dinwiddie, of the Good
Templars, and Charles T. Carroll. Of
the Rechabites.
The annual report of the president and
the various department workers were
read. Reports were presented by Mrs.
William Glib, Mrs. S. H. Wiley, Mrs. B.
p Whalen. Mrs. Ruth Thompson, Mrs
{. d. Merwin, and DR.. Sallie Jones
Jagers.
Mrs. Theodore T. Moore, vice president,
presided at the afternoon session.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
AMERICAN WOMEN AT
MIKADO'S CORONATION
Thirteen Attend Ceremonies-Wives
of Diplomats Receive Gifts
from Emneror-

Kioto, Japan, Nov. u-Thirteen Ameri-
can women were present at the cero-
monies attending the coronation OF
Emperor Yoshihito. Of Japan. To the
United States fell the honor of having
more women present at the gorgeous
fete than any other nation on earth.
Following his coronation the Emperor
presented Mrs. G. w. Guthrie, wife OF
the American ambassador, and Mrs. Post
Wheeler wife of the secretary of the
embassy. with laquer boxes which had
been especially prepared at the En-
Deror's command.
Special invitations were issued to the
members of the party, headed by Rear
Admiral Albert G. Winterhalter, COM
mander of the United States cruiser
Saratoga. flagship OF the Asiatic fleet.
Premier Okuma, master of ceremonies,
became so fatiKued he had to be re-
lieved for a while by Gen. okra, minister
of war.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
ATTORNEY INDICTED
FOR EMBEzILEMENT
Albert. Silles Appropriated Fundsd
Paid Estate of Which He Was
Administrator. Is Charge.

Tventy-fiye indictnents xer. renorted
by the grand turv ~ Ch,es J,,sttca Cow
ineton yesterdsv In Criu,,nal DIVISION No
1. They Included tndictment. for hsv-
inx counterfe,ttnr rn.terial. a-rhazzIe-
nent robbery hou,ebreaktn9 sssa I,t
with n danperous wesnon nonsupnort
ana netit ana grand larceny
Albert sillers a member Of the Dis
trict har va. Indicted on a charve az
embezzienent n is alleged that he re-
ceived sIoa ri for the benefcIarv on an
estate ~ vbich he MA. adrn,ntstrator
pecember IA last and annronriated the
ynon.y 20 ~. cur ms.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
SCOUT CHIEF HERE TODAY.
James E. West VIII Visit Washing
ton and Richmond.

James E. West. chief scout executive
of the Boy Scouts Of America, is spend
ing today in Washington. Mr.. West was
Washington boy. a graduate of the
Business High School. Later he organ
lied the recreation department of the
city. leaving here for his present posi-
ton in New York.
Late in the day Mr.. West will leave
for Richmond, Va, to address the Rich
mond Scout Council and court OF honor.
Colin II. Livingstone, president of the
Boy Scouts OF America. will accompany
Mr.. West and also deliver an address at
the Richmond gathering.
National Field Scout Commissioner
Housman will continue his addresses to
the schools of this city. speaking today
at Eastern High School and the Dent.
Blair and Morse schools. Mr. Housman's
talks are meeting with great enthusiasm
and calls for his presence at various
schools now are coming to headquarters
so fast that he may not be able to an
swer some of them.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
George Bell Honored at G. W. d.

Prof Leslie Cleveland McNemar. Sec
rotary Of the faculty committee on stu.
dent activities at George Washington
University. has announced the appoint.
ment of George Bell. graduate Of West
ern High School and student in Column
bian College, as financial secretary OF
the athletic association of the university.
II is planned to have an assistant finan-
cial secretary In each Of the nine de-
partments of the institution. Appoint
ments VIII soon be made
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
Hope for Burning Ship Abandoned

the Italian steamship Livietta, report
ed afire in the Gulf Of Mexico last
night, was abandoned today. A wire
less from the steamer Gulf Stream
stated that fire was burning in holds
three and four, and that the tugs Rus
sell and John S Seeley were standing
by. The tug Senator Bailey left here
to aid in the rescue of the Livietta' s
crew of twenty-six. The Livietta car
ried 100 cases of refined OIL
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
RUSSIA ARMING MILLIONS.
Graham Says Teuton Attack There
Has Spent Its Force.

London. Nov. 1l.-stephen Graham. the
war correspondent. lecturing at the
Duchess of Marlborough's residence.
Sunderland House, tonight. said:
The German attack upon Russia has
spent itself. The Germans are unable to
capture Dvinsk or Riga Petrograd will
not be taken, nor Moscow threatened.
Russia has had time for recuperation.
She has lost men, arms. fortresses, and
munitions. but never in the history of
Russia has such a united effort been
made by men and women as is now be-
ing made in her factories.
"A new army OF 100000 men is being
organized to include the Rirgheso tribes.
II Germany holds her position In Rus
STA through the winter, she will be
crushed next summer"
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
Chinaman Ordered Deported.

Lin Quong. a Chinaman, of 317
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. was
ordered deported to China when he
appeared before United States Com
missioner Arson S. Taylor yesterday
on a charge of being "unlawfully
found In the United States" in viola
ton of the immigration laws.
Quong's case was originally heard on
August 20 last Attorney James NJ.
Proctor. counsel for the defendant,
noted an appeal.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
Leave 1t to Nature.
PULLMAN TO ADDRESS WOMEN.
Police Chief VIII Speak ut Fedora
tion Meeting.

The first open meeting Of the District
Of Columbia Federation of Women's
Clubs will be held in the lecture hall of
the central building of the Public
Library tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock.
This meeting will be under the auspices
of the department of civics, Of which
Mr.. Charles P. Grandfield is chairman.
]. Lawrence Solly. agent of the Board
of Children's Guardians, will speak Of the
needs of the dependent children OF the
District; Mai Raymond ". Pullman,
superintendent of police, will tell how
The women Of the District can be Of
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
Boy Hurt in Motorcycle Crash.

Earl Eckloff. of 1913 Seventh street
northwest. was injured yesterday when
his automobile collided at Eighteenth and
G streets northwest with a motorcycle
ridden by Herbert Fay, 1913 Twentieth
street northwest, and Walter Allison,
20ll G street northwest Fay and Allison
were not injured. Eckloff was treated by
Emergency Hospital physicians.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12

. ~ actress who wishes to retain hei
a popularity. with both managers and
= the public must be kept in as per-
feet physical trim as though she were
a race horse. She must never ''let her
self 60" Everything she eats. every
thing she does, must be done on purely
business basis. II she loves sweets, and
they cause pinples. every pimple repre-
sents SO many dollars out of her pocket;
every one shortens her career on the
stage, and sweets become a luxury that.
no matter how large her salary, she can
not afford Every enjoyment must be
weighed as to its effect on her face or
form, and no monk in his cell leads a
life of greater self-deniaL
began so early to conserve every
physical attraction that there seems now
to have been no beginning. recall once,
when on the road alone, child of ten,
finding two small pin-point cavities in
my teeth. was among strangers and
In a strange town, but needed no one
to tell me that no good actress ever had
poor teeth. L seem to have known it
from the day I was born; and alone.
and with no one to direct me, hunted up
a dentist, had the cavities filed, and
tainted in his chair. 1 am quite sure now
that the faint was as much from horror
of what II would mean to my career to
lose my teeth as ii was at the pain l
am telling the incident to show how COM
pletely the desire to become an actress
has always dominated me and controlled
all my actions.
A Valuable Asset.
Good hair is a valuable asset in every
walk of life, and 1 have always taken
good care of mine. think SO much of
hair that I claim 1 can tell a woman's
character by the way she dresses IL, and
am never an admirer of the woman who
loads her hair with combs and orna-
ments. Let IL be its own. adornment. and
dress 1t simply. A half hours brushing
produces a luster that is a finer orna-
lment than the most expensive aigrette
or comb. I can hear some of my letter
girl friends protest that such advice is
easy when one has a maid. But have
not always had a maid, and grew so
accustomed to waiting on myself In ear
lier days that a maid seems a useless
luxury now I have been tired at night,
too Just like you. and there has been no
fire in my room in the hotel, but 1 have
taken good care of my hair religiously.
and IL circumstances shortened the at
tention / gave It one night / Increased
the care the next night My labor has
paid; I am quite sure of this because of
the admiration my letter-girl friends ex-
press
Leave 1t to Nature.
One should never use a bleach or dye.
The natural color is prettier than any
artificial coloring could ever be. Nature
knows best in this. as well as In every
thing else that concerns her children.
never use oils or hair-dressing Of any
sort, and brush my hair two hundred
strokes every night Once every two
weeks / wash it, using melted CASTLE
soap. but first give it good brushing
and massage my scalp. taking care to
knead my scalp, never to rub it begin
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
SIMON ARTISTS HEARD.
Recital at Home Club Presented by
Their Students.


Prof. and Mrs. Otto T. Simon presented
a number Of vocal artists IN a recital at
the Home Club Wednesday night. Miss
Lenore Baker was at the piano: Miss
Carolyn Curtis sang soprano; Lewis
Thompson sang tenor. and John Waters
sang bsrytone.
The program was as follows: I'm
promptu," Schubert; Romance" Sibe-
Illus; Prelude" Debussy. and Arab
eseue," by Leschetizlxy. rendered by Miss
Baker; Aria-Vedria Carina. Don Clio
baum" by Mozart; Der Doppel Ganger.
THE Ghost" by Schubert; The Swan %
by Greig; MY Dear" by Salter, rem
dered by Miss Curtis: ''Minnelied." by
Brahms; ''Sontag." by Brahms: Inter
Nos" by MacFayden. rendered by Mr..
Thompson; Light" by Tschaikowsky;
'Invfctus," by HUM, and Border Bal
lad" by Cowen. rendered hy Mr.. Wa
tiers. 49, :. - 49, - 49,
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
J. M. CLINTON Is SPEAKER.
Field Worker Addresses Twenty
Four-Hour-a-Day Club.

]. NJ. Clinton, a foreign field worker
was the speaker yesterday at the first
Of a series of three luncheons given by
the Twenty-four Hour-a-Day Club OF the
Young Mems Christian Association al
the Commercial Club.
Mr.. Clinton has been a worker in the
interest of the Y. NJ. c. A. in China
and Japan. At the second OF the
luncheons at IL: o'clock this afternoon.
c. v. Hubbard, who worked in India,
will be the speaker.
Both Mr.. Clinton and Mr.. Hubbard will
speak at the luncheon tomorrow. A
dollar dinner.' an annual event in the
foreign work department of the Y. NJ
C. A. will be held at o'clock tomorrow
evening at the Y. NJ c. A.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
Save The Baby
Use the reliable
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ORIGINAL
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The Washington herald., 1915-11-12
Killed BY Fall from Window.

Allentown, Pa, Nov. 1l.-John S. Mer-
ion, Of Chester. Pa. a senior in the de-
partment OF chemistry at State College.
fell out Of a window at the Hotel Allen
here this morning and was killed.