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The state herald., 1917-02-02
Birth Control sacker on Strike.

New York.-Mrs. Ethel Byrne. the
birth control advocate. who began her
thirty-day sentence on Blackwell's Is
island. has not eaten since Monday
morning. when she had cup OF cof.
fee In the Raymond street Jail. She
also refuses to drink even water. She
will keep up the hunger strike and
die for the cause" II necessary. she
said. Burdette G. Lewis. commissioner
of correction. was not inclined to take
her seriously. but he said II the physi.
clans reported she was dying he would
order her forcibly fed.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
Seattle Mayor Indicted,

Scattlc.-Mnyor Hiram @. Gill, Chic
OF Police Charles l.. Rockingham. and
former Sheriff Robert 7. Hodge were
indicted by tho federal grand jury
charged with violation Of tho federal
liquor laws. Government agents
charge Mayor Gill received n st,oot
brlbo in connection with activities oI
nm alleged ring which has made illegal
liquor shipments into Washington
since the prohibition law became Of
fcctiyc n year ago.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
New National Bank Examiner,

Washington. - Removal OF Charles
Stnrek from office as chief national
bank examiner for the Second Federal
Reserve district. with headquarters at
New York. and the appointment In his
place OF William p. Malburn. assistant
secretary OF the treasury, was an.
nounced by Controller Williams.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
Uncle Sam May Build Plant.

washington.-Uncle Sam probably
will build himself S1.000.0O0 govern.
mcnt paper manufacturing plant. De.
spite the fact that specifications call
for less paper than last year. the pa.
per tho government must buy will cost
81 100000 more than last year.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
Talks on british Financial Situation

London. Jan. 25.-Sir Felix sehustcr,
speaking at the annual meeting OF tho
Union OF London and Smiths Bank
Ltd. OF which he Is tho governor. dis
cusscd the British financial situation
Regarding operations in the United
States. Sir Felix said; in addition tc
loans, It has been estimated that $50.
900 900 pounds OF American securities
have been sold. but II is impossible "a
speak with certainty OF the figures
which, however. arc very large"
The state herald., 1917-02-02
Mrs. Byrne ForeIbIy Fed.

New York.-A woman, fighting for
principle and hunger striking In
protest following imprisonment. was
forcibly fed for the first time In the
history OF this country. Mrs. Ethel
Byrnc. birth control advocate. was 80
fed at Dlackwells Island after she had
become practically unconscious rs n
result OF abstaining from either food
or water for period OF 1903 hours.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
Japan Wants $4,000 Acres.

Los Angeles.-A japanese syndicate
said to be affiliated with the Japa.
ncsc steamship line. the Toyo Kissen
Kaisha. Is negotiating for lease on
$4,000 acres OF cotton land In lower
California, n short distance southwest
OF Mexico, II Ia admittedly part OF
the plan OF the syndicate to colonize
Japanese on the land II It obtains the
lease.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
Has Robbed 200 Homes.

Chicago. Jan. 2G.-Adam Prochow-
ski. master burglar" confessed that
he was Chicago's gold Coast" robber.
He admitted that. unaided, he robbed
the homes OF George NJ. Reynolds.
John Borden. millionaire. and d. II.
Jones. Il have jimmied my way into
at least 200 homes" said Prochowski.
who was caught near Evansville, Ind
The state herald., 1917-02-02
Sunk by Striking Mine.

London.-The British auxiliary crui.
ser. Laurentic, OF 1882 tons gross.
has been sunk by n submarine or as .
result OF striking n mine off tho Irish
coast. according to nm official state
ment. Twelve officers and Io9 mon
were saved, Before being taken over
for auxiliary cruiser duty the Lauren.
tic was In the Cnnadin1 service OF the
White Star Dominion line.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
IlillIllUVIIfIIIl

proved and I am now the mother Of .
hne baby girl and do all my own house
work Mrs. ALLIA B. TIMAoNs, 2lo
Almond St., Poplar Bluff, Mo.
In many other homes, once childlees,
there are now children because Of the
fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal,
healthy and strong
Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Med.
cine Co., Lynn, Mass, for advice-tt
will be confidential and helpful.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
German Raider or U. s. Coast.

Old Point Comfort, Va.-Wireless
warnings sent out by allied warships
told OF the presence Of a supposed
German raider in latitude 40 north and
longitude GO west. Merchant ships
were advised not to proceed in the di.
rection of the position given as the
last spot where the supposed raider
was sighted.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
villa Troops MnrehIno North

III Paso.-A column OF villa troops,
marching north from Durango to rein.
force Villa, have retaken Parrai. driv.
In out the Cnrranzista garrison, nc.
cording to reports reaching the Dor.
der.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
One thousand Reported Dead.

Paris.-The Dresden Germany ar
women and young girls killed. accord
ing to letter taken from German
soldier.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
MOTHERHOOD
W0MAN'S JOY
Suggestions to Chidless
Women.

Among the virtues Of Lydia 2.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is the
ability to correct sterility In the
cases Of many women. This fact 10
well established as evidenced by the
following letter and hundreds Of Others
we have published in these columns.
Poplar Bluff, MOI want other
women to know what Q blessing Lydia
The state herald., 1917-02-02

y. flnknoIn . VSko'
table Compound has
been to me. We
had always wanted
. baby in our home
but I was in poor
health and not able
to do my work. My
mother and h US.
band both urged me
totryL Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound. l did
- vnv hoa1<h i'm.
The state herald., 1917-02-02

Many man who follows band
wouldn't have the nerve to face the
music.
The state herald., 1917-02-02

Paris.-on the Verdun front the
Germans made attacks at four points
between Avocourt wood and Dead
Mans hill. The war office announce.
ment says the Germans were driven
back with severe losses, although
they penetrated the advanced trenches
near Hill 30i. near Dead Mans hill. "'
In upper Alsace the Germans left their
trenches at two points TO attack but
were checked by the French artillery.
The announcement follows: "On the
right bank OF the river Meuse. after q
violent bombardment. German forces
delivered attacks upon four points OF
our front between Avocourt wood and
n point TO the east OF Dead Mans
hill. but they were repulsed by our
curtain OF Ire and by the fire Of our
infantry and machine guns"
The state herald., 1917-02-02

Petrograd.-Russian forces after ar
tillery preparation assumed the Of
fensive against the Austro-German for
titled positions on both sides of the
Kimpolung. .Jacobeni road. near the
northwestern frontier Moldavia, and
after stubborn fighting broke through
the Teutonic lines along a front Of
nearly two miles. says the Russian
official statement.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
Cut From Menu.

"what are you paying for cggs7"
Nothing. They're too blamed
high"
The state herald., 1917-02-02

London. - President Wilson's ad.
dress to the United States Senate has
furnished the British government and
public with surprise as electrifying
rs his mediatory note 10 the belligcr.
ents. With the exception of the Man.
chester Guardian and the Daily News.
which are the only papers In Great
Britain that can be classified as paci.
ficatory In policy, the press gives the
Presidents utterances an unfricndly
reception and engages In much specu.
lation over the meaning which. It ID
considered. may be concealed behind
certain passages.
The state herald., 1917-02-02

London.-The Teutonic troops are
being subjected to terrific pressure by
the allies in an offensive on every
front.
Near Riga the Russians are follow
ing up their gain in which. according
to an admission of the Berlin war
flee, the German trenches were
pierced. Rumanian troops, reinforced
by Russians, are rapidly developing
their offensive In the Moldavian the
ater. The Austrian lines on the Ison.
20 are being bombarded by the Ital-
ians. who report important successes.
and the London war office announces
German trenches have been carried by
the British forces in France.
The state herald., 1917-02-02
PEACE WITHTHE
SWORD POINT
EMPEROR WILLIAMS PROMISE
ON BIRTH ANNIVERSARY.
FIGHTING ON THE FRONT
RENEWED EFFORTS BY BOTH
THE TEUToNic TROOPS AND
THE ALLIES.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London.-Emperor William OF Ger
many repeated on his 5Sth birthday an
niversary his promise previously made
to the German army that Germany
would enforce peace with the sword.
His message was sent to Berlin from
the German great headquarters in re-
ply to birthday congratulations, &C.
cording to German newspapers.
The Empero declaration was
made in the face of expectations In
some of the entente capitals that he
would make notable peace move in
an address he was expected to deliver
at meeting of Teutonic state, mill
tary and naval leaders assembled at
the headquarters to celebrate the an
niversary.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
SUES TO SET
ASIDE DEAL

LEAVENWORTH, Kan.-Mose C.
Harvey, owner OF a large 1.2S0-acre
farm in Fairmount township. in this
county, filed a suit in the nature Of a
cross-petition in the district court here
to recover $4,000 damages from r..
C. Webster. Jr., of Falcon. Colonel
Webster filed suit to collect $4,000
on a note from Harvey in the court
here Jan. 4. Harvey and Webster
went into a deal whereby Harvey
traded some Kansas City property
valued at $4,000, and gave a note
for $1,000 to Webster for a 1900
acre Colorado ranch. Harvey says
that Webster represented that the
land was suitable for raising grain,
pasturing 1000 head of cattle. and
was well watered the year around,
and he finds that this is not true,
and that he has been defrauded and
injured as a result. He asks that the
note be declared void, and the whole
transa ction set aside.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
FOR ONE LOAD
OF HOGS, $3,177

Richardson county, Neb., which
during the past Q months has sent
more top" hogs than any other COM
munity to the st. Joseph market,
gained further laurels Tuesday when
a load of porkers from the feedlots
of William r. Stoltz crossed the req
ord sum OF $3,177.6s. In the drove
were 70 hogs, averaging 344 lbs, that
sold at s12.86, the highest price ever
paid on this market and a record
price on any Missouri river market.
These hogs were of the Duroc Jersey
breed and were all raised and fed on
Mr.. Stoltz' 820-acre farm southwest
OF Stella, Neb. 43 of the 73 head
were only little over 10 months old
They were raised on alfalfa until
Sept. 4, when they were turned on 40
acres OF corn and allowed to hog II
down. They ran on this until Dec.
when they were put on full feed of
corn and tankage. Mr.. Stolts had 2
other loads of hogs here which sold
at s12.40 and $12.45. respectively. He
took his market topping feat modest
ly, 1t being no new experience for
him to sell hogs at the top notch as
he always ships that kind.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
RUNS STORE
LIKE CAFETERIA

lola, Kan.-The successful oper-
alton here of grocery and provision
market on a new plan has resulted in
reducing the high cost of living for
its patrons. The market is called the
Basket Store" and there is neither
clerk, cashier or dellveryman. The
proprietor alone conducts the place.
Patrons are furnished market bas-
ket free and are admitted to spacious
aisles, which wind along between
rows of shelves and tables loaded with
provisions, thru turnstile. All
goods are priced in plain figures and
as the patron passes along, he selects
the articles he desires to purchase. All
aisles lead to the exit turnstile, where
the proprietor, presiding at the cash
register, checks the articles in the
patrons basket. collects the amount
due and releases the patron. BY elm
mating the credit and delivery sys-
tenn, clerks and cashiers the owner
reduces his selling cost and passes
the saving on to the public. Not only
does the proprietor save in cost of
operation, but he declares he does a
greater volume of business daily than
under the old method. People
know from experience and advertis-
ing just what they want" says he,
"and wait on themselves much more
rapidly than clerks"
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
TWO OLD FRIENDS

Solomon Grundy and BENJAMIN Blue
Meet every day at the shop;
Smile on each other; say How do
you do?"--
Are the best Of good fellows. Sure
A bond of communion that fate loves
TO fix,
Unites them and comfort II sends.
2 old particular! old parties!
old particular friends!
Solomon Grundy a Democrat Is;
Ben a Republican true.
Sol Is for temperance; strictly for biz;
Ben loves a bottle or 2.
Sol is a pessimist. Ben loves to fix
With a laugh all Of lifes ragged
ends.
2 old particular! old partics!
old particular friends!
What is the bonds that's uniting 2
men
SO wholly dissimilar? Hopei
Both are rheumatic; swap symptoms;
and then
Talk of remedies-revel in dopel
Whatever Fate deals they'll be there
with the tricks
Conversation that confidence lends
2 old particular; 2 old parties!
old particular friends!
-Grif Alexander.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
THISTLES BLOCK
WESTERN ROADS

SMITH CENTER, Kan.-Russian
thistles. in the counties west of this,
are proving a great hindrance and
menace to travellers this year. Roll
ing by the thousands before high
winds, the weeds gather in the high
ways between fences to a depth of A
or feet, and in many places the
draws are level full of them. A team
will not penetrate them, and 1t is
highly dangerout to make the attempt
with an auto. for fear of fire catching
from the engine. There have been
several cases Of autos burning and
the occupants having narrow escapes
from a like fate. John Innes and
family, of this place, attempted to
penetrade / of the big drifts with
their car, and finally became stalled.
Several hours of hard work were re-
quired to clear the way out. The
thistles are very inflammable. and
once afire go tumbling over the prair-
les leaving a trail of fire in their
wake.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
DO NOT FIGHT
WITH EPITHETS

If we are to have it out with Ger
many, let us not do it with epithets,
There is no need for this country to
descend into the sewer Of BillingsGate
that has dishonored a large section Of
the allied press and public since the
war began. England gains nothing by
calling the Germans Huns" France
gains nothing by clubbing the foemen
"Boches." Russia gains nothing by
naming the Teutons Swine" These
nations, or that part Of them that
stoop to this practice, merely engen-
der hatreds that make peace more
difficult and detract from the digni-
ty of the Allies cause. If worst
comes to worst let MS remember that
the Germans are not "HUns' or
wine" They are in the wrong; the
conduct of their commanders Is inde-
fensible; they have been misled; they
must suffer for the sins of those who
have misled them. But we will not
advance our military prowess or en-
hance our national honor by calling
the Germans names. We can not in
suit the Germans without insulting
ourselves. a foul mouth does not
help q Just cause. You admire the
sChoolboy who can defend himself II
need be. with his fists; you care lit
tie for the youngster who makes
faces and sticks out his tongue. Let
us set Young America a good exam
pie. Some New York papers, we are
sorry TO say, have adopted the regret
able English custom. and are calling
the Germans "Huns."-It Is un-Am'
erican.--NNicnita Beacon.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
CAN NOW MAKE LEGAL"
DELIVERIES OF BOOZE

The supreme court knocked out the
Kansas City, Kan, ordinance pro-
hibiting the wagon delivery OF intoX-
icating liquors In that city. The
court held that the ordinance was un-
constitutional in that it prohibited the
delivery by wagon Of legal deliveries
OF beer and other liquor as well as
that delivered for Illegal purposes.
The ordinance practically had stop
ped the beer wagon business in the
Kansas metropolis from Kansas City.
Mo-, but the court held that under the
present laws of the state the city had
no right to forbid the delivery of in
terstate shipments for personal use,
ordered in a legal manner. The pas
sage Of the "bone dry" law In the sem
ate committee, probably would legal
ize such an ordinance.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
THRIFT CAMPAIGN
in THE SCHOOLS

A thrift campaign will be waged
among the school children of Dallas
under the direction of the Dallas
Council of Mothers. In addressing
the thrift committee of the council,
Mrs. n. b. Ford. chairman of the
committee, said the same determine
tion in the campaign against the sale
of liquor at the state fair grounds
will characterize it. I'VE are not 60
ing to wage our crusade in the schools
but among the school children" said
Mrs. Ford. A campaign among the
school children in the conservation of
paper will begin soon, it was an
nounced. The importance of saving
every piece of paper will be impress
sed upon the children. Arrangements
for the disposition of the best grade
of paper at soc 100 pounds have
been made by the council.-Dallas
News.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
THE COUNTRY
TOWN DOCTOR

We have in our town a doctor who
has much native intelligence, and as
much medical learning as the average
big city d)ctor Don't get the notion
that there are no smart men in coun-
try towns. Most of the big men in
cities are recruited from the country.
and or or 10 years before they
were promoted, they knew as much,
or more. than they know In the hurry
and noise of a city; l sometimes think
indeed, that a country town man oc-
cupying a big position in New York
or Chicago. loses some of his sense
with his modesty The country doc
tor / admire told me the other day
that l should eat more meat, altho
have been avoiding 1t because of a
constant stream of advice from big
sources. How widely good advice
differs on everything except morals!
have never known anyone who ad-
vised intemperance, swearing, idle
ness, impoliteness or unfairness. But
after you pass into history, religion.
love, politics, literature. business, So
cial life, and health, there are 100
answers to every question.-E. w.
Howe.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
HAZEL SPELLMAN
is RECOVERING

AS showing how the doctors some-
times guess wrong on a certainty, Ha-
2el Spellman, the Miami county girl
shot twice thru the head by her moth
er before the mother took her own
life, is rapidly getting well. The
paralysis of the right side of the
body is improving and the sight of
the right eye has been restored. Dur
ing this time the girl also became a
mother, the child living only a few
hours. Mrs. Spellman knew of the
daughters transgression and drove to
the schoolhouse for her, the day of
.he tragedy. Hazel, who is only Il.
says her mother said they were going
to gather nuts. She and her mother
were alone when they entered the old
barn where the tragedy took place.
This is all she remembers.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
NAMING BABIES
is A BIG JOB

Indications Of the past few years
have been that the American people
generally are recovering from the fall
lacy of naming children for American
heroes ana American men Of public
life. Such recovery should be per-
manent. Probably the greatest ham
dicap that can be placed upon
child is a name to live up to. We
have seen hundreds of George Wash
ingtons dozens of Abraham Lincolns---
mostly colored--sCores OF Ulysses S.
Grants, Robert L. Lees, and Of later
fame Grover Cleveland, TheOdOres,
McKinleys, Bryans and even Wood
rows. Almost without exception the
announcement of the name Of a boy
who has been christened by patriotic
admirer Of a national hero, has cre-
ated a smile. sometimes audible. AL
ways it has seemed that the helpless
nance has appeared conscious of his
burden Practically all of the Grover
Clevelands have reached the age
where the name is concealed in the
initials. The McKinleys have not
been so fortunate for there is a GER
tain amount Of awl(wardness in the
abbreviation MEX" Theodore is not
so bad because Of the convenient nick
name Teddy" but In the ebb and
flow of public esteem, there have been
times when the name Bryan has been
a real calamity. A parent naming a
child is doing a life job. There are
so many wholesofe. pleasing Christ
ian names and family names that no
child should be required to take the
chances of bearing the name Of a
person who is in the public eye. The
public is tickle, and before the child
is playing hockey from school, the
person for whom ne was named, may
be in great dsfavor. Stick to the
homely, friendly names.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
9TH MUNITION
MILL GOES UP

The Dresden arsenal has blown up
and 1000 women and young girls
have been killed, according to a let
ter taken from German soldier dat
ed Dec. so. The letter was written
from Dresden and the writer SAID all
the windows within a radius of IL
piles were broken by the explosion.
He added that the authorities were
keeping the news secret and that no
railroad tickets were being issued for
Dresden except for urgent reasons.
With 2 munition mill explosions re-
Gently in New Jersey and l each In
England, France and Russia, 1t ap-
pears that the trenches are not the
only dangerous positions in the war.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-24
THE HEALTH RULES
FOR MEAL HOURS

Go to your meals with clean hands.
Eat your meals with good cheer. Wor-
ry and grief retard the digestive pro-
cess. Avoid extremes Of tempera-
ture in eating. Do not take food and
drink too cold or too hot. Ice wa
ter, If taken at all, should be drunk
before the meal. Eat bread and raw
vegetables at the beginning of the
meal. These stimulate the flow OF
gastric juice. Chew your food thor
oly your stomach has no teeth. Do
not wash down unmasticated food
with coffee, tea or other drinks
Dallas News.