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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
To the Cattlemen of Bates
County.

The management Of the Bates
County Fair are getting up the
premium list for the coming fair,
and would like to put on a cat
tie show, but have not met with
much encouragement along that
line, and are taking this method
to ascertain whether the cattle
breeders are interested enough
in the matter to bring out
enough to make a good showing
of the popular breeds.
AS many as will endeavor to
show some cattle are requested
to notify the secretary at once,
and if enough are interested we
will put on a cattle show, other
wise we will not attempt it.
Very respectfully,
G.. E. Robbins,
secretary.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
BANDITS GOT 10 MILLION
Treasury Officials Admit Size of
Alabama Haul.

Washington, July 10.-Nearly
- million dollars fell into the
hands of the bandits who held
UP the New York-New Orleans
limited on the Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad at Greenville,
Ala, treasury officials said to-
night.
Officials here believed the
haul the biggest of any train
robbery.
In the loot was supposed to
have been $4,000 which the
Treasury Department was send
ing to New Orleans. No definite
word on the rest of the money
taken could be obtained. The
treasury. officials did not pre-
tend that their figures were ex-
act, but they said that from in
formation they had received
from the postoffice inspector at
New Orleans, they were certain
the haul amounted to about 10
dollars.
The bandits cut the locomo-
tive from the train after holding
it up and started it on a wild 40
mile run. After getting their
plumber they escaped in motor
car.
Conductor McRea died of
heart disease, due to excitement,
while the robbery was in pro-
gress.
At latest accounts three sus-
poets had been arrested and
we're held at Montgomery, Ala.
Secret service agents are COOP
,rating with postoffice and local
officers in attempts to run down
he robbers and recover the
The case was being
Kept as quiet as possible, and it
vas only by a chance leak that
he supposedly huge size of the
,aul became public.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
Bryan Turned Down Suffs.

San Francisco, July 9.-Dele
gates to the national convention
of the Congressional Union fol
Woman Suffrage were today dis.
cussing the refusal yesterday Of
William Jennings Bryan, ex-
Secretary Of State, to aid in OBJ
tanning Endorsement Of their
amendment to the constitution
providing for national suffrage.
A committee from the union
called upon Mr.. Bryan and asked
him to speak to the delegates ia
vorably concerning the proposed
amendment. In replying to the
committee Mr.. Bryan said:
81 could never speak for your
organization. I would never
move one inch to speak for any
body Of women that opposed the
Democratic party. The Demo-
cratic party, at the expense of la
Dor and tribulation of spirit, has
taken up and solved two para
mount issues before the country
tariff and currency reform
and any body of women oppos-
ing a party which makes such a
record has not my support"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
Walker.M cKibben Store Robbed
Secretary.

Thursday night Marshal Brad
en- in making his rounds discov-
cred the back door Of the Walk
er-McKibben store open. Find
ing nothing wrong he fastened
the door. In the morning Mr..
Walker found that the cash
drawer had been robbed Of
about five dollars that had been
left in the drawer for change.
The thieves in their haste had
dropped some of the contents Of
the drawer on the floor and
failed to pick it up. Mr.. Walk
er is certain that the door was
fastened at closing time and is
of the opinion that whoever
took the money was concealed in
the store when they closed for
the day, as there was no marks
or other indications of the door
being forced.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
q. s. Takes Over Wireless
Station.

Washington, July 8.-Secre
tary Daniels announced today hi
had sent Captain Billiard, head
of the government radio service
to take possession Of the Sayville
wireless station in the name OF
the United States.
1t was said it would be run by
the government like the other
similar stations under it's con-
troll.
Neutrality violations were Civ
en- as the reason for the step.
The wireless station at Tucker
ton, N. j., was taken over last
September by the government.
Both stations now are able to
communicate directly with Ger
many.
1t is said in naval quarters
that there has been a conviction
that German submarines were
able to receive wireless messages
sent from Sayville. High naval
officers have told Secretary Dan
iels that they could not ascertain
definitely whether that was true
unless the navy's own operators
were in charge of the plant. That
is understood to be one of the
controlling reasons among others
for the action of Secretary Dan
iels today.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15

for fodder on account OF the dan
ger OF poisoning stock. In such
cases a hundred pounds OF wheat
bran may be mixed with a COUP
lie pounds OF either Paris green or
powdered arsenate OF lead, pre-
terably the former, and the whole
mass worked into a stiff dough
by the use, Of 3 to 4 gallons OF mo-
lasses and the juice Of a half doz-
en- oranges or lemons added
thereto. II this is sown broad
cast on the ground where the
worms are at work they will feed
upon it and be killed. The
worms, it has been found, will
come to the poisoned bait from
distances of from 5 to 10 inches.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
Horses to Attract Unusual
Attention.

With every type of the Mis-
souri, horse being drawn on to
supply mounts and artillery ami
mails for the belligerents Of Eur
ope the horse industry is to take
on an impetus this year that will
be truly remarkable. Never in
the history of America has there
been such Il situation confront
ing tAe-tt;.s.ae.. MAn- produces
horses. Never was there such a
demand for good animals of all
classes. With Belgium out of the
horse producing business for
years to come. and forced to
come to America, whenever the
war ceases, to secure breeding
stock, the draft horse business is
looking up. Light harness hor.
SEES of the type that are still util-
lied at home as well as being in
great demand abroad. are to be
in equally great demand. The
exhibits of horses at the Missou-
ri State Fair this fall. September
25 to October 2, will take on UNI
usual interest. The cash prizes
are the best ever offered by the
Missouri State Fair Board. Mis-
souri, possesses some of the best
Belgium and Shire horse studs
and breeding farms in America
and must take the place to a con-
siderable extent of Belgium in
the horse world. Breeders will
be pleased to note that $3.50 has
been added to the draft horse
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
THE ARMY WORM COMING
AGAIN.
Government Warns Farmers to
be Prepared to Meet the At
tacks Of This Destruct-
Pest.

Washington, D. c., July 12.-
The presence of the fall army
worm is reported in southern and
central TexaA and there is every
reason to believe that it will
work it's way northward as the
season advances. Farmers in the
line of it's march therefore, are
being warned by specialists in
the United States Department Of
Agriculture to keep a sharp eye
upon their crops, especially alf-
alta, corn and the sorghums in
order to prevent the pest from
getting a start upon them. When
they first appear the worms are
very small and feed beneath mat
ted grass, ETC., but they grow
rapidly and suddenly migrate in
rnyriads to the corn or sorghum
fields. If the ground between
the corn rows is grassy the
worms will probably originate
there and feed there until partly
grown before attacking the corn.
There is danger therefore that
before the farmer is aware of
their presence he will find his
corn stripped to bare stalks and
his alfalfa to bare stems.
Where a close examination of
a corn field shows the presence
of the fall army worm actually
attacking the corn. the Depart
ment of Agriculture recommends
busting the plants with powdered
arsenate of lead, using from 3 to
5 pounds per acre, mixed with 2
or 3 times it's weight of flour.
This precaution is, Of course, out
of the question on forage crops or
on corn afterwards to- be used
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
Shot A Wedding Cut-Up

Joplin, Mo-, July 10.-James
Tanner, a miner, and his wife
today were held for trial on as
sault charges, their arrests hav-
ing taken place last night fol-
lowing the shooting Of Richard
Forkner, IL years old, q mem
Der of a charivari party that wis.,
tied the Tanner home. Forkner
received a bullet from a 90 cali
bre revolver in the groin. The
Tanners were married q week
ago and a crowd Of boys formed
a charivari party last night to
celebrate the event, when Fork
ner was shot. He is expected to
recover. The police say Tanner
admitted firing the shot, saying
he did so to brighten the boys.
pleas were not entered at ar
raignment today and both fur
nished bond.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15

These were troublous days fol
postal receipts. The stock ex
changes of the world were
closed; all the industries OF
peaceful trade and commerce
were idle. The steady revenue
decline which began in the lat:
ter part of last July was, how
ever, arrested in December,
Since this time. there has been q
gradual but continuous improve
ment in nearly every industry
and this improvement has been
reflected in the steady growth of
postal revenues. The returns for
the fifty largest post offices, at
which is collected approximate
ly one-half of all the postal in
come, show a decrease of less
than one-third Of one per cent
for, the month of May, and for
the month of June an increase
Of more than two per cent. This
is the first increase in revenues
shown at these offices since the,
beginning of the European war.
These facts considered, It Is OBJ,
viens that we are Tar on the way,
to = complete restoration 81 nor
nal business conditions. -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
Carpenters Strike Ended in
Chicago.

Chicago, July -1O.-The strik.
of 10000 carpenters, which ha.
tied up millions Of dollars worth
of building operations in Chi
cago since last April, was called
off today.
A committee, after an all
night meeting with representa-.
tives Of the contractors asso-
citation, signed q three year
agreement calling for 20 cents
an hour for carpenters-the
wage for which the men went
on strike.
The end Of the carpentera
strike will result in the lresunap-
ton 81 work by neatly 100, 900
building tfades wofk16en and
will md the, general lockout.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-15
MANY LIVES LOST IN A
TORNADO.
Missouri, illinois, Indiana and
Ohio Visited by Disastrous

Chicago, July S.-Between fiji.
ty and sixty lives were lost and a
hundred or more persons were in
jured in a series Of violent wind
and rain storms that swept over
the vast reach Of country from
western Nebraska eastward to
the Great Lake region and
southwark down the valley Of the
Ohio to its junction with the Mis-
sissippi late last night and early
today. Seven states were storm
swept and the property damage
amounts to $l.0OO.O00 or more.
The storm. according to the Chi
cago weather bureau, was sweep
ing eastward today, although
with diminished intensity, and
was conferred over western Penn
sylvania.
In st. Charles. Mo-, where the
tornado seems to have started.
three persons lost their lives,
many We're injured and the prop
erty loss was considerable.
Four persons met death in In
diana. one each at Martinsville,
Vincennes. Bicknell and Putnam
vile. and many We're injured.
Vincennes. Terre Haute and Bra
zil suffered heavy damage and
the Monon railroad was washed
out near Lafayette. ...
Three lives We're lost in Illinois
two being reported from O'Fal
Ion and one from Gilmore.
Nebraska and Iowa suffered
heavy damage to crops. hut 10
loss of life was reported.
Thirtythree persons are .
known to have been kille.l and at
least a score injured in severe
wind and rain storm which
struck Cincinnati, Wednesday
night. completely dcnoralized
traffic for hours. and crt the city
off from communication with the
world. The high wind
two towhoatS in the
Ohio river. blew otLe~ craft from
heir moorings. swept houses
from their foundations and
,uried the inmates in the wreck
age.
Ten of the known dead in this
.ity We're killed under the ruins
If houses demolished by the
wind. 49,.
Pennsylvania passenger train,
Known as the Grace Horse Ex-
'ress" bound from Cincinnati to
Aqueduct. n. T.. was blown from
he track at Milford. a suburb of
'incinnati. Three persons were
illed and seventeen injured. The
rain carried number of valu-
BILE race horses. several of which
'ere killed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-05
Letters on Rally Estate

The will of John III. Bendall, late Of
this city, was probated this morning
and letters issued to B. Frank Mead.
Letters of administration on the estate
Of Mrs. George W. Reilly, Jr, were this
morning granted to her husband.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-05
new BONDS FOR phone CO.
Reorganization Of Cumberland Valley
Telephone Company Is Proposed
ON Different Basis

new slan for recognizing the Cum.
berland Valley Telephone Company has
been put forward in place of the one
which fell by the wayside last year
through failure of the bondholders to
subscribe for nough new bonds to in,
sure its success.
The new plan is said to be underwrit-
ten, syndicate having agreed to take
any of $15O,000 bonds not subscribed
for by the bondholders. The plan pro.
vides for S750,000 first mortgage .
per cent. 50-year bonds, of which s150,.
600 are to be sold for cash at 921s with
100 per cent. stock bonus, and S600,.
600 to be retained in the treasury for
future extensions and improvements
Present 'bondholders are to receive 80
per cent. in new general mortgage bonds
carrying 4 per cent. fe FIVE years, and
> per cent. thereafter, with 25 per cent,
stock bonus, the issue amounting to
$6GS,000. OF the capital stock of
100000, there will be given as bonus
with new first mortgage bonds $780,.
600, to underwriting syndicate 1884,.
500 and as bonus with old bond ex-
change $331,500.
The stock will be placed in a three.
year voting trust, the trustees being
John E. Fox, s. W. Foukes. James
BRADY, Henry NJ. Tracy and William j.
Lescure.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-05
CIVIC CLUB Case IS UP
Dispute as to It's Legal Right to Front
Street Mansion Under Fleming
VIII Is Aired

Mrs. Lyman d. Gilbert, Mrs. John
w. Reilly and Miss Eleanor Skunk and
other members of the Civic Club of
Harrisburg were in Judge Kunkel's s
court this morning as interested specta.
tors awaiting the hearing through
which the court will determine whether
the Civic Club rightfully holds title to
the Fleming mansion on the west side
of Front street at North street.
The mansion was wilied to the club
by Mrs. Virginia Hammond Fleming.
However, the Central Trust Company,
of New York City, as trustee and exec
utor of the Fleming will, contends that
the Civic Club has no legal claim to the
Fleming home since the club was not a
chartered corporation when the will
became operative. The Civic Club re-
ceived its State charter several months
after Mrs. Fleming's death.
John Fox Weiss, counsel for the Civic
Club, contends this technicality cannot
be legal bar to the Civic Club obtain.
ing possession of the property, and he
argued to the court to that effect. For,
mer Judge NJ. w. Jacobs, of this city,
and John W. Perry, New York law
yer, appeared for the executor. The
case was not taken up until late in the
afternoon.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-05
COSTLY FISHING ROD
Finest Ever Made; Valued Twenty-Five
Hundred Dollars, at Bogar's

About this time every season George
W. BOgar secures for his window a
very unique and attractive article per
tanning 10 the fishing season. This
year he secured something out of the
ordinary.
+ The Abbey Imbrie Company, of New
York, manufacturers of fishing tackles.
sent Mr.. Bosar a s2,500 fishing rod
aud reel. 1t is composed of 30 strips
OF bamboo. which by the way is re.
markable, for the ordinary rod is made
of about six strips. The trimmings
of the rod are of solid gold and on the
end of the handle is a large genuine
turquoise. The plugs of the rod are
also of turquoise. The reel is of solid
gold with precious earmelian mount.
ed crank
This rod and reel was specially
made for the Centennial Exposition at
Philadelphia in 1876. 1t was also ex.
hibited al the Chicago World S fair in
1898, the Paris Exposition in 1900.
the Pan-American Exposition at Buff
falo In 1901. the Charleston Exposition
in 1902, and won the highest awards
for domestic and imported fishing tao
kle in 1904. at the Louisiana Pur.
chase Exposition in st. Louis.
The rod will be on display in the
window of Bogar S sporting goods store
until April 10. 1t will be well worth
special trip to see this rod ami reel
because il is the most wonderful ever
seen in Harrisburg and it is doubtful
if another as fine and interesting will
ever be shown here.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-05
STOLEN ELk IN OIL CITY
Stuffed Animal Purioined Here Arrives
In Oil City Home of Its Captors

Still on its travels that famous
stuffed elk, stolen from the Tacoma
lodge of Elks long time ago, and re-
stolen by many Elk lodges through
out the country. has at last arrived N
Oil City. after having been stolen from
the Harrisburg Elk home. on North
Second street, last Thursday morning
The participants in the purloin-fest
OF Thursday were Western Pennsylva-
MIA Elks. chief among them being J.
Montgomery Parks. of Oil City, who
will be installed as exalted ruler of
the lodge there Wednesday night. The
elk was shipped from Steelton, and it
has arrived al its destination. The Oil
City Derrick of Saturday morning
saws:
Closely guarded BY Oil CITY Elks
and keenly pursued by members of the
lodge from other cities. a splendidly
antlered, stuffed Elk arrived in. the
city Friday morning from Harrisburg.
1t was met AT the Union station by
delegation composed of between 80
and 40 Oil City Elks and at once taken
10 the club rooms, where il was mount
ed in the grill room. Members OF the
lodge srate that il will De closely
guarded and protected against theft.
Five Elks from other cities were
here when the train arrived, e@yer TO
change its destination, but all their
efforts failed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-05
LETTER LIST

Ladies' List-Catherine Belley, Mrs
Brown, Mrs. Geo. s Brown, Mrs Mary
Brown. Mrs Robert Chapman. Mrs. C.
Colel Mrs. William Dunkleberger. Mrs.
Ed. Evans, Miss Emma Fliekinger, Miss
Edna Ganley. Gertrude. Gaskins. Miss
Adele Irwin. Maude Jackson. Mrs. Allie
Koons. Mrs. Emma Lane, Miss Susan
ii Lewis. Mrs. Harry r. Mccartney, Miss
Princess McGrady, Mrs. McLister (DL).
Mrs. Alice Moore. Mrs. George Ogilvie,
Parry. Miss Jane Porter, Ida Sheetz,
Miss ELLA Smith. Rebecca Tolebar. Miss
Esther Turner. Mrs. ]. H. Walton, Miss
Beulah Weaver, Mrs. Mollie thinner
man.
Gentlemen's List-A. S. Bentz, A. ],
Charster. W. II. Coleman, G. w. Cole
we'll. W. Cotton. W. j. Cowan, II. b.
Davis, Leroy Downes. Jas. Dwyer, An
tonic Erich. ". p. Erwin. VIM. B. Fink,
Antonio Fanosett. G. Hockey. c. C.
5. c. Hughes (DL). E. ]. Hutson. E. s.
Irwin, William Isett, Greenly B. John
son, John S. Jones, L. II. Landis, H.
Lebo. Hon. f. l.. Loeblien. II. S. Long,
Ed. Lynch; Dr.; w. N. Lynch, L Ma
B. Miller. VIM. Millett (2). Hon. L S.
Newton. Samuel l. ocker, Jack Polk.
William Reese. Geo. Roast. C. NJ. Rock
ey. Congros Rollen, William Romig.
Jack Salaman. George Schelhaus. Nah
Ion Sharoer, II. A. Shenk, D. W. Smith,
F. Summs. Frank Varona, Maurice
Yusem, John d. Zimmerman.
Firms-Ailison Hill Insurance Co..
Franklin Sewing Machine Co.. Harris
burg Plbg.. & Supply Co., The Pookery.
Foreign-Mrs. w. NJ. Goodale, c. NJ.
Henry. Milan Temaserity. Pail Giani,
Varbef Grill.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-05
CAPITOL HILL
1R IGNORE PUREfooDLA Laws
March Report Of state Bureau SHOWS
Many People Selling Doped Ar
ticles to Consumers

The receipts for the Dairy and Food
Bureau for the month of March were
$11,7sI.ST, of which $S.400 was from
cleo license fees, $e,s00 from pure
food fines, $1,000 for milk fnes and
$1,S00 for cold storage and egg fines.
During the month there were 1i2
prosecutions of people selling doped
food, or 6S more than in February.
The oIeomargarine people have = new
scheme now-they pedile the stuff from
a wagon. and pay fine if caught. Cot
tonseed oil still continues to be sold
for olive oil, and water continues to
masquerade as milk and cream. All
kinds of fruits are preserved with sui
phm dioxide and analine dies are
placed in chocolate ami other candies.
Meantime the agents for the Pure Food
Bureau are engaged in trapping the of
Tenders.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-05
Debt OF State Street
]. B. CHURCH WIPED OUT
Large Collections Received for Special
Purposes at Many Services Yester-
day-Members Received by Pastors
and Children Baptized

AT the local churches yesterday there
were unusually large attendances amd
in many of them large collections foi
special purposes.
The offering at the morning Sunday
school services at the State Street
United Brethren church amounted to
$Se0, which hquidates the indebted
ness ON the parsonage, thus freeing al
church property from debt. Stens are
now being taken to collect funds fol-
the building of new church at the
corner of Eighteenth and State streets
The attendance at the Sunday school
service was 44S. In the evening the
choir rendered ''The Triumph
The Sunday school contributed
$557.S6 toward the payment of the
church debts at Emmanuel Presbv
terian church Yesterday.
AT Grace Methodist church twenty
one persons were received into mem
bership and four baptized. The Sun
day school Offering for mission:
amounted to s1o.
The Rev. Harvey Klaer lat Cove
nant Presbyterian church. received
thirty-one new members into the con
gregation. Five adults were baptized
and seven infants.
Nearly one hundred new member:
Were received into the Fifth Street
Methodist Episcopal church during the
morning services. Baptismal services
were held during the Sunday schoo
services in the afternoon.
Bishop Darlington confirmed 80 per
sons at the services at st. Paul's and
st. Stephen s churches. At the com
munion service of st. Paul y Bishol
Darlington confirmed % persons il
the morning and more than 100 per
sons communei
AT st. Stephen Episcopal church
the Bishop confirmed ten during tn,
afternoon services. 4 cantata wa.
rendered at the evening service.
The Rev. B. II. Hart said farewell
to the members of the Fifth Street
Methodist church where he had beer
for Is years, and the Rev. William NJ
Hartman, formerly of Tyrone, preached
his first sermon at the Ridge Avenue
Methodist church.