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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Frisco. Railroad and Express
Companies Refuse to De-
liver Booze Shipments.
new ORDER CAUSES DROUGHT
Threat Of Howell County Prosecutor
to Enforce the law Stopped
the Violations.

Southern Missouri counties ira.
versed by the St. Louis & San Fran.
cisco Railroad are having touch of
bone dry" conditions, as a result OF
the refusal of the railroad company
and the express companies operating
on its lines to make deliveries of in.
toXicating liquors. The order also hits
wholesale liquor houses of Springfield,
whose mail order business is con-
fined almost solely to local option
counties in this section since bone
dry" laws of adjoining states have
shut them out
The drought" in almost score of
counties touched only by the railroad
was brought on by Will Green, prose-
cutting attorney of Howell County. In
a careful study of the local option
laws, he raised the point that there is
not clause offering a railroad or an
express company defense for making
delivery of liquor shipments in local
option counties.
He served notice on the railroad and
the Southern Express Company that
continuance of the practice of agents
delivering liquor shipments to con-
signees would result in prosecutions.
The question was put to the legal de-
partments of the railroad and express
company and the order prohibiting
agents in local option counties de-
livering the packages of liquor fol-
lowed. Prosecutor Green has been
Joined in bis Interpretation of the law
by prosecutors in other local option
counties.
The railroad is not refusing to ac-
cept liquor shipments, not wishing to
assume liability, but all are accepted
at shippers risk"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26

TEXAS Counties: Collin, Fannin, Gray
son. Lamar, Denton, Hunt, Navarro; beiI
Go Cooke, HILL Mcbennan; Milan: Red E Mon
tasue, Smith, Wise, csss, Cherokee. Clay,
coryeii; Ellis Tayettssl qSnT,Eales; KS W,i
a%so Ru't xn San nanf Bowie dssdaSpo
Naeogdoehes Parker, Robertson, Wash:
Wish,s Bastrop a PeSt hs ESy
Tarrant, Travis, Upshur. Wharton,
sAs.counties. Butler, jewell. Mar
s SMITH, Nes suner heng %a nfRns Barber
Brown, Clay, Cloud. Coffey. cowley. Craw-
ford, Decatur, Dickinson, Graham, Green Tsen
man, tabette, Lyon, MCPHERSON, Marion,
lips. Pottawatomie Rice, STAFFORD, Bour-
Montgomery, Neosho, Shawnee wabaun-
see, Allen, Anderson, Harvey, Norton.
Pratt, Riley, Rocks, Saline. Wilson. Atohi-
Ottawa, sheridan. Barton. Chautauqua,
Kiowa, Leavenworth, Lincoln.
oH!o-Counties:, Darke. Wood, Madi-
paign, Clark, Hancock, Henry. Highland,
Mercer Miami PaTding PTsSle' sn
Shelby, Union, Warren, Adams, Allen,
Brown, -Clermont, Delaware, Fulton, San
ron. Knox Richland, Stark, Wayne, VIII
liams.
OKLAHOMA-Cou Caddo, Cana
Kay, Alfalfa Blaine, Bryan, Craig, Gus
ter, .Garvin,. Kingfisher,. Lincoln. Usage,
Stephens. Tiliman, washita, Dewey, 10
tawatome tulsa, Woodward, Mcintosh.
Muskogee. Oklahoma, Pawnee, Roger
Mills Woods, Cleveland, Ellis, jefferson.
Kiowa, Ottawa, Rogers, Wagner: IT..
derson, Union, Christian, Daviess, Gray
son. Hardin. Ohio. Pulaski Warren, Bar
rem, breckenridge, Galloway. Crittenden,
Hopkins, Logan, Madison. Adair, Bal
lard, Butler, Hart, Hickman. Lawrence,
Livingston, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Nell
son. Pike, Todd, Trigg, Wayne, Webster
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Elephant Had Toothaohe.

Charlie" Snyder, keeper Of the ele-
plants at the New York ZOO, was lean
ing up against Alice discussing ele-
plants in general and Alice in par
ticular. He allowed that Alice had
tOOthache. Lonesome" he said. "Why,
this poor thing can't have the slightest
ailment but that she cries like big
baby. saw her standing with her
head in that corner and knew that
something had made her blue again.
When came in she opened her mouth,
and l saw that her teeth were sore.
Now she's oil right but If l so out
she'll make more noise than couple
of herds have any right to make"
AS Mr.. Snyder talked Alice moved
from one foot to the other, humping
him. After discussing the peculiar
tiles of an elephants mouth, he told
Alice to open hers. Alice did. and al
lowed the keeper to show where the
medicine had been rubbed. This done,
she closed her mouth, stopped bump
ing Mr.. Snyder and walked slowly
over to the corner. She put her head
down into the piled up fodder and
stood quite. still.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Wished She Was a Sailor.

With raiders and U-boats making
every voyage an adventure, sailors are
wild to get back from trips to hear all
about what is going on and to tell of
their own experiences. The wife of a
seaman who had returned from a
three months cruise called at the Sea-
mems institute in New York to wait
for him. Presently he came up South
street with four other seamen of his
ship. All were singing as they pound
ed along. Their vessel had been chased
by German raider. The waiting wife
met the seaman. She threw her arms
about him while he stood looking
straight ahead. "Slmon," said the fond
wife, "you don't seem a bit anxious to
see me. The little home Is all ready
for you and I'm so glad you are back"
$50 am l." said Simon, mechanically
putting his arms about her. $50 I
am. But, Lord, Julie, wish you were
IN sailor; I'd have an awful lot to tell
you"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
HELD AS A C0UNTERFElTER
carrollton Man Charged With Making
Bogus Coins When Dies Were
Found In Cabin.

The appearance in Carrollton and
vicinity Of counterfeit nickels, dimes
and quarters of the 1917 mintage,
shortly after their circulation by the
banks there, has attracted the atten-
ton of federal secret service agents
at Kansas City. Recently a secret
service man, accompanied by Sheriff
]. M, Stonebreaker, raided the cabin
Of man known as Red Buck" Ad-
kins, in Carrollton. Dies correspond
ing to the counterfeit small coins in
circulation were confiscated. Adkins
was taken to Kansas City by the fed
eral authorities.
The mystery there is how the coins
were put in circulation as it is claim
ed Adkins never has been out Of Car
roll county until now. He has two
small children. According to the Of
ficers Mrs. Adkins said that the dies
found were made according to her hus-
bands own ideas. For the past two
years, however, banks there have de-
tected queer" small coins in circula-
ton but suspicion was not directed
toward Adkins until the coins of 1917
mintage began to appear soon after
their circulation there.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
German Care OF the Wounded.

An American newspaper man writing
from Germany, where he had been al
lowed an opportunity to study the sys-
TEN Of sanitary and medical service in
the army, makes the interesting state
ment that 1t Is not only extremely
thorough, but that the conservation Of
life and limb is the policy and practice
of the surgeons. That is, their great
endeavor is to save life and to avoid
amputation of legs or arms where 1t Is
possible, says the Indianapolis Star.
That they have remarkable success
is indicated by the fact that out OF
1887 severely wounded men brought
to certain field hospital within n
given four weeks, but II died. Out Of
hundreds of operations performed, only
one was an amputation of limb.
There is no postbattle butchery by
eager young surgeons, for no operation
is performed until 1t is pronounced
necessary by competent head sur
geOn.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Patriotic Day at sedaIia.

Sedalia and Pettis County recently
celebrated the one hundred and forty
second anniversary of the Battle of
Lexington with a large attendance
One hundred and fifty gayly decorated
motor cars were in line, while hun
dreds of men marched in the parade,
including Grand Army of the Repub-
lie veterans, Spanish-Americdn war
veterans, the gun corps company, Red
Cross chapter, all of the local union
organizations, different Protestant
and Catholic societies, Boy Scouts and
three thousand five hundred school
children.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
STUDENTS TO AID ON FARMS
Young Men. In the College Of Agrieul.
ture to be Excused from Study by
Faculty.

Owing to the shortage of food and
the scarcity of labor in the present
national crisis students in the College
of Agriculture Of the University Of
Missouri will be excused to work on
farms, by the action of the faculty of
the college. The faculty considers
that actual labor in food production Is
as important and as much patriotic
duty as enlistment for military SER
vice. Only those students who have
definite employment in view will be
excused on the same basis as those
who enlist in the army. The grade
for work done in the college up to the
time the student is excused will be
the basis for awarding credit during
his enlistment in food production.
Students will be placed on their
honor that they will work on farms.
In addition, they will be required to
submit a statement from employers
that they are to be engaged in farm
work. They must work at least until
July l and submit report from their
employers to obtain credit for Uni
versity work. The College of Agricul-
ture has recommended to the Univer-
sity. faculty that students in other d.
visions be excused for farm work on
the same basis as those excused for
military service.
The suggestion that colleges Of ag-
riculture excuse students for farm
work was made in Chicago at meet
ing of the advisory board of National
Agricultural Society of which Dean
f. B. Mumford is a member A COM
mittee of five consisting of Dean E.
Davenport of Illinois, President H. ].
Waters of Kansas Agricultural Col
lege, Howard Davidson Of New York,
president of the International Live
stock Exposition; E. d. Frank. farmer
of Illinois, and Dean F. B. Mumford
Of Missouri formulated recommends
tions to be submitted to the National
Agricultural Society which met in
Washington. One of the recommends
tions pertained to excusing students
from college to work on farms. Dean
Mumford said that the Missouri Col
lege was the first to his knowledge
in the United States to take action on
the recommendation.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Ordered to Return Money.

Mrs. Mary Warren, whose husband,
Andrew l.. Warren, reappeared sud
denly three weeks ago, after an alb
sence of ten years and only a few
days after an order of the circuit
court had declared him to be legally
dead, has been ordered to restore to
the Order of Railway Conductors the
insurance she collected on her hus.
bands life. Mrs. Warren's counsel,
who got one-half the judgment as at
torneys' fees, were made defendants
in the order made by Judge Arch
Johnson in the circuit court at Spring
field.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
BOsCHEE'S GERMAN
SYRUP
A Valued Household Remedy for
Over Half a Century.

In our climate, with its sudden
changes of temperature, rain, wind and
sunshine often intermingled In single
day, 1t is no wonder that our children,
friends and relatives are so frequently
taken from us by neglected colds, many
deaths resulting from this cause. A
bottle Of Boschee's German Syrup kept
In the house, and few doses taken in
time, will possibly prevent severe ILL
ness, a doctors bill, and perhaps death.
For fifty years this has been a very
successful remedy for coughs, colds,
throat or lung troubles. 1t induces a
good nights sleep with easy expec-
toration in the morning. For sale by
druggists in oil parts of the civilized
world, % and IS cent bottles.-Adv.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
AppIea Good FOR insomnia.

Apples are useful in nervous dyspep
STA they are nutritious, medicinal, and
vitalizing; they aid digestion, clear
the voice, correct the acidlty of the
stomach, and are valuable In rheuma-
tism, insomnia, and liver troubles. An
apple contains as much nutriment as
a potato in a pleasanter and more
wholesome form.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
offers Land to Government.

F. E. Lewis, who owns 100 acres of
land in Howell county, offers to do
nate free all or part of the land to
the government to- be used for any
purpose whatever. Or, it is available
to responsible persons who agree to
employ the land continuously in the
production of foodstuffs. The offer is
for the period of the war.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Poplar Bluff Held Bio Rally.

A patriotic demonstration was held
at Poplar Bluff recently in which six
thousand clerks, business men, fac
tory employees, school children, farm
ers and residents Joined. Practically
every factory and business house
closed for two hours.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
FOR SKIN TROUBLES
That Itch, Burn. Torture and Disfig-
ure Use Cutlcura-Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. They
usually afford immediate relief in itch
ing, burning eczemas, pimples, dandruff
and most baby skin troubles. They
also tend to prevent little skin trou-
bles becoming great If used daily.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
almost. all PARTS of this country.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Jailed for InsuItino FIao.

Harry Harris, laborer, was fined
$40 and costs and sentenced to serve
thirty days in the Jasper county Jail
recently upon being found guilty in
justice court of charge of insulting
the American flag.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Offer Bakeries to Government.

C. H. Wortz, head Of company
owning and operating biscuit plants
in St. Joseph and Fort Smith. Ark,
has rendered the government the en-
tire use of both Of them for any pur-
pose it desires.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Search Alien Homes for Guns.

The police of ST. Louis have begun
search among alien enemies to as
certain if any failed to turn in their
fire arms of ammunition. The I'M
naturalized Germans were given sew
eral days to turn in their arms
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Sold City Jail to Laundry.

Six months ago the Centralia Jail
was sold to laundry. but unable to
get along without Jail, the city coun-
Gil will order two steel cages to be
placed in the basement of the city
hall
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Dynamite Under st. Louis Bridge.

Fifty-six sticks Of dynamite were
found recently near Wabash railroad
bridge at the east entrance Of Forest
Park, in st. Louis. The police, made
the matter public.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
co.operate wien Earmers.

County Superintendent c. w. Nc
Croskey has advised teachers of all
rural schools in Greene county to per-
NIT boys to take their examinations at
once that they may be available for
spring faIm work.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Charles w. Tuck of sedaIia Dead.

% Charles w. Tuck, Missouri Pacific
engineer, who was stricken with par.
alysis last January. in dead in Sedalia.
He was As years old. His wife and
two children survive him.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26
Disastrous Fire at Columbia.

Four buildings in the business dis
trict of Columbia were destroyed by
fire the other day, The loss is es-
timated at 100000. The insurance
is 100000.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26

my butler left me without any
warning"
"There are worse things than that
Mine left me without any spoons
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26

II man could discover why wom-
an Is mystery size wouldn't be.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-04-26

Some men like to talk of their bust
they had ever had any.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-07
RELEASED FROM PRISON,
DIES ON HOMEWARD ROAD
Woman Held in Neighborhood Quarrel
Expires in Motorcar From
Heart Disease

Elation over obtaining the release of
Alexandra Mankowski from prison was
short-lived for her husband and relatives.
for she died in the automobile that was
bearing her away homeward
The Coroner was notified today Of her
death, which occurred last night as the
automobile was speeding her toward her
home, 2507 East Firth street. Deputy
Coroner Greenhalgh is investigating. Heart
disease is believed to have caused her
death
Mrs. Mankowski. who was twenty-nine
years old, was committed to Moyamensing
Prison March by Magistrate Dietz at the
Trenton avenue and Dauphin street station
in default of $500 bail on charge of as
sault and battery and larceny in a neigh
borhood quarrel For nearly week her
husband went among friends seeking a
bondsman and was successful last night.
He and other relatives took her from prison
against the advice of the prison physician,
who said she was too Ill.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-07
U. S. AFTER AUTHORS
OF THREATS TO WILSON
Writers of Letters Believed to
Have Their Headquar-
ters Here

A city-wide search is being made here
by agents of the Department of Justice, in
cooperation with the postoffice authorities,
for writers of anonymous cards and letters
which are being received daily by Presi-
dent Wilson, Cabinet officers and public
officials in this city.
The letters and cards are almost iden-
tcal in that each threatens either bodily
harm or the destruction Of the property Of
the recipients. Some of them have been
written in fine German script and several
were signed with German names, presum-
ably fictitious.
Although the letters are not confined to
this city, the authorities are convinced that
there is but one set of persons behind them.
Captain Nate Griffin, of the secret Service
force here James T. Cortelyou, chief post
Office inspector, and Frank !. Garbarino,
special agent of the Department OF Justice.
have each assigned men to round up the
letter writer's.
one postal card. which apparently was
copied and mailed to a dozen men in official
life in Washington, said that thousands. of
Germans were drilling every day in this
country and soon would go to Mexico to
lead a rebellion there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-07
HER WILL PAYS FOR FUNERAL PARTY,
WITH STOP-OFF FOR ALL AT NIAGARA
Document Buys Tickets for Escort to Tesator's Last
Resting Place in Canada Sightseeing Visit on Way
Back to Philadelphia Included

A free funeral trip of nearly 500 miles to
Canada and return with stop-over priv
ileges at Niagara Falls. was provided by
Mrs. Matte II. HorninG whose will was
admitted to probate today.
The will directed that she be buried in
Dundas can, and that the travelling eX-
penses of her relatives attending the funeral
be paid These included sufficient funds to
enable them to go sight seeing at Niagara
Falls after the sad duty Of burial and to
enjoy parlor-car touring and all other pos
sible comforts on the journey to and from
Dundas which is in eastern ontario. Pro-
vision was made in the will for the pay
ment of the bills.
Relatives named in the testament to ac-
company the body were two brothers and
their wives and a sister. Mrs Horning,
who was the widow of Edwin T. HOrning,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-07
1912 LICENSES GRANTED
IN LUZERNE COUNTY
Court Fails to Heed Church Remon-
strances and Decides Favorably
on Most Applications

WlLkES-BARRE, Pa, March :. - The
Judges of the Luzerne County Court granted
1912 licenses today and are holding under
consideration 322 applications. The licenses
granted today were for old houses against
which there had been no specific remon-
strances.
Blanket remonstrances against all saloons
in the county were filed by 500 members
of three churches, two in this city and one
in Pittston. The Court failed to heed this
petition to make the county dry.
There were 1884 applicants for liquor
licenses this year. Remonstrances were filed
by the state Liquor Dealers Association
against seventy cases. but the Court did not
dispose of any Of them in todays list
There were 1865 licensed saloons in Euzerne
County last year. and the indications are
that there will not be any material decrease
in the number of saloons this year
The action Of the Court today, in face of
the blanket petitions, is taken to mean that
Luzerne County will remain wet until leg
islative steps are taken to make it different.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-07
TODAY's MARRIAGE LICENSES

william Love- 5000 Latona St. and Jennie l..
UiTrins 5000 Latona 81.
Martin j Nestel, 2S3H \. llth St. ana Mapei
o. Ford, 1886 y, llth st -, p,.
Johnston JWSSnTrsoId JSST ig85 N. Camac ST., and
H9washh SSash s E!dridsc. 30 s. 42d st,
VrnooapueI Pomerant2 3l7 Manton st., and Rose
Warver 3O3 Cross ST.
p.tnh G Grohon 80 w. Pomona st, and Flor
halpm pn, u cook 2Gl7 y. Franklin ST.
wilson ShPsy 1898 vi Ssa p2ypGn w paupbn s5 ara Flor
Israel Weinberg, BALTIMORE. Md, and Rose
10 sIuaIyInnon baltimore. Nd
,ones EIasoIR Rozier 1887 Webster ST.. and Maude
''MscHillon savannah, Ca e.
John J1In, riglltopTs ialo 5, 10Th st,
,hIIna1rdar hIn1 Berinstcin, Camden, ". j., and Sadie
'GDSsitelbaum 1l10 Master st.
CoDTad Ora nm, 5000 Wayne ave-, and sabna
,,AAyoAnder A. CRasen 23s Monroe St, and Celia
Nattelson. .2S Monroe st,
JaSoS cutler, 1911 $. Franklin ST., and Gertie
Man 6y Msttsson a.s Monroe ST., and Sadie Fried
man gOi9 :, 0th st,
stein. O2t n, 9th st. a.,
Joseph C. Moore, 11s N. 4lst st., and Ida j..
Hernig, 739 n, 4lst st.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-07
LID CLAMPED ON VICE
BY NEW READING MAYOR
Filbert and District Attorney
Threaten to Raid Fraternity's
Naughty Smoker"

READING. Pa, March 7.--Carrying out
his determination to improve moral condi-
tions of the city, Mayor Filbert has clampcd
the lid down tight on Smoker and enter
tainment" which fraternal organization
had quietly planned for tomorrow night
the price of admission being 81 The Mayor
says IL any attempt Is made to hold the
smoker" as planned he will raid the club
house even though he may have to com
mandeer every motortruck in the city to
transport the prisoners.
The Mayor took this action after news
was brought to him of some of the carry
ings on at a similar entertainment given
by this organization two weeks ago at
S15O throw" II Is said that women of
the underworld contributed largely to the
entertainment, the climax being number
in which the members drew articles Of the
performers wearing apparel corresponding
to numbers on their tickets IL is said that
there was a riot of fun until one OF the
members baked at drawing and afterward
reported to the Mayor.
A threatened raid by the Mayor caused
a similar entertainment planned by out-of-
town promoters for last night in one of
the public dance halls to be called off.
Tickets were sold at $3.50 and four bar
rcls of beer had been delivered to the place
when the Mayors warning was received
The money was refunded at a hotel.
1t IL said that these semiprlvate smokers
anC enterta inments have been very fashion,
able in Reading for weeks and that they
have been run by out-of-town promoters.
who have been informed that this is wide
open town.
The Mayor and District Attorney have
jcined in an attempt to drive from the city
all professional gamblers and idlers and
men who live on the earnings of women of
the streets. II is said that during the week
three gamblers were given the preference
Of leaving the city or going to jail, and
they chose to get out of town while the get
ting was good.