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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-15
Buy Your Coal Now.

Consumers of coal. in providing
this spring and summer for mex,
winters fuel requirements. will be
limited by the fuel administration
strictly to their needs, In making
this Fuel Administra.
tor Garfield said all local fuel com.
mittees would be instructed to see
that there is no boarding.
The fuel administration has ad
vised all consumers to begin as
early as April | to lay in their next
winters supplies. If the advice is
followed officials believe there will
be no marked car congestion and
no coal shortage next winter.
The fuel and railroad administra
tions have about completed their
plans for distribution of coal by
zones and when finally approved by
Fuel Administrator Garfield and
director General McAdoo these will
be put into operation. The country
is divided into tweAty or more pro-
d ducing districts each of which sup
plies particular consuming zone
Measures to force producers to
put OUT tstcleaner coal will be an.
nouncedswithin a few days. Com
pl aints that coal now sold is of an
inferior quality have caused the
fuel administration to prepare two
orders to operators-one providing
coal shall be cleaned and the other
establishing grades.
District attorneys thus far, Gar
field announced, have reported 270
violations ofthe fuel administrations
regulations. In addition to these
Eases there have been q large num-
b er in which the fuel administration
h as forced operators and dealers to
refund overcharges.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-15
Rejection Predicted.

The state board of equalization
"ill not approve the assessment o
property according TO its true value
in money" it is generally believed
and the state tax commission and
Gov Gardner, who has supported
the tax body in its battle for suclI
assessment, are said TO have given
up all hopes of such action. There
seems TO be a tendency of the ma
jority of the equalization board to
cut down valuations made out un-
der the direction of the state tax
commission to about the same level
as fixed in 1877.
The general belief is that Attor-
ney General McAllister. Secretary OF
State Sullivan and State Treasurer
Middlekamp will stand against the
increased assessments. while Audit.
or Hackman's attitude is not def.
nitely known. although he has de-
clared himself as favoring assess
ments at true value in money. The
governor is outspOken in favor of
the tax commissions plan. 1t is
expected the plan of the opposition
to the tax commissions assessments
will be to vote only d nominal in
crease in the assessments as fixed
last year, to allow a little more
revenue to count es, more than fifty
of which are running in debt. and to
the state. which must, during this
year, pay to the St. Louis Clearing
House association $2.l50000 OF
borrowed money. This must be
obtained over and above the nee
essary running expenses Of the
state government and its educa.
tional. penal and philanthropic in,
stitutions. r
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-15
Why Men War.

The collectivist and the individu-
alist. understanding that the mum.
Der of persons entertaining an
opinion has nothing whatever to do
with the validity of that opinion,
may resolve to give up guessing al.
together and cooperate on the
broad common ground of principles
about which there can be no dis
pIlte. Men and nations do not fight
over the indisputable No nation
goes to war to prove that the sun
rises in the west. Neither do men
90 to war over what man requires
in life to make him happy. What
they fight about, principally, is not
ends but means. says Chicago Daily
News. They slay and burn and
pillage over ways of doing good
How to distribute the goods of the
world. and who shall boss the job
these are the issues of contention
among men and nations. This year
1918 is to see an awakening to the
tragic absurdity of such rule OF
unreason. 1t will be discovered. il
all goes well with mans clearing in
tellect. that there is. in truth. but
one race to be considered-the hu-
man race, to which all men belong.
Then the much dreaded internation-
alism of the reactionary nightmare
will be realized by discovery. not
by agreement, and from that time
forward we may live happily ever
after.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-15
Our Winters Food.

A hint of what may be expected
next fell, when the elmy demand
for food becomes twice what it is
now, is given in the new order of
government to Gamers. All cam
ming factories have been directed
to withhold from sale their entire
stocks of corn, peas, beans, toma-
toes and salmon until further orders
and to make an exact return to the
government of the quantity on
hand. How much of it will be
requisitiOned by the government be.
fore permitting sale of the remain
der is not known, but probably a
large quantity. Last year there was
limitation of the supply of tin to
Gamers. This year there may be
still greater limitations. With a re-
duced pack and an increased war
demand, the stocks for the general
market are likely to be much be-
low normal.
Every householder should con
slider This situation gravely. II
should be an unanswerable areu
ment for the thrift garden, supple
mented by extensive home preserv.
ing of the staple vegetables If
there are no thrift gardens the or
binary market supply will not be
sufficient for current consumption
and extensive domestic packing and
prices will be very high. With
many good thrift gardens, current
consumption can be largely suppl.
ed from them and the market be
called upon for the bulk for home
packing. 1t makes no practical
difference whether it is the garden
or the market supply that goes into
the glass botfleS--that is the bes'
domestic container and probably
the only kind available this year
so long as there is enough home
garden production supplemented to
the market supply to make the
right total and keep prices where
they should be. This summer every
family should live as exclusively on
perishable products as possible, and
preserve for winter consumption
the largest possible quantity of 9th.
erwise perishable food. That is the
short road to economy of living. 1t
can not be done unless the thrift
garden helps.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-15

Slackerism is not confined to
young men anxious to escape
military duty. 1t is at its worst
among the INSTRUCTORS who are
ready only to preach pessimism, the
unwilling who are not lifting a fin
ger to help win the war. These
may not be actually disloyal, only
unloyal; they may not be taking the
kaiser's blood money, but they are
justly objects of suspicion. And
they should be made to feel the
sting of every real patriots scorn.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-15

When a man is nearly frozen
from a ten mile drive on a cold
day, he will hardly stop to read a
plank advertisement. But at home
in his arm chair with his legs Cross
ed before a cheerful fire he reads
his local paper and while he is feel.
ing good and has plenty of time
picks out the Ave business men of
the town from the advertisement in
the paper and makes up his mind
where he will trade on his next trip
to town.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-15

Those fellows who are holding
loaded cars overtime to suit their
convenience and immediate profit,
may find that there's no money in ii
in the long run People are bound
to get wise to them sooner or later
And besides. the government may
have something unpleasant TO say
-and TO do.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-15
The Seven Pearls.

atre MONDAY one OF the best yet
lima, unconscious, supported by
Harry, founders around in the ris-
ing water of the sealed chamber.
Perry takes refuge in a mine under
meath the house and anxiously
awaits the outcome At the ex-
plOsion of the byro tanks the walls
cave in and cause the mine gallery
under the house to cave in also.
Some of the falling debris knocks
Perry insensible. 1t also lets the
bottom fall out of the water tight
room and Harry. Ilma.. water and
all fall into the mine Perry revives
first and finds himself covered with
dirt and timber Although he has
reeained his senses, Perry's memory
is gone and he is mentally child.
Perry sits down on the wet GAL
lery and begins pulling things out
of his pockets. Finally he pulls out
bis pistol and after lima and Harry
have recovered somewhat. he sud-
denly fires shot. Alarmed, Harry
jumps up and picks up the revolver
which Perry drops. Then lima and
Harry watch him closely to see
what he viii! do next. Digging into
his vest pocket. he draws out little
white thing, looks at it. and then
throws it on the ground. lima
speaks: One of the Seven Pearls"
She picks it up and shows it to
Harry. Joyfnlly he recognizes it.
lima coDceaIs it in her pocket lima
still. delighted over the recovery
of the Pearl, watches Perry again.
She sees a bracelet on his arm and
explains: The Sultan's insignia!
How did he get it?" Taking Perry
by the arm. Harry and lima try to
tihd some way of getting out.
While Harry and lima sleep, Per-
ry wakes and finds a light shining
in his eyes. Scared, he wakes Har-
ry and lima ard they start in the
direction of the fast moving light.
The figure with the light is an en-
gineer in the mine. He BELONGED
to a band OF counterfeiters Who,
having proclaimed him traitor,
are after his life. Hiding behind
wall the man draws his revolver
and is about to fire at Harry and
the rest when out of the darness
comes Kismet, who sneaks behind
him and leans with such force on
the man that thev both fall into
pool of water. Thus the torch goes
out and Harry, lima and Perry lose
the track.
At last they find a large light
streaming from an open door. Com
ing up to the the door they enter.
Perry sees some money on the
table, picks it up and begins to play
with it. Harry notices this and
looking around he finds engraver's
tools, Turning to lima he tells her
that they are in a counterfeiter's
den. Just then Harry hears the
coming. Jumping behind a trunk
they conceal themselves,
AS the band enters, Perry rises
from his place of hiding and walks
out. Grabbing the leader by the
arm. he leads him to where lima
and Harry are hiding, The band
decide that dead men tell no tales
and therefore the unwelcome vis-
itors will be killed. Harry aud
lima are bound but Perry. having
demonstrated his idiocy beyond any
doubt. is allowed to wander about.
The leader raises his gun to shoot
Harry, in spite of Ilma's screams,
when Perry enters with a can of
nitro'glycerine and dips his fingers
into it. The leader lowers his gun,
and starts toward Perry, AS the
gang leaves the den, Perry throws
the can at them. An explosion
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-15

E. A. Jackson made a business
trip to Moberly Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-15

The world will watch with inter-
est the outcome of the German oc-
cupation of Russia, as also the dis
position the Teutonic powers will
make of their agents, Lennine and
TrOtsky-for these worthless have
been all along working in the inter
est of Germany, few thinking peo.
plen doubt. If treachery is re.
warded in proportion to its base.
ness, they should have high places
in favor of the kaiser If Russia
is really their fartherland. they
must find deep consolation in the
thought that through their efforts
she now lies helpless under the heel
Of her oppressor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-15


tn ob when Nn
They delicious
some h le withs of soldier erboys
by or Information
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-15
Business Announcement.

a"HsVins sold. tc Gsfmany our in.
terest in Russia which we controlled
In partnership. the firm of Trotzky,
Lenine and Krylenko has dissolved.
Mr. krylenkO and | have severed
all connections with Russian busi-
ness, which will be managed tenn
porarily by Mr. Lenine under the
immediate control and supervision
of Kaiser Wilhelm. Mr. Lenine with
the aid of the German, will collect
all bills and close out our interest.
Bills payable will not be honored.
Leon Trotzky .
Former Russian Commissary for
Foreign Affairs"
The St. Louis Post Dispatch beat
US to the above advertisement Of
course if "Trotz" had thought for a
moment he would have recognized
the superiority of the Democrat
as an advertising medium and plac.
ed his announcement where it
would he calculated to do the most
good. In the mean time we shall
remind Mr.. Trotzky that in the
future. he should use the columns
of the Democrat if he wishes to Sc
cure the greatest publicity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
THE FRUITS OF IT.

A great howl went up in AleNan-
Gria county last year because of the
public whipping of two boys for
breaking into property and causing
destruction thereto. Public meetings
were held and the whipping was de-
nounced by those opposed to it as
barbaric. Boys were allowed to az
tend the meetings and hear the issue
discussed by the speakers. In some
speeches they were practically upheld
by some people, while others cor
dcmnei them for what they had done
but were opposed to public whipping.
The Alexandria County Monitor
says since that time things have been
drifting along from bad to worse foc
some of these boys, and the unfortI
nate affair in the county recently, a
father and a son indicted for murder
of youth. IS not a surprise to many
persons who have been watching
crowds of boys congregate around
stations until the wee sma' hours OF
the morning.
Parents should shoulder the blame
for allowing children to remain on
the streets ut ali hours and in kinds
of company. No good comes of it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
Bread and MILK.

Whatisunburned child, when hours
Of play have made him tired and hun
orv; idoes not deiient in bowl of
bread and milk? What student, whose
brain is weary from long hours OF
constant study, does not desire g
lunch of bread and milk? The over
burdened housewife, tired from her
daily tasks, can quickly regain her
strength by eating bread and milk
The man who labors with his hands,
who works from early morn till night,
can find no better food for his tired
body than supper Of bread and mix
After hours of mental strain IN
downtown office, the man of business
nav renew his strength and vitality
by single meal Of bread and milk
al who are weary ard overburdeneo
with work or worry may find lie ano
strength and pleasure in good Old
fashioned bowl of bread and milk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20

off the coast Of Biscaye, according
to a dispatch from 0perto.
That Germany will put her women
in the battle line before admitting
:efeat ard that they will fight with
a courage equal to that of male
Prussians was declared by Col. c. ".
Stiles, head medical officer at Camp
Hancock, in an address at Albany,
Ga. Col. Stiles spent seven years in
Germany. lie said that despite the
fact that ne numbers among his
warm personal friends many Ger
mans, no subject of the All Highest
can be trusted for 4 moment when
being dealt within an official capac.
itv: that to German efficiency must
be added an utter lack Of reliability
when this nation figures on Wrestling
victory from the war mad Prussians
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
PUCK is NO MORE

Puck, one Of the pioneer comic
weeklies of the country. and the first
to be printed in colors, has suspend
ed publication.
Founded In 1876 Ivy Joseph kopp-
Ter and Adolph Schwartzmann, 1t
took as its motto: what fools thcSe
m1norfals be!' 1t numbered among
its contributors many of the most
brilliant writer's and artists, ana tor
a time Fl. c. Bunner was its cditO".
At the beginning it was pubiishe'!
in German, but it was later printed
in English. Puck once took an ac-
tive part IN national politics. and in
recent months was owned by William
Randolph Hearst.
Puck was one Of the best of the
Cuillc prints VI LIZ oii'S1 Ssa'>~
But such publications, like the old
time Sunday paper, have been forced
aside by changed conditions. The
printing Of cartoons in daily papers
spelt the death knell Of papers de-
voted entirely to the ridiculous.
Among tic causes that contributed
materially to the defeat of James 6.
Blaine, the Republican candidate for
President in 1854, weer the powerful
cartoons Of keppler in Puck, wherein
the nominee was represented rs The
Tattooed lian." The various colored
legends with which The body of the
would-be President was embellished
in these pictures represented scanda-
lous charges against him then cur
rent, and which found such wide be-
lief: thata very large element of tie
Republican party refused to support
Blaine. hebpler;s cartoons. with Rev.
d. Orchards famous Fun, Rom
anisn1 and Rebellios' speech and the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
SUPPRESSION OF VICE

The present laws of the state OF
Virginia designed for the suppress
ion of vice are exceedingly drastic
and should be read with interest by
persons who prefer to pass disorderly
lives. The statutes provide that per-
sons convicted of conducting dlsor-
derby houses must not be lined, Dut
committed to a city farm or hospital,
or a jail and be confined until given
clean bill! by the local board OF health.
The law also applies to inmates OF
evil resorts and frequenters Of such
places. whether male or female. 1t
is also unlawful for any person TO
visit such resorts for immoral pur-
poses. Affold ding transportation IN
any vehicle to such places as well as
plotting persons to questionable re-
sorts is als1 forbidden under pen
atty.
The statutes are aimed at persons
"not of good fame" Under the com
mon law persons known as not Of
good fame are generally described
as those haulting questionable re-
sorts, keeping women bearing su>n
reputation in ones own house, COM
mon drunkard, gamester, cheat or
yagabond, keeping suspicious conl-
pany, male CT female, sleeping IN the
day time and going abroad in the
night, those who live idly and fare
we'll, riding about in automobiles and
other conveyances, and by other
means going to and fro from obscure
and questionable places. ami at I'M
reasonable and improper hours, retus-
ing and failing to work at any lawful
trade or calling at the usual wages
or pay therefor, but living midleness
and faring well, and being well ap-
pareIed-while having nothing law
fully gotten whereon TO live.
Persons in Alexandria who may BE-
subject to arrest under the above
laws will not be fined but turned over
to the local health authorities TO be
handled under the regulations stated
above.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
GERMANY'S PLIGHT

Germany must indeed be in dcs-
perate plight when it has to call or
Austria for 10 or Is divisions. The
Austral Kaiser assured the German
Kaiser that it would make him cN-
tremely unpopular at home to send
so many troops to fight for the de-
Tense Of Germany, and to make it
toicrahle at all Germany must con-
code the crown OF Poland to an AVS
tcian Archduke and open a rea!
peace offensive" by definite offer
10 evacuate Belgium and pay an in
demnity to it. Germany is reports:
to have assented in the Polish mat
ter, which it could we'll afford to do
because it has q strangle hold on
What answer the Berlin
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
VIRGINIA NEWS

Orders were issued yesterday by
the State Corporation Commission
allowing The Washington and Old
Dominion Railway Company to in
crease its passenger rates % per
cent for straight fares, and 10 per
cent for commutation ticket. The
commission also directed the conf
pany to proceed at once to make
needed repairs on the Bluemont and
Great Falls branches and it is also
required to make monthly reports of
the progress CT improvements.
The Winchester police have been
r;ven orders to round up lot of ell
DERBY oilers in that place and vicinity
and compel them to go to work, or
be nut en- the city chain gang as
street cleaners. Although above the
proposed draft age OF 10 years, they
are for the most part ablebodied and
vet live of the carnir gs of others.
Eugene Rubins, year old son of
Ralph 3. Rubins, Of Bristol, was
scaled to death at the home of his
grandfather, Eugene Robins, in Mad
isonville, KY, last Friday.
Richard F. Cleveland, son Of for
mer resident Cleveland, has comp!et-
ed preliminary training at Boston
ana lief. tn, Boston navy yard yes
terday for Quantico, to enter the OF
fccrs' training school connected with
the marine corps.
: Miss Mary Cunningham, who made
acr home with her brother, David
Cunningham, in Loudoun county
was struck by lightning and instant
" killed while standing under q
tree in 9 recent storm.
Willard Almond the Is year cd
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ". Il. Almond
of I.vnchburg, was accidentally s"a
late Saturday evening by Charlie!
Plingle, the IT year Old son Of &dit
John Pringle, Of the Salvation Army
who is now in France in You.
Mems. Christian Association wcrl;
Pringle had an automatic revc!2e'
which number Of boys examine!
One of them handed it back L
Pringle and it discharged, the a;se
bullet passing through Almond
fore arm and chest, missing his hear
an inch. While serious, his wound:
will hardy prove fatal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20
KAISER SYMPATHETIC

The Cologne Gazette prints a tele-
gram sent by the direction of EN-
peror William to the Burgomaster of
Frankfort, stating that the Emperor
"deeply sypmpathizes in the misfor-
tune which has befallen the open
town. of Frankfort as the result Of an
enemy (aeriaD attack which was
contrary TO international law"
1t is suggested that one OF two in
ferences can be drawn from this tel
egram: either that the Emperor is a
fool, or that he thinks the German
people are fools. The Emperor is not
q fool in tie ordinary sense, and he
knows perfectly well that he has long
ago cut the throat of international
law. that he has no more right to
protest against It's violation tnan Il
red-handel and defiant murderer has
against violent methods Of subduing
him. But he seems to believe the
German people are fools enough to
swallow everything he tells them.
Perhaps they still are. But after
while they may begin to realize
that the responsibility for their suf-
feriags lies with their pious ruler.
And then they may begin fool hunt
that will no. be contrary to any law,
International or divine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-20

specialists of the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture:
Avoid milk kept in can, open much
Of the time and possible without re-
frigeration, at the bakery or grocer
store.
The best way of buying milk is in
bottles. Dipping it from large cans
and drawing it from the faucet OF g
retailers can are bad practices.
Take the milk into the house as
soon as possible after delivery, es-
pecially in hot weather.
Keep milk in the original bottle I'M
til needed for immediate consumption.
Keep the refrigerator cool and sweet
A single drop of spilled milk or 4
small particle of neglected food may
contaminate refrigerator in few
days.
All utensiles with which milk comes
in contact should be rinsed, washed
and scalded every time they are used
When baby is bottle-fed, every
time the feeding bottle and nipple arc
used they should be rinsed in luke
warm water, washed in hot water II
which a small amount of washing soda
has been added, and then sca!ded
Never use rubber tube between bot
tie and nipple, or a bottle with corn
ers.
If a case of typhoid fever, scarle
fever, diphtheria or other contagious
disease breaks out in the family, q
rot return any bottles to the mllkmal
except with the knowledge of the at
tending physician and under condition
prescribed by him.
While efficient pasteurization de
stroys germs and affords safeguar
against certain dangers, it should no
be regarded as an insurance agalns
future contamination OF milk. and tn
foregoing suggestions should be oh
served in the case Of pasteurized mil
as we'll as with ordinary milk. Do no
keep milk over twenty-four hours, eve
If it seems to be sweet, as milk ma
Lecome unfit for human fod before
sours.