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The Detroit times., 1917-08-13
MOUNTAINEERS
TRIED ON CHARGE
OF TREASON

MIC STONE GAP va. Aug IL
The United States government today
reached ont along a rickcty single
track railroad into tangled noun
ta.ns here 10 Try two men for trea.
son
"Old Man" " Y Mccoy. and John
Waltcr Phipps. nephev alleged mn
stigators or plot to oreauilc 500
mountain men for revolution against
their country were placed on trial
in federal court
Thruout the night mon from thc
bills amblel down into town and
awaited sullcnly the opening of
court which was 80 Try their lead.
crs Meantime Justice department
AGENTS. mindful OF q previous trial
af Ntllsialo when mountain hench-
men OF cold Man Alien. shot un
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13
SUGAR STOCKS
ARE STRONGER

r
The strength and demand ~ fh"
Pac.a-d stock. featured the uren
INK ~ th4 local exchange Monday.
fhe common showing aice ~ l39
and fhe preferred quotation of ~
bid ~ asked
The majority ~ secWiHos -oemed
~ aesruo uneasy and irregular
mood charcoal common vac 81.
Tered al g PrgdGer a' o. Continen
tai ~ 3 49, aul pUkc Davis a' 'n*
Michigan Sazar with p bia or '3 -.
Minnesota Sugar win bid ~ 100
and Columbia Sugar df i3. continue
20 display 'ho CHIEF arwne ~ no
market. and from fhe small amount
az stock offered there is ample rea
son 20 believe that thrs" particular
SUGAR ISSUES 1ill continp" 20 shoF
gradual increases Ia fhcir market
rsilrs
Among Tho motor stocks Ford of
Canada and REQ Car howcd frac
tlonaf increases
THE usual midsummcr ouiot con
tin8es ,o prevail bg' beiore very
long activity should be- upon the
ascending scale
PrtntirE-fns pIain newt Eind--thnf
g. rfsh'--r'rn~. Job Drpf.-- "r'n I'D
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13

the court and spirited him away 20
The hin. prepared lo disarm oll who
entered court
The Detroit times., 1917-08-13

Real Estate Agent There are 70
,lrictious on The properly You can
not keen hons nor dog that traces
his ancestry back Cor less than
three generations
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New York Stocks

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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
Jitney Social

The Royal Nel2hbors of America
will hold Jitney Social at Wood
man hall on Wednesday evening,
October 81, at which time the fol-
lowing program will be given:
Piano duette, Kathryn and Bea'
trice Harter.
Piano solo. Ellen Garside.
DRILL by 16 little girls.
Piano solo, Beatrice Harter.
Song, High School glee club.
Jitney Quartette.
Masked drill by degree team.
A box of candy will be given to
the prettiest girl and Red Cross
knitting bag to the most popular
woman.
Miss Winklemyer will sing The
Star Spangled Banner"
Refreshments consisting of pump
kin pie, popcorn, home made candy,
cider, chocolate, and coffee for only
a jitney, so get in your jitney and
bring your jitney and attend the
jitney social, and don't forget to
call at the blind pig and get re-
freshments. Lee Landree and
Harry Glover, keepers.
Madam Riggen will tell your for
tune fol only jitney.
Next Wednesday evening, Oc-
tober 81, Halloween,
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
Cow Causes Auto Wreck

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Crowdel
motored down from Milan last
Sunday morning to spend the day
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Boyles
and family, After arriving here
Mr.. Crowder gave their colored
chauffeur permission to drive the
car to Brookfeld. He went the
cross state highway and when
about half way in lodging a cow
that was in the road struck some
soft dirt and the car swerved into
an electric light pole near the resi-
dence of Harry White. The left
fender was torn off and the ma
chine otherwise damaged necessita-
ting their return home on the train
while the car is being repaired at
the Power garage. The car is a
Studebaker Six.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
Red Cross Meeting

All members of the Red Cross
are requested to be present at
the business meeting to be held
next Saturday, October 81. at 2:30.
Special business to be attended to.
Thanks are extended to those who
have made contributions the past
two weeks. We expect to start
our box on it's way next week.
All interested come in and see our
work. Secretary.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
Reading Circle Meeting

Mrs. II. G. Carothers pleasantly
entertained the Reading Circle al
her pretty home Tuesday evening
At roll call current events were
given and discussed. The Circle
was very glad to have with them
one of their former members, Mrs.
$. F. McGrew of Conway Springs,
Kans., who is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carothers. The hostess
served delectable refreshments,
assisted by her mother. Circle al
a late hour adjourned to meet with
Mrs. J. E. Welsh next regular
meeting, November 13. Leader of
study, Mrs. G. c. Bigger.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
P. E. o. Red Cross Benefit

The local P. E. o. chapter has
arranged to put on a seven reel
program at the opera house on Fri
day night of this week. In order
to assure clean and wholesome
entertainment for the whole family
they have selected an Edison pro-
gram that includes enough drama,
comedy and education to appeal to
the juvenile as we'll as adults.
In the program for Friday night
five diversified subjects are offered.
They are: 1T. Haviland Hicks,
Freshman" Gallagher, - Turn
ing Out Silver Bullets" Young
Salts" and THE Holy Land" "
The entire proceeds after expenses
are paid will be turned over to the
Red Cross.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
New AuctiOneer

VIM. Turner who traded for the
Byrd farm east of FOrker and
moved onto it from near KirksviIle
last year, was in town Wednesday
and called on The BLADE. In
addition to farming and stock feed
ing Mr.. Turner is an auctioneer
and followed it for number of
years in Adair and adjoining
counties, and has been back there
and officiated at several sales this
season. Mr.. Turner offers his SER
vices to those who are to have sales
in this locality, on very reasonable
terms, and with the understanding
chat if they are not satisfied at the
close of the sale his services will
cost them nothing. He is on rural
route one ont of Laclede and his
phone is 1O9.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26

AT the regular meeting OF Laclede
camp Modern Woodman held We'd
nesday night, J. Clair Lomax ten
dered his resignation as clerk and
A. j. Caywood was elected to fll
the unexpired term. Neighbor
Lomax has been clerk for number
of years, was efficient and faithful
and his resignation was accepted
with regret by every member of the
camp, but it was necessary as he
leaves next Monday to make his
home at Las Animas, Col, having
accepted a position with a large
mercantile house at that place.
Assessments and dues are now pay
able to the new clerk at THE BLADE
Office. The laws of the society re-
quiring that all obligations be paid
during the month in which they
are assessed will continue to be
strictly enforced and all who have
not paid at the close of business on
the last day of the month stand
suspended. In the future all non
resident members will please make
their remittances payable to the new
clerk that there may be no delay in
getting proper credit. On being
elected clerk Mr.. Caywood resign
ed as member of the board of
trustees and W. R. Barton was
elected to the vacancy.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26

Herbert Allen has rented part
of the G. s. Welsh farm and
moved ont Monday. He expects
to continue his regular hours at
the store and do a little truck
farming as we'll as keep a COW,
some pigs and poultry and get out
door exercise going back and forth.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
New Light Customers

The electric light company took
on two new consumers last week,
the Knabe store and the residence
of G., II. Caldwell. The Ausmus
residence. occupied by G. j.
Griffith and family and the Kraft
residence to be occupied by DR..
and Mrs. Bonds, are being wired
and will be placed on the service
soon.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
The Life And Teachings OF Jesus

Next Sunday Rev. T. E. Slsson
will begin a series of sermons at
the NJ. E. church on THE Life
and Teachings of Jesus" Servie-
es at ii a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
|ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News ofAll Sorts

| Erludy uISnCj OcLOUeE 70, anu
when you pay your admission yor
are adding to the silver bullets tina
are going to win the war. Th'
proceeds of the entertainment go
to the Red Cross fund,
Judge O. f. Libby, administra
tor of the G.. M. West estate, has
sold the West farm of 24O acres
three miles northeast of Laclede tc
W. R. and Grover F. Peacher fol
$21,2 200. 1t is understood that
Grover gets the 100 where the i'm
provements are and his father the
balance.
z. G. Bigger, a member of the
county council of defense, has an
nounced that the food conservation
meeting to be held in Laclede on
Sunday, November 4. will be held
at the opera house, and everybody
is urged to keep the matter in
mind and be in. attendance. The
meeting will be al 3 o'clock in the
afternoon.
At the Brookfeld corn show
held last week A. M. Walker was
awarded the prize of $40 for the
best white corn from this township,
and Sensintaffar Bros, got like
premium on yellow corn; R. G.
Eichman got premiums on Ben
Davis and Jonathan apples, $500
each; D. l., Casteel So for be
onions, and j. L. Heath So fC 4,
turnips.
Rev. T. E. Sisson, late O the
Oklahoma conference. is the new
pastor of the M. E. church.
Rev. Mr.. Sisson arrived last Sat-
urday and preached Sunday morn
ing and evening to good audiences.
Re is a most pleasant gentleman
and forceful speaker and it is free
ly predicted he will fill the place to
the satisfaction of all. He is a
his children all married
and living in different parts of the
country.
The Royal Neighbors with their
families sprung surprise on two
members of the local camp, Mr..
and Mrs. R. T. Patterson, by in
vading their home last Wednesday
and spending delightful few
hours, during which many con-
yratulations and best wishes were
'howered upon the newly-weds. A |
dinner was served cafe
eria style to which all did justice.
At the afternoon meeting Mrs.
Patterson was presented with
handsome piece of chinaware as
nemsnto of the most pleasant
occasion.
Attorney G. C. Bigger, who has
leVer taken very kindly to buzz
wagons, and only until recently
sed them as conveyances, had his
rst experience with a 'jitney flop
yer" last Monday afternoon.
lie was being taken to Sumner in
Ford car from the Basset garage
nth Polly Pease as driver. While
Ding along at an 18 or 20 mile
ait just this side of Sumner the
ar skidded into the ditch and
lrned over. Both occupants were
lore or less bruised and SCARED ,
p but suffered no serious INJURY, {
le top and windshield preventing
lem being caught under the car.
y the help of some motorists that
along the car was right
] and returned to town under its
Tn power, while Mr.. Bigger took
hat he considered the safer way
I'd came home on the train. 4
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
TOWN and COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

A good Newman Bros. organ for
sale cheap. Inquire at Loves Var
iety store.
l. R. Wellman writes from Pas
co, Wash, enclosing a dollar for
The BLADE a year.
M. P. Benson sold his Ford car
he advertised last week to Theodore
Sharp, on Monday.
Noame Cotter was here from the
Kirksville normal and spent Sun
day with home folk.
Registered Poland China male
hog, weight 25O, for sale. T, L.
Humphfres, Boomer.
T. L. Humphfres of near Forker
is driving a new Ford touring car
bought last Saturday.
T. M. Elliott left Monday to
attend the state Presbytery at
Fulton as lay delegate.
For sale - One hundred high
grade Delaine- Merino ewes in lots
to suit purchaser. c.. A. Read,
Box So, Boomer, Mo.
Mrs. M. E. Singleton returned
to her home at St. Joseph last
Sunday after a visit with her
sister, Mrs. Chas. Parker.
Beginning next Saturday, Octo-
ber q, all hats 60 at half price at
Mrs. Linn's millinery store. Come
early and get your choice.
Mrs. A. H. Wigle left last Fri
day to visit her brother, Chas. H.
Hetrick and family at Monett, be-
fore returning to her home at
Sweetwater, Texas.
A big seven reel program will be
given at the opera house on Fri
day night of this week, proceeds for
benefit of the local Red Cross.
Admission 5 and 10 cents.
Fl. G. Carothers has been at
Kansas City this week represent
ing his firm at groceryman's con-
vention, and also looking after
holiday goods for his store.
For ten days beginning October
q, I will make sweeping reduc-
ton on all hats and trimming.
Come in and get your hat at half
price. Mrs. NJ. D. Linn.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. E. Hogsett left
Saturday morning for Kansas City
where Mrs. Hogsett underwent an
operation at University hospital
and word received We'd
nesday stated she was doing nicely.
Mrs. L. w. Rummell and little
daughter spent Sunday with rela-
tives here, guests Of Mrs. Emma
David and Mrs. W. R. Barton,
leaving Monday for their new home
at Columbia.
The st. Claire Sisters of Hunts :
vile, filling Redpath lecture course :
dates, enroute to Linneus where 7
they appeared Monday night, spent E
in Laclede, guests of their =
cousin, Miss Mary Frances Dye. !
The Ladies Aid Society of the il
VI. E. church will give their annual S
chicken pie dinner at the Rest I
Room on Saturday, November 3. a
ind invite the public generally to +
,ome and take dinner with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Benson and
on and Mrs. E.E. Benson and chill o
lren left yesterday morning for Ala n
nogordo, New Mexico. and expect t.
o spend the winter in the south. Il
their many friends hope their stay fs
nay be pleasant and profitable to q
Iealth with q safe return. d.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

Emerson Welsh made a business
trip to Kansas City Tuesday.
VIM. T. Lamme was over from
Brookfeld on business Monday.
Rev. R. L. Stratton is at Spring
field this week attending the state
Baptist association.
John T. Cushing motored to
Moberly and back on real estate
deal last Saturday.
Mrs. Ralph Neal of Linneus
spent Sunday here with her mother,
Mrs. j. T. Hamilton.
w. E. She'll was looking after
his farm property in Indiana the
first part of the week.
Mrs L, E. Hamilton and Miss
Edith Hamilton spent Monday
afternoon in ChiIllcothe.
Roll Moore of Manhattan, Kans.,
spent Sunday here visiting his bro
ther, A. ", and family.
Miss Bessie Symons of Fort Col
Inns, Col, visited the family of
J. T. Hamilton this week.
J. M. Kerr was up from Forker
on business Monday and renewed
for The BLADE another year.
Mrs. Russell Thompson and little
son of st. Joseph. Ill.,, are here
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. E. Shell.
Mrs. G. B. Reno of Webster
Grove is spending week here with
Mr.. Reno's sisters, Mrs. A. S. Byrd
and Mrs. F. F. Welsh and families.
Mrs. Sayles. returning to her
home at Brookfeld from a visit
with relatives in Iowa, spent Tues
day with her son. Carl F. and fam
lily.
Bert McKisson, wife and chill
dren, are here from Adrian spend
ing the week with relatives and
friends. Bert says his crops are
good this year.
Mrs. Stella Patterson of Seattle,
Wash, and Mrs. Flora Tunnel Of
Browning, spent Thursday and
Friday of last week with their
cousin, Mrs j. T. Hamilton.
Judge o. F. Libby and l.. E.
libby spent Sunday at Bonne
Terre with their brother John who
s in a serious condition from in
lamatory rheumatism. They re-
urned home Monday night.
Prof. H. L. Crookshank and
lee Landree were in Lexington last
the former to referee a
ootball game, while the latter spent
he day with Miss Marcedes Mouser,
student at Central college.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Irvine arrived
tuesday from Bevier to make
heir home here, living in part of
Iiss Laura Loves residence.
lr. Irvine is agent for the Metro
olitan insurance company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ziegler and
on Wilford Carroll, of Bethel,
isited over Sunday here with Mrs.
eigler's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vm Kraft. Mr.. rZeigler has sold
is blacksmith business at Bethel
nd is moving to Quincy to take
in a machine shop.
Miss Mamie Dowell was pleasant
: surprised last Wednesday after
OOn when a large number of ber
lends gathered at the home of
Irs. Nj. Fall near FOrker and
Miss Dowell with
any nice aud useful presents.
fter inspection of the gifts dainty
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
For Sale

Rhode Island Red cockerels,
81 so each. Phone 7O5. Mrs. G.
w. Syms, Laelede.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-10-26
For Sale

Seven good milk eOws.-James
MaburiB, phone 1922, BrOOk6eld.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-27
FIND ASSESSMENT
 LAW SATISFACTORY
No County in Arkansas Shows a Decrease Under New plan--Four- teen Average an Increase of
 S695.627 Each.

Little Rock, Sept. 2l-The Tax Commission says that the result of the annual assessment has been a |vindication of the new assessment law, and most gratifying response to the appeal of the Commission to assess all property at 90 per cent of its market value. Perry county has exceeded that and made an assess ment of 66 per cent.
 IL is estimated that the increased assessment for this year will he about S60,000,000, making aggregate of about S5i0,000,000. This will in crease the general revenue fund about Si20000, with all other funds |proportionately and put the state upon a stronger financial basis than .il has ever been before.
 Not one county yet shows a de- |crease from last years assessment. Fourteen taken at random show a total increase of S9,73S,6ii. or an av- '~rwve Of S695,627 per county. as fol- >tsws: Ashley, S667,357: Bradley. s30i,3i9; Dallas S226. is3. Drew. si,- 25S, 299; Grant S37l7Sf; Hot Springs, IS6i7.579; Howard, S7l&253; Nevada, siitiS0; Perry, Sil5000; Phillips, .S2600727; Randolph. S336,03i. Stone. si69,i5i; Union, si ,206.5S3. Van Bur Ter, Si23,fi3. Pulaski will show an increase of more than S700O.000. and Washington of more than s3.000.
 The records of the Auditors office shows that yesterday afternoon there was total of only S9.4i5.2i in outstanding warrants. There is over million dollars in the treas Jury, in the general revenue fund, and every warrant is paid promptly in cash.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-27
LAY BARE 4 WIDE GERMAN SPY PLOT
Proof Abundant That the Imperial Government Proposed Wholesale Destruction of Life and Prop
 erty While Yet at Peace.

Washington, Sept. 22 Further disclosures or far-reaching German propaganda, intrigues and plots in this country prior to the diplomatic break with Germany were made to- day by the committee on public in- formation.
 In a bulletin styled "Omcial Ex- pose the committee quotes numer- ous letters and extracts from letters seized in April. 1916, in raid on the New York office of Wolfe von Igel. Non Igel in carrying on his mani fold pro-German and anti-Ameri- lean activities, the documents show. was in constant touch with the Ger man embassy and with Count von Bernstorif, the then German ann bassadar to the United States.
 In the form of letters, telegrams. |notations, cheeks, receipts, registers, cash books, cipher codes. lists of spies and other memoranda and rec lords, the committee says. were found indications in some instances of the yaguest nature, in others of the most damning conclusiveness that the German imperial govern ment thru it's repG esentafives in a then friendly nation was concerned with:
 Violations of the laws of the United States.
 Destruction of lives and proper ty merchant vessels on the high seas.
 Irish revolutionary plots against Great Britain
 Fomenting ill-feeling against the United States in Mexico.
 Subornation of American writers and lecturers.
 Financing of propaganda.
 Malntainance of a spy system under the guise of commercial investigation bureau.
 Subsidizing bureau for the purpose of stirring up labor troubles in munition plants.
 The bomb industry and other related activities.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-27
BOOTLEG wHsKEy BY AIRpLANE
Federal Agents in Oklahoma Have
 New Problem to Solve.

BartlesyiIle, Ok. Sept. i9.- When United States federal prohibition of- sieers announced some time ago they were about to start a campaign to wipe out the liquor business in East ern Oklahoma, bootleggers smiled, for they had hit upon a plan of supplying a thirsty public with their favorite brands of whiskey without any fear of shipments being con- iiscated and stock haulers' arrest cd for introducing whiskey Whis- key is being transported into Okla homa hy airplanes. This will proh- ably mean that federal enforcement officers will have to go up in the air and fight the whiskey gang.
 According Co several oil country workers who have been in Nowata county nights, one of the planes go- ing south descended the other night far out on the ranges. There 1t was met by two motor ears. The plane was relieved of it's cargo and then ascended. returning north. The motor ears disappeared Since the federal government has taken a hand in the enforcement of inc pro- hibition law, it has cost the so-ealled 'booze trust approximately SiO0- GOO since the first of the year in losses thru seizures of whiskey ship ments. Motor cars used in trans porting the shipments were also seized.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-27
.U-DOATS STRIKE A DISASTROUS BLOW
Five British Steamers and Two Con- NOying Destr0yers Sunk-StOry Brought by Passengers Two
 Subs May Have Been Sunk.

An Atlantic Port, Sept. 23.-Pas- sengers who arrived from England today brought circumstantial reports that five British steamships and two destroyers out of convoy fleet of six, which left Lough SwilIy, Ire land, September 3, were sunk with in a few hours of the port of depar- ture.
 The story was told by shipwrecked seamen, who were survivors of oth- CT submarined vessels, and by a merchant ship officer who had been in Lough Swilly
 The five vessels, it was said, con- lvoyed by the destroyers, put to sea shortly after midnight and they were attacked by massed submarines at daylight the following morning. The news of the disaster was learned when the destroyers which escaped, put back to port, bringing survivors of the torpedoed mer- chantmen and war vessels
 The closest secrecy was immedi- lately thrown about the incident" the merchant ship officer said. "The survivors were given positive instruc- lions to say nothing about it, and no details as to the names of the ships or the extent of loss of life could he learned.
 Tt was reported that one, and pos sibly two. of the U-boats were sunk by the destroyers.n
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-27
1870 DIPPING VATs IN STATE.
During August 62S, ,i6O Cattle Were
 Dipped-235, ,2SO Found Infected.

Little Rock, Sept. i9.-Dr. A. E. Wight, inspector in charge of tick eradication, reports a total of 1870 dipping vats in the state. During the month of August a total of 62S,- i60 cattle was dipped, of which 235, : 2S0 were found infected Lonoke county led in the total number treated, 5i,2l7. of which i3,77l were found infected.
 Tine beneficial results are already being seen in the importation of a superior grade of cattle into the state In the last two weeks this has been larger than in the two pre- eeding years. Last Monday there were i50 cars of high grade Texas cattle in the railroad yards at Lit tle Rock, brought here for distribu- tion in Lonoke and Pulaski counties for breeding purposes