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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
ARMY ORDERS 4e BIG GUNS
The 9.5-Inch Howitzers Will Be
Drawn by Motors.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The
War Department has placed or.
ders for forty-six 9.5-inch field
howitzers Of a type said to equal
the 11-inch guns of similar design
in use abroad. The Bethlehem
Steel Company will furnish twen-
ty-six and the Midvale Company
twenty. They are to be drawn
by motor tractors. ;,
Department commanders in the
United States and at overseas
posts have been ordered by the
War Department to report what
points under their jurisdiction
should BE- provided with antisair-
craft guns under the authorization
Tor pafchsss 81 $50 FOR continent
e United 9tAtea eight for fAe
Qoel - ~ ssvshtesn for the
17f<t - ~
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
Vital Statistics.

The quarterly report of the
Missouri State Board of Health
for the quarter ending December
81, 1916, shows that during o.
tober, November and December,
1915, there were in Bates coun-
ty 1O3 births and 70 deaths.
Deaths in the county during that
time were from the following
causes: Typhoid fever /, tubers
culosis Of the lungs 81, other
forms of tuberculosis 3, cancer 6,
diabetes l, diseases of the nerv-
GUS system 8, diseases of the cir
culatory system II, pneumonia 4,
other diseases Of the respiratory
system l., diarrheoa and enteritis
(under two years Of age) l, acute
nephritis and Bright's disease 6,
accidents l, suicides 1, other
causes %. In the state the total
number of births for this period
were 1926 and the total deaths
were .1O417.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01

Representative Ben F. Stuart
Of Buchanan County, who is one
of the most successful horticultur-
lists in Missouri, is of the opinion
that all of the fruit crop of the
State is safe and uninjured by the
winter so far, unless it be the
peaches. Il have had no oppor-
tunity to make an examination of
the peach trees yet" said Stuart,
"but, as a rule in Missouri eight
or 10 degrees below zero con-
tinued several days kills our
crop. l have seen the peach trees
get through in good shape after a
few hours of cold that registered
more than 20 below zero. But
several cold spells during the
present winter the mercury got
below. zero and remained there
for several days. " -.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
OATH TO BE TAKEN SUNDAY
BY WILSON
Ceremonies in Front of Capito]
Monday May Be Confined
to Address.

Washington, Feb. 23.-Detail.
Of the Inaugural! plans, which
have been indefinite because
March 4 falls on Sunday, began
clearing up today with the Of
fetal announcement that Presi.
dent Wilson had called the Gus
tomary session of the new senate
on March S. A plan to abandon
it had been under consideration.
The special senate session will in
clude the usual ceremonies Of in
augurating the vice president,
which compose about one-half the
formalities of the day. 1t seems
to have been decided that the
president will take an oath of Of
flee privately in the White House
Sunday March 4, but it has not
been announced whether he will
take it again at the public cere-
mony in open air at the front of
the capitol March 5.
1t is being suggested that the
president may make the public
ceremony merely, the occasion for
delivering his inaugural address.
1t is certain that Vice Pres
dent Marshall will take his oath
in the formal way at the special
senate session Monday, March 5,
but it has not been determined
whether he will take it before.
There is ample precedent for
both the president and vice presi-
dent taking their oaths Sunday, I
March 4, or even before, or d.
ferring it until March S if they +
choose.
The state department ruled to-
day that if the president decided
not to take the oath until Mon
lay there would be no interim
period in which the county
would be without a president and
published an opinion given Ivy
chief Justice Marshall in 1921 to
over a similar situation viii III
onfronted President Monroe.
he controversy over what pat
women shall take in the ceremon-
IS shows signs of quoting down. =
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
Sheriff's Sale In Partition.

James w. Harrison, Plaintiff.
against
Richard Davis Bullock and Anna
Maud Mcleod, Defendants.
In the Circuit Court of Bates
County, Missouri.
By virtue and authority of .
decree and order of sale in parti-
ton made by the said Court, in
the above entitled cause, and of
a certified copy thereof, dated
February 7th, 1917, 1 will on
Saturday, March 3rd, 1917
between the hours of nine O'Clock
in the forenoon and five o 'clock
in the afternoon of that day at
hte front door of the Court
House, in the city of Butler in
Bates County, Missouri, sell at
public vendue, to the highest bid
der, the following described real
estate, viz:
The North half of the South
East quarter of section six
teen 16) Township forty
one (41) Range twenty-nine
(29) in Bates County, Mis-
souri,.
for cash in hand on approval of
sale by the Court.
j. w. BAKER,
17-4t Sheriff.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
CLINTON INVENTOR GETS
PATENTS ON CAR TRUCK
$500, 000Concern Reported Organ
lied to Develop Railway Device.

Clinton, Mo.-A. A. Kellogg,
Clinton inventor, has patented q
loose car truck device for railway
trains, and a 100000 company
has been formed in Kansas City
to establish a factory there for
the manufacture of the device, it
has just been auuounced here.
Kellogg's truck is indorsed by
William j. Leighty, mechanical
engineer for the st. Louis & San
Francisco Railroad. According
to Leighty the new truck elimi-
mates the sliding friction due to
wheels being of different diane
ter mounted on the same axel; it
gives less wear on. the rails In
asmuch as it eliminates the slid
ing of the wheels in going around
a curve; it reduces the wear on
the flanges of the wheel by about
one third; and it reduces the num-
Der of derailments when the out
side flange jumps off the rail
while going around the curve.
The truck, the wheels Of which
are mounted on the axle loose, as
on a wagon, turn as the car goes
around the curve.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
The Show Me State.

A great many people have
claimed the credit, or had the
credit thrust on them, for CIV
ing Missouri the name of the
Show Me State and for the no.
ton, prevalent in many places,
that the average Missourian is a
rather suspicious person and must
be Shown on all occasions.
The Christian Science Monitor
says that the expression, Il am
from Missouri" originated with
Pierre Laclede, an early French
trapper and one Of the founders
Of St. Louis. Laclede had been
to st. Louis, where he established
trading post, and then returned
south. Later some of the trap
pers who had been as far north
as the Missouri river returned
with the most miraculous tales of
the country and Laclede, after
listening for awhile, would say,
'Be careful, my friend; l am
from Missouri; you'll have to
show me-" and thus was born an
expression t hat has lasted for
more than a century and a half
and been the cause Of innumer-
able discussions.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
State Prison is Worth $2,405,e24'

Jefferson City, Feb. 24.-The
present valuation of the peniten'
tiary is 50, 4O5, 624. That is the
estimate placed upon that institu-
ton and, its property by the state
appraisers appointed last Novem-
Der. The appraisers. are L. D.
Steel of Charleston, w. G. Nance
Of Poplar Bluff and T. E. Wis
dom of Columbia.
Their report was submitted to
the state board of prison inspec.
tors today. The total valuation
for the years 1913 and 1914 was
1887, 300.
The following are the larger
items:
twenty-five acres inclosed with
the prison walls, $4,000; state
farm, buildings, ETC., $106,800;
prison walls, $163,400; plumbing
and heating, $49,620; building
outside the PRISONS walls, $780,
800; buildings within the prison
walls, $1,518,050; electric light
plant, $52,S6O; binder Irvine
plant, $23,103; state industrial
plant, $1O1,955; warden's resi-
dence, $4,000; deputy warden's
residence, $4,000; state farm,
$13,500; commisary department,
S62. 239.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
Ask Fund to Save Hogs.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 49,
In his argument before the House
Appropriation Committee, DR.. D
F. Luckey, State Veterinarian
under the State Board of Agri
culture, asked for an additional
appropriation for the control OF
hog cholera during the coming
two years.
DR.. Luckey outlined a plan
which wasSput in force in IA coun-
ties during the last season, and
which resulted in picking up Psi
outbreaks of hog cholera in these
counties and placing disease I'M
der cotrol without it getting to
the second farm. The cost to the
State in controlling hog cholera
in these II counties averaged a
little over 5000 per county. APP
preparations were asksd to make
the work Statewide during the
the coming two years.
It is intended to ask the School
Board of each school district in
he State to act as a central Or
,anization for detecting and
promptly reporting all outbreaks
If hog diseases to the nearest To-
al Deputy. State Veterinarian.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
University Men Form Battery.

A battery of mounted artillery
to be known as the University
battery, is now being organized
i'll Kansas City by graduates and
former students Of the Universe
ties of Missouri and Kansas.
Milton w. Leach, a former cap.
tain of the military corps of the
University Of Missouri is at the
head of the committee which is
perfecting the organization. Cros-
by Kemper, former Tiger foot
ball star, j. w. Longshore, q
graduate Of the School of Engin-
eering and other Missouri stud
ents are taking an active part in
the organization.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
MEXICANS EJECT YANKEE
CONSUL FROM OFFICE
Guards Tell American Official
They Had Orders to Put ..
Him Out,

Nogales, Ariz., Feb. 24.-Amer
lean Vice Consul Charles Doherty
was forcibly elected from the
American consulate at Nogales
Sonora, by Mexican customs
guards late today. The consulate
has been closed since June, 1916,
| when United States consuls were
ordered from Mexico. However,
government supplies, library and
personal effects of the consular
offices remained in it.
Doherty. stopped by Mexican
guards as. he entered. brushed
them aside. He was forcibly tax
ell out. The Mexicans assured
him that his identity as vice con-
sui was known to them but de-
clarcd that they had orders to
prevent anybody from entering
the building.
80 Acting Consul Chapman later
appealed to the Mexican collector
OF customs, who granted permits
sion to the American consular Of
ficers to visit the consulate Mon
day if they would specify at what
hour they would arrive.
The consulate has been looted
twice by Mexican soldiers since
the withdrawal of the diplomatic
representatives.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01

The Torrens Land Title System
Representative Charles s. Mel.
son OF Cass county has introduced
a bill in the House at Jefferson
City which would establish in
Missouri the modern system OF
land title registration, based up
on the Torrens law that is in eff
feet in several other states sue
cessfully. The proposition, it is
claimed, will put Missouri in the
ranks of states that have broken
away from the old and antiquat-
ed system Of validating titles
now in, vogue. A Bates county
auxiliary of the Torens system
has been organized here, with j.
F. Kern Of Butler as secretary
Rich Hill Review.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
GEORGE WAS s.INGTON AS
JOSHUA
Ncanklin's Clever Response to
Boastful En- glish and French
Toasts.

Long after the victories Of
Washington over the French ano
English had ma lie his name famil
'ar to all Europe, Benjamin
Franklin CHANGED to dine with the
English and French ambassadors
when, as nearly as the precise
words can be recollected, the fol-
lowing toasts We're drunk: \
"England--Thc sun, whose
bright beams enlighten and fruc-
tify the remotest corners of the
earth. "
"France-The moon, whose
mild, steady and cheering rays
are the delight Of all nations, con-
soling them in darkness, and max
ing their drearincss beautiful"
Doctor Franklin then arose,
and with his usual dignified sim
plicity said:
"George Washington - The
Joshua who commanded the sun
and moon to stand still, and they
obeyed him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
Knights and Ladies Celebrate
Anniversary. ' ''' :

The Butler Lodge Knights and
Ladies of Security celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the
founding Of the order in this city
at their hall on the south side of
the square Thursday evening last
week. RS
Several new members were tax
en- into the order after which q
supper was served and then q
merry time was had dancing.
Nearly 800 members of the lodge,
which in point Of numbers is one
Of the largest in the county, were
in attendance.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
Kansas Bone Dry" Law il
Passed.

Topeka, Kas., Feb. 21.-The
Kansas "bone dry" bill passed
the senate on roll call today. The
bill now goes to Governor Cap
per for his signature. This bin
is expected to make prohibition
Kansas "bone dry" as it pro-
hibits the bringing of any in
toxicating liquors into the state
or the carrying liquor from one
point to another in the state and
prohibits any person having
liquor in his possession, or to sell
or give away liquor. A fine of
500 to $500 is provided for any
violation of the law.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
For Sale.

Having installed a motor truck
for the delivery Of oil and gaso.
line ! am now offering for sale
my draft team at a bargain. They
are sound, fat and cinch pullers.
A first class draft or farm team.
Also set of extra good work
'harnrss,and one set surry harness.
They will.be sold at a bargain if
sold at once.
14-tf, C. G.. Catterlin.
Phone 331 Standard Oil Co.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01

,,chool authorities of Kansas
City, Kas. are seeking means by
which the schools may suddenly
be filled with smoke, so the fire
drills of the pupils may be made
realistic and the children taught
self-contro! that may prevent
panics in case Of actual fire. Fire
drills are held in the schools, both
of Kansas City, Mo-, and at Kan
sas City, as, at unexpected times,
and the children form in line and
march out Of the building with as
tonishing rapidity. The big
Morse School at Kansas City,
Kas., has a record OF emptying its
16 rooms in SIS seconds.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01

The Springfield city council
Friday started a war on the Eng
lish sparrow when an ordinance
was passed making it a INSIDE
mcanor to fail to destroy the nest s
of the birds. The bill was intro
,duced by Mayor j. j. Gideon for
the protection of other song
birds.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
For Rent.

About 10 acres, fenced hog
tight. Nearly new house, hen
house, smoke house, barn and
general farm improvements. An
ideal place to raise chickens or
hogs and keep few cows. In
quire j. w. Eggleson,
19-tf Tel 500, Butler, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01

Walker, a small town northeast
of Nevada, suffered its fifth dis
astrous fire Friday. Twelve bust
mes houses were destroyed. Only
small amounts of insurance were
carried. The fire started from an
o.erheated stove in livery barn.
The town has no fire fighting ap-
pa atus.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01

Gus Coole, a prominent gro.
ccryman of Clinton, took small
% calibre rifle and went to the
barn to shoot some crows one day
last week. In some manner the
rifle was discharged, the bullet
striking Coole in the chest, kill
ing him instantly.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01

The house Of representatives
Friday killed the workmen's COM
pensation legislation by refusing
to engrJ the bill introduced by
Rcpgcse' tative Taylor Of Kansas
City The vote was IS to g..
Lii, isIon OF LABOR unions and ac-
Il ii personal injury lawyers
defeated the measure. Represen-
tau. es Taylor, keenan,, Prewitt
a i Shepard Of jackson county
, oted Tor the bill. The St. Louis
delegation was split,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01

The dog poisoner is at work in
beth Appleton City and Elaorado
Springs, according to the papers
of ihcsc places.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
Kaffir Corn for Sale.

Black Hulled White Kaffir
Corn, 1925 per bushel. Re-
cleaned 1916 crop, well matured.
Il. w. Chestnut,
l74t' Kincaid, Kansas.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01

A train load of Missouri mules
had lust left the British horse
fa' IN al La hrop, Mo-, bound for
the long trip to the front, when
tn" news came Of the new subma-
rina wa The tain was stopped
a il ha ds, Mo-, and sent back to
Lathrop, where all animals will
b pit until the situation is bet
ter.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
MISS oURJ NOTES.

The E!dorado Springs News has
arrived at the conclusion that as
a weather prophet, the ground
hog IS slightly exaggerated.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-01
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR.. J. T. HULL

DR.. J, r. HULL
Dentist
Entrance same that leads to Fox's
Studio.
North Side Square Butler, Missouri
B. F. JETER
Attorney at Law Notary Public
East Side Square Phone 1856
BUTLER, MISSOURI
The Washington times., 1917-07-14
THE C7TYS SOCIAL SIDE
FrenchEmbaSsv
Reception to Be
Patriotic Event

The French Ambassador and Mime.
Jusserand will be hosts at a brilliant
reception at the embassy this evening.
entertaining in celebration OF the
Fourteenth of July, anniversary Of the
fall of the Bastllle.
The guests will include the Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall, officials
of the United States Government.
members of all the French missions
now in Washington, and of the EN-
bassy stan, diplomatic representatives
of all the allied nations, as well as
many friends of the Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand in unofficial society.
The reception will have patriotic as
well as social Significance. and during
the evening Nine. de Blanpre. wife of
the naval attache of the embassy. will
sing THE Marseillaise," with a chorus
OF male voices. and John Harrison,
also assisted by a male chorus. will
sing The Star-Spangled Banner"
Mime. Jusserand will be assisted by
the ladies OF the embassy stan.
r. E. Backenhus, civil engineer.
U. S. N, and Mrs. Backenhus. have
taken the Gale cottage. 320s Joselyn
street, Chevy Chase, for the summer.
Mrs. Austin swackhamer. of Wood
bury. N. J., will come to Washington
next week to be the guest of her
brother and sister-in-law. Major and
Mrs. C. l. G. Anderson, Medical Re
serve Corps. u. s. A, at their apart
ment in the Damariscotta-
The Washington times., 1917-07-14
THINK WAR WILL BRING
WOMAN INTO HER OWN

Women will be permanent factors
IN the industrial field abroad, accord
ing to travellers recently returned
from England and France, who, for
the most part, are inclined TO the be-
lief that similar conditions in this
country may follow the calling OUT
of the young men for war.
Charles S. Hadley, a chicagoan now
IN Washington, said today that during
Q recent visit to London 1t appeared
that the women who had taken the
places of men were doing the work
better than the men.
II did not see a man employe in
the street car service in London" said
Mr.. Hadley, "Rnd the women in charge
Of the cars seemed as efficient as men.
The neatly. uniformed conductresseS
seemed TO enjoy their work. A great
many women are running elevators
there, and thousands are making mu-
millions in the big Industrial plants.
There seems to be an eagerness
on the part OF American women to
emulate the example set abroad. and
many places IN this country. once NIL
ed only by men, are being thrown
open 70 women
The Washington times., 1917-07-14
NAME CHAMBER SPEAKERS.

Names of a number OF members Of
the House and Senate who have ac-
cepted Invitations to attend the an
nual outing OF the Chamber Of Com
merce to Chesapeake Beach on Tues
day were announced today by Secre-
tary Tom Grant They include Speak
er Champ Clark, Minority Leader
James R. Mann, Senator James K.
vardaman, Senator William H. King,
Senator Wesley l. Jones. and Con-
gressmen Carter Glass. Frank Park.
Julius Kahn, Benjamin L. Fairchild.
F. n. Zihlman, A. r. Brodbeck, NJ. A.
Romjue. Albert F. Polk. L. E. Wheel
err, Herbert ]. Drane. J. J. Mansfield,
Benjamin Focht, and B. c. Hilliard.
The Washington times., 1917-07-14
COURTS EXPECTED
TO UPHOLD SLASH
IN ELECTRIC RATE

II a decision Just handed down by
the supreme court OF California in
rate case exactly paralleling the one
of the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany, may be regarded as a criterion,
there appears to be little doubt that
the action Of the Public Utilities
Commission in reducing the rates
charged for electric current here will
be sustained.
The California Railroad Commission
recently announced the valuation of
the physical property of the San Joa-
quin Light and Power Corporation to
be S10,054,54o, and fixed the rate OF
return to be allowed at 8 per cent.
The power company appealed from
the valuation, claiming some $1,000
900 additional value for water rights
and value as a going concern, and
claimed that, in view of this addi-
tIonal value OF Its property, the COM
mission was only permitting them to
earn 6.51 per cent on their invest
ment instead of the 8 per cent an
nounced.
The supreme court OF California
not only sustained the action of the
railroad commission in denying the
additional S2,00O,0OO intangible val
ne, but held that even II the COM
mission had restricted the earnings
OF the company to 6.51 per cent, the
court would have no power to inter
fere, unless II was shown that the
amount OF return allowed was below
the lowest reasonable rate.
The developments Of the rate case
here, thus far, have been almost iden-
teal with the California case II
seems to be very clearly indicated
by the reasoning in the California
case that the decision OF the COM
mission as to valuation and rates in
the case Of the Potomac Electric
Power Company will be sustained by
the courts IL an appeal Is taken
The Washington times., 1917-07-14
DIR. BALL COMPLETES
IA YEARS AS PASTOR

The Rev. John Compton Ball tomor-
row completes his fourteenth year as
pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, at Sixth and A streets north
east. At the morning service, he will
preach on why Glory In the Cross"
God Touched Men," will be- the
subject OF his evening sermon. Early
next week, DR.. Ball and his wife will
leave for Pocaho Mountain, Pa, to
spend a vacation.
The Rev. Robvix Harlan, president
of the Baptist College of Sioux Falls,
S. D., will preach in DR.. Balls place
the following Sunday and July 20.
The Rev. Henry w. Tiffany, pastor OF
the Deer Park Church, OF Louisville.
KY, will occupy the pulpit during
August.