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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-09
U. S. MAY SHUT OFF
COAL TO ARGENTINA

WASHINGTON. April o.-The
United States government may
shut off this cosntry's coal supplies
TO the Argentine republic n that
country persists in keeping an en-
barge on wheat to the allies
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-09
WAR STORY

With the war fever AZ i,s height.
\ Message 60 Garcia" Colonial,
sdould interest war fans. II Is the
story OF tho Cuban campaign and
built about the famous message.
Robert Conness and Mabel Trun.
nelle are the stars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-09
Cotton Jumps Up

NEW YORK. April Cotton for
October delivery shot upward nearly
IS on the bale in earlytrading on the
Cotton Exchange today. selling at
10000 n pound May cotton Jumped
SO points. to 20.Sbc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-09
MOVIE co. LOSES

WASHINGTON. April 9.-The
Motion Pictures Patent company
cannot dictate what makes OF films
shall be used on It's patented movie
machines. the supreme court held
today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-09
TIE OLD STORY

Tn. old. old story Of the man
snd the womsn--and tho other
man. with tho usual dash OF sor.
which. IL seems. tho modern movie
cannot live without. Ia tho text
and story OF "Mayblossom.' at the
Coliseum.
Pearl white. the serial heroine.
and Hal f'ordc OF Broadway fame.
ar. tho stars
The comedy ~ "A Merry Mix.
an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-09
MARCY IN FAIRY TALE

Children at the Rex yesterday
squealcd' delightedly over the ad.
ventures and semi adventures OF
Marguerite Clark as Snow White"
in tho phntoplay OF that name
The picture ~ built about tho
famous old Grimm fairy tale and
IL most fascinating. both for
the young and old. MlsA Clark ere
ated tho part on the speaking
stage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-09
s"a9ERS" IN FILMS

The Argonauts. a story OF Call.
fornia In the late 'i0s. and during
the gold rush TO the Coast, is at
tho Strand. IL Is the tale OF band
OF embryo pioneers with n love In.
terest running turnout.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-09
HousgggpgRs' CONFERENCE

The third annual Housekeepcrs
conference IL scheduled to begin on
the U. OF W. campus Monday. April
fE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-09

Hal Fordc starred last season in the great
Broadway stage success adele" This season
he stars in "Oh, BoyI' the hit of New York's
theatrical season This is his first appearance
before the camera You will like both him
and Pearl White in "Mayblossom"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-09
IRIS TOUGH. AL RIGHT

IRIS TOUGH, ALL RIGHT
Mildred has hard time AZ the
Clemmer this week It's some
problem to suddenly become pen.
ailesa whom you have been aecus-
TONED all your life 10 luxury. II
means long fight Clara kimball
Young. In The Price She Paid
ibis week AT tho Clemmcr. por,rays
Mildred Cover And Clara rs there
with tots 81 pretty gowns and lots
OF personality besides.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06
Drainage on Country Roads.

A bad mud-hole on dirt road isn't
30 easy to remedy, and it often hap
pens that when load of rock is
thrown into a mud hole it results in
two holes where there was but one.
1t is suggested by the State High
way Department that sometimes the
worst mud-hole can be- remedied by
drilling down four or five feet and
putting in. shot Of dynamite, whicn
loosens up the sub-soil and provides
underdrainage. In : number Of
counties it is possible to put in ver-
tical drains along the side Of the
road reaching down into the first
strata Of sand Or gravel, which viii
pefmit the water to be carried away,
Wxter is the enemy Of earth roads,
md too much attention cannot be
given to the matter Of drainage.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06
BIG MISSOURI CORN CROP
Present Indications Are for Double
Last Years Harvest.

sssS u .s4i2
oiusnhi ssss, 4 4. fiaaourl
is producing war crop Of two hun.
bred and eighty million bushels 81
corn, forty-two million bushels Of
oats, and twenty-five million bushels
Of wheat, as shown BY the Septefn-
Der crop report of Secretary Jewell
Mayes Of the state board Of agricu;-
ture. This is the biggest oats crop
in fourteen years, and the biggest
corn crop since 1909, and double last
years. The probable fall planting
of wheat is Iz8 per cent compared
to this years harvesting, and 10 per
cent more than the area planted last
fall.
Corn made wonderful improvement
in August, except spots in Northeast
Missouri. Weather has been too cool
for swift growth, but most corn will
Be safe October S to rs, north of the
river and from 18th to a5th south, the
average dates of the first killing
frost.
The corn yield promises thirty-five
bushels average yield under present
conditions, "a bushels more than a
I7-year average. OF this years crop
Of corn less than per cent is cut for
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06

pathetic attention by the war de-
partInent, and l have before me a
letter from the secretary of war, from
which l quote the following SEN
tence:
General Crowder had foreseen
the practical need of enabling men in
agricultural work to remain at their
tasks until the close of the harvest
season and has ingeniously arranged
the details OF calling to the colors
SO that the men on the farms will
practically all fall within the last
group and will therefore not have
to report for military service until
on or about October r.
Il feel that class exemption
would lead to many difficulties and
to many heart-burnings, much as !
should personally like to see all the
genuine farmers left at their indis-
pensable labors.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON,"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06
Minister Officiates at His Own
Wedding.

Carthage, Mo-, Sept. William
R. Murphy, an ordained missionary
Baptist minister of Webb City, per-
formed the wedding ceremony for
himself and Mrs. Eliza Mcfarland,
also of Webb City, in a private room
in the county recorders office here
this afternoon. The clerks and en-
ployes in the recorders office were
invited to witness the ceremony.
Mr.. Murphy explained that as he
was legally authorized to perform
marriage ceremonies, he saw no rea-
son why he should not perform the
ceremony for himself and bride and
make his wife a present of the $2.5o
fee that would have been paid some
other minister to officiate. 4.
Mr.. Murphy recently came to
Webb City from Little Rock, Ark.
He recently ended a revival series
which he conducted in a nearby
county, he said.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06

pers VI sss / ~
lose ! cents II busitel n ~ n
sending their grain .to sSlyesto II
New Orleans. That Is because AZ
tablished prices there An only 5
cents 4 bushel higher than here vhiie
the freight rate from Kansas points II 4
to the gulf would AZ shout fos cents
bushei ~ n ,8s
These arrangements, then mean,
grain men say, that al the wheat for
shipment and distribution IN given
district will 60 TO the specified mar
ket for that district. 6
The governments purpose in doing
this, it is believed, is to have as few
storage centers IS possible and 70
have these where the storage and
railway facilities are such as to en-
able the government to distribute
supplies, in large quantities in any
direction at the minimum of time
and cost. Were the wheat crop OF
the country held in storage at every
town and hamlet in the wheat belt, It
would require an army of govern
ment employees to keep track Of sup
plies, and the machinery Of distribu-
ton would be scattered and cumbe.-
some, where as the situation requires
that it be concentrated and efficient.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06
J. A. Patterson Reappointed Game
Warden.

J. A. Patterson of Nyhart was a
business visitor to Butler Thursday
of last week. Mr. Patterson, who for
the last four years was one Of the
most active game wardcns under the
Major administration, has been re-
appointed by State Fish and Game
Commissioner, Tim Birmingham.
Mr.. Patterson is an ardent sportsman
and has at heart the conservation
Of the wild life Of the state and is ut
terly fearless and conscientious in the
discharge Of his duty.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06

siiage and fodder, and the portion to
be cut is 40 per cent. Averaging the
hundreds Of reports from ia coun-
ties, corn Is expected to sell 1t $I.oa
! hushel It gathering time.
heat ia NOT III thfsshae On ~
dications are for an average yield 81
f4.8 bushels to the. acre, total a.
777,ooo bushels, little less than the
estimate month ago.
Probable area Of wheat to Be plant
ed this fall is about I.o6o,oao acres.
Oats are producing thirty-eight
bushels to the acre as far as threshed,
new record for recent years, total
ing 42,4o4,o6o bushels.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06
WILL NOT EXEMPT FARMERS
AS CLASS, WILSON
DECLARES
President, in Letter to Kansas Rep
resentative, Says Step Would
be Cause of Many Diff
culties.

Washington. Aug. 3o.-In disap'
proving proposal by Representa-.
tive Shouse of Kansas that all mer
engaged in agricultural pursuits
last March be exempted from mill
tary service, President Wilson toda,
wrote the congressman that class
exemption would lead to "many diff.
ficulties and many heartburnings."
He added, however, that he should
like personally to see all the genu-
the farmers left at their indispens-
able labors."
The president also called attention
to Provost Marshal General Crow
der's recent arrangement for calling
men whereby most farm labor will
not be drafted i'll service before o.
tober l, when. it is believed most of
the heavy farm work will be done.
This arrangement was the result,
the pi esident wrote, of most careful
and sympathetic attention" by the
war department.
Representative Shouse responded
to the presidents letter with the dec
laration that much Of the Kansas
wheat crop would not be in on Oc-
tober I and that the labor situation
in that state was critical.
The text of the presidents letter
follows:
my dear Mr.. Shouse:
II have your letter of August 2sth
and realize the very grave import
ance of the matter you breach. can
not see my way, however, to making
SO wide and sweeping class exemp-
tion as you suggest. The matter Of
leaving the farmers on the farms has
been given the most careful and SYM
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06
Coal Companies in Combinc7

The Kansas City offices of the
Southwest Coal Bureau were found
Friday at 327 Sheidley Building, Kan
sas City by A. L. McCawley, a JEFF
ferson City attorney, acting as spe-
cial Investigator for the state attor-
ney generals office. w. E. Butcher,
secretary of the association, was sub.
poenaed and testified yesterday at a
hearing in the combine investigation.
All books and records, in which the
membership of the bureau are desig-
mated by letters and rotations made
i'll code, were seized by deputy
| sheriff.
The members of the bureau, ae-
cording to Butcher, are:
The Jackson-Walker Coal Com
pany.
The Central Coal and Coke Com
pany.
The Mayer Goal Company.
The Mackie-Clemens Coal Com
pany.
The Midland Coal Company.
The Cherokee Fuel Company.
The Pittsburg- Midland Coal and
Mining Company.
The Interstate Coal Company.
The McAllister Coal Company.
The Columbus Coal Company.
. The Sinclair Coal and Coke Com
pany.
The. members were furnished al
daily report showing the total amount
of coal received in Kansas City, the
amount sold and the average price
for all grades. A separate report Of
surplus was sent to members. The
knowledge placed the men in posi-
tion practically To- control the Kan
saag
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06

Jefferson City, Sept. Prompt
and drastic action is promised today
BY the attorney generals office, fol-
lowing disclosures yesterday at Kan
sas City that coal operators there are
in what looks like trust. The exact
nature, however, of the states attack
on the operators, who are shown by
secret records to be in position to
keep coal prices under control were
not disclosed by Attorney General
McAllister today.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09

Good A room house 6 or 8 acres
of land, good barn. smokehouse.
good well, also one good horse.
Will S. JOHNSON.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
Will Conform
To the Rules

Jackson, Tenn, Nov. 5--Both
wholesale and retail merchants of
Jackson and Madison county have
signified their intention Of abiding
strictly by the government. policies
on the food conservation matter.
All three wholesale grocery houses
in this city are preparing to con-
form to the rules absolutely and
have notified their customers. If
any attempt is made to raise food
prices without warrant in Jackson
it will be met with rebuke by the
food handlers and so reported to
the government authorities. A num-
Der Of the cigar dealers who went
up one cent per five-cent cigar
when the war tax took effect are
planning to 90 back to the five-cent
rate Immediately. as they have
been informed that the one-cent
raise is not justified by the wal
measure.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
Farm Business Management.

The question OF increased aeri-
cultural production in U. S. A. has
resolved itself largely into problem
of more intensive farming, or lar
Ger acreage. 1t used to be that the
opening up Of new lands took care
of increased production, hundreds
OF thousands of acres of virgin soil
being put under cultivation every
year. But with the passing Of the
old frontier, with its new lands and
nigh promises. that time is gone.
Some farnels are now farming in
a haphazard way. They are work.
ing hard, but hard work will not do
1t all. Many of them could accom-
pllsh better results with less work il
there were more planning, more
study of the conditions and needs
of the soil, stock and the growing
cropS---in q word, more efficient
business management.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
Cedar Grove.

Farmers in this district have been
busily engaged gathering corn for
the last few weeks. They report
the corn and soy bean crops better
than they expected.
Several people from around here
attended services at the Holiness
church, near SCOTS Hill, Sunday.
Misses Ethel Duck and Esther
Austin went to Sardis, Tuesday on
shopping business,
An epidemic of colds and La
grippe has swept over our community
recently. 1t left several victims,
most Of whom are improving now.
Mrs Ralph Scott has been on the
sick list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Austin, of
SCOTS Hill, visited at C. F. Farms
worths Sunday.
Mr.. Hazelton, the Nashville book
agent who came through here last
summer was back last week deliy.
erine books.
Mrs. E. w. Austin has been hav-
ing some severe chilis, but is some
better at this writing.
Bro. w. F, Boren filled his regular
appointment at this place Saturday
night and Sunday.
We are expecting the winter term
Of school to be fine, as several
eighth grade pupils will attend, who
were not with us In the summer.
The society, meeting which was
announced for last Saturday night
was postponed until next Saturday
night. Preaching had been pre-.
viously announced for that date
The same program will be rendered
next Saturday night.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas according to the law o.
our church this session of the
quarterly conference of this, the
Lexington Circuit, will be the last
over which our beloved presiding
elder, Rev. J. V. Freeman, will pre-
side during this quadrennium and
realizing our loss by his removal
and that it Is to his wise admins.
tration that we and the entire dis.
trict owe a great deal Of the prog
ress that has been made within the
last four years. Therefore, be It
Resolved, that this Quarterly
Conference, now in session, that by
his removal the district loses one
Of the most faithful, wise, energetic
and Cody presiding officers that it
has been our pleasure to know. He
has planned and carried forward
his work wisely and in a Christly
spirit. Be it further
Resolved, that we extend to him
and his faithful wife, who has done
so much to help him in carrying
forward his work, our heartiest and
best wishes and we pray Gods rich
est blessings to rest upon and abide
with them as they 60 from us into
other fields OF labor for the Masters
cause.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
For The Housewife.

FRUIT SALAD Half pound stew
ed prunes, cut into pieces; one
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
FINER
FARMING
When Hens Get Roup,

All birds that show roup sym.
toms should be removed from the
rest of the flock Feed should be
kept from them one day and they
should be given a good purgins with
EPSON salts--about one pound dis
solved in three gallons of warm
water. This should be the only
water given them for drinking pur-
poses on this day.
The second morning they should
be watered and fed as usual, but re-
tanned in the house The water
should be given in earthen crooks
holding about one gallon each. Add
about one-third teaspoonful of po-
tassium permangate to each gallon
jar Of water. They should be fed in
the morning wet mash consisting
Of equal parts Of shorts, beef scraps,
and two parts corn meal. This
should be wet with buttermilk or
clabbermilk. The sick chickens
should be given all they will eat up
clean in about ten minutes. The
rest of the feed should be taken up
and fed to the gs-by no means
to the we'll birds Of the flock. AT
noon the sick birds should have
light feed, about one handful to
each six pullets, AT night they
should be fed scrap feed again,
about one handful to each two
birds.
Any birds that are in very bad
shape will require special attention.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
Our Government Says:

The most economical way of
shipping stock to market is in car
load lots.
A bull with a good beef form and
a marked tendency to early matr-
ity is prime requisite in producing
baby beef.
Wool growers should cooperate in
order to obtain the full market value
of their product; enough growers
should unite 50 that several thous-
and pounds of each grade of wool
can be marketed at a time.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
CALLED HER FAMILY
TO HER BEDSIDE
Six Years Ago, Thinking She Might Die, Say. Teza. Lady, B. Now
She Is Well, Strong Woman and Praise. Cudui For
Her Recovery.

Royse City, Tex.--Mrs. Mary XII.
man. Of this place. says: after the
birth Of my little girl. my side com.
nonced TO hurt me. I had to go back
10 bed We called the doctor. He
treated me-, out got no better. I
got worse and worse until the misery
WAS nnbearable. Il was In bed for
three months and suffered such agony
bat was Just drawn up In knot. :.
told my husband II he would get
me a bottle Of Cardui / would try 1t. :.
I commenced taking 1t. however. that
evening I called my family about
me-. for knew I could not last
many days unless had a change for
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09

cup sliced pineapple cut into cubes;
one sliced banana; one sliced orange.
Mix together and serve with salad
dressing.
BOSTON ROAST One-pound can
kidney beans, or equivalent quantity
Of cooked beans; one-half pound
cottage cheese; bread crumbs; salt.
Mash the beans or put them through
a meat grinder. Add the cheese
and bread crumbs, enough to make
a mixture sufficiently stiff to be
formed into a roll. Bake in a mod
crate oven, basting occasionally with
butter or fat, and water. Serve
with tomato sauce. This dish may
be favored with chopped onions
cooked until tender in butter or
other fat, and very little water.
PIMENT0 AND COTTAGE
CHEESE ROAST-2 cups lima
beans; a pound cottage cheese; 3
canned pimentos, or less, chopped;
bread crumbs; salt. Put the first
three ingredients through a meat
chopper. Mix thoroughly and add
bread crumbs until It is stiff enough
to form into a roll. Brown in the
oven, basting occasionally with but
ter or other fat, and water.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
Hogs Flying In
Nashville Friday.

Last Friday was Hog Day" in
Nashville, all records on hog trade
being broken at the livestock yards
by the receipts of 1000 swine at
noon. AT the same day Louisville
received 1900 and St. Louis $500.
The prices Of hogs advanced steadi-
ly all last week and finally repre-
Sented an advance Of Is to SO cents
per 100 pounds for the week.
Nashville, as we'll as the balance of
the country, seems to have gone
"hogwild."
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09

the better. That was six years ago
and | am still here and am a we'll
strong woman, and owe my life to
Cardui. had only taken half the
bottle when began to feel better.
The misery In my side got less. ;. ]
continued right on taking the Cacdu.
until I had taken three bottles and I
did not need any more for l was we'll
and never felt better in my life.
have never had any trouble from that
day to this"
Do you suffer from headache, back.
ache. pains In sides, or other discom-
forts. each month? Or do you feel
weak, nervous and fagged-ogt? II 60,
give Cardui. the womans tonic. 4
trial. j. u
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish toiexpress our apprecia-
ton of the many kindnesses shown
US by our many friends during the
sickness and death of our beloved
husband and father. May God
bless you one and all.
Mrs. Augusta Bird, and son.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
Save Labor Al Feeding Time.

Instead of going to the loft twice
aFaay to lhrowd0wn hay, 60 only
once Arrange a door in the hay
chute SO that hay can be thrown
down in the morning. Then let the
chute door close and fill the chute
with lay for evening feeding. When
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09

ready to feed in the evening let out
the hay from the alley way below.
In this day Of food scarcity and
high prices, farmers are working in
the fields as late as possible, and
anything to save time and labor at
feeding time will be found of great
value.