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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-14

Black & Arnold Clothing Co.
Miss Daisy Mahan of Adrian visitee
in Butler Saturday.
Miss Cora Drysdale spent the frs
of the week in Adrian.
Oranges big and oranges not so big
at Williams.
Miss Lizzie Crews visited in Kansas
City the last of the week.
D. C. Chastain is transacting Legal
business in jefferson City.
Xmas postals and booklets al
Smiths Book Store.
c. A. McCombs left Monday on
business trip through Oklahoma.
E. B. Childs of Kansas City visited
relatives and friends here last week.
T. j. Smith transacted legal bust
ness in St. Louis the first of the week.
Christmas candy at Williams.
Attorney A. J. Smith of Adrian
transacted legal business in Butler
Tuesday.
Our old friend, T. w. Oldham Of
Foster, made us a most pleasant call
on Friday.
Mrs. w. S. Arnold visited relatives
and friends in Kansas City the last Of
the week.
Boys overcoats and suits make
good presents. Black-Arnold.
Mrs. J. R. jenkins enjoyed a sew
eral days visit to Nevada the last of
the week.
F. w. Tucker, of st. Louis, trans
acted business in this city the first of
the week.
Mrs. ThOs. M. Orr enjoyed a visit
with relatives near Adrian the first of
the week.
Vance Adams, Of the State Military
Department At jefferson City, was
the guest 81 J. E. Thompson Tues
day.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-14
Wheels! Wheels!!

A big lot of wheels for buggies,
surveys and spring wagons just re-
ceived. Some new-some used a
little. Prices very low. 82t
Legg Carriage Shop, East Dakota.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
NO PIECE SYSTEM
FOR NORFOLK YARD
Secretary Meyer Will Test
New Methods.

Secretary OF the Navy Meyer will
shortly order a test OF new methods OF
shop management at the Norfolk Navy
Yard. For some time Mr.. Meyer has
been studying the problem of improving
the efficiency OF the yards by eliminat-
ing useless effort . and duplication of
work. He gathered much information
upon systems of yard and shop man
agement on his recent trip abroad, and.
IN addition. a naval board, Of which
Rear Admiral Charles F. Vreeland was
president. submitted report on the sub
ject a few days ago.
Mr.. Meyer intends TO put some of the
administrative methods suggested by this
board into practical operation at one OF
the navy yards to demonstrate their feas-
ibility before adopting them in other
yards. and the Norfolk yard has been Sc
leCted for the experiment.
The Navy Department has no intention
of adopting the so-Called Taylor system
of shop management at the yards. Sec
retary Meyer wrote a letter a few days
ago to the Congressional committee now
sitting in Boston stating that the Taylor
system had not been installed and he had
no intention of adopting II.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
Delay Means Uncertainty.

President Taft answers Mr.. George
W. Perkins, who says that competition
is thing of the past and that monop-
oily must be regulated by the govern
ment, by asserting that we must get
back to competition as an element in
this country. IF it is impossible" he
adds, '1et us go to socialism"
1t is to be feared that Mr.. Taft's
latest utterance will undo much of the
good which his speech at Waterloo &C
complished. In that address, it will be
remembered. he Endorsed the operations
Of big business" and urged the people
to cease their antagonism to capital
Now, however, he insists that the
prosecutions must go on and that bust
ness must reform itself. How it is TO
be reformed he does not say 1t is ap-
parent, however, that each combination
must pass through the mill of legal in
quiry and by this slow process the
wheat and the chaff be separated
If there is to be governmental in
vestigation of all the trusts, the work
should be done expeditiously. and clean
bills of health issued promptly to those
which are not illegal upon prima facie
evidence The business interests of the
country should not be kept indefinitely
upon the tenterhooks of uncertainty.
The violators OF the law should be
dealt with according to their ofense;
but they should be sifted out from the
great mass of those who respect the
law, but who, until their vindication is
complete, will rest under the all-inclu-
sive ban of criminality
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
The Court of Domestic Relations.

Out of 2.484 cases which have come
before the Court of Domestic Rela-
tions, in Chicago, during the first six
months Of its existence, 1880 have been
adjusted by the advice of the judge and
not by any application of the law. The
permanency of the system has not yet
been tested sufficiently, but it is a fact
that few families thus .admonished and
reunited have made a second visit to
the court
1t is no wonder, therefore, that the
suggestion is made that similar methods
might be applied in other courts. A
considerable proportion of the litigation
which clogs our trial dockets is un-
necessary, and consists of petty disputes
which could be settled by impartial ad-
vice and suggestion. In several Euro
pean countries, as, for instance, in Ger
many and Austria, courts of arbitration
are firmly established institutions, and
annually settle thousands of disputes on
the bare statements of claims by the
contestants and without the expense of
counsel fees.
Whether the Chicago experiment will
be success all the way through or not,
it has certainly decreased the expenses
Of court maintenance, Let us hope that
it will also increase the sum total of
domestic felicity.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07

a lower scale, sufficient, however, to
meet the actual cost of the work, would
be consistent with the ideal of govern
ment public service, which is not ex-
pected to be carried on for money-mak-
ing purposes. Under the present sys-
tenn, money may be sent by registered
letter, which is costlier to the govern
ment, and in which it recognizes re-
sponsibility up to $50 at the same time
securing safety in transmission for 10
cents postage, while for money order
for more than $40, the price is 10 cents.
and IS cents for one of more than
SO, and so forth, with no such safety
as registry insures.
1t has been suggested that one of the
developments of the postal savings
banks may be a plan to transfer de-
posits, which, in effect, would be an
extension of the money order system.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
URGE. PLAYGROUND !.
FOR SCHOOL TRACT
ParkView Citizens Hold First
Fall Meeting.

Water rates, Fairgrounds, and reguIa-
uons relating to streets and sidewalks
were the principal topics discussed last
night by the Parkview Citizens Asso-
ciation at their first fall meeting.
Charles H. Wilson offered a resolution
condemning the action of the Commits
sioners in raising the water rates. and
the association supported him. Judge
Bundy complained of the lack of play
grounds in the section north of Florida
avenue and asked that the association
use its efforts toward securing part of
the new Central High School site for a
public playground. 1t was pointed out
that the tract for the new school con-
tains nine acres and that part of 1t is
to be used as an athletic field Judge
Bundy contended that the use Of part of
the athletic field could be made by chill
dren living in the vicinity Of the school
and that the District would be under
very little expense in maintaining It,
A resolution. asking that the street
railway companies grant a rate of 211
cents to school children going to and
coming FROM school, was introduced by
c. NJ. Clark and after discussion was
adopted.
W. p. Colman introduced two reso-
lutions. One asked that the Commits
sioners make some sort Of a regulation
that would put a stop to owners Of
property using inferior material in lay
ing sidewalks, and the other was aimed
at real estate operators who use their
efforts to have streets cut through that
mean great expense to owners of prop
erty adjoining. Both resolutions were
unanimously indorsed by the members.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Government Should Make Wash
ington Extremely Beautiful.

From the Roanoke Times.
Washington business men are making
a strong fight against a proposition to
abolish the old ''half-and-half rule" and
to limit the appropriation for the Dis
trtct to a fixed amount each year. The
budget for the District for 1913 consists
of about S11.oOO,Ooo Under the usual plan
the government would pay S5,5oo.oOO OF
this' Under the proposed plan the gov
ernment's share would be about $1,000, 900
leaving the District to raise about $780,
600.
1t is true that property In the city of
Washington and elsewhere in the Dis
trict has been improved enormously in
value by the government expenditures
On the other hand, it must be recoIlect-
ed that Washington practically is a show
city and residence city exclusively. 1t
has no manufactures or extended COM
merce. 1t is the National City strictly,
the one by which the glory and strength
and wealth Of the country are judged
oy all visitors who come. Therefore, the
government can AFFORD very we'll to make
1t extremely beautiful, just as the gov
ernment Of European countries lavish
money on their capitals
The greatest nation and the richest in
the whole earth deserves to have the
greatest capital on the earth.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
A Reassuring Word.

BY reason of the undue Importance
attached to the alleged intention Of
Representative johnson. of Kentucky,
20 change the relations existing between
the Federal government and the Dis
trict OF Columbia, business interests in
Washington have suffered unjustly
Investors and prospective investors
have been given a shock through tenn
porary diStruSt as to the future of the
National Capital
There is no occasion for alarm. As
Representative Roberts. of Massachu-
setts, pointed out in The Washington
Herald yesterday morning, Congress Is
not at all likely to disturb the arrange
ment which has been satisfactorily in
force for more than thirty years
And now comes Senator Gallinger,
the chairman of the Senate District
CoTmittce, with 4 reassuring word. He
tells the people OF Washington through
The Washington Herald that in his
oplnfCn there IS not the slightest dan
ger of the repeal of the organic act
Senator Gallinger's opinion will carry
weight He has been the constant and
proven friend of the District, and he
speaks the words OF soberness and
truth when he says that the Senate will
not agree to any plan which threatens
the future OF the National Capital
Washington will continue to develop
in the future as it has in the past. In
vestments here have been based upon
confidence in the continued growth OF
the city under conditions which have
made it progressive and prosperous.
There is no reason why this confidence
should be disturbed.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
William Eleroy Curtis.

In the death of William Eleroy Cur
It's the journalistic world loses one who
was a distinct honor to his profession.
Mr. CHrtiS had an instructive love fox
newspaper work He approached it at
all times with enthusiasm, as we'll as
ability, and whether he was interview
ing an outlaw or monarch, he eSt1D-
Iished himself in the esteem of both
He possessed. also, an intuitive insight
into countries and peoples, and his
worldwide descriptions and observa-
tions had a permanent value. A man
of incessant industry, he achieved an
enormous amount of work, but his syS-
teulstic methods enabled him to accom-
plish it with the least amount of effort.
But Mr.. Curtis was even more than
a trained, accurate, and successful jour
nalist. He was mau who in private
life was both gentleman and a scholar.
a man who recognized the dignity of
his labor and who by his conduct and
bearing elevated his profession to a
high plane He occupied unique and
enviable niche IN the newspaper world,
and his death is genuine loss.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
Postal Money Orders.

The domestic money order business
OF the Federal post-ofice amounts to
more than $sooloooooo annually. 1t
might be increased by a more reason
able schedule of rates. Competition on
the part of the banks for portion OF
this very profitable business may tend
to direct attention to the charges for
that service and bring about reduction
to more reasonable basis. There can
be no exception taken. to the 3 cents
for money orders for sums not ex-
oeeding $7,so, or of 5 cents up to the
S. limit but the necessity for a sliding
scale, running as high as 30 cents for
amounts above SIS, does not seem ap-
parent :
The cost of the money order service
is made iup Substantially of clerical
labor and of printing the blanks. This
varies little. If any, for an order for
isa,so. or'one for sIoo and fat rate, or
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
CHALONER REVEALS
HIS AUTOMATISM
Sounds Like Ghost Story to
Ignorant Only, He Says.

Charlottesville, Va, Oct. 6-Mental au-
tomatism. or inner conversation with his
faculty, was treated at length this after
noon before United States Commissioner
Booth. by John Armstrong Chaloner,
who is making a vigorous fight to have
himself declared sane in New York and
SO recover his property there. At the
hearing Mr.. Chaloner sought to prove
that graphic automatism was an, ex-
tremely frequent phenomenon, and that
1t was impossible to deduce from its
presence any conclusion detrimental or
otherwise to the sanity Of the person
who manifests it.
1T sounds like a ghost story to the ig-
norant only he shouted, and went on
to explain that the graphic automatism
first appeared in December. 1886, when he
was playing pool in his billiard room at
Merry Mills" The balls broke three
different times in a strange manner, sug-
gesting a map OF the heavens, and he
took out an envelope and a pencil and
began to make drawing.
Behold he continued, when I at
tempted to draw a billiard ball my pencil
failed to obey my will and instead wrote
three words: Get a planchette' "
Fatigued. he retired, and. while lying in
bed allowed his hand to write with a
planchette on a table. II am not going
to tell what this unknown force which
controlled my pencil was" intertected
Chaloner, for I don't have to. I know
what it claims to be. and as long as it
operates with me I am satisfied
The writing, he said, kept up for half
an hour.
Chaloner then narrated how he obeyed
the request to order a team and drive
to GordonsVille; took the midnight train
for Gotham, went to a brokers' ONCE
two days before Christmas, invested his
$500, and realized as much again. Beyond
the satisfaction OF determining that the
experiment was a success, Chaloner said
he never realized any financial benefit
from the transaction, since he left the
money up. and after he was slapped into.
it was. drawn out by the
late Stanford WhiteI =.
ChaIoner~ laid emphasis on the fact
that he was anti-spiritualistic, saying
that his experiment was simply a daring
one in the unknown field of psychology.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07

called attention to the various enter
tainments and amusements which had
been arranged for the visitors, and in
vited them to enjoy the beauties of this
city, which Col Wiegand characterized
as the most beautiful city in all the
world. HIS remarks were loudly ap-
plauded.
The president Of the national organiza.
ton, DR.. Hexamer, read his annual re-
port and was followed by the other Of
fcers of the alliance. The convention IS
attended by 223 delegates.
To-day's programme follows:
a. m. to l p. m, business session
OF the convention; 3 p. m. visit at the
White House and other places OF in
terest; p. m, banquet at the New Will
lard, to which the following guests have
been invited as guests of honor: Presi-
dent Taft Vice President Sherman.
Speaker Clark, Representative Richard
BarthoIdt. the German, French and Aus
tro-Hungarian Ambassadors, the Swiss
Minister. DR.. Carl A. LuderitZ. German
corsul: the District Commissioners, DR..
Harvey w. Wiley, chief OF the Bureau
OF Chemistry; P. T. Moran, P. J. Haiti
gan. Col John A. Joyce. and Crandal
Mackey. Commonwealth's attorney for
Alexander County. Va.
The following honorary reception COM
mittee will be in attendance: Christian
Heurich, Cuno Rudolph, Simon Wolf.
Edward Abner, Emile Berliner, H. H.
Bergmann, DR.. P. Bartsch, Albert Carey.
Carl Droop. William Engel. Charles
Graf. J. H. Hansen. A. G. Hermann.
Ernest Gichner, A. F. JOrss, William F.
GUIDE. James Lansburgh, Fred Imhof, Sig
mund Kann, George w. Spier, John
Waldmann. E. J. Sacks. Albert Lepper.
Henry Xander, William F. Meyers, DR..
G. NJ. Kober, Gustav Schuldt, William
Santelmann, Rev. Paul Menzel. DR.. E. A.
SellhauseH, Rud. Saur, and DR.. S. J.
Kubel
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
LATEST NEWS FFon cRrDlRoN FIELD.

Cheer Leader Fairhair put the
cheering section through q hard
drill yesterday afternoon. The
.''wowee, wowee" pyell and the
-fEat En- Up sone are being prae-
ticed regularly.
On account Of his studies inter
ferins with the regular practice.
Capt. Ironfacs. Of the Black and
Blue team. has shifted from the
day school in penmanshipi to the
night school In calisthenScs. and win
be seen on the gridiron as usual
hereafter. CIV. SWAN.
Note-The Big stick % glad to
welcome Mr. Swan a. q contributes.
He shows that he h thoroughly
familiar With the hns points Of the
game.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
A HEAVYWEIGHT CREW

Capt. John Nolan is rounding his
famous four-oared crew into shape.
Workouts have already begun on
the Potomac, the old Alexandra
ferry being used as a practice shell.
Though not definitely decided, the
crew will probably row as follows:
Bow, Cy Cumming; 2. Cliff Long;
,. Adolph Loehl; I. DR.. Hickling;
Coxwain, John II. Nolan tcaptain).
Average weight, III
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
SAYS TAFT Is "BLUFFING."
Bryan Answers President Regard,
ing Effect of Trust Decisions.

ing Effect of Trust Decisions.
From the Commoner.
AT Cherryvale. Kans., the President re-
Feated the challenge he issued at De-
troit to Mr.. Bryan to produce an ex-
ample of restraint of trade that would
not come within the scope OF the Su-
preme Court decisions in the Standard
Oil and tobacco trust cases He spoke
OF the criticism as glib" It would be
reflection on the Presidents intelli-
gence to assume that he expects his re-
marks on the trust question to be taken
seriously. He knows that Mr.. Bryan has
only reiterated the criticism contained
in the dissenting opinion of Justice Har-
Ian and in the report Of the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee, filed by Senator Mel
son three years ago. Justice Harlan and
Senator Nelson pointed out that the
amendment written into the law by the
supreme Court practically nulifies the
criminal clause of the antitrust law. Re
lying on the authorities cited by Justice
Harlan and Senator Nelson. Mr.. Bryan
has asserted, and asserts again, that 1t
will be found practically impossible TO
convict a trust magnate in a criminal
court
Does the President believe a criminal
conviction possible? If so, why does he
hesitate to prosecute the officials OF the
Standard Oil and Tobacco companies?
How long would it tax" to secure a
final decision in the criminal prosecution
against trust official? 1t required four
years and half to secure a Judgment
against the Standard Oil Company. and
we do not know yet whether the "reor-
ganization' will be any Improvement
over the original company.
The President is ''bluffng" He knows
that the question which he raises can
not be settled until after the next Pres
idential election, and then it does not
make any difference to him how II is
settled Be the aid OF the trusts he won
the last Presidential election without pro-
POSING any remedy for the trusts, and he
hopes by the aid of the trusts to win
another election by indorsing the retro
grade policy of the Supreme Court. He
may tickle the trust magnates, who cleo
ted him, and who gave him the only
hope be has of succeeding himself. but
he ought not to be able to deceive those
who are really opposed to the trusts.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07

with a large sack containing the
days cash.
At 4 O'Clock he rushed around in
his auto in an effort to counteract
the effect Of the Richmond visitors.
At O'Clock he plunged into the
afternoon mail.
y At 6 O'Clock he wanted to 20
home to dinner, but he didn't 90,
because
AAt Z O'Clock he had to meet
the officers Of the Washington Re-
tail Merchants Association.
4 And so on until midnight. In
THE meantime. he saw. LBS people
who called upon business matters.
How a man who Is 50 eternally
busy can find time TO pilot the
Retail Merchants along Prosperity
road is 9 wonder.
But he gets there. Just the same.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
By A. w. MACY. = :
WHEN LoNDoNERs LOVED
DARKNESS.


DARKNESS.
For several hundred years Lon
don sat in darkness on moonlight
nights. From 1916 on, however.
the citizens were obliged to hang
out candles on dark nights to
illuminate the Streets This was
enforced by act of Parliament in
1851. In 1884 Edward HeminE,
the inventor of oil lamps, made
a daring offer, which was, that
for proper consideration he would
engage to place a light before
every tenth door on dark nights,
from p. m till midnight. His
proposition was accepted, and. he
was given the exclusive right to
light the streets as indicated for
term of years. But the scheme
provoked a great uproar among
the people. Some Of them enthu-
siastically applauded It, and
hailed Heming as the greatest
benefactor the city ever had.
Thousands Of others furiously de-
nounced him and his scheme, and
demanded that the contract be
Cancelled. Heming held on, and
in time the people became recon
ciled to having the streets light
ed. In 1875 the city government
assumed the responsibility.
Copyright. 1911. By joseph B. BowieS)
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
THEIR FAVoRITE PLAYS

Postmaster General Hitchcock-
"A Single Man"
Gen. Harries-"The Chocolate
Soldier"
Mai. Sylvestcr-"The Runaway.
Health Office employes-"What the
Doctor Ordered"
Bill Lehman-'Passers-by."
Walter JohnsOn-''Speed."
7. ST0DDARD TAYLOR.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-07
EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motto: Ifyou see it in The Big
SIeL. it isn't necessarily 50.
1T WAS A DREAM.

The Cmpumpmere Park Citizens
Association had Just been called to
order. The presiding officer had
called to the attention Of the as
sembly the new water rate system.
Immediately Maj. Lambaster was
on his feet.
Here and now. Mr.. President, "
he reared, Il wish to go on record
as favoring this measure 1t is
one that will work benefits to the
community at large, and this beau
tiful section of cur fair city in par
ticular l move you. sir, that this
association hereby indorse the pro-
posed change in water rates, and .
COPY Of this vote be forwarded 70
the Commissioners with a letter
stating our unqualified Endorsement
Of the manner in which it was
arranged"
Second the notion" shouted a
dozen voices.
The motion was passed with =
hurrah.
And now. Mr.. President. I
would like to draw your attention
to another matter Of, vital impor-
tance to the community at large
and this section Of our beautiful
city in particular. 1t is the method
Of taxing the District. Under the
present plan, 5000 900 people have
to pay their share Of privileges
that We alone enjoy. This is wrong.
! move you that this association
20 on record as opposed to such
a system, and that we indorse the
Benjohnson plan Of refunding to
the Federal government al that it
has paid on our sinking fund and
funded indebtedness.
Shouts Of Heart shear!" and an
other dozen voices burst forth,
Second the motion!'
The motion was passed with a
hurrah.
"And Just a minute more" con-
tinued the major. II want to call
your attention to another matter
that is as equally important to
the community at large and this
section Of our beautiful city in par
ticular II is the matter Of uni
vcrSSi transfers. This IL the Wild
est scheme ever agitAted in the
National Capital. Its cumsumma-
ton would mean ruin to those
benefcent corporations whose sole
care seems TO be the expeditions
and comfortable transportation Of
cur citizens from one point to an
other. l move that this associa-
ton go on record as opposed to
such 9 measure, and that a copy
Of these resolutions be sent TO the
heads Of each railway company.
The resolution passed unanimously.
Then there was a crash. Mat.
Lamhaster turned. Some one was
grabbing him by the shoaider. He
looked around and saw his wife.
You've been asleep. major.'' she
said. W. Mex. CLAYTON. +