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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-10-07
VIRGINIA.

Last Thursday Young Aaron hauled
coal from W. A. Bain's bank near
what was known as the Henry Fran.
els farm. Mr.. Balm is a whole soul,
good hearted coal miner. There are
three men at work and the people
haul the coal away as fast as they can
dig il. II is good quality of coal
and Mr.. Balm is fixing to keep it out
all the time. We stopped at Mr.. Boots
on the Francis farm now owned by
Mr.. Boots brother who lives in Ill.
Mr.. Booi is busy now taking care OF
the big apple crop on the farm, he
has several kinds of winter apples.
There are plenty of people there
every day, some getting winter apples
at rs cents per bushel, culls at Is
cents per bushel, cider Is cents gal
lon. Mr.. Booi told us he had about
500 bushels of Ben Davis apples to
pick yet and quite a lot OF other
kinds. After we purchased some
apples and Mr.. Booi treating us to
cider we headed for Parktown. AS
we passed the German Lutheran
church we noticed they were enlarg-
ing the barn on the parsonage lot.
Mr.. Smizer was fixing up the old
scales that used to be owned by Cap.
Nichols and at the same place Young
Aaron has weighed corn and hogs
many times in years gone by. Time
works many changes. We met Frank
linn and he told us that he is afflict-
ed with some kind of a growth on
the Inside under his ribs and the
doctors who have examined him say
he will have to be operated on. We
noticed John Foster sitting on the
north side of his house trying to keep
cool. AS we passed Clark Diapers
we noticed Baily Beckett on top the
silo putting on roof. When we
reached the north corporation line of
Virginia w. j. Smith and Clyde Dem
ming were stacking CATER corn hay.
Fred Drysdale, of Amoret, called
Sabbath afternoon to see his grand
ma, Mrs. G. w. Park.
fetch Orears children of Butler
are visiting in Parktown and Virginia.
James E. Park put lumber on the
ground for a new bridge across the
creek between Parktown and Vir-
ginia. A new bridge has been badly
needed for a long time.
The stockholders of the Charlotte
Telephone Co. will vote on the propo-
sition of issuing new stock at their
annual meeting in December. Young
Aaron thinks they should also vote
on the proposition of having a night
central and central offices to be open
all hours of the day and night and a
central there to answer calls at any
time. Sabbath night Young Aaron
had to 60 to Virginia to get DR.. Smith
for Fred Brayton, whose child was
sick, and this has been the case sew
eral times. II looks like there could
be better arrangements, if the phone
could be friend in time of need il
would be friend indeed.
Lawrence Mccain, Jas. Cuzic and
wife, VIM. Allen and wife, Miss Eva
and Lawrence Darr, Mr.. Ewing and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Vane Walker and
number of others are attending the
fair at Sedalia this week. Some OF
them expect to go on to Kansas City
and attend the Carnival.
Geo. Mailman and wife, of Butler,
spent Sunday with MIR. Miener and
family.
Mrs. Hayes, of Kansas City, is visit.
ing her sister Mrs. Alban. She ex-
poets to stay about week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grape, of Okla, have
been visiting their son Charley Grape
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
SANFRANCISCOSLATEST
MURDER ITEM
POLICE OFFICIAL rs SHOT TO
DEATH BY A DRUNKEN AND
coWARDLy SOLDIER.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. a-ser
geaht Anton J. +, Noting, one of III,
oldest and most popular officers o
1.-THE San Francisco police department
was shot and killed at 2 o'clock by
Thomas Jordan, private Of the coast
ARTILLERY, whom he was attempting ia
arrest with two Of his comrades, who
were creating a disturbance in a sa-
loon at the corner Of Washington and
Kearney Streets.
The three soldiers were acting boz
sterously in the saloon and they were
ordered to leave the place by Noting.
When the trio had reached the corner
of Clay and Montgomery Streets a
shot was fired and the Sergeant fol-
lowed them and accused Jordan Of
having a gun in his possession. The
soldiers replied BY knocking the Off
Ger into the gutter and while he lay
there partially stunned a shot was
fired into his side. From recumbent
position the wounded officer fired
several shots at his fleeing assaiiants
and then staggered after them for
block before he fell, unconscious. The
bullet from the soldiers revolver sew
cred the kidney and Noting died
from the hemorrhage before he could
be removed to the Harbor Emergency
Hospital, Two Of the soldiers giving
the names Of Thomas Jordan and
Richard O'Connor were arrested at
once and the third, who refused to
give his name, was later taken to the
central emergency hospital suffering
from a slight injury. Several eye
witnesses have identified Jordan as
the man who fired the fatal shot. and
they are equally positive that the 9TH
er two were his companions.
Sergeant Noting leaves wife,
who is critically i'll.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09

WASHINGTON, Jan. .. = Having
gwen consideration 70 The Presidents
farther views regarding the secret
service, contained In his message "a
the House OF Representatives last
Monday, the special committee ap.
pointed TO deal with the subject today
brought 10 its Gnai report.
Accompanying 4 was resolution
which declared Il to be the aense Of
the House that Il shall decline 10 con
slider any communication from any
source which u not respectful, rec.
ommending that the Objectionable
portion Of the Presidents annual mes.
aage be laid on the table and that
similar action be taken with respect
TO the message of last Monday be-
cause OF its being "unFcsponsive 10
the inquiry Of the House." as to what
the President means when he says,
referring 10 the limitation placed up
on the field Of operations oi the Sc.
eret service, that the Chief "Argu.
ment in favor OF the provision was
that the congressman did not them.
selves wish to be investigated"
When Chairman Perkins Of New
York, Of the special committee, arose
10 make his report, he faced an al
most full membership while the gal
leries were packed with interested
spectators. Messrs. Tawney, Smith
Of Iowa; Sherley and Fitzgerald were
on the floor prepared by word Of
mouth, to resent what they deemed
to be the insinuatlonb of the Presi-
dent upon them as members Of the
committee on appropriations. They
were not alone in their indignation.
Indeed for some time past the feel
ings oi the members had been grow
Ing more and more intense and some
Of them have been giving way to their
sentiments In language which fully
testified TO their wounded pride.
Mr., Perkins addressed the House
10 follows.
ITO your committee were referred /
certain passages contained In the al.
nual message Of the President We
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
SALOON ISSUE AGAIN
AT MEDFORD
COUNCIL FIXES LICENSE AT
$500 PER ANNUM ~ CITY
ELECTION SOON

MEDFoRD, Or, JAN S.-The city
council has fixed the saloon license
in Medford at $500 per annum. Both
the Prohibitionists and the ants have
full tickes up for the approaching
town election, and from present indi-
cations il will be very close between
the two factions A close canvass is
being made, and the Tribune, advo-
eating license, and the Mail, d Prohi-
bition journal, are lining UP the popu-
lace. Good men have been named in
each ward on both tickets, the con-
test for mayor being between ], Al.
Perry, Of the Fruitgrowers Union,
anti-saloon, and United States Com
missioner Cannon as the license can
didate Both are strong men.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
M Last Moment Mr. Schmidt
Demand 4 Hearing
mr.. KABOTH IS DEFEATED
Karinen Beats Carney By Only Two
Votes and Schmidt Defeats Kabosh
by But i Single Vote Action III
Council Ii Final.

/ A red-letter day was yesterday III
the political annals Of the city of A.
ltoria. In the afternoon the recount
between Mt. Karinen and Mr. Car
ney III the First ward resulted Id The
iunseating of MI. Carney and tile win
lining Of the seat ii the council BY Mr.
Karinen. Fast on this came another
contest.
i AT the meeting Of the council last
might notice was served oh Mr.
Kaboth. who held the certificate 81
Election from the Second ward for ll.e
four year term, that his seat would BE-
contested BY Mr.. Schmidt. This feIl
as complete surprise to most of Tile
gentlemen in the council chanbes,
But the council did not hesitate; Il
debated the matter for a few mo-
nerts, and then under the direction
|of Councilmen Beiland, Stangland
and two others, II was voted and car
.ried that the contest between Mr.
Schmidt and Mr.. Kaboth be prose
cuted to a conclusion forthwith, and
inside Of 10 minutes the vote was be-
ing recounted. The haste was not
unseenlly, but il was doing things
with a featness and dispatch that
only added to the evening Of sur
pFises. The result Of the recount az
between Mr. Kaboth and Mr.. Schmidt
was that Mr.. Kaboth was unseated
and Mr.. Schmidt was formally de-
clared the candidate elected. But Mr..
Schmidt won out BY only one vote.
The result Of the days work was
the unseating Of Mr. Carney, Who
had been duly declared elected and
had been given his certificate of elec-
tion, and the placing Of Mr.. Karinen
in his seat; Mr.. Karinen won out by
two votes and the unseating Of MIR.
who had been duly declared
elected and duly given his certificate
of election, and the seating ii his
stead Of Mr.. Schmidt. MI. Schimdt
won only by one vote, as stated
above,
The council lost Carney, Republic
can, and gained Karinen, usually de-
nominated Democrat ID local Ill
airs; and lost Kaboth, Democrat,
md gained Schmidt Republican.
Thus from the purely political stand
Joint the moves ON the political
,heckerboard left each side with the
anne voting strength. Generally
Continued On page ~
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09

The middle Columbia lis slowly
freezing over AT Vancouver the
shore Of ice extends 400 feet from the
| Ilitorals.
Floating ice which jammed yester.
day at Warrior Rock q few miles be-
low the Willamette has grounded and
by tomorrow night 1t will probably
have banked Zip half dozen feet
above the water level, from shore to
shore.
The steamer Senator left here late
tonight, but although she has a repu-
tation as an ice-breaker, doubt Il ex-
pressed Of her getting to Astoria.
East Of the Cascades the tempera-
ttre hangs around zero,
AT Walla Walla It il four below
zero,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
GOVERNOR HANLY
GIVES WARNING.
Warns Saloonmen That County Option Law viii
be Enforced the Limit

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 81 am
aware there are some who already
have advocated the county option
laws appeal, but 5 beg to remind all
those who contemplate its reepaiing
that It IS the livest wire in the pres
ent machinery Of this commonwealth
and IS charged with enough electric
ity to electrocute the party that re-
peals il.
In these words Governor Frank
Hanly, ID his FINAL message to the
Legislature Of Indiana, delivered to-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
ENGAGE TO ARBITRATE DIS
PUTE BETWEEN AMERICA
AND GREAT BRIToN.
IS APPOINTED BY ROOT
Is Thought the Case XIII 60 Before
the Hague Next Smumer Turner
Helped Settle Alaska Boundary Dis
puted With Root.

SPOKANE, Jan, s. Washington
special to the Spokesman-Review
says Secretary Root has engaged ex.
Senator Turner Of Spokane with 9th
ers to serve as American counsel
which is to arbitrate the long stand
ing dispute between this country and
Great Britain It is thought the case
will go before the tribunal al the
Hague, next summer The selection
Of Turner grew out Of Roots associa-
ton with him in the arbitration which
settled the Alaska boundary dispute.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
NO RELIEF FROM
GOLD PROMISED
Tacoma and Seattle are Under 8 inches Of Snow
POrtIend May Have Fuel Famine

PORTLAND, Jan, 8, n Colder
weather indefinitely prolonged is the
prediction OF Forecaster Beals Of the
weather buerau But little more snow
is expected, Conditions tonight are.
Tacoma and Seattle are under nine
inch mantle of snow, there Is plnty
Of fuel but shortage Of means to
deliver it, Street cars are running
without interruption and schools CON
tinue their sessions Portland has a
foot Of snow on the ground. Street
cars have resumed service, there Is
plenty Of fuel on hand to satisfy pres
ent needs, but fears are expressed II
the cold spell Is prolonged, The
schools are closed.
Gray's Harbor has had the first
sleighing In many years.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
CHICAGO THUGS MAKE
BRUTAL ASSAULT
VICTIM is THOUGHT TO BE A
WESTERN MINING MAN IN
CRITICAL CONDITION

CHICAGO, Jan. Strapped to a
cot in a hospitel. raving in delirium
and suffering from a double fracture
of the skull and hemorrhages Of the
brain, lies an unidentified man 81 ap-
parent wealth and refinement, who
was robbed, beaten and left uncon-
scious in the zero cold Of Wednesday
night, II was believed he might Be
Walter Scott, the Death Valley min
er, who was a guest at a local hotel
recently with a man Of the name Of
Campbell He left some days ago,
and his whereabouts since are UNI
known,
The police admit that all indica-
tons in the case point At brutal At
tempt at murder
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09

message that the chief argument i
favor Of the provision vas Tia
The congressnien did no
themselves wish to be investigate,
can have but one meaning. ii mean
that Congress voted for the measur,
from an improper motive. Any Con
gresham whose vote can be deter
nined by unwiilingncss to have hi,
own conduct investigated BY secrer
service men, or BY any other men
must surely be In fear Of the law. Ii
Il we'll believed that the majority ol
this body were In fear that their acts
might be investigated and thei,
crimes discovered, the respect of The
people, which II Is important for the
Republic that Congress should pos
sess. would be impaired IL not de-.
stroyed.
III ID dangerous to the republic
that d large portion of our people
should have their confidence shaken
IN the judges who interpret the laws:
equally dangerous that their conf.
dence should be impaired In those
who enact the laws and It is for this
reason that the duty evolves upon the
lawmakers not to allow the integrity
Of their motives to be lightly ques-
toned. We may be sure that no
Legislative body viii be respected by
the people unless II respects itself
We are jealous Of the honor OF the
nation; We should be equally jealous
Of the honor Of our institutions.
Doubtless in the Congress are
sometimes found unfit and dishonest
men, but ] believe that with few ex.
ceptions the body Is composed Of men
Of integrity, whose vote Is determined
not by fear Of the police, but BY an
honest regard for the public service.
II the time should ever come when
of the chosen representa-
lives Of the American people were 10
unfit for their trust; that their votes
were controlled by craven fear Of
The detection Of their crimes, then
surely the republic viii have come
upon evil days and the failure of
popular government will be demon
ltrated.
"The people Of this country have
Continued on page 81
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
IDENTIFIES CORPSE.

PORT HURON, Mich, Jan. e.
pr. Charles w. Bowler. dentist Of
ST Clair. this afternoon positively
identified two Of the teeth found IN
the stove Of the Battle Run Methodist
church as part Of the set he manufac-
tured for Gideon Browning, the miss.
ing carpenter from Adair.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09

SEE you about the land. want ninc
quarters reserved VIII forward
signed applications and money ii
once Members Of MY family are En-.
trymen- Letter follows"
Tiliman adds that lie wired Lee to
/ 10 70 MarshfelA and zee about Io-
eating the land. Then lee, The pres
lident goes On, wrote 10 Reeder and
Watkins, telling them that he had adj
yised I'iliman that ii was good
gamble. The president says Lees
letter continued.
I'm case Tiliman goes IN On this
deal, with some good land III eight
quarters, we want, am satisfied that
he can be Of great help in getting
matters started from Washington and
cause the government to get busy and
do something along the line you de-
sire. He will set Up such 4 howl that
II will be impossible to do otherwise.
This will be very important for your
whole scheme to have man Of his
influence here to aid you at this end
Of the line. BY aII means have a lot
Of good land for us as we intend TO Be
Of more value than any one Of the
others In this matter"
The President adds that this let
ter was written just four days before
he announced in the Senate that he
had not undertaken to buy any land
in the West.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE MAY NOT
Be CONSIDERED BY HOUSE

were TO decide whether II our opin
Ion those portions Of the messag,
were couchcd ii such form that
Ipropcr regard for the dignity Of i
lgrcat Legislative body should forbid
their reception. We are Of the opin.
lon that some portions of the message
do constitute d breach Of the priv,
leges Of this House and that there,
fore, following the precedent set IN
similar cases, the House should de-
cline 10 consider them.
with the merits OF the question
with reference 70 the use of the Sc
crcs service men, this committee has
nothing 70 do. We fully recognize
the right Of the President to express
his disappEovaI of legislation adopted
by the Congress. 10 point ont It's De.
feets and TO ask that they be rem.
edIed.
"''he question will doubtless be
considered by Congress and such
action taken as may seem to be In
the public interest
"But your committee has TO con.
slider the criticisms made by the
President upon the motives Of Con.
gress In its action last session TO
consider his suggestions as to future
legislation and 10 report whether
Congress with proper seif.respect can
receive them. II Ii stated In the
message that the chief argument In
favor Of the provision was that the
Congressnien did not themselves wish
70 be investigated BY secret service
men, and this il repeated IN the an
nual message, II this was the chief
argument, Il must have been BY this
argument that the majority of the
members were led to vote HI favor
Of the offending provision. Your
committee Is unable to share In this
belief, In the arguments Of the
House the gentlemen from Kentucky |
in favor of the amendment
.sked Il Il was intended that II d mem
Der Of Congress was guilty Of unbc.
,oming conduct the department would
,e warranted IN investigating his con
luct by secret service men. And the
gentleman from New York, opposing
he amendment, stated that we all
snew, as lawyers, thar we we're not
ederal officers; that we were COM
'onent members Of the government
nd there was no one over us. Then
he gentleman from Kentucky said,
Notwithstanding the views Of the gen.
ieman from New York, the private
onduct OF member Of Congress
ad once been investigated BY secret
ervice men, but the gentleman from
lew York denied even this one and
olitary instance and stated the In
cstigation In the case cited had not
cen made by member of the secret
arIce, but by police officer Of !
Washington,
I'VE do not think that even the
lost tirnorous OF congressman could
ave been induced BY these argu-
ents to vote In favor of the amend
Ient from fear that II he voted NO
ic secret service might ferret his Sc.
ct sins,
"Nor does II seem that statements I, I
ade in 1904, even by q newspaper !,
porter are convincing evidence Of 4
e motive which actuated Congress- !, !
en- in their votes in 1908. The state =
ent made In newspapers are some !,
mes questioned even at the White / /
ouse. !, 4
THE statement contained In the "
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
WORST SNoWSToRM SINCE
1887 IS REPORTED IN WEST
ERN MONTANA.
SO BELOW At GARRISON
Four Cars Of Cattle Are Threatened
by Cold With Death-Twc Pas
sengers and Two Freighters Are
Snow w-Bound.

BUTTE, Jan. 8.-One Of the worst
snowstorms since 1887 is reported in
Western Montana tonight, AT Mis-.
soula the snow Is more than two feet
deep with indications that the storm
viii continue for another "a hours,
Two Northern Pacific passenger
trains and two freights are snow
bound, Four cars Of cattle, are
threatened with death.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
KARINEN DEFEATS CARNEY AND
SCHMIDT ALSO N
WARsHrPS LEAVE SMYRNA

BEIRUT, Syria, Jan. B. THE Unit
ed States battIeship Louisiana and
Virginia, under command Of Acting
Rear-Admiral schrader, arrived here
today and left Immediately ior
Smyrna, Turkey, ii consequence Of
The plague which prevails here.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
GETS coLD WAVE.

RoSEBURC, Or, Jan. 8 Snow i
falling heavily and the barometer has
begun to fall, The local observer al
the Weather Bureau forecasts con-
tinuance Of snow tonight and Satur-
day, with a cold wave.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
TAFT AND KNOX PLAY.

AUGUSTA, Ca, Jan. 8. The
President-elect, with his Secretary Of
State, Mr.. Knox, played a game Of
golf and spent the remainder of the
day n conference on the makeup Of
the Taft Cabinet. No political callers
came today.
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day closed his appeal IN behalf 81
temperance, offering figures tending
to show that majority of crime,
pauperism, epilepsy and poverty are
due to alcohol.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
S2Oo.00l STclT..E .Ek

PARIS, Jan, ga mail sack con.
stolen from a delivery wagon ID the
chausse DAntin ii dead daylight ii
night The police haye hot the slight
est clue to the thieves.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
RIVER THIRD FULL OF ICE.

RAINIER, Or, Jan, S--It is freez-
ing at Rainier and the river Is d third
full Of ice, which makes navigation
dangerous.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-09
MEMBERS INDIGNANT
Resolution AccOmpany's Report
TO Decline Any Message That
Is Not Respectful
CONGRESS WILL DECIDE

The Question WIN Doubtleas be-
Investigated BY Congress and Such
Action 40 May Seem 10 bs In Pub.
he Interest
Evening star., 1909-08-28
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London
NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK, August 2s.-The state
ment of clearing house bankers for the
week shows that the banks hold $1S,359. :
575 more than the requirements of the 25
per cent reserve rule. This is a decrease
of $2,363,575 in the proportionate cash re-
serve as compared with last week.
The percentage of actual reserve OF the
clearing house today was 2631.
The statement of banks and trust COM
panies of Greater New York not reporting
to the clearing house shows that those
institutions have aggregate deposits OF
81. .39S. go. 700: total cash on hand, $15b.
$500. and loans amounting to $1,2S.-
$40. 100.
Money on call. nominal: time loans
firmer; sixty days. 2aa3 per cent. and
ninety days. 3i4 per cent six months, 4
per cent.
The statement follows: Loans. s1.355,
337 500, increase 81 4O1 800: deposits, ST.
4O4. .O41 300. decrease 32,547.7O0: circula-
tion, $51, ,277 800. increase $691 100; legal
tenders, SIT 7034 300. increase s1,O3O, 20;
specie. $292. 335, 600. decrease S4,037, 100
reserve, $369, 1863. 800. decrease 5000, 500;
reserve required. 1851 1,O1O,325 decrease
S636, ,a25: surplus, $1S,359, ,575, decrease 81,
369,575: United States deposits, SIS. 76s, 900,
decrease $685., ,12J.