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The Butler weekly times., 1916-07-13
Right Comes First.

= Most people believe it would be
a good thing politically for Pres.
ident Wilson should the United
States 60 to war with Mexico, but
most of these same people know
that President Wilson would sac
rifice all his political ambitions
in an instant rather than lead his
country into an unnecessary war.
Even his most partisan political
enemies cannot consistently claim
there is lack of high moral aim
in our presidents makeup. He is
a political leader, and a good one,
hut he is a highly conscientious
citizen who will hew deterlninedly
to the line of right, let the politi-
ral chips fall where they may
Joplin Globe.
The Butler weekly times., 1916-07-13
Hon. Ernest A. Green Visits
Butler,

Visits from ean<t.sasvS for
state offices are Of aeeAa%sss daily
occurrence of late. Wexsacs,aav
Hon. Ernest A. Greea> es st,
Louis, candidate for the aeamiua.
tion for attorney general was in
the city. Mr.. Green is q rra,a,,.
ate of the law deparshaeas OF the
University of Missouri asamsxa,
lately after his graduation he on.
ened an office in Poplar Rlaff.
and in 1906 he was elected s,snse.
cutting attorney Of Ratler eeaa,y.
strong republican eesasS, l{e
was appointed assistant attorney
general by Gov. Major, then at,
torney general and Was rxaes.esa,-
ID by Attorney General BARKER
lnder whom he served asssQ lSl@
when he resigned to easer the
practice of law in 81, LaasS
The Butler weekly times., 1916-07-13

Miss Harriet c. Ns~cSa, the
daughter of the late Il. T. Deacon,
one of the pioneer aeeNASats of
this county, peacefully departed
this life at the fsmslS Aeme on
West Ft. Scott street il this city
Tuesday morning, laeS NJ 1916,
at IL O'Clock as the rs~aaM Of a
stroke of paralysis
Miss Deacon was stricken with
an attack Of PARALYSIS Friday af-
ternoon in the American Easaaing
while on the way to the ~sssce Of
DR.. E. N. Chastaia. SAe was TAX
en- to her home and every effort
known to science was aAaac for
her, but to no avail, and after
lingering until Tuesday aeerning
she passed away,
Harriet c. Deaeon was ascan in
Fond -du- Lac, WiseoaAsina> and came
with her parents Mr. and Mrs, r.
R. Deacon, to this city aa 1880
and with her family has sance re-
sided here.
Miss Hattie Deacon WAS pos
sessed of a most lovahle character.
Amiable of Disposition, gsncroMs
almost to q fault, she (seS@aeSa her
life to her family, her eA@rch and
her friends. She loved assaae chill
dren and many d we @ae will
sadly miss her patieat> isan lowing
Aunt Hattie as she Was ReVing-
ly called by the ehitsrsa ef the
neighborhood. She ~aS \ faith
full and consistent nes@her af the
Presbyterian church anAs mach Of
her time was devoted te church
and Sunday school work, One
sister. Miss Julia Deae@a> and
four brothers, Robert H. Asaarew,
D. o., and Harry Deaeesa> saarvive.
Funeral services eeaSssacsea by
the Rev. Geo. r. $er@gyS. were
held at the residence "Wednesday
morning at 9 o'clock ase~s inter-
ment made at Oak Hill eemae,ery.
The Butler weekly times., 1916-07-13

Porch chair and lawn settees,
cheap to close out-Murray, South
Side Furniture Store.
Bruce Black came down from
Kansas City Sunday and spent the
day with home folks.
Emmett Hook and family of
near Rockville spent Sunday in
the city with relatives.
Now is the time to buy oil
stoves-Special prices on what We
have, Chas. A. Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Orris, of
Rich Hill, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Cook Sunday.
H. Philbrick, Of Usage town
ship, former county surveyor, was
a county seat visitor Monday.
Miss Jessie Nix, who has been
visiting Miss Marguerite Snyder,
in Chicago, has returned home.
The Butler weekly times., 1916-07-13
Maude Eddy's Death.

Maude Eleanor Eddy, 11-year.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
A. Eddy, died at the home of her
parents at Prairie City, Bates
county, Monday, July 10, 1916, of
an attack Of appendicitis. She is
survived by her beraved parents,
three brothers and one sister,. Her
death is deeply regretted by a
large number Of friends. Burial
was made in Prairie City cemetery
at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
Rich Hill Review.
The Butler weekly times., 1916-07-13

Ruby Allen. aged ten years
died at the home Of her parents
MIR. and Mrs. John Alien. at Am,
oret, Monday morning at four
O'Clock after an illness 1t several
weeks of typhoid fever, Naner~l
services were conducted Tuesday
afternoon at three O'Clock from
the Amoret Christian church. The
bereaved parents have the sysApa,
thy of the entire community in
their great loss.
The Butler weekly times., 1916-07-13
Black & Arnold Clothing Co.

Black & Arnold Clothing Co.
Mrs. w. E. Walton is spending
a few days at Excelsior Springs.
Mrs. T. Robinson visited friends
in Rich Hill the last Of the week.
DR.. Huffman, of Adrian, visit
ed relatives in this city the last of
the week.
A few refrigerators to close out
cheap-Murray's, South Side Fur
niture Store.
Mrs. r. L. Braden is visiting at
the home Of her son, Robert, at
lola, Kansas.
Lineoleum is both sanitary and
easy to clean Patterns for every
room-Murray's. :
Mrs. C. A. Denton visited
friends in Rich Hill the: latter
part of the week. is,> '
The Butler weekly times., 1916-07-13

Wesley Denton, cashier of the
Peoples Bank, was a business Wis
itor to St. Louis the first Of the
week. 80
Sewing machines repaired at
Murray's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Black spent
Sunday in Rich Hill visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Jones.
Thos. Walton, of Kingfisher,
Oklahoma, is in the city visiting
his brothers, j. B. Walton and F.
B. Walton. '''',
New styles Of all finishes in
library tables-Murray's
Miss Nancy January, of Ne
vada, came up the last of the
week to visit her friend, Mrs H
Fl. Holloway.
H. w. NeuschaYfer. left the last
of the week for Shelbyvillc. Mr..
Neuschaffer expects to spend the
summer in the west. 4, !. :
M. s. Horn has moved his law
offices from the Farmers Bank
building IT,. rooms over the Mis-
souri, State Bank.
Keep coming in, Black & Arm.
old. ~ !:
Glen Maddox returned the last
of the week from Nevada where
he had been ON duty as telegraph
operator at Camp Clark. y J
Miss Meta Jones, trained
nurse of Kansas City, rs visiting
her aurts, Mrs. Bert .ClannGh,
and Mrs. Leonard Barber. .;S" 's
J. r. jenkins, J. W. Coleman,
Olaf Chambers, Chas. Fisk and fl,
0. Maxey attended the funeral OF
w. L. Kash at Johnstown Monday.
Douglas Shoes, Black & Arnold.
: Born Thursday afternoon to
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Moreland. a
fine girl. The proud parents
have named the youngster Doris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor Cannaaay
and little son came down from
Kansas City the last of the week
and spent a few days in this c1ty
visiting relatives.
The Young Ladies, Auxiliary of
the Presbyterian church met with
Mrs. Clarence Kinney Thursday
afternoon at her home on South
Delaware street.
Stetson hats, Black & Arnold.
Mrs. Chas. Pollock and son,
Carter, of Indianapolis, Indiana,
arrived in the city Saturday on a
visit to her brother, j. NJ. Graves,
and other relatives. !
Mrs. Lucille Goerner returned
The last Of the week to st. Joseph |
after a pleasant visit with her par
ents, Mr.: and Mrs. w. P. Sewer,
of Summit township.
Mrs. Fred Williams and Misses
vannoy and Ruth f
Scroggs were. delegates last week
o the State Christian Endeavor
convention at St. Joseph. + +
High Art suits, Black I Arnold.
j. E. Keller arrived in this city
he last Of the week from Elk
Jity, Kansas, and will spend the
in this city with his /
Mrs. w. j. Nix.
Chas. H. Burgess last week sold
he controlling interest in the
laily and weekly Democrat News,
t Marshall to A. L. Preston. E. E
]. Preston Of Moberly, publishers i
t the Moberly Index, and Edgar /,
! Barnhill, Of Marshall. Mr.. Z
burgess recently purchased the I
aper from the Preston brothers. Il
The Butler weekly times., 1916-07-13

lA0hs
Misses Cecil and Cevel Mosher,
of Chahnte, Kansas, are spending
the week at the home Of their
aunt, Mrs. George Caruthers, just
west of town.
/ Mrs. NJ. j. Martin and daugh-
ters, Aseneth and Guthrie, who
have been visiting Mrs. Martini s
mother, Mrs. w. F. Hemstreet, re-
turned to their home in Webb
City the last of the week.
Gaylord Vantrees, the genial
prescription clerk of the Trilnble
Drug Store, and DR.. Earl Mulkey
spent the first part Of the week
taking in the sights of Kansas
City. They made the trip in
Gaylord's little Red Devil" car.
Mrs. Joe Geiger. Of Little Rock,
Arkansas, and Miss Elsie Hardin,
of Freeport, Illinois, who have
been visiting at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Argenbright, left
Wednesday for Adrian where
they will visit other relatives and
friends for few days.
John Shultz, former well
known resident Of this city was
killed in an automobile accident
near Larned, Kansas one day the
first Of the week. He was a broth
er-in-law of jackson Wright and
G. w. Ruddle. No particulars Of
his death have been received.
The Cannon elevator and ware
houses at the Missouri Pacific
depot have been treated to a new
coat Of paint which adds much to
the appearance of that part Of the
city. The Cannon boys, who are
among Buffers most enterprising
business men, are great believers
in the paint up idea
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Culver and lit
tie daughter, Hilda, are on an
automobile tri p through south
western Missouri and southeast
ern Kansas. They visited in
Mouett, Joplin and independence,
Kansas, and then took long
jump to Dearborn in the north
west part Of the state. y|.. r.:
Why pay more when yea can
get it for less-Murray, the Furni-
tnre Man.
j.. B. Walton and Freeman Wal
ton of the Walton Trust Com
.rany, returned the last Of the
week from Fordland, Missouri,
where they attended reunion of
ths Walton family at the old fam
lily home. There were five broth
ers present and they had a very
enjoyable time talking over old
times. They made the trip in Mr.
.J b. Walton7s Cadillac.
Glenn f. Maddox of this city,
left Wednesday morning for
'Ketchikan, Alaska, where he will
enter the US. Government Geo
detic Survey Service as wireless
operator aboard the U. S. S. ''Ex-
plorer'' under Executive Officer
Cotton. Mr.. Maddox, who has
lately been in the employ of the
Western Union. Telegraph Co., is
All experienced operator, both tele-
graph and wireless and was wire7
less operator in the passenger
hcat service between Seattle and
Norne for four years.
The Butler weekly times., 1916-07-13

Miss Allie Dudley has resigned
her position with the American
Clothing House and gone to Fl.
Scott, Kansas. where she will
make her home with her mother.
Duofolds and d&venports at
Murray's, South Side Furniture
Store.
Miss Edna PMnke,t and Mr..
Carl Dudney, both Of this city
were united in marriage Sunday
afternoon by Rev. E, X, Wolfe at
the NJ. F.. church. South, parson.
age.
Major and Mrs +, H. Crowell
returned Monday from a three
months trip to California. The
Major says that he had some great
fishing in the Pacific Ocean while
on the trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. ", r. Catterlin
left Sunday for Kansas City,
where they win visit for a few
days. From there they will so to
st. Joseph and O,waha. Nebraska,
where they viii spend some time
with relatives.
! Harry Murphy returned Sunday
from Kaasas Cty. where he has
spent the last six weeks in the
Wesley hospital, heing treated for
a had case Of stomach trouble.
He is much Improved and has
hopes fur a eomplete recovery.
Col. =. j. Really, Of the Third
regiment. from Kansas City, who
left a $25.OW position to 60 TO
war when his regiment was called
out. failed to pass his physical en-
'amination and was rejected by the
United States mastering officers.
Want to huv or trade for vrur
secund hand has. A.
Murray.
Congressman e. Z. Dickinson
has introduced bills in congress to
purchase sites for new pcstoffice
buildings in Rich Hin and Fl Do
RADIO Springs. Congressman Dick
inson can always he depended on
to look after the interests of his
constituents.
= c. fl. Letton Of the Home Pro
duce company. accompanied his
father, f. II. lAettnn. Of Nevada. to
Rochester. Minnesota. last week
where he went to consult the not
ed surgeons. the Mayo hrothers
They decided against an opera
tion at this time.
Mrs. J. A. Patterson and daugh-
ter, Miss Ruby. Of Nyhart. spent a
few days in jefferson City the
last of the week visiting Mrs. A |
z. Patterson. who will soon leave
for Corpus Christi, Texas, to be
near her husband Lieut., Pstter-
son, who is with the Missouri
troops on duty on the border.
Mrs. Oles Stofer and little
daughters. who have heen at the
home Of Mrs. Stofers sister. Mrs.
Frank Allen. convalesring from
heir recent accident in which
drs. Stofer had three ribs brok.
n. and one Of the little girls sus-
aimed broken arm have re- I
urned to their home in Snyder, /
oklahoma.
Violet Merserau. the dainty
Green idol can he seen at the
Ilectric Theatre next Monday
latinee and night. in that thrill &
ag play of the northwest. EAU
nmn." Trapper Joe in his wan 7
erings finds wee mite ef a haby &
eside her dead mother in a cabin. a
(e takes the baby to a dance hall s
here the women of that resort It
alne her Autumn. This play deals d
nth her growth to young woman l
ood in the rude surroundings of '
le camp, loved and protected by a
a rough miners. In
The Butler weekly times., 1916-07-13

Theodore WeMott, who has
been visiting in this city with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. We
Mott, has returned to Kansas City.
Mrs. H. H. Manning and little
daughter, Helen, Of Decatur, llli-
nois, are in the city visiting Mrs.
Manning's sister, Mrs. j. w. Cole:
man.
The Butler weekly times., 1916-07-13

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-28
Real Chance To Sape
In Congress Mileage

VIII the members OF Congress who
vote themselves 20 cents per mile travel
Ing allowances add an additional nour
TO the day Of the Government clerks
without additional compensationr
This is one OF the questions that will
be raised during the debate on the
Borland rider to the legislative. execu-
tive, and judicial appropriation bill.
The same measure that containa~the
Borland eight-hour rider carries a 10
cents-per-miie allowance for members
OF the Senate and House. Year after
year efforts have been made to reduce
the mileage allowance OF the legisla-
tors to actual travelling expenses.
The mileage "grabbers' have stood
firm anu they continue to draw ~
cents per mile for their Journeys TO and
from the Capital. Just as in the old
days wnen members OF Congress came
by stage or horseback and there were
no means of quick travel.
At least two members Of the House
are expected to provide an opportunity
to vote on reducing their own mileage.
As the amendments 10 be offered will
reduce appropriations and como within
the Holman rule. no point of order will
lie against them. The mileage question
will come to vote on its merits.
Congressman William r. Cox of Indi-
ana and Congressman Robert y. Page
Of North Carolina are the two members
likely to force the embarrassing mile
age issue.
They have led fights In the past to
cut down the mileage bills. but tnvaria-
bly, the proposals have met defeat as
members chung tenaciously to their
mileage checks.
The mileage allowance OF some MEM
bers OF Congress amounts to more than
the annual salary paid many Govern
ment clerks In Washington. A member
from the Far West or Southwest. for
instance. will draw anywhere from $50
to 81. 200 a year In mileage. although he
actually travels to Washington at the
ra OF 211 or cents per mile.
Messrs. Page and Cox have offered
amendments to reduce this allowance to
actual travelling expenses. OF not more
than 5 cents per mile. II Is figured that
the latter rate will enable "A memoer
to bring himself and his family to
Washington. The argument has been
advanced year after year that the 20
but a grab" IL has even been called
petty graft" In the House debate.
On several occasions the House has
voted to reduce the mileage and then
the Senate has restored the old rate.
After quite a furry In conference.
the House In solemnly informed by its
conferees that the Senate simply will
not yield In its position. and the bill
will b. held up indefinitely unless the
House agrees to the 20 cents allowance
'On. well. IL the Senate won't yield
we will have to take IT," say the
House economists. and the 20 cents al
lowance stays in.
SO far as the public has been ad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-28

To the Editor OF THE TIMES.
Tho Borland amendment increasing
the minimum day for the Government
clerk one, hour is unjust and a step
backward, for the reason that six hours
of mental labor, day In and day out. Is
n more exhausting grind than eight
hours OF manual labor. and We have
been held to a minimum day of seven
hours for the past twelve years under
constantly increasing pressure, hence
need the eighth hour for recreation.
While there has been general
tendency throughout the United states.
for many years. to reduce the hours OF
labor and increase the compensation OF
the wage-earner. the Government clerks
in Washington have received no benefits
along that line. their grades OF salary
having been fixed In 1884. when WASH
ington was n country town. with living
expenses less than one-half what they
now are.
With rare exceptions, experience
gained In Government service Is of no
value In other business, therefore, the
Government clerk cannot be as indie
pendent as the wage-eaIncr In the mer-
camille. railroad, manufacturing. ana
many other Industries where experience
Is valuable asset constantly In de-
mand by many firms and corporations.
GOVERNMENT CLERK.
Waahinuton Feb 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-28

yised, no member of Congress has re-
fused to take mileage at 20 cents
per miller
Probably II augurs we'll for the
Government clerks that the Borland
rider IL carried In the same bill as
that which appropriates for the SAL
cries and mileage OF members OF
Congress.
Legislators who are willing to vote
to add an hour a day. without. com.
the thousands Of Government en-
ployes In Washington. will vote soon
thereafter on their own mileage
grab" The line-up will be of un-
doubted interest to the friends OF the
clerk.
II is claimed that the BorIand rider
Is in the interest of economy because
II will result In "a reduction of the
force in the various departments. A
longer working day. Mr.. Borland will
the necessity eventually for fewer
A reduction in the mileage allowance
also would. effect economies. And a
technical point OF order cannot even De
raised against n mileage amendment
because the reduction is apparent on the
Tie 20 cents per mile allowance Is a
relic Of the earlier days Of the re-
public. Members OF Congress used to
uhNNi ny 6lhbe VI Oh HOiScDaSn w VIZ
Capital. The journey required many
days for those located several hundred
miles away, and IL was worth 20 cents
per mile to make the trip.
Nowadays there are Pulli IAN cars
and fast trains. Travel can be comfort
ably enjoyed at about cents per mile.
The stage coaches have passes. and a
legislator doesn't have to stop at tav-
ems along the way as he progresses
day after day toward the Capital.
One comes even from the Pacific coast
within five days. and it's a question of
a day and night from the South or
mid West.
However, the 2O-cents-per-mile per-
quisite fingers. II costs n MissouTlan
about so to come to Washington. THE
mileage he draws. however, amounts
to about $40. The same ratio applies
on the return journey.
A Georgia legislator for instance. may
come to Washington for about SIS. but
his mileage bill amounts up to $50 or
more. each way.
A member OF Congress living in Bal
tlmore may get a ticket to Washington
for 81. He Is allowed IS on the twenty
cents per mile basis.
Mileage of Pacific Coast members
amounts to about 500 per journey; the
railroad fare should not be more thar
accommodations and a few extras.
The fact that an eight-hour day FOL
Government clerks ana the old reliable
20 cents pei mile allowance for members
OF Congress are carried In the same bill
Is expected to afford an interesting
angle for the debate when the Borlanc
rider Ii reached.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-28
FIRST TEAM WINS
IN CADET WAR GAME
Central High Organizations Com.
pete in Plans for Maneuvers.

Central High Schools first team OF
cadet officers, picked to compete In
the war games conducted under the
auspices OF the War Department dur
ing the past fortnight. was victorious
over Centrars second team in tho
final contest of che games at the
Franklin School Saturday night.
The winning team was led by Ca
Diet Major Wood and Cadet Captain
Duhurst. Its problem consisted IT.
first reaching a store OF rifles and
ammunition at house near lGettys-
burg. As the opposing detachments
approached the house, they met, ana
a combat ensued. The result was
advantageous to Centrars first team.
The advantage consisted chiefly In
selecting good firing positions.
Captain Schindel, of the army gen.
eral stan. umplred.
The two Central teams won their
right to compete In last nights final
contest by proving their superiority
over teams representing the other
high schools in the preliminaries and
semi-finals. Tech, Central. and Bust
ness each had two teams competing,
and Western and Eastern each one
team.
The contest last night Is the final
one between teams composed chiefly
OF the cadet officers. During March
and April further series OF contests
will be staged between teams COM
pcBed OF non-cOmmissioned. officers
and OF prtvatoa.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-28
Says Argument Used By Congress-
man BOrland Is Faulty.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES;
Among the arguments presented
against the Bor!and clghtIhour law, /
do not find any REPUTATION of The state
ment OF the gentleman from Missouri
that Government clerks out of Wash
ington work eight hours while those
employed in this city arc more favored
by working only seven. That seems to
be the basis of that gentleman's argu-
ment. Let us see whether his premise
Is correct.
L am employed In n Government de-
partment. and In the course of my daily
work come In contact with men whose
official duties take then into every
town and city in the country. These
men are uualifed to know the hours OF
field employees. They tell me that the
field employees do not work eight hours.
as a general rule. l am not aware OF
any statute to the effect that they shall
work eight hours. Taking into consld-
Grafton the longer lunch hour OF the
field cmploye and the Saturday ha.f
holiday during all the year. these trav-
cling representatives of the Government
tell me that the held employees do not
work longer than employees In. the de-
partments in Washington. IL as long.
1t seems that the statement OF the
gentleman from Missouri should not be
allowed to pass unchallenged.
X. +. DEAL.