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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-28
VALLEY, IOWA. Thursday JUNE 28 1917
TINE RED oRoss SOCIETY.

In an age charged with being
selfish, sordid and commercial
there has grown up and developed
the greatest organization for un-
selfish serve the world has ever
lseen-the American Red Cross.
The growth of the Red Cross So
lciety is evidence not to be con-
Itroverted that the spirit of serv-
| ice is strong in the hearts of the
people today. The work of the
|society demonstrates that there
are thousands who are willing to
devote their services to humanity,
and the support given them by
voluntary contributions shows
that there are hundreds of thou
sands more who are willing to
devote portion of their means to
the alienation of suffering.
The activities of the Red Cross
always have been generously sup
ported by the American public,
but only since ''our own SOL
diers began to take place in the
trenches alongside our allies has
this support become bountiful. 1t
is the suffering and comfort of
the men from ''our own neigh
borhoods" as we'll as the physical
needs of our allies for which the
Red Cross must now mobilize.
The result-a greater and more
imperative duty now confronts
the givers in America.
No appeal to the generosity of
the American people has ever been
unanswered Let one part of the
world be visited by some calam-
ity like the Mount Pelee and Ital-
ian earthquake, China floods, the
Johnstown flood, the San Fran
cisco earthquake OF any greater
or lesser calamity, and the re-
sponse from the nation is imme-
diate and generous to a degree.
The services of the American Red
Gross society to both sides in the
Boer war and in other wars was
liberal and sacrificing. Fresher
in our minds is the work the
American unit has been doing in
Europe in the last three years,
Especially the relief given the
Belgian population.
To meet this new and greatly
enlarged demand-this demand
that has added force of patriotism
and duty we owe our own SOL
|diers-there has been q campaign
to raise 800, 900, 900 for the Red
Cross work. The campaign has
been conducted with vigor and
|earnestness that insured success.
It was participated in by all.
classes of American from the
President of the nation down to
the smallest boy scout, and all the
women of the nation were partic-
ularly active.
RED Cross week" will not be-
the only time in which one can
assist the work of the society.
Every week should be Red Cross
week with those who are able to
contribute to the work of this
greatest agency of mercy. It's
work is pressing and will continue
a long time. 1t needs continued
support and will not appeal in
vain to a people as generous as
the American nation.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-28
CANNING NO. 2.

Canned foods spoil because
bacteria or micro-organisms are
put up alive with the food and
gradually extend their colonies Of
descendants. Therefore if you
can seal food in jars and then by
some process kill the germs in
side of the jars, the food will
keep. The process by which this
killing is done is called steriliza-
ton, says the bulletin from the
National Emergency Food Garden
Commission, urging housewives
to preserve all excess food this
year that otherwise might be
wasted.
These germs can be killed by
heat. Careful laboratory studies
have developed the amount Of
heat necessary for sterilization
and the length of time for which
jars of food should be kept at the
given temperature. The heat of
live steam or of boiling water is
sufficient to kill these organisms,
and this heat does not have to be
maintained for very long inter
walls. Instead of the hours Of
cooking in the old fashioned way
of canning, jars may be sterilized
in most cases in few minutes.
There are several methods of
sterilization, many of them re-
quiring more or less expensive
equipments. The best of all, be-
cause it can be done with imple-
ments in every kitchen, is known
as the coldpack canning method.
1t is the method taught in most
domestic science schools and by
various departments of agricul-
ture and state universities. You
can buy expensive equipment for
coldpack canning. But wash
boiler with a tight cover and
equipped with a false bottom,
which even an amateur carpenter
can make, will do the trick as
quickly and as satisfactorily as
any of the costly equipments.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-28
"JAM ROLLS"

Struck by The notice Iron
sinks, in an ironmonger's shop
a wag went inside and
said that he was perfectly aware
of the fact that ''ilon sank
Alive to the occasion, the smart
shopkceper relaiiatcd:
Yes, and time flies, but wine
vaults, sulphur springs. jam rolls.
grass slopes, music stands. Nj
agara falls, moonlight walks,
holiday trips, India rubber tires,
the organ stops, trade returns,
But the visitor had bolted. Aft
er collecting his thoughts he re-
turned and, showing his head in
the doorway, shouted: "Yes,
know, and marble busts."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-28
Planning Great Air Army.

More and more the government is
becoming convinced that Americas
first big play In the war must be In
I'm the air, and the plans for speedily
sending many thousands of airplanes
and aviators to the front from this
country are being pushed with vigor.
Congress is asked to make an aero.
nanac appropriation Of 5000, 200, 900
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-28
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

For the week ending June 25.
Beck, Miss Anna.
Caludge, C. A.
Coulthard, VIM. (3) s
Douglas, Clinton.
Foster, j. l..
Goodwin, Mrs. A. A.
T. L. FINLEY, P. M.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-28
Government Is Now Going After
the Food, Munition and
Fuel Pirates.
CONTROL BILL m CONGRESS
Other Agencies Attacking the Profit
eers-Plans Pushed for Huge Amer
lean Air Army-Russia Deter
mined to Continue the
War Against German
Absoiutism.
By HOWARD w. PIckARp.

BY EDWARD w. PickARp.
Uncle Sam last week began paying
more special attention to the pirates
that infest the land-the food pirates
the munition pirates, the fuel pirates
and all the obnoxious brood of prof
iteers whose greed for money obliter
ates their patriotism, If they ever had
any of the latter quality. The warfare
against these men and corporations is
Investigations that will result in In
dictments and in proposed legislation
by congress. The latter, of course, Is
the administration food control BILL
which the president has been urging
toward passage with the forceful as
Hoover told bunch of senators on
Tuesday why the measure should be
passed, and answered all the objec
tions of Its opponents, headed by Vard
aman, Gore and Reed.
In the house on Thursday Represen.
made an attempt to have cotton In.
cluded among the articles to be put
under control, but the Southern Dem
Ocrats rushed to the rescue of the cot
ton planter and defeated the plan. The
majority also voted down proposition
ing, shoes and implements in the meas.
ure. The opposition to the bill in the
house was weaker than in the senate,
Senator Sherman of Illinois fiercely
attacked the measure as one designed
to favor the city dweller and union Ia.
Dor and to injure the farmer, and he
took the opportunity to say some very
severe things aboiit the administration,
asserting 1t had been asleep for two
years and now had walked up into hys
terra.
Daniels Jolts the Extortionists.
Secretary Daniels became weary of
the extortions of the fuel magnates,
and on Monday announced that the
coal and oil the navy needed would be
taken by the government and paid for
at prices to be fixed by the govern
ment.. Producers Of steel found them
selves facing the prospect of the same
action.
Organized labor also took hand in
the fight on the food extortionists and
notified the administration, through
the American Federation of Labor,
that unless the prices of the necessl-
ties of life are brought down to rea-
sonable figures, there probably will be
an epidemic Of strikes, possibly even
a national tie-up In many industries.
I The federal trade commission an
nounced 1t was ready to begin its in
vestigation Of food conditions on July
L; the information obtained will be
turned over to the food administrator
and the department Of justice.
/ Why should not the press of the
J country print prominently the names
Of the despicable creatures who are
taking advantage of the nations
needs? Decent motives being lacking,
fear Of the public wrath might oper-
ate to induce them to cease their ne
Ffarious work.
Planning Great Air Army.
More and more the government is
becoming convinced that Americas
first big play in the war must be In
IN the air, and the plans for speedily
Fsending many thousands of airplanes
land aviators to the front from this
country are being pushed with vigor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-28
WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST

For Upper Mississippi Valley
and Plains States: Occasional
showers are indicated during the
week with temperatures some
what below normal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-28
RED CROSS CONTRIBUTIONS.

DR.. Kennedy OF Logan, county
chairman of the Red Cross, at the
close of Red Cross week last night
reports the following Red Cross
contributions for the county:
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04
Resolutions.

Whereas, it has pleased the Su
preme Architect of the Universe t.
call from labor to rest Our dearly be-
loved brother, Isaac M. Smith,. whe
died Sept. 2Ist, 1917, therefore, be II
Resolved, That in the death o.
Bro. Smith his family have lost I
devoted husband and father, the
Lodge faithful and useful member
and the community an upright and
honored citizen.
, Resolved, That we will ever bear
in remembrance the zeal and fidelity
with which Bro. Smith discharged
his Masonic duties and try to imi-
tate his devotion to the grand prin-
ciples of our fraternity.
Resolved. That we tender our
heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved
widow and children and recommend
them to the care of that God whom
Bro. Smith served and in whom he
trusted.
Resolved, That copy of these
resolutions be spread on our records
and an engrossed copy sent to the
family OF our deceased brother.
Floyd Patrick,
L. A. Beaman.
w. H. Dudley,
Committee.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04
Wanton Destruction of Food BY
Commission Men Charged by
the Mayor of Duluth,
MINI.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 27.-Alleged
wanton destruction of foodstuffs at
the city incinerator by Duluth com-
mission men is charged in message
sent by Mayor Magney, Duluth,
from Columbus, o., where he is at
tending observation-disclosures
convention. The matter is before the
Minnesota State Public Safety Com.
mission.
Mayor Magney's message said. in
part:
Il commenced an investigation OF
food destruction at the incinerator
some time ago. Load after load o.
food from Michigan street (Comm,s-
sion row. was being dumped weekly
has been for years. One week 100
bushels of good onions were burned.
Later | saw 26 barrels of onions
ready for the dump, with another
load to come. l have taken the mat
ter up with the State Public Safety
Commission"
J. H. Bishop, superintendent of the
incincrator, is quoted as saying that
two-thirds of the tons of foodstuffs
destroyed were "as good as any Of
fered for sale"
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04
MISS MINNIE HODGlNn AND MISS ELIZABETH ROONEY
LADY EQUESTRlENNES WITH
GOLLMAR BROS. CIRCUS
JAS. PATTERsO 1sa1SSs sao%s. is csns'ass Aas;'
The Big Honest Show-The Show You Know
nnunFGe General Admission Adults SO cents
EA6AO-1e Children under IL years old 25 cents
Grand Free Street Parade
~ At n o'clock q. n. Daily

ty repudiated bonds for. a railroad
which they claimed was never COM
pleted.
I. In the As years that the matter has
been in the Federal Court, County
Judges have gone to jail rather tina !
obey court mandates to order tax
levy. Years ago the County Court
met in secret recesses in the woods
to evade United States Marshals
while they were transacting the
county's business. But the best the
bondholders ever got was a revival
of judgments every, 10 years.
The County Judges were also noti-
fled today by John H. Overman of
St. Louis, attorney for the bondhold-
ers, that every Judgment outstanding
against the county phas been deposit
ed with the First National Bank in
Kansas City. They are to be turned
over to the county to be satisfied on
record in exchange for the $55o.ooo
refunding bonds the county is asked
to vote. Overman guarantees that
every dollar Of the Indebtedness will
be accounted for when the refunding
bonds are ready to be turned over.
St. Clair is one of but two counties
in the State having such indebted
ness, others having gradually sur,
rendered on compromise basis.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04
Surprise Dinner.

Saturday, the 2oth, being the 54th
birthday of Mrs. George Borum, il
being such a busy time, they thought
it best to gather on Sunday. So on
Sunday morning, it being church day,
at the Methodist church at Spruce,
Mrs. Borum and one of her grand
sons, Clyde Craig, went to church.
While they were at church, the rel
atives and friends gathered with well
filled baskets and began to prepare
dinner, and when they arrived home
the table was loaded with good
things that the ladies of that neigh
borhood know so we'll how to pre-
pare. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Craig and family; Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Knowles and family ;
Mrs. Herbert Clark and son. Ralph,
from Wilsall, Mont; Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Morgan and family; M.
and Mrs. Miit Norton and family;
Mrs. Charles Norton. son, Frank.
daughter, Carrie; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Craig and family; Mrs. Mary
]. Hurr and daughter; Mrs. Chester
Hubbard and granddaughter, Mar
jorie.
They departed at late hour wish
ing Mrs. Borum many more happy
One Who Was Present.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04
81. CLAIR COUNTY TO END
SUIT ON TRIAL IS YEARS
District Advised to Accept Com
promise Offer to Settle Rail-
road Bonded Debt

Osceola, Mo-, Sept. 2o.-Replying
to request from the County Judges
of St. Clair County for his opinion
as to whether the county should ac-
cept the compromise offer for set
Ting the old railroad bonded indebt-
edness, John H. Lucas of Kansas
City, attorney for the county in the
litigation and former resident here,
in a letter received from him today,
advises the citizens to accept the
proposal.
A special election on the question
of compromise will be held on Oc-
tober 9. The bondholders have
agreed to accept $55o,ooo, for which
they will exchange judgments
against the county amounting 20
more than $,ooo.o 600. The COM
promise would end litigation that
has been in progress for As years.
The litigation began when the eoun-
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04
SHE FOOLED NEB
And Becausue He Could Not Read
He is Now a Full Pledged
Soldier in the National
Army.

In this day of exemption stories
the prize-the one that takes the
platter and the pastry as well-comt 5
from Palmer, Mo-, from which place
Neb Wilkinson was drafted into the
army, and he is still wondering-blt
his wife is not-why the draft board
of Washington county, sitting at
Potosi, rejected his plea for exemp-
ton.
When he was drafted last week, he
passed the physical examination, be-
ing found sound in wind and limb
Except that his heels showed fresh
stone bruises, acquired from hiking
over Ozark hills, he looked able to
carry rifle.
But he evidently didn't want to
fight, and his eyes continually sought
the far blue hills. as he told of his
patch and his wife and family Of
seven children dependent upon him
for support. ..
The chairman of the board told
him he must have letter from his
wife stating the condition at home.
The next day Neb hove in sight over
the hill road bearing rnissive writ
ten on wrapping paper with a lead
pencil. The chairman called his col
leagues about him. This is what
they read:
Dear United States Army: My
husban asst me to rite you reck-
mend that he supports his, family
He can't read, SO don't tell him. Just
take him. He amt no good to me.
"He amt done nuthin but drink
lemmin essense an play the fiddle
sense we married eight years ago, an
l gotta feed seven kids of hissen.
Maybe you kin git him to carry a
gun.
"He's good on squirrels an eatin'. :.
Take him and welcum. l need his
grub and bed for his kids.
Don't tell him this, but take him.
Mary Jane Wilkinson"
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04
GULF STORM SWEPT. !
- Killed and 3a.ooo,ooo Damage
Done in Gulf Gale.

/ Havana, Sept 28-One steamel
and several sailing vessels were sunk
numerous houses were razed ant
great damage done to growing crop.
and fruits by the West Indian huri
cane which struck the Isle Of Pines
according to dispatches received here
tonight
Advices from Bantabano, situated
on the mainland, says it is believed
there that many persons perished ia
the islands, although no definite il.
formation regarding the casualties
has been received here.
New Orleans, La. Sept. 28.-Pen-
sacola was almost devastated and
Mobile was badly damaged by hurri-
cane winds which swept in from the
Gulf of Mexico today and struck
the two towns.
Conservatives tonight place the
property loss at $2,ooo,ooo and the
loss of life at not less than 20.
The great blow, present in the
gulf for the past week, recurved a:
the mouth Of the river this morning
and within two hours after the
Weather Bureau had rehoisted hu--
ricane warnings between here and
Pensacola struck with its full effect.
Biloxi, Miss, was also hard hit by
the storm, and at 4 p. M. the water
in the town was over half a foot
deep and rising. The wind was blow
ing forty-five miles an hour and the
greater number Of. the residents had
taken refuge in the City Hall and
Post Office.
The Louisville & Nashville Rail
road annulled all its trains between
New Orleans and Pensacola tonight
because of great washout at Lake
Catherine and the Rigolets bridge
was not safe. The only death attrib-
uted to the storm was that of James
S. Ohinio, aged 8, who was blown in
to Bayou St. John at 3 p. m. Friday.
Every town along the gulf coast
between New Orleans and Pensacola
got the blow and until reports are
received from Dunbar, Rigolcts, La,
Waveland Bay, St. Louis, Pass Chris
tian, Gulfport, Ocean Springs, Pas
cogla, Mobile and Pensacola, when
wires come up it will not be known
just what the property damage IS,
nor the loss of life.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04
Trains Killed Cattle Enough in Five
Years to Feed Army.

The fact that I2I,5o6 head of live
stock, valued at approximately 81
8oo,ooo have been killed by the IS
railroads of Missouri, Arkansas and
Louisiana during the last five years
is presented on a poster sent out to
station agents, mayors and town
councils by President B. F.. Bush OF
the Missouri Pacific Railway.
According to the poster, this enor-
nous waste would be sufficient to
provide an army of 100000 men
with their daily meat ration for one
month.
If this 12I, 1896 head of stock were
loaded into railway cars, it would re-
quire 2Ios cars, or 81 trains. and If
the cars were coupled together into
one train it would be ~ miles long.
The stock killed is divided into the
following classes: Horses and mules,
o,236; cattle, 4I,536; hogs, 62,56O;
sheep and goats, 4,526, and others, e.
72o.
The causes for this economic waste,
the poster says, are due in the ma
jority of cases to the. fact that farm
gates are left open, and in other cases
the animals are struck on public and
private crossings and within town
and switch limits.
The railroad president calls upon
the public in the name of patriotisri
to see that this waste is stopped hv
means of town ordinances and per-
sonal appeals to stock owners by
town authorities. The railroads, on
the other hand, will warn engineers
to do all they can to keep from strik-
ing stock and will order section men
to drive stock out of the right Vt
way whenever possible.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04
Rolling Stones.

Everybody is busy sowing wheat
cutting corn or making 'lasses.
Mrs. Geo. Buckles mother from
Boliver is here visiting her at thii
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave ,Stubblefield
of Johnstown visited At H. IL
Ewing's last Sunday. z
Chas. Kendrick has been cutting
corn for Geo. Moles the last fes
days. {
Dick Taylor and Goldie White.
head called. on Ruby Moles last Sum
day evening.
Ernest Moore delivered beef las'
Saturday to his old customers.
The Olive school gave short pro.
gram In honor Of Ftaneis Willard
last Friday aftefnoQu.
Mrs. Ewing and daughter, Mrs
Watson. were Butler callers last
Monday. !.
Evsryoae i 90 bssy . get much
news.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04
Mitchell Defeated in New York.

New York, Sept. 2o.-With the re-
count of the recent primary for the
mayoralty nomination completed,
William NJ. Bennett has majority OF
542 votes over Mayor Mitchell for tae
Republican nomination. The mayor
announced he would run independent
ly for reelection if there proves to be
a strong demand for his candidacy.
New Mitchell headquarters have been
opened in the Hotel Manhattan.
Governor Whitman declared last
night he would direct the attorney
general to engage actively in investi-
eating the apparent frauds in the prt-
mary.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04
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The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04

One hundred and five candidates
for commissions at the second re-
serve officers training camp at Ft-
Sheridan have been dropped from the
rolls. About seventy-five of these
were disqualified because OF physical
defects developed by training. some
voluntarily resigned and twenty were
discharged for "cogent reasons"
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04

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