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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-04-04

Single Comb White Leghorns,
Wyckoff strain, farm raised utility
birds. Eggs 75c per Is. $500 per
100; baby chicks l0c each. Free de-
livery to Spruce. Mrs. Ben Basker-
vile, Hillcroft, Montrose, No., r F.
d. No. 81. 23-5t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-04-04

true, but that the same book also
showed that the check which had
been sent to the Democratic campaign
headquarters had been returned I'M
cashed, whereas the one sent to the
Republicans had been cashed and
spent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-04-04
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS .s
AND TEACHERS

ny SUPP N. AluSUu
County graduation will be held in
various places in the county April
18th and 18th. Pupils may attend
where most convenient for them.
From two to three places have been
arranged for in each township. The
seventh year subjects will be given
the first day. The question for read
ing will be on the first half of the
book. l suggest that pupils who are
ready to take the seventh year sub
jects and that teachers not promote
to the eighth grade those who do not
1t is hoped that none will want to
pass to the ninth grade without taking
the examination and all our high
schools but one have agreed to accept
only those who have finished this
work without examination. l feel
quite sure this one will help in this
also.
The examination for Mt. Pleasant
township will be held in the county
superintendent office beginning at
9 a. m. each day. All pupils who
to take this are expected to come
here.
The spelling contest will be held
in Butler in the new high school
building April 9Th. 1t is hoped that
each township will be represented.
Teachers should encourage pupils in
this work, as this is used as an incen-
tive for better work on spelling. Pa
per will be furnished and all pupils
need is pencil and know how to
spell.
The pupil making the highest grade
in this will be entitled to attend the
state spelling contest at Jefferson
City to be held May 18th. The first
prize here will be sufficient to pay the
expenses of the contestant to Jeffer-
son City and return.
The next teachers examination will
be held in the new high school build
ing in Butler, June 9TH and Sth. The
state superintendent writes me that
the reading and pedagogy questions
will be based on the present reading
circle books again. There is no ques-
ton but this is fair to teachers, as it |
gives them an opportunity to make
preparation on these subjects with
the least possible work.
Warren's Agriculture will be the
book to prepare in agriculture. AL
lens Civics and Health in physiology.
District Clerks should be very care
full about giving out the warrant for
the last months wages until their
teacher has filed a statement from
this office approving this report.
Teachers should see that their quar- ;
terly reports are in that they may
have these reports approved. i have
no means of knowing whether they {
are correct until l can check up on
the quarterly reports. {
Each district will elect new men, |
Der of the board next Tuesday and l
some will have more than one to ,
elect. They should meet within {
few days after the annual meeting ,
and organize. This is necessary to ,
make the organization legal. Too Of {
ZEN this is neglected and especially t
he administering of the oath of office S
% the newly elected director. Some t
hink that if the same director is elect (;
I'd again that it is not necessary to r
administer the oath of office to him g
'or he is the new officer and must be t
sworn again. e
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
editorial Page Of Cht Cacona Cimes
Mothers Rights
The biennial meeting of federated

The biennial meeting of federated women's
clubs just over in San Francisco was conducted
along the safe and line of permitting nothing to
come up for open discussion that might mar the
serenity of the proceedings provoke hostility
This may be shrewd politics, and little real
wisdom, but for all that 1.-THE world moves" and
womanknd is furnishing her fair share of the motive
power And whatever the federation did or didn't
for the cause of women's rights they put
things for mothers rights. Mothers pensions!
They passed resolution that it the intention of
those twentyf five hundred women from all over this
Union (and many from oyer-seas) to promote III
every way they possibly can the passage in every
state of laws protecting mothers left widows with
young children and without means, in their right to
care for and train and educate them the state
tribnting such financial help will enable them to
attain sef-supporting age without their mothers
being forced into wage-earning. The Kansas law
to be of the BEST far. 1t allows $40 for
one child and S. additional for each additional child
The sum will be increased as the average taxpayer
comes to realize how much better and cheaper it is
to give child chance than to reform him.
One of the cold facts disclosed by juvenile court work
is that the greatest contributing to delinquency
is lack of proper home surroundings and influence
California contributes 1925 month toward the
support of each of its dependent wards, and one
two of the eastern states have similar laws. The
strong probability is that the provision Legislature
in many more states.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
Bernrtein's Pants

Henri Bernstein, one of whose plays was Kissed
and hooted out of of the great Partisan theaters
is the idol Of the hour the great boulevards.
Doubtless recollecting that he has written thir-
teen plays which have been produced the marvellous
for the theater and for stage rckery that
Of them displayed, even in poor English transla-
tion you certain that Berstein has attained his
present altitude of popularity in the Paris cafes by
some wonderful drama in which modern French life
is mordanty analysed and revealed.
y Wrong, all wrongi
The great triumph of the playwright does not
consist in his plays, in his dramatic talent but in
pants
Every dandy in Paris is mad with envy, for
Henri has smashed all records. He has lat pairs of
trousers---count EN- lat vareties--all colors, all
shapes, all desgns---and valet who does nothing
else but look after them.
What is mere literature compared with such
sartorial triumph7
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

The editors of The American
Carpenter and Builder seem to
feel that the time is ripe for rus
tic furniture to have another day,
and they have gone to some pains
to dig out of their archives d.
rections for making same, which
they say can be done by any per-
son capable of driving nail
straight or using a saw for ten
minutes at a stretch.
The material is usually oak or
similar wood with the bark re-
moved, or straight fir saplings.
These are best adapted for the
design In Fig. 1, as nearly all the
members are in straight lengths.
The dimensions of Fig. 1 are
about IT. for length of seat.
by 1 IT. q in. wide and #. in.
from the ground. The legs or
posts are about in. in diameter.
The front post is IT. in. high,
while the back one is 8 It. The
seat rails are 2 Ia In. diameter,
and the smaller members, form
ing panels, runs, etc., 2 in. The
rail ends are roughly followed
to fit the posts, and bored for oak
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

or elm inserted bowels, as shown
at Fig 2. The post terminals are
followed to suit the diameter of
arm rests and back top rail, and
then nailed as shown at Fig. 3.
while the rungs below the seat are
simply pared off taper and driven
in bored holes in the legs and
then secured with nails. (See Fig.
A.
A rustic tea table Is illustrated
at Fig. 5. The top is IT. in.
long by 1 IT. 6 in. wide and the
side brackets 1 TT. square. The
top Is made from three lengths
of grooved and tongued 1 in.
floor board. Battens are fixed
underneath, into which the legs
are driven and nailed or !wedged.
The holes are, of course, bored at
slight angle for the legs to
splay outwards in both directions;
the table top and brackets are
covered with split stuff, arranged
in a simple pattern and shaped
to fit, and then nailed. When
mailing up rustic work it invar-
iably pays to bore holes for the
nails; this will prevent the wood
from splitting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

NEW YORK, July 16.-Why,
certainly August Belmont charged
the subway company $1,000, 200
for a road and franchise which
cost him $272,000.
Why not? The franchise was
worth all that he asked for 1t, de-
ciared Mr.. Belmont, testifying in
his own behalf, and, that being
the case, 1t made no difference
whether he had bought it for
l$272,000 or $2.72.
OF course, the million and a
quarter that Mr.. Belmont collect
ed as his commission was subse-
quently squeezed out of the SUBJ
ways strap-hangers by the sub
way management. When people
have high-priced financiers like
August Belmont building and OPP
Grating their subways, they must
expect that sort of thing.
Sometimes, however, some I'M
reasonable people object, and
that's how Mr.. Belmont came to
be on the stand, and how there
came to be unfolded a most in
teresting chapter in the Morgan
Belmont-Ryan variety of "high
finance"
An action was brought to COM
| pei Belmont to refund all of the
commission in question except his
actual outlay in cash. 1t developed
in the hearing that the City
Island franchise was absolutely
necessary for the construction of
part of the subway system. Bel
mont bought it, then sold it to
the subway, at the figures given
above. And this Is what he said,
when questioned by the referee:
II had a right to ask anything
I wanted to-. l consider that the
service / rendered was indispens-
able. This franchise was the key
to the whole situation"
"How much of the $500, 600
did you ask for your services?"
ut could have been the whole"
replied Belmont calmly.
Then Belmont produced, in
substantiation of his statements,
an agreement of a most edifying
nature. 1t is said to be practf-
cally copy of all underwriting
agreements which are insisted on
by Morgan, Belmont and the
others of their coterie. This
agreement between the subway
stockholders and August Belmont
& Co., providing for the organiza-
ton Of the subway operating
company, provided as follows:
"And the bankers are specifi-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
A MORAL

Ting-a-ling! went the bell, and
Ebenezer, the industrious one
sprang from his stool and In a
moment stood in the room OF
Maxim Multigraft, the million
aire.
"Ebenezer," said the chief, 81
have observed your industry.
Your zest for work astonishes
me. No detail seems too small
to escape you, no task too great
for you to accomplish. You are
the first to arrive in the morning,
and the last to leave at
ooh, thank you, sir-thank
you!" cried Ebenezer, and walt
ed, wondering whether 1t would
be a five or ten shilling a week
raise. or whether 1t would be a
managership for him.
Hence, Ebenezer,' growled
Multigraft, IT want you to clear
out this week. It's men of your
stamp who worm out all the
business secrets, and then 60 and
start a rival show in the mex,
street. Hop it"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
NEW 1ORK LETTER nS aza

cally authorized and empowered
themselves to purchase any stock
of such corporation or corpora
lions, and after such purchase,
without accountability in respect
thereof, to sell the same to the
operating company, for such price
as they may deem reasonable and
profitable"
On which marvellous little docu-
ment Mr.. Belmont stood pat.
MY associates today consider
my TRANSACTION was proper"
said he, "and l would do it
again"
THE public was not informed
of the commission paid you," re-
marked the referee.
"The public were not in It,"
replied the great financier. "The
public had nothing to do with it,"
Which recalls a celebrated re-
mark attributed to Commodore
Vanderbilt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
UNEMPLOYED.
B.erors .DaALkYz.}ST S&
oe ~f%se&aSSSS

Billy's out of work,
Looking for employment;
Says he hates to shirk-
Loafing's no employment.
Sits around all day,
Hoping for position,
Which will give him sway
For his great ambition.
Billy's out Of work
You can hear him kicking
In the smoky murk
Where the balls are clicking;
Says that he Is full
OF the working habit,
But the job needs pull"
And he cannot grab It.
Billy's out of work
Jobs don't seem to court him
Billy feels no irk-
Father can support him;
Billy wants a job,
But he hasn't met it.
And his heart strings throb--
Fearing he will get It!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
Recognizing a Bride

Wilhelm married the
and his a wedding
AS Wilhelm their sutcases hotel he
leaving his bride standing the busy
Wilhelm on nowhere in sight. He
searched all night all
him. promised what could the again
wandered disconsoIately about the business section
Suddenly a he did
dreary watching procession umbrellas and thinking
his shattered honeymoon.
Suddenly he darted through the crowd shouting:
Minne Wait Wilhelm"
umbrella halted
and wey into his
yeti" she asked II didn't
at all nd I val al umbrella"
suppose
The 1 minesef veek?"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
A Helpful Hint.

Any reader may secure strong
financial backing by following the
suggestion here suggested:
Walk down to any bank of the
city, turn your face from 1t, lean
more or less firmly against the
building, and you will have all the
money in the bank behind you.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
want that playground ap

THAT Spokane carpenter who fell 160 feet and
landed unhurt only to drown in the river was equal
to the cat that jumped off Washington monument
and landed safe, but was killed by dog running
across the lawn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
W5f AnYThin5
MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS

MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS
A stranger rose
Now. who is he?"
why don't you know?
That's our V. P"
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Another comes
"Ah, there you are,"
The husband of
A famous star.
youngstown Telegram.
In walks a third
With face OF gloom.
And who Is he?"
why. he's the groom.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

Vacant houses are costly. Times
"For Rent" ads are cheap, cost
ing but lie a word. Results are
sure. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
A COLUMN OF SMILES
SNIEIT 1T

quered examining piece Of sive
this rock?"
smeIt
understand ALL" said moment later
Il silver OUT
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

LET the merry bells of progress ring! A Cali
fornian is growing two kinds of corn on the same
cobEgyptian for chickens at the top; American for
hogs at the bottom. And maybe Wen have two
kinds of pickles in the cucumber--dill at one end
collie at the other
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
GOOD WAITER

Howard" said the visitor ARE going to be minister
like father, when up?"
Howard I'm be waiter"
WHY? quered visitor.
Cause that all things to him who waits
the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
The Markets


Strawberries - Local, SIG
t1.sB.
oranges-s2.75@s.5o.
Rhubarb - Home grown. &c
n.
California Grape Fruit-ss.bo
$3.50
Chcrriss--25c@st.so.
Asparagus - Wash, 1850
n.E0.
PotRtces-$z2 q ton.
Lettuce tl.1o q crate; zo0
30, don. heads.
Turnips Las q sack.
Beof--i1@ 12c.
Pork--i2M 0teMc
Hests--s2 sack.
Onions--s1.f001.s5.
Lemons-S5 q $50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

The Eternal Feminine.
Little Girl wish | had a new
dofl. mamma.
Her Mother-But your doll Is
as good as ever.
Little Girl-So am / as good as
ever, but the doctor brought you
a new baby, didn't he?
FOR GIRLS ONLY.
"Don't kiss each other on the
public highway; it's awful to see
woman doing a mans work"
Is a Wellesley college girls
don't"
Whew! See what this female
of the species" does!
A st. Louis woman got the
habit of putting pepper In her
husbands tobacco, and she can't
break herself of 1t, says a news
dispatch.
When will automobile drivers
learn that they simply cannot
butt railroad express trains off
the track7
what Is your husbands favor
its fiction?"
Hes about equally smitten
with the 'invalid-friend story
and the Observation-Disclosures
business narrative"
The Worm Has Turned.
An Englishman went back to
London after visit In New York
and set up the loudest kind of a
"holler" about how Americans
soak the tourists.
Belmont-Who is Bryan, any
way?
G. People-He's the man who
put the will in Wilson and the
shall In Marshall.
We thought he was the fellow
who put the pep In pepper.
And took the con out of con-
vention.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
THE DOCTORS ORDERS

Lady of House-What caused to become tramp?
Ragged Rogers-The family physician He advised m
walks walking after 'em
Transcript.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
WILLING TO WAIT

I'm next said the anky the barber shop but
have turn"
That's gratefully responded the last but
the chair
There's a the other side of
waiting out-Chcago Tribune.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
ACCOMPLISHED

"She is In great demand bridesmaid"
wonder why? She Is neither pretty stylish"
But she sob beautifully and all the brides like that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
SUPREME TEST

supposed remarked the OBJ
Things seein
m to a a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
Observations

LEAGUE of German Aviators formed. Going
to demand higher pay for high flying. Doesn't it
sound real nice?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

WONDER if the circuit court of appeals does
ot get tired reversing Judge Hanford's decisions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
FATAL DISEASE

FATAL DISEASE
But doctor myself by thetaid of medical books"
Yes, and fine day younl die of misprinti"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

THOSE laurel wreaths by the Americans
proubably look nice, but when the boys get home will
they help solve the high cost of living9
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
tanner OF LIONS

of the cir
nowhere around
heard replied "He
midget chased him the
fIed with
The lady riders"-Chicago
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
DID SHE?


agnes said the mistress morning to her cook how was
entertaining a policeman nght?"
replied the girl unless peepn' through the
num-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

In the 20 vacant spaces Of this
square insert the figures 1-2-3-4-5
so that the figures in any I'VE
spaces when added up, either
horizontally, vertically or diagon-
ally will total Is. No figure
should be repeated In the same
column or line.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
CORRECT

| COlkECT
The traditional fool and hfs lucky
together In the first place-Puek.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
JUST COMMON DOG
SAD MEMORY

Hello, old mani Hows business?"
"Sh! Take off your hat When speak Of the dead.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16
POLISHED

Mary-Doesn't keep beautiful
dition?
3 Everyone there carried with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

CHEER UPl If you don't enjoy the ball game
fishing is getting good anyway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

And took the con out of con-
vention.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

We thought he was the fellow
who put the pep In pepper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

Whats the bearded LADY
chasing the tattooed man for7"
Wants to see the moving pic
lures, / guess"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-16

Belmont-Who is Bryan, any
way?
G. People-He's the man who
put the will In Wilson and the
shall In Marshall.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-21
ARREST CORNYN AS
RECKLESS AUTO DRIVER

P. F. Cornyn was arrested last
night on a charge Of needless driv-
ing, preferred by KaInigaki, a Japan.
csc, who alleges that he was forced
to Jump from his bicycle 20 avoid
being run down by CornyR who bore
down rapidly upon him from the rear.
The accident happened Sunday af-
ternoon at King street and Kalakatla
avenue. According to the story that
he told the police, Kamigaki was rid
ing his bicycle along King street,
bound for town, at the time the &C
cident happened. AS he approached
Kalakaua avenue, Rapid Transit car
came from the rear, and in order to
give the car a wide berth Kamigaki
veered over towards the curbing.
The complainant alleges that just
as he passed KalaEaua avenue, Cor
nyn turned into King street from
Kalakaua avenue and followed behind
him, gaining rapidly. As the Japan
csc was hemmed in between the street
car and the curbing, he says he was
forced to jump to avoid being run
down. ~"~.t nj.
AS he jumped, he lost his balance
and fell to the pavement, although he
was not touched by the wheels Of
the automobile, which destroyed his
bicycle as it passed. -
The case came up in Police Court
this morning and was continued. The
warrant charges P. F.. Cornyn with
needless driving. Cornyn is better
known as Dick Sullivan.
According to- Cornyn's statement,
which was frankly made this after
noon, as well as the story of an eye
witness, Cornyn was not to blame for
the accident at all.
Il was driving along when the Jap
anese, to avoid the street ear, ran di-
rectly in front of me-" said Cornyn
today. Il could not swerve out of
his way, because Tom Quinu's ma
chine was standing at the curb just
in front of me. l was going eighteen
or twenty miles an hour. The Jap
anese was not hurt, but his bicycle
was smashed. l stopped my ear and
went back and asked him if he need
ed help. He didn't say word then.
Later, understand, he complained
to the police that l was driving reck-
lessly. AS a matter of fact, there
would have been no accident If he had
not run in front of me- s.,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-21
LOCAL AND GENERAL

Clara Mokumia has been appointed
eph Moku1nia, to serve without bond.
;, The fourth precHnct, fourth district
Republican, club will meet on Friday
evening at the Punahou park, opposite
the Pleasanton.s Hotel, at 1880. II b.
The government water will be shut
off tomorrow between the hours OF
$3.50 a. m. and .. m. at kaalawai,
Diamond Head and Kapiolani Park.
According to reports received by
the ways and means committee of the
board of supervisors, $S2 was paid out
for the repair of autos during July.
The city and county fathers ordered
1892 paid as a special premium on in
suranee policies covering automo-
biles owned and operated by the city
officials.
Judge Whitney has set September
"a as the date on which he will hear
the petition of Kakalina Gonsalves
for probating the will of Lui Con-
salves and her appointment as admin
lstratrix.
Alleging desertion since last Febru-
airy, Nabe Takara has filed a petition
in circuit court asking divorce from
Kichisuke Takara She asserts they
were married at Okinawa, Japan, in
1905, later moving to this Territory
and residing at Eva for more than
two years.
U. S. District Attorney R. w. Breck-
ons says that the Federal grand jury
has done the greater part of the work
prepared for it, and intimates that
it's session will not continue much
longer. The next session of Federal
District Court is set for next Satur-
cay morning, and it is possible that
the grand jury may make some re-
turns at that time. Four witnesses
from out of town have been sum-
moned to appear before the inquist
torial body this afternoon.
Mandates made a forceful showing
at last nights meeting of the board
of supervisors, when Mr. Guild de-
elarcd that despite the fact that resi-
dents in that district paid taxes on
hundreds of thousands of dollars in
property, the city fathers have done
practically nothing for the section.
But two streets have received atten-
ton within the past eighteen months,
while more favored portions of the
city are receiving all the money eX-
pended for road Improvement.