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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-04

Over in Germany il makes no
difference how much money you
have you cannot buy but two
1fairs Of shoes, and then you must
turn in two old pairs that still
have some wear left in them ac-
rording to regulations for 1917
Just published. Exchanges of old
clothing for new clothing will
only be allowed through tickets
ISSUED by the proper authorities.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-04

The old soldiers have died so
fast in the last year that the al-
1horitics have decided that it is
no longer necessary to keep up
50 many soldiers homes, and the
one at Milwaukee,. Wisconsin, has
been ordered abandoned and the
inmates transferred to other
homes. The Milwaukee home was
the first one the Federal govern
mcnt established. In Il few years
the "hoys' that wore the blue
and thu grey will have al! passed
away.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-04
GENERAL NOTES

Canadian bankers have under
taken to make another advance OF
SO million dollars to the imperial
government for the purchase OF
munitions in the dominion.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-04

According to press dispatches
Villa recently captured a town
in Mort hrrn Mexico. The dis
patch further says that there was
ma lootin~ or stealing, but that
Villa merely "rrDurstrd ii loan
1T ON, hundred thousand pesos,
which the Inhabitants "rhcerful-
W." made. Some finanrier that
MAN Villa.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-04

Horses had their own Christ
mas tree in Boston. A real
Christmas tree laden with sugar
humps, apples and nuts and a real
Santa to dispense the gifts to the
horses in the postoffice square.
Vas, it was in Boston.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-04

A post card or letter sent by
the undcrsea boat Deutschland
costs forty-eight cents in addition
TO the regular postage. Pretty
near as high as the transcontl-
mental rate in the days of the
pony express.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-04

\ circular has been issued by
.Adolph Y. Won Batocki, president
III the German Food Regulation
Board, in which it is pointed out
that next year generally there
will be difficulties in the way Of
The Governments supplying food
for the people. Even an end Of
7he war. says Herr Won Batocki,
would only bring slight change
in the situation at first, because
The scarcity. Of food is worldwide.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-04
Farm Accounts Will Facilitate
Borrowing Under Farm
Loan Act.

Loan Act.
The Federal Farm Loan Act
passed by the Sixty-Fourth Con-
grcss contains one provision that
is especially interesting from the
viewpoint of the new business
principle it is introducing in the
financing of farms. o. r. John
son, of the Missouri College of
Agriculture calls attention to
Section ~, Article 5, of this act.
Concerning the appraisal of land
for loans it expressly states that
I'm making said appraisal the
value Of the land for agricultural
purposes shall be the basis of APP
praisal and the earning power of
said land shall be principal fac
tor"
Heretofore mortgage security
has br'n principally upon the sale
value Of the land. With a fifty
per cent margin on the value OF
the land and intelligent apprais-
crS. this has been safe business
for the lender. Appraisal in this
ease consists mainly in compar-
ison OF til" land under conSldera-
ton with other nearby land Of
known value i'll topography, dis
tanre from market, soil, and 9th
rr factors. likely to affect it's sale
value. Under such system the
earning power of the land is con-
Sidcred only to the extent that
such factors as those named are
limiting factors in the earning
power of the farm. Such a basis
of mortgage security is likely to
exist as long as the demand Of
borrowers for lenders is much
larger than the demand of lend
crS for borrowers. With the COM
ing of competition in the farm
loan business, more and more at
tcntion is likely to be given to the
earning power of individual
farms and individual systems of
management.
The New Federal Farm Loan
Act in the section quoted contcm-
plates following this latter meth
cd in appraising land. Under
this system of appraisal recogni-
ton is given to the fact that the
same farm may be worth more
under one farmer and one system
cf management than under a diff
fcrcnt farmer and a different sys-
tenn Of management--in other
words of two farms that now
may be valued the same, the one
with the best income can secure
the larger loan under the new
method of appraisal. Loans made
on such appraisals are based on
t HE ability borrower to
meet his obligations without fore
closure rather than on his prob
able so!vrncy in ease of fore
closure.
This will be good business for
both borrower and lender as it
will curb the careless borrower,
put more capital in the hands Of
the best users and protect The
lender against security that is not
very liquid.
One good feature of this pro-
posed practice is the incentive it
will give to good business prac-
tirc among trainers. The farm
that makes the most is to be
worth the most To know what
the real earning power of their
farm is. farmers must keep ac-
counts; and keeping accounts
will point out many ways to in
crease the earning power of the
farm. Good accounting is the
key to successful business man.
agcment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-04

In asking congress to establish
Il pneumatic tube mail service in
New York, the mayor points out
that $50 persons were killed and
$4,000 injured in that burg in
the last year on account OF the
contested condition of the streets.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-04

sprinkler load was worth about
$4,000, or rather that would
have been the price for it before
the state went dry.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
COMMENCEMENT SEASON ON
Colleges and schools OF DanYiIlc arc
Having Their Closing
Exercises, .

Especial 10 The Times Dispatchl
DANNIlI.E.- VA. May o6.-Com-
mcnccmcnt exercises at the city schools
and local colleges will take place dur.
ing the coming week
Tomorrow. Rev w. T.. Thomas,
lsichmond. will preach tho baccalaurcat
sermon To the graduating class Of the
itandolph-M Macon Institute at Mount
Vernon church at the morning service
ON Monday evening the annual con-
cert VIII take place. ON Tuesday morn
ing distinctions viii he announced
ana report Of the years work heard
ana AT night the closing exercises will
he held. Rev. Wallace T. Palmer. y. D..
pastor IF Westminster Presbyterian
church. i.ynchbmre. having consented
IN make thc address.
The Danvilic School for Boys finals
Will take place on Wednesday, ana
Thursday night. Rev. g. IL. Spocncr.
II. H.. pastor Of Mount Vernon churcl.
viii make the address to the graduates
on Thursday night.
Rev. James H. iIowcrton. of Atlanta
Ca. will preach the haccalaurcatc scr
mon To the .EraduatcS of the high
school in the First Presbyterian
church Tomorrow morning, the clos
ing exercises being set for next Friday
night.
The Danvillc College for Young
Women finals took place this week
Kew II. -. Z. Mcl.achlan. OF Richmond.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
Movie calendar

0D?0N-Monday. Virginia pcnr-
son. In "Bi,tcr truth; Tuesday.
MnrEueritc Cinrk. i'm "Mtcc and
Won; wednesday,. Mary .Pickford.
in ''rhc Eternal Grind"
Observation-Disclosures! Ind Tuesday.
olga Prtrnrn. In "'rhc Soui of :.
hnEdalcn." and ford St.=.:--. IN "a
Naidrn'S TRUST; wednesday,. Alice
HrGdy. In "MatcrnIty." and ENTITY"
Arbnrklc. In - HcckicSS Romeo"
BIJOt - Mundny and Tursdny,
Pauline frrdcriciS. in "IIcr BETTER
self" mud u Paramount comedy:
wednesday,, Alice joyce and Harry
M"rcy, In "Ifcr Secret" and ..'rhc
Grent Secret"
tS!S-Mondny and Tuesday. Doro-
Thy Dalton. in "Wiid WinStip's
Widow; Wednesday,. shirley NusOn.
In "Pn>sion,' and "Ticr Circus
knight"
STRtND-tn week. "Thc sub
marine Eye"
overwhelmingly mud Tuesday.
"'Fhr Hlasuuc nf Life" aud Ruth
It0innd. in "rhc Neglected. Wife,,
Wednesday,. Richard Bennett, In "a
Gjldcd Youth"
BILL ENIND-Moudny. Grmrc Cum
ard and l'ianriS Ford. i'm "rhc Pur-
pic Mask: Tuesday. Hen Wilson md
SrNn Grrhrr. In "Thc Voice on the
Wire" and Eddie Polo and Claire
Mcdowell. in "Thc Uronyr Rritc";
"Wednesday. Violet Mcrsrrcuu. i'm
'Thc Hoy Girl"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
SHAW WILL Bf! OR AToR
At ROANOKE co

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
SAl.EM. VA. May .6.-Thc sixty
iourth commencement. OF Roanoke Col
ieGc VIII take place June 10 to l3
an unusual array OF prominent speak
erS VIII grace the program. Leslie NJ.
SHAW. cX-Governor Of Iowa and for
mcr secretary Of the Treasury of the
United states, has been secured for
tho address before the literary soci-
ctics on the evening Of June - pr
Shaw, besides being Il lawyer of ma
tonal reputation, is one of the most
eminent Chautauqua lecturers in Amer
lea.
me baccalaurcatc sermon will he
preached on the morning of June 10
by Rev. Charles NJ. Jacobs. u. d.. Of
the Mount Airy Theological Seminary
ihlladeiphia, Pa. pr. Jacobs is wide
w. known as brilliant thcologian and
church scholar.
icH. y. II. II. IIanchcr. 50. ot Staun-
ton. will deliver the annual address,
ociorc the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION tho following evening
John 5. Draper, Commemorative at :
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
SHIRLEY MASON.
Isis.
"Wednesday and Thursday.

stars in Souls triumphant An cX-
ira feature will also be on the same
program.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
Varied mn NJ Colonial.


The Soul OF a Aiaydalcn" is tho
feature of the double bill Ia be pro-
Nided ut the Colonial Tomorrow and
Tuesday. The Importance of being
tru" 10 oneself is The lesson the
productiop teaches. the story being
interpreted by olga Pctrnva and :,
east of screen favoritcs. who combine
10 mako the number a notable one in
the world Of pictures. ON The same
program Mack Scnnctt presents Ford
sterling in the newest two-rccl Key
stone production. IA Maidcn's Trust -.
IT IS one Of tho most laulhablc pro-
auctions Imaginable.
ON Wednesday and Thursday Alice
Brady in Maternity" will head the
bill, with ~ Reckless Romeo pre-
scntcd for III" first Time in America
hy Fatty .\rbucElc and a collection
OF comedians and mcrrv-mnlcrs.
Another double Offering Will be pro-
N!dod on Friday ana saturday. when
Nance oN"il and Dorothy l:crnurd.
INC lattcr,s first screen appearance in
many months arc co-starrcd in The
Final Payment To add to the JOY
80 ihos" WincsSfng tins feature.
,ih,arli@ rhHplfn VIII again he seen in
Tho Cure"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
BISHOP RANDOLPH WILL.
PRESIDE OVER COUNCIL.

Special TO The Times Dispatchl
bANNlLLE. VA. May 26.-Bishop \.
NJ Randolph, of Norfolk. who arrived
mere to-day and will preside al the
council of the Diocese of Southern
virginia which meets here next We'd
ncSdhA' tomorrow morning Will con-
mr." !ar&c class at the Church of
ihc Epiphany
The hishop vii! remain here until
me opening of The council and will bo
hHsN gong over the reports which are
L" tie brought NJ III the session and
h"Ih "f tn" other business which is
4" 10" dispatched
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

,3rncy % puasi1 Couu,. aga 49,.
H. G. cooper, "a Philadelphia. Pa rep
rcsentinx the classes of 1899 and 1907.
respectively. Will be the speakers on
alumni day. June II.
!, The annual meeting of the, board
ot trustees will be held on Monday
morning. June H. while the annual
contest for the medal in oratory comes
the following evening. Wednesdays
June 10. Will be devoted to the final
exercises. consisting OF addresses by
of the graduating class
the. Eonfcrrjng Of degrees and tho
Awarding Of prizes and distinctions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
thrills nnd Hear. Interest n, nlmcnira

Another galaxy OF feature photopIays
Is announced AT the Rlucbird for this
week. ON Monday. the usual chapter
OF The Purple Mask" Will hc shown.
TUESDAY brings an unusual double bin
in the third episode Of The Voice or,
the Wire" with Ben Wilson and Ncva
Gcrhcr and "'rhc Bronze Bride "a
startling Red Feather production with
Eddie Polo and Claire Mcdowell Vio-
let Mcrsercau. Blucbird's dainiicSt star.
Is booked for Wednesday. in THE Boy
frl. an enhancing drama of charm
ana appeal that depicts the adventures
"i a iomh"N. The attraction for Thurs
DAY Is "Skinncr's Bubble" one of the
ph"'"pihy successes Of tho year he
'hS inc amusing manipuiatiomS of "a
young husbands Shocstrin;y finance
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
TWO DAMAGE SUITS
Action for Damages "A raiuxt southern
Hallway VII, BE Heard 4
In Chatham. = i...-

Especial to The Thues- Dispa tch.I,
DANV1LLl:. VA. May 26.-lThc civil
term Of the Circuit Court will meet
on Monday at Chatham with several
cases OF interest. The docket includes
two damage suits against the Southern
Railway. LLOYD Abccs administrator
is suing 10 recover $4,000. :. Abce, was
killed by "a train between here AMI
Chatham several months ago. d.. t..
Payne is suing to recover $500 for two
horses which were struck. and killed
by Il train at Fall Creek. ,. 81
The criminal term was concluded In
unusually short time. ALTHOUGH -. -.
cral were indicted II was not necessary
TO swear in IL jury for the first time
in the memory of Stauhonc Hurt cterk
of the court for Twenty-Five years
j. II. Shields formerly police ychier .,f
Chatham and who stands indicted for
selling medicine which curtains
alcohol secured continuance OF his
ease. ,-,- >uG
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

"Thc Submarine Eye ~ Strand.
How long can Il human being remain
under water? Is il possible for n man
To develop his endurance To that point
where he can cease breathing for two.
two and Il half. or even three minutes?
For the answers IT, these questions
YOU must witness Il showing Of THE
submarine Eye, the worthy successor
I" "2o.oOn Leagues Under the Sea"
The Submarin, Eye" is scheduled to
open at the Strand. Thcatcr all next
week, with daily matin.cs. Butler
the native diver employed by the Will
hanson brothers, whose exclusive de-
vices for obtaining motion pictures on
the uonr of the ocean made il possible
To screen 10000 Leagues Under the
sea, Is known rs 'iw"-miHutc man"
In The Submarine Eye" hi rcnia ms
submerged in shark infested water,
sixty feet d"cp, for one minnie and
hfty-tour seconds. His rescue Of Il
diver. trapped by treasure chest he
seeks To recover, is ono Of The hiygcst
thrills ever thrown upon any screen.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
comedy Of Clo,he. aud Manner.

VIVA Winship's Widow" -,arrinl:
Dorothy Dalton, is the feature Of the
Isis bill tomorrow ana Tuesday II
IS smart comedy OF clothes and man
ncrs, "a number of the intense scenes
depicting tho doinEs Of the die rich
The widow in Gncstlon is a liv. on"
one OF her cpiErams being II don,
wan; q man as swift as my frs, hus-
h*nd. but don't want one who is dead
on his feet"
on Wednesday and Thursday Shirley
Mason VIII be starred in Passion -
nc sixth episode Of The Seven Dead
W SINS The scenario is laid in Madi-
son Square Garden, New York, Concy
Island and other interesting places.
li"r circus knight" laughabl.
comedy feature from The famous Key
stone studios, VIII he the added fca :
ture
IN Friday and Saturday wiifrcd
LNcas and LilIian t;ish viii he the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

'ihe haSuuc OF Life ut Victor. =
rhc MasqNe of Lifr," a scvrn-r,cl
Spectacular finn. which comes to the
victor Tor tomorrow and Tuesday, is
u scnsati"nally thrilling productions
The story Of the play is "a simple
romance. and. unlike other spectacular
pictures, II is always kept in the fore
ground the hundreds of biz, scenes he
ing setting for tho acting. rather
IMAM having the story simply an in
Cidcnt.
The latest Fox comedy will hc
shown as the added attraction for
tomorrow with Ruth Roland i'm the
second chapter of The Neglected
Wife. For Wednesday only Richard
Bennett. the former local stock star.
VIII be seen in his latest screen sue
cess. IN Gildcd Youth" Ruth Roland
in THE Neglected Wife" will b. again
shown on Wednesday,, while for Thurs
day walker Whitcsidc in "Thc Melt
ing Pot VIII be the hig card
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

ualsir;s the address ~ the closing en-
"rc!Scs and s;cv. W. l.. Rs'Smith. ~. -.
OF Richmond. preaching the baccalau
rcatc sermon '.f & 4
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-09
King Road Drag.

requisites of the good road into three words: Hard, oval, smooth. That is all there is to a good road.
 Our problem in the corn belt is to get that kind of a road without paying more than it is worth to us. We can not have a hard, oval and smooth dirt road if we continue our stupid practice of pilfng up in the middle mass of unpacked fresh dirt and sod. Last week we saw very good road ruined by filling the center with fresh sod from the sides. That should be made criminal offense. The sod holds the water just where we do not want it, and just where it will do the most damage. 1t should be thrown to one side, and nothing but clear dirt put on the road bed, and this should be packed firmly as soon as put on. The more grass roots and sod on the road, the harder to make 1t good road.
 Gradually, hard-surfaced roads will come in the neighborhood of cities and the larger towns of the state; but dur ing the lifetime of the present genera ton at least, most of our roads must be made of dirt. If we can once really grasp the principle of putting a roof on the dirt road by the use of the drag and drainage, we will have made long step forward. The next step will be to oil the road, and thus make the roof more nearly waterproof. Such road properly maintained is the best and for it is not only hard, oval and smooth but elastic as well.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-09
THE EASTER LILY

The lily is without rival among bulbous plants. For stateliness of hab- it, beauty of form and variety of col bring. Many of the species are de- lightfully fragrant. Liliu candium and lilium tigrinum prefer deep, rich loam. The others do better in q light, well-drained soil. They are cas- fly grown and require little care, Though they are considered a very hardy plant, it is well to protect them against frost in winter by covering of litter or ashes.
 Lilium auratum cannot stand ma nure, but does well in ordinary light soil. All lilies prefer a partial shade and the tall ones must have some pro tection from high winds. The lilies are effectively planted among shrubs. They are excellent house plants and require for pot culture a compost of loam and peat in equal parts, with the addition of some sand.-E. V. B.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-09
CULTURE OF CINERARlAS
By G.. GEoFRY.

In the culture of the cineraria the one mistake so often made is that of sowing the seed too soon. The plants thus raised, more often than not, make q rank growth this is not in any sense desirable. By sowing in May or June, plants large enough for all decorative purposes can be had. In after treat ment the aim should be to secure as hardy a growth as possible.
 Cineraria is one of the most useful and ornamental of plants, with flower of the richest and most brilliant colers and shades and of the finest textures.
 For succession. it is well to make sowings of the seed from May to Sep tember, but the main sowing in July.
 The cineraria is a very fine plant for the conservatory and for house decor alton. The eoloring of this plant en- dears it to growers; there are the love ly and rare eornfiower-blue tints in pro- fusion, rich crimson and blood red in many varieties, deep rose and shell pink, and a wonderful combination of pink and light-blue shades. There is also a lovely single pure white va riety that is worth considering for you all-white bed.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-09
SUGGESTION FOR GOOD ROAD
Easy Way to Put Roof on Dirt Road Is to Keep It Dragged After Drain
 ing and Dragging.

A correspondent of an eastern agri- cultural paper suggests that, inasmuch as it is water which makes bad roads, the easy way to have good roads is to put a roof over them. There is this to be said for his suggestion, that if roof were put over our country roads, it would not only keep water off of it, but would give us a nice, shady drive during the six months of the year when we would appreciate it. The trouble is that the cost of putting up such a roof as he has in mind, and maintain ing it, would far exceed the cost of making a really first-class hard-sur- faced road which would need no roof.
 The easy way to put roof over the dirt road is to keep it properly dragged after it has been drained and graded, says Wallaces Farmer. Water is the most accommodating thing in the world. It will run off if you will give 1t half a chance. D. Ward King, the apostle of the split-log drag, put the
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-09
CLASS s0ReHUMs IN GROUPS
Saccharine Used for Manufacture of Srup-Grains Are Adapted to
 Semi-Arid Regions.

(By J. F. NICHOLSON, Agronomist, Uni-
 versity of Arizona.)
 The sorghums are generally classed into two groups: The saceharine, a mild sorghum used for sirup making or for forage, and the nonsaccharine sorghums, sometimes called grain sor- ghums, used for grain and forage.
 The grain sorghums are of tropical origin, and possess the ability of four ishing best in hot climates. They are particularly drought resistant, and ad- mirably adapted to the semi-arid re- gions of the South. They reach their best development under eight to ten inches of rainfall during the growing season.
 There are three general types of grain sorghums classified according to the character of head:
 1. Kafir with compact, erect heads.
 2. Durra, with compact, pendant heads.
 8. Broomcorn type, with loose, spreading heads.
 The varieties of grain sorghums profitably grown in Arizona that belong to these types are as follows:
 Black hull white kafir, dwarf and standard.
 White milo or durra.
 Yellow milo, generally called Milo Maize, dwarf and standard.