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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

Like many another negotiation in
which the parties seemed hopelessly
opposed to each other, the Capitol
stone controversy has been settled by
compromise. The Burlington lime
stone advocates and the Ste. Gene
We've stone shouters have agreed
that, though they were at swords
points, the two kinds of building ma
terial which they favored can repose
in harmony in the same wall. TAX
ing a retrospective view of the dis
pute, one is inclined to think that its
real importance meyer justified the
columns Of space devoted to it and
the hours of conversation which it
consumed. The work will now 60
forward. The Capitol will be built Of
what is conceded to be the most beau
tiful building stone in Missouri and
everyone ought to be pleased.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

Bubonic plague will not be trans
mitted to St. Louis from New Orleans,
according to the consensus of opinion
on July 2, at a meeting Of State, Gov
ernment and city health officials held
at Hotel jefferson. 1.-TWO cases,
which, it is feared, may be bubonic
plague, are now under observation at
New Orleans, La" said DR.. G. A.
Jordan. ''St. Louis, however, is
safe, as every precaution will be ex-
ercised in New Orleans to prevent
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

Rev. DR.. w. B. Palmore, for sew
eral years editor and publisher of The
St. Louis Christian Advocate, died at
the home Of his niece, Mrs. G. w.
Bright, in Richmond, Va, July s.
DR.. Palmore, according to close
friends, has left his fortune, estimat-
ed at $50, 900, to the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South. His paper will
be continued and its income devoted
to the care of the widows and orphans
of the church. Saturday DR.. Pal
more, who was a bachelor, was
stricken and from the first hours of
his illness no hope was entertained
for his recovery, according to mes
sages received from Mrs. Bright by
Rev. DR.. C. C. Woods, associate ed
itor of The Advocate, and Rev. DR..
James w. Lee, pastor of St. John s
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Burial was conducted July 6 at the
home Of Mrs. Bright by Rev. DR..
James Cannon, Jr., who for years
was close friend of DR.. Palmore,
particularly in his work for prohibi-
ton. The body was taken to Malta
Bend, Mo-, where DR.. Palmore s
mother is buried.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

The townsite of Holman in Web
ster county, comprising twenty-three
store buildings and residences, in
$500 acres Of land, has been sold to
w. w. Helm, a capitalist, by E. N.
Ferguson, j. L. Hine, and Holland
Ceet, Springfield bankers. Helm
paid $40, 900 in cash and gave $40
acre farm near Marshfield, valued at
435. 600.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

A new feature of Missouri's Good
Roads Days this year will be an invi-
tation to the tier of counties in Kan
sas bordering on this state to take
part, that the benefits may be mutual.
From every quarter of the state there
are indications that preparations are
we'll in hand for two good-roads days
and that there will be vast amount
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

Is there a depression in business2
Secretary Of State Cornelius Roach
says there is not. His conclusions
are based On the financial receipts OF
his office for the last six months a.
compared with the same period il
previous years. For the half year
ending July the receipts from regis
traton Of motor vehicles are $20l 1888;
for the corresponding half year Of
1918, $l44,5Ol, and $96, $40 in 1912,
The total receipts are 1890, 307; for
the corresponding six months Of 1919,
$220, 964. In 1912 they were SO, ,512.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

AT a meeting Of the Missouri Com
mission in Jefferson City July 2, the
contract for erecting the State build
ing on the exposition grounds at San
Francisco was awarded to the Mo
Carthy Construction Company of
Pennington, the only Missouri bidder
There were nineteen bidders, the 9TH
er eighteen being California contract.
ors. The bids ranged from $27 COO
to $S7, 600 and the award was at 4
figure approximating $32, 600. Arch
itect H. H. Hohenschild Of Rolla drew
the plans for the building.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09
ON THE WING.

j. S. Ison and wife and E. C. Ison,
wife and children visited S. N. Ions
Saturday.
Walter Jones was on the sick list
last week.
John Nightwine and family, VIII
liam and Oliver Nightwine, Lewis
Danderline and family, Ed Mcclure
ate dinner at Ike Dawson's July 4th.
H. T. Mcclure and wife visited her
daughter, Mrs. John Reedy near Fos-
ter, July 4th and 5th.
Ike Dawson were county seat visit
ors Thursday.
Jim Norman is working in the coal
mine at Amsterdam.
Grandma Minton hiss returned home
after weeks visit in Butler.
Julius Heckadon of the New Home
mines, was over shaking hands with
old friends.
Roy Dawson who lives in Preston,
Iowa, writes his mother and says he
likes it fine there.
Miss Rena Butler and John E.
Hedger were married Friday, and on
Saturday night the boys gave them a
good charivari Everything went off
nice and John set up the cigars. We
wish them we'll in their early life.
Cyrus Nestlerode and family visited
at the Lewis Danderline home Sunday.
Born to Mrs. M. c. Burns June q,
a fine baby girl, of near Johnstown:
She is daughter of Mrs. T. J. Hook
EFT, who has been sick some three
weeks.
Ora Browning and family of Utah,
are here visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Frank Saterlee is reported
better.
Harlan Porter called me in to see
the remains If his barn which was
struck by lightning, but there was
nothing left to be seen, except $500
mare. -.
Mrs. Lincoln Zinn of Drexel, signs
for The Times.
The Fourth at Amoret was good
considering the rainy morning.
c. c. Duke of Butler, was among
US last week. N. MN
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09
East Lone Oak.

\ Mio' HhCC oIdlOCk VI I1uIHc, MO-,
is visiting at the home of H. H. Evil
sizer.
Miss Alice Wisherd is visiting rel
atives in this vicinity.
Mr.. McGinnis of Rich Hill died
early last Friday morning and several
from this vicinity attended the funer-
al Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knowlton of near
Culver visited Mrs Knowlton's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Clancy,
over last Sunday.
Robert Thomas and Miss May
Daniel spent the Fourth at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Laverne Silversnear
Virginia.
F. L. Blankenbaker has purchased
an ice cream freezer and watering
tank.
Mrs. Ella Thomas and daughter,
Ella, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Cough
and Mrs. Visa Cough spent last Sum
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Requa.
Celebration at Peru
Fourth of July morning dawned
with a cloud upon her brow and tears
falling in showers which kept up till
about one o'clock. The deferred
parade which was to have occurred at
eleven o'clock was given at about
two thirty o'clock. The parade con-
sisted of Uncle Sam and the Goddess
of Liberty, the Sunday school wagon,
the w. C. T. U. wagon, the N. w.
A. wagon, George and Martha Wash
ington and the Calithumpian band.
Some very funny characters we're
represented. After the parade some
time was spent in merry making,
after which the crowd was called in
to the church where Rev. Ticknor
gave an excellent address on patriot
ism. A little later T. w. Silvers came
by from Prairie City and addressed
the people. The rest of the evening
was spent in merry making and
watching the various contests such -
sack race, three legged race, cracker
eating contest. peanut race. iumnin0
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

Porter Gilvin, deputy warden of
the Missouri Penitentiary, suffered
the breaking Of his right arm at the
wrist Monday while cranking his au-
tomobiie. The accident happened as
Gilvin was returning from visit to
Mrs. Gilvin in St Marys Hospital,
where she is recovering from an op-
Grafton.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

the spread of the disease. 'In view
Of the extraordinarily malignant char
acter of the plague, however, it was
deemed wise to take every precau-
ton, and we met for the purpose Of
formulating plans which could be put
into operation should the necessity
arise. Those attending the meeting
were: Drs. G. A. Jordan, J. A. B.
Adcock, secretary Of the Missouri
State Board of Health, and DR.: J. M.
White Of the United States Public
Health Service.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

Henry Stormy Cross, 60 years
old, for five years familiar figure in
wheeled chair on the streets of Jop-
lin, died last week. Cross was Grip
pied waile employed in Kansas City
as switchman by the Frisco railroad
and had worked twenty years in the
Kansas City railroad yards. A judg-
ment for $S5, 900 damages had been
awarded in the federal court for Cross
but is still pending on an appeal by
the railroad.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

Prof. George w. Melcher, Assist
ant State Superintendent Of Public
Schools, announced his resignation,
effective September /. On that date
he will become Director Of Research
and Efficiency Of the public schools
OF Kansas City, a new department.
Kansas City is the fourth city to adopt
it. The others are Cleveland, Roch-
ester and Baltimore.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09
Missouri News in Brief

Jasper County, outside Of Joplin,
Webb City, Carterville and Carthage,
voted dry last Tuesday by majority
Of about five hundred. A fair vote
was polled. The eastern side Of the
county and Alba, Carl Junction and
Avilla went dry The campaign has
been bitter. Webb City, Carterville
and Carthage recently changed from
dry to wet. Joplin has always been
wet.
Lincoln H. Hyer is dead at his home
in Los Angeles, CAL, according to in
formation received at Warrensburg
July 2. Hyer was a civil engineer
and connected with many engineer
ing enterprises in Missouri and the
West. His health was broken fifteen
years ago while surveying the pro-
posed route for the Nicaraguan Canal
for the Government. He was so
years old and a native of Ohio.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

of work done. A majority of the
counties have purchased road-build-
ing machinery since the two good
roads days last year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

The state regent Of the D. A. r.
has named Mrs. w. B. Thayer OF
Kansas City chairman Of committee
to get suggestions which will help
the artists in making mural decora-
tons for the new State Capitol. It's
the idea to have the paintings depict
the historical life and scenes of the
state.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

Several hundred letters addressed
to Springfield banks and other busi-
ness firms, many of them containing
checks, were stolen from lock-boxes
at the South Side Postal Station at
Springfield Saturday and Sunday
nights. d :Ffhrce hundred charred Let
ters were found in an alley near the
station Monday morning.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Mutt OF
Clinton, celebrated the 10th anniver-
sary Of their marriage Tuesday with
their children, grandchildren and
relatives. Mr.. Mutt is 80 and Mrs.
Mutt 50 years old.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

A. J.. Keys, retired farmer and
capitalist, has awarded the contract
for a new opera house in Marshall to
cost $1,000. g. H. Kennerly Of St.
Louis, is the architect and Frank P.
Mcclure Of ST. Louis, the contractor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

Congressman Dorsey W. Shackle-
ford, who has been confined to his
bed for more than a week as result
of severe fall from porch in Cam
den county, has recovered sufficient
" to travel and expects to return to
WASHINGTON this week.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09

Although Fred Berthold, the sup
posed "poor man" who died Friday
night at st. Johns Hospital, is known
to have had $500 on deposit in
Seattle bank, attempts by Public Ad-
ministrator Newell to find relatives
or friends of Berthold there have
proved futile. Unless relatives claim
the estate the money will 60 to Mis-
souri, after twenty-one years.
Guy E. Cooksy will resume publi-
cation of his New Hornet. He says
friends have assured him since his
recent trouble he can beat the "boy-
colt" that prevailed against his busi-
ness for the part he took in the local
option election. Cooksy is eager to
keep his five motherless children in
school and will get out an issue Of his
paper next week.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
BANKS PLEADS GUILTY
TO BURGLARY CHARGE
Ten-Year Sentence Imposed
by Judge Ben HiII..MakeS
PitifuI Plea

ten years sentence I'm the chaineang
was given Ben Banks, a young man
from College Park. when he pleaded
guilty in the criminal division of the
superior court. Thursday, TO stealing
50. 900 worth Of diamonds belonging to
Mrs. c. A. Kitchens. from the residence
Of Charles A. Wickersham in College
Park
The case is remarkable because Of
the quick action Of the police, the de-
tectiVes and the courts.
The Wickershsm residence was bur
glarized last Friday night. The follow
ing night Banks tried to pawn part or
the loot. and after a chase was shot
in the leg and captured by city police
man.
lie waived preliminary hearing ana
was hound over 10 the grand jury when
returned an indictment against him on
Wednesday morning Twenty-four hours
later he faced Judge Ben Hi, admit
ting the robbery and giving as his ex-
cuse the statement that he was intoN'-
Gated at the time and didn't realize what
he was doing. He made pltiful plea
declaring that his wife and two chill
dron have been LEFT almost penniless
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31

dozen usually constitute army the stage.
By marching before the footghs then
back of the scenery and reappearng march again.
they produce the illusion Of marching host going forth
to battle.
Men and women know the trick
But children and the ignorant always believe that they
watching army pass
Did you read how negro shot policeman last week?
Did you in this morning paper how 9yearod boy
and of 17mere chdrenwere shot mortally wound
ed trying to burglarize store?
Consider these facts Then read the clippings below taken
from the of the State Those which describe Atlanta
an easy mark and the hands of organized crooks
geher with those which suggest Beavers may be in danger
and Chief Beavers may lose t-a of these manfestly
come from the Office in the city of Atlanta being
printed broadcast in different papers throughout the State
these producing the effect of the stage army upon gno
rant and children knowBut God protects
from the inevitable coming children stop is not
put to this breaking down of respect for and decency
How long will Atlanta submit to it?
To understand how other papers the State regarding
the situation in Atlanta read those clippings entitled Atlanta
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
That's What's the Matter
With Hannah.

A few of the Influential leaders in
civic affairs" who belong to the swell
locker clubs are raising a tempest in a
teapot because of the bulletins pub
lished BY the Forward Movement They
also jump astride Chief Beavers Shout
ders because Of the vice crusade.
>The truth is these Influential lad
ers' are not mad about what they pro-
claim they are mad about.
A few weeks ago the chief waged a
war upon a few of the locker clubs OF
the lower strata. In addition to this,
the Court of Appeals has recently de-
clared that all the so-called locker clubs
are violators OF the prohibition law.
The Influential leaders are afraid
the war will involve their own cher
ished institutions.
Prostitution may flourish but when
the unholy hand of the law threatens
the locker clubs of the rich. then these
leaders raise their hands in holy horror
against the Religious and Forward
Movement
The fact is. the reason that Beavers
fight against vice has not been wholly
successful is because OF Inc hitherto
secret opposition of the so-called in
fluential leaders in civic affairs"
There would have been no social evil
If all Atlanta's chiefs of police way
back yonder had done as Beavers is do
ing. The evil has been fastened upon
the city because officials perJured
themselves in protecting il by "segre-
CATION" Men have waxed rich and fat
upon the infamy of segregation and 1t
is hard to uproot a vice so strongly en-
trenched amid the Influential leaders
in civic affairs"
II is the same old pharasaicsl cry
that was raised when Christ was on
eartn.
The bargain and sale OF female chas-
tity is a crime against God-made and
man-mads laws.
Too long, OH too long, have the min
ions OF law permitted these gilded pal
aces OF sin to lay tribute upon the
homes of the country
The Influential leaders in civic af-
fairs may rave until like the sea, they
lash themselves into a foam. They
may call conventions and protest
against the crusade made 20 stamp out
Vice. But far above the roar Of the tea
pot tempest will stand the Religious
and Forward Movement and CHIEF Bea-
vers. twin Ribraitars. against which the
Influential leaders" will fray them
selves into harmless and inocuous des-
ustude.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
WILL THEY GET HIM?

Another effort is to be made to GUST
Chief of Police Beavers of Atlanta,
Ga, If dispatches sent out from that
city are correct The reason this time
is the same as that which prompted 9TH
er efforts to remove him-he has been
too firm in the enforcement of the law.
The reason is the same as that which
has prompted fights on chiefs of police
in other towns and cities all over the
country
The enemies of strict law enforce
ment never sleep. You can beat them
down In one place and they will arise
few weeks later in another You can
crush them down in one form and a
few weeks later they will arise in an
other form. They are always on the
alert.
Chief Beavers of Atlanta has made
a national reputation by his enforce
ment of the laws. He has driven out
Atlantas segregated district and has
improved other conditions very greatly
Aided by the Een and Religion Forward
Movement committees he has done much
towards eliminating vice from Atlanta
The vice crusade in Atlanta was
started through the publication in the
papers of that city of bulletins" by the
Men and Religion Forward Movement
committee depicting conditions as they
were in Atlanta The people were arous-
ed by these publications and demanding
a general cleaning out of the city. They
found Chief Beavers the man to do
the hDb
Those people who do not now believe
H. closed town and who never have
believed in II have thrown every obsta-
Gle in the paths Of those who have
sought to improve conditions. Effort
after effort has been made to remove
Chief Beavers but all have met with
failure.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
CRIME: HAS
FREE: RUN,
He SAYS

been allowed to exist, ana what
scare crow the cry ''it win hurt bun$
ness" is to the average unthirfktns
man At once when the cry In raised.
he liz panic stricken and throws UP his
hands, ready to surrender. and give up
everything that is holy and good.
If enforcing the law and closing Up
dens OF infamy and vice. hurts buss-
ness. then all we have to say is thct
business that is dependent upon suoh
things should not only be hurt. but ~
should go to the wall And as to the
people who are kept away from a place
that Is trying to be decent. no one
should regret that they Will not come.
Such people never make desirable cttn-
zens The kind that are worth having
are the ones who are ready to make
law and order An, but Is not old Nick
shrewd He knows how to fool peo-
pie. and he is sure to try TO do IL
wkhen his interests are at stake.
We are glad to see. from the news
papers. that Chief Beavers Is not tho
least disturbed or afraid OF hurting
business. but he talks out like a man,
and seems to be as solid az rock.
And. it is a happy thought that there
are men in the city of Atlanta who
seem TO be in no way terrified by tina
outbreak against injurinG business,
and that they are standing by Mr..
Beavers II Atlanta will close up the
LIQUOR and rum mills she will soon bo
one OF the greatest cities in the south
not only In name but in reality as well.
Her crusade against wee mas been
one Of the finest advertisements that
she has had in years. The eyes of tho
country are on her as they have not
been in a long time, and II she makes
good il will not only help business but
the cause of humanity and everything
that is good. Chief Beavers is becom-
ing one of the best and most favorably
known men in the south.
Let the men who are getting out the
bulletins publish one every day In thu
year. II necessary until brighter.
holier and better day dawns upon ATT
lanta-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
ATLANTA RESPONDS tn
APPEAL FOR STARVING;
WORKMAN HEADS L|S7

Atlanta is responding literally to
the call for aid that comes from
helpless and suffering Bulgaria. where
coo. 1000 Balkan refugees and nearly
100000 children are starving and
freezing to death.
With The Georgian's appeal for aid
IN behalf of the Frustrated nation less
than "a hours old, contributions began
coming into the office Saturday. In
proportion to his means, the work.
ingman is probably the most generous
giver He has followed the miserable
fortunes of the doughty little nation
that has been willing at all times to
scarifce its blood to stem the tide OF
Mohammedanism, and has noticed
with distress that the soldiers who
fought so bravely have returned to
find their homes burned down, their
harvests destroyed and their families
in the most pitiable restitution.
Workman First Contributor.
c. LEM, an Atlanta workman, has
the distinction of being the first to
contribute to The Georgian's fund In
sending his SO he said:
Il have read in The Georgian and
Sunday American that the Bugarians
and other people of the Balkans are
starving to death for the lack of
bread / have been under the i'm
preston that your appeal was direct
ed more particularly to the rich and
the big business men, but | believe if
you would appeal directly to the
workingmen and the smaller business
men more money would be collected
for the sufferers"
The Georgian's appeal is sent out to
every class, each one to give accord
ing to his means and his sympathy
with the furnishing and freezing war
victims. Contributions of quarters,
half dollars and dollars will be as ac-
ceptable and as promptly acknowl-
edged as the larger checks mailed by
the wealthy merchant or capitalist.
Church Funds to Aid.
Atlanta churches are joining in the
humanitarian movement, which is to
reach it's climax here one week from
Sunday, when Bulgaria Day" will be
observed by many of the congrega-
tons, all or part of the collections al
enc of the services to be set apart for
the cause.
How easy it is for one person, or
group of persons, to save one or more
lives in the Balkans is indicated by
the statement of one of the workers
on the field, who says: I'VE can keep
family of five from starving with
20 cents q day"
A IS contribution thus will keep one
sufferer for 25 days, and probably
save his life, since by that time many
of the war victims will have been able
to shift for themselves. Others will
require aid until the next harvest.
People Must Act at Once.
The need is immediate. Help must
come at once. Refugees-men, wom-
en- with babes in arms, and toddling
children-are dying by the hundred
and by the thousand every day. They
are starving. They must have food.
They are in the depth of a cold win
ter
Their homes are burned. They are
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
atlanta Infested With
Bold DayH ght Crooks
ATLANTA IN GRASP
ORGANIZED CROOKS

Atlanta, January 19.--That Atlanta
has become a nationally notorious Easy
Mark" for crooks of all kinds because
of the utter inefficiency of the city DO
lice department, and as the only remedy
is a complete reorganization started by
the removal of Chief Beavers and pos
sibly of Detective Chief Lanford as
well. are the declarations made today
by leading citizens.
The Atlanta newspapers. independent
of political or other considerations, are
today admitting the situation, though
no editorial suggestions have been yet
made as to the specified method of ap.
plying the remedy.