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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21
Will Pay. for Army Recruits.

Washington, Dec. ia law
passed more than half a century
ago and imperative since the
Civil War is to be invoked by the
War Department to stimulate
army recruiting. The old statute,
nnearthed by Adjutant General
Mccain, provides for payment of
50 to any civilian for each man
he pursuadcs to enlist in the
army. General Mccain suggest
ed to Secretary Baker that Con-
gress be asked to appropriate
$4,000 to pay the bonuses. His
plan is to solicit recruits mainly
through retired enlisted men.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21

gains so often it will tend to
encourage the reduction in price
OF many articles which because Of
the Inconvenience of making
change with coppers are being
sold for five cent pieces or null
tiples thereof. Then, too, it will
fit we'll into the monetary system
being the half of a nicklc, the
fourth of a dime and the tenth
of a quarter.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21
DR.. Muensterberg, of Harvard
Dies.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 16.-It
is believed here that the sudden
death in the class room to-day of
Prof. Hugo Muenterberg, Har-
wards famous German psycholo-
gist, doubtless was fastened by
the criticism directed toward him
since the war begans.and by over
work in writing for magazines in
defense of Germany in addition
to his university duties. = !,
While addressing a class of
girls at Radcliffe College on
psychology this forenoon he
paused in the midst Of a sentence
gasped and dropped to the plst-'
form. He died . few minutes
later.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21

The Kansas City police force is
in an awful middle. There are
two chiefs, one extra commission.
err and there does not seem to be
any prospect of a speedy adjust
ment as the case has gotten into
the courts. In the meantime the
burglar and the hold-up man are
doing a rushing business, if the
Kansas City papers are to be be-
lieved. One policeman fearing
that his house would be visited
by thieves while he was on duty,
purchased a fine Airdale dog to
guard his possessions. His plan
was success. The burglars stole
the dog and left his valuables
alone.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21
Death of Asa Roster, Sr.

Asa Roster, Sr. a retired farm
er, who was widely known in
Cass and Bates Counties, died at
the home of his son, Asa Roster
Jr., in Garnett Kansas, Thursday
Dec. Z, 1916, at 8 80 o clock in the
morning. The body was shipped
to Drexel, where on Saturday
afternoon at one o'clock the fun
eral were conducted at the Christ
tian church.
Mr.. Roster was one Of the early
settlers in this section of No.,
and founded the town Of Roster
in Bates county.-Cass County
Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21

The proposal to coin two-and-
one-half cent pieces will meet
with. the approval of most every
body except those folks whose
money persists on balling up on
them. Besides being handy for
the consumer in getting that ex-
ira half cent which the retailer
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21

A couple Of young ladies Of the
name of Credit. raidcd a crap
game over in Illinois where their
brother has been losing his mon
ey.- Well, credit has broken up a
good many games.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21
He May Do Better Next Time

Ralph Smiley, the young man
that drove an automobile into a
crowd of young folks returning
from party in Kansas City last
January and succeeded in kill
ing four of them has been paroled
by a Kansas City Judge who says
THAT it is his first offense and
that he is entitled to another
chance. Killing four at one
crack il doing pretty well but
with another chance he might do
better
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21

With Roosevelt, Villa and the
Kaiser alive and kicking it ought
not be much trouble to pick out
the eslliest men alive today.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21

Stylish Coats and Suits
Plain and Pleated Skirts
Fur Scarfs
Fur Muffs
Serge Dresses
Georgette Waists $500 and $500
Silk Waists $3.50, $3.50, 1898
Wolfe Waists CSC, $1.25. SLAB to $3.50
Silk Petticoats 1898 to $3.50
Cotton Petticoats CSC to $1.08
Black Satin $125, $1.50
Black Silks, csc to $500
Silk Poplin, Double Width, $1.25
A. B. G. Silks, Washable, SOC
Aledo Silks, SO inch, 35c
Striped Silks for Waists $100 to $225
Striped Silks for Skirts $3.50 to 1925
Wool Dress Goods 65c to $500
Fleeced Dress Goods 16c
Kimona Crepes 25c
Turkish Towels Colored Embroidery, SOC, IS
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21

They look and feel so nice and
the very best feathers are put in
them. We are giving a genuine
Kewpie Doll away with each pair
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21

Brussels Rugs $3.50 to $25.00
Administer Rugs $4,000 to $3.50
Velvet Rugs $22.50 to $500
Wizard Mop Combination $3.50
Quaker Lace Curtains S1.25 to $500 pair
Quaker Curtain Nets 25c to $1.25 yard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

years, and make certain small guarantees
that we can easily make, they'll come in.
Mr.. Tibb and l have been looking over
the ground, and there seems to be only
one available site-that is, only one
where they can run in the siding without
making big fill or without coming on
Ezra Mudge's land. I'm sure they
ought to be able to get this piece of land,
if the owner will sell to the town at
reasonable figure.
"Where is that" asked Mt Edmonds.
Starr pointed at Will Bisbee.
"Mr. Bisbee is the owner" he said.
"My mowing!' cried Mr.. Bisbee. "D'ye
mean my moving alongside the railroad?"
Starr nodded.
WILL BISBEE took long breath, and
then shook his head decidedly.
"There must be some other place"
"There are some other available spots,
but Nudge OWNS EN-" replied Starr.
Mr.. Bisbee looked around at the rest
of the boosters with half frightened,
half belligerent expression.
81 couldn't do it," he said. "Why,
that land has been in my family ever
since-why, I've got the deeds as far
back as-no, stree; | couldn't let it 60"
al don't quite catch your objection.
This is a good chance for BoXton, said
Starr shortly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
By FREEMAN TILDEN
illustration by George E. Wolfe

Mr.. Bsbee shook his head. "What
would | do for my hay?"
"Good Lord, man, you can buy hay,
can't your"
"That land cuts two tons to the acre,
replied Will "Its the finest moving in
town. There's no use talking about that
land. wouldn't consider it"
"Let's come back to that matter, said
Starr quickly. "Listen to this. Here's
letter from the Willis Shirt Company I
understand they're the biggest people in
their line in this part of the country.
They're looking for site, and they think
they've struck it right here
willis Shirt people!" exclaimed Joel
Tibb. "We don't want anything to do
with them, Mr.. Starr. guess you don't
happen to know that they run cooperative
stores for their help company stores,
they call EN-. A lot of trade we'd get
out of that crowd! | want to see Boxton
boosted as bad as any one. but that's no
boost. Why, l understand they sell at
cost to their employees"
"Do they?' put in Edmonds. well,
that's all we want to know about them.
Starr ran his hand through his hair.
He stifled the words that he wanted to
speak, and went ON in an even voice:
perhaps we'd better come back to
that. Now. here's something that
haven't told you about. This looks to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

the first definite touch of pessmism he
had ever felt in his life. Instead Of the
admiring, enthusiastic faces he remem-
ber ed greeting on that first day in Boxton,
here, confronting him, was a collection
of disappointed, petulant, depressed and
fretful merchants, who seemed to enjoy
nothing but the process of tearing Walter
Eadbrook's character to shreds.
Eadbrook, of course was not present.
He had seen Starr the evening before and
expressed his willingness to take his shame
before the whole crowd.
mo, Walter; | won't let you do it,
There's no need of it. I'Hrepresent you,
Starr had told him.
"That's awfully decent of you,' Walter
had said.
well, to tell you the truth" Starr had
confessed al don't want you there for
my own purposes, Walter. I've got some
important matters, and | want to keep
their minds off you as much as possible.
But that was the impossible thing,
whether Eadbrook was present or not
1t was not so much that the boosters
money had taken wings: they had Fad
brooks store in pawn, and were likely to
come out scot-clear. 1t was not so much
that they felt their confidence abused, or
that they hated Ezra S triumph over them.
or any other such feeling. 1t was the old
fashioned. everyday love of gossip and
excitement. They were all blaming one an
other, and hectoring one another; and
once in while Starr, silently waiting for
the semblance of ORDER understood that
they were talking about him, and in no
laudatory manner.
JOEL TIBB was steadfastly faithful to
the cause His admiration for and be-
lief in Starr, though sadly ravaged by re-
cent events. was still uppermost. And
when Starr rose from his chair, pulled
bundle of letters from his pocket, and
asked for attention, it was Joel who sue
ceeded in hushing them to silence.
II don't see the use, gentlemen" be-
gan Starr, ain discussing the Eadbrook
matter any more We all know how things
stand. There's no chance in the world of
recovering the money, so far as can see;
but Eadbrook is going to do the right
thing Personally, I'm all broken up
over the matter. It's mighty stiff
punch for young fellow"
"He ought to have had more sense"
cried some one.
Starr backed away from the yawning
chasm in time.
"It's no time to discuss it," he said.
"Ive got important business, and I've got
some letters here that will make you all
sit up and take notice. You all know
that the Carnival was simply advertising.
There's no use trying to figure profit and
loss on a matter Of publicity. l believe
it may turn out to be very profitable in
the end. But, gentlemen, I've been plug
ging along on some real plans. In the
first place, Boxton is going to have new
railroad station. Here's the letter-just
came this morning. Pass it along after
you read it, will you, Joel?"
A murmur of surprise ran through the
gathering The battered, dirty old sta
ton had long been an eye-sore to the
towns-people, and no amount of cajolery
or pleading had been able to move the
railroad directors Starr had done it,
Starr smiled as he saw the immediate
change of attitude. He wasted no time,
however. The iron was hot. He opened
another folded letter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

letter from the president of the SPRING
haven Street Railway Company. There's
nothing definite as yet, of course; but he
told me enough in four-hour converse
ton | had with him, to show me that the
Springhaven system is ready to send a
line through BoXton to Eastfield, and
meet the Consolidated Northern there,
instead of sending it around through
Barlow, as the plans now stand. A troll
ley road through BoXton! How does it
hit you, gentlemen? Why, the trolley
company's own engineering plans show
that the line ought to come through Box
ton. There's only one bad grade the
whole distance, and there are three on
the Barlow route. Now, then-if we can
only get together on this"
STARR stopped abruptly. He had read
peculiar and disconcerting sensation
on the face of his principal hacker.
"What is it, Joel?' asked Starr. Speak
out. This is the time; now or never"
"Mr. Starr replied Joel hoarsely, ac-
companied by general nodding of heads,
"please drop that idea right off! A troll
ley roads the last thing in the world we
merchants want. Don't you see our trade
would just leak out of BoXton into Spring
haven or one of the bigger places? There
was scheme to put through short line
between Eastfield and here ten years or
so back, and we squelched it right off
quick. For heavens sake, MIR. Starr,
don't start anything like that! There's
enough competition, what with mail
order houses and such, as it is"
"By ginger, VIC can't have anything to
do with that scheme" said Will Bisbee
mot but what you mean all right, Mr..
Starr, but it won't do"
Starts face crimsoned. He looked from
one to another uncomprehendingly.
"Why, gentlemen" he said, "out where
came from we'd almost sell our souls to
get traction line running through our
town. It's an artery. 1t pumps the blood
of progress right through locality. 1t
keeps the steam roads acting cheerful and
obliging. 1t gets people into the buying
habit. 1t gets oxygen into them. It"
MAY all be SO, interrupted Joel Tibb
"But things are different here-honest,
they are. Oxygen may be all right, but
you just once start these Boxton folks
joy-riding around on electric cars and
you IL see Gil DTiuS DuHuleS OI mercnan-
disc with EN-. No, siree-never as long
as have anything to say about it,"
Starr fumbled with the letters in his
hand. He folded them up and put them
back in his pocket. Suddenly he burst
out sarcastically:
well, gentlemen, do you know of any
thing you want to do for Boxton? Tell
me what it is, and I'll go after it. Do
you want to boost Boxton or not? I'm up
tree. Upon my word, I'm up tree!"
Joel Tibb spoke up:
"If we could do something that would
get more money into town, and yet
wouldn't hurt business" he faltered.
THERE was long silence The mer-
chants buzzed among themselves.
Starr sat, looking out over the group, with
out seeing the merchants. He was looking
faraway. Hesaw Empire City ,withitslong
lines of concrete sidewalks, its raw concrete
buildings, its stretches of dazzling sand
heaps. He felt utterly lonely, homesick,
worn out. Then he pulled himself together,
rose, and addressed the meeting.
Sod help you, men of BoXtOu.n he
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-17
AFTER MAN WHO
SHOT SHERIFF
Posse in Kansas Has Surrounded Un-
known Thug Who Was Handy
With Gun.

EMPORIA, Kansas. Aug. 1.-THE
unknown thug who shot and killed
Walt Davis, sheriff of Lyon county
and wounded three members of a
posse trying to arrest him, was be-
lieved surrounded in a corn field near
Wiggam. nine miles southeast of EN-
poria, this morning.
Sheriff Davis was killed late Tues
day night when he and two Emporia
officers attempted to arrest two sus-
pected hold-up men. While the Off
GERS were searching them one Of the
men ran. In an exchange of shots.
Davis was shot through the heart. He
died instantly. His companion, VIM.
f. Smith, who says he does not know
the murderer's name, is held by the
officers.
The unknown murderer opened fire
on a posse CT one hundred men as he
neared Wiggam Three were wound
ed. The thug escaped into an ada
cent corn field.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-17
.GERARD'S NOTE
PEEvES TEUJ0NS
American Ambassadors Com
ment on German Censor
ship Criticised in
Editorials.
HOW DID IT LEAK OUT?
The Suggestion Regarding German
Surveillance, Was In Conf
/. Dental Communication
to State Department.
HOW DID IT LEAK oUTg

BERLIN, Aug. IA vigorous at
tack on Ambassador Gerard was
made today by the Berlin Morgenpost
and the Cologne Gazette, two influ-
tial German newspapers, for the atti-
tude toward the German censorship
he Is alleged to have displayed in a
confidential communication to the
state department
American correspondents in Berlin
recently handed to the ambassador a
protest against British censorship of
cable dispatches and mail matter
they had sent to the United States.
They pointed out that British censors
badly ,mutilated many of their dis
patches and that large percentage
of their mail stories failed to reach
America at all.
In transmitting the report to the
state department, Ambassador Ger
ard is reported to have sent along a
confidential note recommending that
no action be taken by the American
government unless Germany removed
the censorship on news sent to
America. How this alleged conf
Dental note became public property
is not known but the contents of the
message soon became known in
newspaper circles.
''The American government and its
organs already have endured many
brutal English infringements," said
the Morgenpost, even Americans re-
proach their officials. They have de-
graded themselves by giving up their
neutrality and honor as accomplices
of England. so it is presumable that
they will also endure this infringe
ment and the attitude of their am
bassador whereby the British in
fringement is supported.
We doubt whether the German
foreign office will be satisfied with
Gerard's conduct. We hope the gov
ernment will find means to correct
this strange attitude. The German
censorship does not concern him and
he has no right to criticize measures
necessary for the safety of German
interests
The Cologne Gazette editorial was
in similar vein.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-17
MYSTERY STORIES
INTEREST HUGHES
Candidate Has a Day of Rest
and is Spending it With
Thrillers, His Manager
Has Procured.
FEW SPEECHES TODAY
Candidate Hits Philippine Situation
In His Appearance at
Portland Last
Night.
FEW SPEECHES TODAY
[By Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
Correspondent

[By Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
Correspondent
ROsEBURG, Ore, Aug. IT. -
Charles E. Hughes. republican presi-
dental candidate, today took the
biggest Jump" in his transcontinent-
al trip. He was enroute from Port
land to San Francisco with only one
stop of more than a few minutes
scheduled for the day at Shasta
Springs tonight. Three or four
points were scheduled to hear the
candidate for bare three or four
minutes but no formal speeches had
been arranged, not even at Shasta
Springs.
A day of almost solid comfort was
in prospect for Hughes. Solid COM
fort, be 1t known in the governors
opinion, consists in place to
stretch out and time In which to rest
his mind by reading horrendous,
hair raising detective stories, dime
novels, to be exact. It is only q
trifle less restful to read heavy
historical essays.
Carl D. Shepherd, Hughes person.
al representative. went out in Port
land last night and raided the news
stands for sufficiently thrilling liter
ature, accommodating one OF the larg.
est libraries of lurid detective mar
ratives ever assembled. But stuck
away in this pile OF paper bound
volumes was a copy Of "The Rise
and Fall of the Roman Empire" from
the Hughes library.
In his speech at the Ice Rink in
Portland last night, the candidate
delivered another broadside at the
democratic policies, concentrating his
fire particularly on the Philippine
situation. He declared the United
States undertook to govern the Is.
lands properly and that I'VE assunl-
ed obligations there which we are
bound to discharge"
"We ought not to consider the
suggestion of scuttling out of the
Philippines" he said, ito leave them
in the predicament which you know
perfectly we'll without my describing
it,
Hughes made a pronouncement on
the tariff and attacked the admins
trations attitde. asserting that the
democratic party has opposed real
progress. He said:
"If I were a member of that party
and looked through the platforms oi
the past l should feel that / was
going through cemetery richly EN-
-ibellished with monuments"
He declared that he wanted to see
the empire of Alaska developed
right
IF I am charged with the high Of
flee for which l am candidate" he
concluded, ito put my principles tc
the test, am not afraid of that test
have no ambition to hold high of
flee, but I have an ambition to try
so far as it lies within me, to have
efficient American government"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-17
The Provisions Of Bill.

The Provisions Of Bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-House
and senate conferees on the naval bill
this afternoon agreed to retain the
s6, 100000 appropriation to improve
and equip the navy yards at Puget
Sound, Philadelphia, Norfolk Boston
Portsmouth, N H., Charleston and
New Orleans for construction Of bat
tleships. The bill will be reported to
both houses to morrow or Saturday.
The senate amendment providing
for investigation by commission OF
advisability of establishment of sec.
ond naval academy was stricken out
The item providing s5O0,o0O for suit.
able site on the Columbia river for a
submarine and torpedo base also went
out. A $500,o00 appropriation for con.
structing thirty-five foot channel
through He'll Gate, New York, one OF
President Wilson's recommendations,
was taken out. A hot fight on the
floor may develop over this item.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-17
President Asks Men Who Di-
rect Nations Big Lines,
to Meet Him at
Once.
Reason for Conference 10 Believed Ia
be Their Attitude on Reject
Ing Eight Hour
Suggestion.
[By Robert ]. Bender, United Press
Staff Cnrroan0ndanf

[By Robert J. Bender United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. II Reaching
what apparently was deadlock in
the attempted settlement of the
threatened strike on the railroads,
President Wilson today cent a tele-
gram to the presidents of the great
railway systems of the country, ask
ing that they come to Washington at
once for a conference.
The telegram says:
Discussion Of the matters involved
in the threatened railroad strike has
reached point which makes it highly
desirable that I should personally.
confer with You at the earliest pos
sible moment and with the president
of any other OF the railways affected
who may be Immediately accessible.
Hope you can make 1t convenient to
| come to Washington"
Before sending the telegram the
president talked with President Will
lard of the Baltimore and Ohio. by
long distance telephone and was as
sured by Willard that the railroad
heads would come to Washington Inn
mediately.
The presidents action resulted from
the attitude taken by the railroad
managers in statement left at the
white house last night by Elisha Lee.
i chairman of their committee. In this
! they strongly indicated they would
not concede the eight hour principle
even for the proposed trial period and
that the strongest concession they
would make would be to submit tho
whole matter to arbitration, the presi-
dent to name the arbitratorS.
| Claim There is Politics,
Today the managers showed no dis
position to recede from this position.
Several of them declared they saw
politics in the presidents efforts
since accepting this plan would mean!
| putting the whole matter over until
| after the elections The commission
could not accomplish anything tam
gible before next spring, they said.
| The managers apparently are un-
moved by arguments of the president
that his proposal would result in a
| system that would probably enable
them to avoid sudden strikes in the
future.
Three ballots have been taken in
the past two days, it was said today.
| and each time the managers have
voted down the presidents proposal.
The railway presidents tc whom the
president addressed his message to-
day were: Daniel Willard. Baltimore
and Ohio; Samuel Rea, Pennsylvania;
A. H. Smith, New York Central; f.
D. Underwood, Erie; William Trues-
dale, Lackawanna; Howard Elliott,
New Haven; Hale Holden, Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy; w. ]. Hara-
han, Seaboard Air Line; L. F. Loree,
Delaware and Hudson; B. T. Bush, re-
ceiver Missouri Pacific; 4. E. Calvin.
Union Pacific; William Sproule.
Southern Pacific; George w. Stevens.
/ Chesapeake and Ohio; Samuel M. Eel
ton, Chicago and Great Western;
Fairfax Harrison, Southern Railway:
E. P Ripley, Santa Fe; H. Ash
ton, Chicago and Northwestern; A.
J. Earling, st. Paul.
Hurrying to Washington.
NEW YORK, Aug. ia dozen