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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-13
A Plot to Kill Roosevelt?

San Francisco, April 9.-Pri
vate detectives here who claim tc
have discovered a countrywide
plot to assassinatc prominent
Eastern men, asserted today they
had learned that the name of
Theodore Roosevelt was on the
list of the alleged intended vic
Tins, in addition to those Of john
Picrpont Morgan, Thomas Will
lam Lamont, William II. Porter,
an associate Of Nlorgan's, and
Charles NJ. Schwab.
Letters from San Francisco
threatening death to Morgan, La
mont and Porter were said to
have been placed in the hands of
Theodore kytka, a handwriting
expert here. .
Federal officials here disclaim
all knowledge of the alleged
plots.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-13
Is This the Biggest Check?

New York, April "A check
for slightly more than $70,7O3,-
600, said to be the largest ever
drawn, passed through the New
York Clearing House today. 1t
was made by j. p. Morgan l. Co.,
to the order of the Canadian gov
eminent in payment for Is mil
lion dollars, par value, of 5 per
cent. bonds recently purchased by
Il syndicate of bankers.
These bonds, which mature in
three equal parts at the expira-
ton Of five. ten and fifteen years,
We're recently sold by the banking
syndicate at public offerings at
prices slightly under par.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-13
Oil Well at Amsterdam.

Mr.. Ross Of Paola, Kansas. was
in town Wednesday and while
here shot the second oil well
north of town. The capacity of
the well has not yet been learned
but it is now an undisputed fact
that Amsterdam is located in the
oil fields of western Missouri
and il is only a mater Of short
time until this field will be de-
velopcd.
Work will be commenced at
once on well north of the last
one. With crude oil at the price
it now is this means a big thing
to everyone in and near here, d.
rectly or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Enterprise.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-13

high state of efficiency and ready
to move within "a hours notice.
The report of the committee and
the brief contained therein will
satisfy, in my judgment, everyone
with an open mind that Congress
has the power by appropriate leg.
iSlation to prescribe the organiza-
ton, armament, and discipline of
the militia and to govern and use
the National Guard as an efficient
force for all war purposes.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-13
Seven British Ships Sunk.

London, April 1O.-The last "a
hours have seen an increase in
the already terrifying campaign
of German submarines. Reports
have been received of the torped-
ding Of seven British steamships,
whose size totaled 22,O24.
The victims were:
Eastern City, 4,341 tons.
Zafra. 1878 tons.
Silksworth Hall, Att tons.
Glenalmond, 1888 tons.
Yonne, 1852 tons.
Avon, 1862 toms.
Adamton, 2.304 tons.
The Zafra, Silksworth Hall and
Glen Almond hailed from London
the Yonne from Glasgow.
Three members Of the crew of
the Silksworth Hall are missing.
Thirty-one others We're landed to-
day. The crew of the Glenalmond
was saved.
All the members of the crew of
the Yonne, 40 in number, were
saved. They declare the Yonne
was unarmed and she was at
tackled without warning. The
Yonnc was formerly the kastalia.
The Eastern City also was I'M
The Danish steamer Asger Ryg.
l,l34 tons. has been badly dam
Il ged south of the Isle of Wright,
but whether by mine or torpedo
has not been learned.
Cardiff, Wales, April 10.-The
Norwegian steamship Sjolyst, 997
tons, has been torpedoed without
warning Is miles off Ushant. The
crew was saved.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-13
NEGRO SOLDIERS IN RIOT,
ONE Is SLAIN.
Feeling Against Blacks High
Among Citizens of Del Rio,
Tex,

San antonio, Tex, April TO-
Feeling between citizens of De
Rio Texas, and negro soldiers Of
the Twcnty-fourth infantry still
was high today as the result OF
the killing of Private John Wade
by Ranger Barrier.
The coroner's jury. declared
the killing justified, but the sol
diers declare the ranger was the
aggressor. Although there has
been no further outbreak citizens
declare they will press upon
Washington their demand for the
removal of the negro troops.
The trouble began when sol
diers attacked house in the red
light district which had denied
them admittance. Ranger Barrier
was one of the three officers sent
to the scene. Three negroes were
arrested. The others attacked the
officers. Wade was killed by a
shot which Barrier fired over his
shoulder when Wade leaped up
on his back.
Sixteen members of the regi-
mcnt are under arrest.
General Funston was indignant
today over the demand that the
negro troops be withdrawn. He
said that the soldiers had been
sent to Del Rio in response to a
hystcrical plea for protection.
that they could well be used in
Mexico and that there was no
possibility of - sending white
troops to replace them.
About 10 years ago the twenty
fifth -infantry@ another negro
regiment, was in II riot at Browns
vile. Texas. and shot up the
town. President Roosevelt dis
charged three companies Of the
REQ imrnt.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-13
A Proclamation by. the Mayor.

The week of April II to o.
inclusive, having been chosen by
the Civic Improvement Commit
tee Of the Commercial Club as
Clean Up and Paint Up Week,
and knowing that the good people
of Butler heartily endorse this
splendid work. now, therefore, /,
II. &. Cook, mayor of the city of
Butler, by the authority vested in
me. do designate the week of
April II to %, inclusive as
I"CLEAN Up AND PAINT UP
WEEK
During that week every citi-
zen of Butler is requested to clean
up his premises thoroughly, re-
moving all filth. rubbish and
germ breeding matter; paint his
buildings, sow grass seed. plant
flowers and Shrubbery, thereby
preserving the health of his fam
lily and improving the beauty of
our city,
You are requested to place all
rubbish in barrels. boxes or other
suitable rcceptaclcs in convpn-
lent place in your back yard (if
accessible by wagons or in the
street or alley. During the week
a sufficient force of men will be
provided TO. remove all such ref.
use
This is an opportunity for ev-
cry citizen to show his civic pride
and to hcl y. ma he our little city Il
bright spot ON the map. Let us
all show the committee that We
appreciate their efforts for the
brttrrmrnt of our condition and
the hrautitying. of our city, by
working together to make Butler
" clean. hralthful city in which
We are all proud to dwell.
Done ut the office Of the Mayor
in he city OF Butler, this 9TH day
Of April 1916.
II. Il. Cook. Mayor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-13
No Road Bonds for Cass County.

W. b. Scruggs, president of
the Cass County Goods Roads AS
sociation, has ''called off" the
program Of proceeding any furth-
er with the plans to ask the coun-
ty court to call an election for
the purpose of issuing bonds with
which to build Il countrywide sys-
tenn of rock roads. He was forced
to do this, on account Of lack of
support for the proposition, ex-
tending over the county general
ly. The majority of the voters
seem to still be ''sore" from the
- skinning' they got when the
'old railroad bonds" were tied
to them, amid it is not thought
they would vote favorably on any
kind of bond proposition.-Cass
County Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-13
Chas. H. Burgess Buys Interest in
Marshall Paper.

Announcement has been made
that Chas. II. Burgess of this city
has purchased a controlling inter-
est in the Marshall Democrat
News, from A. L. and E. L. Pres
ton. Mr.. Burgess will have edi-
tOrial and business charge of the
paper.
Mr.. Burgess was formerly ed
tior Of the Butler Democrat and
is a first class newspaper man.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-13
COMPLIMENTS GENL. CLARK.
Congressman Dickinson in
Speech on the Army Bill
Compliments the Com
mander of Mis-
souris Nation.
al Guard.

of Congress had under considcra
ton the bill to increase the eff
cheney of the military establish
ment of the United States Con
gresham Dickinson in course OF
speech on the measure had the
following to say OF Brig. Gen
Harvey c. Clark of the National
Guard of Missouri:
Il was especially pleased with
the action of the committee,
through it's distinguished chair
man, in printing in and as a part
of its report a most admirable and
convincing brief on the Power
of the Federal Government over
the militia under the Cohstitu-
ton which brief is credited by
the report Of the committee and
it's real author to the military
council Of the State of Missouri,
but which brief. in fact, was pre-
pared by Gen. Harvey c. Clark,
commanding general of the Mis-
souri, State Militia, and at the
head Of the military council of the
State of Missouri and for many
years a close personal friend of
mine, and now a resident Of Me-
vada, Mo-. and II constituent OF
my distinguished and gifted col
lea que. the Hon. Perl d.. Decker,
who represents here with marked
ability the fifteenth district OF
Missouri.
The modcsty of the author of
the brief caused him to credit it
to the general council OF which he
is member. His .modc>ty is only
surpassed by his ability as law
yer and his qualification and fit
ness as commanding general Of
the National Guard of Missouri.
! thought it not inappropriate to
disclose to this House the real
author Of this brief which makes
plain THE absolute power Of con-
yrcss to provide for the orGaniza-
ton, discipline, and control Of
the National Guard. and for its
Federal service within or without
the United States under the Con-
Stitution and the decisions Of the
Supreme Court of the United
States" | note in the public
press that the Nationa Guard of
Missouri is ready for service. !
read
National Guard Ready.
Nevada. Mo-. March l.
Brig. Gen. Clark today wired
the War Department at Washing
ton rendering the services of the
National Guard of Missouri to
President Wilson in ease it WAS
deemed necessary TO use them.
Gen. Clark informed the War De-
pal'tmrn1 the. National Guard of
Missouri were in high state of
and ready TO move
within ~ hours, notice.
"Thi> is done without waiting
for the passage of this bill, the
occasion being the trouble on the
Mexican border, and in the send
ing of United States troops across
the border into Mexico in pursuit ,
IF and for the capture Of Francis
70 Villa and his bandits who had
invaded the United States and at
tackled and killed citizens and
soldiers Of this country at Column
bus, y. Mex. 1t was fitting that
Brig. Gen. Clark. an officer in the
Spanish American War and the
commander of the National Guard
If Missouri. should tender to the
War Department the services of
his National Guard. now in a
/
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-13
For Sale on Easy Terms.

A fine farm of AZ acres joining
the corporation of Butler. Would
take some good young live stock
as part pay.
25-2t j. F. Kern.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-22
PEN POR I RAJ I UT ALASKA $
 DICTATOR
Contributed by c. NJ. Frazier3

Contributed by C. M. Frazier) The first we knew of him at Cor dova he sent us United States com
 missioner. Then judge came along, from the outside, for our district, who was a brother of an eminent congress man. Following him came a class mate of the president himself, as United States attorney. He gave us newspaper reporter for governor of the territory He farmed out offices to suit himself and the corporations he served, with the touch of king.
 This was in 1909. We, new corners, were informed that he was a great man, and had been doing the people of Alaska in this manner since Me Kinley's time.
 His theory is that nobody in Alaska need be consulted. He and the men behind him on the outside know more than the combined intelligence of the entire territory. And so in 1912 he sent his man to Nome to get the proxies for the territorial Republican convention, to be held at Cordova, so that he might absolutely control that convention, proclaiming that Taft must be renominated. Everybody in Alaska was favorable to the renomin- ation of Taft, and MT. Dictator knew cans of, the territory had rebelled against his dictatoral methods. HeI came on to that convention in Cordoya with the First district proxies, gotten up in his own office at Juneau. in his pocket, and his man came across country with the Nome district, elect ed himself chairman of that conyen-. tion-unseated enough delegates in the Third division to give himself control of that convention, and carried everything with high hand - not that he wanted Taft delegates to the national convention not that he wanted delegate nominated who could be elected, but that he might again be selected national committee man, so that he could control theI patronage of the territory should al Republican be reelected president
 Alas, Taft was defeated - not that he did not deserve to be elected. for he had made good president, but be cause national Republican politics had
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-22

fallen into disreputable hands, of which our notorious Alaskan was part and parcel. He was now out of a job and pretended to resign, turning his national committeeship over to his clerk and partner. At a time when the Republican party needed cap tain he deserted the ship. No pork" in sight.
 Two years ago he decided not to put candidate in the field as dele gate, and let the territorial organiza- ton go to pieces. Four years without word from the throne.
 Now, something large looms on the horizon. Heads are up, eyes kindling in anticipation of a Republican pre- sident on the fourth of next March. What doss our beloved dictator do. He jumps into the enemy camp. He wants Wickersham, the man he has fought for eight long years. to fold him in his arms This dictator is the greatest Wick man in Alaska now. Why? Because he knows the Repub- licans are going to nominate Wicker sham, and the only hope he has 10 boss the Republicans of Alaska in the future, as he has in the past. is to get Wickershams support.
 Are the Republicans of Alaska go
 ing to allow this Catiine of politics to assume his throne again? If so, send your proxies down to him at Juneau It is useless to spend time and money in going to Seward on the nineteenth of the month to the Republican ter ritorial convention.
 We are reliably informed that at meeting in Seattle not long ago, this dictator and his money packers, fixed everything for Republicans in AtdNhbs " " htl Slidili NhS III NlNSu NO attend, but refused Not a single re sident of Alaska attended that meet ing except the dictator.
 The question is, shall the resident Republicans direct the politics of Alaska in their own way, or shall we take the scraps flung from this dic- tator's throne? We will see when we get to Seward.
 You may ask why this self consti- tutcd boss wants this job. Where he gets his pay? Ask Jafet Linderberg and ex-Attorney General Wickersham what it cost to get two votes for Taft in 1912 at the national convention.
 Cordova, Alaska, March 2l, 1916.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-22

The Stag Cafe is now open TOT busi- ness in O'Brien & Simpsons, and is prepared to serve you with the best of eats. It is conducted by Snyder & Bennett, who invite you to drop in and see them.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-22

Special show at Empress tonight.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-14

Knights Of Rhodes, and after innumer-
able wars we're at last forced to re-
tire, in 1922, before the Turks to NAL
ta- At the present time the island
is being held by Italy. which took pos
session in 1912 in the course Of her
war with Tripoli.
Chios. $50 miles to the north. once
one of the richest members of the
Ionian union. subject, In turn. to
Athenian. Roman. Italian and Turkish
domination. has long been q bone Of
contention between the Turk and
Greek. and was first reunited to its
parent country. Greece. in 1918, after
a separation of more than $500 years.
The Chians Joined their brother
Greeks in the wars Of liberation,
which began in the first years of the
last century, In 1922, the Turks
slaughtered $4,000 Chians in the space
of two months. and sold $4,000 others
into slavery, and the land was thor.
oughly devastated.
Samos. at the mouth of the bay
upon which stood ancient Ephesus the
Magnificent. formed one of the oldest
settlements Of the Ionians In the
Mediterranean. Samos was the birth
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-14

old
II
doue and when not he
II re
Of the sale the looking
package which rafting
ITS going" said he going going"
q
Immediately sale was over and
the the
bought something absolutely
spectator.
Two dollars no one hur-much
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-14

18th the shifting or the
M center of the European
" " storm and it's gathering in
intensity toward the Bal
kans. Turkey-in-Europe. and the near
East, those islands which dot the
course between Europe and Asia. bat
tlegrounds in the $500 years of strug-
gle between the Orient and Occident
for supremacy. are forming once more
part Of the area where the future
OF the West Is to be decided. There
are no lands in the world whose
stories are more absorbing than those
OF these islands. A bulletin issued by
the National Geographic society gives
the following sketch of the islands as
presented in q communication to the
society by Ernest Lloyd 'Iarris.
Where a broken fringe of islands
parallels the coast of Asia Minor. be-
ginning with famed Rhodes, in the
south; running northward. narrowly
separated from the mainland. past the
peninsula of Gallipoli, and ending
near the present Aegean coast of Bull
garia, is the dividing line between the
Occident and Orient. These islands
are the European marshes. where
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-14

By e. KELLY and X. e. PARKS)
/. Recent developments in dairying
have caused large demand for q
dairy house which will fulfill sani-
tary requirements and at the same
time be practical and inexpensive.
For those who are striving to i'm
prove the quality of their products
such q building IL an absolute neces-
sity. Milk which is poured or strained
In the barn, or allowed to stand there.
is liable to be contaminated by bac-
terra and to absorb stable odors. As
soon as the cows milk IL drawn 1t
should be carried to the dairy house.
to be cooled Immediately to 80 de-
grees f. or lower. An up-to-date san
itary dairy house IL provided with all
the facilities for cooling milk in the
most economical and expeditions
manner.
For convenience the dairy house
should be near the barn. yet 20 far
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-14

same arrangement may be used ON
a larger scale, each room being made
of greater size.
The building described is 20 feet
long, 10 feet wide, s feet 6 inches hieb
In the front. 6 feet 6 inches in the
rear. and has q shed roof. The ex-
terror Of the building may be covered
with sheathing and building paper or
with Misunderstanding and shingles.
the deciding factors being expense.
durability and appearance. The inte-
rior. however. should be carefully I'm
ished SO that the walls and ceiling
may be smooth and free from. corners
or projections ON which dust or dirt
may accumulate.
The building should have q good
concrete floor pitched to drain through
bell traps. The side walls a. high al
the window should be plastered with
cement on metal lathing. The re-
mainder of the walls and ceiling may
be covered with matched boards and
then painted with q white. washable
enamel paint ventilating fiues should
extend through the roof from the cell
ings of the cooling room and wash.
room. The windows should be hinged
and set to be flush with the inside
wall when they are closed.
The equipment Of the dairy house
consists Of ~ to two horse power
vertical boiler. which supplies steam
to the sink and to the steam Jet IN
the drain board. q galvanized-iro
wash sink. can rack. . Babcock
tester. concrete cooling tank. a milk
cooler, and milk scales. A separator
may also be located in the milkroom.
After each cows milk IL drawn II
should be carried to the milkroom,
weighed. recorded. sampled for the
composite test. and strained. Il IL
then run over the cooler, using cold
running water for the nrst cooling.
When a can IL filled with milk from
the cooler 1t is put into the cement
tank. which should be filed with Ice
and water well up on the neck of the
can, and the contents should be
stirred frequently until thoroughly
cooled. When the milk IL not being
stirred the cans should always be kept
covered. to prevent the entrance Of
dust, dirtA insects, etc. Never mix
warm u, and cold milk or cream.
The dol@s the milkroom should be
kept shut except when necessary to
pass In or out.
When all the milk II cooled the
cooler, pals. strainers. ETC.. can be
carried into the washroom. where they
should be rinsed In cold water and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-14
Life struggle Of the Trees.

An interesting light is thrown on
the longevity Of the trees that grow
along the timber line of the Rocky
mountains by Enos A. Mills in his
recently published Rocky Mountain
Wonderland" He says:
A few timber-line trees live q thou.
sand years. but half this is q ripe old
age for most of the timber.line vet.
Grams. The age Of these trees can.
not be Judged by their size or by their
general appearance. There may be
centuries Of difference In the ages Of
two arm-in-arm trees Of similar size.
examined two trees that were grow.
ing within q few yards Of each other
in the shelter Of q crag. One was
IA feet high and Is inches in diane
ter. and had 337 annual rings. The
other was seven feet high and fve
inches in diameter, and had lived four
hundred and ninety-two years.
One day. by the sunny and sheltered
sice of bowlder. l found tiny seed
bearer at an altitude of 1880 feet.
How splendidly unconscious It w
OF its size and its utterly wild sur
roundings! This brave pine bore Q
dainty cone. yet drinking glass would
have completely housed both the tree
and its fruit.-Youth's Companion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-14

Asia and Europe have clashed
throughout all history.
Here we find Persian pitted against
Greek. Roman against Pontian, By
zantine against Moslem. Crusader
against Saracen, Turk against Mogul.
and. today. Europe divided against It.
self. and against the East.
Not. only have Asia Minor and the
islands facing its shores been the
stage upon which have been enacted
some of the most gigantic events in
human history. but this Is at the pres
ent time one Of the most interesting
and picturesque regions in the world.
It has been termed the quintessence
of the East. For nowhere else will
you find. thrown together in close as
ISOLATION. so many things of the East
the camel caravan. the groves of cy.
press, olive, plane. and valonia trees,
the mosque and towering minaret. lat
ticed windows and yelled women, and
a background made up of the remnants
of an ancient civilization.
Rhodes an Island Of Romance.
Rhodes, whose history Is one chap
ter after another of fascinating TO-
nance from days of remote antiquity,
through its reign as cultural center
during the age of Roman occupation.
and its golden period as the strong
hold Of chivalry during the occupa-
ton of the island by the order of the
Knights of st. John. once dominated
the eastern Mediterranean, as a vest
pocket England on the coast of Asia
Minor.
Cicero and Caesar finished their
education at Rhodes. but Imperial
Rome and Byzantium finally absorbed
the schools there. Next the knights
of st. John. founded in the eleventh
century at jerusalem. after many
hardships, frightened again the an
nails of the islands by making 1t their
home. They assumed the name of the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-14

Our soldiers at the front are pro.
vided with powder which. thrown
into water. instantly sterilizes the mi.
crobes in It and also gives . pleas
ant flavor. The men carry this DOW.
der in a pocket medicine case, which
contains a. well cubes for turtle soup.
remedies in the form Of gelatin
squares. and other necessaries for
those who have to ''fend" for them
selves for days togsther.-London TIT,
Bits.