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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04
DEMOCRAT TICKET.
ENTITLED TO FAIR TREATMENT.

The European War has brough
about such a grave crisis in tn
affairs of the railroads of this countr,
that President Wilson has takel
cognizance of the situation in lette
to the chairman of the Committee O
Railroad Executives which contain.
this paragraph.
"You ask me to call the attention
of the country to the imperative
need that railway credits be SUI.
stained and the railroads helped in
every possible way, whether by
private cooperative effort or by
the action, wherever feasible OF
Governmental agencies, and l am
glad to do so because | think the
need very real.
While in the past perhaps there
have been abuses in the management
ofsome of the railroad systems of the
country, and the relations between
the companies and the public have
not been as cordial as their mutual
interest would warrant, these abuses
have been corrected and there is no
question now but what the laws are
being followed to the letter by the
railroads and that they are earnestly
endeavoring to give the public the
best possible service, and this oftimes
at rates which do not yield return
on the actual cost of the properties
and the expense of operating them.
1t is apparent that the public is
awakening to the fact that if the rail-
roads are to give satisfactory service,
their rates must be sufficient to prop
erly maintain the properties and to
pay the stockholders fair interest
on their investment. The day was
when the prejudice against corpora
tons of all kinds warped the reason
of those who in other matters were
disposed to be fair, but the public is
awakening to the fact that such
prejudice is not only unreasonable
but the effect Of its indulgence is
suicidal. Unless the railroads are
able to earn fair profits on the pas
sengers and freight they transport it
means a receiversifip, and this of all
things the public does not want.
The public should give heed to the
wise counsel of President Wilson,
and treat the railroads fairly. Re
printed from The Times ofSeptember
"a, 1914.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04
Roy Baker Wins Prominence In
Live Stock Judging Contest.

Roy Baker, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Baker of Deepwater town.
ship, won eighth in the state short
course live stock judging contest held
at Columbia, NO., February 18th.
E. H. Hughes, instructor in animal
husbandry writes us in part as fol-
lows:
"Mr. Roy Baker of Butler, Mo-,
was eighth man in this contest. l
want to say that Mr.. Baker is a very
excellent Judge and though he did
not win a medal he deserves much
credit in ranking so high in this con-
test Mr.. Baker has made good in
the short course and we appreciate
his efforts at the Short Course.
|. Very truly yours,
E. H. Hughes,
Instructor in Animal Husbandry.
Abel Hensel Of St. Clair county
was awarded the Poland China hog
medal offered by w. B. Wallace OF
Bunceton, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04
$50 Foot and Mouth Diseased
Cattle Slain

Wichita, Kas., March 1.-Destruc-
ton Of the stock afflicted with the
foot-and-mouth disease on the Serb.
ner farm, twelve miles northeast Of
Eldorado. began today under the di-
recton Of 4 federal veterinarian.
Six men with Winchester rifles
killed $50 steers, eighty hogs and
seven bulls. The stock belonged to
J. L. Hurt, Center, Colo, and was
valued At 420 GOO.
Thirty thousand pounds Of quick
lime was imported to destroy the slain
stock, hides and al.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

Congressional aid for Harry K.
Thaw will be sought by Representa-
tive Porter of Pennsylvania. He will
introduce a resolution to have his
sanity tested before a jury. Porter
declared Thaw would have been per-
mitted to 60 back to Pennsylvania
long ago were it not for the fact that
his "mother- is very wealthy and he
furnishes precious pickings for the
New York members of my profess
SiOn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

The Democratic primary of Usage
township Saturday afternoon nomi-
mated the following ticket: Trustee,
J. F. Isley; Member Township Board,
l. N. Smith, J. S. Bell, Jr.; Clerk and
Assessor, r. j. Bradley; Collector,
M. c. Fortune; Constable, Jake
Thomas; Justices Of the Peace, M. A.
Kimbrolgh, John Stangel, William
Rider.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04
ALBANIAN Dead at 1O8

Bessemer, Ala, March ASA
Goodwin, said to be the oldest man
in Alabama, died here yesterday on
the eve of his lO8th birthday anniver.
sary of pneumonia. Goodwin was
born in Georgia in 1907. He had
seventy-four grandchildren, 227 great
grandchildren and fifteen great great
grandchildren. Goodwin formerly
was noted wild turkey hunter and
killed his last turkey when lO1.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04
List of Letters

remaining uncalled for in the post
office at Butler, No., for the week
ending March 2, 1915:
Miss Ella Nelson, Mrs. Emily Pigg,
Mrs. Daisy Rhodes, Mrs. Adlade
Smith.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office March 16, 1915,
IT not delivered before. In call.
ing for the above. please say ''Adver.
tised," giving date of list.
-. E. Williams, Postmaster.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04
Township Primary.

The Democrats of Mt. Pleasant
township held their primary Satur.
day from 1890 to $50. Notwith.
standing the inclement weather fair
vote was polled.
For Trustee
G. G. Henry-2O7.
j, S. Brown-23O.
For Members of Township Board
1.-TWO Nominated)
E. H. Rosier-l2l.
T. C. Jones-20O.
T. j. Berryhill-248.
Andrew Ray-255.
For Township Clerk and Assessor
D. F. Payne-132.
John Wright
For Township Collector
j. S. POLK Pierce-61.
M. 7. Duncan-65.
j. L. Barker-134.
C. C. Woods $50.
For Constable
George M. Garrett-2Ol.
johnson Stott-28O.
For Justices of the Peace
(Three Nominated)
b. F. Jeter-255.
j. r. Ray-&8.
w. F. Hemstreet -341.
R. S. Catron-S49.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

Thirty persons, including five WON.
en-, were killed Monday when the
Mexican gunboat Progresso was
blown up, supposedly by bomb in
the harbor of Progresso, Mex. This
information came in a cablegram to
the Mexican consulate. The cable
gram, stated the bomb, was evidently
sent abroad in a package supposed
ly to contain ice.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

Thomas Spofford, former member
of the Missouri Legislature and one
time president of the city council of
Kansas City, died in New York last
week.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04
Mound Township Convention.

The Democrats of Mound township
will hold a mass convention at the
Mt. Zion school house on Saturday,
March 8, at 2 O'Clock p. m. for the
purpose OF nominating a township
ucket. Webb Shelby.
Commissioner
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

Oscar Dodd young farmer living
near Dexter Mo. killed himself with
shotgun, Friday. He was respondent
on account of i'll health.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

66, 252, 1853 pounds of plug tobacco
was made in Missouri in 1914, worth
approximately $50, 100000. Missouri
stands first for this variety of tobacco.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

BY vote of 66 to 81 the Minnesota
house Of representatives passed the
senate county option measure max.
ing prohibition a county measure.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04
City Now Owns Water Works
Plant.

Chas. Gill, of Kansas City, receiver
of the Butler Water Works system,
last Friday transferred the plant to
the city, The price paid by the city
was So, 500. For the present no
change in management in conte m
plated.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

DR.. William W. Mosby, 81 years
of age, pioneer citizen and one of
the oldest doctors in that section of
the state died at his home in Rich
mond Saturday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

Patrick Moriarity, aged 80, pic.
neer railroad builder, died in War
rensburg Thursday. He worked on
the construction of the Missouri
Pacific from St. Louis to Kansas
City.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

c. M. Wright, 70 years old, for so
years druggist in Fulton, died Sat-
urday. He is survived by the widow
and one son, L. B. Wright, manager
of the Bell Telephone Exchange at
Nevada. :.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

have native lumber for sale in all
sizes and quantities, $l.40 per hum
dred and up. r. E. Thomas,
Phone Is on 8. Butler, Mo.
2NN
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04
Strawberry Plants for Sale.

Have some choice. early, medium
and late strawberry plants for sale,
Of the leading varieties, A. Shobe,
South High Street, Butler, No. 2O.A
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

The outlook for good wheat crop
this year is cheerful at this time. Ac-
cording to the final figures of the an
nual crop review of the Missouri state
board of agriculture, there are 2, $685..
$50 acres of wheat in this state for
1915 and 1874 per cent as to condition.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

Mrs. Talitha Greening, born in
Monroe county, Missouri, August 2,
1890, and who had lived in the state
all her life died Sunday while on a
visit to her granddaughter, Mrs.
John Bradford, near Sedalia. She is
survived by daughter, Mrs. Salla
Price of Galveston, Texas, and f00
grandchildren.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

Representative Tuggle, chairman
of the Appropriation Committee of
the House, has introduced the de.
ficiency bill in the Missouri house of
representatives Tuesday. The amount
carried is 1904, O72.79. Some of the
debts were incurred during the pre-
vious Republican administration.
One of the items is for SIS, 600, ex-
pended by former Warden Henry
Andrea at the penitentiary.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

A bill requiring railroads to provide
separate coaches for negro passenger
was reported adversely by the senate
committee on railroads in the Missou-
ri Senate.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

The United States Government is
seeking walnut lumber with which to
make army rifle stocks. This week
W. H. Naylor Of Boone County
shipped carload of walnut to a St.
Louis firm, which is handling the
lumber for the Government. The
United States has issued an order to
agents to buy all the walnut lumber
available. One carload of lumber
makes Is, 600 stocks.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

The Sedalia Boosters Club and the
Sedalia Manufacturers Association
have wired an invitation to President
Wilson to stop off in Sedalia on his
way to the Panama Exposition in San
Francisco next month.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

The Senate committee last week re-
ported favorably bill to, close all sa-
looms at II o'clock. The search and
seizure bill to permit the search of
private property in dry territory and
the dry shipment bill to prevent the
shipment Of intoxicants into dry ter
ritory.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04

Capt. Henry King, who has been
connected with the St. Louis Globe
Democrat for the past thirty-one
years, and for the last eighteen as
managing editor has resigned on &C.
count Of failing health.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-04
MISSOURI NEWS.


Oscar Dodd young farmer living
near Dexter Mo. killed himself with :
shotgun, Friday. He was desponden
on account of i'll health.
BY a vote of 66 to 81 the Minnesota
house Of representatives passed the
senate county option measure max
ing prohibition a county measure.
Thomas Spofford, former member
of the Missouri Legislature and one
time president of the city council OF
Kansas City, died in New York last
week.
&c, 252, 1853 pounds of plug tobacco
was made in Missouri in 1914, worth
approximately $33, 100000. Missouri
stands first for this variety of tobacco.
DR.. William W. Mosby, 81 years
of age, pioneer citizen and one of
the oldest doctors in that section of
the state died at his home in Rich
mond Saturday.
Patrick Moriarity, aged 80, pic.
neer railroad builder, died in War
rensburg Thursday. He worked on
the construction of the Missouri
Pacific from St. Louis to Kansas
City.
C. M. Wright, 70 years old, for so
years druggist in Fulton, died Sat-
urday. He is survived by the widow
and one son, L. B. Wright, manager
of the Bell Telephone Exchange at
Nevada. i
A bill requiring railroads to provide
separate coaches for negro passenger
was reported adversely by the senate
committee on railroads in the Missou-
ri Senate.
The Sedalia Boosters Club and the
oedalia Manufacturers Association
have wired an invitation to President
Wilson to stop off in Sedalia on his
way to the Panama Exposition in San
Francisco next month.
Capt. Henry King, who has been
connected with the St. Louis Globe
Democrat for the past thirty-one
years, and for the last eighteen as
editor has resigned on ac-
count Of failing health.
More than 600 men will be put to
work within few days by the gov
eminent in the Improvement of the
Missouri river, according to Col. Her.
bert Deakyne engineer in charge of
he Kansas City division. II
The Senate committee last week re-
ported favorably bill to, close all sa-
oons at II o'clock. The search and
seizure bill to permit the search of
private property in dry territory and
he dry shipment bill to prevent the
hipment Of intoxicants into dry ter
tory.
The outlook for good wheat crop
his year is cheerful at this time. Ac-
ording to the final figures of the an
nal crnn rauioux Of Tho M;ccour =; ,to& Ia
New Britain herald., 1915-02-08
Rouauct For Colonel.
G4undon Daily FhrQniclc.

iLbllNpll l't+lAN III Rii'Ni'''
 Colonel Roosevelt is a man with whose namc We have for some time been familiar, but who is always surprising us with some fresh evil dcnce Of his rare and original nature. He is a sportsman of unriNallcd cner- gy; traveller who never allows him self or his companions to grow cai- Ious or weary; d discovercr who has given us substantial additions to our knowledge of the world. In his public life ne has manifested a fearlcssness aof spirit and an independence of judg- mcnt which we cannot sufficiently ad- miro, while as q champion of causes, popular and unpopular he has eXtort- ed praise alike from his friends and his enemies. 50 strong a tcmpera
 mcnt could not hope tn escape ccij- cism and ccn&urc lnusmuch as it is habit to say straight out all that is in his mind. he was bound to suffer from misinterprctation of his motives and an unjust estimate of his ob- iects. All these things he has en- durcd in full measure. and vet he remains an undcfcated force, a fighter of magnificent pluck and persistence, q cheerful optimist with an immense faith in his ideals and in the future of humanity. We believe him to he a friend of England. but, much more than that. we believe him to he es- sentially a lover of justice and truth, whose chief prcoccupation il is to se- cure the ultimate victory Of such principles in America, and the world at large. During the last few months he has given repeated and maEnih- cent proofs that the high qualities which vc have indicated are still the dominant characteristics of colonel Roosevelt. No American statesman has declared more fearlessly the judg- ment which he has formed on the world war. He has not concealed his
New Britain herald., 1915-02-08
Deadly Gossip.
(New York Review

(NeW York Review.) It takes but an idle word. some times thOughtlessly spoken, to destroy that most precious of all things to a woman. her reputation.
 People connected with the theatri- cal business should be very careful of their gossip. The intrimate relations necessarily part of the actors life often give opportunity for people to in dulge in evil gossip about them. The majority of people are much too free to give credit to such chatter espe- cially if it involves little scandal, and the suffering and wrong that such talk often works is nothing short of tragedy to the innocent persons in volved.
 There should be more care and chivalry in discussing the personal af- fairs of actors and actresses. The rep utation of every woman on the stage should be a sacred matter to all who work with her. The actor who dis seminates scurillous gossip about any co-worker is cad no matter whether there is a basis for it or not. For the good of the stage it is well that an lmpenetrable veil be drawn dividing the region behind the scenes from the public eye. Even for business purposes it is better that it should be so The public likes to invest the lives of the actor and the actress with a halo of romance and mystery, at least it used to be that way, and it probably would do so today if given chance. The il- fusion ought to be conserved, because 1t is a good drawing asset at the box office.
 However, in these days members Of the profession have grown careless and 1tis their fault if the illusion has been destroyed. It would be well if it was restored and one of the best was to help this to be brought about is for actors to stop gossiping about each other and above all to guard the repu- tation of every actress, as they would that of tn cir own sister
New Britain herald., 1915-02-08
The JOneses and Poetry.
Rochester, N. Y, Herald. )


 There must be something in a name, for a dramatic critic who discussed recently a play by Henry Arthur Jones has pointed out that, while there have been "Thomsons and Fay lors and Crabbcs and CoWpers" in poetry, there has never been a Jones. 'There is something about Jones'" he says, ''so staid, grave, serious, sub stantial, responsible, that it condemns even a selfish possessor to affect the mien of a strong but conservative moralist, a steady craftsman, a man of robust common sense
 We had never thought of it before, but 1t would appear that the critic Is right. Who ever heard of a Jones who was a poct--a real poet, we mean? Great Britain has a great many Joneses to her credit, splendid men, but none of ther is a poet There is Sir Alfred Jones, a fine specimen of the commercial man, and there Is Sir Henry Jones, the Hegelan, one of the ablest philosophical writers of our time, and an admiral ble profes- sor at the University of Glasgow, but the name of Jones does not lend it. self to poetry. There have been DOetical Smiths--thcre was Alexander Smith. for eXample-and. there have been poetical Robinsons, for we have Edwin Arlington Robinson, whom not few regard as Americas greatest living poet but one must shake his head sadly when trying to recall a poetical Jones. But then. we haVc all known Joneses who were so whole some in every way that Wordsworth might have written poems about them quite equal to the one nc wrote on MT. Wilknson's Spade"
New Britain herald., 1915-02-08
The Masters Servant.
(NeW York Sum-

So recently that not the most sen- sitive young woman can no longer call herself a bud need blush to re- | call it as a personal recollection was 1 the automobile a wheezing, haltinS, ungOVernable engine of the pOpulace and the profanity of it's operator. It set forth in the glad morning with never an assurance of concern of re- turn before the midnight hour struck; it performed inexplicable feats of disintegration; it exploded for pure pleasure, baked as a regular and eX- pected incident of it's daily career, spun wonderfully, charged without ex- cuse, slid myst eriously to the rear the side, era bwise; it did all that was
 not wanted, and only occasionally fulfilled the hope of its venturesome
 owner which he scarcely dared to form into a prophecy
 How marvelously a few years and the unstinted application of brains and capital have transformed those ancient arks. Today no instrument of mans use and pleasure is more dependable, more responsive, more surely adapted to his needs. To line and contour the refining influence of
 pra actical art has been successfully ap-
 
 velous mechanism of the engine, to
 the completion and correction of
 which high inventive genius has been
 devoted. In every detail of the
 whole complicated device are revealed
 the laborious efforts of uncounted
 experimenters, innONators, the men
 with that superior curiosity that ever
 inspires dissa tisfa ction and that deter
 minaton to improve until the benef-
 ciary of these co-ordinated and col.
 lected strivings for perfection would
 cry "It Is done!' did not experience
 warn him that it is not done.
 Questioned condemned as toy,
 yesterday, today the motor car sup
 ports war, sustains comm erce,r ca terS
 to all human needs and pleasures.
 It has made a new world for all men,
 the boundary lines of the attainable
 have been pushed back by this rub
 Der mounted, gas sustained, distance
 destroying servant. 1t Is the magic
 carpet of the fairy story, and better;
 for where there was only one magic
 carpet, the motor car counts it's
 scores of thousands, by ingenuity,
 persistence, enterprise and skill laid
 out for all to make their choice and
 transport themselves where they will.
 aso5 ..Csx clip cmfwy mfWpy
New Britain herald., 1915-02-08
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views On all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to Herald office
The Facts About Divorce.

Ida M. Tarbell contributes to The Woman's Home Companion an article entitled 'What Women Are Really Doing an article in which she an sWerS With facts and figures some questions as to the status of women in the United States. Miss Tarbell has made careful study of the thirteenth census to get at the truth in regard to marriage, divorce and other sub 1ects. After proving that more wom- en marry now than did formerly she takes up the subject of divorce as follows:
 There has been an increase in di- Vorce. In the thirty million mar ried women whom the census takers of 1910 reported they found 1S5.-
 065 who had been divorced. Con sidering the difficulties of married life. the number does not appall. It rather gives one a greater respect for human beings to see that they can handle such complicated relation ship with such small percentage Of disaster. There is no other human relation that can show anything like so large a statistical proof of suc- cess. The number of divorCes found Tn 1910 IS greater prOpOrtiOnately than the census takers uncarthed in 1900. still larger than they found in 1890. In each of these ten-year periods there has been an increase of one-tenth of one per cent. It is doubtful if this be due to loss of faith in marriage. proportion of it is due to a higher ideal of marriage, an unWillingness to see the relation prostituted by a dissolute, cruel or unfaithful partner.
 "A percentage is due, which too, to the greater carelessness with which marriages are made under changing social practices. We have removed largely from boys and girls the pro- tective social devices by which we once guided taeir relations and choices. They go and come freely and, as might be expected, marry with less sense of the seriousness of their undertakings