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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-11
TO RAISE POSTAGE ON NEWS
House Bill Increases Paper and
Magazine Rates.

Washington, Jan. S.--The an
nual Postoffice Appropriation
Bill reported to the House today,
carried provisions to increase
rates son newspapers, magazines
and other second class matter by
a zone system, establish penny
postage on local letters and i'm
pose heavier penalties for sending
liquor through the mails.
The bill would appropriate
$329, 553, 100, 4 million dollars
more than the current Postofficc
Act, readjust rural carriers sal
aries and increase the pay OF
many employees.
Magazine publishers have pro-
tested vigorously against the rate
increase, which would effect only
publications carried more than
three hundred miles, and Post
master General Burleson pro-
posed to Chairman Moon of the
House postoffice committee a
substitute provision to postpone
the effectiveness of the increase
for year after the measure be-
comes a law. The bill as report
ed would make the new rates APP
ply after June 80, however, and
Mr.. Moon has not indicated what
action will be recommended OH
Mr.. Burleson's suggestion. The
bill probably will be debated in
the House within few days.
The bill directs that hereafter
catalogues and similar publica-
tons be classified as third class
mail matter with increased post
age.
Another section provides after
July l next, rural carriers pay
shall be based on length of routes
time required to serve them and
quantity Of mail transported.
The maximum pay would be
$4,000 with Il minimum Of $3.50 a
year. No rural route which
would require Il motor car is to
be established unless the car can
he used with reasonable regular
ity throughout the year.
Germany Borrows S50,000,00O.
4
New York, Jan. 6.-Germany
has obtained a secret loan OF
$50, 100000 from New York
banks, it was learned today, to
mobilize huge supply of South
American wool here for shipment
to the central empires the mo-
mcnt the war ends.
! This loan arrangement, which
has been carefully guarded, cx-
plains several peculiar operations
of the British government in the
Argentine Republic within the
last two weeks. British banks in
South America were first forbid
den to handle gold shipments
| from New York.
Then the British insurance
companies were prohibited from
insuring such gold shipments and
finally British boats were forbid
den to carry the gold.
The object Of the British gov
eminent was to stop the payment
for the German wool, $4,000, 900
worth of which has been bought
on the sleeps back in the Argen-
tine.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-11
For Rent.

80 acres meadow land for rent
in Summit township.
Inquire G.. S. Porter,
1857 Spruce, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-11
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL

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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-11

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS.

$125-Per acre buys, one of the best
farms in Idaho. consisting OF 200
acres OF choice land, all in good
state of cultivation. VIII produce in
season of 1917, $50 tons of hay and
other paying crops. Let us tell you
all about this fine property. None
better for the price.
$2000-Takes a 5-acre tract, nicely
improved, PA acres In bearing orch
ard, splendid location, near car line
and macadam road. Worth twice
the price asked. Just right for a
suburban home.
S37O0-Will buy an improved 10-acre
suburban tract, bungalow house, or
chard and berries. A home-like place.
Good location near car. Very easy
terms.
s3S0O--For a 7-room, strictly modern
residence, on a choice corner lot,
splendidly located.
Sl5o-Takes for cash two corner resi-
dence lots, convenient to city belt
line; sure to double In value.
Several special bargains in choice
business pro. erty.
w. {. IoIERCE & CO.
Tho Old Reliable
Real Eetate Dealers.
WE HAVE THE BARGAINS.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07
LIVESTOCK FOR SALE,

20 PERCHERON stations for sale;
from / to years old. These colts
are all by my imported registered
champion stallion "Krepin." and out
of my imported registered ton mares.
They are large, rugged and excep-
tionally heavy boned. My prices are
very low, quality considered. Terms
II you want them; also four regis
tered ton mares, 8 years old: also
some registered Shorthorn bulls for
sale. P. A. SORENSEN, X l. Stock
Ranch, miles south of Beatty Sta
ton. Mi
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
BUSINESS CHANCES.

100000 manufacturing corporation
wants capable man to manage office
and statesmen. Possibilities unlimit-
ed. From $500 to $500 capital neces-
sary. You handle own money. Will
pay expenses TO Chicago II you are
man we want. Manager. 1912 Repub2
lie Bldg, Chicago. Wed II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07
WANTED-HELP

MEN-Learn automobiles, earn big
money. Thousands of graduates
making good as chauffeurs, repair
men, machinists, statesmen, battery
and ignition specialists, garage own
ers. Up-to-date equipment, indi-
vidual, practical instruction. We
help students earn living. Write
for catalog and free advanced igni-
ton course TODAY. National
School Of Engineering, Los Ange-
les. Established 1905.
Sun Il Wed If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07

Eggs from select S. c. White
Leghorn pens of high average
layers Of good standard re-
quirements. Awards Boise
Show, 1916 & 1917, $3.50 setting.
Is. $500 per 100. Quantity
prices. All chix sold.
Archie NJ larson. r. F. d. No. 8.
Weiser, Idaho. May2c
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07

FOR SALE-One black pure bred
Percheron stallion, 6 years old: one
bay pure bred Belgian stallion, 8
years old; one bay imported Belgian
stallion, Gene Bart. Would exchange
either Belgian for one of same breed
ing. w. H. Thompson, Boise, r. D. 4.
Phone 3S-J-2. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07

DRUG STORE FOR SALE-Located in
one of Idaho's best and largest cities,
carries a good line of everything sold
in a drug store. A good trade has
been work, up, but on account of
i'll health the present owner is COM
PEELED to dispose of ths stock and
will do so at much less than it's real
worth. Terms. ScEooler- Startling
Agency. MI
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07

WHITE LEGEoRN baby chicks from
heavy laying (Hoganized) stock. IS
per 100 for April. May and June.
Safe delivery guaranteed. The PIo-
neer Hatchery, Petaluma, Calf.
lime
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07
SEE WILSON -SMiTH.
1923 Main ST.

TWENTY. well improved, near Per-
kins, $4,000; lays beautifully.
10 acres on car line, improved, choice
locality, just what you are looking
for; $500.
Improved irrigated farms from SIS to
$3.50 per acre. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07

FOR SALE-2O0 head of choice stock
cows and steers, also 80 head of ex-
ira good coming 2 year old Dur
ham heifers, one carload of register
ed and purebred bulls. For further
information wire or write Smeed
Bros & Atcheson, Caldwell, Idaho. tt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07

EGGS for Matching. from special mated
pens Partridge Rocks and White
Rocks. Price according 10 quality.
Rufus Red and New Zealand Rabbits.
Ivywild Poultry Farm and Rabbitry,
Boise. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07

TO TRADE
Ten room house in Pendleton, Ore, for
Boise property.
Eighty acres. 30 in prunes, so in al
falfa, good buildings. for city or
country property.
900 acres timber land, for city or coun-
try property.
ALLEY, STEINER & WILLIAMS.
262 Soma Bldg. Boise, Idaho
MI
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07
TO TRADE.

GOOD EQUITY in 4Oacres, 20 shares
paid up water, to trade for auto or
livestock. Inquire 1906 West Jeffer-
son st. MISC
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07
LUMBER YARDS

w. II. RIDENBAUGH, DEALER IN
native lumber. Oregon shingles, ~.iso
floorinss, doors. windows, mouldings
and building material. Main and 4th
SITS. Phone 95S. tt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07

No Want too large
No Want to small
Capital News Want ads
Supply them Z
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED-By United States Indian
Service, competent men to ride ir-
rigation bitches. Permanent employ
ment to right parties. Free living
quarters and fuel; 20 lbs. grain, 80
lbs. hay per day furnished by pro-
ject. Riders furnish two horses. Men
with teams and fresnos also needed
for spring cleaning. Apply Fort Hall
Project, Fort Hall, Idaho. MI
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07

NELSON MILLINERY CO.. Idaho
Bldg. ". sth It. New creations
daily MIG
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07
MILLINERY.

FULL line OF Juvenile millinery. Spring
styles on display. Mrs. Tyler. 215 N,
9th, tt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07
Ind HAND MOTORCYCLES

SECONDHAND motorcycles; keys,
SAT- work a speciality. Morler. 211
No. 9th. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07
WANTED HELP-Fernale.

WANTED-GirI for general house.
work 1402 Franklin. M9
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-07
FOR SALE-Real Estate.

FOR SALE-3-room house: woodshed;
lot 50x114. 2011 N. 18th. MIC
Evening star., 1917-04-08

paradise. They are paved with gold
and every year we hook up gold bricks
in the shape of fish products worth
more than three times the amount we
paid for the territory. We have al
ready received nine times our original
investment out of the furs, and to
the farms. which are yet to be devel-
oped, they will cover hundreds of mill
lions of acres and will yield dividends
equal to the richest lands of Finland
Sweden and Norway
So much for the investment. Now for
the management and what it is doing
with our property. There are many
ward, and that there is no place upon
earth where the cost efficiency expert
Is more needed Others point with pride
to the results already obtained. l shah
take up these views in giving you The
latest news with regard to the prop
erty, and as to how il is handled today.
In the first place. Alaska is a terri
tory 1t is one-fifth as large as the
United States, and II has about 10000
inhabitants. About $4,000 of these are
whites and the remainder, for the most
part, Indians or Eskimos. The govern
ment. which l may call the business
management, consists of territorial and
federal officials. Primarily, almost all
of the officials are of federal origin,
and the territory is practically govern
ed from Washington. The governor, or
chief executive, is appointed by tie
President of the United States. His
name is ]. F. A. Strong. He was once
newspaper man, and he is an able ex-
ecutive. He has his residence here at
Juneau, which is the capital of the
territory, and where sits also the ter
ritorial legislature. The governor may
veto any bill passed by the legislature,
but he must do 1T within three days
Evening star., 1917-04-08
Washingt0n Home Is First Turned Over to

man: surgical dressings and bandages,
Mrs. C. c. Glover, jr.. chairman; com
fort. Mrs Randall Hagner. chairman;
motor. Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, chair
man: clerical and Office work, Miss E.
NJ. Osborne, chairman; publicity Mrs
j. C. OLaughlin, chairman; organiza-
tion, Miss +. f. Poe. chairman; pur-
chasing, Mrs. T. w. Richards chair
man: ways and means. Miss Roardman.
chairman: refreshment stations. Mrs.
Larz Anderson. chairman.
Women volunteering their services to
any of these divisions state their pref
erence on one of the cards distributed
for the purpose. If a woman wishes
to give Red Cross hospital service she
states what instruction and experience
she has had in elementary hygiene,
dictectics. first aid and in making sur
gicaI dressings: if she desires to make
hospital garments. she states upon her
card whether or not she can cut gar
ments. a sewing machine. or pre-
ferS to make the little comfort bags so
useful to the men in the hospital. II
her prediction be for motor service.
she replies to questions on her card
asking her if. with other things. she
is licensed motor driver. if she owns
her motor. and if she is motor mecha-
nician. If she prefers clerical service.
Evening star., 1917-04-08

poets, and if a man dies of starvation,
or by other natural causes. the mar
shall has no authority to pay for the
burial of the remains and the interment
must be borne by the municipal au
thorities or by popular subscription In
the past some of the marshalS have
taken care of the remains of miners
found in the hills and sent expense
bills therefor in TO the Department of
Justice. Such accounts have been re-
lected and the officials have been that
much out of pocket. Today the only
way that the halt. blind or lame, or
those incapacitated by old age or dis
ease to support themselves, can be
cared for by the people is to charge
the sick or needy with some crime and
sentence them to jail. l have heard of
many such instances durin. my stay
in the territory.
The only exception is the Pioneers
Home at Sitka. This was esta blished
about three years ago. and is support
ed by the territorial legislature. 1t is
large wooden building of two stories
1t has now SiNty-tWo inmates, most
Of them old gold miners or prospectors
who have had Il share in the develop
ment of the territory.
Another crying need of Alaska is u
better mail service during the winter
The larger towns claim that they
should have Vail the mail all the time
the year round At present. during the
winter. large part of the second
class mail is not delivered at Fair
banks. and still larger part is lot
delivered at Nome. The citizens of
both towns are complaining bitterly
and the complaint seems to be especial
ly we'll founded as to the mails at
Fairbanks. That town is four or five
hundred miles from the ports at Prince
William sound. which are open all the
Evening star., 1917-04-08

and the taxes of municipalities to =
per cent per annum.
The courts and police of Alaska are
appointed from Washington. The
country is divided into four judicial
districts. each of which has a judge ap
These judges act in civil. criminal and
equity cases. They hold courts at GER
tain towns, and they have in addition
what is known a floating court,
which moves about from island to is
land among the AleutianS, on one of the
revenue cutters, ana tries such cases as
come before it. Upon the boat are the
judge, clerk and marshal, the latter
being one of the officers of the ship.
When the court stops at an island the
civil and criminal cases are brought be
fore it and decided. For instance, the
law is that If a white man takes a ma
tive woman to Wife he is expected to
marry her. and il he leaves the territory
he must take her along with him. a
certain man on one of The islands who
had had such family relations started
TO leave without the dUsky lady of the
family. He was caught before en-
barking, and the judge sentenced him
20 marry the woman remain in jail
for five years. He married her
In addition 10 the Judges. Alaska has
about forty United States commission
erS stationed at forty different points
throughout the territory. The commits
sioners are somewhat like our justices
of the peace. They perform ali minor
judicial acts. They try criminal cases
where the punishment does not exceed
one years Imprisonment and civil cases
involving values up to $1,000.
The marshals are the territorial
police. There is one for each district
and each has his Jail at his headquar-
ters. He has the power to appoint and
Evening star., 1917-04-08
An Explanation.

A MoNG the late Admiral Dewey's sea
3A stories was one about an inefficient
steward.
"A sea captain"-so he would begin
drank off cup of coffee and then start
ed back with a cry of horror, for there
in the bottom of the cup lay two gigan-
tic cockroacneS.
The sea captain summoned the stew
ard in a voice of thunder. He pointed
out the two cockroaches to the man, and
demanded an explanation.
I'm certainly very sorry. sir stam-
mered the steward. I don't understand
it at all. I hadn't an idea them two
cockroaches was in that there cup of
coffee when give it to you. They float.
usually. you know. sir. and when l see
one 1 always take it out. of course. sir,
before servin'.'"
Evening star., 1917-04-08

women. and I want to ask all women
who can to help, either individually or
through their clubs. There is work that
old people can do and work that young
girls can take up. We shall have COM
pleted supplies for the first base hos
pital by the middle of April. and shall
Immediately commence work upon an
other.
"a base hospital means just so many
boxes which may be moved where
hospital is needed in the event of war.
The women's supplies are received and
packed here in the Wadsworth home
ready for shipment. The Red Cross is
anxious to have available sufficient
quantity of non-perisha BILE goods to
meet the first overwhelming demands.
You know that after war is declared,
even If the money is available. the mar
ket, factories and other sources of sup
ply are so much upset that delays would
be inevitable. So far it has invariably
happened in the past that when the
needs of war have arisen, the means of
meeting them are not available and a
vast amount of suffering is caused
which could be prevented by such pre-
paredness as we are now urging. You
can appreciate how necessary it is for
every woman to help who can.
THE supplies are made by uniform
Evening star., 1917-04-08

tory products. but poison gas to be
practical must be produced on a large
scale. not prohibitive: and this limits
them, practically. to certain types. But
who tell? We must meet them as
they come
Poison gas shells are an abomina
ton.
The primary school children of
Rheims, Chalons and other cities miles
behind the front are obliged to carry
their masks, invariably. in their pock
cts or school Satchels.
This simple fact shows the danger
of gas shells to q vast area of civilian
population miles and miles behind the
front, from the Atlantic to Belfort.
How many miles deep is this danger
zone to farmers. villagers. townsmen
and school babies? Big. long distance
guns can throw these poison shells
eight miles. twelve miles. fifteen miles
without prohibitive eXpense-and they
do it.
/ am telling you thing you have not
heard.
The zone of dread is deep. the possi-
bility of poison in the air you breathe.
STERLING HELLO.
Evening star., 1917-04-08
copyright, 1917, By Frank C. Carpenter
JUNEAU, Alaska.

copyright, 1917, By Frank C. Carpenter)
JUNEAU. Alaska.
UPPOSE that you had an invest
ment that had netted you ninety
~ times the amount of money you
" put in.
Suppose that you had received from
1t half billion dollars in dividends
and that your average receipts for the
past twenty years had been equal to
$50 per cent on your original outlay.
Moreover. suppose that, notwith-
standing all this. you had reliable in
formation that your property was
steadily advancing in value, and that
its dividends would be larger and
larger in the decades to come.
Would you not want to know all
about the investment. and how your
agents were handling it?
Well, every one OF US has an interest
in just such an investment. The prop
erty is known as Alaska. and it belongs
to the people of the United States. It
cost US little more than s7,000000
just a half century ago and since then
We have received dividends which
make total of 5000 per cent. The
amounts paid within the past twenty
years have aggregated more than a
half billion dollars: or, on the average.
more than 100000 month for every
one of the months of those twenty
years.
Talk about your war babies! They
are infant pygmies beside our giant
baby of the far north,
And Alaska is only a baby. Not
withstanding the big dividends already
paid. the investment is in its swad-
ding clothes and is still sucking the
bottle AS to its mineral development,
the property has hardly been scratched.
The gold mined has been about $780,
100000, but the prospectors esti-
mate that there is from a half billion
to billion dollars worth of placer
gold yet to be won. and that the lode
or quartz gold, which is known to lie
in the rocks, is far more than that
which will be washed from the
streams. As to the coal. its value is
said to run high into the billions, and,
in addition. there is copper, antimony.
tin and other minerals. worth money
which is beyond the dreams of national
avarice.
The same is true of the fisheries. The
waters of Alaska are like the streets of
Evening star., 1917-04-08

CURRENT FORM OF IMPROVED
PLAIN POCKET MASK. WITH THE
FIVE GAUZE LAYERS OF DIFFER
ENT CHEMICALS. THE MASK is
PURELY PREVENT TIVE. THE
.REMEDY POCKET IS ATTACHED
TO THE SOLDIERS WAIST.
the Germans, deadly favorable to the
"rotten egg gas (then new) even at
four miles distance, where it held to-
pether. like chunks of Sray-yellow fog,
almost invisible in the damp haze.
The Germans often change their gas,
in hone that existing masks viii not
be proof against the new variety one
of the latest and most deadly has no
odor. say the soldiers. and almost no
color. Men might not know that they
were breathing it except for a sweet
taste in the mouth, which warning
comes rather late.
All depends on the dilution of 1t III
the atmosphere. Those who got full
lungs of it in the trenches or close
behind simply fell dead Those who
caught it well diluted, four. six or
seven miles from its emission, when
the change of winds held it sufficiently
together, went sick with anything from
temporary anemia to wasting weak
ness. But those who breathed the
stuff in thicker whiffs, two, three or
four miles behind the trenches, were
Evening star., 1917-04-08

she is asked to state the extent of her
ability as accountant, Stenographcr and
typewriter. and to name the number
of hours daily she will contribute to
the work.
From the list made from the classified
service thus provided the ranks of Red
Cross helpers filled with capa BILE
lay workers. The hundreds of working
organiZa tionS combined in this one or
ganiZation carry on their activities IN
and through their individual orGaniza-
tions throughout the city. The WadS-
worth house serves as the central
depot for supplies. the Headquarters of
all committees and as the clearing
house of all instruction and informa-
tion concerning the work. The secre-
Evening star., 1917-04-08

idea of what type of poison gas you had
been filtering and to what extent. A
pair of separate big goggles went with
it. because most of them threaten the
eyes terribly.
An improved type of mask was de-
vised, something more than a mere
mouth and nose band. because it had
a soft and flexible metallic edge to fit
snug above the bridge of the nose. 1t
carried four gauze layers. one a nov
city and two improvements. against
new gas elements, but the goggles were
still separate.
Another has goggles attached, and a
stick of chemical which looks like
white wax behind each google glass, to
prevent the heat of the head and the
breath from clouding them.
And then he showed me the next to
the latest. practically the present-hour
plain mask for all men at the front. 1t
is one big, flexible mask. with eyes and
five layers of congresses, each wet with
Evening star., 1917-04-08
The Critic.
MH. BRANDER MATTHEW'S was

NR. BRANDER MATTHEW'S was
" talking about criticism.
Every critic" he said brings to his
criticism his own personal idiosyn-
cracies. experience and point of view.
That is why criticism hasn't, as a rule.
much value.
"The average critic is too much like
the meat salesman who halted before
superb painting of a centaur in an
art gallery.
The guide began an eloquent dis
course on the excellence of the centaur
painting. but the meat salesman inter-
rupted him to ask:
Say. what would they feed bloke
like that on-hash or hay?"