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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
PROPERTY AND
FAITH BASES OF
PRESBYTERIAN SUIT
Regardless Of Courts Decision
at BOonvilIe, NO., Cases
will be Appealed.

Bonneville, Mo June 10.-A special
session OF she circuit court OF Coop
or county, with Judge W. FL. Martin
presiding, is hearing the Injunction
suit brought here on a change OF
venue from Wsrrensburg, johnson
county, Mo-. in which the trustees OF
the Presbyterian church OF the Unit
ed States seek to enioin certain MEM
bers OF the Cumberland Presbyterian
from interfering with their use and
control OF the church building form
erly owned by the Cumberland peo-
pie, at Warrensburg.
In 1908 the general assemblies OF
the two churches by resolutions,
adopted and agreed on a basis Of
union. The Presbyt,rlans Of the
United States adopted what's known
as the declaratory statement. This
statement, according to members In
favor of the union, reconciles and
harmonizes the confessions OF faith
OF the two churches. The Cumber.
lands, who are opposed to the union,
claim the declaratory statement
makes no concessions, and the same
differences in the confession OF faith
exist now that existed at the sepsra.
ton OF the two churches few years
ago.
The Cumberlands claim that the
general assembly had no authority
or right to enter into a compact or
agreement with the Presbyterians,
under which the property OF the
Cumberland would be turned over to
the Presbyterians.
Judge W. Il. Martin has announc-
ed he will take the case under advise.
ment. The case will be appealed to
supreme court, regardless of his de-
cision. ~
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
COMMON SENSE
AND CUSTOMS.
Our Present System Of Port In
spection Puts a Premium
on Deceit.
From LeslIe's Weekly.

From Leslle's Weekly.
Our whole system OF inspection
puts a premium on fslsehoods and
deceit and a discount on honesty
and good intent. We recall one case
In which a well known gentleman, an
ex-stste senator, a man ofscrupulous
truth, stated, while his baggage was
being searched, that he had bought
a souvenir spoon abroad for $3.50.
This was the only purchase he had
made and he might have kept still,
but for his frankness he was detained
an hour while an appraiser figured
out the duty on this souvenir, and
the gentleman had the pleasure OF
paying the few cents which we're
levied to increase the customs reve-
nues. To the credit OF Mr.. Shaw,
when he became Secretary Of the
Treasury, this particulsr'and petty
annoyance was abolished and pass.
engers we're allowed to bring In 800
worth of gifts or purchases free OF
customs charges
There Is no reason why this limit
should not be increased to cover
ordinary purchases that one might
reasonably make abroad, and there
is no reason why persons OF known
responsibility, decency and integrity
should have their belongings strewn
about the docks by boorlsh OF
grouchy inspector, big with the
knowledge that he is the agent OF
Uncle Sam. We have said before,
and we repeat It, that more free
traders have been made at the
steamer dock In New York city by
the abuses OF the custom house ser,
vice than by all the speeches Of free
trade orators In any presidential
campaign.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
Jan LIMOGES Are at Work.

Toxic, June 10.-Count Okuma
and his associate leaders of the Pro.
gressive party seem determined to
make an Issue OF the recent snti-Jap-
anese disturbances in San Francisco.
The count headed q deputation that
waited on Foreign Minister Hayashi
and protested against the inaction
OF the Japanese government In deal.
ing with the situation In San Fran.
cisco.
According to the representations
OF the Progressives they favor pre-
cipitating the issue with the United
States without equivocation. The
Progressives declare that II the ques-
ton Is not finally settled now the
Japanese may expect early repeti-
tions of the attacks upon Japanese
in San Francisco. Hayashi informed
the Progressive delegation that the
government was taking allnecesssry
measures to assure the safety Of
Japanese subjects and their prop.
erty In San Francisco and that the
matter was being settled with al
possible dispatch through regular
Diplomatic channels.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
BrindIe Dog to Roosevelt.

Washington, June 10-lt can be
said authoritstively that the presi-
dent wishes, In case any OF his fellow
citizens contemplate sending him an
elephant, that they first inquire
whether the elephant would be &C.
ceptable. This tigurative language
Is employed apropos OF the arrivalat
the White House OF a brindle dog
from Celins, Ohio. The sender ofthe
dog first wrote q letter to the presi.
dent, saying that be intended to ship
the animal to him by express, but
before the president could politely
decline the gift the dog was on the
way to Washington. The White
House authorities hope that no more
dogs will be sent to the president.
"Pete," the White House bull terrier,
who has been In q canine hospitalior
the last fortnight as a result OF an
accounter with another bull terrier,
was returned looking At for another
scrap. He did not see the brindle
from Celins, as that animal IL being
taken care Of by White House EN-.
ploye whose home Is In another part
Of the city.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
A Chance For Roads.

The Warrensburg Star, edited by
Wallace Crossley, pertinently dis
cusses she good roads question:
johnson county has something
over four thousand dollars to It's
creditin the state tressury-its share
OF the war fund which amounted to
something over S475,000. This
money is given to the country courts
to be used In permanent road con-
struction and for bridge building.
The Star hopes to see It the nucleus
ola road fund. II any oiour citizens
along the line Of public thoroughfare
will get together and subscribe an
equal amount or any amount, the
county court can Ego to the state
treasury and getI several thousand
more for the building Of permanent
roads.
Wbynot build a macadam road
from Wsrrensburg west to the Jack.
son county line and meet one oitheir
famous turnpikes? Warrensburg
people would subscribe literally. The
property owners would contribute
their share, and with the assistance
of few thousand dollars from the
state, we could start a permanen
road system.
We all pay mud tax. Why not as
sess ourselves for better roads?
II we cannot build the county road
from east to west, the Star suggests
thatsemebedy take hold OF theprnp
osition in this city-the business men
for instance-and see what can bt
done toward interesting the country
people near town in building roads
In each direction from the county
seat. A mile or two each year coulG
easily be added with the state pay
ing half. It's up to us now to secure
better roads.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
II Didn't Blow Away, They Say.

Snyder, Okla, June 10.-The citi-
Gems Of this place have issued circu-
lars offering Q reward Of not less
than 500 for the information that
will disclose the identity and place
Of residence of the person or persons
who were the authors Of the state
ment that Snyder was visited by q
destructive tornado May "a. The
citizens state that such news was
distributed for the purpose Of injur-
ing the town.
The belief Is that the report vas
sent out from some rival town and q
special effort IL being made to ascer-
tain what town II was. All newspa-
pers which published the report Of
the storm are asked especially to
print the denialmads BY the citizens.
,rhe residents assert that there vas
NO storm Of any violence.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
A Machine That Keeps Books.

Chicago, June 10.-Exit bookkeep-
or, expert accountant and clerical
ink singer. The men and women
who for centuries have earned a liv-
Ing through their cleverness at fig
ures are to be displaced by a ma
chine, If the plans Of the inventor,
Samuel E. Carlin, do not miscarry.
Mr.. Carlin has produced machine
that will add, subtract, divide and
multiply, that will calculate In YER
tical and horizontal lines simultane-
ouely and show the balance OF any
account at any moment.
"In few years." said Mr.. Carlin,
"this machine will keep books for all
the world at half present cost"
The machine, 1t is asserted, can be
used in any place where books are
kept. 1t is operated through the
medium Of an ordinary typewriter,
to which is attached an electric
motor. All the operator has to do
Is to sit at the machine and strike IL.
at has been the dream and hope
Of business men for years, said Mr..
Carlin, Ito invent some system OF
bookkeeping that would do away
with the present labor and money
destroying obstacles. I believe !
have discovered It,"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
JUDGE MUST DECIDE IF
WHALE SWALLOWED JONAH.
Yes, and Whether the Adam and
Eve Garden Story is a Myth
Issues in Bible College Suit
Against Hoffman.

Whether Jonah was swallowed by
the whale, and several other disput-
ed points In the Bible, may be legal
ly and judicially determined next
September by Judge Mckinney OF
the st. Louis County Circuit Court,
when the suit OF the Bible College OF
Missouri against the Rev. Gusta-
vus A. Hoffman is tried.
This vexed question which is puz-
cling students OF the Bible may
be submitted to a jury OF laymen to
pass upon and settle for all time.
Hoffman gave his note for $4,000
to help the Bible College that has
been established at Columbia, Mo.
He was employed for time as Its
financial secretary and helped raise
money to endow the institution.
He was discharged after two years.
When the note fell due he refused to
pay 1t because, he alleges, that the
college, among other things, was
teaching that the story Of Jonah be.
Ing swallowed by the whale was
myth.
Hoffman said that the professors
Of the school were also denying that
Moses was the author OF the Book of
Genesis and the Pentateucb, and
that the story OF Adam and Eve in
the Garden Of Eden was fairy tale.
The answer Of DR.. Hoffman to the
plaintiff petition threatens to make
q wide breach In the Christian church,
especially between the two sets OF
worshipers, one OF whom believes lit
orally in the Bible and the other that
It is not wholly true.
The dispositions Of all the higher
authorities In the church through
out the country will be taken by
Hoffman In his effort to prove that
Jonah was swallowed by the whale.
Attorney John F. Merryman, who
Is representing Hoffman, admits that
he will be somewhat at a disadvan-
tsge In proving that Jonah was act
uslly swallowed by the sea monster,
as the eye-witnessess to the event
have long since died, and hearsay
testimony Is hard to get in q legal
record, but nevertheless the church
dignitaries will be given an oppor-
tunity to be heard on this burning
question.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
Remarkable Rescue.

The truth Is stranger than fiction,
has once more been demonstrated In
the little town Of Fedora, Fenn., the
residence OF C. V. Pepper. He writes:
81 was In bed, entirely disabled with
hemorrhsges oithe lungs and throat.
Doctors failed to help me, and all
hope had fed when l began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery. Then In
slant relief came. The coughing
soon ceased; the bleeding diminished
rapidly, and In three weeks l was
able to 60 to work." Guaranteed
cure for coughs and colds. SOC and
$1OO at F. T. Clsy's drug store.
Trial bottle free.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
DEATH OF A
PLUCKY WOMAN.
Miss Roxy Kelley Figured in the
Mormon Troubles in Missouri.

Mormon Troubles in Missouri.
Columbia Tribune.
Miss Roxy Kelly, the Oldest native
Columbian died at her home on Wal.
nut street after an Illness OF a week
with bronchial pneumonia and In,
frmities incident to old age.
The funeral service took plscefrom
the Presbyterian church OF which
deceased has been a member Of long
and useful life.
Miss Roxy Kelly was 50 years old
She was born In the west part OF
Columbia April %, 1925, and was
therefore the Oldest native born
Columbian. She was the second child
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Kelly, who
was iailer OF Columbia for many
years prior to 1910. The jail at that
time stood on the east part OF the
court house yard facing Eighth st.
Here Miss Roxy spent the early days
OF her girlhood. She had lived In her
present home for about 80 years.
Previous to that she resided In
long one story house that stood
where the Athens hotel now Is.
The deceased was living at the jail
with her parents when the Mormons
we're imprisoned here as result OF
the Mormon war that was waged for
brief period at Far West In Clay
county. A number OF Mormons in
Guiding Joseph Smith, the founder OF
the sect were sent to Boone county
jail for safe keeping. Smith escaped
by bribing the guard on the way
here. Farley B. Pratt, Luman Gibbs,
Morris Phelps and King Follett were
brought here. As John NJ. Kelly,
the jailer, went to feed them on the
afternoon OF the Fourth of July, he
was knocked down and the prisoners
escaped, Follett fell and Miss Kelly
ran to him grsppled with him. Gen.
Odon Guitar, then boy was re-
turning from the celebration and ar
rived in the midst OF the struggle.
He saw the two rolling over on the
ground. With his aid and that OF
others Follett was returned to jail.
He was aiterward acquitted Of the
charge OF treason, Maj. ]. s. Rollins
and Gen, A. W. Doniphan defending
him.
Miss Roxy Kelly was a remarkable
woman In many ways. Her life was
q useful one filed with Christian
deeds and charitable acts. She had
an especial iondness for children and
many who are now on In years re-
member her uniailing kindness and
love for the little ones. Every one
was Miss Roxie's friend. Her mem.
DRY will long be kept green by those
who loved her for her sterling worth
her lovely character and for the pure
and blameless life she led.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
Horticulture Board Named.

Jefferson City, No., June 9-The
governor has appointed the Missouri
state board Of horticulture, created
at the recent session Of the legisla.
ture, and has announced It's mem.
bers. A compromise was effected by
means OF which both factions receive
recognition In the makeup OF the
board, which is composed Of the fol.
lowing: W. T. Stark, Louisiana; T.
Il. Todd, Howard county; c. b.
butcher, Warrensburg; ]. 81. Chrie-
tian, Neosho; A. G. Darby, Polk
county; J. A. Hit, Oregon county.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
GA 9ToRIA.
Bear. til. nThs Kind You Haw Always Bought
Signature %, IHZzZM
Robes For Missouri Judges.

Jefferson City, June 10.-When the
Missouri supreme court meets next
October In the new $3S5,000 court
building here for the regulariall term
OF court, the seven judges will be at
tired In gowns. This decision was
reached at q recent meeting OF the
Judges.
Missouri, 1t is said, will be the first
OF the Western states, except Call
fornia, to adopt this old custom OF
the bench. The Supreme Court judges
of the United States have always 80
attired themselves, and the practice
also exists in some OF the Eastern
states, notably In New York where
for many years the supreme judges
have been clad In long robes OF black.
This innovation In the Missouri gu
preme court costume will be pleasing
to the lawyers generally as the state
bar association recently adopted
resolutions suggesting the old official
garb for the supreme court justices.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
Harqises Will Start a Paper.

lexington KY, June.-Judge
James Hargis and bis brother, Alex.
Hargis, will shortly launch weekly
newspaper In Jackson, KY, for the
purpose Of regaining political pres
tige, which they held before the reign
OF the Hargis-C ockrell ieud.
The paper will be edited by Attor.
ney o. d. Pollard, who has fought
the legal battle for the Breathitt
fsndists during the last few years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-13
A Human Monster.
Post-Dlspsteh.

Harry Orchards confession on the
witness stand at Boise, Idaho, is one
oithe most appalling stories oicrime
ever made public. Il is doubtful II
there lie parallel In criminal annals
TO his public confession tf murders.
Men-snd women, too-hsve been &C
eused OF committing more crimes
than Orchard cor fesses, but there is
more or less doubt about the facts.
Orchard, his cool, calm admission OF
stroeious murders, places himself In
the first rank OF human monsters OF
history.
II Orchards confession Is untrue
we express no opinion as to it's truth
or ialsity or as to the truth or falls.
i.y OF his charge that Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone conspired with
hint is scarcely less remarkable
than il true The man who would
coolly, before a jury, in a packed
courtroom, assume the guilt Of 20
base and brutal murders, with more
attempts at murder, is little less OF a
human monster than a man who
could commit them. He IA utterly
lacking in moral sense.
Orchards confessed career OF crime
and his public statement concerning
It, suggest LsceLaire, the French
criminal immortalized by Victor
Hugo as the supreme type OF human
villain. "Every human society,""
says Hugo, "hss what is called In
theaters a third substage. 1t
Is the grave OF the depths-the
cave OF the blind. Man there
bee mes dragon. Hunger and
thirst are the point OF departure.
Satan is the point OF arrival, From
this cave comes Lacenaire." Shortly
before his execution, according to III.
B. Irving In his book on French
Criminals" Lacenaire wrote: 81 kill
men. / change q man into a corpse !;
that is to say, into some kind OF a
thing; and after | have done that
sleep and eat well, and am no more
concerned with it than with a piece
OF furniture"
Orchard Is fat. He sleeps and eats
well. He looks upon himself as a
useful and ornamental member OF
society. In breezy interview pub.
lished a few days ago he described
the improvements that had been
wrought in his physical, moral and
mental natures by imprisonment,
and iorecasted life OF happiness.
Yet he sat In the witness chair and
calmly told OF shooting one man with
a sawed-off shotgun, blowing up two
unsuspecting men with bombs, send
ing IA men into eternity by pulling
the string Of a bottle containing sui
phuric acid, and OF many carefully
devised plots to take human life. He
talked OF killing men as II they were
Traits. He confessed to the killing oil
20 men.
In the list OF the worlds greatest
criminals, Orchard may be outrank'
ed by Nero, Caesar, Borgia, Dubois
and the Marquis OF Steyne in cum
ming, comprehension and wholesale
methods OF killing; but he takes pre-
cedence In the number OF deaths ovel
slack the Ripper" the Whitechape
fiend, who slew only II; the Chicago
"Bluebeard," Hoch, who slew five
and over Holmes, who preyed upor
human beings for insurance money
Knapp, the Cincinnati stranger, is
neophite beside Orchard, for his vic
Tins numbered ON y five.
The public was prepared for sensa
lions in the Haywood case, but
scarcely expected such an exhibition
OF monstrous villainy as Orchard hal
given.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-12-20
OLATON.

Dec. 16.-Rev. Bob Oldham has just
closed a few days protracted meet
ing at this place with good results.
Master Wilbert Hall, who has been
sick for some time, Is improving.
Mrs. Harve Smith, who has been
very i'll for the past five weeks with
typhoid fever, is improving.
Two of Mr.. G.. G. Magan's children
have typhoid fever.
Mr.. Willie Bruner, of Mississippi
visited relatives and friends here re-
Gently.
Mr.. G. w. Daniel and wife and lit
tie son, Master Kennith, visited Mr..
Daniels brother at Hartford Satur-
day and Sunday. 3flatR a.
Mr.. r. w. Whitworth and family
of Yeaman, have moved into our midst
We welcome Mr.. Whitworth and fam
lily. 1t
/ Born, to the wife of Mr.. --Es-
ties, the 9th, inst, a girl. DR.. j. 8
Bean attending physician. Mother and
babe getting along nicely
DR.. ]. s. Bean visited his parents
at Hartford Saturday and Sunday.
Our new flour mill will be ready for
grinding in the near future.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-12-20
BEDA.

Dec. 1.-THE few days meeting at
Mt Hermon closed Wednesday even
ing.
Miss Ira Mills, Hartford, spent a
few days last week at the bedside of
her sick mother.
Mrs. Phillips, of Hartford, visited
her son, Raymond, last Thursday.
There is great deal of sickness
In vicinity, something like la grippe.
Those ON the sick list are Misses Pearl
Shown and Lena Warnica, Mr.. Clar-
ence Ward and Mesdames. A. w. Mills
and Mary Ellis.
The postoffice at this place has been
discontinued on account of the rural
route passing through this town.
Mr.. Cecil Park is progressing nicely
with his school at this place.
Mrs. Warren Mills is at the bed
side of her niece, Mrs. Tom McQuer-
ry, of Bells Run, this week. Mrs,
McQuerry is the proud mother Of a
fine girl baby, born December 16.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-12-20
TOBACCO POURING IN
To POOLING HOUSE.
No Money but Receipts as Good
as Gold---1905 Crop
Sold at Sill.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
committee has no money to pay the
agreed advance on pooled tobacco,
early Monday morning the first day
the doors of the pooling house here
was opened big run was made and
has continued every day since. The
failure Of the cmomittee to have the
money is due solely to the recent
money stringency. The Louisville
Warehouse is nuder contract to fur
is thought that the money will be
Forthcoming not later than January
10. Mr.. Ford, the grader, will issue
a warehouse receipt which the banks
if they have the money to spare will
cash, but if not it will be only a few
weeks at most until the Louisville
Tobacco Warehouse Co., will have plenty
of money to supply the committee
with which to pay the advance and
pay for the receipts. In the meantime
those who pool can rest assured that
their receipts are as good as gold. 1t
will be remembered that the trust
buyers are paying only 20 per cent.
of the value of tobacco delivered TO
them in cash and for the balance is
sue a draught or receipt that is good
but no better an cannot be cashed
any sooner than the warehouse receipt
issued by the pooling houses.
1t has been announced on good au-
thority, in fact, it is absolutely certain
that all the balance of the 1905 tobac-
co has been sold at $11 per hundred.
Settlement for this will be made as
soon as the company that bought it
can get the money to pay for it.
So there can be no further apprehen-
sion along this line.
With the 1905 out of the way, the
1906 is all that is in the way of the
1907, and the fact that the 1907 will
not be ready to sell until next fall
puts tobacco growers in excellent
shape to finally win out along the
lines beingl aid down.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-12-20
Or, A. D. James Called to Bedside
of Daughter.

DR. A. d. James, Congressman from
the Third district, arrived in the city
yesterday morning from Washington
d. c., in response to telegram that
his daughter, Miss Corine James, was
dangerously i'll of typhoid fever. Miss
James was taken i'll at her home in
Penrod two weeks ago, and several
days ago she was brought to Louis
VILE by DR.. E. M. Bewley, of Penrod,
and put under the care OF DR.. j. w.
Irwin, Miss James is private secreta-
ry to her father, and had expected to
go to Washington with him for the
present session of Congress. She is
now at the Norton Infirmary. DR..
James is at the Victoria Hotel.-Cou-
rier-Journal.