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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29

Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Robinson
of Joplin, came up the last Of the
week to visit their daughter, Mrs.
Claude Major. Mr.. Robinson re-
turned home Monday. Mrs. Rob-
inson remained for a more ex-
tended visit.
Our good friend, Ed Heavilin,
who is now sojourning at Sweet
Springs, writes us that he failed
to get his copy Of The Times last
week and wants one sent to him
on the first mail as he says that
! it is better than a-letter from
home.
! &. l.. Porter was up from Jop-
lin the last Of the week visiting
relatives and friends. Mr.. Porter
is the engineer of the A. B. G..
mine which is shut down temper
arily on account of the severe
storm which visited that section
last week.
| VIM. Doane of Kansas City, was
in the city last week. Col. Doane
was here some time ago boosting
for an electric railroad from Kan
sas City tor Springfield. Now he
informs us that he has about con.
cluded to 60 and help fight the
!. Mexicans.
j. S. Taylor, of Shawnee town.
ship, candidate for the Democrat
ic nomination for county treasur-
was in the city Monday. He has
just made campaign trip
through the east part of the coun-
ty and reports the farmers most
too busy to talk politics.
Fred Lester motored down
from Kansas City the last of the
week and spent Saturday in the
city visiting friends. Mrs. Lester
and son, Jack, who were called
here about two weeks ago by the
serious illness of her father, A.
H. Jenkins. returned home with
him Sunday.
Bruce Black expects to leave
the last Of the week for Kansas
City. Bruce has secured a fine
position with the Southwest Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, where
we have no doubt that he will
make good, as he is hustling,
energetic young man and good
bOokkeeper.
The Children rs Day program at
the M. f. Church, South, on last
Sunday was given before large
and appreciative audience. The
clover chain drill by ten junior
girls was well executed. The spc-
cial solo by Miss Howard was re-
ceived most heartily. The decora-
tions placed by members Of the
Evergreen class were approved
with many compliments.
Two former Butler boys w. A.
Person and F.. A. Boxley, passed
through Butler in automobiles the
last of the week en- route for Ne
camp at that place. Mr.. Boxley
is q prominent lawyer of Kansas
City and Mr.. Person is a very sue
cessful commission merchant.
Both gentlemen were nOn-commis-
stoned officers in company B
when that company was called out
in the war with Spain.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29
Pnts It Up to Carranza.

3 Washington, D. c., June 81
Unless Gen. Carranza surrenders
% American troopers held at
Chihuahua City before tomorrow
night, President Wilson probably
will 90. before Congress Thurs
day to ask for authority to res.
eVesthem by force. Pending their
teIeaae, the United States Govern
0qH viii not consider any offer
~ mediati0n or arbitration.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29
Burk-Seeley.

Carl c. Burk, of Amoret and
Miss Mary E. Seely, of Merwin,
were united in marriage Monday
at IL o'clock, noon, by Rev.
George Scroggs, at his home on
South Delaware street.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29
Black & Arnild Clothing Co.

Black & Amid Clothing Co.
A. H. Culver spent Tuesday in
Kansas City on business.
Indigo blue dye work shirts soc,
Black & Arnold.
Verne Holloway, of Kansas
City, spent Sunday in this city
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
w. Holloway.
Del Requa, }. r. Baum, and
George Porter left Tuesday MORN
ing for Independence, Missouri,
to attend a big cattle sale.
High grade rugs at old prices,
Walker-McKibben. .....
A. C. Coberly, local manager OF
the Logan-Moore Lumber Com
pany made a business trip to APP
pleton City Tuesday.
We have stack covers and tents
for sale or rent, WeMott & Major,
South Side Square. 37-lt
A. l.. Gilmore, prominent
Democrat Of Deepwater township
was business visitor to Butler
"Wednesday.
Come in and see our celebrated
Askew Saddles from $1,000 tc
$4,000, WeNlott & Major, South
Side Square. @-1t
Harry Wyatt, Of the Wyatt
Lumber Company, left Tuesday
for Sedalia where he will attend
a meeting Of the Central Missouri
Lumberman' Association. ~
Big Buck shirts, all sizes, soc,
Naturalization.
Sergeant Will Grout and Artifi-
Ger Harry Cooper, Of Co. B, were
in the city Wednesday for few
hours on a leave of absence, from
their regiment at Camp Clark.
A card from Highlan Mitchell,
former Butler boy, says that ne IS
with the Oklahoma National
Guard at their mobilization camp
at Fl. Sill. Mr.. Mitchell is lieu
tenant and expects to see active
service.
j. s. Walker, Paul Levy, Les
lie Brown and Leslie Fox motored
down to Nevada Tuesday. MIR.
Walker was on a business trip and
the other boys went along to keep
him company and to see the SOL
der boys.
Mrs. B. F. Moore and son, Wal
lace, and daughter, Mildred, and
Miss Allene Beauchamp, of Kan
sas City motored down to But
Ter the first of the week. Miss
Beauchamp returned to Kansas
City Tuesday.
Miss Annabelle Thompson went
down to Nevada Monday where
she will stay for some time with
friends and visit her father, Cap
tain j. E. Thompson; who is on
duty with the troops at the mo-
bilization camp.
/ Fine black skirts all sizes,
Walker-McKibben. /
S. F.. Warnock purchased
through Norfleet & Ream, the To-
cal agents, a big 8-cylinder Cadil-
lac touring car, the first Of the
week. Mr.. Warnock and Frank
Ream went to Kansas City Tues
day and brought the car home
with them.
Ed Culver, Wesley Denton,
w. G. Dillon, Judge A. B. Campo
bell and w. w. Henry motored toI
Amsterdam Tuesday evening and
attended the installation Of the OIL
ficers Of the Amsterdam Masonic
lodge. They boys report finei
trip and q big supper before theyj,
started home. i
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29

1T acres three miles north Of
'Wesley Denton,
22-f Butler, No.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-02
NO COMBINATION POSSIBLE.
(From Fairbanks News-Mincr.)


 The election pulled off here for the purpose of selecting delegates the territorial Republican convention certainly harmonious The harmony dense to be OmnOuS. 1t reminded attitude of tiger getting ready spring Everything passed beautifully however, the only ticket be- ing in the field receiving the total number of votes castS2 with the exception of few complimentary substutions.
 The Republican supporters of WckersIam supposed have ticket ready spring but the did not material ze for the purpose of preserving harmony in the ranks doubtedy If there is be harmonious ad smcn of past differences the primaries should certainly reflect the intentions of the rank and file of the party
 Our advces from other divisions show that there spirit in the voting.
 So taken all in aII it looks like lovely harmonious yenton at Seward next month.
 But we believe much powder is being wasted in fighting the imaginary 'combinaton supposed to have been made between Wickersham and SlacklcOTd As earn considering all information obtanabe concerning the proposition it simply amounts to agreement between certain of the delegates supporters in Juneau and Mr. ShackIcford if Wickersm rendered the nomination for delegate of the Republicans in regular convention he he will interfere in the distribution of patronage pro vided the is left to the organizations representing the party in each division Whether not the delegate is party to this agreement readers may decide from the following telegram by Wicbershm a Cordova supporters ''l have not and will not make any combination, political otherwise, with Shacklcford"
 That does much like 'combnation," does it?
 In wire received here Friday Mr. ShackIcfor makes the following statements YOu may say under circumstances will be candidate accept national commtteemanshp'
 These wires should tend to show the improbabiy of a combination frane-up And d view of the matter hardly iustifes the belief that agreement could possibly arranged between the two gentlemen in question: would look for agreement between St. Peter and Lucifer
 truce, maybe; but a combination,
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-02
JOYOUS, BUT NOT LOGICAL,

Champ Clark has great of humOr but he not al ways logical He says the Republicans greved to death the prosperity of the country meaning the prosperity that of Democratic administration has much all the present prosperity through supplying the beligerents of Europe with materials arms mnon food clothing, mules, horses etc., then to be logical the prosperity due the Democratic administration that administration make the prosperity must be respon sbe for the Certainly the great party would not ascnbe all the prosperity that has through its mnistratons to foreign We suspect that Mr. Clark would have trouble giving bill of particulars He like his president must that great need of this country merchant marine Suppose he called upon outline plan for handling seagong in business way what would he give us From he stood his mothers knee, and with his mothers milk mbibed Democratic principles his idea of ships ing tariff and the wickedness of paying subsidies to a and their precisely like certain party in discuss ing already rich shipowners aid "A ship is precisely like came if merchant in oppa wants send load of merchandise Damascus he hires the cheapest train of cmes than find for that purpose and argument could shake his conclusion
 The fact that merchant should have his camel train have his own camel drivers that his goods delivered and his friends wanted anything else, what the merchant had exchange for the goods what was being produced in the neghborood of Damascus that might oppa-nOne of these things had impress son for they contrary Democratic principles i'm bbed from away back and when asked how American ship could carry goods competition with English ship that had
 subsidy which sufficient to pay for all the coal burned between pors he replied ha the thing to do to send them British ship. And when asked if 1t would not be bet paronze American ship he declared that thing woud better than to build boated monopoes this country and that in his judgment closed the debate
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-02

Dr. Cook argued his before congressional con- tte the other day. his hope being to have the whole North Pole controversy reopened by congressional investigation We would like it. But let delay it until Villa has been buried and the in Europe is
The sun., 1916-08-16
LANDLUBBERS OFF
ON CRUISE TO-DAY
Sons Of Wealthy Wash Dishes
and Decks and Bunk in
HammOcks.
CANNOT GET HOMESICK
-Four Weeks Schedule Of Real
Work on Battleship Won't
Give En- Time.

Three battleships OF the Atlantic re-
serve feet. the Kentucky. New Jersey
and Maine. will depart from Brooklyn
nsvy yard his morning for Fort Pond
Bay. e Montauk Point. on n four
weeks cruise with $50 citizen sailors.
In the daylight hours yesterday the
landsmen we're swarmins down to the
yard in clothing hat reminded one OF
the summer resorts. Not many minutes
after the novice had arrived on the deck
Of his ship he was tosged out in busi-
nesslike white ducks and his mn m was
stencliisd neatly across the front Of his
jumper In Annapolis fashion. That was
the FIRST step in tine process Of making
a scientific man-of-warsman.
1t took the novices all day TO get set
tied down on hoard. They had to reg
lister. turn In $40 each 60 the paymsster
to cover the expenses OF the trip. take
typhoid prophylaxis. draw and mark
their clothing, pack their dunnsge bags
and lash their hammocks.
SIX Feet seven I'm = Ha m mock.
That matter ~ the hsmmocks is not
as simple a may appear o. first sight.
The sun., 1916-08-16
1000 ON THE CRUISE.
Eight B~attleships Utilised for
TraininG Of Citiaens a. sailors.

WASHINGTON, Aug. i5.-More than
1000 friends Of preparedness aioat
started aboard various battleships to-
day as sailor in the naval training
cruise for national defence Of the ATTAIN
tic reserve fleet. The eight ships Of the
fleet. under Rear Admiral Helm. will
mobilise In GARDENERS Bay.
-Four hundred Of IN citizen sailors
started from Philadelphia aboard the
battlsship Rhode Island. They came
from Pennsylvania. Ohio, Michigan. New
Jersey, Maryland n Delaware. The
Louisiana took aboard men from the
Southern States at Baltimore and Nor
folk. Va, and has also some from I'LL
nois. Iowa and Wisconsin. The Ala
bama sailed late Tonight from Charles
ton with q hundred from other Bouthern
States.
Secretary Daniels sent n message TO
all the landsmen to-day. which was pub
llshed on all the battleships. II con-
veyed to them congratulations Of the
Navy Department that we can welcome
them MS the newest recruits of the first
arm OF national defence"
The sun., 1916-08-16

tive tArtR will have to he restored or
Maine Industries will TO to smash.
"Ths ss~ctionalism Of the present Ad.
ministratioa does not set well In Maine.
and I en- told the Mexican and foreign
policies Of the President are regarded
with little respect"
Mr.. Wilcox pointed to the fact that
the combined Republican and Progress
sive vote -four years ago was 1925 In
excess Of the Democratic vote. and that
In 1919 the Progressive vote la the state
dropped from <s.ls3 to 1880.
THE Progressive vote to-day. ] am
toid.'' said Mr.. WILCOX. rs practically
mHrsed with the Republican. and " thu
Information 10 correct we may reason
ably expsct TO carry the state all along
the line"
United states Senator Clark Of wy
omiEx dropped In to tell Mr.. Wilcox
that Wyoming would be Republican all
right this fall. and encouraging reports
from Missouri were brought by ex-
Representative Naohsn Frank Of st.
Louis.
The sun., 1916-08-16
Z FOR q. s. JUDGE.
Wilson NOainatss Nin - Federal
Distrirt Cosrt Bench.

Martin r. k.,ton. one of The lawyers
who defended Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker. has been nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson TO oil the place Of Judge
Cherries N. Hough Of the Federal Dis
trict Court. Manton had Tammany sup
port. Il was reported yesterday from
Washington. the Brooklyn organization
In particular urging his claims In the
capital. John H.. McCooey. leader Of
the Tanmsny forces In Kings. was one
who favored Msnton.
Msnton learned Of his nomination yes
terday in his office In 81 Nassau ofreet.
He is in partnership at that address
with Bourke Cochran.
II was pointed out In the Federal
Building that Manton has been Endorsed
by many Justices In this State. incl'.d-
Ing Judges Of the Court of Appeals and
the Appellate Division Of the supreme
Court.
Manton Is a native Of this city. and
was graduated from Columbia College
and law school. lie has practised since
1901 In the State and Federal courts.
Several important cases brought under
the Sherman antitrust law have been In
his hands. He also has had consider
able experience In handling admiralty
cases.
The sun., 1916-08-16

A few Of the men on the Maine a
their frst experience In shovelling coal.
They dldn't know that was In the cur
iiculum. but they grabbed their shoveis
and . to II. On oil three battleships
the officers did their best to make the
novices understand they were not going
on a vacation. Each man was told that
IL he didn't ant TO swing In n ham
mock at night, dine at a bare ash table
and wash In a galvanized bucket he
need not stay aboard. Nobody backed
out In spite Of the uninviting prospect.
". q. II. Iselin and his brother Oliver.
who are %nephews OF c. q. 1selin. were
kept busy washing dishes on the Maine.
and man a professional man. mechani-
cal engineer and college student tackled
u job equally unpleasant. Junius Spen-
Ger Morgan. another who shipped aboard
the Maine. was seen In nautical ducks
and at work around the deckr.
The citizen sailors are getting plenty
OF substantial food. Their breakfast
yesterday consisted Of oatmeal. boiled
beans. fresh fruit and coffee. Fol dinner
vegetable soup. broiled beef. fried pota-
toes. green peas. apple pie and coffee.
Cold meats. beans. fruit salad. cake and
tea composed a wholesome supper.
Sightseers who went aroun looking
The sun., 1916-08-16

especially for Woodruff johnson Of 80
Claremont avenue, who Ii . Yale student
and the tallest man in the training fleet.
His six feet seven ine hes do not ut into
a navy hammock with any degree OF
comfort. and every one who saw him
wondered how he was going to climb
through the .lattices. OF the turret OF the
New Jersey In accordance with the drill.
Some threescore Yah students have en-
listed for the months cruise along with
johnson.
A pretty stifr course las been mapped
out for the citizen sailors. II mt be
comparatively easy 10 tell the difference
between a bowline on u blight and a
catspaw after the petty officer has ex-
planned a few times. but there are dox-
ems OF other kn.ts and splices to be
mastered. ny the time he gets through
the four weeks the volunteers VIII be
able 70 do a double beckett bend In his
sleep. He will have to know where to
station himself In case Of fire. collision.
battle practice, torpedo defence. aban.
doning ship and countless other emer.
g~encies. He won't W. much time to be
hofnesick or bored.
The sun., 1916-08-16
FITZGERALD TO OPPOSE 1oDol
Former Mayor BOstOn CanM4
for q. n. senate.

BosToN. Aug. John +. FitzgeraA
former Representative and former Mayor
of this city. announced Tonight his can.
didacy for the Democratic nomination to
the United States Senate sea, now held
by Henry Cabot Lodge, Republican.
The candidacy OF Brig .-Gen. Charles
II. cole for the Dtmocratic nominate
for Governor was Endorsed by Mr.. F,tz-
gerald In a statement given out for pub
LEGATION.
The sun., 1916-08-16
EIvls Held for Gvand Juvy.

Nrw ROCHELLE, N. Y. Aug, 15.--Miss
Eleanor Beede n Miss Maud Richard
son. charged with larceny in the first
degree. were held for the Grand Jury
in the city Court here to-day. 1t II
said they secretly moved personal prop
erty from the home OF the late A. B.
sanford, with whom they lived at
Pe,hamwood after he became ~estranged
from his family.
The sun., 1916-08-16

for the tailest man on the kentucky
picked out Shelton Pitney. n son of
Justice Pitney OF The United States Gu
preme Court and a Princeton graduate.
ON hoard the Maine was Il. T.. Adams,
professor of chemistry and physics in
the same university. who ooh the
PlattsburE course last year and wanted
to round out his experience with a cruise
at sea.
The sun., 1916-08-16

70 had dismissed the suggestion when
the question was put to him recently.
Mr.. Human has been about, the only
possible anti Whitman candidate men,
toned so far.
Whitman-Parsens leaders yesterday
scofed ut the idea the Bacon movement
would be formidable. They were in
clined to credit the inception Of 1t to
John A.. Stewart. who fathered the
Presidential boom Of Gen. Leonard
Wood.
The sun., 1916-08-16
Wilson Notification September ?.

w~AsHiNGroN. Aug. 15.-Formal noti-
f~cation to President Wilson Of his nonii-
nation will take place September 2. Ar
engagements were made to-day for the
President TO go to Long branch, y. j..
for the
The sun., 1916-08-16

BRow SsvILLE. Tex, Aug 15.-Bishop
T.. s. Johnson of Sioux city, Ia, chaplain
of the Second Iowa Infantry. to-day
rendered his resignation to the War De-
partment in order that he might fulfil
an assignment Of the Methodist Church.
as Bishop Of Africa.
The sun., 1916-08-16
sHAKEINT0YouR SHOES

Aliens Foot - Ia No. the sntiseptic powder TO
be shaken Into the shoes and used in tho
foot II relieves painful. swollen,
smsrtins feet and Instantly takes the sting
ont OF corHs and bunions. Don't 20 on vour
vacation without a package Of Aliens
Foot Ease. Aliens Foot Ease is a GER
tain. RELIEF for sweating. callous and ho,.
tired, aching feet. Sold everywhere. 90
Always use II to Break In new shoes. Trial
package FREE. Address, Alien s. Olmsted
l.e Roy. y. ADD.
The sun., 1916-08-16
McCan Ia Hun Again.

BosroN, Aug. 15.-Gov. Mccall to-day
Med papers as a candidate for renom.-
nation on the Republican ticket in the
September primaries.
The sun., 1916-08-16

That matter 81 the hammocks Is not
as simple a. may appear a. first sight.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-10

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
cHAkLOTTESFILLE. VA. August .
Hudson Martin. aged cighty-four
years one of the best known residents
OF the county. is dead at his home near
the Nelson County line. after 4 liurcr-
in: illness. Funeral services will he
held at Rock Spring Church. at Fabcr.
and VIII be conducted by Rev. Dupuy
fi"lladay, assisted by other minister's
MI. Martin was native Of Nelson
County ana many years ago engaged
III the mercantile business in Ra!u.
more. Later he became a clerk in m.
Virginia State Senate, holding the no
Sltion for more than ten years. lie
was twice married. both wives being
daughters OF the late Rylaud Rodes
Of Nelson County. Two sons and five
IA shters survive; also three brothers.
Walker and Washington Martin, OF
Fabcr and Charles Martin. Sr.. Of
Greenfield.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-10
VIRGINIA WOMAN DIES:
MRS. HELEN STERN HELD
Esther White. Aged Twenty. Snrrumbs
After Being Hurried I" Hospital
tn Critical Condition.

WASHINGTON. u G.. August 2-An
inquest will he held at the morgue to-
morrow morning 10 determine the cause
and responsibility for the death OF a
young woman who died at Emergency
Hospital this morning shortly after Z
O'Clock The name OF the young woman
was given AS Esther White, her age
as twenty years and her address as
GROVE, Va.
Mrs. Helen stern. ffty-sevcn years
old. +6c II street. southwest. from
whose house the dying woman was
taken TO the hospital about one hour
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-10
Crisis in News Print
Coming in October
Publishers Now Unable to Get
Sufficient Quantity Of Paper
From Manufacturers.
WASHINGTON. II. C.. August s.-rhe

WASHINGTON. II. c. August 9-Thc
crisis in the news print paper situu
ton. which already has cut down
newspaper profits enormously. will not
be reached till late in October. when
contracts come up for renewal. ac-
cordinE to reports received from many
sources by the Federal Trade Commits
sion. The presidential election. to-
gcther with the European war. is cx-
pected to increase an already un
parallclcd demand for news print.
which manufacturers tell tho trade
commission they will hardly be able
to meet. This year. for the first time.
they have not been able to lay up Il
large reserve during the summer.
The trade commissions report on its
investigation OF news print prices it
was announced to-day. Will he pub
lished not later than October |. re-
Iardlcss OF whether Congress still is
in session. Probably a brief extract
will be given out two weeks beforehand
summarizing the findings. AS yet the
mass Of material has not been Sut-
iciently digested 10 Indicate its trend
Manufacturers claim that publishers
are usins 20 per cent more paper than
ever before. Consumption figures pre-
scented to the commission. however
vary widely. c. T.. Steele, secretary
Of the news print manufacturers as
ISOLATION. has stated that figures for
June show the largest daily produc-
ton of news print ever recorded"
shipments. he declared. represented 90
per cent of this production.
None Of the new processes is COM
merclally feasible. according to the
manufacturers. Cotton stalks, most
frequently mentioned. would be pro-
hihi,ively expensive 70 collect. they say.
The same situation holds for corn
stalks, broom corn, rice straw and flax
rs Yet the experiments have not passed
the laboratory stage, and. so far as is
known. no commercial use of the dis
coveries is contemplated anywhere.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-10

Especial to The Times Dispatch
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, VA, August o
Judge Robert T.. Waller. ono or ,hc
most prominent citizens of Snoisvl
vania County. died at his home i'm that
county last night OF heart trouble. aged
siXtE-cight years. He was a former
Judge of SDotsylvania County. had
served on the County School Electoral
Board and as Commemorative attor-
ncN; Was large property owner. and
was prominent in church affairs If
New Market. He is survived hv his
Wife. two children and two brothers