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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-18
FINE PRICEFOR COTTON

HF BAcHMAN & COMPANY COTTON MERCHANTS,
in New says indications cotton Will sell fo line
price for years least will want TO make
all the cotton YOU the land have cotton Whe Tue
price is good These fine prices will not last always Corn also
profitable crop present prices and may become more p
fable of the high price OF all tooostu Laoo 10
too and the spring too late to increase your
much you increase your crop by increasing your 1
tzer and side dressing literally and that by lar ln
cheapest way increase Fertilizer has ADVANCED @
than anv commodity farmer and fertilizer used IN side
dressing and pays better than any erze uSe
because growing crop gets all We are making
fcen high grade fertilizer heavily charged with soda to give
quick action business of this requireth haste We sell
this goods at Sal 90 per Anderson and 5o when SNIP
ned avav from Anderson One sack of this costing you 81
or s4 applied of cotton will increase the money
Weld crop than $40 and geoo Farmers say
that dressing better than does on anything
But should applied early later than J@ne I5th on
We don't advocate the this goods too late it keeps
the growing long It will not mature ano open III e
ned at any time between May IS and June 18th and 1t Will
py better than any etz you You only make one crop
>esr Feed and it ard make good one-1 pays YOU
feeo YOUR mule than during the crop season.
feed vour crop as often needs it. 1t stands dry weather
because it better fed You and the hands on your place. ana
every head of sockhors mules hogs and COWS Will stand
adverse conditions better if we'll fed. Your crop will too
p b sure TO feed YOUR crop second time by June 18TH
vo,,- cotton will make better staple You will get better
OUT the gn as makes more lint the SEED ana
tho coed will nav for the fertilizer Experienced gnners will tell
you pounds of seed cotton that has been SIDE dressed
will turn out heavy bale pounds that has not been
side dressed:
There is more lint seed But apply not later than June
18th Labor and the season too late to increase
o but YOU can your increasing
fertilizer It should rich nitrogen for quick action And
op;ck action is needed Side dress literally and apply early
It will pay from s. SC to s. for dollar it costs
Anderson Phosphate & Oil
Company
W. F. FARMER, Secretary
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-18

To illustrate in another way, OBJ
berVe the picture.
Here is a vessel made Of slaves.
Each stave may represent food ele-
ment or other factor of crop produc-
lion. Some Of the slaves are shorter
than others. Does not the shortest
staye then determine how much water
The vessel can hold, and does not the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-18

THE HERALD AND NEWS ONE
YEAR FOR ONLY $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26
POISON BANDACES
Spy InOcuIates Red
Cross Surgical Dressings.
Plot Discovered; 3,4OO Ban
dages Burned at Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec ga plot to
poison Red Cross bandages and spread
wholesale death among the soldiers of
America and her allies has been eX
posed and frustrated here. REVEAL
tons of the conspiracy were made to-
day when it became known depart
ment of justice agents were hunting
the perpetrators of the deed. Three
thousand four hundred surgical dress
ings, rolled by patriotic women in
Toledo were infected with a myster
ious greenish poison while in transit
between Toledo and Cleveland.
Immediately every one of the $500
bandages were burned. They were
destroyed secretly in the rear of the
Red Cross warehouse here. Officials
of the lake division of the Red Cross
refused to discuss the poisoned band
ages but the authoritative information
was that the bandages had been de-
stroyed and that government agents,
aided by only slender clews, were
trying to solve the mystery.
The box of bandases arrived here
from the Toledo chapter last week and
was taken to the warehouse While
women were examining the huge
quantity of surgical dressings as to
specifications, a dark greenish sub
stance was noticed on one of them.
Investigation showed that all of the
bandages in the box had been treated
with poison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26

by the committee in executive session,
Senator Mcclellan submitting details
of replies he had received from camp
commanders.
The principal overcoat shortages in
the national army camps reported to
Senator Mcclellan at Camps Shelby
and Beauregard. which were said to be
deficient 5000 and 1I,140 respective
ly In heavy blouses he principal
shortages reported were at the follow
ing camps: Shelby 5000, Kearny l g.
900, Dix 5000, Jackson 1900 (esti-
mated), Custer $500 and Beauregard
3,4OO.
Camps reported adequately sup
piled with overcoats and blouses were:
Hancock. Houston. Hampstead. Dew
ron, Macarthur and Lee.
Commandments of other camps in re-
ply to Senator McKellar's inquiry re-
ferred him to the war department.
Maj. Gen. John f. Organ. command
er of the national army cantonment at
Camp Wadsworth. Spartanburg, S. G.,
who recently returned from the Euro
pean front, told the committee he wit
messed two important allied drives and
that in them the German artillery was
much inferior
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26
ARCTIC EXPLORER SAFE
Stefanssen. Last Heard From in
March 1916, Reaches Fort Yukon.

Ottawa, Dec. 26.-Vilhjalmar Stef-
anssen. the Arctic explorer last heard
from in a letter received in March.
1916, has arrived with his party at
Fort Yukon. according to word re-
ceived by the naval department.
Stefanssen, head Of the Canadian
arctic expedition. has been in the far
north since 1913. and lately there has
been some. anxiety as to his safety
Eight Killed, Nine Escaped.
The expedition was divided into the
northern and southern divisions.
Stefanssen in charge of the Northern.
set out to explore unknown parts of
Beaufort sea and search for new land
steamer Kafluk. Near Point Barrow
the vessel was icebound and carried
eastward to Thetis island
Stefanssen with a small party start
ed on foot for the mainland. During
their absence the Karluk was crushed
by the ice and sunk, eight members
of the party losing their lives in an
attempt to reach Herald Island. Nine
men made their escape.
Despite this disaster. Stefanssen
continued his work in the far north.
making arrangement to journey on
foot over the ice to unknown parts of
Beaufort sea. After extensive explor-
atoms he returned to Prince Patrick
Island in 1915 but with Kellet as his
base he went on with his researches
within tbs Arctic circle thru 1916, be-
ing Joined in May of that year by a
party on the Polar Bear at Cape
James Murray. -
Fort Yukon. where Stefanssen is
reported to have arrived. is a trad
ing post and station of Alaska on the
Arctic circle and on the great bend
of the Yukon river in about longitude
145 degrees 20 minutes west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26
DRAFT RECORD in
First Exemption Claims Are
Passed ON Today.
QUESTIONABLE Report by Shaw
nee County Board.

Every citizen is appointed a detect
i've to aid Uncle Sam in sending the
right men to the army.
Robert d. Carver county attorney,
today appealed to all loyG, citizens to
inform him whether the classification
for exemption placed in the question
naires were truthful or fake classifi-
cations. Carver has been appointed
government appeal agent for the
Shawnee county draft board, not the
city boards.
1t is Garver's duty to investigate the
classifications claimed by the regis
trants in their questionnaires. The ap-
peal board votes on the validity of de-
tendency claims and forwards agricul-
tural and Industrial claims to the
higher board
The work of classifying the regis
trants was begun this morT ing py the
district board. Only three classified
tions were passed upon by the b ard
this morning. They follow:
Perry Tice, claims exemption wife
and dependent child. sole manager of
necessary agricultural pursuit
Harry Kennedy, claims Exemption
dependent wife and child; sole man.
aSer of necessary agriculture. pursuit.
c. A. Mattingly. claims exemption.
dependent wife and child
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26
HE'S LOOKIN' FOR DAD

If Lloyd William Bachelor hadn't
been so tender in years he might have
proved to the world today that there's
nothing in a name" But on account
of his tender years the young man
must wait until he sees his father be-
fore he can prove the truth of the old
saying
Bachelor, aged 10 years, marched
proudly into the office of Ralph Cav,
probate judge, this morning with Myr-
tie L. Burruss on his arm and Myr-
ties father tagging in the rear Myr-
tie was under age and her father was
ready to sign her away to Lloyd. The
marriage license clerk informed Lloyd
that his years did not constitute the
legal length of time that a young
man is supposed to have to his credit
to know his own mind. His fathers
consent also was necessary. Lloyd
couldn't locate his father and he's
looking for him this afternoon to get
his consent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26
TELL BAKER HOW
Senate Probers Demand He
Send Clothes at Once.
Is Told To Cut Red Tape and
"Act"; Soldiers in Want.

washington, Dec. 26.-Aroused by
reports of shortages of winter. clothing
in national army camps the senate
military affairs committee today in re-
Stunning its investigation into army
conditions adopted a resolution re-
questing the secretary of war to i'm
mediately ascertain conditions by wire.
supply deficient troops and suspend
departmental routine, if necessary, by
direct purchases from sources near
the camps
The resolution offered by Senator
Mcclellan of Tennessee declares that
upon 'unquestioned proof there is a
shortage of at least 10000 overcoats
and 1900 wooden blouses in nine ma
tional army cantonments.
Its adoption followed testimony of
Quartermaster General Sharpe last
week. who admitted shortage of win
ter equipment in some camps, but said
all necessary supplies have been
shipped and would soon be received.
The resolution says:
10000 Overcoats Shy.
ut appearing to the committee from
unquestioned proof adduced before it
that many enlisted men in Camps
Wheeler. Shelby. Kearny. Dix, Jack
son, Grant, Custer. Beauregard and in
the camp at Fort Worth. Tex, are
without wooden blouses and overcoats,
the combined shortage in the several
camps above named being not less
than 10000 overcoats and $4,000
blouses. this committee hereby re-
quests the secretary of war to take i'm
mediate steps to supply said enlisted
men with overcoats and wooden
blouses
1T further appearing that there
may be shortages of said articles al
Camp Dodge, Donelson, Funston
Wadsworth, Fremont, S h d n
Green and Pike, and perhaps other
camps, the secretary of war is also
requested to ascertain by wire today
if any other shortages of clothing ex-
list in any of our camps and if so thai
he direct that such shortages be sup
piled imm ediately.
TT is the sense of this committee
that. with the cold season now on, the
usual routine shall be suspended as
to this matter and that the command
ing officers of the several camps shall
be directed, if this is the quickest way
to buy these articles at the nearest
points to their camps at which they
can be obtained so that our soldiers
may be supplied as soon as possible >
The clothing situation was discussed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26
STATE JOURNAL IN FRANCE
Kansas Soldiers Delighted to Receive
Their Home Paper.

Seward Jones. of the firm of Jones
& Birch, this afternoon received
cablegram conveying holiday greetings
from his son, Mark Jones, who is at
the front in France with the head
quarters detachment of the United
States engineers. Mr.. Jones sends the
State Journal to his son, who writes
that the paper is a never-ending
sou ce of delight: that it gives him
news the folks at home do not always
write. He sometimes gets as many as
twelve copies at time, owing to the
d lay in the mails, and then he has a
feast.
Mr.. Jones suggests that. other Kan
sas people who have sons in France
or in environments could send them no
better New Years gift than a sub
scription to the State Journal
The paper is mailed daily. postpaid,
ct the rate of s1.20 for three months,
$2!40 for six months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26
ON CUPID'S ALTAR
Tiny Archer Made "Slaughter''
in Soldier Hearts.
Christmas Marriages. Break
Records in Many Cities.

New York, Dec. 26.-America is not
only going to war-but to the altar. :
Records for Christmas marriages
have bee n broken turnout the country
during the last forty-eight hours.
With thousands of young men soon
to leave for France as soldiers and
thousands O. others in the various
sailors lead the greatest wedding
march the country has ever seen.
Increase 100 Per Cent.
In New York the number of licenses
issued for Christmas showed an in
crease of nearly 100 per cent over
1916. A total of 277 licenses were
issued Monday as compared with 1877
en- Christmas eve last year. In a ma
jority of cases the bride was accom-
panied by gro pm the army khaki
or sailors blue.
Philadelphia, Chicago. Boston and
other cities also reported record
breaking marriage figures. Reports
gathered from the various cities fol-
low:
Philadelphia-AI 4 records broken
EOS licenses Monday as against 80 in
1915. Forty-nine uniformed soldiers
and sailors among the Srooins. Rush
still on today.
Christmas licenses this year as against
1G1 last year. About one-fou1th SOL
diers.
Oklahoma City-New record with
rs Saturday, 10 Monday and Christ
mas day One-third soldie's
st. Paul-Twenty-one Christmas
marriages, IL last year.
Minneapolis,-27 double last year.
Dallas.-9S this year, compared 46
last year. One-third soldiers.
Columbus, Ohio,-New record-1O3
this year against SIS in 1916.
Indianapolis,-Sixt this wear
compared with As in 1915.
Cleveland, Ohio,-One hundred and
seven, including 46 soldiers. Thirty
two last year.
Portland.-Fifty per cent over last
year with so per cent licenses to sol
dierc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26


-Nels Ying!e.
The Topeka Yeomen will hold a
Christmas tree celebration at their
hall tonight. The program will be for
the benefit of the members and their
families and friends.
Fire caused by a defective fIue re-
suited in d $50 damage to the furni-
ture and the interior of the home of
Jesse Shaw, 1914 East Sixth avenue.
The fire occurred at $50 o'clock Tues
day night
wish to kindly thank the givers
for the nice supply of groceries.
Would like to thank them personally,
but do not know whom. May all the
joys and blessings be yours in the tu
ture. Mrs. James Daily.
DIR. Jesse Cook of Topeka, has re-
ceived a commission as a captain in
the medical reserve corps and is at
tached to the evacuation hospital at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. DIR. Cooke at
tended military training camps at Fort
Riley and st. Louis.
An unidentified man drove across
the Kaw river Christmas night
on the street railway bridge. Two
policemen on a southbOund car going
across in the rear of the machine got
it's number, D7, which is the Buick
agency number. Investigation failed
to discover the driver. There is no
law. excepting that of common sense.
to govern such procedure, anyway.
The fifteenth annual convention of
the Kansas State Beekeepers will
meet at the Chamber of Commerce,
Topeka. January I and S, 1918. A
splendid program has been prepared
which will include some of the best
beekeepers in the middle west. E. w.
Atkins, special field agent department
of entomology, Washington, d. c., will
speak on Spring Management of
Bees"
Following a crap game in Mud
town which c. cambridge believed
hadn't been played according to the
best rules, he went to 70S East
Eleventh street Christmas night
were stopping. He fired at them.
Mitchell grabbed shotgun and
fired, a number of bird shot hitting
cambridge. cambridge and Mitchell
were locked up together. Colfax was
not present when the police arrived.
A big Christmas dinner was con-
sumed at the family reunion staged at
the w. H. WATSON home, 1857 Clay
street, Christmas noon. Commissioner
WATSON and his wife were the hosts
and the members of the family were
the guests. Partakers of the feast
were: Lieut. Clyde H. WATSON and
family 494 Reno avenue; Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. l.. Jury, 219 Twiss avenue; Mrs.
L. L. Odell and daughter, 1917 Clay
street: Mr. and Mrs. G. H. WATSON,
1919 Clay street; M. and Mrs. NJ. j.
Clemens and daughter, Stella, BIS
! AFTER avenue.
Word has been received in Topeka
| of the death of Sergt. G. E. Lambeth,
| of the British Royal Flying corps.
| Sergeant Lambeth was killed in action
while on flight over the German
lines on September 10. He had been
at the front practically since the start
| of the war. but had only recently been
! transferred to the Flying corps. His
| plane was shot down by planes in a
! German air squadron in an attack on
! the English squadron to which Lam
| beth was attached at tht time. Ser
geant Lambeth was the brother of w.
H. Lambeth. of the Dibble Grocery
| company of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26
RIch KIngman Counts Farner Dies

Wichita, Kan. Dec. 26.-Timothv
j. Callahan, a pioneer of Kingman
county is dead at the home of his
son, ID. F. Callahan. president of the
Federal Land bank in Wichita Mr..
Callahan came to Kansas in 1880
from Illinois He was a large land
owner in Kingman county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26
Tax Assessment Way Too Low.

Jefferson City. Dec. 26.-Increases
in property assessment ranging from
100 to 900 per cent today We're ap-
proved by the state tax commission
after examining the report of a spe-
cial agent as to values of laSge cor
porate properties in st. Louis county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26

Beginning at $3.50 a. m, Thursday,
December 81. Special communication
of Golden Rule Lodge No. 80, will be
held for work in the third degree.
Refreshments at IL, noon, and $50
p. m.
At the annual stated communication
1880 p. m, election and installation of
officers will occur. All Master Ma
sons invited.
ADV. GEO. YOUNG, w. NJ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26
PACT WITH LABOR
British Govt Makes Deal for
Heavier Consumption.
Ask Remuneration of Imperial
istic Aims by All Allies.
BYLOWELL MELLETT.

London. Dec. 26.-Labor'S expected
demands from the government when
the leaders meet Premier Lloyd
George, Minister of National Service
A. c. Geddes and others on Friday
was the biggest question before Britain
today.
The government has indicated it's
intention to ask further concessions
from British unionism, permitting
heavy new drafts from its members to
supply man-power to the army. The
laborites have intimated they will ac-
cede to such a request, but it was not
anticipated today they would abandon
their safeguards against drafting with
out a counter bargain.
Urges League of Nations.
Strong sentiment was noted that the
opportunity would be utilized to OBJ
tian the governments adherence to
the principal points in 1abor's an
nounced war aims-including not only
the idea of league of nations and no
economic war after the war, but frank
and complete remuneration of any sup
port by Great Britain of imperialistic
a m. Labor suspects certain of the
allies entertain there imperialistic
aims.
There was growing belief today that
labor might urge also H. G. Wells's
suggestion that unionism demand Sir
Edward Carson's expulsion from the
ministry as one who had gone over
under pressure of British toryism.
Considerable sentiment was developed
against the member of the war cab
met.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26

Wall St. New York. Dec. 26.-STOCKS-
Extreme reversals of to points in prom
lnent rails and to in active industrials.
utilities and specialties marked the slug
gish movement of tOdays trading. Sales
approximated 100000 shares
Leaders made partial recoveries in the
last hour The close was heavy Liberty
as sold at % to yet minimum of
96.TG and the 3ia's at $3.50 to 9S.23
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

REETAs REEVES. IL years old. died to-
day at the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Reeves, 62S West street The
funeral will be held Friday afternoon at
O'Clock from the home. Burial in Mt.
Hope cemetery
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New Food System Wanted.

disposed to insist only on domestic
concessions from the government
particularly as to food supplying.
Many unionists are urging that now
is the time to extend the cooperative
societies system over tn whole coun-
try. equalizing distributions. ending
profiteering and preventing waste The
recent unprecedented growth of COM
plants of people waiting in line for
supplies was regarded as insuring sue
cess of this demand
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Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel SCI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-26

New Orleans. Dee 2G.-COTToN-Spot
steady; middling, 1926.
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New York, Dec. &c.

New York stock Market
FURNISHED by T ]. Myers, 301 N. E. Bldg,
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SNAP SHOTS

AT HOME NEWS

he why's vi Li1s.
Why is 1t, there's such lots of things
You must do right away,
When the doctor comes and tells you,
You must stay in bed IA day.
-Nels Ying.e.
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state legislature may be called into
special session before late January.
State departments have been housed
in Representative hall and the Senate
chamhr since early last summer pend
ing onnpletion Of repairs on the east
wing of the state house. This work
will not be completed before the mid
die Of next month. Until the deDart-
ments can return to their original
smarters the legislative halls will not
- o,-a ~ t,ie for seSsiors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-21

the Department Of Justice. It 10 oonsid-
cred likely that further efforts VIII DC
made. at the coming session OF Congress
to obtain legislation which wiz broad
en- the scope and revise the p1ooeoure
Of the District Juvenile Court Attor-
ney General Gregory Is known 20 De
deeply interested in the Juvenile Court
here, and to desire that the court o.
the National Capital be made Q modei
court of its kind.
Such a desire has been the policy OF
the Department of Justice Tor some
time. and 1t eliminated in the App0ent-
ment. March s, 1914, by ATTORNEY 0su-
eral McReynolds Of a committee 20 re-
wise the laws relating to juvenile a.
linquency in the District and those -.
lating to the scope of Juvenile Couff
powers On this committee were named
Bernard Flexner of Chicago. chatfmAnt
Miss Julia Lathrop. Rev. william !.
Kerby Walter C. Clephane and WI
liam H. Baldwin.
In his first annual report aftsf his
appointment Attorney General Greg
DRY referred to this committee a. fol-
lows:
Il am of the opinion that the present
Juvenile laws of the District OF Column
bia are Anticipated. Copies Of the report
of the committee (the one referred TO
above) and of the proposed revision OF
the Juvenile code will be transmitted to
Congress with the hope they may have
your earnest consideration"
There is possibility that new com
mittee may be appointed by the Attor-
ney General, in view Of the failure OF
Congress to pass the legislation recon-
mended by the committee referred to.
Judge Latimer was an ardent worker
for the proposed legislation.
May Take Up Duties Next Week.
Judge John P. Mcmahon. appointed
by President Wilson on Thursday to
the Municipal Court. is expected to take
the oath of ONCE Thursday or Friday.
He stated yesterday he win assume bis
duties at the court as soon as Judge
Aukam takes charge there.
Judge Aukam has several cases to De
disposed of in the Municipal Court, as
does Judge Latimer in the Juvenile
Court and both desire to dispose or
them before making the change.