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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26
Douglas Shoes, Black & Arnold

Douglas Shoes, Black & Arnold
H. S. Wyatt was a Kansas City
visitor Saturday.
NJ. j. Gordinier made bust
ness trip to Kansas City Monday
Charley Hupp was a Kansas
City visitor one day the last of
the week
Miss Mike McCleese spent
Sunday in Rich Hill with her
friend, Miss Lethia De!ameter.
High Art suits, Black 4 Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Mattison
and little daughter, of Harrison
vile, spent Sunday in this city
visiting relatives.
County Clerk Frank Holland
and Mrs. Holland spent Tuesday
in Appleton City and Montrose
visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anthony, Of
Leland, Iowa, are visiting rela-
tives and old friends in the east
part of the county.
Wendell Atkeson, Of the Rec
ord, spent few days the last OF
the week visiting in 1ndepend
ence and Kansas City.
Paul and Julius Levy and Tom
Vance of the Sam Levy Mercan-
tile Company made a brief visit
to Kansas City Sunday.
Stetson hats. Black & Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Travis, OF
Pleasanton, Kansas, spent Sun
day in this city with Mr.. TraNls
mother, Mrs. A. S. Travis.
For Sale-Good Is room hotel,
also Z room house, in good repair
with shady lawn. Will trade for
farm.
52-2ta A. l.. Freeman.
f. A. Hardin, Frank Vance and
J. W. Holloway motored up to
Kansas City Sunday, where they
left the automobile and returned
by rail.
Keep coming in. Black & Arm
old.
Mrs. H. G.. Hensley returned to
her home in Neodosha, Kansas,
the last of the week after visit
in this city at the home OF her
mother, Mrs. Brown, on north
Fulton street.
T. A. Black, Mr.. and Mrs. Wes-
ley Black, Mrs. Ed Armstrong
and Miss Alma Eiler went up to
Kansas City Sunday and spent
the day with Mr.. and Mrs. }. Z.
Hupp.
Mrs. H. B. Hughes and little
daughter, Helen, returned to
their home in Glasgow, the last OF
the week after a visit in this city
with her father, J. NJ. Vaughan,
and sister, Mrs. j. f. Harper.
There will be a meeting of the
Bates County Poultry Association
at the court house on next Satur-
day afternoon, Oct. 18th, at 2
o'clock. Every member is urged
to be present.
Edison Snyder, Secretary.
B. b. Canterbury returned the
last of the week from a two
weeks business trip to Western
Kansas Ben says that it looks
very much as though the Demo-
Gratis will carry Kansas by a good
majority this year.:
Mrs. George Welliver, Of South
Bend, Indiana, who has been Wis
ting at. the home Of her brother,
Lem Swartz, in this city, left for
her home Sunday. She was ac-
companied a. far - Kansas City
BY Mr.. and Mrs. Swartx.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26
Box Supper.

There will be a box supper at
the Wemott school house next
Friday night October q. Every
body come out and have a good
time.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26

Game Warden Patterson re-
turned Tuesday night from a
trip to jefferson City
II. II. Council and j. l.. Barker
motored over to Clinton Sunday
and on the way home stopped for
brief visit with Mr.. Barker's
father at lrich.
Captain j. 4. Thompson, who
has, been on duty at Camp Clark,
near Nevada, left that place
Thursday of last week for Lar
edo, Texas, in charge Of a detach-
mcnt of recruits for the Missouri
regiments on duty at the border.
He expects to BE in Texas about
two weeks.
Saturday was tag day in But
Ter. The Camp Fire girls and the
Boy Scouts were out in force
selling tags to help raise money
to finish paying for the motor
truck that the citizens of Bates
county gave Company b when
they left for the border last
June. The young folks met with
a liberal response and neat sum
of money was raised by the sale
of the tags.
THE LADIES HOME JOURNAL. THE
SATURDAY EVENING POST and
THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN wish
to secure the spare time of man or
woman to act as local representative
In Butler and vicinity looking after
the renewals of their many Subscrip-
tions in this section. and introducing
these publications to new readers.
Payment will be made in salary and
commission. Previous experience is
desirable but not essential For de-
tails address. with references, Box
6a4, THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COM
PANY, Independence Square, Phila-
delphia 22t
+. f. Goddard, the young man
who was arrested some time ago
charged with stealing drugs from
the United Drug Company and
the Rhodes Pharmacy in this city,
and sentenced to. Jail where he
has been undergoing treatment
for the drug habit has been dis
charged as cured. He says that
he has no appetite for drugs and
thinks that the cure will be per-
manent. Through the Influence
of II. O. MaXey. who has been
deeply interested in the ease he
has secured employment with a
farmer near the city, where he
will work until spring when he
will secure a position as travelling
salesman.
R. p. Thompson, of st. Louis,
an old newspaper man, who is ac-
companying Col. Gardner on his
speaking tour of the state, made
this office a pleasant fraternal
call while in the city with Col.
Gardner Thursday of last week.
Mr.. Thompson's brother, A. T.
Thompson was one of the first
newspaper men in this part of
the country, having established a
paper in Bates county in 1856.
After running the paper for about
a year he went to st. Louis, where
for many years he was managing
editor of the old st. Louis Times.
Later he was for long time city
editor of the st. Louis Republican,
now the st. Louis Republic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
RUTLAND STRIKERS ARRESTED.
For Alleged Intimidation of Howe Scale
Co.'s Works.

Rutland April 2s.-Three of the Ital-
ian laborers who struck Wednesday at
the plant of the Howe Scale works when
lao men walked out after demanding
more pay and union recognition, were ar
rested yesterday afternoon by the sher-
iff's department for intimidating work
men by threatening their lives if they
did not stop work. No strikes occurred in
any other departments but because of
the loss of their helpers who were in
cluded in the striking contingent, the
moulders to the number of over 100 were
obliged TO suspend work and the foundry
was closed. The company has a number
of large orders underway and unless the
matter is adjusted soon will be seriously
as the machine shops can
not run more than two or three davs
without the moulders' cooperation.
Yesterday was pay day at the plant
and the arrests occurred in the afternoon
when the strikers assembled for their
envelopes Every available deputy sher
III, a corps of special policemen. States
Attorney G. V. Poulin, Commissioner IL
Police Safety George f. Chalmers and
Mayor B. J.. Stafford were at the nlant
ID this time, and Il "aas then that the
irrests occurred. All approaches 10 the
works were picketed early in the morn
ng and the Italians succeeded in getting
.eyeral men who had started for work
% turn hack.
There is no prospect Of an immediate
settlement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
FUNERAL OF SLAIN MAN HELD.
And Was Sooh Followed by Arrest Of
Otis Williams of Waits River.

Waits River, April 2s.-The funeral OF
Joseph Felch, whose body with bullet
wound in the head was found in his
sugar house Sunday morning, was held
from the home of his parents Wednes-
day afternoon at l o'clock. Many friends
Of the young man attended,
There has been great excitement all
through the vicinity ever since the iind-
ing Of the body, An inquest was held
by Assistant Judge Henry K. Hayward
of Tunbridge, and an investigation was
conducted by J. II. Kiniry sheriff OF
Windsor county, and by Howard Nor
gan, Boston detective, who was sent
here by Attorney General Barber As
the result of the investigation the au-
thorities decided to arrest Otis Williams,
the hired man on the Felch farm, and the
arrest was made Wednesday night by
Sheriff i. p. Welch on warrant sworn
out by States Attorney r. $. Williams
of Bradford. Otis Williams was taken
to the Orange county Jail at Chelsea.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
SUBMARINE ISSUE
UNDER DISCUSSION
Negotiations Between the
United States and Ger
many Are Rapidly Coming
to a Head, and Germany's
Reply to American Note
Is Expected Soon

Berlin, April 27, via London, April %
American Ambassador Gerard and Jo-
seph o. Grew, the embassy secretary, left
Berlin tonight for army headquarters
for conference with the emperor
vice-Admiral Won Capelle, who sue
ceeded Admiral Won Tirpitz last month
as minister of the navy, left Berlin on
Wednesday to confer with Emperor Will
liam at the German army headquarters.
Washington, D. c., April 2s.--Dis-
patches received at the German embassy
to-day from the Berlin foreign office in
dicate that Germany will attempt to
meet the American demands for imme
date abandonment of its present prac-
tices in submarine warfare. The nature
of the proposals was not disclosed.
Count Won Bernstorff has not been ad-
vised whether the suggestions he recent
ly made to his government have been ac-
cepted.
The visit of Ambassador Gerard to
Emperor Williams headquarters was the
topic of broad interest in official and
diplomatic circles to-day. The German
embassy officials believed that the en-
peror invited Ambassador Gerard to con-
fer with him for the purpose of elabor-
ating, for the benefit of President Will
son, on the emperor's position and the
disposition of the German government
and for a further explanation of certain
phases of the forthcoming German reply
to the American note. 1t would be un-
usual for the emperor to conduct nego-
tiations with diplomatic representative
of foreign government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
BIG CROWD AT OPENING.
Maccabees Bazaar at Rowland Hall Has
Much of Interest.

| The opening of the annual fair given
by Harmon hive, No. l, Womans Bene-
fit Association of the Maccabees occurred
in Howland hall last night. The hall
was decorated for the occasion and q
pleasing array of booths at one end of
the hall added to the festive appearance
of the room.
An ice cream booth in charge of Mrs.
Elizabeth Carroll, Mrs. Della Fulsom
Mrs. May Cave stands in front OF the
door, Next comes a domestic booth in
charge of Mrs. Nancy Avery, Mrs. Ida
Gregware, Mrs. Edith Lamb, Mrs Jessie
Bradbury and Mrs. Lima Curtis. An
deliberately decorated apron booth con
Quoted by Mrs. Lillian Kearney, Mrs.
Eva Perkins and Mrs. Mae Campbell
comes next A fancy work booth pre-
sided over by Mrs. Ethel Tobin, Mrs.
Edith Richardson, Mrs Florence Martin
and Mrs. Lula White; a candy booth in
charge of Mrs. Annie Gerard, Mrs. Fannie
Levin, Miss Alice Beckley and Mrs. Mil
dred Duncan follow in the order given.
The fish pond is conducted by Mrs. Jessie
Lund and Mrs. Isabella Walker, and the
punch table is looked after by Mrs.
Susan Carroll and Mrs. Bella White
The program last evening was started
at s o'clock and consisted of selections
bv the orchestra and an exhibition drill
given by the ladies'. The drill which IS
known as the guard drill,' was given by
sixteen ladies under the direction of their
captain, Mrs Gladys Perkins, and it
lasted for something like twenty min
utes, during which the performers We're
put through all sorts of manGuvres with [
out slip being apparent to the audi
ence during the whole time.
At the close OF the evenings program I
the floor was cleared for dancing and
Carrolrs orchestra, who were in attend
ance to furnish music during the pro
gram, continued to play for the dancers
who thronged the floor until midnight.
The attendance last evening was eN-
large for an opening night.
and the sale Of articles from the booths
vas large Nearly four hundred ticket
we're taken at the door.
This evening a different program. con
listing Of a vocal solo By Miss Lcona
amb. piano solo by Miss. Gladys Rlind. 4
! vocal solo BY Henry Carroll. a
eaainp ~ Hiss Edith Watson, q violin
olo ~ Miss Ruth Nelson viii be offered
The arrangements for the fair we're IA
karre of q general committee, Of which
.lrs Nellie Robeu was the chairman and
which was made UP Of the following ,
aembers. Mrs Mac Allen, Mrs Bertha !
IcNel, Mrs Ida Russell. Mrs. Nancy
.Verv. Mrs. Lula Richardson and Mrs. Z
florence Neale. =
Il was announced to-day that TIE bs- y
aar uill b. open q the public saturday Q
fteruoon. when tea wiN b. served fhe
ldies free of charge and those who De- 3
ire an opportunity @ inspect the booths q
lay do -.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
RUNAWAY CAR KILLS WOMAN.
Twenty More People Seriously Hurt in
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, April 2s.--A double truck
Vine Burnet street car, crowded with
men, women and children, became un-
manageable as it was approaching Nc
MILAN street here yesterday, ran wild on
down grade for six blocks. jumped the
track and crashed into a telegraph pole,
causing the death of one woman and IN
jury of 3S other persons.
Miss Carrie Stilger, an attendant at
the Cincinnati general hospital, was be-
headed. She was to have been a brides
maid last night at the wedding of Miss
Carrie Geisler. who was with her on the
car. Miss Geisler was seriously in
jured.
Physicians at the various hospitals to
which the injured were taken announced
that probably twenty of the injured were
in a serious condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
HALTED AT THE LINE.
Team Bound for the Quarries Had "a
Pints Of Whiskey.

Just as he was on the point Of cross
ing the city line at Quarry street Thurs
DAY afternoon. Benjamin Cruz was inter
cepted by Chief Sinclair and Constable
George L. Morris. who preferred a charge
Of transporting liquor illegally. Cruz,
apparently bound for the qusrries, was
ordered to halt his horse while The Off
GERS removed from under the front seat
Of the wagon. a box containing - pint
bottle of whiskey. The box was
swathed in a horse blanket. Cruz re-
turned 70 police headquarters and later
appeared before Magistrate H. Vs. scott
in CITY court Rail. fixed az s5n0. was
furnished b. the respondent for his ap-
pearauoe a. e hearing 90 D. he'll IN court
this afternoon. The complaint against
Cruz was entered with Grand juror VIII
liam Wishart. who win prosecute. The
respondent has retained Z. r. Davis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
ANT0NETTI-ToSI.
Marriage at City Hall Followed by We'd
ding Dinner at Brides Home.

In the council chamber at city hall
Thursday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock,
Miss Mabel Tosi, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Tosi of 30 Brook street, was mar
red to Carlo Antonetti of % Howes
place. Justice Of the Peace H. w. Scott
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Andrea
Crugnola and Immediately after the GER
emony a wedding dinner was served at
the brides home Bride and groom are
well known in the Italian colony of
Barre Mrs. Antonetti was engaged for
a number of years as clerk in the
Carleton jewelry store on North Main
street. Mr.. Antonetti is a granitecutter
bv trade
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
HEAVY FALL OF SNOW IN
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND

Boston, April 2S.- Snow fell over
eastern Massachusetts and Rhode
Island to-day. the latest date Of
any appreciable fall in more than
a quarter Of a century that the
official records have been kept.
From early morning through the
forenoon large fakes swiried on
an essterly wind. and Il was esti-
mated az the weather bureau that
nearly three inches fell, consider
able of il remaining on the ground
IN the suburban districts snow
interfered with baseball games
throughout the section and several
games scheduled for the opening
day On the new Eastern league
were postponed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
CONFERENCES AT CONCORD, Nh.
Quarry Section Met Last Night and Cut
ters' Section VIII Heet Tonight.

Concord, n. IL, April 2s.-Committees
from the manufacturers and the quarry
mems union met at the Phgnix hotel last
night to discuss the proposed new scale
Of wages which is TO 90 into effect May
1. A meeting OF the cutters committee
and a delegation from the manufactur-
ers viii be held tonight for the same
purpose. The old scale Of wages which
has been effective for some years will ex-
pire Monday, and it is believed that some
satisfactory arrangement viii be reached
by that day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28

which drove the Germans out of sec
ton OF trenches where they had gained
footing with the help OF gas and an
artillery curtain of fire.
The communication closes with an ac-
count of the aeroplane activity, includ-
ing a description of a fight between n
German "two scatter" and British zone
scatter" resulting in the death of both
German aviators and the destruction Of
the machine which fell from height of
$4,000 feet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
AT SO DROPPED DEAD.
Frank P. Flanagan Died on Piazza at St.
Albans.

st. Adams, April 2s.-Frank B. FIana-
gan, aged SO years, dropped dead last
night at o'clock while on the piazza at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles
+. Preston. He had been i'll for the
past few months, but his health of late
had been better. Heart disease was the
cause of death. Mr.. Flanagan was a res
ident of Burlington 20 years, coming
to live here after the death of his son,
Fred J. Flanagan, with whom he resided
in Burlington. He is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Preston and Mrs. H. L.
Randall of Sedalia, Mo-, and one son,
Charles F. Flanagan of st. Regis Falls,
n. Y. Burial will be in Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
IRISH GIVEN PRAISE.
For Driving Germans Out Of Trenches On
Western War Front.

London. April 2s.-The British com
munication issued last night is the long
est ever sent out from British headquar-
tsrs. To the extent Of nearly five hun
drcd words il describes the general in
crease Of activity on the British front,
where many observers have been predict
ing that the Germans were about to
start an attack as determined as that
against Verdun-
TIE new German activity has shown
itself &C more than q sore Of points.
vita the principal fighting apparently
around Halluch and Loos-
The irish regiment get special men,
ton for bravery in . counter attack
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
LEFT IN OPEN BOAT.
Crew of British Steamship Were Picked
Up by American Liner.

London, April 2S.-The British steam
ship Industry has been sunk by sub
marine which left the crew in open boats
100 miles from land The crew were
picked up by the American liner Fin.
land.
The Industry, according to an official
was proceeding to a United
States port and was unarmed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
FIRST DEGREE
MURDER THEORY
IN BETHEL CASE
Attorney General Barber is Collecting
Evidence on That Hypothesis-Elmer
Washburn's Skull Was Fractured
Over Considerable Extent Wash
burn Married Peter La
Rocks Sister.

Bethel, April 2S.-Attorney General II.
&. Barber of Brattleboro and Sheriff j.
H. Kiniry of Windsor conducted an in
vestigation to-day of the death of FL
mer Washburn, who was found uncon-
scious near the railroad track here We'd
nesday and who died of his injuries at
the Randolph sanatorium that night. A
large number OF persons were called be-
fore the two officials at the Bethel inn
and their testimony was taken. A large
mass of evidence is being collected, and
Attorney General Barber stated that
the prosecution was working on the
theory that first degree murder was com.
mitted.
Peter LaRock, aged 2l, who was an
rested Wednesday afternoon, is still in
the Windsor county Jail pending the pre-
liminary investigation. Washburn mar
ried LaRock's sister but they have not
been living together for some time and
her suit for divorce is still pending in
county court. Mrs. Washburn is said
to be residing in Bellows Falls at the
present time. 1t is said that part OF
the investigation has to do with these
family relations. Washburn was 80 years
of age.
An autopsy was performed on Wash
burns body at Randolph yesterday by
Drs. b. II. Stone and G. f. Whitney of
the state laboratory, and the examina-
tion by the physicians served to indi-
cate that Washburn had been the victim
of most brutal attack. In addition to
injuries previously reported the skull
was fractured for considerable dis
tance
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
General Obregon Is in Jua-
rez, Waiting for Scott
and Funston
REACHED CITY
THIS MORNING
He and the American Off
GERS Will Discuss Mill
tary Situation

Ell Paso, Texas, April 2s.-General Al
varo 0bregon, minister of war in the
Mexican de facto government, is in Juar-
rez to-day awaiting a conference with
Major General Scott and General Fun
ston on the military question involved
in the American punitive expedition into
Mexico. General Obregon reached Jua-
rez on special train this morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28

Rodney Murray Of Granitevillc was =
visitor IN the city this morning while On
his way to Clarenont y. IT,. there TO
make visit 81 several DAYS with rela-
tivcs-
a meeting of the directors II tbc Barre
Board oi Trade viii - held in the oflce
81 See a. A. Phelps this evening al 7s30
1'elofk- ANY citizen 81 Barrc who has
suggestion g. mske viii BE- warmly
welcomed al tie meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
NEW CORPORATIONS.
Woodbury. Cooperative Creamery c.
and Essex Junction Cemetery Assn.

The Woodbury. Cooperative Creamery
Co., Inc, OF Woodbury., with 80 names
attached as subscribers, has fled articles
of association with the secretary of state.
The capital stock is $1,000, divided into
100 shares. The majority of the sub
scribers are from Woodbury. and South
Woodbury.. with a few from Marshfeld,
East Calais and South Calais.
Articles have also been filed by the
Essex Junction Cemetery association and
the subscribers are O. 5. Nichols. l. +.
Huntley, r. o. Mudgett: G. J. Hobart
and Guy ". Bailey.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
German Submarine Sunk.

London, April pa German subma-
rine was sunk off the east coast yester-
day, it was announced officially to-day.
One officer and II men of the submarine
surrendered and were made prisoners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
INGALLS, VETO SUSTAINED.
Massachusetts, House Voted 1s9 to 6o. to
Back Up Executive.

Boston. April 2s-The House Of Rep
resentstives to-day voted. l59 10 On. -
sustain Goyemur Mclaifs veto Of she
bill which Wouh have permitted sus-
pension Of the Boston buiding laws for
Tho erection of tabernacle for the Biliy
Sunday meetings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28

Mrs. James B. Murray and Mrs. Frank
Mitchell of Manchester, n. H., are guests
for a few days at the home of their
brother, James Brown Of Cliff street.
Mrs. Winnie Cults has returned to
the city from West Corinth. where she
was called by the sudden death Of her
father, Chester Kezer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
-FOUR BRITISH CAV
AIRY SQUADRONS
ANNIHILATED
Turkish Official Report Declares That
British Were Severely Beaten in
Battle Near Suez Canal on
April %.

Berlin, via wireless, April 2s.-Turkish
troops annihilated four British cavalry
squadrons of about 500 men in battle
on April % near Quatia, about % miles
east of the Suez canal, according to Off
cial report of the Turkish war depart
ment dated April 27.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-28
RETURNS TO OLD POSITION.
B. Z. Merriam Superintendent Of Schools
in Rockingham.

Bellows Fails April 2s.-B =. Mer-
riam. psychologist az the New Jersey
state reformatory, has been elected su-
perintendeut Of schools for Rockingham.
20 succeed o. X Collins, who has been
elected superintendent q bingham,
Mass.
Mr. Merriam served a. superintendent
81 schools for Rockingham for three
wears previous o. 1905 Prom here he
vent 20 fTlckeusack. \. =. a. superin-
trndent. ami sbout three years ago began
hi. duties in the rcformatorv. Hc vas
born in Elmorr. this state. and r. a grad
rate oi Obcrlin college. with the class q
ls94.