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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-11
Fixed Meat Prices.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-Documentary evil
dence in support Of the governments
charge that the practices of the old
packers pool in fixing the price of
fresh meat by means of system of
profit margins and apportioning the
business on a noncompetitive basis
were continued after the organization
of the National Packing Company in
March, 1903, was read to the jury to-
day in the trial of the ten Chicago
packers under indictment ior criminal
conspiracy in restraint of trade.
The government brought the opera
tons of the alleged illegal combina-
ton of packers down to within seven
months of the statutory period covered
by the indictment.
The information was furnished by
Jerome H. Pratt, an employee of Ar
mour & Co. for more than twenty
years and at one time assistant man
ager of the dressed beef department.
He testified to having attended num-
ber-of meetings of the old pool be-
tween 1885 and 1902, at which he said
percentages of shipments to different
markets were decided by ballot and
the profit margin was determined bv
agreement among members.
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have to be paid out of the regular in
surance rate plus the assessments
that are made from time to time to
cover the emergency. X. C.Star.
Petit Jury, February Term.

Mingo-Burt Thurman.
Grand River-Henry Harrison.
Deer Creek-Henry Mudd.
East Boone-Geo. Walker, Jr.
West Boone--M. p. Todd.
West Point-W. A. McBurney.
Elkhart-W. H. McReynolds.
Mound-W. g. Dillon.
Shawnee-Lee Green.
Spruce--Geo. Fisher.
Deepwater-J. M. Kash.
Summit-Frank Feeley.
Mt. Pleasant-T. K. Isle.
Charlotte-G. F. Ruble.
Homer-Frank Stillwell.
Walnut-Chas. West.
New Home-Jake Thomas.
Lone Oak--Boone Smithson.
Pleasant Cape. Hagenon.
Hudson-Joseph Morgan.
Rockvil!e-C. Hit.
Prairie-John Bradley.
Osage-Chas. Perry.
Howard-B. Holland.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-11

Farmers Week, Columbia, Mo-,
Jan. z to Is, 1912, tickets on sale Jan.
Z to II, 1912, good to return to. mid
night Of Jan. Is. 1912. At rate Of q. Is
for the round trip via. Sedalia or
Boonville and N. K. Z T. Ry.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-11
Poultry Show Premium Awards.
Barred Plymouth Rocks.

Barred Plymouth Rocks.
A. S. Millhorn, Butler, NO., 3rt
pullet, 4th and 9Th hen.
H. H. Frerking, .Concordia, Mo.
LIST hen, list. 4th and 9Th pullet.
D. c. Morey, Nevada, Mo-, R. 2
Box 125, 3rd cock, LIST cock'l.
j. L. Gallatin, Amsterdam, Mo-,
LIST cock, End and 9Th hen, 3rd cock'l
LIST pen, End cock, 9Th pullet. E.
Pausell Bros.,- Rolla, No., 2nd
cockI.
W. H. Holloway, Butler, Mo-, 5tt
cock'l. End pullet.
S. w. Dooley, Butler, NO., 4tt
cock'l.
White Plymouth Rocks.
Mrs. j. H. Baker, Butler, NO., 9Th
and 9Th hen.
Buff Plymouth Rocks.
Waldo P. johnson, Jamestown,
NO., End cock, 4th and 9Th cock'l, Isl
and End pullet.
]. E. Brasfield, Garden City, NO.,
3rd and 18th cock, 3rd and 9Th cock'l,
LIST hen, 3rd pullet, lst pen.
VIM. H. Pfeifer, Attention, NO., LIST
and End cock'l
A. E. Glass, Harrisonville, NO., LIST
cock.
]. G. Quick, Amoret, NO., 4th
pullet.
Partridge Plymouth Rocks.
M. M. Daugherty, Jefferson City,
Mo-, LIST pullet.
Silver Wyandotte.
VIM. Crenshaw, Fulton, No., End
cock, LIST cock'l, 3rd pullet, 1st and
End hen.
Austin Crenshaw, Fulton, NO., 1st
cock, 3rd and 4th cock'l, LIST and End
pullet.
Mrs. w. H. Padley, Butler, Mo-,
9Th and 9Th cock'l, 4th and 9Th pullet.
Golden Wyandottes.
Mrs. j. T. Hyatt, Butler, NO., list
cock'l, End hen.
w. R. Wilson, Foster, Mo-, lst
cock, LIST hen.
Partridge Wyandottes.
Lester Howell, Monet, No., 1st
cock, LIST cock'l, LIST and End pullet,
LIST hen, 1st pen.
Richard Fox, Butler, No., lst
cock'l, 3rd and 18th pullet.
Single Comb Buff Orpington.
M. S. Brady, Richards, Mo-, LIST,
End and 4th cock'l, LIST cock, End and
9th pullet, 1st, End and 3rd hen, list
pen.
j. L. Gallatin, Amsterdam, NO.,
9Th and 9Th cock'l, 4th and 9Th hen,
End and 3rd pen.
A. w. Mcdonald, Elsberry, Mo-,
3rd cock'l, LIST, 4th and 9Th pullet.
Miss Daisy Stanley, Butler, Mo-,
3rd pullet.
Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds.
D. j. Bliss. Carthage, Mo-, End pen.
T. N. Dunphy, Nevada, Mo-, lst
cock, LIST hen, 3rd cock'l. LIST and 3rd
pullet, 3rd pen.
F. A. Clayton, Hume, Mo-, End and
4th cock'l, End, 9TH and 9Th pullet.
John Hook, Bolton, Mo-, End cock,
LIST cock'l, 4th pullet, LIST pen.
Rouen Ducks.
Mrs. w. H. Padley, Butler, Mo-,
LIST cock'l, LIST pullet.
Pekin Ducks.
L. B. Anderson, Nevada, No., r.
2, LIST cock, LIST, End end 3rd pullet.
Indian Runner Ducks.
NJ. H. Schlotzhauer, Pilot Grove,
NO., LIST cock, list hen, End cock'l,
End pullet.
J. R. Mooney, Butler, NO., LIST
pullet, LIST, 3rd and 4th cock'l.
Toulouse Geese.
Mrs. j. R. Baum, Butler, NO., LIST,
End, 3rd, 4th, 9Th, 9th cock'l, LIST,
End and 3rd hen.
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Roosevelt Course in 1907 Criti-
cised by LaFOllette.

Danville, ILL.,, Jan. Ex-senator La
Toilette in his address here today
criticised Theodore Roosevelt. He
said the panic Of 1907 was manufac-
tured by Wall street financiers, who
bluffed President Roosevelt.
"Do you know what would have
done?" he asked. 81 would have
called that bluff and told everyone of
them I'd appoint receiver for their
banks if they did not stop.
deposits in all the banks in 1907
were more than $4,000, 600, 600, an
excess over 1906 of $65O,OOO. Every
thing indicated financial soundness
and business prosperity.
"Wall street is full of men who are
doing the same things that Morse did.
The little fellow Morse, the banker,
is in the penitentiary. That is what
usually happens-they get the little
fellow"
The Senator ended his Illinois inva-
sion with an appeal that "Uncle Joe"
Cannon's constituents get into the
work of helping redeem Illinois, but
made no personal reference to the
former Speaker.
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RECEIVER FOR BUTLER
WATER COMPANY.
Kansas City Man Appointed to
Take Charge of Plant
and Business.

and Business.
Charles S. Gill of Kansas City was
on Saturday appointed receiver of the
Butler Water Co. by Judge Van VAL
kenburgh of the Federal Court.
This action was taken as the result
of a bill of complaint filed in the fed
eral courts on October 81, by the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company of
New York, which institution holds
the Water Company's bonds. A re-
ceiver was asked for because of the
expiration Of the Water Company's
franchise in Butler and because the
outlook for a new franchise being
granted is not regarded as promising.
The bond issue matured in 1906,
but on account of the high rate of in
terest the holders of the bonds ex-
tended the time of payment for three
years upon the theory that new
franchise would be granted the COM
pany and new bonds would be issued.
The franchise expired in December,
1910. The total amount due the bond
holders is $50, 900, all interest having
been paid.
Mr.. Gill arrived in this city Monday
and after brief inspection arranged
with Mr.. j. C. Clark to continue in
charge of the collections and other
business interests of the company.
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MAN AND THE ROOSTER.

The rooster, as you may have heard,
Is an ungainly, akward bird,
Whose looks and manners are absurd;
(And so is man,
He struts and crows for all he's worth,
And acts as though he owned the earth
But he provokes deal of mirth;
(And so does man,
The rooster is extremely tough;
He's splendid at game of bluff.
And don't know when he's got enough,
(lor does man,
To stuff his craw is his delight
He gobbles everything in sight,
And never gives the hen bite,
Uust like man,
Sometimes he's in generous mood,
And when he finds scrap Of food,
The hens in his domains are wooed
To beat the band.
But though he tries to play the gent,
He doesn't fool them worth a cent,
His object is too evident
(And so is mans)
When danger threatens, Chanticeer
Is parayzed and dumb with fear
And never even ventures near.
GIow like man,
But when the mothers watchfu care
Has saved the brood, he'll strut and swear
'Me and Maria killed a bear'
(And so will man,
MRS L. B. SNYDER.
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
FIRE FIGHTERS
ON THE PENNSY

Locomotives as fire fighters have
proved so efficient on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad that the company has
equipped 612 engines with special
apparatus for use in case OF fine. This
fact was made known yesterday in
a notice issued by the company
Quite a number of these locomotives
are in use in the Harrisburg and
Enola yards.
The 81 sial fire fghting apparatus
consists of pumps and hose attached
to switching engines regularly used
In switching cars. The crews Of these
engines are systematically trained as
fire fighters to put out promptly any
fires that might occur in the hun
dreds of cars out Of reach of city fire
departments.
The yards are divided into districts,
numberer as are fire alarm boxes in
cities. When a fire Is discovered, the
nearest switch tower is notified and
alarm whistles are blown through
out the yard limits. BY a code of
signals. engineers of locomotives
within the yard can tell from the
whistles just whore the fire is.
Each engine is uncoupled from its
draft Of cars as soon as the latter
can be placed where they will not
obstruct main tracks. Yardmasters
and train directors give necessary or.
ders to provide a clear track to the
scene OF tho FIRE. Almost before the
locomotives are uncoupled, signals
are set indicating the routes by which
to reach the fire, and by the tim,
they arrive their crews have pumps
unlimbered neady to work and hos'
ready to unreel.
The locomotives equipped for fr'
fighting service are divided as fol
lows on the lines East Of Pittsburgh
and Erie; New Jersey division, 2i6
Eastern Pennsylvania division, 10
Western Pennsylvania division, 1S1
\ Northern division, II: Erie division
and Northern General Railway, S5
Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washing
ton Railroad. 30 and Philadelphia
Terminal division. 7S.
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
AUTO SKIDDED
INTO WINDOW
Car Smashed Into the Ford
Building During Last
Nights Storm
NEARLY DASHED INTO
SQUIRE BUCKEYES OFFICE

When Magistrate Thomas II. Buck
ley reached his office this morning
be was surprised. The big window
In the Ford building was broken and
the concrete curb and iron bars
along the entrance to his office were
bent and broken
During the electrical storm last
night a big touring car ran upon the
pavement and washed into the iron
railing in front OF the areaway lead
ing to Magistrae Buckley's office.
The automobile struck with such
force that the frame OF sign was
driven against tho big plate glass
window and It was broken as we'll
as another window In the office OF
the former bank in the Ford building.
At the time the collision took place
the watchman at the Equitable Guar
antee and Trust Company, a block
away, heard the noise. He saw that
the front OF the automobile was
broken. but the car backed to the
street and proceeded II is thought
that the chauffeur was blinded by
the storm and that in attempting to
turn the corner the car skidded.
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
A.O.H. WILL
TAKE PART IN
HOME JUBILEE

State President John e. Healy and
County President Edward ]. McElwee
have called a meeting OF the division
presidents of the A. o. II. to arrange
for the Old Home Week celebration.
The idea is to have the Ancient Order
of Hibernians to participate Ia the
parade. Details will be arranged
later.
Il has been suggested that National
President j. ]. Regan and some of
the National Board OF Directors be
invited to participate in the parade
and later to be given a reception by
the order I'm this State
Arrangements have been COM
menced for the annual ball to be held
Thanksgiving evening. During the
past few years the ball has been held
in Irish-American and German Halls
but this year Il will be held In the
DUPONT building. Many out-of-town
visitors will be present and a number
of prizes will be awarded for the best
dancing Much enthusiasm prevails
among members of the order at pres.
ent
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
MONTROSE

Mr.. and Mrs. William Day, Miss
Mary Powick and mother spent Sun
day at Ivy Lodge the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Powick.
Miss Mary Moreley is visiting her
brother at White Haven, Pa.
Mrs. Sara Mckinney, Miss Anna
and Earl Mckinney are spending the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Robertson.
Abraham Heebner and Horace
Waterson spent yesterday in Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Sanderson
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry W. Valentine.
Miss Magaret Waterson and Walter
Heald and S. Harris spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Water
son.
Raymond Robertson has been gun
ming down the bay.
Miss Mildred Carter has returned
from her fathers summer home at
Smyrna. and will spend a week with
her aunt, Mrs. William Carter.
Miss Minerva MacAdoo has been
spending several weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Robertson.
Miss Nellie Watson has returned
home after spending a few days with
Miss Blanche Eaton.
Mrs. John Ebright is spending a
week IN New York.
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
An App.ti.ina Greek Dish.

Whatever may have been the Secret
Of ancient Greek culture, it seems prob
able at least that it did not lie in
the cuisine Of the race. If the details
Of it that have been discovered by
modern scholars are TO be taken as ac-
curate A writer in Frazer's Magazine
recently told Of one dish that might
have provoked a warrior to desperate
deeds. but would hardly have inspired
an artist or a poet He says they mix
ed hogs lard and milk with thick cruel.
making a paste of It and adding fresh
cheese. yolks Of eggs and beef brains.
The mixture was wrapped in fig leaf
and boiled in the gravy Of a chicken
or kid. Then they took off the fig leaf
and soused the morsel in a pot of boil
ing honey, then ate it.-Steward-
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
one PAIR WE'D;
ANOTHER WILL
BE DISAPPOINTED

One Philadelphia couple was mar
ried here today and the father Of a
EAteen-year-old girl from that city
telephoned to the Rev. George l..
Wolfe to be on the watch for his
daughter whom he thinks eloped to
Wilmington
Harry l. Sooy and Theresa A. Sa-
lenske OF No 3 Gatzmers street, Phil
adelphia. obtained a marriage license
ffom Magistrate Gluckman and were
married by Mayor Howell at the City
Hall
Shortly before noon the Rev. Mr..
Wolfe was called by telephone by the
father of Helen Riedesel. No. 224S
North Fifteenth street who believes
she eloped to this city with a young
man. The father wanted the minister
to keep a watch for the young couple.
He said that as the girl was not at
home he thought she had gone TO
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
CHURCHES TO
PRAY FOR
FREE SCHOOLS

The National Reform Association
has organized a simultaneous prayer
on September 8. Sunday next, in
which $500 American clergymen will
lead, including the Rev David M.
Cleland and the Rev. r. b. Cook. ID.
d. of this city The prayer will be
in behalf Of the free schools of the
world
In the mission schools and churches
throughout the world similar prayers
will be offered and in the Sunday
schools the children viii participate
in many cases.
No such simultaneous service has
ever been attempted and the event
marks an epoch In the organization
of the great Second World Christian
Citizenship Conference to be held at
Portland, Oregon, June 20, July 6,
1913.
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
GEORGE IS
HONORED BY
ARDENITES
Continued From Flrst Paee

Continued From First Page
One phrase that brought applause
from the enthusiasts was. True relig-
ion is the moral law, and the moral
law is the economic law"
Miss Colbron also attacked the
Astor family, saying the family had
built up their immense fortune off
unearned increment.
AS Miss Colbron finished there were
cries of stephens, Stephens" but
the head Of the colony said the Arden
ties could hear him on the other 364
days OF the year and once more in
leap years. The meeting. then closed
and the audience sauntered over the
village green until train time.
This afternoon the Players Guild
will present Julius Caesar on the
green and this evening the town meet
ing will be held to decide the ques-
tion OF rentals for next year.
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
A Hvndr,d Million suns.

A peep into the heavens through
modern telescope is a peep into the
very depths Of mystery. With such an
instrument one may gaze upon 1O0,-
100000 stars, each Of them burning.
blazing sun. From what little we
know Of creation we cannot but be-
lieve that each OF those suns is giving
light and heat to a train of planets,
just in the same manner that our sun
gives light and life to his little flock
Of worlds. Beyond those 100.O00,000
suns there may be hundreds Of millions
more. Thus they may continue "sys-
tenn after system and worlds without
end"
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
COUNCILMAN
RECEIVES FRIENDS
J. Frank White Makes Merry
For Guests at FentOn'S
Beach Home

City Councilman J. Frank White,
of the Sixth Ward one of the most
popular summer residents at Fen
tons Beach, Wilmington's coming
river resort. royalty entertained a
number of his friends and residents
Of the beach at his cottage, "The
White House. yesterday. The day
daWned threatening and for that rea-
son the number Of visitors from Will
mington was not as large as was an
ticipated Among the visitaors were
several members of City Council and
city officials and some of Mr.. Whites
newspaper friends. In addition 10
these guests Mr.. White also enter
tanned several of the cottage owners
at dinner and last night when VIII
mington folks departed for home all
the beach residents were entertained.
The Wilmington visitors made the
trip to and from the beach on the
Eva Bell" and we're received by Mr..
and Mrs. White at their cottage.
Mrs. Elwood e. Sienen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry A. White assisted in en-
tertaining the guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
White kept open house all day and
evening, and their hospitality was
commended upon on all sides. There
was a bountiful supply Of deiicacies.
The day was spent i'm various
kinds of amusements, including boat
ing, bathing, fishing and grabbing
One member of Mr. Whites party
demonstrated the feat of catching
crabs without bait Vocal and in
strumental music was enjoyed. Miss
Ida Appleby was accompanist on the
piano, and among the sololsts was
City Councilman Robert Connor, who
possesses a rich baritone voice.
Councilman e. A. Higgins, of the
Third Ward, showed his ability as a
canoist, while Clerk of Council Mark
McManus did some really remark
able stunts in the water while bath
ing, and demonstrated the many
uses of water wings. John Dolan,
who accompanied Councilman Hig-
gins, furnished the broad back for
the divers in lieu of a diving board
The visitors inspected the light at
the Deep Water Pont Lighthouse,
Captain Spear, the genial light
tender, explaining how the flash light
was operated.
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
VERMONT
ELECTION
In DOUBT
Conditions So Mixed There
May Be No Definite Result
on Head Of Ticket
REPUBLICANS WILL
GET LEGISLATURE
Br Tha united presa.

BY The United Press.
MONTPELIER, VT, Sept 2.-On the
eve Of one of the most momentous
elections in this state since the Civil
War period, conditions we're so badly
mixed to-day that it was generally ac-
cepted there would probably be no def
mite result so far as the head of the
ticket is concerned. The Vermont con-
sutution demands that the governor
receive a majority of all Of the votes
cast. There are five candidates in the
field, and three Of them the Republi-
can, the Democratic and the Progress
sive, will poll heavy votes. The re-
suits will be looked on as possibly
prophetic of the outcome in the na-
fional, thought not so much as II the
Republicans were not divided.
Whenever the Republican plurality
in Vermont has fallen below $4,000 I'm
presidential years, Il has been the be-
lief here that the Democrats would
win In November and this worked out
both in 1884 and 1892. Because of
this. great attention has been paid to
the fight and the spellbinders will keep
at work until tonight.
II IN tOnttutu lnhl tlit fAtpubllNdli
candidate for governor, Allen M.
Fletcher. a millionaire of Cavendish,
will poll the highest vote, but his man.
ayers are feaful he will not receive a
majority over Harlan r. Howe, of St
Johnsbury. Democrat, and Francis
Metzgar, a minister of Randolph, the
Progressive. The Socialists and Pro-
hibitionlsts also have tickets, but are
not expected to figure heavily in the
running
II was generally assumed that the
Republicans would easily control the
Legislature, thus ensurlng the ulti-
mate selection OF Fletcher, but the
Democrats were making a strong fight
and were inclined to hopefulness. They
had made their fight on President
Taft's advocacy of Canadian reclpro-
city, unpopular with the farmers, and
on the state issues OF revised equal
taxation and an adequate employers
liability act.
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
TO BRING DRYDEN
HERE FOR TRIAL

State Detective Mccoy went to
Ogontz, Pa, today to bring back to
this State, Henry Dryden, a young
man who was arrested at the instance
Of his mother-in-law on a charge of
perjury. The young man, It is al
legged, gave the age of the girl he
married here, as eighteen years, and
her mother says she is but seventeen
years of age. II is said that the
mother of Mrs. Dryden is willing to
drop. the charges, providing Dryden
kept away from he daughter, but
this he has refused to do.
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
EXPECT APPEARANCE
TODAY In FRUIT co. FIGHT

Today was the time fixed for re-
turn OF the subpoena IN the United
states Court in the case Of the United
States Fruit Company, a corporation
Of New Jersey, against the Atlantic
Nruit and Steamship Company and the
Atlantic Fruit Distributors. Inc, both
Mrporations OF Delaware, but up to
noon no appearance had been made
by the defendants.
The complainant in its suit al
ieges that the defendants conspired
20 destroy Its Business In the district
of Santa Marta by depriving II of ite
rights under the contracts with the
planters. and for the purpose OF
carrying out the alleged conspiracy,
induced several planters from carry
5ng out their contracts Il is like
1y that an appearance will be made
by the defendants this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
WATERMAN pELEGATEs.

Wilmingtonians who will attend the
convention OF the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association at New Lon
don. Conn. beginning Wednesday, are:
William T. Budd. chairman: Con-
gressman william II. Heald. vice.
chairman; Captain Peter Bloomsbury,
DR.. Hiram r. Burton. a representative
OF the George W. Bush and Sons Com
pany. Harrison Cruikshank. Howell S.
England, David A. Hay, a representa-
tive OF the Harlan and Hollingsworth
Corporation; William d. Mullen.
Charles A. Rudolph and Charles Il.
Smith.
Evening journal., 1912-09-02
ARCHBISHOP EVANS FREE.

Archbishop Evans, colored, head Of
the Higher College OF Glory, which
has branch on Buttonwood street, in
South Wilmington. who was arrested
i'm Philadelphia. on complaints based
on his collection Of funds in that city,
was released from custody on Satur-
day. as charges against him could not
be substantiated. The archbishop to-
day announced that he would deliver
a message to the world, showing that
he is the true religious leader of his
race.