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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02
Accident at Christy Lake.

Miss Marie Ray, Miss Halle Googe,
and j. D. Pipes were thrown from
their buggy while attempting to pass
another vehicle in the road leading
into Christy Lake last Sunday. Miss
Googe received a cut,in the left eye
brow which bled freely and Miss Ray
was injured over the left eye and left
side of her face and was rendered I'M
conscious for several hours. Mr..
Pipes was not seriously hurt. Prompt
medical aid was given and it is not
thought any permanent injury will
result. It was a serious accident and
might have been fatal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02
Canada Thistles.

Major G. l. Lynch is having the
Canada thistles grubbed out Of his
pasture south of town. This is a
commendable thing to do. They are
a great pest and there are enough
now growing and blooming in cow
lots and along the streets of Butler to
seed the whole county. Nature has
provided every little scotland there
are thousands to every plant allowed
to bloom and ripen, with a flying
machine, and it is a fact of common
observation that these seed will fly
for miles in an ordinary breeze. A
relentless war should be waged on
them right now. A little later it will
be too late. Every farmer and every
owner of a town lot should 60 out
with grabbing hoe and inspect his
premises and leave not one standing
to seed his own and his neighbours
premises. This is no trifling matter,
and now is the time to strike a deadly
blow. Since writing the foregoing
local item our attention has been
called to article Is, chapter A, R. S. of
Mo. 1909, and we call the attention of
road-overseers and our streets and
alley committee to this article as well
as that Of all land and lot overs. Sec.
742 Of this article makes it a INSIDE
meanor to permit any Canada or
Scotch thistles to ripen' on your
premises, or along the roadways or
streets; any one found guilty is liable
to . fine Of 80 and costs for every
such thistle allowed to grow and rip
lon its seed, and it is made the duty OF
the prosecuting attorney to prosecute
all cases brought under this article. It
10 only within the last few years that
[the Canada thistle has obtained q
footing in this section, but they are
now numerous, and thousands Of
them are growing and blooming in.
the streets and in the back yards
some in the front yards-of Butler. It
| = not fair to your neighbor. II is not
fair to the county, that one should be
- -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

There will be preaching at the New
Hope Baptist church q miles south
west Of Butler on Sunday, July 5,
1914, at II a. m. and at 8 p. m. :
Subject for morning sermon,
Safety First" or the Supreme
Command. !"
Subject for evening, ''The Great
Trust Co." or ''The Bank that Never
Falls.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
A cordial welcome extended to all.
l. w. Keele.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

A. q result of Louisiana's new cleo
don law, final action on which was
taken by the Senate at Baton Rouge
Thursday, the Republican party will
lose its official identity in the State.
The new law was drawn to afford
recognition to the Progressive party.
With that exceptioa the bill was cop
I'd from I former law, which prosid-
"a that no party Or faction polling
lees tlan 10 per cent Of the tola vote
atlhe la4 prsvious election shall b
sso1 lize9 = having de- ght %
s6me ny sJection officsrs q watch
- rs n1pul ea1s pm - HI
5opor ~ q = xpto g - ~ stlle
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02
Real Estate Transfers

S w Schooley to J B Johnston 20
sec 6 Hudson. sc
Letchworth & Berry to H E Hartz
100 q sec 81 East Boone ....... 75(
N J Shumate to Roderick Carr
blk 48 Sperrys add Rich Ill.,. q
A J Earhart to Jesse E Smith
tract sec % Mt Pleasant $50. 4O(
Mo Baptist Home to H H Wells
pit blk IS Butler ............... n
Francis Beatty to L L Wix 160a
sec 20 Deepwater ............ IN
John c Hayes to Emma Pigg pit
lot 3 blk Christian & Condees
ad Butler n
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

"Gabe" of the Review seems to be
having fine visit in Sheridan, Wyo-
ming, but he admits being affected by
the anti-church going contaeion, and
thinks it affects the men more than
women. We are sorry Gabe has
caught it.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

Mr.. and Mrs. D. X. Walker and
son Elliott Walker and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walker Cannon, all Of Butler, NO.,
motored over in the latters car and
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
Walkers niece, Mrs. Robt. Bright
Well.-Drexel Star.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

Silas Christofferson, aviator, flew
recently over the peak of Mount
Whitney in biplane. He establish.
ed, it is commended, a new American
altitude record. 1t was Christoffer-
sons second attempt at the peak.
The first was made shortly after
dawn from Long Pine and failed be-
cause Of the intense cold the aviator
encountered at an elevation of 10, 600
feet. Christofferson, landing after
his second flight, said his Paragraph
showed he had reached an altitude Of
is, 728 feet.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

The Union Pacific Railroad June sc
announced the biggest equipment
oader placed by the company for sew
eral years, when the Pullman Com
pany. was given contract for nearly
81, 600, 900 worth of rolling stock for
use of the Hartman system. The
order was placed in anticipation Of a
tremendous traffic to the Panama
Pacific Exposition in San Francisco
next year. Delivery of cars must be-
gin August Is this year. Every car
included in this Greer is to be of steel.
The baggage cars, of which there will
be twenty-six, are to be ten feet lon
ger than the present type. Included
in the order are twenty-one big din
ing cars.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02
Presbyterian Church.

Bible School 9:45.
Public worship HOO. Sermon,
"The Meaning of the Feast" The
Sacrament of the Lords Supper will
be observed. All members will try
and be on hand.
Senior Christian Endeavor at ZOO.
Public worship 500. This will be a
patriotic service. We shall use the
steropticon and portraits of our pat
riots and pictures of our country s
history. We shall also speak of the
perils to our national life which will
be illustrated by pictures.
Mid-week service Wednesday even
ing at 500 p. m.
Don't forget the Sunday School and
congregational picnic next Friday,
July 10 in the afternoon at Christy
Lake. Plan to be there. Full an
nouncement next Sunday.
Everybody cordially invited.
G. H. Ticknor, Minister.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

Missouri members of the House
voted recently in favor Of reducing
the congressional milage allotment
from 20 cents each way to S cents a
mile. Representative Baltz Of East
St Louis supported the reduction,
which was approved BY majority.
The question came up in the form Of
an amendment to the conference re-
port on the judicial Legislative bill.
Representative Baltz led the fight for
4 reduction in the committee. The
Senate insists on 20 cents p mile, and
thus far has declined to recede.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

: Charles Becker, the convicted MUIR
derer of Herman Rosenthal, has
moved from the Top tier Of cells to
the main floor of,the death house at
Sing Sing prison and recently began
writing book on his experiences as
a New York policeman.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02
Will Stay With the President

Will stay WIN the PRESIDENT
The members of the Missouri dele
cation in Congress, in spite Of the fac
that this is a campaign year, have
signified their intention of remaining
in Washington to carry out the leeis.
lative program Of the president.
"Mr. President: We, the under
signed Democratic members Of the
House of Representatives from Mis-
souri,, beg to say that we have re-
NAMED at our posts, discharging our
duties, and will continue to do SO as
long as it is necessary to assist in
carrying out your programme.
"All but four of our delegation have
opposition in the primaries which will
be held the fourth day of August, but
regardless of the result of these pri-
maries, it is our intention to remain
here and do all we can to aid you in
bringing about a successful conclusion
Of the programme which you have
have outlined.
1--WE desire, in a modest way, to
assure you not only Of our confidence,
but to express to you our loyalty in
the struggle you are making to carry
out the remaining platform pledges
to the people.
'Mr. President, we are with you
and will be loyal to the end"
The letter was signed by Represen-
tatives j. T. Lloyd, W. W. Rucker,
J. w. Alexander, Charles F. Boogh-
er, C. C. Dickinson, C. w. Hamlin,
Champ Clark, William L. Igoe, M. ].
Gill, w. L. Hensley, Joseph J. Rus
sell and Thomas L. Rubey.
Representatives Borland of Kansas
City. Shakleford of jefferson City and
Decker of Joplin are the only Mis-
souri, Democrats not now at the capt.
tai. They are expected back in few
days, however, and are certain to join
their colleagues in the pledge to
"stick to the finish. r"
President Wilson did not delay in
citing the Missourians know of his
gratitude. Hardly had the committee
eft the White house when a messen.
!er was dispatched to the Capitol with
note, addressed to Speaker Clark
nd his colleagues. It reads:
my Dear Friends:
1.-THE paper you were kind enough
send me through Judge Rucker,
Judge Alexander and Mr.. Russell has
OF only given me deep qualification,
ut it has elected my warm and gen.
inc admiration. 1t is only in keep
lg with the spirit you have shown in
ublic affairs.
Nothing has been more gratifying .
} me during the arduous sessions Of
lie present Congress than the gener.
us and disinterested support which
gu have given me. The paper which, {
ou sent is the sort that makes man n
arrying the responsibilities of public :
fe very proud and very grateful, and
in line with your whole conduct .
uring the months that have passed. n
Cordially and sincerely yours. Il
(Signe0 WOODROW WILSON," s
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

President Wilson June 80 signed
the naval appropriation bill, which
carries provision for two new
dreadnoughts and permits the sale of
the battleships Mississippi and Idaho
to Greece.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

Herr Landmann, an aviator of Ber-
lin, finished a nonstop flight of twen-
ty-one hours and forty-nine minutes
on June %. This constitutes new
worlds record.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

The slim woman is doomed today.
Fashion has decreed her passing, and
bones are to vanish before plump
ness and bonniness. Women cheer
fully now own to waist of from &c
to SO inches. In fact, the very slim,
"slinker-slouch" woman is now con-
sidered ugly and deformed. The
craze for slimness, a beauty specialist
said recently produced the irritable
woman, the neurotic woman, the
nervous woman and the poseuse.
TO be healthy" said the specialist,
"a woman should, as Everybody
knows, have a full bust and an un-
cramped waist. If a woman adopts
the kind of 'slinker-slouch' figure her
chest contracts, and nothing is worse
for the general health than a con-
tracted chest"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

After killing two white men and
seriously wounding another a negro
highwaymen held up and robbed the
pay train of alumber camp atStevens,
Miss. The negro escaped with s., ZOO
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02
General News of the Week

The French Senate recently adopt
ed. without debate, a bill allowing
brothers-in-law and sisters.in-law to
vvNs
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

The Japanese press generally ex-
presses indignation at the attitude Of
the United States in the California
antialien land controversy as outlined
in the correspondence between the
two governments recently published.
Several Of the newspapers insist that
a remedy must be found for the rim
sulting situation" The Nichi Nichi
is especially violent in its utterances.
1t condemns what it calls Japan's flat
terry of America by participation in
the exposition at San Francisco and
says that, instead of doing this, Japan
should, in view of the United States
Governments inability to control the
States, consider the wisdom of taking
action against California in order to
obtain satisfaction.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

F. D. Coburn, for twenty years
secretary of the State Board of
Agriculture and widely known
throughout the country as a crop
authority, retired from public service
June 80. Several months ago Mr..
Cobnrn, in announcing his resigna-
ton. said he was Stepping aside for
the younger boys - The secretary
has no plans for the immediate future
except to take needed rest" He
will be succeeded by B. c. Mohler,
who has been his assistant for a
number of years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

For causing to be made public the
text of his undelivered application for
parole, Abraham Ruef, former po-
litical ruler of San Francisco and now
in San Quentin prison, has been de-
prived by Warden johnson of his
privileges. He cannot see visitors or
write or receive letters, according to
Ruef's attorney. The news was CIV
en- out recently by counsel for Ruef,
who transmitted to the newspapers
the application which the State Board
of Prison Directors refused to grant
at its last session.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

The Reformed Church of Latter
Day Saints, the Christian Scientist
and certain other churches were held
not eligible to membership in the as
sociation recently by the delegates to
the convention of the international
Sunday School Association. The
membership question has been be-
fore the association for several years
and a former committee urged against
affiliation on the ground that the
church of the Latter Day Saints plac-
ed the book of Mormon on par with
the Bible.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-02

A donation of 81, 500, 900 from John
D. Rockefeller to the Rockefeller In
stitute of Medical Research, was an
nounced on June q by Henry James
manager of the institute. This gift
brings the sum total of Mr.. Rookie
feIler's contributions to the institute
up to $12,55O, 600.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-17
Institute For White Teachers.

The Institute for the counties Of
Schley, Webster and Sumter will be
held in the courthouse, Americas, COM
mencing October 26th and close on the
30th, which will embrace five days.
Sumter county teachers will be re-
quired to attend this Institute or be
subjected to a fine. All schools will
be closed for the week, and the teach
ers will receive pay for the week the
institute is in session. Full attend
ance is expected.
The Institute will be conducted by
Prof. F. E. Land, state supervisor Of
Institutes, and State Supt. Britain,
and Miss Parish vii. be in attendance.
advt-13-d2t-w2t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-17
MURPHY Offers
RESOLUTION IN
WILSON'S PRAISE

Charles F. Murphg, whose part in op-
posing Woodrow Wilson at the Balti-
more convention is not forgotten and
whose followers have been passed over
completely in the distribution of Fed
eraA patronage, last night at meeting
of the Democratic County Committee
personally introduced a resolution
prasing the President. This was part of
the measure:
Resolved, That we, the Democratic
Committee of the County of New
York, recognize the wisdom of Presi-
dent Wilson in following the admopi-
ton of George Washington to have no
entangling alliance with foreign ma
tons, approaching the patriotism of
his course in the horrors of war, and
applauding his courage and steadfast-
ness in carrying out to successful fru-
ition the platform of his party and the
policies of his administration, reassert
our loyalty to the President of the
United States.'
The usually saturine countenance of
"the Chief" lit up in a smile as he read
the resolution. 1t was adopted unani-
mously-New York Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-17
ORDERS BESIEGING AMERICAN MARKETS
Steel FOR BAYONETS IS
ORDERED In PITTSBURGH
France Wants Early Delivery of Metal
and Offers Figure Above The
Market Price.

PITTSBURG, Oct. 1.-THE Crucible
Steel Company, of this city, today re-
ceived an order from the French gov
eminent for 5000 tons of bayonet and
saber steel. The contract was specific
as to quality and time of delivery.
Steel of the quality used in bayonets
and sabers is manufactured in few
plants in this country.
The French government offered the
local concern the entire contract with
a substantial bonus, if it would guar
antee delivery at seaboard in 80 days.
On the acceptance of this stipulation,
the contract was awarded. The price
is not given out, but is said to be con-
siderably above the market price.
Several thousand tons of sheet ar
NOR plate for motor cars and other
vehicles is wanted by the French and
English governments, according to in
quiries received today by the Carnegie
Steel company.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-17
CENTRAL WORKING FOR
BETTER BEEF CATTLE
BOOKLET ON ERADICATION OF
TICK ISSUED TO FARMERS.

A booklet entitled Better Beef
Cattle for Georgia and Alabama" tell
ing the afrmers how they can eradi-
cate the cattle tick and make cattle
raising in Georgia and Alabama pay
handsome profits, has been issued by
the Agricultural Department ct the
Central of Georgia Railway.
The booklet is particularly we'll got
ten up by ]. F. Jackson, agricultural
agent in charge of the Central's agri-
cultural work and contains much val
liable information for farmers and
stock raisers. 1t tells of the Central's
fcur-crop club contests for which it is
Offering pure bred short-horn bulls as
prizes.
1t contains photographs of the pure
bred cattle that the Central has
brought into Georgia and Alabama and
photographs of other high-bred cattle
to be found in the two states. 1t ex-
plains how the farmer may stamp out
the tick pestilence on his farm and
materially reduce the cost of produc-
ton of beef cattle and mich cows and
also greatly improve his stock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-17

Sumter's embryo farmers = the
plucky youths making up the ranks Of
the Sumter County Corn club have
achieved another distinct triumph
along agricultural lines, as evidenced
in the success of their annual exhibit
here yesterday. The Sumter club has
a membership of thirty-seven, and,
while all of these did not enter the
contest this year, the number particl-
pating was sufficient to make most
creditable exhibit and demonstrated
to the world what Sumter boys can
do.
The exhibit was held at the court
house, and there the young farmers all
of them young lads in their teens
proudly exhibited fine samples of corn
from their prize acre, with accurate
account of the cost of cultivation, etc.
Each exhibit was attractively display
ed, and the boys took pleasure in tell
ing the many visitors there how it was
doDa
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-17
ALLIES ORDER 5000
PACKS OF ANTI.TOXIN
FOR LOCKJ4W CASES

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 16-An order
for 5000 packages of lockjaw anti
toxin for the French and English
troops has been placed with Phila-
delphia firm of chemical manufactur
ers by the British government, it was
announced today. The anti-toxin will
be used especially for the immuniza-
ton of troops who fight in trenches as
tetnus germs are believed to be par
ticularly prevalent in earth
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-17
APPEALS TO U. S. TO Open
BANKS In south AMERICA
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Ayers Needs of American Bust.
ness Demand Such Step.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct 1.-THE
Chamber of Commerce has appealed
to the national government to estab-
lish banking institutions in South
America and other parts of the world
where needs of American commerce
warrant to facilitate extension of ex-
port trade. The chamber also urges
business men of the country to CO.
operate to make the movement ma.
tional
1t points out that through the OPEN
ing of the Panama canal and the es-
Establishment of direct lines of steam
ships this country will have a "tru-
mendous advantage in freights over
England and Germany to South Amer
lea and the Orient"
The statement, which was prepared
by the Chamber of Commerce COM
mittee on the improvement of the mer-
camille and manufacturing interests,
points to the fact that the war in Eu-
rope leaves "the people of the United
States, for the time being at least, in
almost absolute control of the COM
merce of the world"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-17
BUY A BALE OF COTTON
At TEN CENTS A POUND

Mr.. Douglas Weir, a popular Balti-
more travelling man, was in Americas
yesterday, and, under the INSPIRATION
of existing business conditions, penned
the following timely "pome" which he
kindly gave the Times-Recorder for
publication:
Buy A Bale of Cotton.
Buy bale of cotton, give the South q
helping hand,
Now that she is in distress, let your
heart expand,
Now every one come forward with dol
lars long or round,
And buy a bale of cotton at ten cents
pound.
Never will you regret the good deed
you have done,
Knowing that you have helped many a
needy one,
Value received you get, and every bale
is sound
Then buy a bale of cotton at ten cents
a pound.
re pa ~ Z EI II E
You can still remember when you were
in distress
Some one came to your relief, reliev-
ing your duress,
Now that you are easy, don't forget the
one that's down,
Come buy bale of cotton, at ten cents
pound.
Honest debts were contracted on the
cotton crop,
Circumstances unforeseen brought
things to a stop,
The farmers are up against it, no mar
ket can be found,
Go buy a bale of cotton, at ten cents
pound.
The farmers are the mainstay of the
entire land,
Without their aid our business never
could expand,
Hence, you are beholden to them the
year around,
Now buy bale of cotton, at ten cents
pound.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-17
POSTUM SEASON OPEN
SOCIETY REvElS IN
IMAGINARY HUNTS
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 17.-Possum
hungry Georgians must wait until the
first frost before the game attains its
full flavor, but so far as game laws
are concerned the lid went off on Oc-
tober 1, and so the season is well I'M
der way.
Already possum parties are in vogue
in Atlanta. They consist of young
men, girls and supper at the club.
The party goes to the woods. where
several possums have been carefully
tied in certain trees the afternoon be-
fore, catch the game amid great excite
ment, and return to the club for sup
per, the animals being cooped up until
the next hunt. But the girls think they
were in at the real thing.
Last year the hunting set" gave a
nutting party and found many bushels
of fine hickory nuts under a big tree.
1t happened that a real country-bred
girl was in the party and discovered
that every tree in hundred yards was
either oak or pine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-17

action from 450 to 800 cartridges per
minute, and about as many pieces of
heavy artillery expanding each time
they are fired as high as 100 pounds
of explosives, one appreciates the truth
of the assertion that the manufacture
of ammunition is now the worlds lead
ing industry.
In Europe not only the arsenals, but
many other factories, including those
in which farm implements, machinery
and motor vehicles are made in time
of peace, are busily engaged in manu-
featuring ammunition.
Large orders have been placed in
this country, where the science of max
ing ammunition is just as highly de-
veloped as it is abroad.