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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12
JULY 40 DESIGNATED
AS PATRIOTIC DAY"
Governor Also Suggests Registration
of Women on That Date.

Jefferson City, July S.-Governor
Gardner today issued proclamation
designating July 28 as Patriotic
Day" in pursuance of recommenda-
ton made by the state council of de-
fense.
In his proclamation the governor
also suggests that on the. same day
all Missouri women register for SER
vice and food conservation and agree
to carry out the plans of the federal
food commission so far as they are
able to. do so.
In his proclamation the governor
says:
u earnestly ask also that the may
,ors of the cities, towns and villages
iof Missouri issue proclamations call
ing attention 70 the importance OF
the celebration Of Patriotic Day and
lyeQuest the help Of the people OF
A III community in making the cele-
| gAtion and the food registration .
IT rnaeA aneeeaesaI. X q; ssss ls
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12
Mulberry md Westesn Bates.

Miss Irene Ewbank, of the Ell Dor
ado neighborhood, was guest of her
aunt, Mrs. Jennie f. Porter, last
week
Mn and Mrs. George Fail and
daughter, Doris, of Butler, visited at
the Claude Norwood home the first
of the week and attended the cele-
bration at Mulberry.
Ed Kruger, of Chicago, Ilr.. who
has been spending his two weeks va
cation with his uncle. Rev. A. E.
Wheirmeisrer, returned home Satur-
day evening.
Deputy County Clerk, Miss Helen
Braden, of Butler, celebrated the
Fourth with old neighbors at Mul-
berry.
Rev. A. Z. Wheirmeister is taking
three weeks vacation and left Sun-
day afternoon for Chicago to visit
his parents.
Mrs. John H. Braden and three
children of Amsterdam visited at the
Lizzie Nj. Braden home Tuesday.
Word was received by relatives
Friday that Pearl Gray had been run
over by freight train at Junction
City, Kansas, and killed. His sister,
Mrs. J. Fl. Stilwell, and uncle, Cecil
Phibbs. left for Kansas City Sat
urday to attend the funeral.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12
HoLLWEG TO QUIT
CHANCELLORSHIP9
Change May Mean End of War, ~
Count Won Mertling, Possible
Successor, Could Arrange
Terms. -

Amsterdam, July o.-The German
imperial chancellor, DR.. Won Beth
mann Holweg, had another confer
ence with Emperor William today.
The main committee of the reich
stag continued its confidential dis
cussion of internal and external po-
litical affairs. DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, the secretaries of state and
many members of the bundaFath at
tended the meeting.
All the speakers, according to the
report received here, expressed regret
that portion OF tn press had not
respected the secrecy of the meetings,
but had published erroneous reports
concerning them.
The chancellor made lengthy
speech.
The Tageblatt of Berlin says it is
rumored that change in the chan
cellorship may be expected. Among
those mentioned as the possible sue
cessor of Bethmann-Ho Hollweg it
names Prince Won Buelow, former
chancellor: Count Won Hertling, Ba-
varian prime minister, and Count Won
Roedern, secretary of the imperial
treasury. y
Count Won Hertling has had sever
al conferences recently with Austro-
Hungarian officials. presumably in
regard to peace questions. He is said
to favor peace without cash indem-
nifty. During the war Prince Won
Buelow has spent most of his time in
Switzerland. 1t has been reported
that the German government has
kept him in a detached position in
the expectation of calling him back
when the time came to arrange peace
with the idea that he could render
greater services on account of havs
ing no share in the conduct of the
war.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12
BIG CELEBRATION AT OLD
MULBERRY

July 4th, 1917, was one of the days
that will be long remembered by the
sixty members of the Mulberry Far
mers Cooperative Club as the day
was ''big success There were
some two thousand celebrated with
this lot of progress, we farmers.
Thomas ]. Talbert of the State Uni
versity was the principal speaker and
soon found warm spot in the hearts
of his listeners and all will be glad
to have him come again. The ball
game between Amsterdam and Fos-
ter was won by the latter. Some
eight hundred rooters saw the game.
There we're sixteen contests of var
ious kinds during the day. The music
by Prof Ed A. Smiser and his band
was enjoyed by all. The play at
might had a full house. The stands
did a big business and the Club has
$143.8s to start on another free en-
tertainment. Some talk of a free
Farmers Fair in September is being
made. If so, we would like to see
the faces of few Butler people. Say
Mulberry is on the map.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Goode and
daughters. Marie and Hazel, of Gar
net, Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. Charley
Goode and sons, Ernest, Stanley and
Lewis, of Amsterdam Mr. and Mrs.
Andy Street of La Cygne, Kansas.
ate dinner at the parental, r. l..
Nichols home July 4th and celebrat-
ed at the Farmers Picnic in the at
ternoon and evening.
This is one neighborhood in which
there are no Slackers. There is not
help enough to care for the crops.
The women and girls are helping and
they say that some of these best
young men may soon be drafted.
The next meeting of the Farmers
Club will be held Saturday night.
July 2S. A good literary program
free. Come out and see what a lot
of live farmers can do when they are
all pulling together.
The toot of the threshing machine
can be heard as two outfits are
starting today, Tuesday, July 10.
Hello, Sunny Jim, we missed your
smiles July 4th. You missed real
ball game.
RAMBLER
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12
For Sale.

Angus bull calves. Eligible to
register.
Mcfarland & Sons,
3o-It butier' MO-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12
PREDICTS REIGN or BLAcK
TERROR s. s-ss. i 3s5s' S'


New York. July s.-Riots attend
ed BY race war like that Of East
st. Louis will occur in the big cities
Of the North If they fail to solve ins
telligently the problem created by
the influx OF negroes from the South.
according to Eugene Kinckle Jones
executive secretary Of tie Natioaal
League on Urban conditions An,ons
Negroes, who has Just returned from
East St. Louis.
More than $4,000 negroes have
come north since April, 1916, and
that number will be tripled in an
other year, according to Mr.. Jones.
aided principally by the influx
of nebro labor" he said, "there will
soon be enough nonunion labor to
effect the situation here seriously.
Unions will not be able to maintain
their position as dictators of hours
and prices of labor. y i.$
"The unions will strike, the ,thon-
sands of negroes in the North will
automatically become strikebreakers,
race prejudice will be Intensified and
then will come a reign of terror
which will make Jim Crowism and
lynchings Northern institutions.
There is trouble ahead in the
North unless the American Fedora
ton OF Labor acts now. The negro
migration is gaining impetus every
day and the industries will use CON-
paratively cheap negro labor as
pretex for cutting down wages.
"The unions will kick and strike
the colored workers, will. against
their own violition, be placed in the
light OF strikebreakers and then mis-
chief will be afoot."
Jones suggests as solution that
the negroes be taken into labor un-
ions to prevent trouble.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12
A. H. Culver Chairman of the Bates
County Council of Defense.

A. H. Culver, of this city, received
notice Tuesday that he had been ap-
pointed chairman Of the Bates Coun-
ty Council of Defense, and a letter
from B. F. Mumford, of Columbia,
state chairman, asking him to call a
meeting of the Bates county council
for the purpose Of organization. Mr..
Culver, on account of the time that
it would take, was at first very relue-
tant about accepting the appointment,
but his friends soon convinced him
that he was the man for the place.
He accepted and called a meeting OF
the Bates County Council to meet at
his store in this city the afternoon OF
Wednesday. July IS. The other
members of the council are: w. 6.
Dillon, Butler; Riley Gilbert, Urich:
H. o. Maxey. Butler; c. c. McGen-
mis-, Rich Hill; Lewis Moore, Hume;
]. B. Walton, Butler; Clark Wix,
Spruce.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12
Gray to- be Oil Inspector, Knot
Reclamation Agent.

jefferson City, Mo-, July SIN
connection with the announcement
that Gov. Gardner will appoint Omar
D. Gray OF Sturgeon, Boone County.
to the. office OF State InsFsstor q,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
CORNERSTONE ACTIVE
 IN FOOD PRODUCTION
Big Sennett Plantation Increases Acreage in Feedstuffs. and Others
 Following Same Program.
lBY Leonard JOnes.O

(by 1eOudIu jOuGS.
 Victor Boyd, former night chief of police in Pine Bluff, and now man. ager of the big Cornerstone planta- ton of John F. Sennett, was in the city yesterday, and spoke interesting ly of the manner in which the plan ters and farmers of the Cornerstone section have taken active interest 'n the food conservation propaganda.
 According to MT. Boyd, that vicinity will grow sufficient food and feed- stuffs to care for itself during the summer and winter. On the place If which he is in charge, there has been a little increase in the cotton acre. age, while double the ordinary acre. age has been planted to feedstuffs. In addition, 50 acres of new land has been planted in corn, which will "e fed to hogs grown on the place, tn IS providing for the meat supply of the place.
 MT. Boyd said cotton planting on his place will be comg1eted by Tues day night, and conditions generally are most satisfactory. The planting of cotton has been delayed somewhat by the rainy weather, but there is only a small amount of planting yet to be done by any of the planters and farmers in that section.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
ST. JOsEPH'S CATHOLIC.

As it now stands. was built in 1S7), it's first pastor being Father Lucey, who, until the da~ yof his death, in June 1914, was beloved by all races and all creeds. The foundation for a new S60000 church. was laid just before his death and his successor, Father Enright, had planned to push the work to a rapid completion, but he, too, was claimed by death, only recently. Father McElhone, from New York, is now in charge of the parish, and the congregation, are hoping that he may become the per manent pastor.
 St. Joseph's congregation is second largest in the state, and numbers among it's members some of Pine Bluffs most substantial citizens. In connection with the church, the Sis ters of Charity conduct Annunciation academy, day school for boys and girls.
 TAGGART.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
JUNIOR CLASS IN
 ENGLISH PICNIC
(By Annie B. Ezell.)


 The Junior English class of the High school, chaperoned by their teacher, Miss Murphy, last Tuesday evening, enjoyed 9 most delightful picnic at Noble Lake.
 The party assembled at the home of Miss Emma Miller at four o'clock Three automobiles stood on the side street ready to carry the happy girls and boys to their destination. After a pleasant ride, the jolly crowd alighted from the cars at the club house, on the bank of the lake.
 At 6 o'clock delicious picnic lunch was spread under large oak tree. The bountiful store of good ies" was temptingly arranged around a unique centerpiece of locust blos- sons and fruit.
 After supper, boating and foot rac- ing was enjoyed. Later in the even- ing, the party sang songs and played old-fashioned games. Before return ing home thrilling stories were told Soon after s o'clock the merry party was homeward-bound and in a short time arrived at their homes. | Those present were: Misses Celia Murphy, Margaret and Gladys McEn- | tire, Elizabeth Cross, Frances Lake, Ethel Berry, Christine Puddephatt, Ida Sheppard, Eugenia Ezell, Frank Morris, Mary Emma Miller, Annie B. Ezell; Messrs. Gabe Meyer, Porter Cleveland, Guy Ehell, Edward Brown, Henry P. Jones, Sam Puddephatt, Chester List, and William Phillips.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
BURKS.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.

Founded in 1859 with eight charter members. It now has a church mem bership of 600 and a Sabbath school enrolment og 250
 The church property is valued at S60, ,OOO. including the manse and an attractive new Sunday school build- ing.
 The present pastor, Dr. J. I. Norris, is in his twelfth year and is an in- terested factor in every thing tend ing to the moral uplift of the city
 WRIGHT
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
HAZEL STREET AND BEECH
 STREET MISSION.

These two missions of the First Baptist church were each built in one day, the former three years ago, and the latter two years ago on Thanksgiving day.
 The Hazel street church has 73 members and Sabbath school en- rollment of 95.
 The Beech street mission has 125 members enrolled in the Sunday school. Brother McTherson is the pastor of the church and mission and breaches alternately each Sun day. Hazel street church is valued at $1,500 Beech street mission at 5000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23

"Smokestacks do not make city" declared Sidney J Roy, field secre- tary Of the National Rivers and liar bors congress at the chamber of com- merce luncheon conference Friday "You've got to put simething on the other side--on the cultural side of life.' he told Pine Bluff men. And if you don't do it you ray the penalty through coming generations"
 Citizens of Pine Bluff realized this truth scores Of years ago. and realiz- ing it--bult churches.
 "Livable cities" are erected aroun! churches and schools. No place of it's size can boast of stronger, more virilo churches, or better schools than Pine Bluff.
 Herewith is presented brief histo- ries of Institutions from which so much good has emanated:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23

Organized in 1888, as a missionary church by some members Of the First Methodist church.
 It has numbered among its pastors, Revs. Carr, Sanders, iIawley. Cason, and Whaley.
 The original edifice has made way for a handsome church building val ued at $655,00o.
 Its present pastor, Dr. Theodor> Copeland, began his labors January 1, 1917.
 The congregation numbers about 800 members. The Ladies' Missionary society. with 80 members. is very influential factor in it's growth.
 ANDER GON
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
MILITARY TRAINING
 FOR AMERICAN GIRLS
(By Mamie Farrar.)

The second annual encampment of women. who wish to train themselves for national service will be held at Washington, D. c. It is twenty May 26.
 The American women are not only learning to march and handle a gun but they are studying wireless tele. graphy, which is almost as important as fighting. Instruction is being giv- en now at the red cross headquarters in Philadelphia
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
ALEXANDER MEMORIAL.

Situated Sixteenth and Poplar. Was organized on April 3, 1910.
 The church property is valued at $11, 900, and it's present pastor is Re-. Boyd. Its membership is l23 and it's Sabbath school enrolment 150. The church has a Ladies' auxiliary and Christian Endeavor society.
 DENYING
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HAWLEY MEMORIAL.

Was organized with 19 charter members by MT. T. w. Vaughn in 1900. The church building, though not large, is valued at $4,O00 and comfortably accommodates it's member ship of 250. Its Sabbath school has an enrolment of 175, under the lead ership of Mr. T. s. Cuipepper
 It's present pastor is Rev. MT. Dick erson, who began his work January 1, 1917.
 COLLINS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
TRINITY EPISCOPAL.

Organized in March, 1860. The present building was erected in 1870, it's first pastor being Rev. Dr. Robert Trimble The church has an enroll ment of 25O communicants. Present rector, Dr. stowell, having served foI
 about three years. He is justly popu- lar and through his efforts the church
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
BUILDS CONCRETE FLOOR.

The construction of concrete floor, including filling, at cost of $3,000, was started Saturday in the Farmers warehouse, owned by the s. c. Alexander Cotton company at third avenue and Chestnut Streer
 The job will be finished about June 15. T. A. McNultv is doing the work
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
FIRST BAPTIST.

Was organized in November. 1S72. with firteen charter members. Mr. II. C. Fox is the only living charter member. Ii has a membership of S01 and has established two mission churches in the city.
 The present pastor. Rev. ". !. F. Cox, has been here about two years, and it much beloved by his congrega- ton.
 ATKINSON.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST.
 SCFENTJSF.

Organized May 1j, 1909 They now hold services in rooms on the lower floor of the Shrmers temple, but they are hoping within a short while to erect an editice on their building site on Eighth and Walnut streets. Church enrolment is 250. Sunday school has 100.
 McGAUGHY.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
FIRST CHRISTJtN.

Situated on the corner of Sixth and Beech, was organized June 17, 1894, bers. Now has a membership of 400. Its pastors have been. Keys. Glenn McWilliams, F. B. Sapp. s. w. Crutch- CT, Frank Thompson, Percy Cross, :. c. Cline.
 It's present pastor, Homar Jordan, began his work January 1, 1917.
 O'DONNELL.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
TAGGART.
TEMPLE ANSHE EMETH.

Was founded in 1867. During the 50 years of the. temples history it has had nine rabbis. The present one, Dr. Goldenstein, has been with us about a year.
 The temple has a membership of 119 and the Sunday school has 100 members.
 STRAUSS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23

Sl4,00o. and is free from debt The present membership is 3&O, and the Sunday school enrolment 225. The church has three organizations. the Junior and Senior B. Y. P t. and the Ladies' Aid society
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
CARR. lNENORJAJ.

Organized under the name of the Riverside church, in 1892, by Rev s. T. Wilson. The present pastor. is Rev. Evans, under whose leadership it is doing a splendid work The present membership is no, and the Sabbath school enrolment is 230.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
FIRST NETHOLEST,

Was established in 1890. It now
 has a membership Of eco and Sab
 bath school enrolment of 400. The present pastor, Rev. E. R. Steele, sin his third year. The church property is valued at $50, 900.
 RJTRKS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
Tabloid Histories of Pine Bluff Churches

building has been greatly improved and beautified.
 JORDAN
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
COLLINS.
OHIO STREET BAPTIST.

Situated son the corner of Sixth and Ohio streets, was founded in 1905 by Rev. Sam Campbell.
 The church property is valued at
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
LAKESIDE METHODIST.

ATKINSON.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-28
LOCAL ITEMS.

That the Bear had not sailed from Seattle on May 26 seems cer- tain for the Postmaster received Q dispatch from Postmaster Battle of Seattle announcing that the Bear sailing indefnite'. This prac- tically settles the mail question and that no mail will arrive before the regular fleet opens navigation is quite certain. Why the Bear should be delayed this summer with it's important scouting work in the ice fields, making more secure the navigation of Boring Sea for pas senger ships, can only be explained by the eXigencios of the war situa- tion. The Bear has rendered in- valuable service to ships on the opening of navigation and it's fail ure to come up this year as usual supplies the first trip with an ele- mont of risk~ that otherwise it would never possess. The Chamber of Commerce migh, md the matter worth looking into apart altogether from the annoying delay to the mail. That the post office will handle the mail satisfactorily can of course be relied upon.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-28

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27.- Many are now under a cloud owing to the discovery of the fact that practically all secret official inform ation is known by the German spies.
 The officials are confessedly wor- ried by the discovery of the fact that the German government was in possession of the information as to the departure of the American destroyer fleet under Sims four days before they reached Europe and lost no time mining the entrance of the port for which their sealed
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-28

orders directed the destroyers.
 The uncanny thing about the whole matter is that the British in telligence department discovered that the German government knew all about it before the British offici- als had been apprised from Wash jngton, and the destination was learned through German sources in time to sweep the miner clear for the American destroyers.
 That some of the higher ups either in an unguarded moment or through other less satisfactory means told about it now seems cer- tain. as only few outside the
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-28
JOHN D. SLIDES ANOTHER WiD

NEW YORK, May 25.-John D. Rockefeller showed over another chunk of money into the Rocke- feller Foundation. The amount this time turned over is $25,OO0,- 000 As the Foundation being q charity, although used for the benefit of Rockefeller operations, as in Colorado, and only a small fraction is ever put to charitable uses, and inasmuch as the RocIe- feler control is solid as east iron, many regard the Foundation as nothing more than a tax evading fund
 The Foundation is immune from being assessed any taxes, income or otherwise.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-28
LULU STILL CONTINUES
 0Rs WESTERN FRONTS

LONDON, May 27.-There is a continuance of the Hull already re- ported on the west front although the evening saw a beginning of an intensive artillery fire between Cam brai and Arras fronts. Similarly in the Champagne district another ar tillery duel is occasioning expect ancy.
 The lulls are being made use Of to strengthen the communications
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-28
NOT REAPING MANY VICTIMS.

LONDON, May 27.-The Admiral ty reports a steady falling off in the losses to submarines at sea. The submarines are now trying an other tactic. The U boats under perfect espionage system are mining the ports of entry in the United Kingdom. The mine planting equip ment of the divers has apparently been greatly improved upon and are carried out under water with evident ease. constant vigilance upon the part of mine sweepors however has so far saved many wrecks from this source.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-28
SPRING TIME IS HERE

For the best work in tailoring see us. We make alterations. We do cleaning, pressing and re- pairing for ladies and gentlemen. We make suits to order.
 First class workmanship, modern method and prompt service. We appreciate your patronage.
 Yours to pleaes
 NOME TAILORING co. Next door to Segcrstrom & Hagen.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-28
MINER HAS NARROW
 ESCAPE ON CENTER CK

head, bruising through his hat and infiicting an ugly scalp wound. He came into town to have his wound attended to by Dr. Chace. Tn. shaft is only about ten feet deep but had the rock which was a good size hit him on the head fairly it would easily have finished him.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-28

On No. 1 Center creek where he is sinking a shaft, Ben Gillette, one of the best known of Center creeK miners, met with a bad mishap whick might have been much more serious. A large sized rock loosened itself from the sides Of the shaft near the top and struck him glancing blow on the back of the
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-28
HOLD UP nE:vEvUE BILL.
 SEEMS ALMOST CERTAIN

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27.- The clipping down of many of the fiscal plans of the administration n the Revenue bill is regarded with much dissatisfaction, it is known, in administration circles. AS the
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-28

{ House is determined that if any lDruning shall be done it will not be done on the surtax on revenues CT profits, there is certain to be a big
 and bitter fight which will cause a big delay in the passage of the law.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-28

originated which the German gov ernment obtained. There Is con- siderable anxiety felt over the situa- tion.