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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-07
INVESTIGATION
Of GOVERNOR ON
Gov. Ferguson Appears Be
fore Committee and Pro
tests Against Delay.

AuSLlns IeNae. Marc4 a.-lnNeSEEa-
ton Of the charges preferred in the
house against governor Ferguson by
representative Davis. OF Van Zandt, be-
gan today before a committee Of nine
members Of the Legislature
At the request of former attorney
general n II. Crane. counsel for rep
resentative Davis, the taking of testi-
mony was deferred until tomorrow
morning, as Mr.. Crane said he had not
as yet familiarized himself with the
details OF the investigation and the
charges
Protests Against DeIay.
Governor Ferguson appeared before
the committee and insisted that there
be no delay in the investigation of the
charges, saying his good name was be-
ing besmirched by having these
charges hanging over him. He said he
aid not want any unnecessary delays.
rs the officials or the Temple State
bank We're here, and there should be
no time lost Besides, the governor
added. he wants to 90 to the fat stock
show at Fort Worth next week and
wants the probe concluded by that
time.
WOrkman's BIZ Debated.
Amendment to the workman's COM
pensation act were under debate in
the house during the morning session.
The house adopted the amendment
which the senate refused to accept, and
which provided that employees must ad-
wise employers when they took en-
plOyment under them that they wanted
protection under the act or else waive
all rights.
Amendment Defeated.
An amendment by Moore was defeat
ed, which would have done away with
the board and place the provisions Of
the act in the hands Of the district
courts and the district judges OF the
state.
Terrell has introduced an amend
ment reducing the salaries OF the com
missiOners from the amount provided
as increases, in an amendment already
adopted.
SetOes Investment Fund Bill
Governor Ferguson today sent to the
senate a message vetOing senate bill
number $50 which is an act legaliZing
the investment Of all fiduciary and
trust funds in bonds TO be issued by
the federal farm loan bank. 1t is IN
derstood an effort is being made to
have the governor withdraw the veto
message. The governor disapproves
the bill on the ground that the national
government does not guarantee the
payment OF the bonds issued by the
federal farm loan bank.
signs Resolution.
Tire governor today signed the SEN
ate concurrent resolution providing
for the appointment of a committee
to make a survey On the state educa-
tional institutions, to prevent dupl-
eating OF extension work.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-07
Ell PASO THIRD CITY IN
STATE IN JANUARY BUILDING

In a monthly report OF the federal
reserve bank at Dallas. Tex. received
at the local postoffice for January,
1917 IL is seen that among the nine
largest cities in the state FL PasO
stands third in the number Of build
ing permits issued In pOstOffice re-
ceipts Fl PasO shows for the month OF
January an Increase in business OF
s. percent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-07
Fl. WORTH MAY
GET CATTLEMEN
J. F. Primm, of Ell Paso, Is
Mentioned for the Asso-
citation Presidency.

(Continued from previous psEe.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-07
FELDMAN co. AND YSLETA
CANNING co. FILE CHARTERS

Austin, Tex. March The charter
Of the Fred J. FSeldman Co. of Ell Paso.
was today filed in the state depart
ment The capital stock is $4,000 and
the purpose is TO manufacture and sell
pictures, photograph supplies and
sporting goods. Tho incorporators are:
Fred J. Feldman, c. g. AcKie and J.
3. Bryan. There was also filed the
charter OF the e. Paso Valley Canninc
Co. of Ysleta, with 4 capital stock OF
$4,000. The incorporatoTs are J. J..
Smith. E. G Cook, G. W. Huffman and
others.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-07
LOOK FOR 600 DELEGATES To
CONVENTION TO REGISTER

Four hundred and fifty delegates had
been registered at She secretary's office
of the Panhandle q Southwestern
Stockmen's association at noon We'd
nesday L is expected that 500 dele
gates viii be regis-a-ed before the con-
yention is adiourned
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-07
SWISS CAPTAIN VISITS OLD
FRIEND. GEN GEORGE BELL, JR

Capt. Hans de Schulthess, OF the
Swiss army. was In FL Paso Wednesday
10 visit Cen George Bell. jr- whom he
had known in Switzerland in 1911, and
other friends who are in the United
States army.
The Swiss captain left Wednesday
afternoon for New York and viii return
the United States on a business trip
for 4 banking house - Zurich. Swift
erl7ud.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-07

Mayor Tom Les has issued : proc
lamation announcing that a half hOli-
day be observed on Friday afternoon
by all Fl Pasoans in order that en-
Moves and others who are en- o ~
work may attend the entertainment
arranged for the cattlemen-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-07
CITY TAXES
DELINQUENT MARCH 18TH.

To facilitate payment OF City Taxes.
my office. beginning today. will remain
open during the noon hour, and from
Monday of evenings until S o'clock.
Penalty for failure TO pay before the
18th, 10 per cent plus one dollar. and
another dollar for cost OF advertising;
thereafter 10 per cent interest until
paid.
VIM. P. 3. McSain.
City Tax Assessor and Collector.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-07

and has met many OF his old compau-
ions at the convention. PattulIo start
ed out as a "cowpuncher," and IL was
during his work in this capacity that
he acquired a great deal Of his ma
terial for his stories
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28
THE EUROPEAN " AR
Italy Loses and Receivers Ground
Western Front Preparing
Airplanes Active

The situation in Italy is moth
ing less than a crisis for that
country tho Italians lose and re-
gain positions of more or less i'm
portance. That preparations by
allies and German armies on
western front are being made for
some unexpected move by the
central powers appears to be the
conclusion by war experts. Rus
sia is more of an ally of the Cen
tral powers than otherwise. 1t
is not improbable that Italy will
be lost to US or so situated as to be
of little help. The gen.
eral situation is regarded as any
thing but highly encouraging.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28
Local Board Doings

The local board has mailed
questionnaires to registered men
to date of going to press, No. /
to 984 inclusive. Each day the
board will send out 78 question
naires until the remainder Of the
registrants have been served
This board makes no exemption
whatever for any reason but all
found by the board physically
unfit for military service are put
in class 5 and that means that
they will 60 before the district
board but be exempted or perma-
nently discharged.
If the vote of the district board
is unanimous on any question
there is no further appeal, but an
appeal may be. taken by any reg
istrant to the district board from
the action of this local board.
Classifications are made as
follows; All single men are
classed l or 8 according to depen-
dants; All married men in
class 2 or A except men who are
dependent upon their wives for
support or who fail to support
those dependent upon them such
go in class 1,all single or married
judged:physically unfit for mill
tary service by the local board go
in class 5. Also in class 5 60 all
federal state and judicial officers
and county officers whose place
cannot be filled by appointment.
In this county there are two the
sheriff. and coroner who come
under this exemption. Assistant
postmasters in cases where the
postmaster makes affidavit
that they are indispensable to
handling of the mail come in class
5 and of course are exempt.
All papers sent to registrant by
the local board must be filled out
with pen and ink.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28
THE RED CROSS DRIVE
Membership Exceeds Expectation
This County Far Ahead
Great Work.

Reports from all over the
country indicate that the Christ
mas special drive for Red Cross
membership resulted in more
than thirteen million contribu-
tors including those who already
had membership.
This county was looked to for
3100 and by persistent and pa
tient work of the appointed lead
ers, 1924 were enrolled. In this
city $50 and in Brunswick lola
and in Salisbury about 1900,
these figures taking in the two
districts.
Next to the organization of the
army and the great commissary
system, there is no organization
more extensive than that of the
Red Cross nor one with greater
need for competent officers and
workers. The purposes of the
Red Cross are such as to appeal
to all for heartiest support and
its duties so intricate and ex-
tended as to require the best tai
ent obtainable for carrying out
those humane and Christian dut-
les.
It may be that the entire list
of members in the district for
which the organization at this
city is the head will be published
so that in case of error in listing
members correction may be
made, but in case of inability to
publish the list on account of its
length. Every one holds a re-
ceipt and should have a button
as a voucher and wear it with
pleasure.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28

Some Christmas shopping here
Monday.
Clay Perkins of Linneus was
here for the holidays with his
daughters.
Ben Agee got home in time
for Christmas dinner and stayed
several days longer for a good
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hardin and
daughter Frances came from
Oklahoma Sunday for holiday
visit to her parents, Mayor and
Mrs. w. G. Agee. Mr.. Hardin
left for Kansas City Wednesday
and his wife and daughter will
remain for some time.
Miss Verlea Tillerson who is
staying with her uncle. C. O.
Warharst and attending H. S.
at Marceline and is spending her
vacation with home folks south
of town. entertained some six
teen Young people on Christmas
II
day in honor of her brother R.
| H. and two counsins Miss Iona
Vance and Wayne Hickerson al
of Kansas City.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28
Farm Bureau Notes
BY Sam Jordan

Former Seed Corn Proposition
The statement was made by
myself when / came in the
spring that if each bureau men,
ber would get me as much as
five bushels of high class seed
corn, field selected, / would
make him enough more money
out of it above his time and the
market price of corn to pay his
membership fee in one season.
Now, since nobody that know
did this and conditions are far
worse than we have ever antici-
pated / will change the PROPOSE
ton and say fifty bushels of
well bred seed that has high
termination on tests" and | will
still get you enough above the
market price to pay your part or
to pay your membership fee in
the bureau for one year.
Seed Corn Situation For
Next Year.
/ believe it the duty of every
farmer who has some good sound
corn to save a good amount of
it for seed since much of the
entire country has lost its seed
corn. Good sound corn that will
grow is bound to be in enormous
demand the coming spring.
Alfalfa Sown With Clover Seed.
Alfalfa seed will cost much
less than clover seed. In view
of that fact / would like to sug-
gest that each person who sows
clover this coming spring add
from one third to ] as much al
falfa seed as you have clover.
However, to SOW alfalfa seed un-
inoculated is / think, courting
failure. You can secure enough
inoculation for one bushel of
seed. and without cost, by ad-
dressing United States, Depart
ment of Agriculture. bureau of
soil Bacteriology, Washington.
d. C. By this means in a little
while you will get your farm
inoculated for alfalfa and when
the soil is once well inoculated,
alfalfa is just about as easy to
grow as corn.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28

Supt. Will Drace and Mrs.
Drace and daughter are here for
the holidays with relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. E. Wolf of
Chicago were holiday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cropper
and their handsome daughter
spent Christmas with the latters
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
L. Cropper.
A letter from Rev. Basil G.
Rudd Monday discloses that he
has been accepted for Y. M. c.
A. work abroad during the war
and will begin training IN Chica-
go January 2. Rev. Rudd ex.
pressed great interest in the
Red Cross work here and was
much pleased with the progress.
Thru the Courier Rev. Rudd ex-
tends to all here holiday greet
ings and trusts seeing them be-
fore going abroad.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28

The Sophomores took a quiz in
geometry Friday.
Mary Herring was absent from
school Friday afternoon.
Cal Hubbard was absent from
school Thursday aud Friday.
Sybil Cox of the class of II
visited H. S. Friday afternoon.
Miss McCaul, left Monday
morning for her home to spend
the holidays.
The Seniors have started
learning their play to be given
in the near future.
The agriculture class had a
quiz Friday. 1t was based on
the recent study of soils.
Zettie Sneed was absent from
school Friday on account of the
death of her grandmother.
Mary Herring. Gertrude
Harms and Edna Allega were
Salisbury visitors Wednesday.
The various grades gave plays
and Christmas programmes
Thursday and Friday afternoons.
Miss Stephens went to her
home in Columbia, Friday af.
ternoon to spend Xmas holidays.
Prof. and Mrs. Bond left Fri.
day afternoon to spend their
Xmas vacation in Green City,
Mo.
Joe Heber Wright visited in
the grades Thursday and saw
the play given by the pupils ir
Miss Martins room.
Courtney Miller, of class II
who is attending school at West
mister in Fulton visited in thu
High School Friday morning.
Helen Zillman of the class O.
II who is attending school a
Stephens and Nell White of II
visited H. S. Friday afternoon.
The Juniors had a quizz OF
their outside reading book. 'sTht
Vicar of Wakefield" 'Dr. Jeky
and Mr.. Hyde, and "A Midsum
mer Nights Dream"f Wednes
day.
1t was stated last week that
there would be no H. S. note!
this week but as there were
various things happening to
ward the end of the week VIZ
decided to have a few.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert White
and son Richard are holiday
guests of his mother and other
relative.
Meningitis is highly contag-
ious. A germ gets into the body
thru the nose or throat, a high
fever with much pain in the
head and neck and a drawing
at the back of the head. Fever
gets higher and pains increase
rapidly until patient has con-
vulsions. Unless treated quick
ly the patient will become very
weak and lose consciousness.
First symptoms which appear
should call for a physician.
Tobe Brown. colored was
blown upat the station Saturday
night by holding his lantern
over the bung hole of a gasoline
tank car which was being filled
with water for Moberly. This
big tank had recently been filled
with gasoline and was put in the
train which hauls water for the
big city east of us from the
water tank at the station here.
Tobe undertook to inspect the
tank to see if it was o. k. and
his lantern ignited the gas with
the result that Tobe was blown
about 0feet and a brakeman
hurled over a coal cinder pile
some distance away. Neither
sustained much iniurg but learn
ed = whole lot.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28
Presbyterian Church

: S. S. at 9:45. There will be
no preaching service in. the
morning, the pastor will preach
at Brunswick at that hour.
The Christmas cantata, "The
Everlasting Light" will be rem
dered by the choir at 7.30 in the
evening. This is a beautiful
service of sacred song portraying
the Joy of the Christmastide.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28
Salisbury Scribblings

Chas. Hogan and wife went to
Marshall, Mo. Tuesday to visit
relatives.
Our town has been full of visi-
tors this week so we will not try
to name them. .The" boys in un!
form attract most attention as
usual.
A little son of Chas. Botkin
caught a button hook in his eye
lid, this week but it was remov-
ed without injury to the eye
sight.
Elder J. N. Crutcher has been
called for another year by the
First Christian church at same
salary and on same conditions
one half his time.
The Christmas eve exercises
at the various churches are all
reported good and old Santa was
unusually gracious, in spite of
war and war times.
If registrants who claim eX-
emptions would bring their sup
porting witnesses with them they
would greatly facilitate the
work of those who try to help
them.
Joe Meyer of Brookfeld and
Miss Minnie Summers of Sails
bury were married at Brookfield,
Mo-, Tuesday and will make
their home at Linneus, Mo.
where Mr.. Meyer has job.
The first of the year will wit
ness the following removals: j.
o. Snyder to sw cor 3rd and
Broadway; Weller Bros. Westen-
kuehler bldg; W. B. James Ehr-
hardt bldg, E broadway.
John Ehrhart and wife of
north of Keytesville left Tues
day afternoon for Higginsville
to visit Chas. King, Mrs. E's
father who is an inmate of the
Confederate home.
Mrs. Vsndeventer who lives
over the Snyder building, next
to the Public Library, was taken
suddenly i'll the first of the week
and for some time was in a SER
ious condition, but is better now
and her many friends hope for
her speedy recovery.
We hear the Red Cross address
delivered by Hon. Henry Con-
rad at the City Hall Sunday af-
ternoon highly eulogized and re-
gret our inability to attend on
account of poor health. Henry
is a coming man and our people
are proud of him.
The Benjamin building on E
4th street occupied by Arthur
Reed, was slightly damaged by
fire the latter part of last week
and the household goods of Mr..
Reed damaged by fire and
smoke. The loss in both cases
is covered by insurance.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28
Whole Wheat Flour

Whole wheat flour is recon-
mended in war bread because
white flour may be saved by u.s.
ing it. In the modern process
of milling, only 72 per cent of
the wheat grain is used for white
patent flour. The rest is sold
as bran or shorts for stock food.
Whole wheat flour contains So
per cent of the wheat grain.
which means that the supply of
wheat can feed more people if
used in this form.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28
Salisbury Democrat Sells

Salisbury Democrat Sells
After this issue, the business
of the Salisbury Democrat and
the Salisbury Press Specta-
tor will be merged under the
name and control of the latter.
Prohibitive prices of all things
contributing to the making of a
newspaper and the stress of the
times both work toward the con-
solidation of newspapers in small
towns. All subscribers of the
Democrat will hereafter receive
the Press Spectator and all SUBJ
scribtion accounts will be turned
over to them for collection.
To subscribers and advertisers
one and all, we extend our
thanks for the many favors
shown US in our business life
here and wish one and all a
merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Gehrig.
The Purchaser Says
"Our contemporary, the Dem
ocrat, after this weeks issue,
ceases publication. The name,
subscription list, subscription ac-
counts, and good will have been
purchased by the Press Specta-
tor and Will be merged with its
business. In making the pur-
chase and merger the manage
ment of this paper did so feeling
that the interests of the COM
munity could be better served.
The home advertisements, upon
whom falls largely the support
of a paper, have for come time
recognized this and expressed
themselves in favor of the move.
MIR. and Mrs. Gehrig, who
have managed and edited the
Democrat for the past three
years. labored faithfully for the
best interests of the town and
community, and in relinquishing
their newspaper interests, can
do so with the knowledge and
satisfaction that many of the
things they did and for which
the paper stood, will leave its
impress for betterment upon the
life of the community. and that
whatever their future may be,
they will retain the hearty good
wishes of a host of friends,
among whom the Press-Specta-
tor desires to be counted"
The disccntinuance of the
Salisbury Democrat will be not
OF ly a surprise but a matter of
regret to many of its readers.
The warm personal friends of
MIR. ard Mrs. Gehrig and the
appreciative patrons and readers
of the paper they pub
lished for so long will feel deep
lily their loss in business and lit
erary circles such as they have
been publicly identified with.
Dick Gehrig is hustler and
newspaper man and Mrs. Ge-
hrig one Of the best writer's in
the county but as in thousands
of instances in the country. the
high cost of printing material
land undertaking to maintain
the popular prices could not mix
successfully and the inevitable
necessity for raising price. los
ling money every day Or discon
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28

tinuing. followed. and they act
ed wisely.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Gehrig and
each Of them the Courier extends
|sincerest wishes for prosperity
and good health.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28
Mrs. John CASTOR Dead

Last Friday our oldest friend
and oldest citizen Mrs Missouri
CASTOR died at the age of 89.
In next weeks issue we win give
and extended review of the life
of the wonderful woman.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-12-28
FINE BOY KILLED
Corporal Coleman Shot BY Friend
A Rabbit Hunt Fatality
Christmas Sorrow

| C0rp0ral COleman, IA year OH
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John P.
Coleman south of town was fa-
tally shot and killed Christmas
day by his warm friend Jack
Edwards, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Edwards of the same
neighborhood, while the two
boys were hunting rabbits on
the premises of John Stevenson.
Young Coleman lived but a few
minutes after receiving a
charge of shot under his right
farm at close range.
| Some time before noon Corpor-
iiai went to the home of his friend
Jack Edwards. He concluded
to remain with his young friend
for Christmas dinner tho his
mother had prepared a fine din
ner for her family. Corporal tried
to phone his mother that he
! would eat dinner with Edwards
but the line was not working
and he concluded it would be
alright anyway.
+ After dinner the two boys
took a shot gun and went out to
bag some rabbits, They had
hunted around until A o'clock
finally getting into the field of
John Stevenson. Jack was walk
ling in front with the gun, Cor
poral following closely behind.
| A rabbit sprung out behind and
to the side of the boys and both
saw it and turned. In some
unaccountable manner when
Jack suddenly turned with the
gun it was discharged and al
but a few feet distance from
Corporal. The entire charge
penetrated the boys body under
the right arm, leaving a hole
about the size of dollar. Real
izing what had happened. Jack
lifted Corporal and tried to get
him to speak but he was uncon-
scious. Jack then tried to stop
the flow of blood but in a mo-
ment saw that his friend was
dying. He ran and gave the
alarm and soon there were some
nejghbors on the scene and word
was gotten to the parents of the
dead boy. His father rushed to
the spot only to find his son be-
yond the aid of parent or.doctor.
The almost complete prostration
of Corporal's parents and shock
to his other relatives can be i'm
agined, for he was the idol OF
them all.
j The boy Edwards grief over
his part in the death of his cher
ished friend and companion is
beyond description. The acci-
dental discharge of the gun at
the time is beyond explanation.
Its owner threw it from him
with all force to the branch
and there it lies and so far as
Jack is concerned may rust and
rot there.
Corporal Coleman leaves to
mourn for years his sad end, his
deeply devoted father andmother
brother Luther of Mass and
John of Butte Mont. and sisters
Mrs. Jesse Talbot, Mrs. Mamie
Anderson and Miss Mary and his
friends. young and old every
where he was known.
/ At Asbury Chapel yesterday
one of the saddest assemblages
ever present there gathered to
|mingle sorrow and sympathy and
hear the consoling words of Rev.
Van Noyes of Fayette as the
earth closed over the mortal re-
mains of one of our most promis-
ling boys.
S. M. White jr. is having a
fine time with home folks and