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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
MILITIA LACKS UNIFORMS
Gen. Mills Issues Formal Warning and
~ Says There Aren't Enough Guns
to Go Round.

Washington, Nov. 17.-"Should the
organized militia be called into United
States service the troops would be
sent to, mobilization camps without
sufficient uniforms to provide each
soldier with one. suit of outside cloth.
ing"
This was the warning sounded by
the War Department in a circular di.
rected to national guardsmen by Brig
Gen. A. l.. Mills, chief of the division
of militia affairs The circular fur.
Their recited that at the last inspec-
ton this year nine states did not have
sufficient clothing to provide one uni
form for each of the one hundred en-
listed militiamen required to be main
tanned for each senator and represen-
tative. Thirty-nine states did not have
sufficient clothing to provide one uni
form for each enlisted man of the
minimum authorized strength. The
authorized strength formerly was
ffty-eight men for each infantry COM
pany which is now to be increased to
sixty-five.
A number of other states did not
have sufficient arms and equipment
for their minimum authorized
strength.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
Secretary RedfieId Sends Out
Good Cheer Letter to
Industrials.
FOREIGN DEBTS CARED FOR
The Gloom Which Hung Over Business
Blows Away-Era of Great Pros
perity Just Ahead, ls
General Belief.

Washington, Nov. 17.-While tn
forces Of destruction are being mobil
lied In ever-increasing strength in thu
warning countries of Europe, con
struction agencies, public and private
are at work on this side of the Allan
tic and resources of peace are beinf
concentrated to overcome the effects
of the world war. All information
reaching government departments
here indicates that the gloom and de
preston which overlook business en-
terprise in the United States when the
war storm burst is slowly drawing
aside and glimpses of present and
coming prosperity are visible.
The hopeful outlook for American
ventures was summarized today BY
Secretary Redfield in letter to the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States in which he declared:
Let the worst be said and admit
ted that can be said respecting exist
ing business difficulties in America.
our condition still remains not only
relatively bright, but rapidly improv-
ing and in many respects both pros
porous and promising.
The payment of our foreign obi
cations is no longer cause for serious
worry since an import excess of 20
million dollars in. August has been
changed to an export excess of ap-
proximately GO million in October.
This favorable process continues and
there is every indication that it is
likely to continue long. The deficit
in our bank reserves in New York.
which was as low as AZ million dol
lars IN August, rose to surplus re-
serve early this month of nearly IS
millions. The course of exchange has
become more normal Clearing house
certificates are being retired. Large
sums of emergency notes have been
withdrawn and with the opening of
the federal reserve system great ad.
ditional supplies of loanable funds
have become available. There is no
longer serious concern over our finan-
cial future.
"One can look back calmly now to
the first weeks OF August, when there
was wheat embargo which some
feared might mean sad loss to many
of our farmers. Those same farmers
are prosperous today. for wheat ex-
ports have been unprecedented In
and at profitable prices"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
CHICAGO sT0CKYARDs OPEN
All Branches Of Packing Industry Re-
sume-Risid Federal Reguta-
ton Working.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE Union Stock
Yards and the packing houses, scrub.
bed and disinfected after nine days
Of quarantine in the government and
state fight against the hoof and mouth
disease, opened for business at last
midnight, all parts of the industry
having been declared thoroughly san
itary and rid Of any danger of spread
ing the disease.
Cattle. sheep and hogs will be re-
ceived for slaughter only subject to
the following federal regulations:
No animal may be shipped from
quarantined areas.
Animals must be shipped In disin-
fected cars and loaded from disinfect.
cd pens.
The cars must be sealed and no
stops made for food or water in in
fected areas.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
Fair to Open Feb. 20 on Time

San Francisco, CAL, November Is
Three months and five days from to-
day, on February 20, 1915, the Pana-
ma-Pacific International Exposition
will be opened on time and complete
to the last detail.
The worlds exposition building
record was broken when six months
before the opening day all the great
exhibit palaces were completed and
turned over to the various chiefs of
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
Judge Graves to Show Fowls.

Jefferson City; Mo. Nov. H.
Judge W. W. Graves Of the Supreme
Court, one of Missouri's most enthusi-
astic chicken fanciers, is preparing
to ship pens of his best birds to COM
pete in the annual poultry shows at
St. Louis and Buffalo, N. Y.
He will show Red Suffolks and In
dian Games. The latter chicken is
not as the name would idicate, pit
chicken. One of the male Indian
Games that Judge Graves will exhibit
at both St. Louis and Buffalo weighed
over IL pounds when only three
months old.
Judge Graves has several hundred
fine birds at Oakborough, his country
home near Jefferson City.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
rotary. Don't forget the dates, the
last day of November and the first
three days of December.
Miss0urian Loses 81, 900 on Fake
Horse Race.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 15.-Hiram
Zinzer, a wealthy farmer of Clinton,
NO., arrived in Denver yesterday, ex.
pecting to meet two strangers and get
from them $1,000 winnings" on a
fake horse race. His bank account is
$1,000 less than it was Thursday
morning, and he is preparing to go
back to his farm.
According to Zinzer's story, he met
two pleasant strangers in Kansas City
Thursday. They became quite
friendly and gave him a tip on a
sure-thing bet. He wrote them a
check for $1,000, which they appar-
emily wired to Denver pool-room.
Three hours later, they informed
him he,had won 81, 900, but would be
compelled to accompany them to
Denver to get the money. At the
same time they returned him a check
he supposed as his own but which
was a clever tracery. He tore the
substitute into bits.
All three boarded a train for Den
yer, and after they had ridden several
hours, the men left the train at
small station, telling Zinzer they
would meet him here. He waited
several hours at the post office, then
appealed to the police.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
South sss s'ss DEACoN5'H" Butler; T.

form of government in the zone, with
Colonel Goethals as governor; of the
beginning of the work on Notifications
to guard the great waterway against
invasion. while imposing rows of fig
ures tell of the cost of details in the
canals construction and maintenance.
The report shows that the canals
cost, including the current appropria-
ton. now stands at $353,559, 049.69.
More than 374 million dollars was ap-
propriated. OF that amount more than
~ million dollars was for fortifica-
tfOns
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
Poultry Show Notes

One of the features of the show will
be the display by the boys and girls
poultry club. This has been a factor
in interesting over sixty of the boys
and girls of Bates County in pure
bred poultry. In addition to the
specials printed in the premium
list, Mrs. Jennie Waldron of Route 6,
Butler, breeder of White Rocks, will
give one dollar to the boy or girl who
raises the most chickens from their
setting of eggs, and Mrs. j. A. Page
OF Route 5, Adrian, will give one of
her Buff Orpington pullets to the boy
or girl who shows the best cockerel
of that variety.
The Poultry Show is not a money
making scheme, but an educational
institution. Admission is free to all,
and every one interested in the poul-
try industry should attend this show
and see what the breeders of the
county are doing. The day of the
mongrel is past, you should raise pure
bred poultry and here you will find
all kinds on display and the breeders
will be glad to tell you the merits of
the different varieties.
Eggs will probably be higher dur
ing the coming winter than ever be-
fore. Meats are getting scarcer and
higher all the time and now there is a
big export demand-over eight mil
lion eggs were shipped from Boston
to European ports on one day, the
fore part of this month. Feed ishigh
and the hen that produces the great
est number of eggs for the amount of
food consumed, pays the largest divi-
dend, and we should breed to increase
egg production. Put leg bands on
the hens that you know to be laying
this winter and in the spring mate
them with a cockerel from heavy
laying strain, and then set eggs from
these to raise your egg machines for
next year.
Many of the farmers raise good
poultry and we hope they will enter
a few of their birds and find out just
how good they really are. Entry
blanks may be found at e. W. Hess
Drug Store or by calling on the Sec
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
Baptist Church.
Bible school at $50. Glasses for

Bible school at $50. Classes for
all ages.
If Jesus has been our friend
through all the years of the past, He
will still speak to you and comfort
you in the study of His word. To
the youth, the middle aged and the
old, Jesus is the same. He said,
Learn of Me-" The Bible school is
the teaching place
Preaching at l1:OO a. m. and 7:3O
p. m.
B. Y. P. U. at $50 p. m.
The public is invited to all these
services.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
GIANT SUBMARINE FOR U. S.
Plans For Al underwater Battle
Cruiser Have Been Prepared BY
Naval Engineers.

Washington, Nov. 17.-Designs have
been completed and specifications pre-
pared In the United States Navy De
partment for a new type Of submarine
which, 1t is believed, will be a dis.
tinct advance over any such craft yet
devised. The new craft win be known
- . fleet submarine. II win displace
about twelve hundred tons.
The aim Is to build a submarine d.
high speed and great defensive power
that win be able to accompany a fleet
to sea and keep up with It in sruis-
Ing
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19

departments for installation of exhib-
its.
At present large consignments of
foreign and domestic exhibits are ar.
irving daily on the docks at the expo
sition grounds.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
New Arrival IS
Erecting a House

G. E. Polling and family have moved
from Colorado CITY to their ranch In
the Numa District just west OF sam
De Marcus place. They are erecting
a new house and are occupying a house
near their place until their own Is
completed. The neIghbors are glad
to welcome this family to THE com
munity.
Master Victor Schroeder is able TO
he in school again after mouths
siege OF rheumatism.
Chas. Schroeder has purchased a
new piano.
One Of the Hodge boys was thrown
from his motor cycle Monday, but was
fortunate in escaping with only .
badly sprained wrist.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Marching Onward
But Let EN- Come

Marshal Worker received mes
sage Wednesday from Detective Ford
OF the Missouri Pacific to have fifty
men ready TO be sent to Pueblo on
short notice within few days TO as
sist 10 handling the Kelley Army
force which Is due to reach Pueblo
the latter part of this week. There
are 400 of these men between Salt
Lake City and Pueblo headed east
with the intention OF riding the Mis-
souri, Pacific. Officer Worker stated
that he had about 25 men who would
20. The men are to be ready within
four hours after the call Is made and
q special train will be sent here for
them.
A small detachment of the army,
seventeen strong, passed through here
Wednesday night via boxcar. The
train crew wanted to put them Oh In
Ordway. but Marshal Worker who
was on duty with Special Onicer
whipple. told them to keep on the
hike and they passed east.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
School Notes

The high school is getting ready fol
box social and May festival to be
held at the srmory May first The
May queen IL to be elected by vote.
Watch papers for further announce
mentS.
The attendance OF the entire school
has Increased greatly since last week.
Ralph Rupp is absent from second
grade on account of mumps.
Herman Shipley returned to the
third grade this week.
The fourth grade is making special
study OF birds this week.
Nora Rupp is absent from the NTH
grade on account Of mumps.
Ruth Downing entered the seventh
grade this week.
Urgal Rupp Is absent from seventh
grade.
The following are the ranks for the
eighth grade.
Bank /. Emerson Eagleton. Sylvia
Bruntun. Dorothy Green aud Emma
PSn.ln.
Rank 2 Glenn Beeman, Georgia
Estes, Hazel Belveal. Gladys Sewers,
Lucy Oliver and Gus Worker.
Rank g. John McIver, Scena Rank
and Lucy Bouldin.
Rank 4. Tom Station and Boyd Moss.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Pages Are Enlarged

The pages of the New Era have
been enlarged, this being the third
issue si0ce the change was made. The
paper has always been six columns 10
width, but we have made 1t a seven
column paper. Seven columns give
more reading space, adding almost
the equivalent Of one page Of the
former size to the space. Many of the
subscribers noticed the enlarged size
the first time they picked 1t up. and
u lot of them have expressed them
selves as being pleased with the ap
pearance.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Local and Personal

Joel Ross and wife, who formerly
lived here are 10 Pueblo and expect 70
come TO Ordway 10 short time where
they will make their home. Mrs.
Ross, who was formerly Miss Lottie
Brown. was in very poor health while
in California, but she 10 agsin quite
we'll.
Nr. snd Mrs.. Lewis worker and
Mr. aud Mrs. Wn. wos1ss afove 70
Pueblo b. auto Monday - TEey
returned Il The evening", nstl04 spSht
shs eatirs day tsers. aI
W. Wsuah, wbo has bees su6er.
|Ise 4s1eA sasan1sns.1p .1psslDs-VaotA1Ni
'eraI weeks was taksa 70 . hospitsi Ia
Pueblo Monday. His condition hsd
been serious for several days.
Fred Cook and wife and Aaron Cook
went TO Canon City last Saturday 10
visit with Mrs. Cooks parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. SOn0eland. tf
D. v. Burrell Of Rocky Ford wss
taken To the hospital last week tO be
treated for appendicitis.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Bon nSaeiaes'l \: S. S. 8
Observes Easter

Au Easter program was given at tht
South Box Springs school house b
the Sunday school last Sunday. Thu
children who took part we're vel
trained aud each oumber was admir-
ably given. A short talk BY Rev. }
L. Miller preceded the exercises. The
program rs given follows:
Song. Rise Up, o Hearts. by the
school.
Recitation. I Bring . Greeting. Or
vel WEIGH.
Dialogue, Down 10 the Lillied Gar
den, four girls.
Recitation. The Easter Gifts, Bss'
sic Steele.
Duet. Roll the Stone Away. Lucille
Peterson and Dorothy Barnes.
Recitation, He Lives Again, Jim
nile Barnes.
Recitation, The Lily, Marjorie Gard.
ner.
Song, Smiles and Tears. School.
Reading, The Chinese, Cecil Gard
sner.
Dialogue. Jesus Can. eight children.
Recitation, The Rabbits, Opal
Welch-
Song, Danodil. Bright Daffodil,
School.
Recitation. The Egg, Jessie Steele.
Recitation, Easter Torches, Ray.
mond. Peterson.
Duet, The Happy Wake Up Time,
Jessie Steele and Mabel Barnes.
Recitation, Home Sweet Home, Lu-
cile Peterson.
Recitation, The Butterfly, William
Peterson.
Sony. Butterfly With Velvet Wing,
Bessie Steele.
Recitation, Can II l Try. Ernest
Barnes.
Dialogue, The Little Gardens, six
children.
Song, Hallelujah! Christ is Risen.
school.
Duet, One Day, Mrs. May Welch
and Mrs. J. c. Gardner.
Miss Amy Jester, who trained the
children deserves great credit for her
work.
Misses Ethel and Lorena Hauks Of
Ord way were present.
W. q. Roller and J. c. Gardner were
10 Ordway Tuesday.
Mary Mcclure entered the third
oroda at the Box Springs school last
week.
Virgil Carroll Is working for Charles
Wilson. ...
Walter Roller and wife are at home
on their Duck creek ranch after
spending several months In Pueblo.
Frank Peterson is in Rocky Ford.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
ka1val

A party was given Saturday night,
March % at the home Of Pete SOren
sen and wife in honor Of the formers
birthday. A lunch was served con-
sisting Of cake, peaches and coffee
All present had good time
A little party was given at tn.
home Uf J. B. Hodgson and wife or
Tuesday evening. Those present
were Messrs. Henry and Albert Kra
Wig. Frkz Young and the Misses Edns
Farrell, MarRerite Weiger and Zols
Dudley. Refreshments were served
and all present had Y dne time.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
PostofficesMoved
TosLeary Block

Uncle Sam his provided . more
attractive and sruer postofice for
Ordwsy's rapidly growing population.
The Lesry buildig is the new locs-
night.
The new locattDa adjoius the Leary
store on the sout and is the second
door from the Slener. II 10 more
attractive, lasus By almost double
the size Of the ~ location, and will
better accomodan the once 10 every
respect. Tue Icey Ia likewise larger
and the light blter for those who
have the boxss. rhey can see their
lock numbers ~ and have more
room 70 pass ED osher Without such
. jumble 10 rue9 51nes.
The WORKING 4epartment for the
oi,clAls is isrgs, il6ht aod more cum
Portable giving geem for desks and
tablessaG aGcisns a aDdle the business.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Johr,soeaR kerishes
Hoso Number Y

When NJ. johnson 1rst started to
housekeeping. he went 70 Chicago aod
located n No. IL WO0dlswn park.
Thirteen weeks later he moved to
Forty.sixth street aud lived there Is
months. 10 the following year the
only death 10 his family occurred.
that of his mother on March 10. AT.
ter Mr.. johnson moved TO Ordway he
went into the. chicken raising busi-
ness aod paid for his start Of chickens
with his check l3 Two years lister
his 500. Lloyd, was born on March la.
The next month. April Is. be bought
the New Fra of @. B. Stewart. and 10
December of the same year he moved
TO the Olmstead house. now occupied
by Fred Hoffman and paid bis rent of
Sl3.3 IS an the 18th day Of that month.
In 1918 Mr.. johnson bought an au-
tomobile Of 1918 model. He made
trip TO Kansas few months after
wards and one day while out found he
had broken brake band. He took
the pieces out and upon counting
them found there were IL broken
parts. The 6rst insurance premium
which he paid in Colorado was paid on
Septemb berl 8. 1905.
Mr.. Johnson. who recently sold the
New Era, made the transaction at the
beginning Of volume No. 81 and the
last check he issued while 10 posses
sion OF the business was No. 1900. In
closing up his bOoks he discovered
that he had 1900 due him. one amount
OF which was bill owed by the city
amounting to sl3.25.
Editors Note: There was never an
opportunity to count the remaining
hairs 10 Johnson's head, but an esti-
mate has been placed at 13.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Brief Interviews

A. jewell il r1esnt arrival In Crow
ley county and has located on the
John Erwin fsrnl near Olney Springs.
Mr.. Jewell csmt here from Kiowa
county. Kansas. II came here be.
cause l have asthma and know OF go
many whose trpnbles In that way
ceased after thief located here. aud I
thought would try it, I am glad
that 1 did for tofDe there seems no
place so good - 70 agriculture as this
county, and / - glad the asthma
brought me here =
/, Mr.. Jewell 10 4 slcomed to the coun-
ty aud while th1 climate here gets
rid Of his asthml5 the citizens Of the
county will give Inn the glad hand.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Chance Games to
End IN Ordway

Marshal Worker and Mayor Ward
con nfiscated two slot machines We'd
nesday. The machines were new
ones and had just been installed on
commission by slot machine nrm in
the W. W. Mashburn andsW VIM. Erwin
pool halls. The officials also notified
all places where chance punch boards
were being run to discontinue them.
They we're given thirty days In which
to close up the ones now on hands.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Ball Game Is to
Be Played Sunday

There will be ball game at the
ball park here sunday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock, between the Ordway and
Sugar City teams. The game is the
flrst OF the season to be played here
and Is the Initial game OF the pro-
posed four-town league which is be-
log organized, The promoters hope
to see the big fans and the little fan
lettes 10 attendance to root against
the big delegation which is coming
from Sugar City.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
The Situation

With apologies to Bouldin and oliver.
How can the new town board get
along without q "Train0r?" Perhaps,
after they get organized they can
"SaIe" along nicely, but some OF them
are "Leary" lest the worries will turn
them all Gray" However, II they
will take things moderately at the
beginning and work like "Beaver"
things will turn out all right, provid-
lug some one does not make the trou-
bled waters too Riley"
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Interests Young Men

DR.. w. f. Brooks. superintendent
of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school is pushing every effort to In
crease the Attendance aud is meeting
with marked success. There Is q
young mems Bible class being organ
lied and It is hoped by the superin-
tendent that all young men not
identified with another church will
Join 1t.
Rev. Barker, the pastor, announces
that Sunday morning his theme will
be, I'm Gods Out Of Doors" and the
evening subject to be. IAN Old Testa-
ment Friendship" There will be q
male quartet for the evening song
service.
At the Methodist Episcopal church.
~ the feature In recognition Of East
CT, a reception of members and com.
munion services were held. There
we're several additions to the church
and the ordinance Of baptism was
given. The time was taken up
10 this way and the pastor, Rev. Oil
yer e. Barker. did not deliver ser
mOn.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Reports Required

The county commissioners through
out the state are required, by the
state highway commission to make a
report of all road work done, the KIND
and the amount expended. II has
been necessary before to only report
on state road work.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Sugar City Briefs

The school election is to be held
the first Monday 10 May and from
sounding things it Is believed there
will be warm time.
Superintendent Freeman was In
Denver last week.
Rev. John Stille is home for few
weeks before leaving to take up his
summer meetings.
Frank Howard has built neat ga
rage for his new REQ.
The Boy Scouts are building PARK
on the lots Just north Of the grounds
on which the farmers building is TO
be erected.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Importer Here

N. Tatsukawa Of Denver, Japan
ese importing and exporting merchant
was here the past week comforting
with the Japsnse cantaloupe growers.
He is looked TO by these growers as
quite an authority and liz giving them
a great deal Of assistance. A meet
ing was held while he was here and
the label AND other questions were
dfacnased