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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Washington Correspond
ent of The Times.

By CLYDE II. Tavenner.
Washington, D. C.-By what pos
sibility could the United States be-
come involved in trouble with foreign
nations through participation in the
celebration of the discovery of Lake
Champlain? Or by sending delegates
to the International Congress on Col
lisions and Salvage? Or by having a
representative at the meeting of the
International chronological associa-
ton, which has to do with earth
quakes?
Congressman Courtney w. Hamlin,
of Missouri, has asked the Republi-
cans of the House for an answer to
these queries. He has reason.
President Taft and Secretary of
State Knox spent Knox spent large
sums of money for the above men,
toned purposes, and when Mr.. Ham,
lin, as chairman of the committee on
Expenditures in the State Depart
ment, asked how the money was
spent he was denied all information.
1--WE couldn't possibly give you
any information as to those expendi-
tures," declared Mr.. Taft and Mr..
Knox, in chorus, couldn't possibly
think of it! You see these expendi-
lures were made under a statute
which permits us to withhold all de-
tails on the ground that it might in
volve US in trouble with foreign
nations"
Mr.. Hamlin said he found that the
State Department spent $l25, 600
secretly every year, and he declared
it was ridiculous to assert that some
of the things for which this money
was spent might involve US in trou-
Bile with foreign nations. -
I'VE of course do not know" said
Mr.. Hamlin, whether the $1,000
expenditure, authorized by secret
Of President, for partici-
patton in the celebration Of the dis
,overy Of Lake Champlain was spent
or the purpose for which it was ap-
or not but suspect that
n all human probability this SO 200
vas spent in paying railroad fare,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-21
hotel bills, automobile hire, banquet

hotel bills, automobile hire, banquet.
ings, wine, etc.
ITO permit any, even though he be
the president of the United States, tc
spend an average of 1899. As of the
peoples money each and every day
of the year, without compelling him
to account to anybody as to how, and
for what purpose he expended this
money, does not accord with my idea
of properly guarding the treasury. "
Wall Street Not in Control.
The Stanley Steel investigating
committee will continue its probe of
the steel trust, the efforts of Wall
street to bring the inquiry to a hault
having failed.
1t being obvious that the House
will not heed the command of special
privilege to stop the inquiry, it is
doubtful now whether the proposition
of forcing the investigating committee
to abandon its inquiry will even come
up on the floor of the House. But if
the attempt is made it is certain tina.
the House will stand by the committee
and order it to proceed with the
hearings.
This marks a new order of things.
In the past, the steel trust has been
able to have bills side tracked, de-
layed, and finally chloroformed in
committees of the House. All this is
today impossible.
Looks Like Business. =
An entirely unprecedented thing &C.
CURED in Washington during the
week following the converting of the
present session of Congress on Dec.
4, although the country may have
been to busy to have noticed it.
The Democratic House met on
everyone of the six days following
the opening day, remaining in ses-
sion throughout each day, every
moment consumed in real work, until
it was time to light the lamps.
This policy is in contrast to the Re-
publican custom Of meeting on OPEN
ing day, and, after remaining in ses-
sion few moments, adjourning to-
the second day thereafter; and upon
converting the second day thereafter,
Of adjourning to the second day after
That, and 20 on, until two full weeks
had been wasted, when adjournment
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would be taken for the holidays. In
the meantime, of course, the con.
CHEESEMAN'S pay of $2O.S3 per day,
$156 per week and 1926 per month
would 60 merrily on, the people pay.
ing the bill.
Not "Do Nothing" Session.
eff anybody thinks this is going to
be 'do-nothing' Congress they are
badly mistaken" was the answer
made by Champ Clark to the propo-
sition that the Democrats proposed to
devote the present session to efforts
to "put the Republicans in the hole, -
so as to strengthen their own position
for next year.
1.-THE Democratic party made the
definite promise to give the people
relief from conditions which have
come to be regarded as intolerable, "
the Speaker continued. ''The best
way for us to play politics is to carry
to conclusion, inasfar as we are
able, the excellent record we have
already made. The people are look
ing to US for accomplishment, rather
for strategy, and we need have no
fear of the future if we 90 along with
our program as we have started"
MIR. Clark has been telling his CO.
workers in the House that if the
party goes to dillydallying around,
trying to. put the President, and
the standpatters, and the insurgents
in deep, dark, hole the result will
be more disastrous to the hole Dig
gers than to those whom they might
intend to engulf therein.
Mr.. Clark, in other words, realizes
that the present in his party's op-
portunity, and that the best way to
take advantage of it is through action,
rather than with attempts to shift the
blame to the other fellow.
Mr.. Norton 'sFound.'
Somebody wrote to Washington to
ask what had become of Mr.. Norton,
who was lately secretary to President
Taft. The writer hastens to answer,
as follows Mr.. Norton is alright
He has gone the way of previous
secretaries and is now in one Of ]. p.
Morgan's banks. Il is only a short
jump, after ell. from White House to.
Wall street. and the path is much
travelled, both coming and going.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-21
Looks That Way.

The Chicago beef barons, charged
with conducting trust to squeeze
the people on the price of beef, de-
clare they are innocent, which would
lead one to think they would be in a
hurry to get to trial. Query: Have
they been battling in one court after
another for nine years just to keep
the public from finding out that they
are innocent?
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-21
Captured White 'Possum.

John Geer of Charlotte township,
was in town exhibiting to admirinQ
friends snow white 'possum which
he captured in his cornfield. The
animal was entirely white with the
exception Of its ears which were Of a
blue- black.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-21
A Bates County Lawyers View.

To the Editor of The Republic:
desire to commend to the considera-
ton of the Democrats of this state
your editorial in today's issue under
the above title, wherein you say with
reference to the supposed binding
force of the endorsement of Mr.. Folk
as Missouri's candidate for the nomi-
nation for President made by the
convention at Jefferson City in 1910:
Neither Mr.. Folk nor any of his
well-informed friends will make such
a claim" The statute under which
this convention was organized is of
that class which is required to be
strictly construed, and its powers are
there prescribed, to 'forwith formu.
late state platform for their party
and make the same public" Moth
ing more.
The well-known rule of construc-
tuction to the effect that where GER
tain things are specified in a statute,
all others are excluded therefrom,
further evidences the correctness of
your editorial. Notwithstanding, in
your issue of the 9Th, Congressman
w. w. Rucker of the Second Missou-
ri District, among other things, is
quoted as saying with reference to
Mr.. Clark: HE was a member of
the Jefferson City Convention, and,
like all other Democrats, he is bound
BY the action of his party"
The clear deduction from this de.
claration is that all Democrats in Mis-
souri, are bound by the action of the
jefferson City Convention referred
to. Judge Rucker, as a lawyer,
should know that the statute in ques-
ton cannot be tortured into such a
construction as he by. inference puts
upon it He has manifestly put him
self out Of the class to whom you re-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-21
Business
Houses to Close on
Christmas.

We the undersigned merchants
agree to close our places of business
Monday, Christmas day.
Black L Arnold Clothing Co.
American Clothing Co.
Joe Meyer.
Sam Levy Nero. Co.
Walker.McKibben Nero, Co.
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fer editorially as "well-informed
friends of Mr.. Folk. The Ameri-
can spirit is disposed to resist as
sumed powers; and Democrats of all
others have stood out for strict con-
struction. They hold that powers
not relegated are reserved. They
naturally look with disfavor upon
any attempt to exercise assumed
powers.
THOMAS j. SMITH.
Butler, Mo-, Dec. II.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-21
NOrf1eet & Ream Install New
Fixtures.

Norfleet & Ream, the west side
grocers, have recently installed an
elaborate new set of office fixtures.
incident to their adopting new book
keeping system. The we'll known
McCaskey system of handling open
accounts has been installed at a cost
of nearly $500, which includes a four
section accounting desk containing
the open accounts. This system will
do much toward eliminating disputes
or misunderstanding which some
times arise, as each customers bal
ance is carried forward from day to
day and extended on his purchase
tickets. An additional telephone has
also been installed in the office.
Whenever Congressman Dickin-
sons name appears in the public
prints, which is frequently, it is al
ways accompanied by words of praise
and endorsement, and the old Sixth
Missouri is not to be blamed for point
ing with pride to her able represent
alive in Congress. The Nevada Mail
says: Congressman Dickinson has
proven to be an able representative
OF the people of the Sixth Congress
sional district and his record has been
Endorsed most heartily by his con-
stituents.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-04-21

oorner suSpeuueu nis fnce pollsnlng
and gaped over his shoulder IN silent
ecstdsy. Some Of the men came for
ward to greet her, and, though she had
some difficulty III recognizing one or
two Of them tso hardly had tho years
Of her absence used them). she even
tually succeeded In placing thcm all.
At length her mother led her through
the archway which connected the two
shanties, thence along a narrow hall
into . small bedroom, into which tho
western sunset fell. II was shabby
place, bat rs q refuge from the crowd
In the restaurant II was grateful.
Lie looked at her daughter critical
y. Il don't know what I'm going to
do with girl like you. why. you're
purty-purty as picture. you were
skinny a. a child. I'm fiir dazed.
Great snakes, how you have opened
outi You're the living lmnse Of your
dad What started you back7 told
yop "a stay where you was"
n had no place to 70 after Aunt
Cella died. had 10 come home"
~You wrote they was willing to keep
you."
They wers. but couldn't nsk Il Of
them. ] had no right to burden them,
end. besides, Mrs. Han wrote me that
you were sick."
y am. but ! didn't want you to come
back. Lay on your things and coius
out to supper. Wen talk afterward."
The eating house. the rooms ana
nallways were all or tint desoIatc
S4abbiness which comes from shIftless.
nesa Joined with poverty. Everything
q which the girrs eyes fell contraste(l
o(rOngIy with her aunt's home on the
1gandywinc- mot becnusc that house
Was large Or luxurious, but because IL
was exquIsltely In order ard sweet
win nowsrs and dainty srrangeiAens
q color.
g. rssrettsd bitterly TINT abe had
evsv 1sft IN eastern friends. Her
ipothes. II truth. showsd littIc picnxuro
q ~ coming and almost nothing of
- HIne1s Of which neiebbor ind
VylttoA K va, indeed thin letter
which sfad 4eeidcd her 10 rnturn to the
xSek che hnd come, lea BY sense ii
drty, ~ b 6Hcflion. Tor Abc Ind
e.ses arsAA ~ ho5has - . dsuehtel
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-04-21
czARINA Or RUSSIA, WOMAN or SORROWS.

nee more empress Of Russia us,o,v ,
ne czan Is broken down In health the czartna a.
~ woman Of sorrows Though tho czar OF MI he ms
sas who is said she rar,,ad "
very unhappy woman Upon her for napy co
,n ana burdens OF the empire heavily upon Niche
las H. her husband Five czartpa has borne ~
ano sne empire First came four girls nation Of 100
NOW hoping for boy who heir to the hrro -
Russia ne female children Of the the throne A.
last came little Alexis grand duke apparent the most u
Dous throne In Europe Child
othe carna health Then beyond md the consar
lear OF the mother for the safety the ~ for M
mfey Of her husband Always shdowy foreground !, .
looms the dread pecer Of bomb the knir ~
ne these In relation Ncolns ana avon
ne OF the family nve mother mind I
70 latest reports the Uneasy es th
head that carries the domestic o a crown - 80 ~
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-04-21

ny Dsov ~. oerfsyu1 - 70
Asvs bssN hlS6 SSes6t - ~ ~
~ fhs proofs ~ "csvssS1A.
ysresf Range. I hevs rse1 n
sfih ssinsfsd /ss1iass-w VIA Assn
spprsciaffoS " yoss sympdfhstis
understanding u ~ ~ j6sNnS
vhich onfSoSfsd ne /orssf ssry.
ies before the wssisrn people
sndersfood n and with deep ~
csf that r am no longer officially
associated with 10 work, AZ.
though ! am AZ deeply fnfsrssfsd
and almost az closely n fonoh
a. ever.
Western frontier i,eopis /acsd
itfe with q manly dependence On
their own e0nrdSs and copaoffy
which did Them and sffH dos
fhsm high honor. Some cffhsm
we're naturally siow 10 sss fhs
advantages of ths ncw order. l3uf
now that they havS sten ii fhsrs
q nowhere more infeffissnt, oon-
wnccd and effectfys support u
the conservation poifcfes fhdn
IN the west. Tho sfdbiishmenf
Of the rcw order n sopss places
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-04-21

should they were I'm come way anti.
pnthetic--and now she found herself
an unwelcomc guest.
With aching head and shaking knees
Virginia rc-entercd the dining room.
which was now nearly empty Of its
guests; but was still misty with tho
steam Of food and swarmIng with flies.
These pests bumed like bees around
the soiled places on the tnblccloths.
and one Of her mothers first remarks
was frctful apology regarding her
trials with those insects. Seems like
you can't keep 'em OUT she said.
With desperate effort Lee conquered
her disgust Never mind. I'm tircd
and little upset don't need any
dinner" Hastily slipping d cup Of cot.
Tee, she tried hard to keep back the
tears, but failed and no sooner did her
mother turn away than she flcd 10 hcr
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-04-21

nae yeuse sh,oeed your tune slnes
~ sam"
IIs adndifn1 his toavrfsIoa ahamn.
Ie~sly "I'm for umfeter viii my
best Inst aaw. with hiah tarlY.
sheep nre he I~5s. ~ lopis as ran
get on the rcserve "a ccuia q head
lambs free I'm roina 10 pvt every dol
lar I've cot info sheep"
You're goinn 10 rct Thrown on nl
together cpe of these dats. said the
young man on the back sent
Thercunon violent diacmasIon arose
over the question Of The fight Of A
sheepmnn 70 cIaim nrm rrnss for hIs
docks. and Gregg boasied that he cared
nothing for "thc dead IIne" They've
tried to run me out Of Deer crecs but
I'm there 70 stay. have 10000 more
on the way. md the mai TINT tries 10
stop me will find trouble"
The cnr was ticscerlInr into the mi.
10y Of the Roaring Fork now. AMI wirc
fences and alfalfa fields on either side
gave further evidence cf he change In
the lands dominion. Down nast the
courthouse. rsfurbishcd aud deeper
sunk IN trees, Ice Virginia rode. re-
calling the wild night whcn 400 armed
and vengeful cowboys surrounded Il.
holding three cattle bnrons and their
hlrrd Invaders against III comers, rcs-
olutc to he their own jlidgc. jury aiid
hangman. II wns MI 10 peaceful rs
Sunday afternoon AZ this moment,
With no sign Of the nerrc passions Of
the past.
The car crossed the Roaring Fork
and drew up before two smnll slnc,.s.
one Of which bore faded rIgn. "Thp
Wetherfurd House" and the d. her III
frcslicr Iiaint. "Thc Wetherfcrl t.afc."
On the sidewalk gfcup Of Infians
we're sitting. nnd hGlf dozen slouch-
ine whitc men stood waiting At tho
door.
AZ lee went past tho hotel porch
her heart beat hard and her breath
shortened. ln \ fash she OWNED the
truth. She understood why her moth.
Ct had discouraged her coming home.
II was not merely On account of tho
money It was because she knew ,h,t
her business was wrong.
What a squalid little den II waa,
How cheap. bald Hnl pctfy the whole
town seemed of II sudden. Lee vlr-
gfnia halted md turned There was
only onr fhii,g 10 be done, nnd thot
was to lunke herself known. She re-
traced her steps. pulled open the bro
ken screen door and entered the cafe.
Il was low. dlngy dining room flied
with the odor of ham and bad coffee.
AZ The tables ten or fifteen men, Il mot.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-04-21
CHAPTER II.
THE FORREST RAaoER.

ZEE VIRGINIA was awakened nGuol
morning by the passing Of somol
one down the hall calling at each
- door, "six o'clockf' She had not
slept at all TIL after 1 She was lame.
heart weary md dismayed, but sho |
rose and dressed herself ny neatly asl
before. She bad decided to return tol
Sulphur II cannot endure this sheI
Ind repeated to herself hundreds
times. II ioW notr'
Hearing the cIatter OF dishes. shot
vcntured with desperate courage into
The dining room. which was again
1llcd with cowboys. coal miners.
fanchers and their tousled families
and certain noDdescrIpt town loaferg
OF trnmp-likc appearance.
Slipping into d sent at the end Of ttst
table which offered tho cIenncst cloth. ,
Lee Virginia glanccd round upon her
ncighbors with shrinking eyes. An
were shoveIing their food with knife
blades and guzziing their coffee with
bent heads. Their faces scared hsf.}
and she dropped her eyes.
At her left however. sat two msui
Whose greetings were frank mud man
ly and whose table manners betrayed
a higher form OF life. One of them
was tall man with lean red facesl
against which his blond inustache say]
like chalk nnrk. He wore a corduvl
roy jacket cut In Norfolk style. ana ~
tho collar of his yellow ahfrt n ercoa}
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-04-21

room, thors 70 sob unrestrainedly her
despair md SHINE. "Ob. can't stand
NJ she called, = can't, cnn'ir'
ohe felt herself nlien nud solitary In
~ land of her birth.
Y Lie came ~ haIf nn lo.sr liftf. IA.
lheilc ~ her attempt at "slicking u?,"
- ~ -fu' hsns.nrne IN 4 large fea.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-04-21

turef way but her sray hsfr vas
there and her face laid with a network
~ freffHI lines. ifar color was bad. Al
Tho moment her cheeks were yellow
and sunkcn
She complained - being short of
breath and lame and tired. "rm al
ways tired" Hho explained. Pears
llke sometimes can't scarcely drng
myself around. hut DO"
A pnng ~ comprehsndlng pain shot
through virelnIa's heart. n sho could
not love she could Mt least pity and
help aud, reaching forth her hand, she
paited her mother on tho knee. Poor
old mammyF' she said. I'm going to
help you"
Llzo was touched by this action Of
her proud daughter and smiled sndiy.
"ThIs n no place for you. It's nothing
but measly little COW town gone 10
Heed--and I'm gone TO seed with II. 1
know It. But what is n feller 10 do9
I'm stuck here, aud I've got 10 make .
living or quit. I can't quit, no stag
ger nlong.v
I've come back TO help you, mother.
You must let mo relieve you Of soms
of the BURDEN
what can you do, childY Liza
asked gently.
II can teach"
mot in this town you can't"
"Why not2"
Wei. there's a terrible prejudice
against-wcll, against me. And, be.
sides, the places arc all filed for next
year. Tho Wctherfords amt among
the first circles any more"
Lee Virginia remembered Grccr's
charge against her mother. what do
you mean by the prejudice against
! you" she asked.
Lie was evasive "Sinco I took Ia
running this restaurant my old friends
Kind OF fell on, but never mind that
tonlght.v
The girls thought WINS now turned
Into other half forgotten channels. II
wish you would tell me more about
fnther don't remember where Be
WIS Duflcu.
Neither do /, child. I mean DOM
know exactly. You see, after that cnt-
tle war he went away to Texas. lie
never came back and never wrote, ana
by and by word came that he had died
ana was buried, but never could 10
down to see where his grave was att
Didn't you know the name OF tho
town.
Yes, but II WINS new place away
down In the Panhandle ana nobody
knew lived there. And I never knew
anything more. Well, l must 70 bnck
into the restaurant. l hain't got gi,i
eau trust to count the cash.
Left alone, Lee Virginia went no
more, but her face settled into an cx.
preston of stern sadness. It seemed
~ II iier girlhood had died out Of her
and that she was about to begin the
same struggle with work and worry
which had marked the lives OF an ~
women she had known n her child-
hood.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Annual BANQUET.

Inc annual banquet of the Demo-
cratS OF Kansas will be held at Tone
ka' Kansas, Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary zz, 1911. The banquet will be
held at the Masonic Temple and the
menu will be served by C. E. Colson.
manager of the Thropp Hotel The
local committee has been hard at work
ior some time arranging details and
the program for the event. The pros
pects are bright for one of the best
and biggest banquets ever held. A
complete program is being prepared
and the list of speakers this year is an
exceptionally strong one.
AS many Democrats as can nossiblv
do so should make an effort to attend
he trip will be worth your while and
as the legislature is now in session If
VIII give you an opportunity of visit
lIg the legislature and at the same
time attend the banquet. The COM
mittee would urge as many as possi-
ole to attend and those desiring TO
a,ietd should secure their tickets he.
fore it is too late.
Those desiring tickets may secure
them by sending to George f. Bar
naby, secretary, Topeka, Kansas. The
tickets will be two dollars each and
your personal check may be sent. Do
not fail to attend and urge as MANY
Oh the local Democrats to attend as
possible 1t is the desire of every
democrat 10 MAKE this one big event
great success. The recent Demo-
cratic victories make the prospects
bright for a Democratic president in
1912.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Mrs. Isaac REYNOLDS.

Mrs, Sarah Reynolds passed to the
great beyond last Wednesday after-
noon at 2 o'clock after suffering from
a stroke of paralysis.
The family knew that the Angel Of
Death was near so death was NOT nm
expected. Although unable to helm
herself she never complained and ev-
erythlng that hands could do was done
TO make her suffering easier.
She was the beloved wife of Isaac
Reynolds, who with his family. came
10 thls country at an early date and
settled on farm north of town.
Mrs. Reynolds was an active men,
Der OF the Congregational church and
Wnen her health would permit took
acuVe part in church work.
Her husband and two children. Miss
Alice Reynolds and Mr.. Thomas Rev.
nolds' of Kansas City, were at her
bedside when death came. Beside her
lamlly she leaves host of friends O
mourn her loss.
Funeral services were held at the
nome Thursday afternoon and the BODY
was shipped to Kansas City Friday
morning for burial.