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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-22

The reason why often we are SO
disappointed in our neighbors is be.
cause we expect too much of them.
They are human, like ourselves, and
maybe more so. They may have
itching signs behind their shoulders
where wings are family sprouting,
but they are not angels yet by a fur
long or so. There is a world of wis
dom in that old adage, Judge not
lest We be judged. Moreover, you
haven't been elected and sworn in as
a Judge yet, anyway.
1t is not the amount you read that
gives you knowledge, but what you
retain and mentally digest. Some of
the mostpoorly-informed folks l have
ever known were those who read
a great deal. But the substance of
their reading passed through their
minds like water through a sieve.
The average farmer does not have
time for a vast amount of reading.
He should have a few good books, a
magazine or two, daily newspaper
and his favorite farm weeklies. A
mental pabulum of this sort will keep
him well informed and up with the
times, and his mental horizon will
broaden as the years 60 by.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-22
Merwin Items.

This vicinity was visited by a big
rain all day and all night Thursday.
D. M. Corbin and wife left Satur-
day for short visit with friends in
Neodesha. Kans.
Jack Mangar spent Tuesday even
ing at the Hayes home.
G. B. Walker spent Thursday night
and Friday at the J. H. Hayes home.
Laura Gunnels was shopping in
Drexel Friday.
Jack Larne visited friends in the
city a few days last week.
Brother Wright filled his regular
appointment at the Christian church
both Sunday morning and night.
James Hayes, Jr. is helping at the
Corbin dairy during Mr.. Larnes abb
Sence.
James Hayes, Jr.- spent Thursday
night with his grandmother Hayes.
The party at Deforsts was well at
tended.
Galley Morris and wife of Joplin,
visited at the Anderson Shannon
home a few days last week.
Several from this vicinity attended
the street fair at Amsterdam.
Corbitt Keller returned to his home
in Cleveland Wednesday.
] Bert Owen made . business trip to
Kansas City Sunday.
Opal Hayes spent Saturday and
with her grandmother Hayes.
Jessie Evans is visiting her sister
Mra Dohl this week.
Morris Walters and Joe Ennis are
reported better at the present writ
fnQ.
Uncls John Alexander spent Fri
day night at the Hayes home.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-22
FARM BURROWS.
Farmer and StockmAn.

Farmer and Stockman.
You can't make grouchy pilgrim
age toward the sweet by and by,
brother.
There is always more Joy in a little
less than enough than in entirely too
much.
Some folks are so flimpsy that
trouble can always easily best them
with hands tied behind its back.
We are told that the war will make
the price of apples lower this winter
than ever before. don't know the
why's and wherefores of this, but if
true it will be good news to many.
Last year this time we heard con-
siderable talk about rs and 8O-cent
corn, but it never got any further
than talk. Talk is cheap, but this
year it looks as though it will take
money to buy corn.
Hauling green corn to the silage
cutter is perhaps little harder work
than shocking, but has the advantage
of finishing the job Of feed getting
and also that every bit of the heavy
stuff is feed.
The old saying, 1.-THE failing of 9TH
ers will never help you," is worth re-
memdering. We all have failings
enough to keep us busy and trying to
profit by the failings Of others is one
Of the most common.
Ruts in the road must be attended
to more carefully now than before
automobile traffic became general. A
rut soon becomes more than a rut
when few automobiles chug through
when the roads are soaked with rains
as they have been this fall.
We have fine corn crop that is
nearly out Of danger as far as frost is
concerned, but storms have knocked
many of the fields down quite badly.
Corn, like all other grain, does not do
its best when it is lodged and soaked
with frequent rains. Gather your
seed corn early is not a joke this
fall. Pick your seed corn now and
get plenty while you are gettin'."
Our local newspaper tells Of a man
that so far forgot his own boyhood
days that he turned loose a charge Of
bird shot at some boys that had
hooked" a few melons from his
patch and were enjoying them
selves in true boy fashion in the road.
melons Is wrong, but shoot
Ing Is 4 step too far. Leave that to
the soreheads that cannot remember
how sweet melons were thirty years
ago.
Estimators are busy looping off
he ends Of figures they made in the
leasoa when telling how many BUSH
Nd gtain W wef5 going to raise
hi ys6lss l 10 dsnht Sthsy viii bel
lib y mako ! good guess about 4
nonth MIR Tie corn crop isaathered- /
1ue6llhG 4 tn crops q great fun
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-22

has done all these things, and more.
without any increase in the state tax
levy, it certainly merits the hearty
Endorsement Of every citizen, regard
less Of politics. Let's all 60 to the
polls and vote the Democratic ticket
next month. !.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-22
WHAT HAS THE STATE
ADMINISTRATION DONE?
Here + the Answer.

Here i the Answer.
Has thepresent Democratic admin
\ istration done anything to merit al
Endorsement sat the hands 81 the vot
ers the first Tuesday Id November
This is q timely question, and here il
the answer:
In twenty months this state admin,
istration has set aside $3,81O,6O1 fol
the public schools and e, 754, O78 fol
the cause Of higher education, a grand
total Of more than six and one hall
million dollars.
It has collected and turned into the
good roads fund the tidy sum Of
$617044.,
II has collected 1894, 1913 in beer in.
spection fees.
It has collected $7S9, $40 through
its insurance department.
It has reduced expenditures on the
single item Of criminal costs by more
than 1900, 600.
II has collected $749, 600 more on
inheritance taxes than was ever col
lected before during the same length
Of time.
It has exercised supervision over
state banks whose total liabilities
amount to $488, OOO, 600 and not a
dollar has been lost to depositors.
It has collected $242, 0O7 in interest
on its treasury deposits.
In short without increasing the
state tax levy to the extent Of a single
penny, the present Democratic state
administration has collected and
turned into the treasury during the
last twenty months the enormous
sum of 81, 1882, 100 more than was
collected during the same period of
time under the Hadley administra-
ton.
: Under no other administration was
state aid extended to weak rural
schools. Under the present admins
istration nearly two thousand country
schools, which heretofore could not.
afford such an advantage, are re-
ceiving sufficient state aid to enable
them to have an eight months term.
Under no other administration was
state aid offered forruralhigh schools.
Under the present administration,
thanks to state aid, scores of such
schools have sprung up in country
districts.
Under no other administration was
state aid provided for the establish
ment of teachers training courses in
local high schools. Under the pres
ent administration, thanks to state
aid, these courses are in eighty-seven
high schools, and state certificates
are being granted to their graduates.
Under the present administration
the lumber trust has been fined $685.
600 and the fines are being paid,
while the railroads are being sued for
twenty million dollars alleged to be
due Missouri citizens for overcharges.
Under no other administration was
it unlawful for public service corpor-
atoms to raise their rates without
showing cause. Under the present
administration the consent of the Pub
lie Service Commission must first be
obtained, and this commission has al
ready saved the people hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
Under no other administration was
there any supervision of the sale Of
stocks and bonds. Under the pres
ent administration none can be Of
fered for sale until assurance has been
given that actual value is behind tall.
Never before was the cause of ed
ucation on firmer basis, the interest
in good roads more substantial or
widespread, or the rights of the peo-
pie safeguarded to better advantage.
Because the present administration
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11
duplicates HER
HUSBAND IN Big
TRAIN ROBBERY
Mrs. Frank Benson Helping
Sleuths to Locate Buried
$180,000 and Husband.

Clarksdale, Miss, July 10.-What
detective of the Illinois Central rail-
road say is a solution of the mystery
surrounding the Batesville train rob
berry on July 4, 1913, when nearly
$1S0,000 was secured from an eX-
press car, is found in statement de-
clared to have been made by Mrs
Mary Benson, 80 years of age, I'M
plicating her husband, Frank Benson
in the robbery.
Mrs Benson, whose home is in
Oklahoma, spent Thursday in Mem
phis comforting with Illinois Central
officials, and was accomnapied here
IMIt night by two detectives in an
effort to locate part of the stolen
booty that was said to have been
buried.
i Unsuccessful in their search, the
railroad seluths left this morning for
Helena, Ark, with Mrs. Benson, who
told the officers that her husband is
in hiding in that section.
Mrs. Benson told the detectives, 1t
is reported, that she had been de-
serted by her husband after he had
mistreated her 17-year-old and that
she intended to get revenge on the
man by laying bare his alleged con-
fession to her.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11
CARSON SOUNDS
BUGLE CALL OF
ULSTER TO ARMS
Civil War Nearer in Ireland
Than at Any Time Since
Gauntlet Was Cast.

Belfast, July 10.-Civil war appears
nearer today than at any time since
Ulster threw down the gauntlet. Sir
Edward Carson was welcomed with
cheers on his arrival here. And I'M
uniformed guard 400 strong, armed
with rifles with bayonets fixed, rem
dered military honors. The leader
brought no message of peace from
London, instead he made defiant and
uncompromisiEg speech at the first
meeting of the Ulster provisional gov
eminent officials. The meeting was
held in secret, but those present de-
clared that Carson's speech was the
bugle call of Ulster to arms. One
member of the provisional cabinet
said:
Carson stirred us like an electric
shock and there was not man pres
ent who would not cheerfully die for
him. The next few days will be crit
ical time for Ulster; big movements
are afoot and great issues are at
stake"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11
MAGAZINE men
TELL TOO MUCH
ABOUT PANAMA
Editor and Three Contribute
ors to Magazine are I'm
der Indictment.

San Francisco, July 10.-Warrants
charging the disclosure of army
secrets were issued today against
Charles X. Field, editor of Sunset
magazine and former president OF the
Bohemian club, and three contribu-
tors to the magazine, Scott E. Riley
author; Fay A. Duhem, photographer
and Robert J. Fowler, aviator Field
gave. himself up this afternoon and
was released on bond, but the
others have not been located. The
action taken by John w. Preston
United States district attorney, was
caused by the publication Of an arti-
Gle in the April number of the maya
zine, Can the Panama Canal be De-
troyed from the Arp
1t was illustrated with photographs
taken from an eroplare, showing the
canal, some of its Notifications and
the San Francisco preside.
Applications for the warrants fol
lowed Investigations by Preston at
the request of the war department
and the attorney-g general.
The act said to have been violated
is that forbiddiag the disclosure OF
United States defense secrets. II
provides penalties of ten years i'm
jrisonment for such disclosures
made abroad, and one year in the
United States.
The picture especially objection
able to the government showed the
fortified island of Naos, in the bay OF
Panama.
The photograph of the fortified
island had this caption, "This is One
of the Most Significant Photos Evel
Published in This Country" Below
the aeroplane from which the picture
was taken lies the Naos island, in
the bay of Panama, on which the
United States government is now
mounting batteries of the heaviest
artillery in the world to protect the
Pacific approach to the Panama
canal
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11
INTEREST HIGH IN
APPROACHING BOUT
Fight Between "GunbOat" Smith and
George Carpenter Promises to
Draw Large Audience.

London, July 10.-"Gunboat" Smith
of America and George Carpenter OF
France, although both little known in
England, are expected to draw a $7O,-
600 house when they meet in the ring
at Olympia here next Thursday night.
The men are to fight for the white
heavyweight title and $4,000 purse
and Smith is the favorite in the bet
ting.
The advance sale now exceeds $45,-
900 against total of $21 600 for
Welsh and Richie,
Smith now weighs 181 pounds and
will most likely enter the ring a
pound or so heavier. The critics here
are enthusiastic over the Americans
condition.
Carpenter is still conditioning him
self in France. He is sending out re-
ports that he is in the best possible
shape and is anxiously waiting for the
fight with Smith.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11
ANARCHISTS CAN'T
HONOR ROMB MAKERS
WITH BIG PARADE

New York, July 10.-The anarch-
lists will not be allowed to parade to-
morrow in honor of three of their
number who were killed by the ex-
plosion last Saturday, nor will they
be permitted to hold any public fun
eral service at which the ashes OF the
three are exhibited. The police will
break up the parade if it is attempt
cd and will also prevent any public
display Of the funeral.
On the other hand, if the anarch-
lists want to hold a public meeting
on the plaza at the north Of Union
square or at any other point where
space permits, they will be allowed
to do so. The police will not inter-
fere even if the speakers devote
themselves entirely TO eulogies of the
three men blown to pieces, providing,
of course, that the speakers do not
try to incite to riot.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11
Federal Court Rules Not En-
titled to Receiver in Les
ser-Ely Case.
DECLARES INTEREST
RATE WAS USURIOUS
Interpreting Contract Under Tonnes.
see Laws, Judge Mccall Decides
That Charges of 6 and . Per
Cent and $1.25 Bale Illegal.

Memphis, Tenn, July 1O.-In a
sweeping decision handed down by
Judge Mccall of the federal court late
today, claims of the Interstate Bank &
Trust company of Helena, Ark,
against the Lesser-Ely Cotton COM
pany of Memphis amounting to $113,-
600 were thrown out Of the bankruptcy
proceedings on grounds of usury.
The decision, say cotton brokers, If
sustained in the higher courts, will
have decided bearing on the future
handling of cotton warehouse receipts
In reaching his decision, Judge Nc
Call sustained contentious of Attorney
G. T. Fitzhugh, representing certain
holders of warehouse receipts. that
notes held by the bank showed an I'M
lawful rate of interest and that the
bank heldno legal claim to something
like to 1000 bales Of cotton pledged tc
it for loan of $4,000
1t was contended by the attorney
that the notes bore straight 6 pei
cent interest, and. additional interest
of per cent for commissions and
agreement whereby the cotton com
pany was to pay the bank from %
cents to $1.25 for every bale of cotton
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11
DISMISS CHARGES
AGAINST WINTERS
insufficient Evidence
Against Parents of Girl
Who Disappeared.

New Castle, Ind, July 1o.-Tae
case against DR.. w. A. Winters an6
his wife, Mrs Byrd Winters, who
were charged with conspiracy in con-
nection with the disappearance of the
Winters 9-year-old daughter, Rather
inc Winters, was dismissed in the
circuit court here today by the pros
ecuting attorney on the ground that
there was not sufficient evidence
against the defendants.
William r. Cooper, who also was
charged wit. the conspiracy was
set free. Affidavits were filed
against the three defendants May 80
by Robert A. Abel, an Indianapolis
detective.
Katherine Winters mysteriously
disappeared March 20, 1918.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11
Many Unsecured Notes.

Tie statement OF the state offlcer
shows that number of the notes held
by the institution for loans are unse-
cured. While business men who have
scanned the statement believe that a
good part of these unsecured loans are
entirely safe, they are dubious about
others.
Some of the loans appearing on the
statement as unsecured have been
secured since the closing of the bank
by the assignment of real estate, as
in Che case Il w. ID. iHearn and j.
w. Sanders. The accounts carry in
size from notes for SIS to aggregate
loans of one corporation or person
of 100000.
Some Assets Pledged.
Deputy Commissioner Pugh's state
ment shows that the Bank of Pine
bluff has pledged some assets for
loans as follows: Notes deposited
with the National Bank of Commerce
of st. Louis to secure lean of $4,000;
to Pine Bluff Clearing House associa-
ton to secure loan of $4,000; to the
Merchants & Planters bank and the
Citizens bank of Pine Bluff to
secure loan of $4,000; to the First
National bank of Memphis notes of
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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11

for the money you owe and note how
much more respectfully your credi-
tors regard you. They like to do bust
ness with a man who has an account
at the Merchants & Planters bank.
They know he is doing business in a
business-like way. Better open such
an account even if your affairs are
rot large. They will grow all right.
Fl. & p. Bank
ruiz RLUFF. ARK
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11
Marriage of Consul.General.

New York, July 10.-Chevalier dc
Waepenaert, Belgian cosnul-general
to Havana and Porto Rico, will to-
morrow marry Mrs. Carmen Rioz
King of Philadelphia. The ceremony
will be performed by Mgr. Lavelle in
ST. Patrick's cathedral. Mrs. King
who is 35, was born in Cuba. M. de
Waepensert, who gave his age as fiji
ty, has not been married before.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11
Tucker to Little Rock.

John H. Tucker, Jr., secretary OF
the Young Mems Progressive Bust
ness league, will go to Little ROCK
this morning to confer with officials
of the Greater Arkansas association
of which Mayor Chas. E. Taylor OF
Little Rock is president, and Mr.
Tucker of this city, secretary of the
executive committee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11
ASSETS OF BANK
Of Pine BLUFF.
S967,SO4,43
Deputy Commissioner Pugh
Completes Examination
of Books.
NUMEROUS NOTES
ARE UNSECURED
Business Wen Consider Majority OF
These Safe-LiabiIitieS of In
stituti0n Not Covered
in Report.

The total assets of the Bank of
Pine Bluff, which ceased doing bust
ness following an all-night meeting of
officials of the institution on July 2,
amount to 1867 ,S04.43, according to a
statement filed in the chancery court
yesterday by r. E. Pugh special dep
uty state bank commissioner, who is
in charge of the affairs of the institu-
ton. A statement of the liabilities of
the bank will not be made until all
claims have been filed, which the
creditors muct do within the next six
ty days.
The Assets.
The statement compiled by Mr..
Pugh shows all paper held by the
bank, the names of the makers and
endorsers or the collateral deposited.
A synopsis of the statement shows the
accatc tn hn divided as follows.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-11
Presidents Friends Will
Seek to Have Senate Re-
ject Report on Jones.
INDICATIONS FAVOR
A WILSON VICTORY
Claim Is Made There'Il Be Majority in
Favor OF Ratifying Appointment of
Jones and Warburg-IIOuse
Reports Deficiency Bill.

Washington, July 1O.-Senators to-
day received two urgent requests for
the confirmation of Thomas d. Jones
of Chicago as member of the federal
reserve board. kilograms protesting
against the action of the senate COM
mittee were received by members of
the senate banking committee from
the Illinois Manufacturers association
and the Manufacturers News, both of
Chicago.
The banking and currency commit
tee was not in session today. Chair
man Hitchcock spent the afternoon on
the Jones nomination, based upon Mrs.
Jones' admitted approval of the poll
cies of the harvester trust, will be
made to the senate Monday. He will
also ask that the testimony of Mr..
Jones be made public. Then will fol-
low on the open floor of the senate the
battle between the two factions.
The proponents of Mr.. Jones said
there would be no fillibuster but thai
there would be a long and determ'n.
ed fight in an effort to convince thS
senate that the comitteme's report
recommending the rejection o. Mr.
Jones should not be adopted. The
Warburg case will not be brought un-
til the Jones nomination is out Of the
way If Jones is rejected, the rresl-
dents friends will make no effort tc
bring the Warburg nomination into
the senate. If Jones is confirmed ovel
the adverse report, some one will
make a motion to discharge the COM
mittee from further consideration OF
the Warburg nomination.
It was claimed this afternoon that
there would be VITO or three majority
in favor of Jones, but this is disput-
ed.
The presidents letter to Senator
Owen, in which henominated Mr.
Jones, declaring him to be his pei;
sonal choice, is cutting a large figu-
ure in the controversy.
Deficiency Bill Carries $4,5s5,4a4.
washington, July 10.-TAe house
appropriation committee reported to-
day the general deficiency bill, the
last of the great appropriation bills
to be passed, carrying total of 81
5S5,454.
This sum is made up of department
and public works deficiency caused
by oversight or underestimate OF
urgency needs since the earlier ap'
preparation bills were passed.
The heaviest deficiency items are
for the, navy and treasurer depart
(Continned on Page 81
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Dominated BY Another.

CONTINUED on Page 81
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Deficiency Bill Carries s4,5s5,454.

CONTINUED on Page 81
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Entire Aspect Of Long Island
Mystery is Changed by
New Theory.
MRS. CARMAN DIDN'T
SHOOT THRU WINDOW
Detectives Assert That ii Mrs. Carman
Killed Mrs. Bailey She Fired from
Within ard Window Broken
by Her Accomplish.

Freeport, l.. l., July 10.--The whole
aspect of the absorbing mystery in
which the murder of Mrs. Louise Bal
ley is still cloaked was changed today
when it was discovered that the detec-
tives hired by District Attorney
Smith had caused the examination of
Mrs. Florence Carman before Justice
of the Peace Norton to be postponed
from next Monday until July 81. 1t
was because of a new and startling
theory advanced by his detectives that
the district attorney moved that the
hearing be postponed.
Counsel for Mrs. Carman made seri-
Gus objection to the postponement but
agreed when assured that the grand
jury would not take up the case OF
the accuse wdoman until after her ex-
animation before the justice of the
peace.
Dominated BY Another.
The new theory-the theory on
which the state depends to bring Mrs.
Carman to trial-involves another
woman. The detectives are not telling
the name of the second woman, but
they have come to the conclusion that
if Mrs. Carman killed Mrs. Bailey she