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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
Adrian Notes.
From the Journal.

From the Journal.
D. B. Reist was elected secretary
of the bankers association which met
in Kansas City this week. We con-
graduate him on this honor.
Miss India Hoover entertained the
members and friends Of her Sunday
school classs at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl J. Haas last Thursday
night in a charming manner.
Perry Steele has sold the light
plant to John Bpettner, Of Boston,
Mass, who will take charge Of the
plant January Let, 1916. Mr.. Steele
has given good service and the public
win regret tint be d 10 leave. Mr..
Boettner comes highly recommended
~ . competent gentleman.
: The Reeder HoteL under the man.
81 Mr. and Mn. c. N. Colt,
i daily growing Ia popularity with
the public. Traveline men are liberal
b their praise d .this house and they
make Il . point 10 stop here when IL
. possible for them to do 20.
The Coits are excsllent people and
hey know their business.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
STRAIGHTFORWARD
TESTIMONY
Many Butler Citizens Have PrOfited
Rv II

Many Butler Citizens Have Profited
BY 1t.
If you have backache, urinary
troubles, days of dizziness, headaches
or nervousness, strike at the seat of
the trouble. These are often the
symptoms of weak kidneys and there
is grave danger in delay. Doan's
Kidney Pills are especially prepared
for kidney ailments-are endorsed by
over $4,000 people. Your neighbors
reccomend this remedy-have proved
its merit in many tests. Butler read
ers should take fresh courage in the
straightforward testimony of Butler
citizen.
T. j. Stubblefield, 204 E. Chestnut
St., Butler, says: II had a severe
attack of kidney trouble and Doan's
Kidney Pills quickly cured me. Since
then have had no need for a kidney
medicine"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
hat Mr.. Stubblefield had. Foster
Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
l-2t Adv.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
OZARK GAME is. PLENTIFUL
Quail Turkeys and Deer Reported as
Numerous in the Southwest
Missouri Counties.

With the opening of the season for
weeks off come reports from every
county in Southern Missouri of an
| abundant supply of the birds. F. c.
| Garrett, deputy game and fish warden
in the Springfield district. who re-
turned recently from a trip through
several counties. also says that the
younger quail are unusually large for
this time of the year
Wild turkeys also are reported to be
more numerous than in a number of
years. Several flocks of the birds
were reported within four miles of
West Plains, venturing into farm
barnyards in quest of food. Young
deer have thrived this year, Warden
Garrett says, and reports from Shan
non. Oregon, Carter and other thnly
settled counties to the southeast
promise some good sport for deer
hunters.
Short Illness FataI.-Mrs. Miranda
B. Smith, wife of William A. Smith,
is dead at Hannibal after a twelve
hour illness. The body will be buried
at South Hampton. Pa.
Telegraph Operator KilIed.-A man
believed to be named Bigelow, an I'M
employed telegraph operator of Chi .
cago, attempted to board a Frisco pas
q an oo, in oft C,,riO O io1I uo y,;cco1
his footing and fell under the wheels
and was killed.
Head Hit BIutf.-A G.. Brown, AZ
years old, an engineer for the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas, while on the
gangway of the engine looking for
hotbox, was struck on the head by
projecting bluff one mile east of Port
land, Mo-. and fatally injured. /
4 X (
Coffey Case February 1.-THE trial
OR. B. Coffey. the Savannah mer.
chant who is charged with the MUIR
der of Mrs. Boone Fancher, wife of I
4 retired farmer of that place, last
August, has been continued until
February Z. Judge E. E. Porterfield 1
If Kansas City, sitting for Judge A. D.
Burnes, granted the continuance when
he attorneys for the prosecution
agreed to it upon condition that COT
ey's bond be increased from $4,000
o $4,000.
Rush MissoIrIs 6uiiding-"Mis-
ouri day" at the Panama-Pacific ex.
position is to be May 3, 1915. And the
building, according to w. D.
'mith of Princeton, vice chairman Of
he Missouri fair commission, will be
eady for occupancy December l.. The
tructure is being completed thirty
avs ahead of contract time.
Col. Phelps Son Dies. - Cyrus
helps. 8-year-old son of Colonel w.
|. Phelps, the Democratic politician,
, dead from injuries received when
n automobile struck, him while he
as riding bicycle at Carthage.
+ 4 4
Joplin In New Rois.-Joplin is one
I the few towns Of Missouri that
ave . majority of its votes FOR SUI
age at the recent election. Jasper
,unty gave q majority Of 631 for the
lifteeuth amendment.
k-k
Invited TO Missouri.-The board Of
rectors Of the Kansas City Stock
ards Company has invited the COM
ission men and stock dealers Of Chi
lgo to make use of the local yards
lring the closing of the Chicago In
,stry by the government. The ofIer
'obably WI be accepted.
.
Has Brittle Ies.-Jesse Wilkerson.
Sedalia cripple. fell recently on q
Ivement and fractured hfs left leg.
'ilkefsoa b - years old and this Is
. thirtyseventh time his leg has
zen flaetpred. Y
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
City Taxes Now Due

Taxes for the year 1914 now due.
Books open in my office, northeast
corner basement court house. 3-tf
John S. Walker, City Collector.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-11-19
; Taxes Are Now Due.

All those who desire to pay can
find me at the circuit clerks office.
Resp't. j. L. Barker,
Twp. collector, Mt. Pleasant township.
3-tf.
Evening star., 1914-02-01
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. January 31.-Ample protec-
ton and moisture given by snowfalls to-
day in the winter crop territory left the
wheat bulls at disadvantage. Tht
market. although steady at the close
was sal. under last night Corn wound
up with a gain of isai2. oats d shade 10
Is improved. and provisions ranging from
2is off TO a rise of 32i2.
According TO experts, the SHOW which
descended over the greater part of III.
winter wheat region furnished eNactlN
what was needed to make growth condi-
tions all that could be desired Tho i'm
mediate result was to send majority OF
spectators TO the selling side and TO en-
large the country offerings of hard winter
grades. especially from the southwest
and from Nebraska. Meanwhile the
shipping demand here was slow and ex-
line.
Resting commission orders. which re-
newed buying at moderate decline.
seemed to be based on signs of a heav,-
reduction in stocks having taken place
this week. On the other hand. arrivals
are expected to increase again in the
next few days
Corn during most of the day had an up
ward slant. IL was pointed out that re-
ceipts here for the week were the small
est for any corresponding time in five
years. Besides. the rough weather was
said TO be likely to interfere with she'll
ing and hauling and TO increase the de-
mand for feed
Oats hardened in sympathy with corn
Trading, however. was at a minimum
Congestion developed in January pork
and brought about a squeeze for dealers
the rest OF the provision list holders
realized freely. availing themselves OF
the chance afforded by an upturn in the
price of hogs.
Evening star., 1914-02-01
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. January 31.-The cotton
market was somewhat irregular today.
but on the whole showed rather
steadier undertone owing to reports of
continued good spot demand and indica-
tions that trade interests were moderate
buyers of contracts on declines. The
close was steady and from 3 to points
net higher.
Better cables than expected. favorable
reviews of the dry goods trade and bull
ish overnight spot advices from the south
appeared to inspire a good deal of scat
tered covering at the start. First prices
were = to points higher. and active
months sold to points above yester-
days closing figures during the early
trading. The demand was supplied by
houses with European and southern con-
nections. however. and the market soon
weakened under renewal of scattering
liquidation. The south seemed to be
selling more cotton here than recently.
which appeared to create an unfayorab BILE
impression around the local ring. on the
ground that it might be partly in the way
of hedging by spot holders. At any rate,
the market became quite unsettled and
active months broke to a point or two
under last nights closing figures, but
there was no change in the general
character Of the news. and there was
better demand later on, when prices ral-
lied. closing within > or ) points of the
best. Proba bly, part of the foreign selling
noted on the opening advance here was
against early purchases in the English
market. Reports from Dallas said the
interior was selling spots freely. but that
there was a good demand for all grades.
Evening star., 1914-02-01
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. January 31.-While
sentiment in the cotton market today
was bearish.. the trend of prices was up
ward and the close was at a net ad-
vance OF to 5 points.
More attention than usual was paid
to new crop conditions. Shorts did not
like the weather map, which indicated
cold and wet weather for a large part
OF the belt. One of the pronounced
downward movements of the morning
followed reports from Georgia that new
crop work in that state was unusually
well advanced and that the large supply
of labor would result in an increased
acreage.
On the opening the tone was steady. and
prices were points up. Liverpool re-
fused to follow the decline of yesterday
on this side. In the early trading the
rise was widened from 6 to Z points. This
the most active months 1 to . points
under yesterdays final figures Late in
the session there was a recovery to the
highest levels. The close was steady at
net gain Of to points.
Spot. quiet 1s off: middling. 12 la-16:
sales on the spot. S67: to arrive, 400.
Cotton futures closed: February, II 40;
March. 1880: May, 1856: July. 1881;
October 11.61.
The cotton market this week had
steady downward tendency. the high
prices being made Monday and the low
prices Friday. Sentiment favored the
short side. selling being based chiefly on
expectations of falling off in the spot
demand. Toward the week end bearish
statistics increased offerings. The net
results of the weeks trading was a loss
of II to 80 points. At the highest the
trading months were to S points over
last weeks close; at the lowest they were
Is to 36 points under The range was y
to 42 points.
Exports for the week were large. o64.-
953 bales. against 1O2,6a3 this week last
year.
For the season. according to Secretary
Hester. there already have come into
sight l1.512.959 bales. against 10.ac5.S9O
bales year ago. In some quarters crop
estimates were raised to 14.7j0.00o bales.
while less conservative bears talked of
10000 900 bales.
In the spot department prices lost 3
of cent. middIins closing at j. 1915,
Evening star., 1914-02-01
Steel Industry Satisfied.

Conditions in the steel industry in
January were very satisfactory. 1ngot
output increased 80 per cent compared
with December. and greater gain was
made in mill operations Several I'm
portant pipe contracts were placed this
week, including eighty-eight miles of
six-inch steel line pipe and 10000 tons
Of pipe and oil country goods. Another
contract for ll0 miles of sixteen-inch
pipe is under negotiation.
The heavy buying Of and spec
iications for wire products over the
first three weeks of January were not
sustained this week. but the months
large orders taken for black and gal
Nanized sheets recently were reflected
N an advance of Sc per ton by the
National Tube Company. Large orders
for hoops and bands were taken at the
expensive prices, and some weakness
vas evident in plates. with large orders
lending. Heavy contracts were booked
for bars, which are frmer but irregular
Biliets and sheet bars are also firmer.
January railroad equipment buying was
better than anticipated. including 10000
tons of rails, 10000 cars. Il locomotives
and 300" tons OF bridge work. The
larges; car orders were 5000 for the
Union Pacific. 5000 for the Chesapeake
and Ohio. 1850 for the Pennsylvania and
.;.-lo for Canadian lines.
Fabricated steel contracts were highly
gratifying, aggresating 10000 tons, IN
Guiding 6O.O1s tons of subway work. At
east 5000 tons more are pending. The
latest large orders closed were 200 tons
for bridges at Springfield, Mass; 5000
tons for a copper smelter in Arizona
:, 800 tons for the Merchants Bank at
St Paul and 915 tons for the Black
Hawk Hotel at Davenport Iowa
Merchants pig iron sales in January
aggregated 100000 tons. equal to the
total sales during the first quarter OF
1918. Business was at firm prices. Ferro-
manganese is down to s35. drop of SIC
per ton.
Evening star., 1914-02-01
CATTLE MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, January 31.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts. so head; feeling unchanged.
calves-Reeeipts. 800 head: steady; s.5Oa
l21o; cuils, 6Osas.0O; dressed. Halo.
Sheep-Receipts. 100: dull; 3.75a5 ~.
lambs. 7.OOaS.10.
Evening star., 1914-02-01

a warm personal friend of Mr.. Rookie
feller until death overlook him short
time ago.
There are human sides to the bill
'ionaire that few people ever knew
anything about or heard Of. He is now
an old man, well above three score.
and may live to be hundred years
old. He has been heard to say that
five scores of years should be the nor
NAL life OF an average, careful man.
Evening star., 1914-02-01
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, January 31.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 5000 head: strong: bulk Of sales.
S.10aS55; light, S.3oas53; mixed S.3Oa8 40:
heavy. S.25aS.60; rough. s.25as.35: pigs,
d. 50aS. 50.
Cattle-Receipts. 200 head. steady:
beeves, 6Soa9.50: Texas steers. 69OaS 90;
stockers and feeders. 5.4OaS.10: cows and
heifers. 3.6oaS.5O: calves, 7.5Oa1o5O
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head; steady; na-
tive. 4.s0a6.Oo: yearlings, s. e5a7.OO: lambs.
native, 6S5aS.OO.
Evening star., 1914-02-01

deferred until some time in the dim future-
The continued recurrence of delays IN
the settlement of a simple problem Is
wet blanketing the stock market anu
business situation and apparently Great
ing q state of deepened distrust through
ont the length and breadth of the land
Railroaders. knowing the merit OF their
plea and appreciating the enthusiasuc
Endorsement of the press and the puplic,
had permitted themselves a feehng o.
confidence. From the first they nave
been decorous and courteous in every re-
spect. being careful in the incest par
ticular to observe the full proprieties.
Wall street, originally OF one m1no, Is
nonplussed at the mind channsins III
Washington and fearful of the possloie N
furious effect on public sentiment ron
ticians are given credit for unnecessarily
mixing into a problem with which they
have no rightful privilege of taking part;
AS the situation now STANDS lhpdrud!
business men complain that 1t is charged
with bad medicine and volume OF
disasters.
The prophecy most often voiced is that
while money is quite likely to soon oe
in oversupply in New York and other
favored fiscal centers. 1t is not apt 10 oe
in urgent demand soon. for business
purposes. AS the latest ,nads ean,u.,Gn n.s1i eai
invest a dollar unless the outlay is com,
nulsory. and as the manufacturers and
mercantile establishments stand II Is
almost a state of stagnation. The ele-
ment of acute politics has again entered
into the situation. and threatens to once
more resume its familiar role-that OF
a raw disturber-and with no concen-
trated objective in sight, unless IT De
attack and disruption. Is 1t any wonder
that another period of uncertainty has
arrived and that the conservative forces
are once more sullenly preaching the
gospel of non-actlon.
Evening star., 1914-02-01
DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. January 81.

NEW YORK, January 31.-Cotton goods
were steady today. Canton fiannels have
been priced for fall on basis about 81.
poration staple dress goods will be opened
Monday. Knit goods were in moderate
demand
Evening star., 1914-02-01

Frank Massie son of State Senator
Bland Masse Of Lynchburg. Va. acci-
dsntally shot and killed John Campbell,
q youth about his own age, who was en-
ployed on the Massie farm, near Tyre,
Nelson county, Va.
Evening star., 1914-02-01

Hilary Dusins. seyenty-eight years old
a veteran of the civil war. died Thurs
day at the home of his daughter, Mrs
Luther Welty. Frederick. Md. He was a
member OF Company G. eth MARYLAND
Regiment
Evening star., 1914-02-01
Period of Slow Reaction.

The extensive advance in securities dur
ing the first half of the month was fol-
lowed this week by a period of slow re-
action, during which speculative profits
were being digested. The effect of the
large absorption in which the recent in
vestment demand has resulted was seen
in the resisting power of the market IN
the face of heavy selling. The demand
for bonds also continued broad and
active.
Toward the close of the week the
market moved upward sharply once
more, indicating that the influences which
brought about the advance had not spent
their force An added factor OF much
weight was the striking Improvement in
monetary conditions abroad. Lowering
of the discount rates of all the great
European banks was followed by buoy
ant movement in securities markets. par
ticularly in London, such as had not
Balkan war The influence of this change
on the New York market was accentu-
ated by extensive purchases mere OIL
stocks for foreign account.
Favorable inferences concerning the
governments attitude toward corpora
tons, which were largely responsible Tor
the upward movement in securities. were
modified by the weeks events. Inc inter
state commerce commissions ruling IN
the tap line case necessitated qualincat1on
of confident assertions that the freight
rate advance would be allowed. The bills
10 regulate business. as INTRODUCED IN
CONGRESS, were less in favor in the finan-
cial district than President Wilson'S mes
sage proposing such measures. Hearings
on the Owen stock exchange bill are
expected TO involve the whole subject OF
legislative regulation of speculative ope-
rat;ons Stocks which would be subject
10 a law against holding companies were
weak.
Confidence regarding the business out
look found support in the influx of new
steel orders hopeful views Of trade au-
rhorities and higher prices for copper
metal
Evening star., 1914-02-01
WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business January 81 al
the New York Stock Exchange.
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares
Weor ending January 81 -

closing
1913 and the year
Evening star., 1914-02-01

against l.; 3-l6 last week and L. 1-16 this
week last year.
Sales on spot S44a bales against 3.37a
last week and 1916 this week last veal
sales to arrive amounted to 8 4a3, against
q. 465 and l.1S3
Evening star., 1914-02-01
Rate Delay Hinders Market.

That was before the wizard was in
troduced into the situation. He was not
affected favorably. and after a few
weeks of study the commission bore
down on the railroads with a peremptory
further extreme demand for complete
answers TO eighty-eisht new technical
questions bearing on the operation of
the fifty-two railroad systems for the en-
tire ten years. Judging from the burden
and tone Of comment, decision will be
Evening star., 1914-02-01
THE YEAR 1914 TO DATE
ON LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE

ibbs Of all
Evening star., 1914-02-01
HIGH PRICE LEVEL
IS NOT SUSTAINED
Reaction Sets in, Followed by
a Partial Recovery of
the Losses.
WEEK TAKEN AS A WHOLE
SHOWS A HOPEFUL TONE
Betterment of Financial Condition
in Europe Helps Situation
in This Country.
NEW YORK, January a1.-Higher prices

NEW YORK, January 31-Higher prices
kere quoted in almost every case IN
he early trading today Buying pro-
eeeded with unimpaired vigor, and the
rise of yesterday was extended sufficient
lv to establish top figures, in many
cases. for the advance which began last
month. Another upturn in the London
market. together with buying here for
foreign account. influenced the movement
The market failed. however. to maintain
its Improvement a reaction set in. which
forced prices below yesterdays close In
the last half hour the trend was again
reversed. Quotations rallied strongly, and
at the close changes were irregular, with
perponderance Of gains.
Realizing on the part OF traders VINO
preferred to he out of the market over
the week end checked the advance.
Weakness of the Rock Island securities
also held back the market News OF
probable reorganization of the Rock Is
land Company. and possible friendly
Teceivership. caused the common stock
TO drop rs to 19as. the preferred 3sa to
1874 and the collateral is. 1.s to ~
These losses were cut down on the late
upward swing. The Hill stocks were In
especially good demand and made sub
stantial gains. Low priced specialties
also reflected free buying.
money lnuoW ContluueS.
The almost unprecedented inflow of
money this month was well maintained
during the week. the bank statement
showing cash gain in the actual table
of 50. 100000. This brought up the total
gain by New York banks in January to
S76 oOo. There was further increase
in loans amounting to $4,000. 900, and
only a small addition TO surplus was
made.
In the bond market there was an active
inquiry rejecting continuance of invest
ment buying. New York state figs
reached new high price at loss.
The general bond market was firm,
being little affected by the weakness
value, s2,soo.0oO Panama 3s registered
advanced u on call on the week.
Evening star., 1914-02-01
Rockefeller's Benefactions.

Rockefeller'S BenefactlonS.
John D. Rockefeller's benefactions are
mostly private-confidential. you might
say. Contrary to the common rule he
shuns publicity. not because of any sense
of particular modesty. but because he
was too busy his first twenty-five years
of business life to give time to personal
exploitation. Until about fifty-seven
years old he worked night and day. Nat
urally, he ran down physically, and his
physicians told him bluntly (about fifteen
years ago) that if he did not take a rest
and a rigid diet he wouldn't live long. He
retired from active business then and
there, and for several years subsisted
mainly on milk. crackers and toasted
bread In connection with the business
of curing himself he entered upon per-
sonal study of the subject of prolonging
life. He has already spent more than
100000 on the fad" as the flippant
call his devotion to the development of
specially for the prolongation of human
life. Estimates have been of an outlay
of fully 100000 The amount Is more
likely to be the larger than the smaller
one named.
1t is true that Mr.. Rockefeller urged
a newspaper man of New, York and
Washington to drop newspaper work
and devote the balance of his life to
humanity. under his (J. D. R.) direc-
tion. He confided to the young man
that the personal direction of investi-
cations into the necessities and worth
mess of needy and deserving men,
women and children had become too
much for him; as he must expand his
mission rather than contract it, his
great need was an efficient assistant or
associate
The newspaper writer discussed the
matter with the venerable philanthro-
pist during a period of several weeks,
and then turned down the proposition
with deep regret. Nothing was said
about compensation for the services
suggested. but as the oil king knew he
was significance in a stray remark he
casually dropped that man of unusul
talents should be beyond thought or
anxiety about the need of money for
himself The only man known to have
refused a position with the oil king
at an unlimited compensation remained