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EASIER ON MARRIED MEN ROSTER OF BATES COUNTY! W. D. Kersey. COUNCIL OF DEFENSE Henry Donavan. J. R. Baum. Central Committee— , fnodify the decision Joe Baker. Only Those With No Actual oard.” : A. H. Culver, Chairman. Charlotte Township— Pendents Will be Drafted, W. G. Dillon. T. S. Harper, Chairman. ‘ : J. B. Walton, Judge L. S. Paddock. Washington, Aug. 25.—Married 1s -of - H. O. Maxey. W. M. Hardinger. lmen with actually dependent: wives es ive tata Clark Wix. Dr. C. A. Lusk. and children will not be drafted: iow that, because. of { “- €, C. McGinnis. W. A. Durst. the new national army, Provost: ‘ every. bushel of wheal L. W. Moore. Se _ Judge J. W. McFadden. — ____| shal General Crowder ruled. ton leounts for more than ever befor : Riley Gilbert. i Peter Denning. Acting ‘upon the suggestion © fe-guarding of the next erops: Mingo Township— Homer Township— ‘ President Wilson for amelioratii these graing against disease othe; Dr. W. H. Allen, Jr., Chairman, R: R. Hamilton, Chaitmas, © |the lot of certain families, Gen treatment of seed before sates, Thomas Staley. W. H. Whinery. Crowder held that boards ought-ngt}of greatest importance, the J. R. Ewing. Carl J. Hall. to force a wife to go to work for} United States Department. of. Agri- Otis Hart. , Nells Allman. herself and children where the solejculture. Department. specialists esti- , Charles Shelton. W. J. Bard. dier’s pay or his pay -plus relativeg}mate that the average annual loss due. 5 Charles Handy. C. W. McAninch. contributions did not suffice to meetjto smuts * wena Ba vay — i W. J. Middleton. ames Hays. the family needs. _"} approximately to 27,500, shel dead River Township— woe oeaahips President Wilson wrote that sticj This is equal to about 3-1-2 per cent C. C. Shubert, Chairman. - J. E, -Dodlittle, Chairmas, hardships should be avoided as far ag|of the entire yearly wheat crop and Henry Harrison. D. L. Arbogast. possible. General Cremey om is regarded * a chute a W. O. Bates. H. Martin. curred, but reiterated that therejmate, since only smu eads act- Harley Buckels. J. S. Franklin, ought not to be exemption in cases,|ually lost are considered. The ‘in- Frank Chapman. J. T. Lee. for instance, where the wife is creased) number of heads which Deer Creek Township— E. E. Laughlin. wealthy, or where her relat are | healthy plea nee Here phot J. E. Dowell, Chairman. New Home Township— willing to take over the task of sup-jout were no! ‘aken into . account. : Sam Walls. Judge John March, Chairman, porting her. 'The loss to the billion-bushel wheat ' Cc. A. Blocker, C. C. Swarens. General Crowder'’s opinion on the}erop the Department hopes to see B. B. Lentz. W. B. Miller. President's letter follows: harvested next year would, at 3 1-2 L. R. Allen. W. H. Frazee. “1, A feeling has been exorene a et et “ rate, roi J. C. Smith. W. H. Wheatley. that, in passing on claims for dis-jéls. With wheat selling at $2 a bus H. Scudder. Judge W. H. Lowder. charge on the ground of dependents, el this would amount to an exceed-' East Boone Township— Robt. McCullough. local boards ought, in no case, to re-|ingly high tax on the farmers of the a Bud Chambers, Chairman. Lone Oak Township— fuse a discharge to a married manj country. ‘ George Black. E. G. Harper, Chairman. or to the head of a family.. The law] Treatment of wheat against stink- Henry Roach. J. G. Walker. undet which local boards act requiresjing smut is ‘fairly easy, not expen- Charles oe Paul Walton. that, bstore auch a aleshiarts can be ae ang fay 95 Ni feat Heine. George Walker. M. M. Carroll. granted, dependency as well as rela- ie efficiency 0} e treatm: is, in Edward Lacey. John Starr. tionship must be established. The} fact. practically roo per cent in most Will Dalgerty. Del Requa. matter having been presented to the}of the wheat-growing regions. The L. H. Stone. Archie Thomas. President, therefore it is ordered| percentage of efficiency for the coun- Joe DeJarnett. ‘ W. H. Searfus. that: try as a whole, however, is reduced 5 Butler, Mo. _ - . West Boone Township— Pleasant Gap Township— “We ought as far as practicable, to} by the fact that in large regions in zi ‘ ais . Dr. J. R. Martin, Chairman. R. B. Campbell, Chairman. raise this new national army without] the Pacific Northwest the soil is pol- E. E. Shockey. W. A. Baker. creating the hardships necessarily en-jluted with smut germs to such an ex- Flavel Tucker. . S. L. Starr. tailed when the head of a family_is|-tent that the effects of seed treatment R. B. DeForrest. E. E. Morilla. taken, and I hoped that for the mogt}ate negatived, Seed treatment costs = Jack Lae Joe Wix. : part those accepted in the first class} not i oneneds May acre he eae Setting the Pace. Jap Salaries Too Small. . George Groves. Dr. V. J. Cumpton. would be found to be men who had} terials and labor. To this cost, how- are aa i i; 7 : va West Point Township— Hudson vow not yet assumed such relations. ever, must be added the cost of grain,} Mississippi, Scott and New Wad-| Tokio, Aug. 25.—The steady rise in E. A. Smiser, Chairman. - Geo. W. Pharis, Chairman. “The Selective Service Law makes|the germinating power of which may rid counties have attracted the at-/the price of necessities of life in John Braden. C. F. Chapin. the fact of dependents, rather than}be destroyed by the treatment, This| tention of the whole state to a sec-| Japan is calling forth protests ‘from H. G, Blake. : Harry G. Pratt. the fact of marriage, the basis for ex-| amounts at the most to 20 per cent,|tion which can no longer be referred|/many. quarters, especially from the Cc. E. Crumley. I. M. Brown. emption, and there are undoubtedly} In every case the value of the wheat |‘ as ‘Swampeast Missouri.” Dur-|ranks of the salaried workers, . In F, F, Archer. ‘ J. E. Hook. many cases within the age limits] saved by the treatment would amount |ing the past two weeks these three/many cases private employers have J. H. Bucholz. 4 Charles G. Hunt. fixed by law of men who are mar-|to several times the cost of treat- law a eke bond _ fines iyi to meet the new oral Wallas Lewis. Clay Mauck. ried and yet whose accumulations or} ment. r road and bridge improvements in| tions and the government is comsid- James Waters. Rockville Township— other economic surroundings are| Several methods of treating seed the following amounts: ering some measures of advancing ee Fag ree raGiE) F, M. Owens, Chairman. such that no dependency of the|for the cas dro of smut spores ga hie AE Sonsini Saatee: sane giving of bonuses or eo. W. Armentrout, Chairman, Charles Fields. wife exists in fact. Plainly the law|are in use, but the best, it is believed, ‘ounty, ,000.00. ready has. begun. E : Floyd Bailey. Austin Burch. . does not contemplate auempliod for|is the formaldehyde treatment. The New Madrid County, $800,000.00. The demand for high priced labor Ike Lockridge. J. W. Anderson. this class of men. grain should first be cleaned thor-| This enormous expenditure of $1,-|in the commercial and manufacturing f L, L, Rockhold. ‘| Dr. C. E. Power. “The regulations promulgated June|oughly with a fanning mill so that] 925,000.00, to which will be added |branches ig causing many young John Chrisman. W. C. Huffman. 30, 1917, shottld be regarded as con-| smut balls, shriveled grain, chaff, etc.,| State and federal funds will complete-| men:.and women to resign from the E, H. McCune. F. W. Krull. if trolling in these cases and the orders| will be removed. After the grain is|!y change the condition of roads in| government “service and the result J. A. Page. Prairie Township— lissued under that regulation directing] clean-it may be spread on a floor or| What is recognized as the richest-sec-}has been both telegraph and - tele- Mound Township— __ W. H. Sunderwirth, Chairman. exemption boards to establish the}a tarpaulin in a layer or pile several| tion of Missouri. | phone departments have suffered — V. L. Garrison, Chairman. Frank Kemper. fact of dependents in addition to the] inches thick and sprinkled with a so- Pear BE aS Tse EIR if Charles E. Jenkins. Leonard Hagauner. fact of marriage ought not to be|Iution of formaldehyde made by mix- A. N, Moles. William Hammer. abrogated. ing 1 pound of commercial formalde- Thos. O'Dea. i Martin Rapp. “2, The attention of this office} hyde with 45 gallons of water, An Ne p Rude ee Allen Zwahlen. N. L. Shockey. has been invited to the fact that, in ajotdinary sprinkling can or a spray- Perry Black. Osage Township— few instances, local boards have cer-|ing machine is used and the grain is ( * 7 & i i Frank L. Dillon. John W. Jamison, Chairman. tified to district: boards as held for|shoveled over and over until every|] r= Fi Sa" Eh } s Shawnee Township— ~| John Bradley. military service men whose families] kernel is wet. The grain is then rei 4 Sh, ATT ARR REY say tey J. P. Cox, Chairman. i H. E. Shepherd. are actually dependent upon them for|placed in a pile and covered with : a Jeff Taylor. W. H. Johnson. support on the theory that the wife|sacks, blankets, or a tarpaulin for 2 Floyd Ewins. - | Geo. M. Moreland. is able to work and should be pushed | hours or over night. It is then dried Excellent chance to get a Wisconsin, high grade, holstein Chas. F, Fenton, W. W. Cheverton. to the necessity of going to work to| sufficiently to be run through the heifer call. ; Para nity Dan Crabb. support herself and children. drill, after which it may be sown, If “The bank on which you can always bank" is organizing a John pase a W. C. Hedden. “This situation is addressed in the the grain is flot passed through a fan- holstein heifer calf club which all the boys and giris of Bates Fred Wishard. ‘i Howard Township— following opinion of the District|ning mill it should be placed in county, not over eighteen yeare of age, may join. : Jason Deardoff. oO. T. Holland, Chairmaa, Board of New York City, in which| vat or tank of the formaldehyde solu- ~ «One year is given in which to pay for a calf. Charles Moore. I. L. Weirick. < opinion this office concurs with the|tion instead of being sprinkled. The Calves may be sold at: public sale, ed the ba: ae Spruce Township— } James Cline. understanding that the phrase ‘sup-|smut balls will rise to the surface 4 pul tree by the bank, Lewis Ewing, Chairman, Art Ackerman, port available from relatives’ is sup-}|and may be skimmed off. . aS ee ut sake the protite, or: it the owners desire to keep A. B. Edrington. Charles Coleman. port partial or total previously ex-| lf the grain is not to be planted bac ey will be privileged to bid them in sf M. M. Anderson. E. N. Martin. : tended to the applicant himself. immediately, it must be dried suffi- jo boy or girl accepted as a member after Sept. 1st. J,Goleman: J. W. Bobbitt. “We do not concur in the view sug-|ciewtly to prevent spoiling when Call at once und have the plan‘explained to you. Ba ea , gested in some quarters that in case|placed in bins. If planted while . 2 . Jane . f wife and children actually depend-|damp and swollen, more grain. by 3 zi Deepwater Township— Balanced Ration Pays. eat on applicant“s labor for support}measure must be used to allow for J. Ne punb tod Chairman, Even though corn as well as wheat/and where there are no other Marea the expansion. f “ 4 j ps %, 7 D Day. ene. is forbiddingly high, poultry keep- ot support the holy og be put 1) : ye iw... f i Dicverson. 3 ers should not be tempted to dispose} the necessity of going to wor! tol ur W. W. or German Spy Burns ‘ : ; : > of early pullets or yearling hens that| support herself and children. Bona ns “ . dames pee can be expected to lay this fall and| fide dependency of wife and children Farmer’s Property. ‘The Bank on Which You Cas Always Bank” - é ri Baskerville. ! wiater, for eggs will be high enough|on labor of applicant wherein his ab-| This little bit of news quite often 4 Summit Township— to justify the cost of keeping them.| sence they will be left without rea-| greets. your eye when scanning the § : B. P. Powell, Chairman, What every poultry keeper should|sonably adequate support, after duly news of some of your local or metro- eee ay | W-P. Miller. shiccacied do, however, is to dispose of all-non-|taking_into__ consideration -soldiers’/potitan—papers: This, in addition to & W. P. Sevier. productive stock—the older hens and| wage and support available from rel-/the ordinary hazards which are al- ; : eT Seog Set ‘ Frank Holland : the cockerels—and keep only those/atives, as stated in the rulings of the| ways present should be sufficient rea-|f|_ ; \ ee te Sa f W. B. Welch. that it will pay to keep for eggs and | provost marshal general, is ground] som for you to protect your proper- . a + TD. Emb meat, and then give to the hens and | for discharge. ty): We issue a very convenient short . VERY DOLL: 3 EC Calbenaon pullets remaining the feed and care| “This opinion clearly and adequate-| term grain policy covering your grain “a “U tal! chee dll fy ; Mt. Pleasant Township— that would be given to all. Now, of ly expresses the intent of the law ia| in“shocks, stacks or bins on premises Eagar y Og es Soe a oe cra gm ae Wesley Denton, Chairman. all times, it will pay to feed the bal-| this rears. B i va at the.price of a very. few bushels. You Subscribe to ee W. H. Charters. ance ration recommended by the ex- 3. ‘dragraph , compiled rulings} We are also now issuing our new : ao of this office, No. 6 addressed a statc| special farm’ policies covering’ all ‘ s periment stations and not depend on wheat and corn as usual. The grains that are cheaper—barley, oats and the various types of Kafir and kin- dred grains—will answer the pur- pose even though the birds may not like them as well, and bran and shorts can always be used to advan- tage in the dry mash. Alfalfa and clover hay may always be. used to good advantage; if a cutter is used the birds will eat practically all of. tah. feeds and the nutritive value is of affairs where the parent or other | classes. of farm property. See us or relatives of the wife or husband are! pygte 137 and we will call and see able, ready and willing to support the] you,= Choate and Fulbright Ineur- wife and children, if any, during the| ance Agency, Butler, Mo., Mo. State’ absence of the husband. This ruling| Raak Bldg. os aaat was responsible to a class of cases : that had Been brought to the atten- tion of this office where claims of nye discharge had been made on the} Washington, ground of dependency oft a husband, + Mare. who as a matter of fact, was not de- pendent upon himself. The ruling directed the attention of local boards to.the fact that scrutiny of cases of this kind might disclose that no dis- charge was advisable. - “It was not intended that para- graph B of the compiled rulings |‘, should apply to the case of the head| 4 t/ of a family whose family, at the time A. C. Moreland. Aug. 25.—The ‘ Island. | y Farmers Bank - BUTLER, MO. sbaseeq titania