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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-17
Brackney.

Miss Veva Ellington spent several
days at the home of Lee Ellington
this week.
Mrs. Pearl Thompson and little
daughter, Maurine, of Kansas is at
present visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Carroll.
Miss Bertha Padgett from Pleasant
Ridge spent last week with her sister,
Mrs. Nuckols and attended the Chau-
tauQua.
Mr.. VIM. Steffin is having a fine
new cistern made.
Mrs. Mercie Deems and Mrs. Burch
and Jessie and Myrtle Burch are
spending few days visiting in Henry
county.
Several families of near Brackney
spent Thursday at Halley's Bluffs and
a most enjoyable time is reported.
The residence of Andy Powell was
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-17
Along the Miami.

Miss Maude Hoyt is visiting rela.
tives and friends near Spruce.
Miss Ethel Fisher is visiting at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs. j.
Fisher on Mill street.
Major Crowell, j. A. Trimble and
B. Sahmkow spent Monday night
near the waterworks. While out
they caught eleven pretty good fish.
A. G. Hoyt and family visited
friends and relatives in Spruce and
near Monegaw several days last
week.
Mrs. Herring and family returned
Monday from trip to Lamar. They
attended camp meeting.
Louis Fisher and son, Lyle, went
to Ohio, Mo-, Sunday to visit at the
home of C. H. Bryant and family.
Mrs. Fisher, Ethel and Walter had
been spending week there. All re-
turned home Sunday evening.
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consumed by fire Tuesday evening
about six O'Clock. The family were
not at home when the house burned.
Quite number from here went in
to hear Bryan Friday.
Mrs. Jasper Varnes of Rabbit Ridge
visited several days this week with
her sister. Mrs. Jennie Ellington.
The Passaic ball team crossed bats
with the Lone Oak boys Sunday. The
score stood L to 1 in favor of Passaic.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Carroll and
baby, Maurice, and Mrs. Pearl Thomp-
son and baby, Maurine, Sundayed at
the home of VIM. Steffin and family.
Mr.. Job Utley is on the sick list
this week.
Miss Susie Welliver spent Sunday
with Florence Williams.
Last Thursday several neighbors
with we'll filled baskets drove down
to the beautiful Miami River to spend
eday in search of the finny tribe.
The young folks enjoyed themselves
hunting and boat riding. At the noon
hour bountiful spread was partaken
of under the forest trees. A good
supply of fish were caught. Will
Carroll said he didn't know which he
liked best, fish or watermelon. Those
who enjoyed this occasion were Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Steffin, M. A. Carroll,
Ed Ellington, James Bartlett, Boon
Smithson, Boyd Williams, Mrs. Pear
Thompson, Mrs. VIM. Ison, Mrs.
Mercie Deems, Bernice Walton, Marie
Deweese, Ada Deweese, Cecil Steffin,
Florence Williams, Nettie Deems,
Maurine Thompson, Paul Walton,
Leonard Turpin, Mr.. Pry, VIM. Car
roll, Holl Harper, Chas. Colson, Or
Vile Steffin, Blair Walton, Robert
and Irwin Ison, Earnest Deems.
RASTUS.
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day to visit at his old home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Peyton are running the res
taurant during his absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. S. Gardner of COL
orado, are visiting at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gard
ner of the Hot Water neighborhood.
RAMBLER.
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Elkhart.

We are having some of the hottest
weather the last few days and it is
hurting the corn. We are needing a
good rain.
Mrs. Pearl Crumley is reported on
the sick list.
Mrs. George Cowdery is reported
quite poorly.
j. Fl. Keetop is digging him well;
he Gays he is tired of havling water
for his stock.
AT. Bolin took dinner at w. H.
Hart's last Sunday, but Miss Emma
Hart was not at home.
Walter Kelley and family ate ice
cream at w. H. Harts last Sunday.
l.. D. Reedy and wife took dinner
at Ross Conard's last Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Bailey and family are in
Rockville this week on visit.
The ice cream supper at Frank
Lemksford last Saturday night was
grand so reported by one who was
there.
The Woodmen at Elkhart failed to
meet last Saturday night, it was so
hot. They went to the ice cream
supper and got cooled off.
The writer and his better half took
dinner at w. H. Harris last Sunday,
and that ice cream was so cold we
had to warm it before we could eat it.
Myrtle Spillman, the girl who was
shot, is slowly improving.
Tom Smith says that Flossie Fritts
is dear lover of watermelons.
Col. Lockridge and wife took in
the Bryan speaking at Butler Friday.
The Colonel says he got to see Bryan.
Miss Marsh, who is going to teach
the Mt. Vernon School, will board at
Mr.. Vests.
Hazel Dubes, Nellie Rayborn, Mel
lie Brunen and Emma Hart all visited
with the Conard girls on last Sunday,
md they report splended time.
There was 43 at Sunday school at
Mt. Vernon last Sunday.
Mrs. j. M. Chambers returned from
Barton county last Saturday, where
he had been to see her sister who is
luite sick.
1t is reported that Tom Smith is
lnder the weather. We think that
'om is eating too many watermelons.
Arthur White looks quite sad since
II of the school marms have left.
Dick MCGUIRE has the contract to
urnish the coal for Mt. Vernon
chool house. JOHNNY.
WANTED - Experienced farmer.
fishes permanent work on farm.
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FOSTER.

Noel Mills came in Tuesday from
the City on brief visit with hom,
folks.
c. F. Jennings was quite poorl,
last week.
Born, Aug. 18th, to Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Webb, girl.
Art Gray and family from low:
moved onto his farm northwest O.
town Wednesday.
Mrs. D. H. Arbogast visited Friday
and Saturday with her niece anc
family, Mrs. Maggie Heckadon neal
Rich Hill.
Mrs. AL Livingston of Old Walnut
was taken before the county court
Tuesday and adjudged of unsound
mind and was ordered taken to Hos.
pital No. 8, at Nevada. Some two
years ago Mrs. Livingston was an in.
mate Of that institution, but thought
to be cured of her malady, was dis.
missed. Since her release from that
institution she has grown worse.
The ice cream supper at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Loran Bright,
Wednesday night, in honor of her
brother was an enjoyable affair The
cream and cake was fine, to which
about thirty did ample justice.
Miss Mae Cobb, the Hello girl" at
Parsons, Kansas, visited her parents
last week west of town. She depart
ed for that place Sunday over the
Kansas City Southern.
Hugh Conner and wife of Montana
were arrivals Saturday and are visit
ing cousins, Henry and Robert
Briscoe.
Mr.. Will Frost and daughter, Mrs.
Robert Grant, of Fl. Scott, came in
Saturday on a brief visit with friends.
Rev. Whitsett came down Saturday
to fill his appointment at Salem Sun
day, but after consulting the men,
bers the meeting was postponed so
as to attend the closing exercise of
the Chautauqua at Butler.
Henry and Robert Briscoe, Edgar
Davis, Rowland Arbogast, Stikes and
Oliver Scarnier went on wolf chase
one night last week. The boys cap
tured two after six hours chase.
A. G. Metzler and wife, Mrs. Gus
Trussel and Miss Bessie Havely drove
down to Rich Hill Wednesday even
ing in Mr.. Metzler's auto shopping
and taking in the shows at night
William Bones of Coalgate, Okla
homa, and daughter, Mrs. Beck Of
Osawatomie, Kansas, visited with
julie Heckadon Friday. They depart
ed Saturday for Osawatomie.
A train load of Bryan men went up
to Butler Friday to hear the distin-
guished gentleman from Nebraska.
Mrs. G. B. Plymell arrived Friday
morning over the Kansas City South
ern from Bethany. Mo-, where she
had been spending several weeks
relatives and friends.
Uncle Charley Briscoe and grand
son, Bryan Briscoe, went up to Butler
Friday to hear the Hon. w. j. Bryan.
Uncle Charley is proud that he has a
grandson named after the great
statesman.
Mrs. L. j. Morehouse and children
eft Friday for San Francisco to spend
he balance of the summer visiting ;
Ter parents. She has a lovely soprano
'oice and her place in the choir at
'alem will be missed. We with her
many friends wish her pleasant visit |
nd a safe return from the city at the
iolden Gate. DINAH. l
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Eastern Bates.

This vicinity was we'll represented
at Butler Bryan Day.
Mrs. Eta Cumpton returned home
last Friday from Warrensburg. She
was accompanied with her sister,
Mrs. Rose, who has just recovered
from the typhoid fever.
| Marsh Brown, road overseer in
district No. 4, was doing some road
road work in this locality the first OF
of the week.
Mrs. A. j. Everhart and children
OF Grandview, NO., and Mrs. Fannie
Smith are visiting at the homes of
the formers cousin and the latter's
sister, Mrs. Jesse Little and Mrs.
John Carpenter.
l. E. Beard and family, Mrs. Eliza
Beard and daughter, j. H. Baker and
family Sundayed at the home of Clay
McKinley's.
The Highpoint cemetery association
will hold their annual meeting and
clean off their ground Saturday, Aug.
10. Everyone invited to come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Grimes of near
Ballard, visited Mrs. Grimes parents,
MIR. and Mrs. w. f. Vansant Sunday.
Wigger Bros. delivered water
melons in Butler Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Winians left
Monday for Nevada to attend the re-
union and visit relatives and friends
for several days.
Rev. Geo. Hargis filled his regular
appointment at the M. E. church Sum
day morning and night.
j. H. Baker, who had his live stock
insured in the Continental Insurance
Co., had young mule damaged by
lightning and was settled with very
satisfactorily.
August Herman has purchased
new Mitchell touring car.
The ice cream supper at the M. E.
church at Spruce Saturday night was
well attended. The amount taken in
was $500.
Mrs. Isaac Barnett is quite sick at
this writing and DR.. Newton was
summoned.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Ellis
Kimball is much improved.
Prices were thrashing in this neigh
borhood last week.
Uncle Zeph Smith was taken SER
iously ill Sunday night. DR.. Fletcher
was called lin attendance and he is
reported better at this writing.
Geo. Holland and two grandsons
of Appleton City, attended the Bryan
speaking Friday and stopped over
night with his son Frank.
There was quite mad dog scare
broke out Sunday morning when
Albert Ford, living near Chapel, had
dog taking fits. A posse gathered
and after long chase killed it. 1t
showed symptoms of hydrophobia.
Geo. Troope has sold his residence
% VIM. Owens.
Allie McCracken and daughter,
Miss Ethel, and Mrs. Chas. Rich
notored to Kansas City Tuesday in
heir car. e,
Mrs. Ben Rich is not quite so we'll
md was confied to her bed Monday.
John Bachelor was stricken with s
partial stroke of paralysis Friday
loon. His condition at this writing i
5 much improved.
w. H. Charters, Jr., and wife, t
1other and sister, Mrs. Herman, left
unday en- route to Centralia, Okla
oma, to visit with the family of w. =
!. Young. LIBERTY. A
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-17
Sheep for Sale.

30 high grade Shropshire ewes and
2 thoroughbred Oxford bucks, extra
good. w. M. Hardinger,
AZ If r. F. D. Butler, Mo.
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North New Home.

Mr.. Parson, wife sand daughters
Misses Goldie and Fairy, of Archie
No., visited at VIM. Sprouts las
Wednesday.
Several of the neighbors SURPRISED
Mrs. Linendoll last Wednesday ant
helped her quilt. Those presen
were: Mrs. Smitherman, Mrs. Lusk
Mrs. Strein, Mrs. Dask, Mrs. Vance
Mrs. Skaggs, Mrs. Oldham, Grandm;
Pickett, Misses Ruth Dask, Maggie
Vance, Carmon Lusk. They all en-
joyed themselves Just fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Herman's little
son, Leonard, is visiting with hi:
grandma, Mrs. Adam Herman.
Frank Miller bought milk COW
from Mr.. Callahan last week. Frank
says they will have plenty of butter
now.
j. C. Bracken and little grand.
daughter were seen in the neighbor.
hood last Wednesday. Mr.. Bracken
used to live in the country and it is
hard for him to stay away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oldham were in But
ler Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kersey at
tended the Chautauqua last week.
Grandma Pickett spent last week at
Mr.. Linendoll's.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Berry took din
ner at Mr.. Herman's Sunday.
Misses Ruby, Grace and Sina Ber-
ry and Ralph and Frank Berry visit
ed at John Charts Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Edwards and
Miss Nettie Bowles spent Sunday at
Mr.. j. L. Strein's.
Mrs. M. C Pickett's mother, Mrs.
Rhinehart and sister; Mrs. Marshal
and neice, Miss Marshal, of Grand
view, NO., are visiting her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Pickett visited
Sunday with their son and family,
Mr.. M: C. Pickett.
Grandma Pickett, Miss Tennie Lin
endoll and Miss Carrnan Lusk spent
Sunday at Mrs. Smitherman's.
Mrs. Neu is visiting with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick, this
week.
Lon Smith and family visited Sum
day at Mr.. Linendoll's.
Those that were present at the
singing Sunday afternoon at Mr..
Smitherman's were as follows:
Grandma Pickett, Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.
Berry, MIR. and Mrs. Henry Herman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oldham, Miss Lusk,
Miss Linendoll and Mr.. Orval Pickett.
All enjoyed themselves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merit Pickett are the
proud parents of fine girl WHICH ar
rived Aug. s. All parties are doing
we'll except M. C. and we think with
good care he will pull through o. X.
Albert Linendoll visited Sunday
with Frank Bowles at j. L. Strein's.
Mrs. Anna Chipps of Kansas came
Saturday to visit with her brother
Abe Scholes and at John Charts.
Mrs. John Ehart is sister of Mr..
Chipp's.
Mr.. and Mas. Davis are at home
lfter spending last week in Butler at
ending the Chautauqua.
Mrs. Kelley was on the sick list
;unday.
Miss Agnes Zim is visiting with
frs. Cliff Ehart this week.
Frank Miller and wife were in But
sr Saturday shopping. Il
j. c. Berry, son, Ralph, and daugh-
,r, Miss Grace, were in Butler Sat- !
rday. 7
VIM. Sprout, wife and daughter,
[iss Gladys, spent Sunday afternoon
Mr.. McKissick's. &
Those who spent Sunday at John n
helps were Frank Miller and fami- '
:, Jack Skaggs and family, Mrs.
attic Richman and Guy Phelps. \
COR. a
Sheep for Sale.
IN hiryh rrodo Chropch;ro o,uoc and /
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Mulberry and Western Bates.

TWO week s visit with relatlVeS.
| Will Simms and son made bus
ness trip to the county seat Wednes
day.
R. L. Nichols and son, Clarence
spent Thursday and Friday with rela
tives in Cass county.
Herman Beckman and three son
were hauling wheat to Amsterdam
Friday.
DR.. and Mrs. J. c. Sageser wer'
shopping in Butler Wednesday.
Reikus Dykman, one of Squire
Dykman's sons, handed us his name
Friday and will be reader of Tht
Times in the future.
Miss Lillian Towers of St. Louis
who has been spending her annua
vacation with her parents Mr.. anc
Mrs. w. A. Towers left for her home
in the city on the banks of ''The
Fathers of the Waters.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Beall and
daughters, Elva and Gracy, drove
over to Butler Friday and heard the
speech of Col. w. j. Bryan.
w. A. Walden bought a team of
fine work mules of Lee Nichols the
first of the week.
j. M. Smalley and Fred Williams
have opened up a coal mine on the
Beall farm just north of the new
school house.
Miss Anna Weimers is staying with
Mrs. Leiner while j. H. is away.
Dan Garren and Finey Phibbs are
digging a we'll for Frank Hedrick.
A. j. Meints, one of the hustling
formers of southeast West Point
township, is a new reader Of The
Times.
Master James Porter is on the sick
list at this writing.
Messrs. Fred Meints and H. Heyne
delivered fat porkers in Amoret
Thursday.
Rambler was caller at the F. A.
Gabby home the first of the week.
The carpenters re-iust putting the
touch on his new house of
seven rooms with three porches and
A dandy cellar. He has also built
arge barn, a poultry house that is up
:o-date, at the we'll he has milk
house through which all the waste
water passes. This is one of the best
farms in Homer township.
Sunday there were quite a few of
he German Lutherans that drove
,ver to Rich Hill to attend church.
Those that made the trip were Mr..
Ind Mrs. A. j. Meints, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. Bohlken, Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. Dyk-
nan and two children, Mr.. and Mrs.
!ohn Dykman and children and Ber-
ley Bohlkep and family.
Mrs. L. N. Williams, daughter, Ma
lie and Master Nands, attended Chau-
auqua in Butler Saturday.
E. A. Smiser is busy drawing the
Ian for a new house to be built on
he old J. H. Burnham homestead.
Charley Weller, the we'll driller and
aw mill man, is going to keep post
d in the doings at the county seat.
he Times will do the work.
Swisher Gardner and John Kelly
eturned from Pittsburg, Kas., the
lst of the week.
Fred Ewbank and family were vis-
ors at the w. C. Carpenter home
unday.
Ecke Taute made a business trip to
le county sert Wednesday.
T. H. Smiser was trading in Amo-
It Saturday.
Squire Rambler bought a new
,ring wagon Of N. G. Rowe, the
moret implement man, Saturday as |
e outlook for a large crop of we'd
ngs this fall was so favorable we :
,cided that it would be impossible +,
r us to do without a shay longer.
Bert Bohlken spent Sunday with \
S nephews, Clause, Riekus and .
'hnny Dykman.
Lee Nichols and family spent Sum E
y at the Charley Goode home near !,
\
Mrs. w. C. Carpenter is enjoying a
lit from her sister, Mrs. Davis and
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WANTED - Experienced farmer.
wishes permanent work on farm.
c. M. Lawson,
tt. 4l3 w. Adams ST., Butler, Mo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-29
NEWPORT VI WAR Win THE NAVY.

Let 10 one tnfnk lh8t Newycrt. 4, J., is ters-
II the abode Of a fashionable famnlnity that
cares only for the luxury that lavish e4ncn-
diture Of wealth can purchase We greatly fear
that the conn'ry at Large feels that Newport is
the synonym for snobbshness and frvoHty ard
such prevailing characteristics Of tho social
whirl TO think Of Newport has been to think
of palaces and gowns ana Jewels: Of motor
cars and coaches and steam yachts: Of cotl-
lions. lawn parties and private yaudevilIes This
mistaken view has led to the equally. erroneous
conclusion that the spirit of that social para
disc was purely efeminateits atmosphere sick.
ening Nlth the sitting fragrance Of flowers and
exacts and sachet-and that it's women were
languorous. effete. detadent, passe No This
fortunate burg, long famous the favored and
favorite retreat Of tie financially blessed and
the socially elect is not at all infected with
any sort Of aristocratie and highly refined
hookmorm To the contrary the secretary %
the navy is Just discovering that the fair
jewellers in this Fashionable fairyiand are, de-
spite the fashion and fragrance Of feminality,
filled with the spirit and strength Of mascuiin-
ity They are vigorous. vrile and militant
matrons and maidens.
II transpired after this wise. Mr. George
Won /. Meyer is warm friend of Mrs Robert
Goolet Mr. Meyers YOU know. has desk in
the navy department at Washington and Mrs.
Goelet ii a cosmrpolito NOW and then, when
fancy pleases or the lights of NaUport lure, she
touches that place In her travels Well Mr.
Meyer gave Mrs Goelet something unique
among social functons-a deqp-sea party He
brought forth the Octopus a United States sub
marine vessel escorted Mrs Goelet on board
closed the hatehes. started the engines and went
on search for McGlnty-to the bottom of the
sea.
To the common herd this seems an innocent
and delightful means OF entertainment that the
head of the navy has thought of for his friend
but al the top of the ladder II has occasioned
considerable commotfon and great offense There
are other matrons In Newport, you must know.
Mrs Goelet is not the whole cheese by a good
deal These good women feel that the govern
ment. through recognized representative has
Disseminated against them In most open and
unjust fashion. They do not propose that Mrs
Goelet shall enjoy the unique distinction OF
Aavinx sounded and surveyed the depths OF the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-29
VIRGINIA FICTION
IN STATE LIBRARY

pr II. r. NfeIlwaine. OF the stats
Library. haa furnished The Richmond
VErginlan list of the novels III tho
library containing historic hction de-
picting life In tile llld Dominion.
Sr- person may 6brain rhese H0vciS
for nst IN tha reading room of the
library and persons who wish to draw
the novels Tor home use may 90 SO
after procuring the endorsement or
of a member of ths
General Assembly or state ofneial.
The Richmond yirginsan Is publish-
ing each day list of five novels.
with the name OF the author, GATE
Of publication, name OF publisher ana
a paragraph descriptive OF the siorSs
This list follows
''The Clifford Family" b~ Miss Mar
tina Featou Hunter. Published by Har-
per ii, New York. 1862, a story OF vir-
stnia In the early days Of her history.
'Idyls OF the Lawn" published In
Roanoke. SIX short stories selected
from the magazine Of the University
Of Virginia: of these. two only deal
with Virginia life. 1'he first, "A Third
Party" is cleverly told story OF =
college love affair at the University:
tells OF the ragged mountains in sight
IF Charlottesville and of the prints
tive people who live there.
Audrey" by Mary Johnston Pub
lished by Houghton, m New York, ana
Boston 1902 A tale of Virginia, when
old Williamsburg was in her prime
and William Byrd was Lord of West-
over.
prisoners of Hope" by Mary John
ston. Published by Houghton In New
York and Boston 1900. This is a story
of the Colonial period. In Virginia his
tory when political prisoners in Eng
land might be sold as slaves In Vir-
ginia for a specified term OF years.
ITO Have And To Hold" by Mary
Johnston. Published by Houghton IN
Maw YoTfs ana Boston. 1890, Virginia
In it's early Colonial period. James,
town, the indians and early frontier
life.
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OMNIBUS CLOUDS.

Cablegrams from the Continent awaken the
fear that great clash of the Powers is imml
Deut But the real occasion of the crisis is not
so apparent as the fact. Germany has taken
Imbrage at the French occupancy of certain por-
tions of Morocco, notwithstanding the assertion
by the French authorities. that they< p7essgce
in Morocco is in thorough aceorQ With fa@
agreement of Algeria and is only in conforms
ity with the police powers bestowed by that
treaty.
Germany persistent attempt, seemingly TO
provoke war. has lead to the conclusion that
there exists some Interior motive in the mind
of that nation Clearly the Moroccan situation
and the issues involved there are not sufficient
to explain the apparent eagerness of the Ger
man people for an encounter with France It
is thought that This preteXt for puneing into
war is a cloak to cover up the ambitions design
to lay hold Of other territory in Africa, muea
more valuable and Of greater strategic impor-
lance
At any cate, Great Britain seems suspicious
Of Germany. The prime minister. in a speech
before the House Of Commons. has expressed
the intention Of the government to resist any
territorial eneroaehmcnt or violation of the
rights Of the nation on the part OF the German
empire Should Germany. then. proceed with
her aggre=sions England. professedly in protec-
ton of her interests. would rush to the aid of
France and probably the continent of Europe
would become involved III war.
It is disappointing in this enlightened age
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-29
y QUORUM TO TRANSACT BUSINESS

Mir Ellyson has acted wisely, and with a
fine understanding OF the acute and critical
situation in Norfolk county, in calling the state
Committee together 10 hear the appeal of the
Straiehtouts We would suggest that the i'm
portance Of the issue demands the certainty
Of quorum We think that, by their presence
at this meeting on the 3lst., members of the
State Committee viii render the Democratic
party distinct servioe--a service indeed, un-
der present conditions, absolutely necessary TO
the rescue of pure Democracy and the preser-
Walton Of Democrats principles in this politi-
cal1y Inflated. because illmated, county. TO
our minds every appeal Of justice and right
demands tfc utmost endeayor on the part OF
the Committee to be- present, an open-minded
impartial investigation Of the merits of this
appeal and such action as viii settle the matter.
aud settle 1t right.