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The Butler weekly times., 1916-08-03

Judge j. A. Silvers was a Rich
Hill visitor one day the last of the
week.
Douglas Shoes, Black & Arnold
Frank i. Walker was a business
visitor to Kansas City one day the
last of the week.
Joe T. Smith, former sheriff
was over from Foster Saturday
visiting old friends.
B. F. johnson came down from
Kansas City Sunday evening and
spent few days visiting home
folks.
F. H. Rapp, Frisco agent at
Rich Hill, has received notice of
his transfer to Greenfield, Mis-
Mrs. Edna Smith and daughter,
Miss Juanita, of Rich Hill, visit
ed relatives in Butler Friday OF
last week.
Grover Gilbert Saturday sold
to Chas. Argenbright 63 head OF
fine steers. They averaged over
1900 pounds.
Rich Hill is to have a circus this
month. Wheeler's big three ring
circus will show in that town Sat-
urday, July IL.
Stetson hats, Black & Arnold.
Fred Cecil, Democratic commit
teeman from Walnut township,
was in the city Saturday.
Mrs. Jane Moore and two small
sons, Ralph and Robert, returned
from week s visit to her brother,
Robert Braden, at lola, Kansas.
Guy Silvers came in the last of
the week from jefferson City and
is visiting at the home of his par
ents, Judge and Mrs. j. A. Sill
vers.
Claude Lampkin, democratic
committeeman from Deepwater
township, was in the city Mon
day and made this office a pleas
ant call.
Miss Mabel Rockhold, who has
been conducting kindergarten
in Butler since the close of school,
has returned to her home near
Adrian.
Bruce Black, who has a good
position with the Southwest Ma
tional Bank at Kansas City, came
down Saturday night for visit
with home folks.
Audrey, the two months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Mech, died at the family home at
Amoret Thursday night after an
illness of several weeks.
Blanch Potter, former well
known character of this city,
died in the General hospital at
Kansas City Sunday, as the result
of stroke of paralysis.
Would like to board four young
lady high school students.
42-3t Mrs. Harshaw,
4O6 North Main st.
Butler, Mo.
George w. Newberry, of Chi
cago, spent a few days last week
visiting his father, j. B. Newber-
ry, in Spruce township, and sis
ter, Mrs. c. S. Ewin, in this city.
Mrs. r. L. Braden returned the
last of the week from two weeks
visit with her son, Robert Braden,
.Jr., at lola. Kansas, and other rel
atives in the western part of the
county.
Paul Levy, of the Sam1 Levy
Mercantile Companyleft Wednes-
day for New York, where he will
spend about three weeks looking
over stocks and buying new goods
fnp the afOre. Ii
The Butler weekly times., 1916-08-03

Col. and Mrs. G.. L. Robbins and
son. Joe, returned the last of the
week from an extended motor trip
through the west. They left But
'er about two months ago. going
first to Winterset. Iowa. where
Miss Flossie remained with rela-
tives and the rest of the family
proceeded west to Montana. They
say that they had no motor
trouble at all and enjoyed the
trip immensely.
The Butler weekly times., 1916-08-03
Black & Arnold Clothing Co.

VIM. Crawford, formerly coun-
ty clerk of this county, but now
prosperous banker of Kansas
City, spent couple of days the
last of the week visiting his sister,
Mrs. j. B. Rice. northwest of
town. Mr.. Crawford is cashier and
general manager of the Blue Val
ley Bank of Kansas City and in
forms us that last Friday was the
first lay off he had had in nine
years. He looks as though steady
work agreed with him as he is
much heavier than he used to be.
The work of tearing down the
old Baptist church building COM
menced Monday. The furniture
had all been taken out and stored.
Tuesday a part of one of the walls
fell before the workmen were
ready for it and some lively
scrambling took place to get out
from under. but fortunately no
one was hurt. The excavating for
the new building has been COM
pleted and the stone work will be
commenced at once.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05
Wanted Market Prsce for Votes.

A corpulent negrc woman came into
the Office Of Judge George |. Griffith
Of Kansas CITY, Kan, one morning and
inquired for the jedge." What can
] do for your asked She judge. rs.
yoh runn!n' fOh jedEe again." she
asked. Yes. I'm tryHg to get the
nomination, the jGdgc replied
What's the sideration foh votes dis
yeah?" What" almost yelled the
judge. beginning Ia understand the
drift OF the conversation. "Ah means"
explained the negress, lis votes wuth
one dollah or two dollahs dis lection?"
Are you aware that il Is a serious Of
fcnse for a person to sell his vote?"
sternly demanded the j.Hlgc. All don
'zactly undahstan yOh, jedgc, but ef
yOh means yoh amt b1yin' EN-. dat's
all right. All believe yob's no p, ,litish-
un nohow." And with this contemptu-
Gus parting shot she left the Office.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05
New Use for Submarines.

Il is reported that the Germans are
laying mines from submarines. The
mines are carried ore above another
in vertical air-tighs chamber within
the submarine. When they are to be
laid. water is admissed to the cham
Der and door in the outer shell of
the hull closing the chamber is opened.
The mines are then released. one by
one, through proper appliances. The
mine anchor sinks 10 the bottom and
by suitable mechanism, the anchorage
cable is unwound 10 permit the mine
TO float at the desired depth below the
surface. This method of mine laying
is absolutely secret, aud therefore is
pgoportionatcly dangerous to the eli
emy.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05
Prisoners Save MonaY.

An unusual plan was adopted and
tried with success III the Dayton tO)
workhouse. which deserves the careful
consideration OF penal authorities
throughout the country. says the Nash
Ville Tennessesap
Through a board Of parole. prison.
-rs are allowed certain liberties In &C.
cordaECe with their behavior and their
appreciation OF freedom allowances.
Regular work ia factories is secured
Tor number os prisoners, but they
are compelled tG return 10 the work.
house at night. They arr required ~
the end OF the week to bring their
pay envelopes to the superintendent
OF the workhouse. The latter sunl-
mons the prisoners family and opepa
the pay envelope with thcza and the
prisoner present He divides the
money as seems best Ii is said tha.
under this uniqce system OF parole
one prisoner who is serving term
for nonsupport, has placed more than
SlOo III a savings bank m add lion
TO taking care OF his family and pay.
ing his creditors. He stAl has two
months to serve.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05
BL0NDS FOND OF CHEESE
AZ Least That is the Opinion Arrived
At by Waitress Who Has Boon
Observing.
Are you a cheese cater?

Are you cheese eater?
Do you sat your MONDAY wedge of
mlnce or apple with or without?
IL 1t is with" IL is a 1O-to-1 bet that
you are blond, for all blonds eat
cheese, according TO one of the Marie
Antoinette counter girls in a Boston
restaurant
rms counter girl besides being an
expert manipulation of the hot and cold
coffee and master OF the mazcs and
electric order buttons is a close oh
server and psychologist.
She says that after three years of
close comparison of those VINO pa.
tronize her counter she has reached
the conclusion that cheese is the uref.
erence OF blonds A few dark.
skinned and piratelike men may use
cheese. but the blonds all partako.
and she suspects that a brunei who
asks for TIL" with" wnen ordering
pie either has blond strain or q fair.
haired sweetheart.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

The first planting of cotton in this
ountry was in 1921, when 1t was
indertaken as an experiment;
yheather the experiment was a sue
cess or not, cotton culture evidently
lid not receive much encouragement,
ior as late as 1884 eight bags of cot
on shipped to England were seized
IN the ground that so much cotton
could not be produced in the United
States. This appears truly ludicrous
to the cotton exporter of to-day, in
view of the fact that our exports to
England alone in 1910 were 3.372,-
900 bales.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05
L. ID. G.. MEETING

One OF the most pleasant meetings
of the year was the May meeting of
the U. d. c., which was held with
the beloved president, Mrs. G.. ].
Derrick, Thursday afternoon. About
twenty members responded to the
roll call.
Mrs. Mary B. McDow, one of the
delegates to the Ridge District Con-
ference. was next asked to make a
report of the conference, which she
did in very pleasing manner. All
plans were made to serve the old
veterans the annual dinner at the
court house after which all are re-
queSted to attend the Memorial SER
vices to be held at the school house
at 400.
The Daughters were glad to en-
roll two new members, Mrs. Henry
McManus and Mrs. NJ. Z. Jordan
The report of the treasurer showed
the Chapter in good standing. Mrs.
w. +. Taylor, historian, then read
two very interesting papers, after
which the Chapter adjourned to
meet with Mrs. NJ. r. McCardell in
June. The hostess then served de-
licious refreshments.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05
Wher. Aecordions Are Popular.

The natives Of Madagascar are
great lovers OF music. and in addition
to their own primitive instruments the
accordion Is very popular, Within the
asst few years the Importation OF thesc
Instruments has shown a steady i:
CT ease, about 10000 being import
annually to the value OF about 1900
francs (32S,950. These goods ha
practically all been imported fr
Germany.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

While patrouiIing home indus
tries, remember your county paper.
The Lancaster News advocates a
trade at home" policy and this
ti-ing rs well rs to ali other bust
ness Il this town is TO continue
y growth, We must become mutual
y helpful ana loyal. Ne are stand
inE by you Are you "oirg to stand
" us?
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05
White Crow in pennsyiva,ia.

A white-feathered crow. acco'cipe
TO residents OF Logansville, csn 4.
seen In Solomon Kessler's woods
Hamilton Joseph says he saw the
crow sitting on the limb Of o troe
with two black crows.
Joseph has reputation for verscity
in all matters.--York tPa.) Dispatch
Philadelphia North American.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

The man who is not in accord with
President Wilson was found in such
hopeless minority tHat ne ia
ashamed OF himself People have
reasons to question the motives of
any man who knocks Woodrow Will
SON. and said Knockers are therefore
few and far between 1t is indeed
li1 old-fashioned man who knocks
thc president.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

when the roses will bloom again is
still Indefinite. depending entirely on
nov long they w,li have to wait for
the rain And the rose season is
always a beautlfui season in Lancas-
ter, for our women understand rose
culture. which experience has made
wai nigh perfect Lancaster is at
IT'S hes- when n roses are :r full
i.nnm
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

a number OF homes in Lancaster
have recently been repainted and
th eir improved appearance is note-
worthy. by cleaning up and paint
ing up marvellous changes may be
wrought and are being wrought In
lancaster. Money invested in paint
benefits the whole community as well
as the individual owners of the prop
.erty painbsA.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05
COTTON IL KING

OF CeCcu; Years We hear a lot
about diversiication. OF crop rota-
. ton, stock raising. etc. and dis
! courpgement in connection with the
/ culture OF cotton. all OF which. we
! suppose. is we'll and good. and fur
ther. we would not for one moment
nave our readers believe otherwise
than but what We are in hearty ac-
cord with the "rais-enough-at-
home" movement, for certainly such
is our attitude. having time and again
during the past year or so, urged
our farmers to raise sufficient corn.
oats. wheat, meat. etc, at home to
do them aud let the cotton raised be
surplus: yet with all this We must
still acknowledge cotton to be KING.
Cotton l. the most profitable crop
known IN agriculture and it is one
OF the most youthful and powerful
OF American industries. Millions
culirate the plant: as many more
weave al its looms and its fibre
clothes mankind. The plant yields
the southern producers millions and
millions. it, harvest moves the
worlds currency across the conti-
uenc ana when marketed the bulls
and bears Of two hemispheres tear
at it until one or the other falls
With crash.
II has ever sought diligently the
OF man and by its endur-
ance adaptabtlity and many useful
characteristics. has won the heart of /.
mankind. until to-day it meets him !
at the cradle. is his closest companion |!
through life and goes with him to !
the grave.
From 8 worthless weed infesting
the highways of agriculture it has
become the worlds most useful prod |
uct. The spiendor of its fibre at
tracted the attention of the inven-
tive genius. pied for the recognition /
Of the producer and appealed to the
wisdom Of the consumer. and with
these powerful allies it has fought /
its battles on every merchants coun-
ter on the globe, has conquered 4S
per cent Of the textile trade of the
world and il has scarcely begun its
ronGuests
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

!: "" have faith in Lancaster We
"'l> show that faith by our commu-
Hity service If we have NJ faith
neither will We have any work TO
"frer for the making of better town
ard county 1t is easy enough to
~ay what the community needs. but
only men and women of vision will
help TO supply these needs.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

Il your neighbor does not send
regular correspondence to The Ian
raster News, arrange with somebody
tc Furnish news letters and thus
g,r- the community little help
ful publicity. Tell the world its ad.
vantages. If you would attract Others
~ 1t and further develop It's re-
~ras
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

v Tho Innate OF this piedmont sec.
r!o| OF The Caroiinas is such that
an flower Of field OF garden will
yrnw and bloom in its perfection. If
~ !ai! TO have flowers ii prOclaims
III ~ thrrtless people. lacking in IT, "a.
To- ~ The beautiful Every plot of
= Iaa should be planted i'm flowers
r- ornamental shrubs
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

Lancaster has reasons 10 be proud
~ t attractive store windows. n
which displays are artisticaily ar
ranged md frequently changed.
This advertising feature together
with a judicious use OF newspaper
spaSe form combination that al
ways bring results. Are yoI trying
hcth means OF business getting?
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

The door ." opportunity is gene
rally closed 10 the knockers" Is the
wise comment of the Anderson Mail
GOoStrng IS toe oest known means
Of opening this door so the booster
should reva~ grow weary "a vel, DO
ing
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05
LUTHER ELLISON. Editor
Let reverence for laws be

Let reverence for laws be
Dreathed by every American
mother to the iisping babe that
grattles On her lap; let 1t be
caught in schools, II seminaries
and colleges; let IL be written
n primers. spelling books and
almanacs: let Il be preached
from the pulpit, proclaimed IL
legislative halls. and enforced In
courts OF justice. And In short.
,et It become the political relig-
ION OF the nation; and let the
old and the young, the rich and
n poor, the grave and the ga.
% all sexes anu tongues AMI
colors and conditions, sacrifice
uncae s,ngly upon it's affairs
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

The county hospital is real and
not an imagined need Every day
this need becomes more and more
apparent Why doesn't somebody
get busy on this proposition
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

why dc We not make LancaSter
a ayless own Surely we can DO
what other good owns are doing.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05

The good season OF picniCs ana
family reunions l. nov at hand and
the grovn-ups as we'll as the child
rem are nappy that the good I'D sum-
mer time IS here again
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05
DR.. M. r. Campbell
Registered >dptometrist
and Manufacturing Optician.
ANDERSON &C

Standard Drug d., local repre-
entatiyes. Take your broken lenses
nd repairs TO ttem for prompt NFnd
irnurate work
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-05
Production

Production
KING COTTON runs million
piows: turns quarter of a billion
:pind!e> and reigns supreme over
siXty-three million acres of the most
:artile land on the globe. His cam
raigns with the producer have had
their hardships; his mortal enemy.
the boil weeyil. has sapped the vitali-
~ OF the plant. but raised the price
~ tho fibre The producer has time
aud again rebelled and resolved to
diversity only TO return a pentitent
one crop subject: sensational writers
have maligned ii during the plant
Ig season and AT harvest time re-
corded a glorious conquest No ma
ton ever expressed victory in moro
'orcibie language or heralded tidings
OF conquest in more convincing terms
than UNCLE SAM when he anuounc-
cd to the world the supremacy OF
COTTON as a money crop over all
staple products. We quote below
his official language:
Farm value Of products per acre
in Continental United States in 1910.
census: Cotton S2497: Corn.
s1%.27 Wheat. s12.6@; Oats.
5000"
1t will be observed that cotton out
distances its nearest rival $l1.6O per,
acres. Few people really understand
how necessary cotton Is 10 thc carry
ing on of the worlds industries
Every year the world is becoming
more and more dependent upon cot!
tor 70 supply the Increasing demands
IF the textile industry for fibre.
History of Cotton
India. from the best accounts. Is
-" birth-nlace of the cotton plant.
The earliest mention we have OF
cotton is by Ucrodotus. about $50
IL. G.. who speaks of "A tree of India
that bore ieoces more delicate and
beautiful than those of sheep. Two
of Alexander's generals came back
10 Europe with unbelievable stories
oc The wonderful fibre From india.
cotton was gradually introduced into
Greece and Eome. Spain was the
i-st European country to extensively
rake up cotton cIlturc. il being
brought into the Iberian peninsula
by the Moors in the tenth century.
The first notice OF cotton as an
article oi commerce il about the end
nj the ffteenth century. In 1900
about 100000 pounds were con
sumed by Great Britain The con-
eumption had incr eased To 2.20O. 900
pounds in 1920 ana 100000 in
! 1894. Between this last dat and
the end OF the eighteenth century
! the cotton industry received Won
! deTfl impetus due to the Inventions
and improvements of AIkwright and
Cromton IN cotton manufa ctu rins
machinery. In 1900 the amount con.
suDled was about 100000 pounds
|, In the Intervening 100 years, from
1900 to 1900, the consumption o.
. cotton has increased 8,86O,5OO,
pounds, the total consumption of tn.
world in 1910 being 9,180,509, 900
pounds.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04

the solid men of Lake View but
he Is a political leader who numbers
his friends by the thousands.
~6~
John z. Vogeisang has done much
to make the restaurant the attractive
feature Of Chicago life that It is
today.
The leading members Of every 20.
cie,y and club In Chicago read The
Eagle.
e. A. Smith. the veteran piano.
maker. is respected by all who know
him
~EoA
Joseph A. o'Donnell. former legis.
iator and park commissioner. is one
OF the most popular members Of the
Chicago bar.
Hampstead Washburne, the popular
;ormer mayor. is active In many
OTdHCUes VI puuuC uto'
~
Harry e. Kellogg, the popular pro.
prietor Of the Blue Ribbon Laundry
at 513 North Clark street, Is building
up fine business.
~
Judge Thomas r. Scully has made .
splendid record In the County Court.
The people have confidence In him
and their confidence has never been
misplaced, either when the Judge was
on the Municipal bench or In his pres.
ent responsible position.
jeremiah b. o'Conneil. the able
lawyer. has thousands Of admirers
who want to see him on the judicial
bench.
Hiram Coombs. the we'll known real
estate expert, 10 highly respected BY
all who know him. He IL q splendid
Judge OF values and property entrust.
ed to his care always shows good re.
suits.
~
Harry w. Cooper reports a big de.
mand for Batavia tires. They are
more popular than ever.
~
Henry Bohman Is one Of the most
popular men In the wine and liquor
trade In Chicago.
~
Frank }. Hogan has made great
record as attorney for the Fire Dc
partment. He 10 always looking after
the interest Of the people.
Dow D. Lewis would make gocd
County Commissioner.
~4A
W. l., Bodine. the eficient chief oil
the bureau OF compulsory education
has made a nation wide name for hi
department.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04

Democratic Veteran a Hot Fa-
vorite for Delegate at Large.

Robert Z. Burke, candidate for
Delegate at Large, born and has lived
all his life in the twenty.first Ward
and lives at present at 1882 North
La Sale street, within five hundred
yards of where he was born. Was
Secretary Of the Democratic Party Of
Cook County for about ten years and
Secretary Of the County Democracy
Of Cook County for twenty-five years
and at present holding that position.
He was a member OF the State Cen.
trail Committee for years and always
q Arm believer in thorough party or.
ganization. He organized the Carter
H. Harrison Democratic Association
in 1892, which was largely instru.
mental in nominating and electing the
lamented Carter II. Harrison, ST.,
Worlds Fair Mayor in 1898. He has
organized during the past twenty-five
years powerful political forces among
the various foreign nationalities,
which comprise Chicago's cosmopol.
itan population.
He supported Cleveland In 1884.
Cleveland in 1858, Cleveland in 1892,
Bryan in 1896, Bryan in 1900, Parker
in 1904, Bryan in 1908, and Wilson in
1912. He has consistently supported
all the Democratic Candidates for
Mayor of Chicago, for the past quar-
ter Of century including Harrison,
ST.. Cregier, Hopkins, Wenter. Harri.
son, Jr., Dunno and Sweitzer.
Organized labor has no greater
friend than Mr.. Burke and among his
supporters In the coming battle will
be Simon O'Donnell, John Fitzpatrick,
Edward NJ. Nockels, stephen G. Sum.
ner, Martin McGraw, George P. Grove,
Joseph Morton and many other promi.
nent leaders in labor organizations.
Aside from politics Mr.. Burke's par.
ticular hobby Is baseball aud he num-
bers among his personal friends,
Charles A. Comiskey, Joe Tinker.
Jimmy Callahan, Frank Chance, and
many other leaders. He was manager
and captain of one Of the best.known
amateur teams in Chicago some years
ago.
Thousands of Democrats In Chicago
owe everything they have received po'
litically to the answering loyalty OF
Mr.. Burke, and he In return will re.
ceive their loyal support In his can
didacy for Delegate at Large at the
coming primary election.
Former Judge John e. Owens Ia
strongly backed for one Of the Demo.
cratic nominations for Judge Of the
Superior Court.
Wheeler & Co., the popular cloth
iers at 1856 South State street. over
Peacock's, are doing an immense bust