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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
MALTA.
Miss EMMA MAGERs

Mrs. John Sheets has returned after
three weeks visit with relatives in
Arkansas.
The Mount Carmel Sunday ,School
is preparing for a Christmas tree for
Sunday night.
Dan Magers went to Springfield
Tuesday to work in the Government
service.
Verlie Wheeler returned from South
Dakota where he has worked the past
two years.
John Welsh and family visited rela.
tives in Lamar Sunday.
Mr.. Jarvis and family visited their
daughter, Mrs. Num- Sunday.
There will be Christmas exercises Fri
day afternoon at Pleasant Valley school
Mr.. Harris and wife and sister Miss
Fern Belline visited G. M. Magers and
family Sunday.
The crochet club will meet with Mrs
John Wheeler Wednesday,, the 9th.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
LEBANON.
Miss ZoAH ANDREWS.

turned from Iowa Sunday morning
where they have been the last two
months.
Ocie Andrews and Rena Halle spent
Sunday afternoon with Helen and FL
sic Hickman.
Mrs. Harry Norris called on Mrs. John
Hamilton Sunday afternoon.
VIM. Lyman helped Clarence Keith
move to the Vincent farm Thursday.
] r. earns and daughter Zoah and
Harry Norris helped Chas. Andrews
butcher Wednesday.
VIM. Lyman helped Armstrong;
and Haile's butcher last week.
Ilona Redmond was in Carthage Sat
urday.
Irene Phillips and Beulah Stansberry
spent Saturday night with Mrs. Hugh
Phillips.
MIR. and Mrs. Dinwiddie spent Satur-
day evening with Chas. Andrews and
family.
Mrs. Will GrifIitts and little daughter
Ruby spent Saturday in Jasper at MIR.
Laughead's.
Miss Alma stark of Jasper visited
Saturday and Sunday with Ilona Red
mond.
Mrs. Chas Woodrow visited one day
last week at Mack Griffitts'.
Mrs. Harry Norris called on Mrs.
Frank Thacker Monday afternoon.
J. r. earns went to Carthage Satur-
day.
Esther Phillips has been sick the last
few days.
Zoah Andrews left Sunday morning
for Kansas City to be with her brother
few months.
John Hamilton spent few days last
week at Butler, Mo.
Chas. Woodrow helped his son-in-law
Gerald Selsor, move Monday to the
Woodrow farm.
Will Griftitts moved last week to
Pittsburg, Kans.
visited Saturday and Sunday with her
aunt, Mrs. Chas. Andrews and family.
Mrs. Harry Norris called on Mrs. c. S.
Andrews Wednesday afternoon.
Frank Thacker called at Arthur Arm
. strong's Friday.
Clarence Brown and wife Of Jasper
and Mrs. Nellie Beck of Larned, Kans.
took SUI pper Wednesday with their aunt
Mrs. Chas. Andrews.
Frank Thacker and family called on
Geo. Redmond and wife Friday night
Geo. Waltz and family entertained
company from Tennessee last week.
Regular church services Sunday and
Sunday night at Lebanon.
Geo. Redmond and wife spent Sun
day afternoon at Chas. Stansberry's.
Frank Thacker and family called al
John Lees sunday afternoon.
John Walters of Illinois is here visit
ing at Fred Winters. He is brother
of Grandma Winter.
Rev. L. l.. Pinnell and wife, Mr.
Ringer and Bernice Southwick tool
dinner Sunday at Chas. Stansberry's s
Dena Hamilton called on Mrs. Harry
Norris Thursday.
Mrs. Dinwiddie and Mrs. Harry
Norris called on Mrs. Chas. Andrew
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. tHarve Lee is visiting with he
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Hill.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
Doesn't Cost You aCent

to open an account at this bank-just deposit
of dollar or more, the amount being left here
subject to your order. We furnish pass book
free of charge. You can increase your deposit
at any time and make start toward building
- up bank credit which will be very useful to
you later. ....
If you wish to open check account so you
can pay your bills by check, and always have
receipt for every payment made, handling your
affairs in systematic and businesslike way, we
also furnish you a book of blank checks
No matter how large or how small your &C.
count we shall be glad to have you identify your.
self with us-either plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
VALUE OF GOOD ROADS
IS FIXED BY SERVICE
Highways Which Benefit Greatest
Number Entitled to First
Consideration.
Missouri, Having Caught Step With
the Procession, Offers an
Object Lesson.

That all the roads of state cannot
be improved simultaneously and that
the most used arteries of communica-
ton command priority, is again exem-
plified in Missouri, where at Sedalia
the Permanent Road Improvement AS
ISOLATION was recently organized. Thir
ty cities of the state. including St
Louis and Kansas City. were repre-
scented in the meeting. the keynote of
which was the great value to the com
monwcalth of connecting its centers of
population and at the same time pro-
viding for ultimate attention to the
feeder roads which will fit into the
most important highways. The ferma-
nent Road Improvement Association
believes that there should be a logical
federal cooperation with the several
states with federal money utilized with
state money in the building of the
postroads which must accept the great
est burden of traffic. says a bulletin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
In Step With Procession.

Missouri has caught step with the
procession. Business men in all of our
smaller towns and cities are interest
ed and are working for long roads,
through roads. connecting roads, cross
state roads transcontincntal roads,
road systems, permanent roads, 800
da ys-in- the-year roads-anything but
wasting money in politics or pork. or
the temporary upkeep of animproved
roads.
lowing to our central position we
feel that all roads lead, or ought to
lead. to Missouri. and hence. if we can't
be on the main line of the Lincoln
highway. we can encourage the Ma
tional Old Trails. Hence | have rein
PRODUCED my old trails bill in Congress.
"'Good roads help small towns. and
they are the only phase of modern life
that have that effect. Railroads ana
most other modern inventions XIII tn"
small town and build up th" great
cities. but alI-the- year-round roads
turn the stream of wealth. travel and
business back toward the rural centers.
Consequently our business men all be
long to some one of the numerous road
a SSoCiatiDuS'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

ly increasing. and that bank clearings,
post office receipts and number OF
kilograms sent-an almost unfalling
measure of prosperity-show a decld-
ed tilt upward. Then Cieveland's 1T
tie Observation-Disclosures and Con-
neaut-must not he forgotten. The
one has the largest ore docks in the
world. The other handled more tons OF
ore the past year than ever before.
ITS easy enough to handle ore. said
the dock captain at Ashtabula. I'VE
did pretty nearly 100000 tons TINS
year Conneaut did $4,000 tons. But
these modern machines VIII strip q
steam freighter in four hours.
At both towns they are junking ore
handling machines with Il capacity OF
twenty five cars an hour to make room
for newer machines which can load
sixty cars an hour Ashtabula held Il
community Christmas in 1914. Ihis
year Ashtabula couldn't ana men
enough to handle the mountains OF ore
that were piled on her docks. one OF
the convincing evidences that money is
plenty is furnished by the largest
winter greenhouse in this part OF the
world. There are acres under glass
"Odd there should he such demand
for flowers hereabouts"
Not flowers said the boss. Fancy
vegetables Folks hereabouts eat EN-
so fast I hardly get chance t" gro"
flowers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
ARRANGING FOR DISPLAY.
H. B. Leary, Jr., Will Show Full Line
of Maxwell Cars.

II. Il. Leary, jr., local Maxwell rep
resentative. is completing arrange
mcnts for special display OF cars at
his salesroom. 1311-21 18th street
northwest, from January n to Fcbru-
AIRY ;, inclusive. The display will in
Guide touring cars, roadsters, cabrio-
lets and town cars of the latest tSuc.
The exhibition will be from 10 am. to
10 pm
y feature of the display viii be .
cut-away Maxwell chassis. showing the
moving parts of the transmission. di.-
ferential and motor in fun operation.
The interior of the salesroom will ha
decorated with palms and ferns. with
flowers for lady visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

lation in a state arc much in necd
of road connections with one anot her
as that attention should be given the
important matter OF transportin: faruI
products to the nearest market place.
Indicating the growth of the nat lonal
viewpoint. Maine has planned "A state
road system of some / 800 miles, which
is only per cent of the total mileage.
but which VIII serve 80 per cent of the
total population.
CALIFORNIA; two main artery roads,
from the oregon line to the Mexica
border. and the persstency of Wash
inCton and Oregon in providing for
trunk line routes, indicate the belief
of the Pacific slope in roads which not
only serve the locality through which
they pass, but which can answer the
greatest needs of the several states
am not an alarmist, but through
road connections must be considered as
a reasonable precaution when We study
what is happening in Europe. Tn" day
when hAed lines of steel will answer
all transportation necessities has plain
ly passed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

until +,., months .,e-o'' the nIaulifac-
~" . w ~, IT, -. IA !,
trt ,".h; ,,,,da ii tI,aea .,,c.,t fac
Ln' tio'n."S nI.'ue - ~ 80 ct,,,s,1
go sort II ie Ierv largely bought Nv
~ ,,.,,,,, ,,bos. INCOMES have no
IN -; ,,,,,,r. c,1t+ir,, tn.
49, - e,,,, .,..,,.>. tb,t II il bar dttt>;
-. ~. ,,..,tt, ..C,,.us ~ ,IulI times The
~ 'uE $500 - - - Xxi, - 80
- It ~, 1,a ,i,it. unabia 10 INV
81, dnc-,,., nc,ir to rc-
ia, ,,a-d,.,I. MN nor hus-
ha,. ~ hoen a. work for = good
oa'n! ~, S.,,,,,i,,,, .bo,e ,rn
u If ,,r nd irS+tiin,ents
-, - ,tra;,btcrod out ana aIuvaxs a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Art Won in South America.

II appears that the South American
merchant does not rush his business
fences us we do The man who could
talk art and cadeuces and motifs made
a tremendous hit He was invited to all
the best houses. Merchants bought of
him recklessly in order to get squint
at life upon a higher plane.
Il sent another guy to South America
the other day said the father-in-law.
He started in to tell me what cork :
ing salesman he is.
Never mind that stuff | said to
him. 4 don't care what you know
about business. How do you stand on
art"
If Cleveland ever does get started on
the export game, however-started in
the big way in which it must be
handled-she may bc expected to make
things jingle. Her men don't take off
their hats in any ones office. Not long
talking to one OF New York's greatest
bankers. The Cleveland man said that
employers in the west are beginning to
wake up.
1T IS not merely that we feel We
may have 10 give our employees a
larger share in the profits OF our IN
dertaking." said he. but we believe
it is theirs by right We can see a
great change for the better under way
in the relations of capital and labor"
heavily.
That is very radical talk" said he,
imprcssively.
That is just straight talk" said the
Cleveland man. You people in New
York forget that the bulk of this coun-
try's business is done west of the Hud-
son river You are our errand boys
and we tip you well for it. But don't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

are on the loose in winter, no matter
what business conditions may be. But
in November of 1915 there We're LOCO
fewer applicants for work than III the
same month Il year ago. -Four and one
half times rs many Jobs We're offered
and three anc oue-half times as many
men were placed. 1t must be remem-
hcred too. that in November, 1914.
times Were not really bad.
Cleveland manufacturers crc not yet
taising 'thc long look ahead" at our
export trade. They are too busy. Few OF
them have time to spare from making
money. They will pass resolutions
about. our merchant marine arid the
$500, G0A.0G6 that goes annually to pay
freight charges in foreign bottoms. But
they are not worrying over the situa :
ton. only here and there a man is
found who for years has been making
"a snug thing out of the export bust
ness.
Il shipped my son-in-law to South
America" said one man, TO get rld OF
him. ! couldn't listen to any more OF
his talk about art and nuances. That 5
how ! came TO learn something OF the
eXUOrt came
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
When Improvement Began.

What was the use" said the secre-
tary of the chamber. business had 50
improved that every one could feel II
WHY waste time reporting that fact?
The Improvement was a general and
a progressive one in every line in
quired into. Oddly enough, retail TRACE
never did suffer greatly IN Cleveland,
although toward the end Of 1915 retail
collections were hardly more than 90
per cent as against a ldo-per cent per
lection. one assumes that Cleveland
retail purchasers are convinced Opt
nists Wholesale collections We're held
back by weather and harvest c0ndl-
lions, but of late have been excellent.
The labor market is not invariably a
test of conditions. for in Cleveland there
are certain seasonal tradeS-Such as he
lake seamens and builders which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Tire Concern Opens Branch.

The Jones Kessler Rubber Tire COM
pany. COS +. street northwest mas
opened Il branch store at lo2i lfth
street northwest with n complete Nui-
canizing and tre-repairing plant IN
addition to this line of work. the COM
pauy will carry Il full line of auto
mobile supplies and accessories. The
comnany Will represent the q. & j.,
Marathon and United States tires
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

BY the three tests of prosperity
capital employed. the value of prod
ucts and the number Of men at work
Cleveland is flush right now. Her
building expenditures are Increasing
monthly. so is the number Of her real
estate transfers. Reports thorough
the state of ohio show that many new
corporations are under way in 1916.
that the demand for labor IS constant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
the American Automobile Associa

of the American Automobile Associa
ton.
Representative William l.. Borland
of Kansas City. who has been "a per
sistent federal aid advocate ever since
he entered Congress- makes this con
else comment on roads developed in
Missouri. believing that il viii serve
as an example for other middle west
ern states. such as Kansas. Nebraska
and Iowa. with similar conditions to be
anSMered In MANY Southern states:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
CLEVEL AND LEADING
PROSPERITY MARCH
War Orders Started Money
. Pump-Now Running on Do
! nestle Business.
BANK CLEARiNGS GROWING:
BUILDING INDUSTRY HUNS
= Che Manufacturer to Build Garage
for Men Who Go to Work IN
Their Own Cars.
CLEVELAND Is SURE
OF GOOD TIMES AHEAD

One suauUfacturCr - buH'n:
land to buii, "a garage for his
Nc-k;,cr.
Wore building goinS On and
fever men out OF Wort. than -
year ago.
WJr orders started the money
pu,nr. but now il runs on d"me>-
tie business.
yradc in vomcu'> ciothi".
shoy,S that labor j. prCftabiS
cnfp!o! cd.
iar1cs: greenhouse n tie state
Kept busy iurni>hrG fancy
vegetables.
Bank rlcarinGs. posi- office re-
ccipt> and tc,cGram> sent are
growing.
Hmycrs putting in ordrt- Tor
>i> months ahead u SON" lines.
largest ore docks in the world
to increase ore handling ca
pacit!.
COLLECTIONS continually getting
better in every line TO report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

chairman George c. Diehl OF the
A. \. A. national good roads board thus
comments on the charging viewpoint:
THE organized motorists of the
country have contended. in season and
out of season. that the ccnters of popu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

try to frown at us. We don't like that
in errand boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
,uyri=ht. 1876
BY HERBERT COREY.

CLEVELAND ohio, January ~
Here is a glimpse at the good times
they are expecting in Cleveland. \
manufacturer came into the office of
the secretary Of one of the commercial
organizations.
Tn tired said he. slumpine into Il
chair. Been out buying land
The secretary knew that he had
doubled the capacity of his factory Il
few months age.
Not going TO build another factory.
are youo" he asked.
Not a factory said the manu-
facturer. heavily. a garage for my
men He seemed to feel this was
not sufficiently Illuminating. ITO keep
their cars in. you know. ne added.
Land for a garage for factory work
men must necessarily be about as cost
II as the land for the factory itself.
Factory workmen who ride to work IN
ears must be making good money
Before they buy cars they must be
pretty certain of continuing to make
good money.
We've got to do it," said the manu-
facturer IAN of Us fellows. Before
long cars will he selling at $3.50, and
every mechanic who is worth his salt
Will have one. Then the boss who
offers garage facilities can keep his
men. The other man can't
Other towns suggest that war money
milliouaires are as common in tleNe-
land as field hands in Georgia. Cleve-
land resents the suggestion.
Some spectators made money on
war habits" Cleveland bankers say.
Many concerns have made great
deal of money out of munitions But
We do not know of any rev mil
lionaires. The war orders did not flush
Cleveland with money. They just helped
Us to get started after the let-down."
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-04
Every one is in a small way an
image of God.-Manilius.
PRACTICAL

Just after the board had brought the
schools up to date,
To prepare you for your Life Work
Without teaching n superfuous
thing,
jim Reilly presented himself to be
educated.
He wanted to be a bricklayer,
So they taught him to be a perfect
bricklayer
And nothing more.
He knew SO much about bricklaying
that the contractor made him a
foreman.
But he knew nothing about being a
foreman.
40 lie spoke to the school Board
about it,
And they put in a night course for
him.
On how to be a foreman
And nothing more.
He became SO excellent a foreman
that the contractor made him
a partner.
But he knew nothing about figuring
costs,
lNor about bookkeeping,
Nor about real estate,
land he was too proud to go back Il
night school.
$50 he hired tutor, who taught hin
these things.
lPorspering at last, and meeting othel
men as wealthy as me,
Whenever the conversation started
he'd say to himself
sIW lie low till 1T comes my way
Then I'll show eTn.
But they never mentioned bricklayin,
Nor the art OF being d foreman,
Nor the Whole duty Of being q co1
2s5s -
Nor figuring costs.
Nor real estate
$50 Jim never said anything
But hessent his son to college
John Erskine In New York Post
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-04

The South Dakota Legislators, for
the most part, were selected from
Ia1nong the men who train with the
element represented by Mr.. Ewart,
1.-THE state manager for Cummins in
ISouth Dakota, and yet but few legis-
IIators went on record in the Literary
Digest as expressing themselves in
favor of the man from Iowa.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-04
BIRDS AND THEIR TRAITS.
A Plea From DR.. Thoms for Exter-
mination of English Sparrow.

Vermillion, S. D,-"Kill the English
sparrow and do not encourage the
squirrel if you want song birds about
you" says DR.. Craig Thoms of the
University of South Dakota, who for
many years has been a careful stu
dent and observer of South Dakota
bird life. The sparrow, DR.. Thoms
declares, eventually crowds out the
pther birds. 1t multiplies rapidly
and preempts the trees and spaces OF
the other birds who 0 out and
away before the disagreeably ag-
gressive neighbor.
Birds, like the Hudson Bay trapper,
like exclusive territory. They could
never become jewellers in flats. This
desire for exclusive space privileges,
DR.. Thoms states, is a bird principle
so we'll established in the bird world
that a strong bird will yield to a
weaker one that has got in ahead
and acquired prior title to a tree and
adjacent air and ground rights. But
1.-THE sparrow is no %respecter of laws,
traditions or persons. He crowds
Into bird houses and into other bird
TERRITORY. He doesn't fight the other
birds; he simply jcstles them and
crowds them aud makes himself OBJ
noxious and they move out when he
moves in. The sparrow is a finch
land does some little good by eatine
weed seeds. slugs and bugs. But his
ohief diet is grain and he is not q
great economic value. Bird experts
are quite unanimous in their approx
al of a campaign to exterminate then
Opinion is divided as to how fal
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-04

The trouble with so many of us is
that it requires such a long time to
test us out, and by the time we be-
come thoroughly tested, and have
failed to measure up to expectations,
Opportunity has passed US by and is
already knocking on some other fell
lows door.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-04
PAYS NoRBEcK TRIBUTE;
MAN OF PRACTICAL IDEAS

Peter Norbeck has been in this
part of the state lately in the interest
of his candidacy for the republican.
nomination for governor. About alt
the good words thai can be said.
have been spoken of Mr.. Norbeck's
candidacy. He is a man of known
practical ideas-ideas backed by a
strong personality that wins belief in
his power to start things and to see
them through to a successful finish.
~Prcgressives and stalwarts alike IA
vor his election: he is receiving phe-
nomenal support from all quarters.
Salem Pioneer Register.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-04

Unless the weather man gets a hus-
lie I'm himself the farmers of the
state will be just about in the midst
Iof corn planting when the primary
day rolls around. Whether it viii
pay EN- to desert their fields in order
to render their party some service
may be questioned by some of them
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-04
SUGGESTS THAT BooTLEGGERs
BE REPLACED BY BOOTS

The Sioux City Journal is looking
for a shorter word than "bootlegger''
which means the same thing, or is
waiting for the invention of a con-
traction of the word. With the liquor
industry still plying its trade in spite
of the proclaimed "dryness" of the
city, the Journal finds that bootleg
ger" takes up too much space in its
daily editions, necessitating the use
of a shorter word. just call EN-
boots and let 'er so at that.-Ver-
million Republican.