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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-13
May Stop Church Benefits.

Topeka, May.-Entertainments In
churches andschoolhouses by children
may be stopped In Kansas when the,
new child labor law goes into eifec.
Fred s. Jackson, attorney general
Is studying the law prohibiting ehH
dren from appearing in theatsrs when
less than IA years old and 1t may be.
found that children cannot appear
In school or church or Chautauqua
entertainments where the children
are paid or where an admission fee n,
charged.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-13
Foster Notes.

Harley Imel has moved to his
property at the foot OF Quality Hill.
Richard Grant moved TO grandma
Briscoe's property on East Tenth
street.
Mrs. ]. W. Darby is still quite
poorly at this writing.
Uncle Charley Briscoe and wife, Of
near Independence, visited In Foster
Sunday.
A, Il. Lloyd is thinking some OF
sending his tesms with the rail road
gang south. VIII decide by the last
OF this week.
Richard Grants little boy is very
poorly with whooping cough. 1t was
thought Sunday evening he could
not live through the night.
The Mo. Pacific people finished
their 8 months job OF work at this
place Monday and will send their
force OF men and teams south.
II Rev. Belcher, formerly pastor OF
the Baptist church OF this place, is
critically Ill at his home in Walker,
Mo-, with cancer which has eaten
away one side OF his face The Foster
church prospered under his pastor
ate and II is with regret they learn
OF his deplorable condition.
John Belk and wife visited with
Mr., Belk's mother on ninth st. Sun.
day evening
Otis Jennings received letter from
his father, Frank jennings, living at
Fort Umpton, Colo, stating he had
moved on a ranch and was planting
sugar beets which is quite an indus
try around Fort Umpton. When
Mr.. Jennings lett Foster two years
ago he was 10 very delicate health
but bis letter OF recent date brings
the good tidings that he Is enjoying
the best OF health, which his many
friends will be glad to learn.
Rev. W. C. Sell left Friday for
new field OF Labor. He is an excel
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-13
Mice Eating the Planted Corn.

Vernon county farmers are COM
planning about the mice eating their
planted corn, and Il seems that these
little pests are unusually active this
spring. Judge W. B. Martin has
thirty acres that will have to be re.
planted, the mice having eaten prac.
tically every grain OF corn planted In
the field. Judge Dean also saysthat
In his neighborhood the mice have
eaten much OF the corn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-13
the cotton and wooden msnuisctur-
ers OF other States.

the cotton and wooden msnuisctur-
ers OF other States.
More than this, when a Senator or
Representative gets tariff protection
Tor some interest In his own State he
pays Tor 1t with concessions to inter-
ests In other States which In the end
cost his people vastly more than he
gets Tor them. Is Is this log.rolling
plan OF tariff making which has led
up to the outrageous Dingley act
and saddled upon the people Of this
country the most burdensome sys-
tenn OF monopoly the world has ever
known.
Let IL be understood that lasting
reform OF the tariff can never be ac'
complished until 1t becomes the rule
OF our politics and legislation that
customhouse taxes shall be levied
primarily Tor revenue and the men
whom we send to Congress subordi
nate local interests to the general
good.
The misuse of Senator Vests name
by Senator Warner In the tariff de-
bate was unfortunate for Warmers
cause. Though ardent for the de
velopment OF Missouri's miners
wealth, Senator Vest was too broad
a man to push the local interests o.
the State into tariff making. Sens
tor Warner has not been able to
quote him as saying a word for pro
lection OF lead ores or any Other
Missouri mineral.-Editorial In St
Louis Republic.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-13
Mulberry and Western Bates

Charles R Bowman, one OF Honxs
hustling young farmers, was hast-
ness caller at Butler Wednesday.
John Norwood was a caller at tbs
G. B. Boehlkin and J. II. Lesnex
homes Tuesday.
Robert Braden was trying TO aanl
hay between the wind storms last
week from the U. R. Jones farm.
The Amoret school closed Friday.
Fred Penny, Patty McAninch and
Raymond Shuster were the grads~
ases this year. The school board rot
being able to secure Prot. r N
Maxey Tor next year, have engaged
Prot. NJ. Stewart and wife OF Stctss-
berry.
Rambler took his Hay Seed to
Amores Thursday evening to iura:sh
the music Tor the Christian church
pie supper, All OF the boys were sue
cessful in buying pie except ons, he
likes peaches" better than 'pis."
The girls in Amoret have his psme
on the list. They are all coming Ouf
to the Hay Seeds next supper. We
will report the one that gets TO eat
peaches with him. The boys Also
serenaded Carl f. Hall and were
treated royalty by Mr.. and Mrs
Hall. This was before they went TO
the entertainment. Before leaving
town they went around to Mrs. A. L.
Morey's and favored her with ,sw
selections. We also were we'll reme1n-
bered by Prof. and Mrs. Maxey, {
Wallace assisted the boys at the lat
ter place.
Miss Clara Mager's school, hot
Water" closed Friday, this ended
eleven months Of teaching for Mise
Mayer. She and her pupils gave IA
fine program. Those that were Whit
ors from Mulberry were Ada ard
Elva Besll and Cecil and Harry Por-
ter.
Fred G. Ewbsnk visited at the For,
ter home Sunday.
David Elkins spent Sunday wish
the C. Kelly family.
Thomas Smiser visited with friends
at Virginia Sunday.
A heavy wind and rain storm
struck this locality Saturday morr.--
ing.
Some OF our young men got .nsGs
the habit OF going 80 Concord Lass
winter and have not been cured as
yet. A few trips toiAmoret may help
some OF them.
We we're 80 busy last week thas S.
was impossible for US TO take ds,,'
light time enough to go In and geA
our new hat at Carl T. Halls
Miss Grace Darr, who taught the'
Virginia scnooi she past year, visite1
the Hot Water school Friday spc,
favored the pupils with a reading,
Don't forget those sweet potssUs
plants at Harlan Porter's, one m,'e
east of MULBERRY. They will be 'sa'y>
for the trade by the time these aoses
are in print. Three varieties Rae1
Bermudas, Soushern Queen and YeS
low Jerseys, 30 cents per hundred
Eggs will be taken at cash pri-e-
First come first to be served
, Jack Frost made an early morninf.
) call again Monday. RAMBLER.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-13
Notice to Breeders.

/ have six or seven registered
percheron stations that will stand
Tor mares this season at my place 8
miles northeast Of Butler.
23-N J. W. BARNHART.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
TOM REED MINE
IN COURT AGAIN
SUIT IS FILED FOR RECOVERY
OF S84,250.
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND is MEN,
TONED IN COMPLAINT
]. n. Hobbs Is Accused of illegally
Transferring to Guggenheim
Engineer Stock in the
Company

John Hays Hammond the we'll known
mining engineer; John II. Hobbs and
the Tom Reed Gold Mines company, an
Arizona corporation with principal Of
fees in Pasadena, We're yesterday made
defendants in a suit filed in the SUI
perior court by Cyrus f. McNutt, John
G. McNutt and Joseph e. Harmon, a
law firm of Los Angeles, and l.. p.
Hansen, formerly president of the Tom
Reed company, large part of the stock
of which is owned by Pasadenans, In
which the plaintiffs seek to recover
SS4. .25O. alleged to have been wrongfully
obtained by Hobbs in the settlement
out of court of suit instituted against
the company in May, 1905.
At that time, according to the COM
plant filed yesterday, there was pend
ing in the district court of &ohaye
county, Arizona, the suit of Julia f.
FarnsWorth and other stockholders OF
the Blue Ridge Gold Mines company
against the Tom Reed company, in
which it was sought to recover from
the latter mining properties valued at
81 900 600 and to have them reconVeyed
to the Blue Ridge company, which, it
was claimed, was their previous owner.
l.. p. Hansen was then a member of
the directorate of the Blue Ridge COM
pany and also president of the Tom
Reed company, and believed 1t was his
duty as a stockholder i'm the latter
company to file a separate answer to
the suit.
Hobbs, it is alleged, had been en-
deayoring for some months to purchase
an interest in the Tom Reed company's
properties, and is said to have pro-
fessed to Hansen that he had dis
covered a method through which set
tlement of the lawsuit satisfactory To
the Blue Ridge stockholders might be
broupght and in tddition securing to
himself a block of stock of the Tom
Reed company.
Later, it is alleged, Hobbs reported
the best offer he could get after eX-
hibiting to the directors of the Tom
Reed company the answer prepared by
Hansen was $4,000 shares of stock, add
ing that he had received a bonus, but
declining to state the amount.
Investigation, according to the plain
tiffs, disclosed the fact only a few days
ago that Hobbs received lis, 600 shares
of stock in excess beyond the terms of
the settlement, and the total value of
his holdings is said to be SIP, 500.
To prevent recovery of this stock, it
is alleged, Hobbs has transferred a
large number of shares to John Hays
Hammond and is about to make other
transfers. The plaintiffs in yesterdays
suit demand an injunction to restrain
these transfers, and in addition ask
that Hobbs be compelled to pay them
80 per cent of the value of the stock
alleged to have been obtained by him.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
KELLER AND KELLER
IN NOVEL LAWSUIT
CHARLES CLAIMS CHARLES
SWINDLED HIM
Celebration Over Payment on House
Leads to Fuddled Condition and
Subsequent Action in
Court

To purchase a home. make severa
payments, get intoxicated and in that
condition to sign over the contract of
purchase to the seller of the property,
while the purchaser still maudlin
drunk, is placed aboard g. train and
started for the north, is the story told
yesterday by Charles S. Keller in a suit
filed in the superior court against
Charles II. Keller, who, he believes,
should have been more considerate be-
cause of the similarity of names il for
no other reason.
Keller, the plaintiff, says. he pur-
chased a house and lot at 114S East
Forty-seventh street from Keller, the
defendant, in March last, for $2100,
paying $500 down and $25 a month up to
and including November. Besides, he
says, he improved the property to the
extent of $500.
Last month the two men celebrated
the payment of the November INSTALL
ment by taking a few drinks. Then
they had more drinks, until Charles s.
Keller, according to his story, became
50 intoxicated he was unable to under
stand what he was doing. In this con-
dition, he says, he was induced to sign
over to Charles II. the contract for his
home, receiving verbal promise that
he would be given back the money paid
on the property and the $500 for the
improvements. Then, continues Keller
the plaintiff. he was placed on board
train by Keller the defendant, and
recovered from his stupor when he
reached San Francisco, Charles H., in
the meanwhile, taking possession Of the
Forty seventh street house, locking the
doors and taking the keys home with
him.
In his suit Keller the plaintiff de-
mands $500 from Keller the defendant
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
BARLEY CARGO CAUSE OF
BRODICK CASTLE DISASTER
Capt. r. L. Salter Explains How the
Shifting of Grain Took Ship to
Bottom of Sea

SEATTLE, Dec. S.-The capsizing of
the bark MatterhOrn off the Washing
ton coast last week clears up the mys-
terry of the fate of the British ship
Brodick Castle, according to Capt. r.
l.. Salter of the Matterhorn, who says
the latter vessels barley cargo prob
ably shifted and took the ship to the
bottom of the sea. The Brodick Castle
sailed from Astoria, Ore, December 3,
1908. and was never afterward heard
from. Like the Matterhorn, she carried
barley from Portland for Ipswich, and
like the Matterhorn, she encountered a
violent storm the day after she left the
Columbia river.
"The storm shifted the Brodick Cas-
ties cargo the same as it did ours"
said Captain' Salter. Barley does not
pack like wheat. but slips around, hav-
ing a smooth husk and a beard. In
time, with the motion of the ship, a
barley cargo settles down, but when a
new cargo is tossed by a storm it shifts.
An ordinary sea shakes the cargo down,
and if the Brodicl Castle and the Mat
terhorn had not been attacked by the
storms at the start they would have
made safe voyages"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
AFFlDAVITS SAY THEY
ASSISTED COOK IN
PREPARING RECORDS

\ NEW YORK, Dec. S.-The Times =
< prints this morning sworn affida- y
X Wits signed by August w. Looz, a =
X pilot and navigator, and George =
\ III. Dunkle, an insurance broker, =
< that DR.. Cook promised them $4,000 =
< for their aid in preparing the X
< polar records of his journey which =
:. are now in the hands of the Uni =
i versity of Copenhagen. =
X The Times also reproduces what :
\ purports to be the fac simile of \
:. penciled memorandum, direct !.
< ing the preparation of observations <
:. all the way from Svartevage to =
< the pole. \
\ They freely acknowledge that =.
= their motive in making these affi- *
< davits is the alleged failure to pay =
X them the full sum said to have X
\ been promised. 4
= The Times further adds that it =
X is impossible yet to say that the =
\ observations calculated by Captain =
/ Looz, and which he alleges he sup =
i piled to DR.. Cook, are those actu- :
\ ally delivered by his secretary, Mr. =
\ Lonsdale, to the University of Co \
X penhagen. =
\ To establish this point it would =
X be necessary to compare Captain =
\ Looz' narrative with the report =
\ received by the University of CO. <
\ penhagen. =
****************#** X =
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
VerdugO
Canyon
Tract
SEASONS GIN OF COTTON
FALLS BELOW LAST YEAR
Census Bureau Issues Bulletin Which
Shows That 1909 Growth Runs
s,87S,277 Bales

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-There were
S.S7S,277 running bales of cotton ginned
from the growth of 1909 to December /,
as compared with 11.0SS,6 661 bales for
1908, according to a bulletin of the CEN
sus bureau, issued today.
These figures count round bales as
half bales, and exclude linters. They
stand against S,343,S96 for 1907 and 10,-
027,S6S for 1906.
The proportion Of the last three crops
ginned to December 1 is S9.1 per cent
for 1908, 75.5 for 1907 and 77.2 for 1906.
Round bales included for this year
are 133919, against POI, ,4SO included for
1908 and 154,637 for 1907.
Sea Island bales are included as H.
776 for 1909 6S, 1906 for 1908 and 55,299 for
1907.
The total cotton crop for 1908 was
130S6,O ,O05 bales, and for 1907 it was H.
057.822.
The corrected statistics of the guam
tity of cotton ginned this season to
November IA are S,112,199 bales.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
News OF the Courts
ATTORNEY FOR RYAN
WANTS A NEW TRIAL
Former Federation Organizer Must
Stand Trial for Murder Unless
Authorities Are
Quoted

Albert Ryan, former organizer for
the Federation of Miners, who is ac-
cused of killing Otto Miller and Harry
E. Snyder in the United States hotel
July 16 last, and whose trial on
charge of insanity has taken up the
sessions in Judge Davis criminal court
the past three days, was declared to be
sane by the jury yesterday. His attor-
ney, Fred w. Morrison, Immediately
asked for time in which to prepare
motion for new trial on the insanity
charge, which Judge Davis was disin-
clined to grant, stating he knew of no
provision in the law empowering him
to consider such a motion. The court
however, granted Attorney Morrison
until 10 o'clock today to find authorities
in support of his motion, stating if one
California authority could be presented
a further continuance would be
granted.
Should the motion for a new trial
be denied this morning Ryan's trial on
the charge of numbering Otto Miller
will Immediately proceed
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
WOULD ENJOlN JUDGE
FROM TRYING CASE
Wife of Mining Company officer Re-
fuses to Testify Against Hus-
band in Pasadena
Court

Application for a writ of mandate
was made in the superior court yester-
day by w. A. Vernon and his wife,
Louise G.. Vernon, of Pasadena, in
which they ask that Justice Mcdonald
of Pasadena be prohibited from pro-
ceeding further with a criminal case
in which Vernon is charged by j. B.
Runk, an old soldier, with refusing to
permit an inspection of the books of
the Maimarau Mines company.
Mrs. Vernon is Joined in the suit as
plaintiff because she seeks to prevent
the justice from sending her to Jail fo"
refusal to testify against her husband
in the proceedings. Hearing on the
application Is set for December 13 in
Judge Monroe's court.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
WITNESSES SAY MINE
WAS NOT "UP TO SNUFF"

Two witnesses testified in Judge
Willis court yesterday in the trial of
Charles w. McCrossan, charged with
issuing a false prospectus of the Cor
dillera Mining company, limited, in
August, 1907. These witnesses were
DIR. r. j. Hammett, S31 South Grand
avenue. and j. w. Elder, hotelkeeper
of Visalia, both of whom testified they
had visited the mining property in
Sonora. Mexico, and described it as
not approaching in any particular the
representations contained in the
prospectus. Mr. Elder said he took a
number of samples, the assays of
which averaged $40 a ton. His exam
ination of the properties was made in
October, 1907, after he had read one of
the optimistic circulars alleged to have
been sent out by McCrossan. The trial
will be resumed today.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
BOOKS SECURED BEARING
ON ALASKA COAL CASE
Special Agent of Land Office, Through
Search Warrant, Gets Access
to Juneau Office

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. S-William
X. West, a special agent of the gem
eral land office, yesterday secured from
Judge E. e. Cushman a search war
rant for certain books and documents
in the United States land office at Ju-
neaH bearing upon the Cunningham
coal claims, now being investigated at
Spokane, Wash. The warrant was
served by United States Marshal Suth-
erland and the books found.
In his application for a search war
rant Mr.. West alleged that John Dud-
ley, registrar, and p. M. Mullen, re-
ceiver of the Juneau office, refused to
give him access to certain records, al
though his commission gave him au-
thority to make a full investigation.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
BONDS VALUED AT $4,000
RETAINED BY DEFENDANTS

Judge James of the superior court
yesterday gave judgment for the de-
PENDANTS i'm the suit of John j. Dillon,
administrator of the estate of Mrs.
Rosina Steely, against William
Kretschmer and wife for the recovery
of ten bonds of the Covina Irrigation
company. Mrs. Steely died in January
last, and prior to her death gave the
bonds to the Kretchmers in considera-
tion of their care of her during her de-
clining years. The suit for their re-
covery was instituted by Dillon on the
request of the heirs. The bonds are
valued at $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Trial Postponed

The interrupted trial of Fred w. Allen,
charged with selling mortgaged prop
erty, was again postponed by Judge
Willis yesterday until January 4, owing
to the trial of c. W. McCrOssan now
proceeding in the criminal court. AL
lens trial was halted November "a,
when he was injured in an automobile
accident. He is accused of selling
mortgaged property to G. NJ. Nelson
of Burbank.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Divorces Granted

The following DEGREES of divorce
were granted in the divorce court yes
terday: Thomas T.. Magee from Clau-
della Magee, Adeline Kramer from Will
liam Kramer and James NJ. Dav from
Edna r. Day. -Four suits were filed, as
follows: Susie e. Birk against William
b. Birk. Bertha A. Guidice against AL
berry Hugh Guidice, Nellie Crick
against Merle Crick and Frances NJ
Bright against Albridge S. Bright.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Seeks to AnnuI Marriaae

Claiming the woman he married was
already welded to another man from
whom she had not been divorced, Her
bert Albert Niles of Pasadena filed
suit in the superior court yesterday
asking that his marriage to Carmelita
Higuera, April 13, 1907 be annulled
Niles says the woman was married to
Lee Hlguera in Pasadena in March,
1906, and that she represented to him
she was a single woman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Leper Case in Court

WASHINGTON, Dec. S-When the
case of John r. Early, the alleged leper,
came up in police court today Earlys
attorneys asked that the prisoner be
discharged on constitutional grounds
Being overruled, exception was taken
and the attorney announced that Early
would not consent to a trial by police
court unless he be permitted to be
present in court. Postponement until
tomorrow was granted.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Historic Tree FeIIed

BLOOMFIELD, N. j., Dec. 8.-The
historic Washington oak tree here,
under which Washington and his staff
held a council of war on their way to
Morristown, has been felled and is be-
ing cut up into fireWood. The local
authorities found it impossible to save
the tree after it had been repeatedly
struck by lightning.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Bonous Wins Case

Judgment for the defendant, instead
of for the plaintiff, as published yes
terday, has been awarded by Judge
Bordwell of the superior court in the
suit of Harry A. Money against Alex
ander Bonous, a rancher, in which
$4,000 was demanded on account of per-
sonal injuries.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Mrs. Hartman Enters Business

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-Mrs. Edward
H. Hartman has taken up the active
management of the Hartman estate,
and yesterday spent her first day in the
Fifth avenue offices as a New York
business woman. She will hereafter
observe regular office hours on three
or four days Of each week
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
France DELAYS Loan

WASHINGTON, Dec. S-The delay
In reaching a final settlement on all
the questions involved in the Hankow-
SEE Chuen railroad loan is chargeable
1t was said today, to the unexpected
objections raised by France. The
questions involved are said to be of
such a frivolous character that the
United States is astonished that
France should have regarded them
seriously.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Woman Drinks Poison

ROSWELL, N. NJ, Dec. S.-Despon-
dent because of the continual drink
ing of her husband, Mrs. j. d. Deer
ing, of this city drank large guam
tity of carbolic acid last night. She
died about two hours after drinking
the poison.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Baldwin Property Sold

Additional sales of six pieces of prop
erty belonging to the estate of the late
e. j. Baldwin were reported by the
administrator to Judge Rives of the
probate court yesterday. The last
batch of sales brought total of $780,
900.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
CHRISTIE MACDONALD

MFRS. WILLIAM WINTER JET
wi FERSON, known to the comic
AL opera stage as Christie Mac
Donald, a gifted and popular actress
has sued her husband, who is a son OF
the late Joseph jefferson, for divorce.
The suit was filed at Buffalo and has
been placed in the hands of a referee.
Mr. jefferson is now touring the SOUTH
ern states in a repertory of the plays
made famous by his father while his
wife is with Andrew Mack's company.
They were married in May, 1901, at the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
MAGNATE'S WIFE
SEEKS ALIMONY
MRS. BR0KAW TESTIFIES TO
CRUELTY
"LlAR" ONE OF HIS MlLDEST
EPITHETS
Separation, with an Annual Allowance
of Sixty Thousand Dollars, Is
Sought from the Millionaire
Yachtsman
Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-"Liar." with
qualifications of varying intensity, was
one of the mildest epithets w. Gould
Brokaw, the millionaire yachtsman, was
accustomed to apply to his wife, ac-
cording to her testimony in court
today.
Mrs. Brokaw, who was Mary Blair,
is suing her husband at Mineola, L. L.,
for separation and alimony of $4,000 a
year on grounds of alleged cruelty and
abusive treatment and failure to pro-
vide for her support. The Brokaws
were married in 1907.
I'VE shall show" said her counsel,
in addressing the court today, that
abuse of the bride began two hours
after marriage. Brokaw was madly
jealous for no reason. He often forced
his wife to eat alone and keep to her
room for the entire day. on their
honeymoon they ate only four meals
together,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09

Land on the west coast OF Mexico. Sonora,
sinaloa.-H A. Smith. $40 Byrne bldg.