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The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29
Judge w. F. Wolfe Dead.

A message from the Adrian
Journal as we 60 to press in
forms us of the death of Judge
w. F.. Wolfe which occurred
Wednesday afternoon at about a
o'clock, as the result of a stroke
of apoplexy Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Wolfe, who was native
of Ohio was born April S, 1914,
and came to Bates County in
1898, making his home here since
that time.
He was a democrat and was al
ways prominent in public affairs.
He served two terms as Judge OF
the County Court for the North
District, from 1910 to 1914.
He is survived by two sons. W.
F. Wolfe of Creighton and G. f.
Wolfe of Adrian and a daughter,
Mrs. May Quinby of Adrian, all
of whom were with him at his
death.
Funeral services under the d.
rection of the Knights of Pythias
will he held Friday afternoon at
the Adrian Methodist church and
interment made in Crescent Hill
cemetery.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29
Mrs. Sarah Jane smiser Dead.

Mrs. Sarah Jane Smiser, one. Of
Buffers oldest citizens, died at
the home Of her daughter, Miss
Molly Smiser, at her home on
East Dakota street, Sunday at
ternoon at 80 0 clock. 8
Mrs. Smiser was born in Bour-
bon county, Kentucky, October 3,
1928. She was married in that
state and came with her husband
to Missouri in 1877, and has re-
sided here continuously since
that time. She is survived by
four sons, Henry and George
Smiser, of Oklahoma City, Okla
homa ) Hubbard Smiser, Of Am
sterdam, and Charles Smiser Of
this city and one daughter, Miss
Mollie Smiser, at whose home she
died. Her husband died about
nine years ago.
Short services by Rev. R. NJ.
Falbert- Of the Christian church,
were held at the home Tuesday
afternoon, and the body taken to
Elizabeth Chapel where funeral
services, conducted by Rev. Tai
bert, were held and interment
made in the church cemetery.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29
Missouri Troops Called.

The third regiment National
Guard Of Missouri, with head
quarters at Kansas City, and the
first regiment, Of st. Louis, were
called out early Monday morning
by Brig. Gen. III. G.. Clark acting
under orders from Washington.
The two regiments are ordered
to mobilize at their armorys add
recruit up to war strength and
await further orders. 1t is prob
able that they viii be used to do
police duty, guarding forts and
munitions factories and other
utilities that would be in danger
in case war should be declared.
So far the Second regiment, of
which Co. b, the local company,
is a part, HX6 received no orders
for duty, but in anticipation It
such orders they are recruiting
their companies up TO full
strength, 90 that there will be no
time wasted when the call does
come and the officers Of tho local
arc hooking for i = ~
time.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29
Summit Township Election.

The warmest election for many
years was held in Summit town
ship Tuesday. There were four
more votes cast than were cast at
the last presidential election last
fall. Some of the contests were
very close and were not decided
until the last vote was cast. The
following We're the successful
candidates: Trustee, ID. l.. EN-
brec; Constable and Collector,
Frank Powell; Clerk and Asses
sor; Ray Argenbright; Justices
of the Peace and Members of the
Township Board, F. M. Ball and
w. p. Miller.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29
Schools to Display Flags.

County superintendent OF
Schools A. G. Moreland, received
5the following letter Wednesday
from State Superintendent OF
Schools Uel'W. Lampkin, and it
Eis hoped that every school in the
county will follow the instruc-
,tions contained in the letter:
March 27 1917.
TO the Schools Of Missouri:
Supt. O. L. Cross Of Macon
County recommended to his
teachers that on April 2nd, the
day Congress meets in extraordi-
nary session, every school display
an American Flag.
Let every school in the state
follow the suggestion. Let April
End see the United States flag in
every school room and on every
school house. Let the flag 60 into
the schools Of Missouri in a way
it has never done before, and let
it stay there, every day that
school is in session. Let the
pupils understand what it stands
for, and let it be an inspiration to
every one Of them in their prep
aration for patriotic useful eiti-
The annual school meeting will
be held on the 3rd. Every meet
ing should prnXide for flag
staff either on the house or in the
school yard, and school flag.
Do not wait for legislation. Let
the Missouri spirit, rather than a
Missouri law, raise the Nations
Flag at every school.
l am sending this letter to
county superintendents and city
superintendents hoping that they
will use the press and the mails
to forward the request that next
may see the flag in every
school room.
Very truly yours,
Uel W. Lamkin,
State Superintendent of Public
Schools. T. .....
The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29

me. and Mn. Ira Me- Chesney
and Miss Noma Rowe laft Tues
day for Pueblo, Colo, Ind expect
to spend the summer in the west.
MI. and Mrs. Amos Shesler
were trading in Amoret Tuesday.
Celebrate Silver Wedding
Anniversary.
Tuesday, March 20, was the
twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
marriage Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
X: Dykman and they invited a
number Of their relatives and
friends to be their guests. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Bohlken and sons, Will r., and
Bert, John Dykman, NJ. H. Mein-
en-, Brnn Meints, Bernie and
Frank Bohlken and their fami-
lies, q. b. Boblken and sons, Will
H., Geo. H., and daughter, Sena,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom G. ,Schmehl,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Leiner, Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Meints, son,
George, and daughter, Margaret,
Miss Grace Lenerts. Mrs. Dyk-
man and daughter, Minnie had a
dinner that will long be remem-
bered by those present,
John Dykman made a business
trip to the county seat Thursday.
Mrs. j, FL. Porter, son, Harry,
and daughter, Elizabeth, visited
at the Fred G. Ewbank home Fri
day.
Rev. Linn Of Kansas City
at Mulberry Sunday
and evening.
Fred G. Ewbank was trading in
Butler Friday.
Clause Dykman said his 1916
crop Of corn to John T. Harper
at $1.1O per bushel.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Leiner visit
ed at j. G.. Rauscher's Sunday.
Andy Street from across the
state line was caller at We pen
Gil manipulator's Sunday. Mr..
Street is planning on attending |
the F. j., Searle sale Of Holstein |
cattle At Oslkaloosa, X ansas, April
lO-11.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29
BUTLER MISSOURI TdlRsDAY MARCH

Mr.. and Mrs. R. +. Nichols and
daughter, Stella, wefe uests ~
the H. r. Wilson home Sunday,
Miss Inez Wilson Of Vineta,
Okla, is spending a mouth 3 Va
cation visiting relatives in this
neighborhood. VIII
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. J. Mayer and
baby, Gertrude, were visitors at
the f. G. Ewbank home Sunday. 4,
RAMBLTR, n
The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29

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From Border ~ u lIsd-
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Washing ton March 70. For,
~ thonsand- national g,lardsmen
were called into federal service ia
orders issued BY the War Depart.
ment last night and this morning,
First orders issued last night
called out Is, 600 men in Eastern
states and the orders issued this
morning called out 25,O 900 more il
Central and Western states. "A
number Of the organizations al
ready in the federal service.
In issuing it's order, the War
Department addfI v
It's requested that no details
of locality be carried in the press
with regard to further distribu-
ton Of these troops unless given
out by the War Department
The new order makes total Of
thirty-two+ national guard infan-
try regiments called into the fed
eral service for police purposes,
supplemented by. six separate bat
talions and several detached COM
-panies. They will be assigned to
posts in connection with their po-
lice work by the commanders of
the military departments acting
under instructions from the War
Department.
President Wilson has begun to
hear from every section Of the
country on the army question.
The various notes being sounded
were specifically requested when
the War College Universal Ser
vice Bill went before the country.
The people back home" are ex-1
pressing themselves to the Presi-
dent and their representatives. in
Congress as.gto whether there
should be universal training, q,
call for volunteers or some oth0r1
means to raise an army.
Several state legislatures have
passed resolutions favoring uni
versal military training. Hun
dreds of kilograms and letters
from college students and young
men in all parts Of the country
urge adoption of such a system.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29
All Kinds of Hardwood Lumber

The undersigned have for sale
all kinds of hardwood lumber at
the mill or delivered. Telephone
G. w. Doane, 18 on 2, or address
us at Rich Hill, Route 5.
G. w. Doane.
3 w. C. Doane. 23-tf
The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29
W. 9. T. q. Contest.

Tuesday evening, March 20,
the Lone Oak w. G. T. o. held q
declamatory contest at Peru.
There were seven contestants and
each acquitted himself very well
indeed. The prize Of q box OF
chocolates went to Mrs. Blanken-
baker.
The pie supper after the con-
test was much enjoyed by an:
The Union cleared about 4.OO
from the sale Of the piss.
VI. C. T. o. Press Cor.
Ak for Hherstts" white
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Peerless
E2ghf

Prices !. o. b. Cleveland
Subject 6O Change Without Noise
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Hupmobile in Great
Favor Among Movie Stars

There is probably no class of buy
ers which are so particular about
the style and mechanism OF their
motorcars as the moving picture act
ors and actresses. In all the CEN
ters where the moving picture stars
congregate. one sees a large variety
of body styles and cars of various
colors.
This desire for individuality of mo-
torcars caused movie stars to make
q varied selection of makes as we'll
as body styles. One of the leading
New York publications making n spe-
cialty of the amusement world made
Il canvass of the recent motorcar
buyers from the moving picture
fields which are located at present
IN or near New York City.
OF the sales made this spring. the
desire for variety and individuality
was shown in the fact that forty
four different makes of cars have
been chosen for the summer automo-
bile work of the movie stars. IL
was remarkable, therefore, that the
Hupmobile lead the list of the forty
four makes and leading in popularity
such cars as the Packard. which was
second; Hudson. third; Peerless,
fourth. and Pierce-Arrow, fifth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Trail Blazer Averages
81 Miles on DistiIIate

Not content with having averaged
twenty miles to the gallon of gas
oline in the first half of its trip
around the rim of the country. the
Saxon roadster trail blazer for the
National Boundary highway switch
ed TO a diet of distillate on the coast
and romped away with a 450-mile trip
on an average of thirty-seven miles
to every gallon used of this low
grade fuel
This record was established be-
tween Los Angeles and San Francis
co. The trail blazer experienced no
difficulty with the low grade fuel
operating perfectly except at start
ing when gasoline had to be used to
prime the motor. This trouble, how
which use the distillate and in fact
there are only a few automobiles
that have been able to operate sue
cessfully on the fuel and these have
been equipped with special car
Saxon roadster distributed the dis
tillate through its own carburetor
without any special adjustment being
necessary. When the trial blazer
reached San Francisco its driver
learned that several other Saxon
roadsters on the coast are using dis
is only about one step removed from
Kerosene, sells for one-half the price
of gasoline and it is very popular
with Saxon roadster owners in Call
ffornia. Some tests recently con-
Quoted there with a roadster model
showed rate of 81 miles to the gall
lon.
Fran Frisco the boundary car has
started for the Canadian border line,
and week or so more will see IL
turning eastward along the border,
headed on its return journey.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Motorcycle Notes

An entirely new form of motor
cycle wireless telephone outfit, the
invention in part of Captain Frank
Z. Evans, of the corps now in
charge of New York recruiting. is
being tried out by the United States
Marine corps. The generator in
Captain Evans design forms an in
tegral part of the motorcycle and
when it is desired to signal an aero
plane or field wireless phone station,
all that it is necessary, TO do is to
lower a frame which raises the rear
W heel free of the ground and then
apply the power, through a worm
drive. to the generator.
Captain Evans outfit, including
the aerial pole, which is of fine steel
and jointed like a fishing rod, does
not weigh more than twelve pounds
complete and can handle messages
from so to 100 miles. Tests have
been made and show that skilled
men at this work can have the en-
tire apparatus connected up and
ready to receive messages in from
one and a half to two and a half
minutes.
The aerial itself is not the least
remarkable part of the outfit. 1t is
made of fine wire, an alloy of copper
and steel. When extended it looks
like an old-fashioned coiled sofa
spring extended to q distance of
twelve feet. When released it springs
back into coil, taking up very little
room and weighing not more than
a pound and half.
'Up-to-date pharmacists are ex-
tending their service to customers by
delivery service with motorcycles
and sidevans. While some druggists
have been relying on clerks with
bicycles to take care of the few de-
liveries so far necessary, others have
branched out and made delivery an
important part of their business, and
find that the appreciation of their
effort is evidenced in increased
sales.
The proprietor of the James phar-
macy, at Sacramento, Cal, says: My
business has grown to such proper
tions that L used to lay awake nights
wondering how my bicycle deliveries
would be made the next day. After
demonstration I decided TO pur-
chase motorcycle with a delivery
van, and 1 must say that I am de-
lighted. No more sleepless nights
for me and I am rendering better
service to my patrons. When the
machine is not busy in the delivery
service I use it to haul my drug,
from the wholesale house."
The present war prices and the re
sultant increase in cultivating ac
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
House-Hunter in Holland
Is an Object of PITY

Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 23.
The house-hunter in Holland in the
days of the great world-war of 1917
Is assuredly an object for pity. The
scarcity of houses for rent at Ans
terdam, the Hague and other centers
has greatly increased because of
wars interference with the house
building industry and of the influx
of foreign population into the Meth
erlands. At The Hague. for instance.
of Belgtans alone there are thou
sands who have temporarily settled.
The lack is particularly felt in re-
spect of apartments-the Dutch
upper house" or ''Iower house,
ranging between 5000 and $500 in
rent.
So keen was the hunt after houses
in Amsterdam recently that high re-
wards were offered for addresses OF
houses to let. Races have taken
place and bribing has been practiced
to find homes. IL in the morning a
house was to let, in the afternoon
1t was let. In the brief meantime
thirty or forty prospective tenants
had rung the bell and asked to see
it.
The result is that landlords have
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Patriotism of Forefathers
Being Widely Portrayed

Never has the good old-fashion.
ed patriotism of our forefathers been
better portrayed than by the way
our businessmen are meeting the
conditions as they exist since this
country has entered into the great
conflict which is to establish the su-
premacy of democracy" says T. Z
Jarrard. vice-president of the Apper-
son Brothers Automobile Company,
who has Just returned from q trip
through the industrial centers of the
country.
You see," he continued, I'VE
can't put a million men uner arms
without putting at least twelve mil
lion men under the eight-hour clock.
We must build cruisers. cast common.
produce rifles, tin meat, raise food,
weave khaki. pack surgical kits,
cooble footwear, construct motor
cars, extend transportation. manu-
facture uniforms, knit socks erect
forts, roll armor plate. draw wire,
mine metal and fuel, mix explosives,
produce chemicals. provide spades,
picks and tractors, furnish ammuni-
tfon, airships, electrical equipment
In. such quantities that existing ca
pacities will stager under the sudden
burden.
Every trade and every branch of
trade, from Bangor to Bellingham
and from cannery to foundry. are be-
ing mobilized for the colossal task
OF transforming an industrial giant
into Titan warrior. Within a few
months we will have accomplished
what Germany required thirty years
to do.
FACTORIES are working night and
day shifts, railroads will operate eX-
ira trains, plans are being made so
that in short time every arabic
acre on the continent will yield its
proportion of produce. We have be-
come the armory and the breadbox
or our allies, and We have called a
host to the colors whose needs alone
will total billions of dollars in food,
raiment and weapons.
The heaviest responsibility OF the
greatest war in history is now on
our hands. We must not only support
the cause which we have espoused,
but also support our confederates
with their necessities. There will be
work for everybody and everybody
must work. Get busy and keep busy
is the watchword among the busi-
nessmen. Hesitation, delay and pes
Simism serve our enemies. This is no
time to retrench or hoard. This is
no moment to reduce operations.
Consumption will not diminish.
Uncle Sam is in the market for more
goods than the members of the new
army and navy individually purchas-
ed. and their sons and daughters and
wives will soon be holding down their
old jobs and collecting,their mems
wages. which will in turn be spent
at the grocer's, the department store
and the druggists.
Patriotism is flooding Washing
ton with ready cash and Washington
is shipping it in carload lots to the
and retailer. There are
no breadlines ahead. An unpreced-
ented era of prosperity is around the
bend.
However sad the price, the busi-
ness outlook was never better"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
June to Be Record Month
in Sales Says Nash

In the opinion Of c. B. Voorhis. the
general salesmanager of The Nash
Motors Company, the present month
of June is likely to be the biggest
that this country has seen for a
Il back my belief along these
lines says Mr. Noorhis: IIi::, on two two
ness hesitation in this country which
inevitably followed the declaration
of war has been replaced almost uni
versally by a return to normal condi-
tions The public has come to rea-
lize that this hesitation was for the
most part purely mental and that in
the light of the billions OF dollars
which are to; be expended through
our various channels of trade both
by our own government and by our
allies abroad, the future of business
cannot be anything but prosperous.
of April and May were dulled on the
point of automobile sales because Of
the inclement weather which prevail
ed pretty generally all oyer the
condition played a strong part in
slowing up motorcar sales.
For this reason I hope that the
month of June will be a record
breaker. 1t always has been a strong
selling month. This year in add
tion to the normal sales which would
naturally accrue, will be added many
SAFES WHICH were ueIdNsu py tue colu,
rainy weather which prevailed during
the two months previous.
While il is true that prevailing
prices of raw materials have forced
many manufacturers of automobiles
TO raise their prices. nevertheless
there are a number of companies who
are offering exceptionally big value
for the money now under the pres
ent conditions.
Like other manufacturers who
purchased their materials far in ad-
vance, we have not been forced as
yet to raise the price of the Jeffery
ell which was set last year. The
Jeffery Six would cost $50 to 5000
more il the cost were based on the
present market prices of raw ma
terials.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
TOURING MOTOR
SETS RECORDS
Haynes Light Twelve Engine
From Private Car Wins
Classic

Chicago. June 2s. Especially. -
The Haynes Light Twelve" which
set the new amateur record for 100
miles at the Chicago Auto Derby. Sat-
urday. June 16. and made a new nom
stop record. had under its hood the
engine which H. E. Doty. Chicago
branch manager for the Haynes, has
been using in his pleasure car the
past winter.
Mr.. Doty never expected his en-
gine to win such signal fame. IT
has the regular stock valves and
stock displacement: He had driven
ure. Not having time. prior to the
race, to Timber up the engine sent
from the factory. it was at the last
stock engine instead.
Percy Ford, Jr., an amateur driver
and salesman at the Chicago oranch,
lined up against an array of special
$4,000 racing cars. Fender against
fender the Haynes Light Twelve and
another contestant battled for near
ly forty of the two-mile rounds, each
fiercely fighting for leadership, and
averaging 80 miles per hour.
Thereafter the lead was securely
in the gasp of the Haynes. With
out one stop for adjustment or tires.
at an average of SO miles per hour,
the new record for amateurs. Ford
says he always had plenty or power
in reserve and that If he had been
pushed harder he would have main
tanned an even greater speed.
Despite this terrific tax upon his
engine, following the capture or the
trophy cup offered to the winner. Ford
found his 12-cylinder power plant in
even better shape than before the
race and drove home in his racer.
That a stock 12-cylinder engine
could be taken from g pleasure car.
hurriedly fitted into a racing chassis
and emerge triumphant from hotly
contested 100-mile race without even
a suggestion of merchanical trouble
during the grind or afterwards,
speaks we'll for the engines which
the Haynes people build. The Haynes
engines have always been built by
the Haynes factory and the twelve
thus results from approximately a
quarter century OF engine manufac-
turing success.
Ford. the same driver, a year ago.
attained a T2-mile per hour gait in
a Haynes Light Six on the same
Speedway. y special gear ratio was
used.
The Haynes Light Twelve used
set of Goodyear Tires, which had
previously been in two other races.