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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27
Co. B End Regiment Missouri
Infantry.

ILL d1At1 y
1t is a husky lot of boys wht
assembled from the Ozark Noun
tain towns to compose the Secon(
Regiment, Missouri Infantry, il
charge of COZ William A. Raupp
Lieut.. Col. Paul Tucker, Majs
Wesley Halliburton, Thomas 10y
and Charles ID. Smith. Each com.
pany halls from different town
Thus A Company is from Garth
age, b from Butler, G from Lamar
d from West Plains, E from Sar-
coke, Ffrom Clinton, G from Jop-
lin, | from Wehb, .City, X from
Springfield L from jefferson City,
NJ from Aurora, and the machine
gun company, from Nevada. The
total number of men enrolled is
$50.
Capt. Edward s. Clarke, one of
the biggest men in the regiment,
commands the Butler boys. lie
has been in the National Guard
since 1854, and has been, on the
brigade staff in the position of
Major and Chief Ordnance Off
Ger and Chief Signal Officer.
While in the latter office he or
ganized the Signal Corps Of Mis-
souri,. When the Mexican situa-
ton became tense he resigned his
position as Major in order to be
in direct command of a troop.
Lloyd Brooks is First Lieuten-
ant and Harry f. Ellis is Second
Lieutenant. Ellis is a profession
al baseball player, having been
with the White SoX for a year.
His batting average with Water
loo, Ia. last year was 1893. While
with the Ogden L. team he pound
ed the piliato the tune of 800. He
saw service with the artillery in
Cuba and in the Philippines.
The First Sergeant of b Com
pany is William B. Linhart Rich
ard E. Haynes is Mess Sergeant;
Charles B. Yates is Supply Ser
geant; Harry c. Grove, Thomas
J. Burner, William H. Petty, La
verne Ward, Lee Bright and AL
fred &. Ellis have the rank of Ser
geant. Clark Nicolay, Abraham
II. Lewis, Floyd Keeser. Clarence
7. WEIGH, Henry Wolf, Louis Fl.
Barker. William II. Grout. John X.
Mansfield, Everett II. Bland,
Vernon II. Corum and Ormie
Wiser are the company Corporals.
The cooks are Samuel LIE Master
and Patrick Roach. Frank l..
Yates and Raymond Biser are the
buglers and Harry j. Cooper is
the mechanic. Leslie r. Choate, a
broker of Butler. lis the company
clerk.
During the cloudburst last week
all the extra clothing Of the men
was carried to Captain Clarke's
tent, which is on an elevation.
After the clothing was redistribut-
ed the Captain discovered that
his breeches were missing. Acting
as his own detective, he mean
dered down the company street
and soon found his "pants" on
the person Of Private Pearl Leslie
Wells. The Sergeant making the
distribution had concluded from
the size of the breeches that they
belonged to Wells, whose stature
that Of Capt.
Clarke. Wells made no objection
to receiving a pair of officers
trousers and was strutting about
proudly when detected.
The company has no animated
All the affections of the
men are lavished on "Lady But
ler," the auto truck donated by
the citizens of the town.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27

Senator Poindexter introduced
a bill in the Senate to make all in
come tax returns public. He has
been assured Of support in the
finance committee for a proposal
to incorporate the idea in the Gen
eral Revenue Bill, now before that
committee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27

Two men were drowned near
st. Louis Sunday. Arthur j.
Beckmann, 26 years old, was
drowned in the Merimac River
and Walter H. Hagermann, 80
years old, fell from the deck of
a launch into the Mississippi
River and was drowned before he
could be rescued.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27

Forty persons, including a num-
Der of soldiers and women, were
killed during a very severe light
ming and rain storm in the suburbs
Of Mexico City Friday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27

John Lawrence and Robert De-
baugh are dead and James Law
renee Of little Rock, Ark, is dy-
ing as a result of being overcome
by gas in an old we'll which they
undertook to clean.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27

Brownsville Tex, July e.
not stsworn'-s'The Illinois
With a circulation of 5000 copies
Cavalry" . semi-weekly news
paper, edited by 4 staff Of more
than q score of Chicago news
paper men, members of the First
Illinois Cavalry, made its appear.
ance here today.
The paper win Be fsnaneed By
Col Milton ]. Foreman cd Id
avowed object = 10 nstruee Ill.,
tiamen a. to keep Tie ssfells at
home-advised Of rhat he bsys ore
doing. y
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27
Ice Cream Supper.

There will be an ice cream sup
per at the Double Branch church
Saturday evening, July %. Nv
erybody urged to come and spend
q pleasant evening. That means
you.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27
James Kelly Pool Candidate fol
Secretary Of State.

secretary OF St8te.
Tennessee-Kentucky parentage.
. Native Audrain County, Mis-
souri,.
School teacher for eleven years.
Editor Centralia Courier Is
years.
Working Democrat from the
trenches.
Endorsed by Democracy of
Boone County.
Platform-Industry, Efficiency,
Economy. l
Policy-To so conduct the af-
fairs of the office that no Demo-
crat will ever have to apologize
for its management.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27

All the banks and trust compan-
les in Butler will close at 2:S0
O'Clock each afternoon during the
.Chautauqua, except Saturday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27
PRICE: ss<. CENTS PER sQuAREFoor
I'm full bex-hoard e1sesl

Manufactured BY the Cexnen vesa Pssanrss O. C. O.
Frisbie President) ChieaRo md sold ~ sA eAas Euns1
here. Ask for free plans and eaaf eseanahnA
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27

Make your chicken houses Wumt
vermin proof and sanitary. and your
hens will lay more e9gS n winter.
You can do It It smaA expense
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-31
A Novel
A Week!

man whose forbears had been rich
when New York was known by an.
other name. The father objected
to the match. With the blind
obstinacy Of her ser. she ran away
with smead. and was promptly dis
Inherited.
Smead had married her with an
eye 10 the future millions. and upon
seeing them take wings. the veneer
cracked. All the evil In him de-
veloped with the sinister rapidly
OF nightshads.
His irons and fires became
multifarious. He tried his hand at
smuggling. not for the pecuniary
gains go much as for the sporting
chance II offered.
The woman who married him died
OF broken heart.
"Well9"
Going along finely" said the doc
tor. You are naturally robust"
How long before I'll be able to
throw this cane out OF the win
dow"
Perhaps two weeks. n you are
careful. No whisky. ! don't think
tobacco will hurt you. Good morn
ing"
Continued In Our Next issue)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-31
Stop the Thieves

TTORNEY GENERAL THOMAS GREGORY called upon the fed
a trade commission investigate the big increase the price of
e coal which has been announced result the comparatively small
recently granted the anthracite coal miners The attorney
general charges that ION similar occasions the past when wages have been
advanced the railroad coal the pretext of increasing prices for
meeting the increased of production resulting from the
higher wages greater n than necessary for
that purpose
This the generals polite of saying that the Coz. baron'
have consistently robbed the public possible pretext lie
particular that during each Of the four since 1912 the coal baron:
robbed their
booty is about $50 900 for the four
This incident the greatest interest the American people not only
directs attention and criminal drain their
pocketbook because shows how nefeny the federal
governments machinery works in the protection OF the public
the first place why does the attorney general dday asking for
investigation instead of nStung proceedings to PREVENT THE CON
SUMMATION OF THIS CONSPIRACY TO ROB THE AMERICAN
PEOPIE2
place. the information which the attorney
his contained made by Basil NJ Manly the d
the house representatives 1912 Now the attorney
general FOUR YEARS AFTER MANLY EXPOSED THIS OUTRAGEOUS
STEAL and suggests ANOTHER INVESTIGATION
this the Basil Manly whose the $500
frauds published the columns The Star
seasoned investigator today hanh in
the anthracite coal the income
which he is exposing TWENTY-FIVE times
the coal trusts steal
IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SLUMBER FOUR YEARS BE-
FORE IT TAKES OFFICIAL NOTICE OF MANYS PROOF OF THE IN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-31
Senator Confirms Income Tax Fraud
Charles!

confirmation of The Stars campaign stop the
" by Sen. J. Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois in
remarkable speech delivered banquet of the Illinois Manufacturers
citation.
Branding many with him the luxurious board
his with tremendous He told
assembled manufacturers and bankers:
Preparedness to cost When enacted the in
fought it, took the into the courts and
Since that law the informed by Of
cial MEN HAVE BEEN THREATENED with prosecu-
dodge Those
fight battles They the who will
will probably do who will the business the country while
else fighting to preserve for them
mo friends the who will enlist Rather,
who will attend patriotic banque like this tonight
distinguished and spkergue speakers
condemn and condemn without knowledge
condemn them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-31
To Meet Pershing

FL PAso. May 3l.-Gen. Gavira
announced today he was leaving to-
night for Casas Grandes for confer
ences with Gen. Pershing. which
open Thursday.
Pablo Lopez. bandit. who IL to be
executed at Chihuahua City June Z.
has recovered from his wounds.
Under the Mexican law. he could
not he executed while wounded.
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CHAPTER VII.


Uncle Billy got up from the
kitchen table r anybody wants
me. I'm out Z IN boathouse: 60,
Z overhaul tn dinEcd engine. r I
was rich I'd throw tn blame loony
OIL sputterer int m middle o. tn
lake."
lie worked by lantern. lie had
the tops OF the cylinders OFF when
Crawford came in.
billy. do you want to make ten
dollars
"Ten7 Well. now"
Il want you to take mo over to
Kingston right away"
"whut--t'night7"
"Yes."
Cant be done. Mr.. Crawford DO
II fer nuthin' IN a minute Z I couly
First place. I'm takin' tn engine
apart. second place. they ain't no
OIL. not TN t'morrow."
Can't possibly go. then7-
Nope. Tickliah job. anyhow.
goin' over In tn dark. Smells
windy. Take IN boat in tn
mornin'."
Anybody else I could set7"
Nope. No oil anyvheres. Coin
out L PIdEin t'morrow
Hang Pidgin! Mark my words.
BIlly. you'll get caught out there
one OF these days. and caught hard A."
But I amt hungry fer Pidgini"
protested Uncle Billy.
You ought 10 be able TO fake
up some excuse"
Not with Miss Wynne."
Crawford ohewed tho stem OF his
pipe.
Il suppose I'll have to give up
Kingston. Instead. I'll 20 ont 10
tho farm and give Miss Wynne a
lecture and try TO convince her Of
the real danger this time Of the
year. 4 big blow is due"
Il wish = would Kit her out o
this Pidgin idee. dunno whut tbs,
but seems { me they's sumpin'
more'n fish out there"
It was a mile and a half out 10
the farm. Crawford covered the
ground with the swinging stride OF
man who knew how to walk.
Smead' He had really seen the
man, and in turn Smead had seen
| him and taken TO cover. Devlltry
| OF some order was afoot
Reprisal2 We're they after him
| Smead was not a man 70 ignore,
Strong. daring. resourceful. TEEN
ing with the facile cunning of the
accomplished blackleg.
F1lllbusterer. gambler. smuggler
| bookmaker at the race tracks.
owner OF n string OF gambling
/ houses that reached from New York
to San Francisco. What had he
not turned his predatory hand to?
Well. he had cut Smead's claws
In one direction; his smuggling
days were over. The confiscatlon
| tho heavy fine and the suspended
| sentence would keep him to other
affairs for some years 10 come.
/ Presently he saw the lights OF
I the farm twlnkling in and out OF
the grove OF pines.
His keen, rowing eye discovered
white patch against the misty
drab OF the old dock. He crossed
tho rubble and shale between hxm
and the dock almost noiselessly.
Good gracious" she exclaimed.
You came along as nolselessly as
n cat" She made room for him
on tho steamer rug, and shortly
four heels beat a tattoo against the
piles.
81 have a confession to make -
| he began Mt once.
The smaller pair OF heels became
silent. I'm not going 10 SAIL under
! false colors any longer. Up here
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fcontinued from Our Last issue)
I'VE shA'nt be gone more than
an hour. Billy" said Crawford. Get
a crate OF melSns. II you can find
any good ones"
Amt they a pairf" murmured
the guide. addressing his muthook.
which he cast to windward TO pre-
vent the boat banging her ribs
against tho ietty.
Laughing and testing. Crawford
and Miss wynne passed up tho
long central street OF the old town
suddenly he stopped abruptly. bis
care leveled across the street. All
his boyishness disappeared
what Is IT,"
"A man think know Jus,
entered the hotel over the way.
VIII you please stand here a mo
ment"
Crawford ran swiftly TO the hotel
and rushed into the lobby. The
man was now here In sight.
He hurried into the bar. II was
deserted except for the hatless bar.
tender, who was tuckin. a bill Into
his vestpockct-
Il say" began Crawford breath.
lessly. did you Just now see a big
man in gray nannels7 Limps bad.
ly: carries a cane. Old friend OF
mine"
No. sir. Nobody Ike tina, here
abouts."
Crawford sought the billiard
room to find only a sleepy attend
ant
He returned to the lobby and ran
over the register. No illumination
there. Yet he could have sworn
he had seen Smead rise from the
veranda chair and hobble into the
hotel. And what was Smead dolng
up here7
Had he thought TO scrntinizs the
faces OF the loungers he would have
seen a pair OF astonlshingly hand
some brown eyes peering satirical
ly over the top OF newspaper
Thus he missed a point I'm the
game.
The owner OF the dark eyes
stroked a SCARED chin. rose and
strolled into the bar, from behind
which a big man in gray flannels
was just emerging.
"Old friend OF mine. eh7" Smead
limped out TO the elevator. and the
two went up 20 the formers room
There was a woman With him.
rumbled Smead.
Did you see her facet"
mo. What are you going to do p
Put Crawford where he will mo-
bother any one TIL We are out oil
the way. ! told you at the star
that so long as he saw no familiar
face he wouldn't suspect anything
| told you 10 stay In New York"
Who's running this AFFAIR.""
81 am" answered the other CURLY
I'm not going to sit still and Sc,
you make a hash OF the game. Oh
you don't trust your dutiful son
No more do trust you. But thi,
In my game. and I'm going to PLAY
II out my way"
Later he saw Crawford and tn,
girl come out OF a bookshop. II,
idied down the street after them
pauslng in a doorway whenever
they stopped before a window.
AS Crawford gave the girl hi
hand 10 the boat the young mar
with the SCARED chin saw her fac,
in full Clever as he was, alert al
ways, watchful, iron-nerved, the un
expected sight OF that face shocked
him into an ejaculation.
! The girl turned her head. Theil
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An hour ago there had been moth.
ing ia the heavens but the brilliant
moon and the faded stars. Nov
war-eiouds we're flying swiftly into
the face OF the moon. portents OF a
storm.
Blow no said aloud.
BLOW hard enough to keep her
away from Pidgin."
A. tho hotel he called for his
mall and retired TO his room
Opening his letters be found some
forgotten club dues. an invitation
TO a wedding. another to n house
party In tho Adirundacks and .
bundle OF newspaper clippings from
the watchful Warren.
Odd bits OF news here. The
Princess Xenia has zone into bank.
ruptey In Paris. and the famous
emerald necklace had been found
to be spurious. She had tried to
sell Il TO steady her lettering
fortunes.
Quite yarn about n. The spur
ious stones had been NJ her bank.
er'a for nearly two years: they had
been real and precious enough once
upon a time. She had evidently
known nothing about the substitu.
tion.
Probably she had fallen in love
with some scoundrel who had
adroitly fieeccd her.
NO. MIR. Canford"
A gallo was blowing on the NOR
row. A dozen big freighters
Rugged tho brcakwater. and the
early boat from Kingston had TO
come by tho foot OF Long Island.
Only two passengers came down
her plank.
What's your plan7'
We'll 30 straight to WATERFOWL
and rent an automobile. Into the
train with you'"
AN right. Denny! Aren't we
due for some fishing as a side is
sue7"
IN see TO that. Fagin. The idea
is TO come In from Watertown. No
hhAN AhH HNAAIfu " = AZ fuEAkt
guide and play no bluff. Coming
from WATERFOWL Wen keep an eye
open for deserted farmhouse
Wen rent Il tomorrow and take out
supplies. Then. when everything
is ready. our friend from the secret
service will do tho disappearing
act"
The man called FaEin let an ad-
miring glance stray over the strong.
handsome face OF his companion.
Here was n lad! The real boss,
the chap who had the Imagination.
even n SmeRd took all the credit
"Donny. the Princess Xenia has
gone broke bc said, looking up
from his paper.
she has? Well, what OF it7"
MAY | ask you question:"
Not II II has anything to do
with her. Fagin. put this in your
pipe-my private affairs are my
own. know exactly what's on
your mind. but it's none OF your
business.
The Princess Xenia' The paper
sank slowly upon Fagin's knees and
his gaze roved TO the river, spark
ling In tho distance.
He knew-he. Fagin. Half a mil
lion in emeralds had slipped thru
the boys fingers last winter. He
had seen those emeralds flow over
the green tables--a beautiful golden
rain OF louis.
At idcntically tho same time the
ordinary and the exceptional rogue
arrived in Waterfowl, there stepped
down from another train slender
woman dressed in black. heavily
yelled. She was in mourning for
happiness.
The slender figure in black con
veyed nothing TO the exceptional
rogue; his mind was active with
tho exlgencies OF the work before
him.
On her part she did not look
around, experienced no shock. no
occult sense told her OF the young
mans propinquty.
The two men asked to be directed
to the best garage
There, after some dickerlng. they
rented a comfortable car.
Tho affair was accomplished In
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they think I'm a millionaire. and
I've never taken any trouble TO dis
abuse thoAs minds Lord knows, IN
not Work has been my portion"
Work Ia good for all Of us"
but you don't know what kind
OF work do. It's n sneak's bust
mesa I'm a special agent OF the
secret service. and my duty IL TO
learn whom and where jewels Arc
purchased. 10 keep track OF them.
and 70 Sc, that they are not sfnug.
gled IN free OF duty. and when.
ever these purchases arc conns-
Gated attn given my moiety.
IT'S not a gcnilomAn's business
cam. up here 10 forget IL all
20 rehahilitatc my pride. but ! saw
a man today who brought Il ali back
a thousandfold keoner."
In klngstonf"
Her voice was only mildly curt.
Gus: but there was thunder IN her
cara.
Yea. The man wasn't my friend
Hos a blackicg. and II ever a man
deserved hanging. this man Michael
smead does You see. tao weeks
ago I trlpped him up. spoiled his
game. and rye an idea that he's
up here with tho thought OF re.
prisal.'
"Reprisal7"
iie took an envelope from his
pocket
~ anything should happen TO
me--that f.. II shouldn't turn up
some morning--vire TO the address
on this envelope. nothing more viii
be necessary. It's my mans ad-
dress. and he's the chap who'll pull
me out OF any trouble"
Their hands touched as she took
tho slip OF paper. hers were icy
cold.
He waited patiently for her to
speak. by and by no looked at her
closely. She was watching the
flash.flash % the light out at
Pidgin.
Don't 70 TO Pldgin tomorrow" he
urged impulsively: don't go out
s<~+fAF any AAAhAfa ~ ~ IhiAa RAt8s
No motor-boats afloat can weather
these northers. white-capped. short,
choppy. smashing. and running a
mile a minute"
Il am not afraid. can take care
OF myself. love tho danger"
You might be tho bravest woman
living. but that would not be OF use
to you n YOU were caught out
there
Very we'll: after this week.
then. promise not TO 70 out to
Pidgin. VIII that do7"
Il suppose II will have to do. All,
DIANA"
NO. Mr. Crawford
She stood up quickly, and OF
necessity he rose also. Just good
friends. | know. Tho moonshine
tho beauty OF the night: II gets
into ones head. Just friends. al.
ways"
Il should lie n told you did
not love you"
III you cannot accept my friend.
ship upon the basis offer II there
mustn't be any more shore din.
ners."
1T In impossible not TO ask why
II cannot marry any man. Mr.
Crawford, n that will comfort you.
With dread forebodlng, he said
You are already married."
She turned her head and did not
answer.
He wrung her hand and held Il
as he helped her mp to the road.
Good night I'm only au unlucky
duffer. Don't worry about me. I'll
get myself in hand tomorrow. Good
night"
Heavy.footed, sho traced the path
10 the house, entered silently. and
went TO her room.
She did not light the candle. but
sat down by the window and stared
at the twinkllng lights far down the
west.
Reprisal? No. They should not
harm ono hair OF his head.
nIIA psrINn ~
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- EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE SEATTLE STAR &3:

COME TAX STEAL AND THEN AFTER THE PEOPLE HAVE Been
ROBBED OF MORE THAN BILLION DOLLARS SUGGEST TIME
INVESTIGATION AS MEANS OF AVOIDING PROSECU
TON OF THE THIEVES?
DEMAND Wilson his general Greg
proceedings the baron
paste crimes!
DEMAND President Wilson order hi. of the
McAdoo publish Immediately that the thieves
criminal penalties of the law
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eyes met
What's the matter" asked Gran.
ford. as she lay back weakly and
closed her eyes.
Il am very tired. Did you find
your friend"
4 must have been mistaken" he
answered diindently. '1'n wager
that old solliwhopper was too much
for you. Wasn't :, superb fight.
tho May com. over after dinner
tonight"
DO come she said.
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Copyright ~ the
Frank A. Munssy O..

short order. and the two set out
for the river.
Half an hour later he turned the
car into deserted lane and
stopped.
From out OF his suit case the
young man took two new license
numbers. stat. OF Pennsylvania
These he substituted for the ones
in use. and out into the main high
way they'sped.
You're wonder" admitted
Fxgin. grinning. What n chance
to DO some fancy business in buzz
wagons Or hold UP a bank mes
senxer."
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CHAPTER x.

CHATTER X.
Put out into the streets at the
age Of 9. the elder Smcad had grown
up like weed. strong. hardy. I'M
prInciplcd.
Early In his career he had fallen
in with boxers and prize fighters.
and be soon became known as q
great little ''try-out" man. He
never smoked. never drank. read n
good deal. studied and corrected
bis speaking English.
At 20. affahle. winning. he made
his first smoke-room trip. The In.
tellectual veneer hoodwinked all
the women aboard and nearly all
the men.
He became the most expert ship
gambler in the business. because
he worked alone. lie was "a when
he put up his first gambling estab-
lishmcnt
l, made money from the start.
lie began 10 smoke and drink.
eircumspectly. He became a mem
Der OF two or three fairly decent
clubs. lie was getting on.
He married.
She was the daughter OF rich
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CHAPTER TX

II was long, long way back to
the hotel that night Never had
the road seemed 40 weary