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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22
"Why Put Up With Rats for Years
Writes N. Windsor. Farmer

years ago I bought some rat poi
son, which nearly killed our fine
watch dog. 1t so scared us that we
suffered long time with rats until
my neighbor told me about RAT
SNAP. That's the sure rat killer and
a safe one" Three sizes, Csc, SO, 81.
Sold and guaranteed by McNulty
Bros, Mcdowell; I. W Nicholas, CRAB
bottom; Highland Mercantile Co.,
Monterey.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

NEW YoRK.-Damage suits agre-
eating 100000 were filed in United
States district court against nearly 300
actors who are prominent members
and officials of the Actors Equity As
ISOLATION. The suits were. brought by
the Winter Garden Company (The
ShubertS).
COPENHAGEN Lenine, it
is rumored, intends to retire from the
head of the Bolshevik government, ac-
cording to dispatches from Helsing-
fors quoting Russian reports. Strikes
are reported to be raging everywhere
in Bolshevik territory and 80 labor
leaders have been put to death.
Observation-Disclosures prosecu-
tors ask the public to aid in the war
on high food prices by Immediately re-
porting cases of profteering upon
which prosecutions can be founded
PARlS.-French food officials find
that reducing the price of bread does
not cut the cost Of other food commo-
dities, and they declare it is impossible
to fix prices by law. The Consumers
League in Paris has forced dealers to
make large reductions in food prices,
1t is said.
NEW HAVEN.-Freight embargoes
were lifted by the New Haven to allow
shipments of perlshable foods.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22
UNCLE SANS MONEY
BEST In The WORLD
coIor Looks Good To Boys Coming
Home After Seeing Only Foreign
Currency for Months.

lust how good American money
looks to man away from home 10
illustrated by the story told by one OF
those boys who fought in France IN
the war for the preservation OF CIVIL
ization, and who afterwards saw ser
vice across the border in Germany.
Sergeant H. H. Coffee was attached
to Company L, 354th Infantry, and Tor
.;y months was at Trier, Germany, 81
miles from Gutenberg. Now ne ID
back home.
"While we were in France" SAID
Sergeant Coffee, 1--WE were paid In
French money. And afterward, when
we were in Germany, we were PAID IN
German money. The difference De-
tween the French and German money
as compared with United States mon
ey is amazing. 1t Is printed on white
paper, and one gets an awful wad OF
1t for comparatively a small quantity
OF American money.
when we got this foreign stun the
boys were very liberal with 1t. They
would gamble with it, would lend 1t
and handle it very carelessly. But
when we got to Brest on our way
home, and that money was exchanged
for real American money, all that io'
crafty disappeared, and 1t was guard
ed zealously."
That Is one of the lessons the war
has taught. American money, any
promise to pay on the part OF Uncle
Sam, is mighty valuable Ia the eyes
of the world. That's why the Liberty
Bonds found so ready a market, ana
that is why the War Savings Stamps
look just as~good as money. They are
both evidences Of indebtedness on
Uncle Sans part and his written
promise to pay. There is no record
yet that he ever failed to meet an
obligation.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22
HE TELLS WHAT HE
THINKS OF AMERICA
Syrian Says Now Is Time For Every
Man To Prove Patrlotism-An-
swer Found In War Savings
Stamps.

It sometimes takes the newcomer
to appreciate America. The native.
born is often too close to the situa-
ton to realize what this country
means to the world today. He is used
to all that it offers, taking 1t as mat
ter of course, and frequently loses the
vision in sordid detail; while the
new-comer-but listen to what one OF
them had to say.
He is George e. Rihbany Of the
1919 class of the Boston High School
OF Commerce and he came to this
country from his native land, Syria,
when he was 10 years old. In four.
minute speech on the value OF war
Savings Stamps, given at the school
recently, he said in closing:
"Hate is not characteristic OF tho
American people, but the Germans
taught us unwillingly how to hate
them. Now it is a sin not to hate the
spirit the Hun showed and not to abol.
ish it from the face Of the earth. Or
the latter we are positively sure, be-
cause the American passion for JUS
tice is a hundred times stronger than
was the German passion for conquest.
az never entertained the idea OF be-
coming an orator and I am sure that
lack oratorical ability, but such
qualifications are unnecessary on an
occasion like this, because the only
and best inducement to true Ameri-
can is the call Of his duty and govern
ment, and not even the best Grafton OF
the greatest speaker of all times.
whether we all realize 1t or not,
we are now i'll the midst Of period
which will be known to all the OPP
pressed peoples Of the world as the
characterization period. Now IS the
time for every one Of US to prove
whether he is a sham American or
genuine American"
. The practice of thrift and the pur-
chase Of War Savings Stamps are just
now good indications Of the genuine
American. They make for financlai
independence, freedom, prosperity and
happiness.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22
KEEP GRIP ON YOUR
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
Advertising Clubs Issue Warning To
Protect the Public Against Ubiqui-
tous Stock SWindlers.

Various ways for prospective tnves
tors to detect the INSCRIPTIONS stock
promoters are contained in bulletin
recently issued by the National Vigil
lance Committee Of the Associated
Advertising Clubs OF the World. Tbs
bulletin indicates several unmistaka-
BILE signs of the wild cat" stock ped
dlels which owners Of War Savings
Stamps and Liberty Bonds will do we'll
to consider before exchanging their
valuable securities for the offerings
of northern stocks The warning to
prospective investors is as follows:
$50 far as we have been able to as
certain not Q single case has ever been
reported where the promoters Of a le-
Ultimate, worthy enterprise have Of
fered to take Liberty Bonds In pay.
ment for the capital stock OF a new
company. We believe that the very
offer to take Liberty Bonds should
pl ompt the bond owner to consult q
banker or legitimate broker as to the
value Of the stock that is offered in
exchange for the bonds. The offer to
exchange is an earmark which should
serve as a warning.
Another earmark OF the faker 10
his attitude when 1t is proposed to
postpone action pending an investiga.
ton. He will usually sheer at the
thought Of consulting banker or
broker Of standing, suggesting that,
OF course, they would not recommend
the stock because they have stocks OF
their own to sell.
I'm such case the prospective IN.
vestor might be sensible enough to
remember that it is the one who casts
reflections upon business men OF
standing who Is likely to be the n.y.
by-night salesman, and that the bank
or has been in the community many
years and will no doubt continue IN
business for many more. He might
reason that an established firm
would figure that 1t could not afford
to deceive. Yet there are thousands
OF people who allow themselves to be
hoodwinked because they believe such
fairy stories"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22
HAND GRENADE BANKS
WILL SOON Be READY
Children Are Urged to Begin Saving
Money At Once so That They
Will Not Lose Any Time.

Some 26e,00o hand grenade banks
will be ready for distribution in the
Fifth Federal Reserve District by
August 20, according to a statement
Issued at the War Loan Organization
OF this district.
Every one Of these hand grenaass
was manufactured to carry destruc-
tion to the Huns, and now, with per-
cussion cap and explosive. removed,
they are to serve in the campaign for
thrift. Made into penny-slot bankS
they will be lent, one to each child
under seventeen years old who calls at
a bank. Then, II enough money to
purchase one or more War Savings
Stamps Is saved In specified time,
the hand grenade becomes the prop
erty of the child.
There has been some delay In
Washington in getting. the grenades
ready for distribution, due to the large
number that had to be prepared for
their new capacity, but 1t Is now as
sured that they will shortly be ready.
Every child who would like real
souvenir of the great war can get IL
by calling at the bank as soon after
august 20 az possible, for there VIII
probably be more than 100000 chill
dren in the district who will want the
grenades, and the supply is necessafe
lily limited.
Meanwhile, the children are urged
to begin saving at once 80 that they
may have a running start" when the
grenade banks are delivered. The
sooner enough money Is saved to buy
a War Savings Stamp the sooner the
hand grenade belongs to the child,
and the sooner the child begins 70
save the sooner the desired END WIZ
be reached.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Head of Public School System of Va.
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED
College, Graduate, Law, Medicine,
Engineering
LOAN FUNDS AVA LIABLE
to deserving students. 5000 covers
all costs to Virginia students in the
Academic Department. Send for cat
alogue.
HOWARD WINSlO ON, Registrar
University. Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22
no WORE RATS

or mice, after you use RAT-SNAP.
It's a sure rodent killer. Trysa Pkg.
and prove it. Rats killed with RAT
SNAP leave no smell. Cats or dogs
won't touch it. Guaranteed.
Csc size & cake) enough for pan
try, kitchen or cellar.
soc size e cakes) for chicken
house, coops, or small buildings.
$1.O0 size 6 cakes) enough for
all farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildins.
Sold and guaranteed by McNulty
Bros, Mcdowell; I. w. Nicholas,
Crabbottom; Highland Mercantile
Co., Monterey.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22

Mention Recorder in answering adys.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22

oo,n Thrift. into Thrift stamps
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22
DENY RAlLMEN'S STRIKE VOTE.
Officials Declare Report of Pc

Officials Declare Report of Poll
August %, Is Groundless.
Washington.-Denial Of a wide
spread report that heads of railroad
unions, at secret meeting here voted
to take a referendum on a general
strike August %, was made by L. E.
Sheppard, chief Of the Brotherhood CT
Conductors and by Bert M. Jewell,
acting president Of the railroad d:Sl,
sion Of the American Federation Of
Labor. "There is not a word Of truth
In It," declared Jewell.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22
Johnson Against New Army.

Washington.-The War Departments
plan for universal military training Is
peace CONSUMPTION" Senator Hiram
Johnson of California asserted in COM
menting on the proposal Of General
March, chief of staff.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-22
Andrew CARNEGIE
DIES At AGE OF 81
Maker and Giver of Millions Sud-
denly Stricken Down by
Pneumonia.

Lenox, Mass.-In his great mansion
overlooking lake in the peautilui
Berkshire hills, where he sought Sc
clusion when bodily infrmity overlook
him and his mind was saddened ns
the entrance of his country INTO the
world war, Andrew Carnegie, lronmas
ter and philanthropist, died peace1uiis
of pneumonia in his eighty-fourth year
Mrs. Carnegie was at her HUSBAND
bedside in the last hours OF MS Inc
but he did not revive sufficiently 10
hermit of any sign Of recognition.
Their daughter Margaret, who last
April married Ensign Roswell Miller
of New York, was notified that 1t was
apparent that the illness would De Ia
tai, and she arrived from her nome
at Millbrook, \. Y, few minutes ait
er her father had died.
Andrew Carnegie, the outstanding
figure of nineteenth century INDUS
trialism, will go down through the ages
as the very personifcation Of "trium'
plant democracy"
Overcoming almost insuperable OBJ
stacles by his unusual energy ana
sheer tenacity of purpose, Andrew
Carnegie rose from humble messen'
ger boy to wealth beyond the dreams
of avarice He rose from obscurity tc
a unique position in the world.
Andrew Carnegie's efforts to give
away his fortune to avoid dying IN
disgrace were vain, according to finan'
cial authorities.
They estimate that the Laird Of Ski.
DO had given away $350,695,653 up to
June l, 1918. but that he still had $780,
100000 at his death.
Carnegie Began Life at $1.20 Weekly.
Andrew Carnegie was born at Dunn
fermline, Scotland, November %, 1885.
At the age of eleven he came to this
country with his parents on 500 Dor.
rowed from an uncle, George Lauder.
The family settled at Allegheny City,
Pa, in 1913, where Andrew went to
work as bobbin boy at $1.20 week.
His next job was telegraph operator
at $25 month.
In the Civil War he worked in the
telegraph branch of the service and
devised a cipher system for the Union
forces.
In 1867 formed the Keystone Bridge
Company, Which built the first iron
bridge in the country over the Ohio
river.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-08-14

For men who don't smoke pipes and
kidfies uoho don't believe IN Santa
Claus-t0e hereby pass resolutions Of
sympathy. All
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
Wilson Commutes Death Sentence
Of 3 Soldiers.

ash:ng,on. March 5.-Commuta-
ton by President Wilson OF death
sentences passed in three cases by
military court-martials was an
nounced today by the War Depart
menI.
Private Frank J. Burke, conscien-
,ious objector. at Fort Riley. Kan,
was sentenced to death after con-
viction oi refusing to obey a COM
mand Of his superior officer. Gen.
Leonard Wood. who was in COM
mand. al the time, recommended
communication to twenty-five years
confinement President Wilson or
dered this reduced to fifteen years.
Private .Arshag Ashbahain was
sentenced to death at Newport News
for refusing to fall in with his COM
mand. the Fourth Infantry, for de-
parture to point OF ernbarkation.
Presiden, Wilson ordered the sem
tence reduced to ten years confine-
ment.
Private Aaron H. Smith was sem
fenced to death at Camp Greenleaf,
Ga. Tor refusal to obey orders. Maj.
Gen. Henry 6. Sharp, commanding
the Southeastern Department, after
reviewing the case, recommended a
sentence of twenty-five years inn
prisonment. and President Wilson
ordered this reduced to fifteen years.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State OF Missouri
County of Bates. 81
In the Circuit Court May Term,
1910. In Vacation March 9, 1919.
Clara Taylor, Plaintiff.
John Cowdrey and George Cowdrey.
Defendants.
Now at this day comes the Plain
tiff herein, by her attorney and files
her affidavit alleging. among other
things that Defendant John Cowdrey
is nonresident OF the State of
Missouri
Whereupon, it is ordered by the
Clerk in Vacation that said Defend
ant be notified by publication that
Plaintiff has commenced suit
against him in this Court. the object
and general nature. of which is to sell
in partition the following described
real estate in Bates County, Missouri,
to-wit:
Lots US and I76 in the town of
Adrian.
And that unless the said John
Cowdrey be and appear at this Court,
at the next term thereof. to be begun
and holden at the Court House in the
City of Butler. in said county, on the
18th Monday OF May, 1919. and on or
before the first day of said Term,
answer or plead to the Petition in
said cause. the same will be taken as
confessed, and judgment will be rem
dered accordingly.
/ And it is further ordered. that
copy hereof be published, according
to law, in The Butler Weekly Times,
a newspaper published in said Coun-
ty of Bates, for four weeks success
sively, published at least once week,
the last insertion to be at least thirty
days before the first day OF said next
May Term Of this Court
c. c. SWARENS,
Circuit Clerk. :
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand, and seal
(SeaD of the Circuit Court of
Bates county, this day 9th
of March, 1910.
c. c. SWARENS,
22-4t Circuit Clerk.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
Ford Gives More Details on New
Low-Price Auto.

Los Angeles, Cal. March o.
Further details OF Henry Ford,s plan
to build new automobile at a less
cost to the purchaser than any auto
mobile now extensively sold were
published today. The new car will
be built at factories strategically
placed for economic collection of raw
material and distribution OF the
product Ford said. He is en- route
today to his home in Detroit.
AS outlined here by Ford. his plans
contemplate the early erection of a
parent plant, probably at Detroit, or
at some point in the Central States,
where water power will be available.
This plant, he said. he hoped to OPP
crate within year, and then he
plans>to erect other factories in vari-
Gus parts of the country. He might
locate . plant at San Francisco Bay,
he said. or possibly at Los Angeles.
but the exact sites had not yet been
chosen.
The new company, which will be
owned entirely ~ himself and fam
lily. was decided upon, he said. be-
cause Of Z court decision requiring
him to disburses in dividends certain
money Of, the Ford Motor Company
which he had Individually wished to
hold - . cash reserve.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
DRAFT UNFIT. ia MILLION
Number of Physical Reflections
Large, Official Report Shows.

The total number of men disquali
fled for any kind of service in the
United States during the war under
the selective draft system was 52I.-
COO. OF the total number examined
If per cent were rejected from ser.
vice, according to a recent report &c
the Secretary OF Warn by Proves,
Marshal General Crowder.
If the location of the states having
less than IS per cent be- taken as a
key to the health conditions OF the
sections of the country, it would
seem that the North Central. district
would lead. Missouri is in the third
class or that having more than IS
and less than 20 percent. Oklahoma
had few reflections.
The defects that disqualified regis
trants from service were, broadly.
organic diseases of the internal Or
gans, marked visual or aural defects,
mental disease and deficiencies, mus
eular paralysis. disfigurine or dis
abling deformities. and physical and
undevelopment.
Compsrison Of the general health
Of the residents of the city with that
Of the. county may be made through
General Crowders figures. These
figures show thar Of 100000 examine
tioas> equally divided among men
from tke~ety and those from the
eodatey, the 6ty Statistifs give 2I,67s
rejeetio6s Sor iooo6o men examined.
The rfrsl report reveals 1857 tprned
= u
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State of Missouri.l
County of Bates 3D.
In the Circuit Court. February
Term, 1919 March 3, 1919 being the
nth judicial day of said term.
Josephine NJ. Nesbit, Zetta \. Nesbit,
and Florilla l.. Roberts. by Zetta
4 -Aeshit- her guardian and eAira-
trix, and Weaver b. Nesbit, by
Zctta \. Nesbit, his guardian and
curatrix, Plaintiffs.
William Critchiield Minnie /.
Critchfield, Sylvester Nesbit,
James l.. Nesbit. Fred Christen-
/ SEN Theron NJ. Christensen and
Lauretta NJ Christensen. minors,
Alfred Roberts, minor. Mary L.
Craw, Charles H. Craw, Maurice b.
Craw, Clarence \. Craw. Mabel
Craw Boyd. Nola V. Craw and w.
+. Morris. Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plain
tiffs herein by their attorneys and
file their amended petition alleging.
among other things that each and all
OF the above named defendants. eN
cept w. f. Morris are non-residents
vi tlc OtdtC VI .NISSOuII
Whereupon, it is ordered by the
Court that said nonresident defend
ants be notified by publication that
plaintiffs have commenced suit
against them in this court. the object
and general nature of which is to OBJ
tain Judgment and decree OF the
court. defining, adjudging and de-
termining the respective rights and
interests of the parties, plaintiff and
defendant, in said petition and herein
above named, in and to the following
described real estate situate i'll Bates
County, Missouri, to-wit:
The West half of the Southeast
quarter Of Section Thirty, and
the North fourth, of the North
west quarter OF the Northeast
quarter, OF section Thirty-one.
all in Township Forty (4o) of
Range Thirty-one (3D
and for an order directing sale of
the said real estate and division of
the proceeds of such sale between
the parties entitled thereto. in &C
cordance with their respective rights
and interests in said real estate as
the same is found and declared by
the court upon trial OF said cause.
And that unless the said non-resi-
dent defendants be and appear at this
Court, at the next term thereof, to be
begun and holden at the Court House
in the City of Butler. in said county,
on the Fourth Monday OF May. 1919.
and on or before the first day OF said
Term. answer or plead to the Petit
ton in said cause, the same will be
taken as confessed, and judgment
will be rendered accordingly.
And it is Further Ordered. that a
copy hereof be published. according
to law, in The Butler Weekly Times,
a newspaper published in said Coun--
ty Of Bates. for four weeks suceesA
sively. published at least once a
week. the last insertion to be at least
thirty days before the first day of
said next May Term OF this Court.
{. c. SWARENS,
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand. and seal
(SeaD OF the Circuit Court of
Bates county this day 9th
of March, 1910
c. c. SWARENS,
22-lt Circuit Clerk.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
Cant Make q Soldier Take q Job,
u. S. Agent Asserts.

New York, March 5.-Because sol.
diers returning from France are
very particular" about the positions
they will accept, the task of placing
them is much more difficult than OBJ
tanning jobs for CIVILIANS, DR.. George
w. Kirchway.> Federal director OF
employment in New York State, de-
clared today. The result, he added,
was that while Sc per cent of the
male civilians applying for work were
employed. the percentage of dis
charged fighting men in the same
category was only 90.
= "You can lead q soldier to . job,
but you can't make him take it," said
DR.. Kirchway, summing up his ex-
perience during January. and Fehru-
aFy, when eoIs denobafned,s men
were aided in obtaining employment.
in addition to $3.50; men pnd loo3z
women civilians.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13
Two Women Held for Murder of
Sheriff.

Springfield, Mo-, March Fol
lowing an inquest At Lamar. NO.. to-
day, warrants charging accessory be-
fore the fact were issued for Mrs. Jay
Lynch and Mrs. Maude Lynch, wife
and mother. respectively, of Jay
Lynch, alias George Owens. who on
Monday shot and killed Sheriff John
NJ: Harlow white escaping from the
Lamar Jail. Witnesses at the inquest
testified the women visited Lynch
twice the day of the killing. Both
women are under arrest.
The coroner's jury returned 4 YER
dict that. Harlow came to his death
at the hands of Lynch, for whom the
authorities are still searching. Il l.
believed he Is hiding in the, Ozark
foothills.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13

same will be taken as confessed and
judgment wHl be rendered according
ly. N
And it is-further ordered, that a
copy hereof be published, according
to law, in The Butler Weekly Times,
a newspaper published in said Coun-
ty of Bates, for four weeks success
lively, published at least once week.
the last insertion TO be at least thirty
May Term of this Court.
G. c. SWARENS,
Circuit Clerk.
J A true copy from the, record.
Witness my hand, and sea!
(Seal3 of the. Circuit Court of
:" Bates county this 18TH day
of February, 1919
{. c. SWARENS. Z
Io-4t Circuit Clerk.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13

down out OF 100000 examined. The
balance would indicate ~ per cent
better health i'll favor OF those living
on farms.