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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-19
MONDAY. APRIL soth. 1917.

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the City Of ~iroEton. Iron County. Missouri. be-
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and during tie session of the Circuit Court.
sell. at public vendue. al the right. title. claim.
estate and property of said defendants. of. in
and to the above described real estate and
property. for cash in hand. to the highest bid
der. TO satisfy said execution and costs.
w. II. BLUE. Sheriff Iron County, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-19

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
IN FEDERAL COURT
Renker Company Files VOlun-
tary Bankruptcy Petition.
Tri-COunty Oil Concern Owes
$4,000 to Creditors.
PREVIOUS SUIT IN COURT
Stockholders Made Charges
Against the Manager.
Robert Scott of WamegO Is the
Biggest Creditor.
PREVIOUS SUIT IN COURT

Affairs of the Tri-County Oil &; Gas
company, a Topeka corporation. in
vaded the federal court today when
petition for voluntary bankruptcy was
filed The federal suit follows one for
a receiver filed recently in the Shaw
nee county district court by ]. E
Taylor, a stockholder.
In the federal court petition the
following bondholders of the company
are set forth among those whom the
petition says the company owes:
Robert Scott, Wamego, $4,000: J.
c. Without, Manhattan, $4,000; Abe
Giltner, Wamego, $3.50; S. w. Forrest
er, Wichita, $19S; E. G. Forester, Wa
mego, 500 and C. L. Bloom, indie
pendence, s426.
Owe Other Debts.
In addition the petition says these
firms ard individuals are also owed
by the Tri-County:
Natioral Supply company, SSO7; Of
tawa State bank, s522; Gilmore &
Elliott, Miami county, $1,000 and
Charles P. Meuser, Paola, $685.
The total liabilities are set forth at
$4,000.
Following are the assets as named
Leases. $4,000; personal proper
ty, 1000; due for oil sold in last two
weeks, $500; balance due from j. F.
w. Renker, $4,000
Without Present Receiver.
The petition. in asking that the
company be held bankrupt, states of
course, that the firm owes more than
it can pay in full.
Following instigation of the re-
ownership suit in the Shawnee coun-
ty district court, the court appointed
j. c. Without, of Manhattan, receiver
The petition in federal court also
states that there is a mechanics lien
of S947 against the company in Frank
lin county.
Later today J. c. Without, named as
receiver in the district court was
named as receiver in the federal court
1t is planned to have an application
filed in the district court under which
the assets of the Tri-County company
would be transferred to the federal
court. Without is under $4,000
bond in the district court and his bond
in the federal court is $4,000
Peculiar Situation
A peculiar situation exists because
of the two cases. The plaintiffs in the
state case asked for the appointment
of receiver and stated that they be-
lieved the company to be solvent. In
order to bring voluntary proceedings
, in the federal court it was necessary
for them to state in their petition that
the company is inSolVent and unable
to pay all its debts. However, the
state case was filed some time prior
to the federal case and there has been
opportunity for investigation of the
company's affairs in the interval.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30

proved the only effective method of
securing this.
In England and France especially,
the erection of special and independ-
ent or semi-independent women's
committees has been fruitful of the
most extreme difficulty until they &C
cept direct control, after which they
have become of the utmost use and
purpose. The already established
women's organizations of various
kinds can find their best purpose
instructng their local bodies to place
themselves entirely at the disposal of
the local chapters of the Red Cross.
In general. the one fundamen entail
factor in war organization generally
is Capitalization of executive and such
Capitalization cannot be effected if
there are a lot of national semi-inde-
pendent boards or organizations oper-
ating outside, or partially outside of
the direct eontro' of the Red Cross
executive.
I'm any. event, the general principle
must be that the Red Cross itself is
the centralizing executive operating
by intense decentralization of its
productive and distributing functions,
and this has been arrived at as the
only possible solution after an enor-
nous lot of pain. turmoil and waste.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) HERBERT HOOVER"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30

gines, and a trainmaster or master
mechanic, and the remaining 164 men
will be recruited from all branches OF
railroad service. Non-commissioned
officers will be drawn from mer or
the rank of track supervisors, bridge
supervisors, roundhouse foremen, as
sistant engineers. section foremen,
bridge foremen, etc Among the en-
ployes desired to fill the ranks are
those holding such positions as con-
dispatchers, track foremen, electri-
cans, bridge and building fOremen, car
inspectors, wrecking fQremen, store
keepers, travelling engineers, round
house foremen, locomotive engineers
and firemen, stationary enginemen,
switchmen, oilers, machinists. opera
tors, yardmasters. pumpmen. linemen,
locomotive inspectors, boiler makers
blacksmiths. stenographers, surveyors
car repairers. clerks, carpenters,
masons, pile driver men, plumbers,
agents, etc. In addition to four com
missioned officers for each company,
consisting of a captain and three lieu
tenants. the railways will furnish two
majors, two captain adjutants, one
captain quartermaster. and one cap
tain engineer. The colonel, the lieu
tenant colonel and his captain adjutant
will be regular army officers.
Hold Jobs for Men.
All III SOOQ physical
will be re-employed at the end of
military service at the ruling rate of
pay at the time of their return in
their old positions and rank, subject
to the rules of the company in regard
to seniority or other questions affect
ing service or employment. Each
man when he enlists will be given
military rank and when called into
service either in peace or war will
have the same rank as held in the re-
serve. When called into service eth
er in peace or war he will receive the
pay to which his military rank enti-
ties him. All subsistence and medi-
cal attendance, clothing and material
equipment as well as transportation
to and from training camps will be
furnished by the United States. When
called into service the men are re-
quired to undergo a physical examin-
alton and, if rejected at this eXamin-
alton, will receive transportation back
to their homes. After service at one
training camp the men are entitled to
wear a distinctive rosette which no
person not in the reserve can wear
except under penalty of law.
Posters containing details of the
plans of ANIMATION have been plac-
ed in conspicuous places on the rail-
roads mentioned for the information
and guidance of such employees as may
desire to enter the service, which
should be attractive as it is a pre-
ferred service in every way. The men
when called out are assigned to work
they are accustomed to and relieved
of the drudgery of the ordinary life
of a soldier
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
DEAD ON
HIS FEET

GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil cap
sules will bring new life and quickly
relieve that stopped-up congested
feeling. They will thoroughly cleanse
and wash out the kidneys and bladder
and gently carry off the I'll effects of
excuses of all kinds. The healing,
soothing oil soaks right into the walls
and lining of the kidneys and expeIs
the poisons in your system. Keep your
kidneys in good shape by daily use of
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules
and you will have good health. Go to
your druggist at once and secure d
package OF this time-honored. world
wide remedy. 1t IS not patent med
icine." 1t ig passed upon by u. S. Co..
errment chemists and declared pure
before coming into this country.
GOLD MEDAL is the pure, original
HARLEM Oil. imported direct from the
ancient laboratories in Holland where
it is the National Household Remedy
of the sturdy Dutch. Look for the
name GOLD MEDAL on every box.
Accept no substitute Your druggist
will gladly refund your money if not
as represented Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
Nervous Period
icaI Headaches

This trouble commonly called Sick
headache" is said to be due to the retention
of urea in the system. Often it is stated that
poor condition of the blood is a cause of
these headaches, or that 1t is a nervous con-
dition; and in certain cases, no doubt this
is true.
Where treatment is demanded, it is more
for the pain than anything else, and DIR.
A. F. Schellschmidt of louisville, has found
anti-kamnia tablets to give prompt and
satisfactory relief. REST should be insisted
upon" he says. land the patient should go
to bed, darken the room, and all the atten-
dants and family should be as quiet as pos
s'hIe- An emetic will sometimes shorten
the attnck The bowels should be kept open
and q hot bath and thorough rundown
MISA coarse towel, often give grateful
relief Two anti-kamnia tablets when the
first signs appear, will usually prevent the
attack During an attack, one tablet every
hour or two will shorten the attack and
relieve the usual nausea and vomiting"
These tablets may be obtained at all drug
gists. Ask for AK Tablets. They are also
unexcelled for nervous headaches, neuralgia
and all pains.
advertisements
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
NOT GERMAN MOVE
Socialists Deny Kaiser Is Back
of Peace Session.
Only Universal, Not Separate,
Peace Entertained.

Stockholm, Sweden, April 30.-"The
forthcoming peace conference of the
International Socialist bureau is not
to be held at the instance of the Ger
mans and will not work for a sepa-
rate peace said PETER Troelstra,
Dutch Socialist leader and chairman
of the executive committee in an in
terview today with the Associated
Press. He spoke first of the decision
of the French Socialists not to send
delegates to Stockholm saying that,
in spite of this action, French Social
lists would be represented, if merely
by minority delegates. He was re-
minded of the assertion made in
France that the only thing the con-
ference could accomplish would be to
further a program for a separate
peace.
THAT is the last thing in the world
it will do" he said. 1--WE are not
working for a separate peace and do
not desire it. What we want is uni
versal peace and we believe the time
has come when there is a chance of
achieving it. We are most optimistic
as to the outlook"
Z. S. Socialists Pushing Meet.
Have you noted" he was asked,
that the French based their refusal
partly on the allegation that the call
ing of the conference was due to agi-
tation from German and Austrian
sources ?''
The Dutch leader emphatically re-
pudiated this statement saying:
LAS long ago as last August the idea
of this conference had taken shape
and the executive committee had be-
gun laying plans. Some time later we
received a letter from Morris Hillquit.
of New York, saying that the Ameri-
can Socialists demanded that a peace
conference be held not later than
March 1, and if we did not call one
they would We asked them to wait
until the middle Of March. 1t is abso-
lutely untrue to say we are meeting
at German or Austrian solicitations or
nstigation. We have been urged to
take this step not only by Americans
but by Danes, Norwegians and others.
THE coming conference will be neu-
trail in every sense of the word, de-
signed to serve no cause except the
cause of universal peace. We are
holding it at this time because condi-
tions now seem favorable especially in
view of the Russian revolution"
Many Prominent Socialists There.
other prominent Socialists have ar
rived in Stockholm for the coming
conference. including NJ Staining
Danish minister without portfolio. the
Dutch cenators, Van Kol and Herr
Albarda-
The first of the preliminary sessions
will be held on Saturday in the Social
list partys room in the Parliament
building.
1t will be presided over by Hjalmar
Branting, the Swedish Socialist lead
err. Camille Huysmans, the Belgian
Socialist leader, and Emile Wander
velde, Belgian minister of munitions
are expected here in a few days. The
preliminary meeting and the assem-
bling of delegates are likely to take
more time than has been expected and
it is probable the convention will not
assemble until few days after May
/ 5, the time originally set
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30

years of age shall not be obliged to
pay more than s cents for suits and
) cents for towels.
The person obtaining the concession
shall furnish the lockers free to
everyone Refreshments served shall
not cost more than the current rates
charged by good restaurants and the
tables on which eatables are served
must be screened, while the walters
shall be dressed in white uniforms
The contract shall be let for one year.
either on a percentage basis or to pay
a royalty in a lump sum. The last
person to have charge of concessions
paid the city $4,000 for two seasons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
921 BABIES DIE, WEEK
Birth Rate Decreases and Death Rate
Increases in Chicago.

Chicago, April 3o.-With the dis
covery that the Chicago birth rate has
fallen from 26.4 per cent per one
thousand in 1900 to PAT per cent in
1916, the health department TODAY
asked the city for $4,000 to be added
to gift of $4,000 for an infant well
fare fund.
With the birth rate decreasing, sta
tistics show that infant mortality is
on the increase. Nine hundred and
twenty-one babies died the week end
ing April Fl. Pneumonia and tuber-
culoS1S caused the majority of deaths
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
HOLD DOWN PRICES
Bathing Suits at Gage Park to Cost 20
Cents This Year.

The city clerk was instructed to-
day to advertise for bids for the Gage
park concessions. Under specifica-
tions, the persons awarded the con-
cession contract must not charge in
excess of 25 cents an hour for boats,
if boats are placed on the lake, bath
ing suits shall not cost bathers more
than 20 cents each, towels not more
than cents each Children under 16
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
Wants Government to Fix Prices.

Chanute, Kan, April 30.-The local
lodge of the United Commercial
Travellers has adopted a resolution
asking President Wilson for the gov
eminent to fix maximum prices on
wheat, corn, butter, eggs, sugar and
other foodstuffs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
STORM ENDS TONIGHT
4.5S Inches Rainfall i'm -Four Days Re-
corded at Kansas City.

Kansas City, April 30.-With a total
precipitation of 4-5S inches at Kansas
City in four days, this section of the
Missouri valley has received the heav-
lest rainfall, according to a report is
sued at the weather bureau here to-
day.
The rain is negeral over Missouri
Kansas Oklahoma. Arkansas and
northern Texas. The forecast says the
storm will end tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
Weekly Bank CIearings,

New York April 3O.-Bank clearings in
the United States for the week ending
April &c reported to Bradstreet's. ag-
gregate S6,O34 921 900. against $5,945. 405, 900
the previous week and $4,3S4, 915, 900 in the
corresponding week last year. Following
are the returns with percentages of change:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
FOR EXCESSIVE
URIC ACID
sTRY THE WILLIAMS TREATMENT
so Cent Bottle (32 Doses)
FREE

Just because You start the day worried
and tired, stiff legs and arms and muscles.
an aching head, burning aud bearing down
pains in the back-worn out before the day
begins-do not think you have to stay in
that condition.
Be strong. well and vigorous. with no
more pains from stiff joints sore muscles.
rheumatic suffering, aching back or kidney
If, you suffer from bladder weakness
with burning. scalding pains. if you are
in and out Of bed half dozen times n
night you Will appreciate the rest, comfort
and strength this treatment gives.
To prove The Williams Treatment con-
quers kidney and bladder diseases. rheu-
matism and all other ailments when due to
excessive uric acid. no matter how chro ic
or stubborn, If you have never tried The
Williams Treatment we will give one soc
bottle OBJ doses) free if you will cut out
this notice and send it with your name and
address, and Zoe to help pay distribution
expense. to The DIR. ID. A Williams Com
pany, Dept, 1902 F, Post office Block. East
Hampton, Conn. Send at once and you will
receive by parcel post a regular SOC bot
tie. without charge and without mourning
any obligation. Only one bottle to the
same address or family.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
Women Organize.

THE grouping of these various di-
visions must be varied with national
necessity. depending upon Biographies
and transportation questions The
work of the women. which is a very
large factor in Red Cross work must
be co-ordinated thru the centra |
agency and a representation of the
women in that central agency has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
BUY AHEAD

Better order your sugar NOW. Berry
season will soon be here. You don't
know how high sugar will be in a week
or two, neither do we. And if ever it
was urgent to put up fruit, this year
it is absolutely necessary. Take adj
vantage of this offer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30

simultaneously with the entrance of
the United States into the war, steps
were taken to form the regiment
Each railway is furnishing one COM
pany of which the captain will be
division superintendent, helieutenants
a chief dispatcher. an engineer main
tenance of way, road foreman of en-
Smyrna times., 1917-08-22
Paw Her 70 Wait.

Shoe Salesman-But, my dear
Madam, you had better purchase a
pair while they are only twelve dol
lars. The price will soon go to twenty
FIVE dollars.
Complacent CustOmer-Oh, then
won't take any just now. If they go
that high TIL just wait for my sec
ond childhood and then can go bare
foot.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-22

Baker, tearing large hole and strik-
ing the chimney of the house. AL
bert Bosnian, who was working near.
was stunned. Several others were
slightly affected. A bolt of lightning
also struck tree in front of James
F. Henry's house at Blades and glanced
to the house while MIR. and Mrs.
Henry and two daughters were on the
front porch. They were slightly
stunned.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-11-23
WAR FUND IN Me-
GRO COLLEGES
$4,000 FOR Y. M. C. A. AND Y.
W. c. A.-MANY THOUSANDS
ALREADY SUBSCRIBED-HAMP-
TON AND VIRGINIA LEAD.

AS result of campaigns during the
past month for war work of the Y.
NJ. c. A. and Y. w. c. A. in 40 Ne
gro colleges and secondary schools
nearly $4,000 has been subscribed.
Mr.. Charming H. Tobias and Miss
Mary G. Evans are executives of the
colored division of the North Ameri-
can Council Of Student Movements
which has set before it the task of
raising $1,OOO,O00 for army work at
home and abroad. When the colOred
leaders set before them an object of
$4,000 to be raised from colored col
leges and secondary schools it was
thought by many to be an impossible
undertaking, but when the appeal was
made to the schools that this effort
furnished an opportunity to those left
behind to enter into fellowship with
the sacrifices of their own men who
were going forth to give life itself
they responded in truly heroic fashion
The following is partial list of sub
scriptions made:
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-11-23

Fannie Claiborne, Mrs. Margaret
Clayton, Miss Fairfax Butler, Miss
Lillian HARRISON, MISS Emma Ohm
stead, Miss Vera Ford, MASS Miriam
Carrot, Miss Joanna McAdams, Mss
Theresa Broyles, MISS Etnelyn Beas-
ley, Mrs. Marie Johnson, Miss Mary
Davis.
Superintendent j. J. Keyes of the
city public schools, gave permission
for speaking on the necessity Tor the
conservation of food. Mrs. George
Haynes spoke at Pearl High and DR..
Matte Coleman addressed the stu
dents at Walden.
Courage, patriotism and a desire to
fully cooperate with the food admin
istration in its attempt to supervise
the food supply of our nation was
shown by the faculty and student
body of Fisk University, which turn
aside from academic duties and lis
tened to an address on this subject
by Dean c. w. Morrow, after which
they enthusiastically signed the
pledge card as required.
Meharry and Walden also mani
tested a keen interest in the city
campaign.
Mrs. Jones suggests that neighbor
hood clubs be formed for the ex
change of ideas and practical expert
ences in home economy. This viii
keep the saving of food before thu
people, will be of great mutual bene
fit and will show an interest and ap
probation of our personal response
bility to our government at this time
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-11-23
HOMECOMING AT THE THIRD
AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.

Sunday was Homecoming Day at
the Third Avenue Baptist Church and
the Spirit of the Lord was abroad
in this historic structure all day. Be-
Ginning with the Sabbath school in
the morning the whole day was a
love feast. At the II O'Clock hour
the congregation adjourned to the
river, where several who had previ-
ously confessed Christ were baptized.
! The B. Y. p. U. meeting in the eve
ming was very interesting and large
ly attended.
AT night the pastor preached from
the text, 81 Have Fought a Good
Fight" The message he conveyed to
his congregation was one of hope
courage and love.
At the conclusion of the sermon a
report was made of those who had
contributed during the day. The pas
tor had asked that all who were mem
hers of the church should celebrate
the day by bringing piece of money
for each year of membership the de
nomination of the coin to be decided
by the members conscience. The
reading of the envelopes was very
interesting.
Good music was furnished by the
choir with Mr.. VIM. R. Roache at thu
organ.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-11-23
HENRY ALLEN BOYD AT CAMP
~ MEADE. -+
Camp Meade, Md, I'LL, II

Special to the Nashville Globe:-
In company with another national
character, Rev. Henry A. Boyd, the
secretary of the Sunday School Cor.-
gress, visited Camp Meade He was
in company with Rev. Ebert w.
Moore, d. D., of Columbus, Ohio.
They came up from Washington and
were met by the secretary of the
Young Mems Christian Association in
the person of Dr. Cabaniss. When
they were taken to the Tennessee di.
vision they were received with great
demonstration. Half of the day was
spent here inspecting the quarters,
shaking hands with the enlisted men
and giving word of encouragement
here an dthere assuring the brave boys
on each and every occasion that
though the loved ones at home were
praying that they might give a full
account of themselves at whatever
point they may be moved whether
Somewhere in France" or marching
on to Berlin with the conquerine
conquering American army. Durine
his stay here the Rev. Mr. Boyd as
sured the Tennesseans that the,
would be the recipients of constant
communication from the proud Vol
unteer State" They left for points
east and it is understood that they
will visit practically every canton
ment before the winter is over