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The Laclede blade., 1918-09-27
Poultry CulIing Demonstration

There will be a poultry culling
demonstration at the home of Mrs.
Lee Wilson a half mile west of
Laclede next Tuesday morning at
1000 o'clock to be conducted by
County Agent Nichols. All who
are interested in poultry are in
vited. Miss Nelson, home demon
stration agent, will also be at the
meeting and the ladies are especial
ly invited to attend and meet Miss
Nelson. To be able to select the
Stacker hens from the flock is
something worth knowing and
this is the object of the demon
The Laclede blade., 1918-09-27

Do yOu get up at night Sanol
Is surely the best for all kidney
or bladder troubles. SaDOl gives
relief IN "a hours from al back
ache and bladder troubles. Sanol
il . guarantee remedy. SOC and
81 90 It Rexall Store.
The Laclede blade., 1918-09-27
Card Of Thanks

wish to express my sincere
thanks to Laclede friends, to
neighbors and friends and the
employees of the Wilson Packing
Company in Kansas City and
especially to the Laclede Odd
Fellows, for their kind assistance
and sympathy in my late bereave-
ment. MRS. o. F. LIBBY, Jr.
The Laclede blade., 1918-09-27
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

Last week it was a Boston news
paper man and this week it is q
New York magazine writer that is
doing Laclede for Pershing story.
George MacAdam, representing
the Worlds Work Magazine came
Saturday from New York and has
spent several days here getting
material for a story that will
appear in the November issue of
that magazine. Mr.. MacAdam
visited this Office. going over our
files and clippings collecting data
for his story.
q. R. King. local dealer in
Delco electric lighting systems,
finds the farmers ready and willing
to provide themselves with better
lighting facilities when the right
proposition is presented to them.
He has recently installed plants
for the following: j. Fl. Smith,
near Mike in ,Chariton county;
j. II. Lane, northeast of st..
Catherine; j. D. Lambert, north
of Brookfeld; L. Fl. Edens of
Purdin and for Mr.. Snyder, a
merchants at Eversonville.
In making the appointments at
tbe annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church held
at St. Joseph last week, there was
a shortage of preachers and the
LacIede church is without pastor.
The former pastor, Dr. T. E.
Sissou, was give special appoint
ment as field worker, centenary
movement, member Laclede quarter
" conference. Rev. j. D. Menden-
hall was reappointed field secre-
tary, conference claiments' endOw-
ment campaign. Rev. E. l..
Robson was returned to Brook
field.
Judge Selden P. Spencer of st.
Louis will speak at the Grand
theatre in Brookfeld Friday night,
September 27, at 500 o'clock.
Judge Spencer is not talking much
politics, being more concerned in
winning the war than anything
else and his addresses are eloquent
appeals to the people to stand
firm with the government in win
ming the war and Just what you
would expect to hear from a man
who has two sons with our army |
in France. Go and hear Judge |
Spencer Friday night. All will be
welcome.
Mayor Allen is in receipt of a
letter from Penn Love, a good
roads booster of Gallatin and
chairman of the Daviess county
Red Cross chapter, stating that
several years ago there was estab-
ished through Gallatin a trail
known as the o. & st. L. and
.skiDg if it came through Laclede,
Ind that if it does a movement
would be made to change the name
o the "Pershing Trail" So far
Is known here the trail does not
ONE to Laclede unless it doubles
he Cross State highway. The
natter will be looked into.
The Laclede blade., 1918-09-27
Settlement Notice

As / am moving west, all ac-
counts must be settled by October
1. J. Paul Jones, grain. coal,
feed and insurance.
The Laclede blade., 1918-09-27
TOWN and COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters of Interest

AcdIlInS oniOpSulCo UuCh lOI
sale or trade. Roy Bailey.
e. G.. Cole went to Kansas City
Wednesday to buy stock cattle.
A six room house for rent.
Inquire of Mrs. E. B. Skulley.
j. L. Welsh was down from
Chillicothe on business Friday.
Barred Rock cockerels So. 90
each. Mrs. Harry Landree, phone
81.
Five reel dra ma and war review
at the picture show Saturday
night.
E. E. Gould is driving a new
Paige six touring car bought of
John G. Brown.
Success manure spreader, guar
anteed in good condition, for sale
by j. w. Moberly.
M. F. Clay is putting a base =.
ment under his residence pre- :
paratory to installing a furnace.
Mrs. Kathryn Harter is spend
ing the weekend with her uncle,
M. B. Harter, and wife in Clay
township.
Regular meeting of the Royal
Neighbor camp on Friday after
noon of this week. AS many as
can should attend.
A force of workmen are rela y
ing the brick platform about the
local station, it having settled and
become very rough in places.
Emmet Hargadine has sold his
farm of 24O acres on the National
trail five miles southeast of La
clede to a party from Iowa at
@l1I ,oO per acre.
Walter Rankin is here from
Illinois spending a few days with
home folk, having come to see his
father who was quite i'll following
an operation. but now much
improved. |
Uncle Isaac Clough, who has
long been a reader of this paper,
was up from his home near
Forker last Friday and made this :
Office a pIeasa Mt visit, renewing
his four annual subscriptions.
It does the work, use Sanol ,
Eczema Remedy to get rid of
those black head, pimples, or
rough bumpy skin. Leaves skin :
smooth. Cures any case of ,
Eczema. Is pleasant to use. A :
trial will convince you. SOC and !
LOO at Rexall store.
The trucks under an oil tank
clumb the rail while going around
the southeast "" Monday after
noon and the tank tipped oyer and
rolled down a ten foot embank-
ment. The tank is filed with
crude oil. 1t took thirty-five new
ties to repair the track. il
A girl baby was born to Mr.. 1
and Mrs. Grover Peacher last
Monday at the Brookfeld hospital (
and has been named Mary Frances,
and the same day a boy was ]
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Roger B. ]
McLain near Linneus. Mrs. Nc t
Lain is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. 7. Sharp of Laclede. 8
Mr. and Mrs. Leon LOmax and
sons mOtOred to New Cambria last
Sunday to take look at the crops
on their Macon county farm, and i
Judging by the samples Of corn o
Mr.. LOmsX was showing yesterday r
be ought to Be satisfied. He .
estimates It will make 20 o. 80 /,
bushels per acre. q
The Laclede blade., 1918-09-27
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

| HAS sui AollJ a. CduP uuHLOu
last week.
Mrs. j. B. Jones of Chillico the
attended the Libby funeral here
last Friday,
Mrs. G. S. Mahurin of Brook
field spent Wednesday with La
clede friends.
Attorney aud Mrs. U. A. House
of Sumner attended the Libby
funeral here last Friday.
Miss Katherine Moore left
Monday night for Nashville. Tenn,
to enter Ward Belmont college.
Mrs. J. E. Marsh was over from
Brookield Monday and called and
renewed her subscription to this
paper.
Mrs. J. Ed. Downey returned
home Wednesday from spending
several days with her mother at
Cameron.
Mrs. Lou. D. Burnett went to
Kansas City last Thursday to
spend the winter with her brother,
Rev. Shane.
A, G. Groes went to Spickard
last Saturday to spend a few days
with his daughter, Mrs. Byron
Western and family.
Mrs. Mary Mize called We'd
nesday and had the Blade sent a
year to her daughter, Mrs Anna
Meyers, Eastonyille, Colo.
Miss Mae Grandia of Leigton,
Iowa, is here visiting her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. O. E.
Peacher and other relatives.
Henry E. Brenner, accompanied
by W. E. Burke and William
Edgmon of Brookfeld, motored to
Columbia and back Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Thompson
aud little son of St. Joseph, ILL.,,
are visiting Mrs. Thompson's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. z.
Shell.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Weaver
motored to Fayette last Sunday
and remained until Tuesday visit
ing Mrs. Allie <Harter and Miss
Beatrice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Worstall
have returned to their home at
Green Valley, ILL.,, after a weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. L. T.
and family.
G. W. Patterson. wife and son
Of Woodward, Okla, visited the
first of the with Mr. and Mrs. S.
W. White. Mrs. Paterson and
Mrs. White are sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Lomax
are attending the national bankers
at Chicago this week.
Mr.. Lomax came from San Benito,
Texas, Thursday and they went on
% Chicago Saturday night.
Ralph Eichman and family have
'eturned from spending the
at Colorado Springs,
Colo, drying through in their
ar in three and a half days.
Ralph is much improved in, health
nd will remain here unless the
Innate begins to effect him again.
Mrs. N. E. Fletcher who is on
n extended visit in the northwest,
5 now with Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
'urman at Camas, Wash. On u
ostcard received yesterday she
tates she is having a fine visit
nd was recently in Seattle and
isited Mrs. Hutchison and family
nd Miss Myrtle Slingerland.
he sends best regards to all
-iends here.
The Laclede blade., 1918-09-27
For Sale

Ny business, consisting of Office,
feed room, coal houses. teams,
wagons, feed, etc. Also have 40
or 80 tons Of baIed wheat and Oat
straw and seven hundred bushels
Of oats to sell. J. PAUL JONES.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-25
81 \ YEAR PLUS.
Government Employees Obtaining Out
side Fees Must GO.

New York, July 25.--Dollar a year
men whose incomes are not so great
as TO free them from all suspicion of
using their Government positions to
further special interests will be grad
ually eliminated, it was asserted in a
despatch from Washington last night
The housekeeping has been under
taken because of the charges of ia
voritism in the placing Of army con-
tracts made in the raincoat scandal
in this city. Many men who in the
first days of the war offered their ser
vices to fill up the staffs OF emergen-
cy bureaus at the capital will be re-
placed by officials who will be given
adequate salaries.
Confessions are said to have been
obta ined from men involved in the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-25
NEED OLD CLOTHES.
Germans Do Not Respond to Call to
Give Them Away.

Amsterdam. June 20 Correspond
ence of Associated Press The vol
untary" surrender of worn clothing
for the benefit of war workers in
Germany is turning out a complete
failure.
The brief initial rush which was
mOtived by expectations of obtaining
exemption from the threatened forCi-
bic emptying of Wardrobes, soon
died down. Berlin, which was eX-
pected to yield forty thousand suits
has not supplied half that number
and the same tale comes from all
other centers. The period for bring
ing in the clothing had to be eX-
tended everywhere and bonuses given
as at Schoeneherg, where every old
suit reaped a reward Of a jar of real
honey or a packet of pudding pow
der. Essen is the first town where
steps have already been taken for an
official inspection of private ward
robes but others will inevitably fol-
low. In the meantime there are many
indignant letters in the newspapers
from citizens who periodically de-
MED themselves articles of clothing
and which they are now told are not
good enough for munition workers.
Complaint is made that the latter
earn much more money and live in
better style than the disappointed
benefaCtOrS.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-25

ralncoat charges as to the means by
which they were able to obtain con
tracts though their bids were higher
than those Of other manufacturers.
The disclosures Indicate that con-
tracts have been jobbed on q large
scale in shoes, shirts, leggins, coats
and other supplies for soldiers and
that this has been possible because
commission brokers have been able
to swing contracts to manufacturers
with whom they had an understand
ing by pulling wires at Washington.
AS part Of the effort to stop this
practice the elimna ton of the dollar
year method of payment is planned,
though the step may work injustice
to many patriotic men who have been
working with the utmost Consci enti-
BUSINESS since the first days of the
war.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-25
10TH QUITS CAMP DEVEkS
New Division, 18th, Formed From
Regular Army Regiments and Ma
tionaI Army Men.

Aver, Mass. July 25.--The depar-
ture from Camp Devens of the Sew
enty-sixth division of the National
Army and the formation of new
division, the Twelfth were announced
officially last night. The Seventy sixth
left camp some weeks ago, and the
departure of the various units at diff
ferent times was the occasion of
much farewell cheering here, but no
announcement was published.
The new Twelfth division is to be
built around two regular army regi-
ments, the Thirty-s sixth and the
Forty second infantry. With each of
these a National Army regiment and
machine gun battalion will be brigad
ed. Fifteen thousand draft recruits
are due to arrive in camp within
few weeks and will be assigned i'm
mediately to the division.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-25
WILLIAM CECIL DURAND.

Milford, Conn, July 25.-Wtlltam
Cecil Durand. one OF Milfords' best
known men is dead in his 67th year.
He traced his lineage direct from set
tiers who built their first home in
Milford in 1889. Mr.. Durand was edu<
Gated at Challier Institute of New
York city. was graduated from Shelf
field Scientific school in 1872. twice
went TO the legislature and for 20
years was treasurer of the Milford
Savings bank. His only membership
in social organization vas the Old
Milford Club. A widow survives.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-25
TNvENTS NEW MOTOR.

Copenhagen, July 25.-The Dutch
inventor, Ellehammer, recently sold
his patent rights in new motor en-
CINE to Norway and Sweden The sum
he received is reported to De greater
than has ever been paid IN Scandi-
naVia for an invention, Inc feature
of the new motor is steam 1t is
claimed that it will supersede the
ordinary explosion engine, that it is
neither heavier nor bulkier than the
oenzine motor in common usage and
can use the cheapest raw oils.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-25
ACTOR LEAVES S45O,G00

London, July 25.-The will of the
late Sir George Alexander, the Eng
lish actor manager has just been pro-
bated here, and shows that he left
an estate valued at $45o,00O. This
constitutes a record for a fortune &C
cumulated by an English actor, the
nearest approach to it being the es-
tate of $400,0 900 left by J. L. Toole:
Sir Henry Irving's estate was pro-
bated at 100000 and Charles Kean
left $4,000.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-25
RED CROSS WORKERS WOUNDED

Paris, July 25.--Three American
Red Cross workers have been wound
ed during the Franco American coun-
ter offensive. Lieut.. J. /. Butter
field of New York and w. A Fox of
Buffalo, an ambulance driver were
hit by shrapnel while attending
wounded under shell fire, They were
taken to Chantilly hospital and will
recover Captain George Karr was
wounded severely in the hip during
An air raid
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-25
L. s.-ARGENTINE COMMISSION

Santiago, Chile, July 25.-Estab-
lishment of a permanent naval COM
mission TO the United States similar
to the one now in Egland is proposed
by the Mercurio, which advances the
suggestion in editorial article I'M
der the title of Our seas constitute
the best union with the United
States. Admiral Gomez Careno is
suggested as the head of such com
mission.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-25
NAME AVIATION FIELDS
AFTER FLYERS WHO DIED

New York, July 25-Four new avn
alton fields on Long Island have been
named after Major John Purroy
Mitchell, Major Raoul Lufbery, Lieu
tenant Colonel Henry j. Damn and
Lieutenant Colonel c. 6. Chapman,
American aviators killed while flying
according to information received
here today from Major General Will
liam L. Henley, in charge of aero
nautics in Washington
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-25
BIG SURTAX RAISE
MAY NOT HIT YOU
It viii Apply to Annual Incomes
Of 100000 Or More

Washin gton. July 25.-The ways
, and means committee was enabled
yesterday to get such a survey of the
financial situation as to confirm the
prediction that income and excess
profits taxes cannot be made to yield
$6,00O.000,000 1t is now certain that
the plan of thus raising three -fourths
Of the $4,000. 900, 600 needed will have
to be abandoned.
Accurate estimates, based on treas
ury departm ent figures were present
ed to the committee, and showed that
levying. a o per cent. normal tax on
individual incomes, with the highest
rate of surtaxes yet suggested, would
WELD about $500, 100000, while the
corporation tax. with the normal tax
at IS per cent. modified to Il per cent,
on corporate income distributed as
dividends will yield about $1,000 900
900.
This would leave $4,000, 100000 TO
be raised through excess profits taxes,
which is admittedly impossible. one
Of the main reasons 1t is impossible
is the virtual certainty that govern
mental price fixing, becoming more
extensive. will greatly reduce So
called war profits.
Rates running us high as 50 per
cent. on income supert2xes were dis
cussed in the committee. This would
apply to individual incomes over ST.
600, 900 II year.
The normal tax. on personal in
comes is generally accepted by the
committee now as 10 per cent In the
discussion yesterday no other rates
we're suggested. If there is any
amendment in this feature of the
coming law it will be TO raise the
rate.
The committee reached a tentative
agreement on revision of the estate
tax. The majority of the committee
favored increasing the present rates
so per cent in all classes except the
TWO largest. where the increase would
be a little greater,
The present tax runs from per
cent on estates of between $4,000
and 100000 up to rs per cent on
estates of S10.000.O0O and more. The
rate on those between $8,00000o and
100000 Is % per cent, which the
committee changed to So per cent,
The % per cent rate on those Of So
10000 and more the committee
changed to 40 per cent These have
been practically adopted.
Under the present law the estates
tax produces $7O,00o,000 in revenue
annually. The revised rates are eX-
pected to yield about S1OO,000,o00
Chairman Kitchin expects to make
q hight to change altogether the pres
emf system of levying excess profits
taxes. Instead of a. tax increasing
as the profit increases he has always
been and still is in favor of q flat
exemption and q fat rate on all
profits above that exemption The
exemption rate he favors is 10 per
cent of the capital. The rate of tax
alton above that point he has not
worked out yet.
MANY of the committee are pre-
pared to make a. fight for discrimina-
ton in the normal tax on individual
incomes between earned and UNI
earned incomes. It is admitted that
only q slight difference in revenue
would result from this discrimination.
The difficulty Of figuring the proper
tax where incomes are partly IN
earned is the chief argument brought
to bear against it.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-25
FOX FILMS BURNED.

Kansas City, Mo. July 25.-F'ire
which originated in the vault of the
Fox Filrl company here Yesterday
caused " loss estimated at $250.000.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-30
AMERICAN LINES
HOLD STEADILY
(By Associated Press)

With the American Army on the
Aisne- Marine Front, July 30, l p. M
The Americans have held their posi-
tions on the front north of the Ourcq
under enemy fire slightly less intense
than that of yesterday and have ad-
vanced a little toward the road from
Seringes to Sergy. Repeated efforts
of the enemy to dislodgc the Alneri-
cans were futile. The French are, NOV
ing forward at the left Of the Ameri-
can lines and the American right is
holding steadily. The German COM
mand has apparently withdrawn the
Prussian Guards used yesterday, when
the fighting was the heaviest which
the Americans have experienced. The
conduct of the Americans is w'rning
the praise of French observers.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-30
(By Associated Press'

London, July 30.-Tne Germans
have been counter attacking heavily
along virtually the entire battle
front, according to news received
shortly after noon. The attack was
especially heavy in the American Sec
tor. The Americans wer driven out
of Cierges, five and one-half miles
southeast Of Fere en- Tardenois. An
other thrust drove the Americans
back from Beugneux, ainear Grand
Rozoy.S = Forty-five Germans belong
ing tos three divisions engaged in the
Marneg salient were captured in heavy
fighting near Buzancy, five miles
south. of Soissons, and at Plessier
wood. Ten of seSenty-one German
divisions engaged belong to the
northern army of Grown Price Rup-
precht. The Allies effected an ad-
vance toward AubillyA in the Arde
valley and in the neighborhood of Vii
lers Agron Aigpizy. The. main ad-
vance on the westerly side of the
front seems to have been at Grand
Rozoy, where the, French, are pro-
crossing onto the plateau between the
Vesle. and the Ouicq.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-30
CONSENSUS OF OPIN-
ION AT TODAY IS
BOARD MEETING is
THAT PRESENT SYS-
TEN is JUST.
Begin Dumping Rock To-
night at New Weir-Nine
Hundred Cars Required to
Complete JOb-Relief Is
Promised by Friday.

That the basis upon which the pres
ent water supply is pro-rated among
the various mutual companies Is fair
and just to all concerned was the
decision reached by the representa-
tives of the water companies ard ir-
rigation officials at today's board
meeting.
The following approximates the
resolution which was passed, which
was introduced by Will Edgar, rresi-
dent of Water Company No. u:
Resolved, That it is the opinion of
those present that the pro-rat:on of
water should be continued along the
lines set forth in Secretary McIver's
letter to the various mutual compa-
niese some two months ago." which
means that the present plan OF pro-
rating water on the basis of assessed
valuation will be continued.
j. S. Nickerson returned this morn
ing from Hanlon's Heading and re-
ports that everything is in readiness
to complete the weir One hundred
and fifty cars of rock are loaded and
on sidetracks waiting to be dumped.
1t is estimated that 900 cars will be
required to finish the weir. Providing
no unforeseen delay is occas;oned,
Mr.. Nickerson states that the valley
will be receiving plenty of water by
the first of next week and that con-
ditions will be materially relieved by
next Friday.
The diversion registered at Rock
wood headgate today was 1886 sec
ond-feet.