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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-24
FRANCIS oBREGoN 4 PRISONER
By .Associdted PRESS

Irapuato, Mexico, April 24.-Alvaro
Obregon, comTSander-in-chie of the
Carranza army of operations, gave out
statement to-day in which he re-
lated that his brother, Francis Obre-
gon, had been taken prisoner by Gen
eral Villa in retaliation for the defeat
recently inflicted upon Villa by the
Obregon forces at Celaya.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-24
.HOL[ER PAYS FEES
TOTA[|NC S1,425.94
ProthOnotary Turns Nice Sum For
Quarterly Collections Into
County's Golfers
Parliamentary I'll.

Prothonotary III.
f. Holler to-day
paid into the county
Golfers Just $1,S61.-
"a. representing the
last quarters costs.
fines and jury fees
collected in his Of
flee. The quarter
which ended April
l compared within
a few dollars TO the
amount turned in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-24
DIES FROM PNEUMONIA

Margie Hatton, aged 19, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Hatton. 1907
Wallace street, died this morning from
pneumonia. She is survived by her par
ents, four sisters, and one brother. Fu-
neral services will be held Tuesday af-
ternoon in the Second Baptist Church
Burial will be made in Lincoln ceme-
terry
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-24
FREIGHTER RUTH SUNK
By .4ssocfated Prcss

London. April "a, 2.37 p. M.-The
freighter Ruth was sunk by a German
on Wednesday when about
100 miles east of May Island, in the
North Sea. The crew was rescued and
landed at Leith, Scotland
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-24
NEW ALTITUDE RECORD

Pensacola, Fla, April PA new
world record altitude of 10000 feet
in a hydroaeroplane was made here
late yesterday by Lieutenant P. n. L.
Bellinger at the naval aeronautical
station.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-24
SON FOR LADY DECIEs
By Associated Press

London, April "a, 1895 A. M
Lady Decies, formerly Miss Vivien
Gould, of New York, gave birth to a
son this morning. Lord and Lady
Decies already have two daughters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-24
YOUNG ASSASSIN HANGED

Cairo, April 24.-The young Egyp-
tian merchant named Khalil who made
an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate
Hussein Kamelal, the sultan of Egypt,
at Cairo, on April s. was hanged to-
day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-24
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

bN TtAOff1ffd FffsJ
Chicago. NJ, April "a. Board of
Trade closing:
Corn-May. TSss July. 81 "a.
Oats-May. 57%: July, 56lk.
Pork-July. 1917: September. 1850.
Bard-July. 1912: September, 1910.
Ribs-July, 1857; September. 1855.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-24

But the greatest fact is that Hud-
son is known to be free from mis-
takes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-24
7-Passenger Phaeton
3-Passenger Roadster

Two things are certain: If you
buy class car you will want Light
Six, the latest and coming type.
Your first choice will be Hudson.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-01

Mrs. D. A. Lanning left Tues
dow for her home in Perrle'
Iowa after a visit here with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Farrell an
nounce the birth Of a son. Tues
day morning, December 49, 1914
J.. K. Letter went to Kansas
City Tuesday to spend Vne
day on business.
W. H. Chiles went to Kansas
Citv Tuesday to spend the
day on legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Taubman
went to Kansas City Tuesday
morning for a visit.
Misses Ruth and Katherine AS
hurst went to Kansas City Tues
day morning for a visit.
DR.. A. E. Rogers and son,
Hugh. left Tuesday morning for
a visit in Bunceton, Mo.
W. H. Humphrey spent Christ
mas in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vince Owen were
in Napoleon Christmas
Mrs. B. C. Drummond spent
Christmas in Wellington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Weber
spent Christmas in Kansas City.
Mrs. Howard Henry returned
to her home in Kansas City yes
terday after a V isit here with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Andreen.
Miss Cornelia Ludwigs return
ed to her home in Springfield,
Mo-, yesterday after an ex-
tended visit here with relatives.
W. NJ. Hoge went to Kansas
City yesterday to spend the
day on business.
Mrs. John Morrison and Mrs.
C. L. Glasscock went to Yelling
ton yesterday for a visit.
Ike Noyes went to Kansas City
yesterday to spend the day.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-01

HOMELESS BELGIAN WOMEN ON THE WAY TO THE BREAD LINE.
OR the first time in its history the pOstonce department has been en-
listed n a charitable undertaking. From this time forth any Amer
lean who wishes to give food to the starving people of Belgium has
only to stamp his parcel in the regular way and send 1t through the
parcel post 1t will go as straight and fast as rail and water will carry it 10
the doors Of the starving Belgans, and the money he has paid Cor stamps
will be refunded to the donor by the American Commission For Relief In
Belgium, the executive Offices Of which are at II Broadway, New York city.
Seven million people, mostly women, children and old men, arr still shut
up in Belgium. Industry stopped when the Germans came; the money a VI
out through the payment Of fines and ndemnite; the crops were mainly
ruined. With the COASTS cut of, Belgium, which imports three-quarters Of her
food supply N normal times. could import n o more Work is gone; money Is
gone; most important of all food is gone The German eOnquerors, who
need all their own supplies to guard against the proposed siege Of Germany"
by the allies, cannot and will not feed them. The allies, fearing that the
Germans will seize any food coming from a hostile source, cannot or will not
feed them America must feed them or they will starve. There is no other
way. Seven million people, until last year the most Industrious, peaceabe
and prosperous nation in Europe. win go to their graves this winter unless
America gives a never nation gave before.
While Belgium needs everything, she needs most Of all lust food-non
pershable food which will stand the test of ocean transportation, such IS
-four of any kind, peas, beans and preserved meats. The donor has only 10
put up his gift in packages of not less than twenty-five pounds nor more than
fifty pounds, stamp it in the usual way and mail it at the nearest postOmce.
If the donor adds his own name and address, TOGETHER WITH THE LET
TER "R" the money he has paid for stamps will be refunded to him by the
commission.
Packages mailed from MISSOURI should be addressed to GODDARD
GROCERY COMPANY, 43 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET, ST. LOUIS;
SPRINGFIELD WAREHOUSE AND TRANSFER COMPANY, SPRING
FIELD; ADAMS TRANSFER AND STORAGE COMPANY, KANSAS CITYs
who are collecting agents for this district
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-01

Miss Laura Mitchell returned
to her home in Kansas City Sun
day evening after a visit here
with relatives.
MI. and Mrs. Herman Bruins re.
turned to their home in Kansas
City, Kansas, Sunday evening af-
ter a visit here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kerdolf
returned to their home in Kansas
City Sunday evening after a
visit here with relatives.
Robert Gruber of Kansas City
spent Sunday here with rela-
tives.
j. P, Hall went to Kansas City
Friday morning for a visit.
Mrs. Oswald Winkler went ia
Kansas City Monday morning tc
spend the day.
William Harrison returned t
Kansas City Sunday evening af-
ter a visit here with Mr.. and Mrs.
Phil Hogan.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-01

for an extended visit with his
brother and sister, Warren Ray
and Miss Maggie Ray.
William Vail, who has been
visiting here for some time, re-
turned Wednesday to his home
in Halsey, Oregon. He was ac-
companied home by his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Vail, who
will stay with him until the first
of March.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-01
Statesmen. Real and Near.

Fred c. Kelly in the New York Sun.
The first appearance of Asso-
ciate Justice Joseph Rucker La
mar in court was as attorney for
a Chinese murderer. Everybody
knew the Chinaman was guilty
and had no chance of escape. And
that was why the court appoint
ed young Lamar to defend him.
Now Mr.. Lamar cared little
about his client, personally, but
it occurred to him that it would
be well if he could devise some
way to get him off after all. So
he set to work on the case and
gave considerable effort to
searching for some technicality
by which he could upset the case
for the prosecution. But all this
search was in vain and Mr.. La
mar entered the trial of the case
without knowing how he was to
save his man.
The trial proceeded and the
Chinaman who was the prosecut-
ing witness swore away the life
of the other Chinaman. Then at
last Mr.. Lamar grasped an idea
and dragged it out of nowhere
into there.
He had been in Chinese laund-
ries many times and knew a
number of the strange customs
the Chinese are addicted to. Fol
example, he knew that laundry
men usually work in threes and
that they take a nap every after
noon at 3 o'clock. Another odd
fact he had picked up was that
the Chinese method of taking
oath is entirely unlike the aver
age form of oath. Whereas the
Causasian swears by placing one
hand on the Bible and saying, 81
do solemnly swear" &c, a China
man swears by killing a chicken
and smearing part of its blood on
a plate and then breaking the
pfate-or some such scheme as
that.
Mr.. Lamar said nothing about
this until the trial was nearly
over, and then he pointed out
that if the jury paid any heed to
the testimony of the Chinese
witness it would be sending a
man to his doom on unsworm
testimony, which is little better
than mere idle chatter, because,
} he said, the Chinaman had taken
oath on a Bible and the Chinese
do not believe in the Bible. Hence
he might as well have been
sworn on a copy of Esop's Fa-
bles. Mr.. Lamar then explained
how a Chinese oath must be
taken.
In conclusion he told the Jury
what would happen to them in
the hereafter if they were par
ties to convicting a man on evil
dence not sworn to with a dead
chicken and broken plate.
And so they let the prisoner go
free.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-01

Rev. and Mrs, S. 0. Hall and
two children went to Kansas
City yesterday for a visit.
j. G, Worthington went to
Kansas City yesterday for a
few days on business.
Miss Alice Spencer left yester-
day for a visit with rela-
tives in Carthage, Nc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wiley went to
Kansas City Wednesday evening
for a visit
Capt. j. @. Plattenburg went to
Kansas City Wednesday evening
for a visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-01
Church Members.

Help pay off the mortgage.
Make the church a check from
the Traders Banks Lands
Christmas Savings Club-as a
Xmas offering. Open all this
week.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-01
Wayerly Notes.

Eppes.
Born, Tuesday, December p,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Hartle Bradley, a
daughter.
Hugh Miller of Kansas City
spent Friday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Miller.
Miss Willie VanderIin return
ed Tuesday from a three weeks
visit with her sister, Mrs. Ben
Niederjohn, at Nelson.
Mrs. Dora Hanks is visiting in
Kansas City with her son, Eu-
gene Hanks and wife.
Born, Thursday, December "a,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Drunert,
a son.
VIM. H. Burnett went to st.
Louis Thursday to visit his son,
Ralph W. Burnette and family.
VIM. Cox, Sammie Jones and
John Petite spent several days
last week in Kansas City.
Fred Bray and wife returned
Monday from Odessa, where
they visited Robert Pointer and
family.
Miss May Duffy of Kansas
City is spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. L. Duffy.
Claude Ferguson and brother,
Tom, returned Sunday from a
short visit with friends in Hol-
den, Mo.
James Iseral, wife and little
son of independence are visiting
relatives here.
U. S. Deane returned Sunday
from a short visit with home
folks at Renick. His sister, Miss
Lizzie, accompanied him for a
visit.
Miss Myrtle Wiles of Central
College was the guest of Miss
Birdie T~hogmort0n last week.
Mrs. Ed Barnard returned
Sunday from a two weeks visit
with her daughters, Mrs. Sam
Graham and Miss Pearl Jones,
in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Miss Hattie Hurlburt was the
guest of friends at Renick last
week.
Misses Kathleen and Bernice
Hedricks of Kansas City are the
guests of their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. L. Duffy.
Harry Steele of Columbia is
spending his Christmas vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Steele.
Miss Mary Yancey arrived last
Friday from Bucklin to spend
the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Yancey.
Misses Nadine, Anale and Flor
ence Hackley arrived last Tues
day from M~orrisville to spend
their vacation with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo w. Hack
ley.
Mrs. James Cook returned
Sunday from Pittsburg, Kansas,
where she went several weeks
ago to undergo an operation for
goitre.
Misses Ogda McGrew, Lillian
Larkin, Pearl Nowlin, Marjorie
Fletcher, Minnie Thomas and
Florence Williamson came in
last week from Warrensburg to
spend the holidays with home
folks.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-01
Dover Notes.

Charlie Cox had business in
Kansas City last week.
Win Neer had business in Lex
ington Wednesday.
Miss Mary Ogden went to War
rensburg Wednesday to spend
the holidays with homefolks.
Miss Eupha Neer Of Lexington
is visiting with her brother, Lige
Neer and family.
Sam Redd of Kansas City visit
ed with homefolks during the
holidays,
Time Dysart visited last week
with friends in Lexington and
Kansas City.
Mrs. Mamie Littlejohn of Lex
ington is spending the week with
Mrs. w. w. Cole.
H. T. Vim and son, H. T., Jr.,
came in Thursday from Joplin to
spend the holidays with his par
ents, Nh. and Mrs. T. B. VIM.
Mr.. and Mrs. BERTHE Bertrand
announce the birth of a daughter
on Saturday, Dec. &c, to whom
they have given the name of
Vera Anna.
Mrs. Dora Meng left Saturday
to attend the school of Pharmacy
at Brunswick, Mo.
Miss Bessie Hall of Sweet
Springs is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. John Hodges this week.
Mrs. T. C. Corbin left last week
for Roosevelt, N. NJ, called there
by the illness of her daughter,
Miss Blanche Underwood.
Ed Vail spent last Thursday
in Lexington.
Miss Virginia Demoss of
Grand Pass is the guest this
week of Miss Edith Eppes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Hodges and
Mrs. John Hodges were in Lex
ington last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meng Shelby of
Lexington spent several days
last week here with Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Cole.
Misses Bonnie and Goldie Cox
will return Monday to their
school duties in Warrensburg.
w. 7, Stark of Higginsville is
visiting here this week with his
mother, Mrs. Addie Stark.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Lewis en-
tertained a crowd of young peo-
pie Monday night in honor of
their son, Jimmie.
Rev. Kerr of Kansas City
preached his farewell sermon at
the Christian church Sunday
night. On Sunday, January 10,
Rev. Anderson of Marshall will
fill the pulpit morning and night.
j. H. Holman is quite sick at
his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hodges en-
tertained to dinner Saturday I:
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pauling, Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin Hodges, Mrs. E.
j. Stolte, Miss Bess Hall and Leo
nard Vaughan.
Robert Holman and family, and
Ben Holman and family of Lex
ington spent Friday here with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
H. Holman.
Robert and Lee Groves, who
attend the Missouri University,
came home last week for the hol-
idays with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Groves.
Mrs. Alice Kennerly of st.
Louis is here visiting with her
mother, Mrs. Addie Stark.
James Shelby and family of
Lexington spent Sunday here
with Fred Zeysing and wife.
Mrs. James Dinwiddie went to
Marshall Thursday to spend
the holidays with relatives.
John Groves of Kansas City is
visiting with his uncle, j. L.
Groves, and family.
The pupils of the Christian
Sunday School were given a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-06
MILLION ADAY IN EXPLOSIVES IS NOW LEAVING OUR PORTS Total, Including Foodstuffs, Now Amounts to Approx imately $2,OOO,O00 Daily OUR SECOND BEST
 CUSTOMER IS ITALY Question Is Being Asked Whether Anglo-French Loan Is Being
 Absorbed as Rapidly as
 Had Been Expected
By HOLLAND

New York December 5.-(Special.) )-In June of this year the greater part of our exports after we began to ship com modities in large quantities was made up of food. It required no more than 8 superficial examination of the custom house reports to discover that food rather than war munitions explained the heavy increase in our exports. Those who were informed however, about the magnitude of the orders which had been received up to June 1 in the United States for various munitions of war were persuad- ed that by October or November of this year we should see much larger export of commodities of this kind than of food although we should certainly send across the ocean grain and meat in large amounts.
 Those who thus spoke explained that forecast by saying that considerable time was needed in order to complete even a comparatively small part of the war or ders. The estimate was that our manu- facturers would begin lo turn out muni- tions of war for export in such amounts as greatly to increase our aggregate ex- ports by october 1. In october. Novem- Der and December the people would be- gin to get some understanding of the magnitude of these orders. The some what vague statement that orders of this kind entailed payments in this year amounting to $1,000,0e0,oo0 did not fully req ach the understanding of the people. But reports which were made possible on December 1 do tell clearly and distinct Nv story which fully sets forth the ma gnitude of the manufacture of muni- tions of war in the United States. The heavy exports of commodities of this kind which began early in the autumn are doubtless to be continued for months. Should there be a sudden cessation of war that would of course put a stop to contemplated order. But the under standing is that substantially all the or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-06
FOUR LITTLE DEVILS

find man or two out, of course. But all you have to do in that evnt is to go to the next fellow. If you find him in it will prove a splendid time for a thorough and usually uninterrupted fn- terview. A man is always ready between 12 and ? to relax and let up on his work if an excuse to do so is pre- scented. Callers between 12 and are few and far between, and your chances of not being interrupted are much bet ter than any other time in the day You can see them before 2. If you find a man out between 12 to 1 you may be sure you will find him in between and 2. And you will find him after he has had a good comfortable meal and in good mood to listen.
 The dusk argument needs no dlsprov- ing A man who has been busy all day and the best prospective customer has been busy-doesn't know whether it's dark or light outside. Perhaps he has been using artificial light all day any way. As for that Saturday" devil, he hasn't a leg to stand on. Just go out and try it. I have known salesmen who have booked larger orders on Satur- day than on any day in the week. Sup pose you have had a bad week: more than one salesman has put poor crip pied week s record on it's feet by work ing hard on Saturday. Yes, I know some salesmen will insist that as ap- piled to their particular territory, the four little devils are right.
 I remember very well one week last year, when I was trying to make ex- tra time, that I made dates the even ing before with four different buyers for o'clock the next morning; they
 were there and I sold each of them. This occurred in four different towns that week, a buyer in each town.
 With me Saturday has been the best
 day in the week, and I never laid up
 on Saturday because it was Saturday.
 G. M. P.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-06

ington of China, O. II. Schultz of Birs
 mingham w. w. Sullivan of South Car
 olina, w. $. Black of Athens w. A. Guess
 of Mississippi, E. E. Ruffin of Helena. J. T. Fowler of Dothan, Robert Lapsley
 of Selma. w. c. Mckay of Montgomery, l Kernahan of Sheffield, B. A. Story of 1 Talladega, w. c. Stills of Camden, c. F. | Shea dof Gadsden, J. C. Ard of Ozark, | J. B. Atkins of Heflin. Y. A. Elizondo of Mexico, J. S N. Davis of Georgia, O. N. Massengale of peatsville, F. A.
 Phillips of Lineville, q. l.. Burleson of
 Hackleburg. J. H. Martin of Athens. J. A. Peterson of Goodwater, II. Herz- berg of Georgia, S. B. Hooper of Albert vile. s. w. Hill of North Carolina, A. J. Kirby of Scottsboro, w. l.. Lddell of Gadsden. R. E. Davis of Auburn, G. E. Hawthorne of Camden, c. Savage of
 Gordo, J. M. Sparrow of Auburn, F. o. Duffey of Bessemer. R. B. Ashe of Shelf field. l.. IT. Heyman of Tennessee R. R.
 McAdory of Bessemer. R. E. Britnell of Russelville, D. B. VanPelt of Talladega. w. c. Hearne of Tuskegee R. FL Brown
 of Texas, J. R. Nesbitt of Birmingham, w. J. Ross of Anniston, G. E. Burgin of Birmingham, T. A. Sims of Nauvoo
 These men will by the rule of promo-
 tion, be appointed sergeants next year.
 and then the following, their senior year,
 they will rank as majors, members of
 the staff, captains and lieutenants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-06
(The following was written for The Age-Herald's page for travelling men by Birmingham salesmaD.


 "HERE are four begging little devils that haunt MT. Travelling I Salesman The first is on the job bright and early. He mounts one shoulder and whispers: NO use trying to see your first man before 9:S0-got to give him time to open his mall Anu if you so much as waver for an instant he straigheway devours the front end of your precious morning. The second little begging devil gets into the game at mid-day. "It is now a quarter to 12, he adroitly starts. If you see man now he is liable to be going out to lunch any minute, and he'll hustle you through to get rid of you and get out. If you agree to this proposition he waits until he gets you comfortably seated at luncheon, or in the hotel lob- by and then suggests You can't sec em before 2 o'clock, they won't be
 back from lunch.''
 The salesman who listens to the first little devil will lose from an hour to an hour and half in the morning. If he entertains the second, he loses a couple of hours out of the very middle of priceless day. Perhaps the second imp will nibble off the half hour be- tween and 2:30; he has been known to do such things. As the first suspi- cion of shadow crosses the afternoon light the third little devil puts in his appearance. Its getting dark, and your man won't be in a mood to listen. And before you know 1t, this third imp has gobbled up the entire end of ones afternoon. The fourth little beg ging devil is perhaps the worst of all His day is Saturday. ''You can't do anything on Saturday" he pleads, tits a short day and they're too busy to listen" And so, without even allowing the salesman to start out, he swallows
 up Saturday whole. If a man doesn't watch, out. if he accepts the say so of these four begging little devils as the gospel truth, they will give a seem ingly good reason against work for every single hour in the day. But they're liars, every one.
 If you want to prove it, just sally forth some bright morning and find out how many men get down to their place of business at S:30. Progressive business men cannot transact their business in a few flag ends of the hours of day, any more than salesman can. If man is at his office at S:30 in the morning, it's the best indication in the world that he's live one and willing to buy goods that will save him money or enable him to make larger profits. If he is on the job early it proves he is a hustler-"a get-there man." He will turn aside from his mail if the salesman has anything to inter- est him--the best business men are not cluttering themselves these days with the opening of the routine mail.
 Try going after a few prospective customers between 12 and ?. You may