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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-09-21
D on PUBLICATION.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
County Of Iafavette-es

County of Lafayette-ss.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri. In Vacation, Au-
gust Is, 1917.
The State of Missouri, at the Rela-
ton and to the use of G.. L. Wilson,
Collector of the Revenue Of Lafay-
cite County, in the State of Missouri
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-09-21

County of Lafayette-ss.
In the Circuit Court Of Lafay-
cite County, Missouri, In Vacation,
August 7, 1917.
The State of Missouri at the Rela-
ton and to the use Of G. l.. Wilson,
Collector of the Revenue of Lafay-
cite County in the State of Missouri,
DIa.-k:n
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
Names That Resound

The decision of the Navy Depart
ment to name the five great battle
cruisers, which will be the pride of
the new feet, after the famous
frigates Constitution, Constellation,
Saratoga, Ranger, and Lexington is
in line with a policy calculated to
preserve the best traditions and
highest ideals of the navy. These
very names are sufficient to send a
thrill through any American who is
at all familiar with the history of
his country.
The historic Constitution and Con-
steilhtion, preserved at Charlestown
and Newport as relics of the wooden
feet which swept the seas for us a
century ago, will be known hence
forth as the Old Constitution and the
Old Constellation. The nresent. Sara
toga and Ranger, small ships, will be
rechristened. There is no Lexington
on the navy list. The name will be
a glorious addition. But why should
not place be found alongside Of it,
in the christening of some vessel
worthy Of such a fighting predeces-
sor, for another name well worth
observation-disclosures Richard?
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
MobiIizing the Nation

The Presidents proclamation is an
appeal for the mobilization of every
man, woman, and youth of the coun-
try. Every one can do his bit. Not
to do ones share is to be a Stacker.
By showing how important other ser
vice than that Of arms is for the sal
walton Of the Republic and for
the preservation of civilization, the
President furnishes the crowning ar
gument for the selective draft sys-
tenn. That will give every mai who
is not deemed more useful elsewhere
the opportunity for enlistment in the
army when the proper authorities
decree, without further concern on
his part.
This is a war in which nations are
engaged as units. The British early
foresaw that they could not allow
the transportation of food to Ger
many, because all food supplies were
contDlled for the use Of the army
first. The nation was an organized
army. From this day on we are all
soldiers, some under arms, others
soldiers Of the common good. This
is universal service in the highest
and best sense of the term, in which
every patriot may volunteer with the
proffer Of everything that he has
and everything that he is.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16

Complete safety would require that
we raise 2OO,O0O,OOO bushels of
wheat more than last year. We
threaten to produce rather less than
last year. To fail to increase the
crops is to imoeril the issue of the
war as well as the subsistence Of the
people of the chief civilized coun-
tries. And to fail to provide the
farms with men is to neglect the
chief means for increasing crops.
In the event of universal service
laws, conscription may be so admin
istered as either to send men to the
farm, or to draw them away. Every
effort to keep men on the land for
1917 should be made in planning
how to raise tie army. A great
movement to mobilize harvesting at
the schools and colleges should be
started. It is a time for strong
measures.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
Absence.

The darkened house, the silent stair.
The opened door-and emptiness!
Dumbly. take your vacant chair
As IL its arms gave you caress.
Oh, long, long night and weary day
Through which time creeps. with you
away!
The market stalls today were full
OF gold. new-gathered daffodils-
The flowers you lovel But like q dull
Gray cloud descending on the hills.
A chill thought darkened all the
view o.,
could not bring them home to you.
II but had those magic shoes
OF seven leagues at every stride,
Or strange Arabian spells to use
Compelling time, and place, and tide.
So In a moment l could be
With you, or bring you here to me
II by such rare and happy charms
could look up and see tonight
Your dear. dear face and open arms
Suddenly here ! think l might
Reveal, by silence and by tears.
More love than could be voiced in
years!
CHARLES BUsToN GOING.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
Labor for the Farms

There is a lack of at least $4,000
farm workers west Of the Alleghe-
MES alone, according to a Western
estimate. Amid the absence Of pot
ash fertilizer, the scarcity of seed,
the unfavorable winter weather, and
a few other items, the public must
not overlook the labor difficulty. 1t
is the chief Of all the drawbacks to
adequate crop production in the pres
-ent season.
Shorthanded. thousands of farm
ers will have to effect what is called
extensive, in place of intensive, cul-
ture. Intensive culture aims to OBJ
tain greater crops from a given piece
of ground; extensive culture seeks
the greatest crop result from a given
amount of labor, and in doing SO nat
urally effects a reduction of crop on
the given area The farmer who,
with plenty Of day labor, would per-
haps cultivate so intensively as to
raise thirty bushels OF wheat per
acre, may be forced by lack Of help
to farm extensively and raise only
fifteen bushels per acre.
The wheat region needs another
man at work, on the average, to
every 1900 acres. Farm labor, even
~ the sparsely manned system OF
re wheat fields, is almost 10 per
rAnt below normal If the trouble
~'ere the reverse. the surplus men
rnuld be employed at more intensive
farming and made to increase the
r-op by sheer dint of work a pos
'ble hundred million of bushels.
eth the existing shortage Of hands
Ike reduction Of the crop may be
nrehended.
Hands could make up the lack of
cher essentials of crop production.
Nothing else can make up for the
lack Of hands. The Germans may
!. -=e most tn e. w. ~-> -"T
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
PUSH NEW LINE 10
.TAK0MAP PARK, ND.
Builders Believe Il WHf Be Ready
to opsrats IN Early
s7J Summer. -,

Construction or the Washinrtor-
Maryland railway, tracks from the
District line to the washlngton sapi-
tarium. which win provide . through
service BY, the Capital Traction Com
pany from Takoma Park, Ma, to ne
heart OF, the city. IL being rapidly
pushed, and the officials of the con-
bany hope that the nav line viii be An
actual operation early In. The summer.
As soon a. completed the new Iins
viii be turned over &c the Capital
Traction Company, which has . tsnL
year lease from the Washihetoh-
Maryland railway, and the ears ef. the
Fourteenth street line of the Capital
company viii be sent all the way to
the Washington Sanitarium en- sligo
creek. The lease has been Approved
by the public utilities commissions Of
both Maryland and, the District IL
Columbia -. - go (, ~,
A single, track. with turnouts sum
Client to provide about ffteen.minute
schedule, will be constructed. Dediea-
lions of land along carroH avenue,
down which the new line will run,
have been secured BY the municipal
authorities OF Takoma Park. Nd, and
the erection Of the poles for the new
line has practically been n-completed.
A large amount Of preliminary grad
ing has also been done. The Tak6ma
Park council plans at the same time
the surfacing Of the entire length ef
Carroll avenue with concrete.
: The new line will open up large
territory within the munlcinal limits
Of the town of Takoma Park row
without car service, and Considerable
territory In Montgomery and Prince
GEORGES counties lying without the
municipality as we'll -,
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
In which Mr.. Callahan Expresses the
Conviction That Compulsory MIL
tary Training II Responsible for
Mans Inhunanity to Man.


To the Editor of THE TINES: Z
Has compulsory military training in
Germany been a benefit to that coun
try?
Would IT be advisable for the Unit
ed States to establish compulsory mill
tary training?
Ny answer to both of these ques
tions is most emphatically mo"
And why?
weIl-does the government of Ger.
many recognize the right or human.
itA or the international laws which
this country together with the other
countries OF the world agreed to sup,
port? Motley do not, and further.
more they have by disregarding the
rights of neutral nations drawn most
of the large coutries OF the world into
this war.
Do you think that a nation without
an army to back up what they do,
would commit these outrages?
No, they would not. The standing
army of Germany and the complete
warlike equipment which the country
has led them to believe that they can
lick the whole world.
What would happen II the United
States established compulsory mill.
tary training?
No one can truthfuIly say. but you
can be sure that we would try to
avenge wrongs by fighting rather
than by peaceful means.
1t is very natural that we should
do this, for what good would all these
trained men be to. the country IL they
did not night once in a while to show
the people just what they could do.
Another question is-where would
this money that Is needed to establish
compulsory military training come
from? II would come from the
people. Welfare the people in a
position to pay this money? No, the
Increased cost OF food and clothes
at the present time is causing a panic
throughout the country.
Germany has sunk neutral ships
without warning: killed passengers on
board these ships; disregarded the cry
of humanity.
would you want this, to be said OF
your country
In closing 1 wish to say that, al
though compulsory military training
In Germany has been the cause OF
their consistent victories, 1t will be
seen also that IL has caused the death
of millions of young men, women, and
children.
Now. II is q choice to the reader
whether he favors compulsory mill.
tary training which will eventually
end in the deaths of millions OF
people, OF whether he prefers volun,
teer military training which will save
the lives of millions OF people.
vJS-rrN-- cav ,uNN
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
Counting Prussian Chickens

That was a quaint conceit to
which the Volks Zeitung of Cologne
gave currency in the following
fashion:
We are entitled to humping
war Indemnity and we do not care
who pays IL. Those states which
have sacrificed immense sums
will be unable to pay it. There
fore America, which has earned
thousands of millions through
munitions and supplies, will have
to unbutton its pockets.
We submit that in comparison
with such rhapsodies of Prussianism
as this the ancient pastime Of count
ing chickens before they are Matched
is downright common sense.
But what amazes US is the Kai-
ser's self-rest-aint in not decreeing
forthwith which one of his sons is
to be the future Emperor Of the
United States.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16

Vice Admiral Kirschoff. of the Ger.
man navy, says that American wa--
ships are not accustomed to the high
seas. And German warships seem
to have forgotten what the high seas
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
THEY WILL NEVER START INTER
NEcINE STRIFE, AT LEAST.

Sir: There is quite a bit that merits
your attention in "War; a Summons
to Immediate Action" the asplanch-
nous quarterly published by the Collegi.
ate Anti-Miltarism League. For the
present, however. It may be sufficient
for you to know that this publica-
tion's correspondent at the University
OF Iowa is Mr.. c. H. Safely, and at In
diana University, Mr.. Helman Blatt.
The latter, in his correspondence, ade-
quately justifies his aptronymic. I
am sir,
PERCY PANIXTRICKEN.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
suFFRAelsr OFF.

Miss Elsie Hill will leave Washing
ton tonight for Atlanta where head
quarters will be opened to organize
Georgia into q suffrage link" for
the Dixie Drive" by the National
woman's Party this spring, Miss Hill
VIM be assisted by Miss Beulah
Amidon.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
PERCY PANIxTRIcKEN.
. The Kaiser To The Crown Prince.

The Kaiser To The Crown Prince.
you are old, Father William" the
young man said,
"And the end OF your life is in sight,
Yet you frequently pat your God on
the head.
Do you think at your age IT is
riRht?"
"From my youth" said his sire, "rve
established my case
As being apart and divine,
And ] think II ] try to keep God In
his place,
He ought to support>me in mine"
S. B. c.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
MUCH FARM LAND IDLE
Secretary Lane Says 24o,ooo,uo.
Acres Are Open 70 settlemeal =

Those who do not night can best
serve their country by forming, ae-
cording to Secretary OF the Interior
Lane,
While forty millions Of our people
In. the cities are complainipG Of the
high cost of Lying. z40 10000 acres
OF unallotted public land in the Wsst
await the coming OF the farmer and
the herdsmar, and millions Of acres
Of. nne farm lands in the East lie IDLE.
The. Secretary warns that this ma
tion. Is facing actual famine, and do
clares that It needs men to plow -
well as men to shoot. rssf.. -
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
+, BENEFIT RECITAL,

A recital for the benefits Of the
Edith Wharton war relief work IN
France was given at the New willard
this morning, the artists being Estetia
Neuhaus, pianist. and J. Howe chf-
torH. ahskc~rsa'e~~ r~adsr.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16

Millions Of trees have been cut
down TO supply paper to publish edi-
torials urging timber conservation
and II looks as IL the trees
on the continent will have to be
ground up In order to save our for
RON- NFHpNTT1
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
CHARLES BUsToN GOING

Another discouraging thing about
the Germans is that they seem to like
being Germans.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16

Reading the Inferno you can tell
just wh,n Dante was having dental
work done.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16

achieve greatness and some have
snow-shoveling thrust upon them.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
Don Marquis
Column

When in doubt, blame the Rum
Demon.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16

A Communieation From Arehy.
well boss we may
be legally at war but
| am derned II can
make myself feel like 1t was war
times wait says mehitabel the
cat till the food shortage comes then
you will know II is war
times ell right as far as food Is
concerned 1 answered her 1t is war
time
most of the time with me
anyhow boss 1 don't like to be always
limiting but IL you could
establish something more like q
regular ration for me would feel
more like devoting myself to my
art archy
The Washington times., 1917-04-16
The Call.

The Call.
Boys, the time has come at last,
Drop your dollar-mongering and
games,
Put up your dancing shoes and
skates,
Cut the cocktail and the willy Scotch
The heavy dinner, the reeking caba-
ret,
The little blonde athirst for glitter
ing. stones:
Cut those wasted hours with cards
And arguments and songs
The hours are priceless and the time
is here
When you must drop the careless
peaceful pose
And rise as men.
History, which repeats itself.
Has come again through your un'
guarded gate
And caught you mapping,
Your sentinel asleep.
The Great Physician who has watched
you slip
From honest thinking into laissez
faire,
With too much fat where muscles
should be hard,
Has wakened to the fact that you,
like other men,
Stand instantly In need of that old
drastic cure
That takes the form of Iron.
Get fit. Americans, --a
And clear your heads of can't
And that dire form of brain anaemia
That some call pacifism-
Give your mob OF selfish politicians
Who grind their axes even In the
face OF war
The word that you are those who
bear the names
OF men who lived and served and
To put the stars and stripes
Upon your Flag.
You are up against il, boys,
But you are going to let your fathers
know
with confidence and pride and joy
That even in these careless days
Americans are MEN.
-coSMo HAMILTON.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16

II MrS Grundy had a husband he
would be known as Mrs. Grundy's hus-
band, not as Mr.. Grundy. -
The Washington times., 1917-04-16

Only the chronic bacislider gets the
full spiritual kick and bouquet from
the revival cocktail
The Washington times., 1917-04-16

A vice is anything SO pleasant that
1t doesn't seem right for other people
to be enjoying It
The Washington times., 1917-04-16

Vero Ebrs: Pan with a fish-horn.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16

In spite OF the cynics, many men
never deceive their wives about any
thing though some OF them
keep on trying.
The Washington times., 1917-04-16

Morality is too often merely the
soul with q crouch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-01
DANDRUFF SOON
RUINS THE HAIR

Girls-if you want plenty of
thick, beautiful, glossy, silky hair,
do by all means get rid of dan
druff, for 1t will starve your hair
and ruin it If you don't.
1t doesn't do much good to try
to brush or wash it out. The only
sure way to get rid of dandruff is
to dissolve it, then you destroy it
entirely. To do this, get about
four ounces of ordinary liquid
arvon; apply it at night when re-
firing; use enough to moisten the
scalp and rub it in gently with
the finger tips.
By morning, most, II not all. of
your dandruff will be gone, and
three or four more applications
will completely dissolve and en-
tirely destroy every single sign
and trace of It.
You will find, too, that all Itch
ing and digging of the scalp will
stop, and your hair will look and
feel hundred times better. You
can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. 1t is inexpensive and four
ounces is all you will need, no
matter how much dandruff you
have. This simple remedy never
fails. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-01
Dislikes Shaw
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDlTOh The TIMES:
l have read with interest arti-
cles from the pen of George Ber-
nard Shaw, but since reading re-
Gently the article about his being
afraid to come to the United
States, | believe he has given us
the greatest conglomeration of
nonsensical rot that we ever have
been permitted to read.
A much lesser light might have
been able to demonstrate to the
world that he was egotistical, put
he could not excel the effort made
by Mr.. Shaw.
/ am at loss to know why man
of Shaw's ability should or could
make such an idiotic harangue in
reply to a request from his friends
to visit America.
The American people are not
fools, as might be inferred from
Shaws epistle. They doubtless
would more than compare with
any representative of the Shaw
family. AS to Mr.. Shaw's political
or religious notions, we care moth
ing, nor do we believe that a visit
from him would all credit or hon
or to America, much less create
a furore. If his statement of him
self is correct, he is only an un-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-01
WHY SOCIETY WOMEN
WASH THEIR OWN HAIR

They do, not because it Is a fad,
but because they wish to obtain
the greatest possible hair beauty
and be sure they are not using
anything harmful. They have
found that in washing the hair it
is never wise to use a makeshift
but is always advisable to use a
preparation made for shampooing
only. Many of our friends say
they get the best results from a
simple homemade canthrox mix
ture. You can use this at a cost
of about three cents a shampoo
by getting some canthrox from
your druggist, and dissolving a
teaspoonful in cup of hot wa
ter. This makes enough shampoo
liquid to apply to all the hair in
stead of Just the top of the head,
as with most preparations. Dan
druff, excess oil and dirt are dis
solved and entirely disappear in
the rinsing water. Your hair will
be SO fluffy that II will look much
heavier than II Is. Its lustre and
softness will also delight you.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-01
Bouquet For Dyer
,DITOR THE TIMES

EDITOR THE TINES:
DR.. Frank Dyer's United States
of the World" in your last Thurs
days issue, is so full of solid food
for thought and action that it
would require much space to write
an encomium that would do ii full
justice.
Indeed, pages could be written,
in analysing it, that would inspire
men and women of the new type,
to action; to help sustain our
president in his noble endeavors,
at this crucial time, when civiliza-
tion is trembling in the balance.
DR.. Dyer says: He has staked
everything on his faith in the
American people; we shall not dis
appoint him." and more to the
same effect.
Our president ought to be sus-
tanned and encouraged in the
noble stand he has taken; and
words of appreciation cannot reach
him too soon.
The time is ripe for an active
peace, that shall federate all ma
tons and open the highways OF
the seas to free and unobstructed
commerce of the world, for equit-
able exchange of the products OF
industry and the spontaneous gifts
of Nature, from her inexhaustible
storehouse.
propose that The Times imme-
diately send word to Woodrow
Wilson to assure him that the in
telligence of this nation will sus-
tain him in this, his time of need;
for if ever a human being needed
sympathy and sustenance, his is
that need now.
Were / the only man to voice
this sentiment, | hope ! would
have the courage to be Daniel
enough to stand alone" for JUS
tice and humanity; but thousands
will rally to that cry, and make
this nation in truth and deed, The
Light of the World"
Let's hear more from others,
and KEEP THE BALL A-ROLL-
ING"
President Wilson's speech to the
senate and DR.. Dyer's United
States of the World" with other
contributions from prominent
writer's and thinkers, should be
reprinted and kept before the
people until this question, War
or Peace" this cry of the ages,
from an agonized humanity, is
SETTLED, and SETTLED RIGHT!
for the advent of the Christ King
dom on Earth! Yours, in the
Service of Humanity,
CHARLES LOWELL PENKAL-
LOW.
Lake Bay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-01
ALL READY
TO START
DRY DOCK

A deed for 100 acres of land,
covering the site of the Todd Dry
dock G. Construction corporation s
proposed plant, was filed by ], NJ.
Ashton Thursday morning.
A certified copy of the COM
pany's articles of incorporation
was filed with the secretary of
state at Olympia late Wednesday
afternoon. The delivery of the
deed followed at once.
Everything Is ready now
said Gen. Ashton Thursday morn
ing. for action by the county and
city on the matter of getting a
railroad and driveway to the
yard.
81 feel reasonably certain that
actual construction work will be-
gin not later than the middle of
this month, and preliminary work
such as driving test piles and work
in connection with bulkheading
will doubtless begin before that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-01
That Prayer Again
EDITOR THE TINES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
l received from an old, and sup
posedly very dear, friend the fol-
lowing letter:
81 am requested to send the in
closed prayer to nine of my friends
with the further request that you
extend it to nine more:
ooh Lord, / implore thee to
bless all mankind. bring us to
thee; keep us to dwell with thee.
This prayer is to be sent all
over the world. 1t was said in
ancient days that all who wrote it
would be free from calamity, and
all who ignored 1t would meet
with some calamity or misfortune.
Copy Is and send it to nine friends,
and on the tenth day you will meet
with some great joy
Are we slipping back to the
Dark Ages of witchcraft, sorcery
and superstition; back to the days
of the Inquisition? Can a prayer
of the weak mind, coerced with the
threat of dire calamity, avail the
recipient good?
| am a believer in prayer and l
endeavor to lead in my daily rou-
tine a Christian life and urge my
fellow man, wherever opportunity
offers, to live likewise. In my
feeble way, ] try to spread the
benign spirit and fellowship of
Jesus Christ over the entire world,
but cannot bring myself to
threaten the peace of mind and
comfort of my friends with such
calamity as this last paragraph
conveys. SEEKING LIGHT.