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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-25
NEGLECT SEEN ALONG ROADS
Many Farmers Fail to Clean UP Strip
of Land by Side of Road-keep
1t Seeded to Grass.

It is surprising how many folk have
not gotten around to Sticking up the
strip of land by the side Of the road
that belongs to them.
That is q part of their domain
clear to the center of the highway.
and it is their right, as we'll as their
duty, to put it in the finest shape pos
sible.
1t makes the farm look so much bet
ter to clear out the old hedgerow and
seed it down to grass.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-25
Increase Farm Land Values.

An increase in farm land values
varying from % to 1914 per cent has
been produced by Improvement of
main market roads, according to
statistics collected by the federal Of
fee of public roads and rural en-
gineering.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-25
GREATEST WASTE OF MONEYS
Proper Maintenance of Public Roads
Is More Important Than Building
LAX Methods Used.

(By E. B. HOUSE. Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins. Colo)
The greatest waste of public
moneys that is being committed today
is in surfacing our country roads and
then apparently abandoning the same.
No county that engages in real road
building can afford to dismiss its
workmen when the road has been con-
structed.
1t rarely ever happens that the ini-
tial work on the road is done wisely,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-25
Seamless Milk Pals.

Milk pals and cans should be
smooth, with all cracks and seams
flushed With solder. Seamless pals
and cans have been placed on the
market.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-25
Better Farming i'm the South
FOOD AS WELL AS COTTON
THE NATION ASKS OF DIXIE
Disaster Food AS Well AS Cotton
Great Army,
the Farmer. J
From the Farm Service Bureau.

preparation, liberal fertilization. thor
ough cultivation, and crop conserva.
tion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
WAR BRINGS ADVENT OF GIRL RAILRoADER

done with the regular equipment sucf
as is used In the regular operations Of
trains, telephones and telegraphs.
There are divisions In this system for
80 students and a ~passageway up to
the center enables the instructor to
move from one to another for individ-
ual attention.
Three-Track System.
At present the system is q three
track one, two regular lines and a ON
tinuous switch track in the center, just
like many sections Of the real railroad
are built. Shortly there will be added
a fourth track, which will make 1t the
counterpart Of the c%ompany's four
track trunk lines.
Another advantage which Is given to
the students is the opportunity to hear
the messages and reports which 60
over the real wires of the company, as
the lines have been tapped and recely-
ing apparatus set up In connection with
them In the school.
Telegraphy itself Is no easy subject
to master, but the equipment of the
school contains special arrangements
to enable the ready acquisition of
speed and accuracy on the part Of the
students. The telegraph is 20 by
40 feet, and down the two side walls
and the center are tables at which the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
What's the Use.

Il have been rejecting" said an old
timer. upon the case of the average
man, as his neighbors see him.
III he Is poor, he is a bad manager.
II he Is prosperous, everyone wants to
do him a favor.
If he Is In politics. It's for pork. IL
he is not In politics. one can't place
him. and he's no good for his country.
III he gives not to charity, then he's
q stingy dog. II he does give, it's for
show.
II he Is active In religion. he Is a
hypocrite. II he evinces no interest In
matters spiritual, he's a hardened sin
ner.
III he shows affection, he's q soft
sentimentalist. II he seems to care
for no one, he's cold-hlooded.
If he does young. there was a great
future ahead of him. IL he attains
old age, he has missed his calling"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19

Among the first changes being
brought about in the United States by
the war Is recorded the entrance Of
women into ~railroading. From doing
flag duty at grade-crossings to wiping
the monster locomotives and operat-
Ing lathes in machine shops. girls are
replacing old men and young men.
: While the first call for the girl rail-
roader was to replace men who will
take up arms, with the bars down they
are showing efficiency In branches
heretofore employing old men and
those crippled in the service Of the
companies. Especially Is this true In
the signal department.
The new school Of telegraphy has
recently been transferred from Bed
ford, Pa, to Philadelphia by the Penn
sylvania railroad. When the transfer
was made, the course was opened to
women as we'll as men. More than 200
students are now taking the course.
The only requirements for entrance
are that the applicant be between the
ages of seventeen and twenty-five and
possess good sight, hearing and q fair
knowledge of English, mathematics
and geography.
Have Miniature Line.
The girls are learning by actually
operating the block system on a spe-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
RAIL CASH BREAKS RECORDS
Figures for April Show increase Of
More Than $4,000 on Net Earn
jnne for 1917.

Complete figures of railroad reve-
nues and expenses for April, announced
by the interstate commerce commits
sion, show an increase Of more than
$4,000 on net earnings for 1917 over
1915.
A new record for railroad operating
revenues was set during the first four
months Of this year. the total being
Sl,2O2y 6O8,0 OO. For the same period In
1915. the previous banner year in rail-
road revenues, the ngure was $1,O95.-
01o,O0O.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
CUT IN PASSENGER SERVICE
Reduction 10 Part Of Program Of War
Board for Conservation Of Coal
and Employees.

Extensive reductions In passenger
train service In addition to those al
ready made are to go into effect In the
middle West. Between March ! and
July Is the railroads In this territory
effected q saving at the rate Of almost
100000 passenger miles q year. The
total reductions already made and
those to be put into effect in this terri
tory amount to 100000 passenger
miles. Reductions Of 100000 passen-
ger miles have been reported in east
ern territory.
This reduction In passenger train
service is q part Of the program OF
the war board for the conservation OF
coal and men. The reductions made
in the central department will result
in saving $4,000 tons Of coal q year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
FREIGHT CARS WANTED
Council Of National Defense Negotiat-
inc for Construction Of 10000
Shortage Feared.

The United States government.
through the council of national de-
Tense, is actively negotiating with car
builders for the immediate construc-
ton of 100000 freight cars. Inquiries
have been made Of the car construc-
ton companies as to how many OF
these cars may be turned out by them
within q specified time. The govern
ment Is planning to avoid a possible car
shortage when the time comes for as
sembling supplies at the seaboard
cities when the American armies are
engaged ut the battle front in Europe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
FASTEST TIME ON RAILROAD
Train on Philadelphia 4 Reading Runs
Five Miles It Rate Of 1880
Miles Per Hour.

In July, 1914, In covering a distance
Of approximately i've miles, from Egg
Harbor to Brigantine Junction. q train
on the Philadelphia & Reading trav-
eled at the rate Of 1880 miles an hour.
The fastest time on record for q dis
lance OF over 40 miles was made by
the Lake Shore 4 Michigan Southern
railroad between Buffalo and Chicago,
in June. 1905, nine car and two en-
gines. including stops, going at the rate
Of 68.60 miles an hour.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
$4,000 BELGIAN HOUSES GONE
Gsrmans' Record Of Destruction 10
Shown by New Gray Book L.
sued by Government.

Havre, Oct. 8.-The Belgium govern
ment has issued a gray book to refute
allegations against Belgium civilians
contained in the German white book
Of May, 1915, In which 1t was said
Belgian civilians savagely attacked
German troops in the early days of the
war and that the measures adopted by
the Germans were necessary In the In
terest Of preservation of the German
army. According to the gray book, be-
tween 10000 and $1,000 houses were
destroyed by the Germans.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
JACKIE KILLS FRIEND; IS HELD
Queenstown Magistrate Says Fatal
Blow Constitutes Mansiaughter-
To Get Ball.

London, Oct. 8.-Machinists Mate
Perente Of ar American naval vessel
will be liberated on bail on a charge
OF manslaughter In connection with
the death OF a dock yard laborer named
Plummer, who died from the effect of
o blow on the jaw inflicted by the
sailor on September s. He was held
by a Queenstown magistrate. Perente
pleaded not guilty and added: II did
not mean to injure my friend"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19

ment and to furnish materials neces-
sary for the construction and upkeep
OF the camps. for medical attention,
n for the ~victualing and clothing Of
the informed.
Among the provisions OF the agree
ment Is n whereby the British gov
eminent will permit the German medi-
cal personnel originally belonging to
the German garrison Mt Tsing-tao,
China. and now in the United States,
to return to Germany BY sen If they
are permitted BY the American govern
ment to do so.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19

white paper issued by Great Britain.
The paper il Of interest to Americans,
inasmuch as It almost certainly will
form the basis Of a similar agreement
between the United States and Ger
many. the conference at which the
agreement was reached was held ut
The Hague.
An arrangement was made whereby
the Netherlands government undertook
to care for 10000 British and German
combatAnt Or civilian prisoners OF war.
the respective governments Of these
nationals to refund all costs Of intern
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
RED FACES AND RED HANDS
soothed and Healed BY cuticura-sam.
pie Each Free BY Mail.

Treatment for the face: On rising
and retiring smear affected parts with
Cuticura Ointment. Then wash OF with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. For the
hands: Soak them In a hot lather
Of Cuticura Soap. Dry. and rub In
Cuticura Ointment.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Z,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19

cial road, which has been constructed
for that very purpose miniature,
electrically operated road over which
hum freights, locals and expresses all
day long with all the businesslike
faithfulness to schedule which is nec-
essary on the real railroad, telephone
bells ringing and telegraph saunders
clicking. Official reports and roders
are made out just as though the girls
were at work, as conceivably they soon
may be, In the towers between Phila-
delphla and Altoona.
Down to the smallest detail the min
nature road Is complete. To q casual
observer who might happen upon 1t by
chance, there might be IN element of
humor In the busy men and women
bending over their work along the line
of this toy railroad. To the instructors
and their classes 1t Is the most serious
work, for when the novices have fully
mastered the system Of the miniature
railroad, with it's block system, Its
r~amifcations Of reports and transac-
tions Of official nature, they virtually
have mastered the system Of the Penn
sylvania railroad and are potentially
able to take their places at the key
boards, the signal phones and the
switch and block towers.
In the train room the tracks are laid
on a great table built In a U-shape.
with terminals at each end. The blocks
are represented by wooden partitions,
through which are cut openings for the
trains to pass. All the signaling Is
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19

fair students sit at their instruments.
These tables are wired In such a man.
ner as to enable any student to enter
any speed class at the request Of the
principal without the necessity Of
changing her seat. The classes are
made up Of speeds, 5, 10, Is and 20 to
IS words a minute. This Is accom-
plished by having four circuits around
the room and a four-holed j~ack-switch
box on each table.
This undertaking Of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad is not a fad, for the girls
actually work hard. The u Is not
easy and 1t requires from six to eight
months steady application for,comple-
ton. Besides telegraphy and block
signal operations, all station Office de-
tail work Is taught. At the end Of the
curse a job is assured.
Other Lines Adopt Plan.
The Pennsylvania railroad is not the
only company to adopt the system Of
employing women. At an Erie car
shop In Buffalo are % young women
who are taking the places Of men.
One young woman Is running q bolt
cutter and is working 100 per cent
piecework.
The Baltimore & Ohio road has In
troduced woman workers In q number
Of its shops with success. It has also
opened positions in the freight and
passenger terminals to ONE They
work the regulation day and wear over
alls, caps and gloves while they are on
the job.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19

permanent aviation stations OF the ar
my and navy for school purposes.
Acts charging the membership Of
the interstate commission
and amending the act to regulate COM
merce by authorizing priority ship
ments by any common carrier. ect.
Act appropriating $11 ,S48, 600 to pro-
and defence by stimulating agricul-
ture and facilitating the distribution
of agricultural products.
Act appropriating 1852, 100000 to
provide further for the national secur-
ity and defence by encouraging the
production, conserving the supply and
controlling the distribution of food
products and fuel.
Act to authorize an additional issue
Of bonds to meet expenditures for the
national security and defense and. for
the purpose Of authorizing In the
ditional credit to foreign governments,
and for other purposes. This act makes
an additional appropriation Of $4,O21,-
377,S9O.92 to extend credit in the Unit
ed States for foreign governments BY
purchase Of bonds Of our allies and ex-
issue Of bonds and certificates; au-
thoriZes an additional issue of $4,000
100000 Of bonds to meet loans to for
eign governments; authorizes an addi-
tional issue of one year certificates of
Indebtedness amounting to $2,OOO,OOO,-
coo and an issue Of five year wal saw
Ing certificates amounting to $1,000
OOO,O 600.
New Mark Again Set.
Act appropriating $5,356, CSC, O16.03
to supply deficiencies in appropriations
for the fiscal year 1913 and prior years
on account of wal expenses and for
other purposes, and authorizes con-
tract obligations to be met by future
congresses amounting to So. 4O1 ,45S.-
1880. This Is the largest appropria-
ton act passed by this or any other
country. This act makes further ap-
preparations of $685., 600 900 for the
emergency shipping fund and raises
the limit of cost to carry out the pur-
poses Of the shipping act to 81, 1884,
100000.
Act to define, regulate and punish
trading with the enemy and for other
purposes, and appropriates S45O,OOO to
enforce the provisions thereof.
Act to provide revenue to defray war
expenses. This measure provides APP
proximately S2,5OO.OOO.O 900 of revenue
with which to pay the expenses Of the
government.
Act to provide a military and naval
family allowance, compensation and
insurance fund for the benefit of sol
diers and sailors and their families,
and makes an appropriation therefor
OF SIG. 2s5O 600.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
Wireless Air Raid Warming.

The London Daily Chronicle reports
that Mr.. Thorp Hincks has devised ap-
paratus for giving warning Of impend-
Ing air raids. It Is claimed to be es-
peclally applicable to factories and
public buildings. An electric resona-
tor is placed on the roof, and on the
sound of q given pitch being produced.
the resonator causes a bell to ring In
the building until It Is stopped. Il u
said that large areas. such for instance
rs the whole of a city, can be simulta-
ncously and instantaneously warned.
American.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
MOVE TO AID WAR CAPTNEs
Governments Of Great Britain and Ger.
many BY Agreement Will Seek .
Aneliorato Conditions.

Washington.--Details OF an agree
ment between the British and German
governments concerning combatant
and civilian prisoners Of war, which II
kept by the Teuton 0ficials delegated
to carry 1t out will greatly ameliorate
the condition Of the wretched captives
held In Germany, are made public Ia =
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
immense LOT
Of WORK DONE
BY CONGRESS
Session Remarkable, Of Course,
for Its Action on War
Measures. ~
LITTLE FRICTION NOTICED
Members. ~ 4 General Thing, Were
Observation-Disclosures Sue
cessful In Most Legislation
Il Wanted Adopted.

WashingtOn.-''The most remarkable
session In the parliamentary history
OF the world" was the way Demo
cratic and Republican leaders charac-
terized the first war session of the
Sixty-ifth congress-, which came to a
close ut three O'clock In the afternoon
of October 6, exactly six months after
the declaration of war against Ger
many.
The record Of legislation enacted
and money appropriated has no paral-
del anywhere in the annals Of all time.
Beginning with the declaration of
war against Germany In April, con-
gress has passed bill after bill Of the
most revolutionary character, includ-
ing such measures as the draft bill
and the food control bill. Appropria-
lions and contract authorizations for
the present fiscal year, ~totalling SOL
39O,OO0,OOO, including $1,000, 600 in
loans to the allies, were voted with
out a single dissenting voice, a record
equalled nowhere, not even in the
kaiser-dominated German reichstag.
How Money Is Expended.
The following table shows how the
money Is to be spent:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
MOST IMPORTANT
MEASURES PASSED

Here are the most important
measures paced BY congress At
the special war session:
Declaration 81 war against
Germany on April 8.
War bond Issues a~oereoatino
$1s,ess,oo0,ooo
War appropriations and on
tract authorizations totalline
$780, oo,o0o.
War loans a0ore0atino 81
o00,0oO,Oo0 to the allies.
The ssiective draft bill, MAX
ing 100000 men liable % MILL
tary service.
=. The espionage bill, including
the embargo provision.
The $2,23s ooo, 600 war rsvs-
nue. bill.
The food control bill.
The trading with the enemy
act.
The soldiers and sailors in
surance bill.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19
Connecting Link In Peru.

Connecting Link In Peru.
Work has been begun In Peru or q
railroad which will cross the AnGes
and form 4 connecting link between
the headwaters Of the Amazon yivee
aud the Pacific ocean.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19

1t is u tranquil people who ACCOM-
plixh much.-TltOreAu.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19

+. NJ. Deemer. IL years belfast IN
Philadelphia. makes money as 4 maya
zine agent. He advertise8.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-10-19

As q part of the scheme Of meeting
these enormous expenditures congress
passed the $2.535, 0OO,O 900 wnr revenue
bill, the largest taxation bill In Amer
lean history, levying directly or in
directly upon every man. women and
child In the United States. Something
more than a billion dollars Of this
amount will be taken from war profits.
All incomes more than $1,000 for sin
gle men and more than $1,000 for mar
ried men are made subject to taxation.
Where New Taxes FALL.
Here are some things upon which
the average citizen will pay taxes un-
der the new war tax bill:
Approximately 2 per cen increase
on incomes Of $1,000 or less.
Letter postage, except local letters,
Increased to 3 cents and postcards to
2 cents. beginning November 3.
One cent for each 10 cents paid for
admissions to amusements.
Five-cent shows and 1O-cent outdoor
amusement parks exempted.
Ten per cent on all club dues Of So
a year OF more.
One cent for each IS cents paid for
parcel post.
One cent on each 25 cents express
package charge.
Three per cent of all freight charges.
Eight per cent of passenger fares by
rail or water, except trips OF less than
30 miles.
Ten per cent OF charges for seats,
berth and staterooms on parlor cars
or vessels.
Five cents on each telegraph. tele.
phone or radio message costing Is
cents or more.
Three per cent on jewelry.
Eight cents on each 500 OF life in.
The tax on whisky Is In.
creased from $1.1O a gallon to $500.
The tux on beer Is increased from 81
q barrel to $2.75.
Increased tax on cigars, cigarettes
and manufactured tobacco and snuff.
Little Dissenslon During Session.
Despite paciast activities, the SEES.
sion was marked with comparatively
little ~dlSSenSiOn, the nghtlng cenlerlne
about questions mainly affecting pol.
icy. The most stubborn contests were
staged over the revenue bill, the draft
bill and the food control bill. In ev-
cry case, except censorship OF the
newspapers and speech, the admins.
tration has received everything 1t askee
Of congress for the conduct OF the
war.
Congress was In session 1873 days
During that time more thar 10000
army, navy and marine corps nomina.
tons sent to the senate were CON
frmed, among them the advancement
Of Major General Pershing, comman-
der in chief of the armies In France,
and Major General Bliss, chief OF stan,
to the rank Of full general, held only
four times previously In American his
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-09
West independence Notes.

Miss Elouise and GLADYS Pavey of
Webster City visited at the Valley
Faus home, the last Of the week.
Fred Buettner and family Of near
Amboy. Minnesota, have been here
visiting Mrs. Buettner's parents,
Henry Lohmann and Wife. and other
relatives, returning home Monday.
Miss Hazel Rowan of near High
view visited at the home Of her
uncle, Roy Rutledge, The last Of the
week.
Little Rodney Chalfant, who has
been on the sick list for some time,
is better at this writing.
Mrs. Chas. Carlson and husband,
who have been visiting relatives and
friends in this vicinity, are now Wis
|iting her brother, Price Campbell
and family, and expect to return to
their home near Lake. Crystal, Min
nesota, tomorrow.
Kathryne Faus is on the sick list.
Mrs. Will Arnold Jr. is at the hos
pital in Webster City for medical
treatment.
Ian. 9
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-09
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEEMAN
VERY ANGRY AT LAWSON
THREATEN CONTEMPT PRO-
CEEDNGs.

Washington. Jan. s.-.Revelation
of the lame Of a cabinet officer
which, if now given out, would be
disastrous to the national admins
tration, was promised by Thomas w.
Lawson, should an investigating
body with higher powers than the
House Rules committee begin an in
vestigation OF the alleged leak Of
advance information to Wall street
on President Wilson's peace note to
Europe. Lawson's desire is to have
Wall street probed to the bottom.
So angry were the committeeman
at Lawson for his lodging of ques-
lions that two motions to cite for
contempt before the House of Rep
resentatives were received, but ac-
ton on the motion al deferred.