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The Butler weekly times., 1915-03-18

irene WILCOX Is spending the week
in Butler visiting friends.
Sam Davis of the Harrisonville
Democrat spent Sunday in Butler.
Blue serge all wool suits $1,000 at
Black & Arnold.
D. O. Bradley, of Rich Hill, trans
acted business in the city Monday.
Mrs. Ora McCann is spending a
few days visiting in Kansas City.
Earl Stuffing is back on the Wells
Fargo express wagon after weeks
lay off.
Cash and an excellent 100 for
larger farm, James Harrigon, But
Ter. 22-1t
Mrs. J. D. Allen of Jefferson City,
is visiting at the home of her son, r.
D. Allen.
Miss Lille Wilkerson of Rich Hill,
visited friends in Butler the first of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Heinlein re-
turned Tuesday from a pleasure trip
to Kansas City.
| A. C. Moreland, candidate for Su-
perintendent of Schools spent Satur-
day in Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Sewer, of
Summit township, are visiting in
Urich this week.
| We have a large selection of the
best styles in spring hats, Mrs. T.
Robinson and daughter. 22-1t
L. S. Radford left Wednesday for
Eldorado Springs. Lewis is buying
horses for the army.
DR.. and Mrs. T. w. Arnold enter
tanned the Monday Evening Club,
Monday evening.
DR.. Hurley was in the west part of
the county the first of the week lec-
turing on hog cholera.
j. X. Cobb who has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. Martin Briden, has
left for South Missouri.
First class millinery work done.
Come in and see for yourself, Mrs. T.
Robinson and daughter. 22-1t
Mrs. Frank Reeder, of Adrian is
spending few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. E. Welton.
'.- 200
Il. .sa-.. Pair
Queen Quality Shoes
$500 shoes for $500
$3.50 shoes for $3.50
Cash only
We sell what
we advertise
For thirty days only
T. w. Fisk.
Mrs. R. X. McCleary of Lawrence,
Kan, has been Waiting at the home
of her father, C. C. Duke.
Make up your mind this season,
you'll save something by trading with
Black & Arnold. Low prices. =.
Representatives of four of the larg-
est horse and mule buyers in the
country were in Butler last week.
You will find a pretty hat to match
your new coat or dress at Robinson
Millinery, West Side Square. 22-lt
Geo. McKissick, of Billings, Mont,
is in the city, being called here by
the death of his mother, Mrs. Mary
McKissick.'
Mrs. Stella Chowning of Kansas
City, Kansas, who has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. E. Haynes, has re-
turned to her home.
Furnished house for rent at All |
North Main St. See Brown Walton
at Missouri State Bank for informa-
ton. l8.tf !
What's the use to pay long profit
when you can buy your seasons sup
plies of Black &: Arnold and save
small bank account by so doing.
Mrs. j. Fitzlen of Kansas City, WIS.,
tied her aunt, Mrs. j. R. jenkins,
last week. Mrs. Fitzlen will be re-
membered as Miss Sallie Hayes.
Mrs. L. M. Chambers, who has
been visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Wells, left Wednesday for
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The Butler weekly times., 1915-03-18

W. H. Ewin and family left the
latter part of last week for California.
Will says he don't know where he
will stop, but wants to look around
before locating.
A number of heavy, reinforced
steel barrels made Of 8 guage steel.
Comply with the l. C. C. ruling.
When full will will stand drop of
feet on concrete block. $4.25. H. B.
Alley. 2O-tf
The Butler weekly times., 1915-03-18

Black & Arnold Clothing Co.
Mrs. Maggie Rowden spent Sunday
in Butler.
Fred C. Eubank of Amoret was in
the city Monday.
Sheriff johnson was Rich Hill
visitor Tuesday.
Joe Hendricks is visiting his moth
er in Kansas City.
J. J. Richardson OF Rich Hill was
in the city Tuesday.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne Leedy spent
Sunday in Rich Hill.
Mrs. Walter Orear of Rich Hill Wis.
tied in Butler Monday.
Mems and boys odd pants, we've
got your size, Black & Arnold.
Mack Braden, of Amoret, is visit:
ing his uncle, Robert Braden.
Charming and clever millinery at
The Empress. Sleeth & Ogg. 22.lt
If you haven't bought one of our
Arrow Rubber Boots sou are passing
the best thing in a boot; Black &
Arnold.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-03-18


Lawrence Moore of Kansas City il
visiting relatives and friends in thi'
city.
Welton, the jeweler, is painting
and papering the interior of hi
store.
w. B. Dawson made a buiines!
trip to Rich Hill the latter part of the
week.
j. R. Bell of Foster, transacted
business in Butler the last of the
week.
! F. H. CAM of Sprague is moving
back to his old home place in Summit
township.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. James of Rich
Hill, spent Sunday with Mayor Cook
and family.
Mrs. B. F. Moore of Kansas City
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
H. G. Cook.
J. R. Baum purchased a fine
Percheron horse at Blue Mound, Kan
sas, last week.
j. N. Barrows, the Rich Hill real
estate man was business visitor to
Butler Tuesday.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
SUES INSURANCE COMPANIES,
Pierce Alleges Broken Contract,
Asks $25, 500.

Frederick E. Pierce, former office
manager of the First National Fire In
surance Company and of the CONNER
cial Fire Insurance Company, has filed
suit in the District Supreme Court to
recover $4,000 damages for alleged
breach of contract. Each company is
sued for s12,75o.
Through Attorney Walter c. Clephane
the plaintiff says he entered into con-
tract September Is, 1913, for his serv-
ices as office manager of the concerns
under an arrangement by which the
two companies were to share Office ex-
penses. 1t was agreed. he says, that
he should be paid $3.50 per month until
January 1. 1914, when his salary was
to be $4,000 annually for three years.
The companies violated the agree
ment, he AYERS, August 81 last, since
which time he has not been allowed to
continue in his employment under the
contract, although ready and willing
to do so.
He says the excuse given by the Com
mercial company for disseminating
his services was that the company could
not afford his salary. The financial
condition of that company, he aserts,
had nothing to do with his continuance
as office manager of the First National,
but he has not been allowed to do so,
he declares.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
RIVER ICE CLEARING OUT.
Sailing Vessels Soon Will Be Able
to Resume Traffic.

No ice of consequence to steamboats,
has formed on the Potomac for three
nights, and while no sailing vessels
are moving about except in tow of
tugs, it is thought it will be but
question of a few days, If freezing
weather does not come, before they
will be able to go and come at will
The steamer Wakefield of the Poto-
mac and Chesapeake line, which left
here Wednesday for lower river land
ings, succeeded in getting through
without great difficulty and returned
this morning with good freight from
river wharves.
The steamer Northumberland of the
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia line
arrived here from Baltimore and river
landings this morning and will sail on
regular schedule tomorrow evening.
The steamer Frederick de Barry,
which has been out of service for a
week or longer, will leave for the
lower river Sunday and in the coming
week is expected to take up day trips
to Mattawoman creek.
Ice is reported quite heavy in some
places where it has drifted and packed,
but the steamers and tugs are able to
force their way through. While the ice
on the tributaries of the Potomac is
softening, most of them still remain
bound and the residents of the creek
neighborhoods are taking advantage of
the freeze to fill their icehouses The
ice being cut, it is stated, varies from
four to seven inches in thickness and
is very hard.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
DAN CUPID KEPT BUSY -.
= DURING YEAR JUST PAST
Marriage Licenses Increase, While
Divorce Suits Decrease
in 1914. r.

Dan Cupid wears a broad smile today
and his lieutenant William A. Kroll,
at the marriage license bureau. Is re-
ceiving. congratulations. because the
year 1914 established a new record for
the District of Columbia in the num-
Der of marriage licenses issued. Dur
ing the twelve months ending yesterday
afternoon 4.201 couples had received
permits to enter the holy bonds OF
matrimony.
An increase was shown, in 1914 over
the number of licenses issued In 1913,
whose record stands at 4.f66 licenses.
The highest previous record in the Of
flee was hung up. In 1872, when 1880
licenses were. granted. The new record
tops that years total by twenty-one.
While Cupid was breaking all previ-
Gus records by the number of his new
conquests he was also successful dur
ing. the past year in holding couples
together, and, as a result, the number
of divorce applications were fewer in
the District than in the preceding year.
"A review of the business of the Office
of John r. Young, clerk of the District
Supreme Court, for 1914 shows that
only 1876 suits in equity were filed dur
ing the year as compared with S34
such suits in 1918. On the law side of
the Office litigation was also on the
decline in 1914. Law suits filed during
the year totaled LOGS, as against 1,145
the previous year. . >.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION
AGAINST JOHNSON "RIDER''
Chevy Chase Organization Sends
Copy of Protest to Every Mem
ber of Congress.

Copies of protest against the John
son amendment to the District appro-
priation bill, whereby the half-and-
half principle of appropriation has
been nullif1ed, will be sent to every
senator and representative by the
Chevy Chase Association Of Chevy
Chase, Md. Resolutions expressing the
opinion that the Johnson rider will
work serious injury to the District of
Columbia, and that it should not be
permitted to become a law without in
vestigation by a competent commits
sion. were adopted at recent meet
ing of the association. The resolution
stated that:
"The current District of Columbia
appropriation bill as 1t passed the
House of Representatives, contains a
rider which in effect abrogates the
act of 1878, providing for the govern
ment of the District of Columbia.
I'm the opinion of the Chevy Chase
Association, the abrogation of said Or
ganic act will be detrimental to the
proper development of our National
Capital.
1T is further the opinion of the
Chevy Chase Association, that should
it be deemed advisable to make any
change in the organic act, that such
change should be made only after a
careful investigation of the entire sub
ject by competent commission.
The Chevy Chase Association dep
recates the passage of the District
left the House of Representatives. ex-
pressing the opinion that the rider
abrogating the organic act should be
eliminated"
Evening star., 1915-01-01
PLANTS ARE AFFECTED
BY ANEsTHETICs
Respond to Drugs and stimulants.
Prof. Bose to Demonstrate at
Lecture Tuesday.

Plants responding to anesthetfcs,
drugs and other stimulants, and ex-
hibiting all the symptoms of death
agonies, are strange scenes promised
to those Washington scientists and
others who attend the lecture by Prof.
]. Chunder Bose, one of the worlds au-
thorities in the field Of electrical physi-
ology, at the Cosmos Club Tuesday
night. The lecture is to be given un-
der auspices of the Washington Acad-
emy of Sciences and the Washington
Botanical Society and is open to the
public.
Prof. Bose is Bengalese, native
of Calcutta, and the British govern
ment has conferred on him the nigh
distinctions of the decoration of the
companionships of the Star OF India
and of the Indian empire. His recent
work is regarded in England and on
the continent as opening, out an alto
gether new field of research, and his
government has sent him on a special
scientific mission to Europe and
America.
Prof. Bose has been able to show
that there is not single physiological
duplicated in the plant. The title OF
his lecture is THE Response of Plants
He has invented an apparatus which
enables the plant to show on, the screen
that it feels or responds to all kinds
of mechanical and chemical injuries
much as animals do, and that at the
moment of death convulsive movements
take place. Also, Prof. Bose has been
able to measure the speed of the
plants nervous impulse and to demon
strate the existence of throbb1ng, pull
sating organs.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
MRS. JOHN F. GARDNER DIES.
Relative of Col. J. S. Mosby Is
Buried at Manassas, Va.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
MANASSAS. Va, January Mrs
John Flagg Gardner. wife of the late
DR.. Gardner, died Sunday morning at
Locust Hill, the home of her daughter,
Mrs. w. K. Moss, near Markham.
The funeral was held here Tuesday
afternoon from Trinity P. E. Church.
and interment was in the Manassas
cemetery. Rev. ]. F. Burks conducted
the services. The pallbearers were
F. H. Moss and George Cable of Mark
ham and c. NJ. Larkin, R. S. Hynson.
C. R. c. johnson and G. w. Leith of
Manassas.
Among the relatives present was Col.
John S. Mosby of Washington.
Mrs. Gardner was before her mar
riage Miss Alice Winston Mosby. She
was born seventy-eight years ago in
Buckingham county, Va. Her parents
were John w. Mosby and Virginia
Cabell. She Is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. w. K. Moss and Miss Vir-
ginia c. Gardner of Fauquier county:
a stepdaughter, Mrs. c. H. Walpole of
Charlottesville; son, ]. C. Gardner of
Bradentown, Fla; a stepson, F. K. NJ
Gardner of Covington; granddaueh-
ter, Mrs. Hugh w. Davis, and two
grandsons, F. Phillips Gardner and X.
Nelson Gardner.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
SKATING FESTIVAL TODAY
ON THE TIDAL BASIN
Finest Sport in Several Years Now
Possible as Result of
Heavy Ice.

There's eight inches of ice on the
tidal basin that affords finer skating
than has been enjoyed in Washington
for several years. The entire basin is
covered with good ice. The rain of
several days ago melted all the snow
covering the western half of the basin
and the cold weather of the last day
or so has left it with a surface that
provides the best kind of skating"
Such was the statement made today
by DR.. E. c. Meyer, president of the
Skaters Association. DR.. Meyer said
that this is the first New Year day in
a number of years when there has been
good skating on the basin, and this
afternoon a record-breaking crowd is
expected.
Arrangements have been made for a
skating festival which is to begin at 3
o'clock this afternoon. Music will be
furnished by the Marine Band, which
will present a concert program lasting
until after 4:3O o'clock. A stand for
the band was erected this morning and
everything is in readiness for the fes-
| tivaL.
A base ball game on ice skates is
also promised. DR.. Meyer will be cap
tain of one team and DR.. William B.
Hudson is to captain the other. Rep
resentative Hobson has promised to
serve as umpire.
There was large crowd of skaters
on the basin this morning.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
MAPLE HELPS STRANDED SHIP.
Find Steamer Bantu Ashore on
Channel Side. Pulls Her of.

In addition to looking after buoyage
in Chesapeake bay and its tributaries.
the lighthouse service steamer Maple
is assisting vessels in trouble. AS the
Maple was on her way from Baltimore
for buoy work yesterday she found
the steamship Bantu ashore on the side
of one of the channels leading to Bal
timore and pulled her in deep water.
Lightship No. 72 has relieved light
ship No. 81 on the Fenwick Island sta
ton, and in tow of the tender Orchid
No. 81 is on her way to Tompktns-
vile. N. Y, where she is stationed as
a relief ship.
A notice regarding aids to navigation
IN fifth district waters has been issued
by the lighthouse authorities as fol-
lows:
Virginia: Chesapeake bay, main
channel-Thirty-f foot channel gas
buoy. Ia. and 35foot channel lower
end gas buoy, 2, reported extingufshed,
Will be relighted as soon as practical
BILE.
Elizabeth river-Channel gas and bell
buoy. 8, found extinguished; was re-
lighted.
Maryland: Chesapeake bay. Balti.
more harbor approach-Main channel
cutoff entrance gas buoy. ok, found
adrift; was replaced.
Cutoff channel gas buoy, SIX, found
extinguished: was relighted.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
MAN WANDERLUSTERS CALL
ONTHE WOMAN HIKERS
New Year Greetings Extended and
Plans for Sundays Walk
Discussed.

Scores of the man wanderlusters of
Washington today visited the woman
wanderlusters and extended to them
the seasons greetings. The men went
in small groups and visited homes OF
various mixers" where small groups
Of the women were gathered.
Arrangements are now complete for
Sundays outing. The start is to be
made from 14th and Upshur streets at
2:15 p.m., under the leadership of c. NJ
Stearns. The route is to lead through
the grounds of the Municipal Hospital,
past Rock Creek cemetery, and then by
Fort Totten.
A. Fred Hannaford of San Diego. Cal,
who made several hikes with the
wander1usters when he was in this city
last summer. wrote the following letter
lust movement here:
Il am writing you few lines to
say that l am as well as ever, ana nope
you are the same. Mr.. Paige. Lewis
and Merritt have kept me informed
about the wanderlusters and the hikes
they have taken. since I left, and l am
glad that the interest is being kept up.
When 1 got home 1 got busy Great
ing some real interest in the San Diego
Walking Club. which I formed here in
the spring of 1909, and with the lessons
/ learned from the wanderlusters I
have met with success. Every time we
go on a hike, which is every Sunday
and on some of the numerous moon
light nights, the number increases.
Next Sunday we will walk through
Paradise valley, very beautiful val
ley, with orange groves on all sides.
wish the .wanderlusters. 800 strong,
could be here to join US. Everything
Is beautiful here now, flowers in bloom
and the days are nice and warm. The
exposition Is all ready to throw open
its doors a week from tomorrow night,
and the people are pouring in on every
train to attend the opening. Things
are booming out here now and. business
men are very optimistic about the 1915
business"
Evening star., 1915-01-01
SEATS FOR THE MOTORMEN.
New Year Announcement Benefit of
Strect nE...iiway EMPLOYEES,

That seats will be provided for mo-
tormen on Washington street cars is a
New Year announcement of the public
utilities commission.
Following receipt of a request from
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions that it look into the desirability
of ordering seats for motormen, the
commission to day notified the fedora
tion that both the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and the Capital
Traction Company are preparing to
equip their cars with such seats.
The former company already has pro-
vfded seats for motormen on fourteen
of its cars and is making up estimates
looking to the equipment of all its air.
brake cars with motormen's seats.
The Capital Traction Company has
advised the commission that it will
equip its cars with such seats during
the year.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
REPORTS SHOW DEFICIT.
Community Christmas Tree Commit.
tees Expenses Exceed Donations.

A deficit of several hundred dollars
was shown yesterday afternoon, when the
committee which had charge of the ar
rangements for the community Christmas
tree celebration met in the rooms of the
Board of Trade and audited its accounts.
Although the committee made every effort
to keep down the expense of the festival,
the amount Of money which it was neces-
sary to spend was considerably greater
than the contributions received.
The committee will continue its appeal
to the citizens of Washington for con-
tributions in order that this deficit may
be made up The committee feels that
the financial burden for festival which
was enjoyed by thousands of citizens
should not be borne by only a few per-
sons.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Burden of Wealth.

I never yet have seen Croesus
who was gay; too much OF old
long green drives happiness away.
The coin is goodly stuff, it is not
vulgar dross, and when you've
not enough you feel total loss.
But when you have pile as big
as Johnson's barn you find you
cannot smile or chortle worth a
darn. By day it fills your mind,
you dream about your wad, and
man was not designed to make
long green his god. All happen
ings on earth to you important
seem, according to their worth to
your financial scheme. Your
viewpoint soon is wrong. your es-
Inmates are rash; you hold men
weak or strong. according to their
cash. No merit can you trace in
genius clothed in rags, but you've
a warm embrace for Old Man
Money Bags. You see all Europe
wrecked and wet with CORY
ponds, and talk of wars effect on
mortgages and bonds. And when,
on Judgment day, we stand, in
frightened ranks, we'll doubtless
hear you say, This will disturb
the banksw All, better to be
broke, and full of prunes, and
sane, and think this world joke,
than give our souls to gain.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
ASK BANKRUPTCY RULE'1DEAs.
Committee Will Welcome Sugges-
tions From Members of Bar.

Suggestions from members of the bar
are invited by the newly constituted
committee on rules and regulations for
Atne conduct of bankruptcy matters
and procedure.
Leon Tobriner and Ralph D. Quinter,
manned by the Court in General Term
last wednesday, have posted in the
corridors of the courthouse a notice
that due consideration will be given to
any written suggestion along the lines
of formulating the proposed rules and
regulations.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
DENIES WIFE'S CHARGES.
John N. Macpherson Files Answer
in Limited Divorce Proceedings.

John N. Macpherson has filed answer
to a suit for limited divorce brought
by his wife, Mary j.. Macpherson. in
which she charged cruelty and drunk
enness. The husband denies the
charles and says his wife locked him
out of his home July II last because
he reprimanded one of his wife's chill
dren by a former marriage.
He renews his offer to re-establish
his home If his wife will require two
of her adult children by her previous
marriage to live elsewhere: He declares
his martial infelicity Is due to the in
reference of these two children.
Attorney George F. Havell represents
the husband.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
PARTNER SEEKS RECEIVER.
Costanzo Cerimele and, Sue Snyder
BurleW Disagree.

Costanzo Cerimele has had a dis
agreement with his partner. Sue Snyder
Burlew, with whom he conducts jew
elry business at 903 G street northwest
under the firm name of Cerimele &
Snyder. Yesterday afternoon he filed
a suit against her in the District Su-
preme Court, in which" he asks dis
solution of partnership and the ap-
the business. b.,
Justice Mccoy has cited the female
partner to show cause January why
a receiver should not be named. .
Attorneys Neale & England represent
the plaintiff. ... -,
Evening star., 1915-01-01
FOUR HURT, NONE SERIOUSLY.
Automobile Party in an Accident
Early This Morning.

Smead Alvord, seventeen years old
northumberland apartments; William
Sprigg, fifteen years. 2172 Wyoming
avenue northwest; Ray Helgesen, sew
enteen years, 1921 10Th street north
west, and Ida Harvey, 6t5 E street
northwest. were occupants of an auto
mobile that struck telegraph pole on
Benning road about 2 o'clock this
morning.
They were on their way home from
a trip to the country at the time it is
stated. The young men were CON
veyed to Emergency Hospital and
treated for slight injuries, and the
young woman was taken to Casualty
Hospital. None of them was seriously
hurt.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
A Jewish State.

"The Cradle of the Hebrew Race as
a Jewish State" is the title under
which Charles. M. Pepper presents
most interesting article in the Spe-
cial Features Section of The Sunday
Star. He speaks of the grounds for
revival, of the Zionist movement to
establish nation in. Palestine. and
sets forth conditions as they now ex-
list there Watch for this article
next Sunday -.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Receiver for Pennoyer-Ketner Co.

Justice Mccoy, presiding in the bank
ruptcy division of the District SUI
preme Court, has appointed Lloyd A.
Douglass as receiver of the assets of
the PennoyerKetner Company, a.
jewelry firm, which recently was ad
judged bankrupt. The company was
in business at S16 9Th street north
west. The bond of the receiver was
fixed at $4,000.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Mrs, Mussey's Lecture Series

Four lectures are to be delivered to
the postgraduate class of the Wash
ington College of Law by Mrs Ellen
Spencer Mussey, honorary dean of the
college, the course dealing with laws
governing civil and social service Fol-
lowing Is list of the lectures and
dates: January 6,"General Welfare Leg
islation"; January IS, Mothers Pen
sions"; January 20. 'The Juvenile
Court" and January 81, Child Labor
Laws"