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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
A Mcdaniel WITNESS SLAIN
Mrs. Krucker, "Other Woman"
in thu Case, Shot by Ex-
Husband.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Feb. 18.-Mrs.
Dag1nar Krucker, called by the
state the other woman" in the
trial last October of Oscar D. Nc
Daniel, then county prosecutor,
for the murder Of his wife, was
shot to death here late today by
her former husband, John E.
Krucker.
Krucker then shot himself
through the head and is critically
wounded.
Information was given tonight
that few minutes before the
tragedy Mcdaniel was seen near
the Krucker home. The woman,
neighbor, who, it was said, saw
the former prosecutor walking
hurriedly away from the slain
woman's home, denied emphati-
cally she had any reason to be-
lieve Mcdaniel had been in the
home Of Mrs. Krucker. He passed
that way every day, she said.
The murder and attempted sui
eide took place in the home of
Mrs. Krucker's father, N. P. Son.
mer, 23l5 South Twenty second
Street. There Krucker had visit
cd his former wife and their g.
year-old daughter weekly since
the two were divorced July IA,
last year, the day Mrs. Mcdaniel
was slain. In the trial of Nc
Daniel for his wife 3 murder, the
state pounded hard upon the fact
that Mrs. Mcdaniel was murdered
the night, of the day Dagmar
Krucker obtained her divorce.
1t also brought out that Nc
Daniel acted as Truckers attor.
ney in the divorce proceedings
end that an amicable settlement
between them was all made, it be.
ing agreed the divorce should be
granted Mrs. Krucker.
The state charged in its argu'
ments to the jury that Mcdaniel
and Mrs. Krucker were far toe
friendly to please the prosecutor {
wife, and that Mrs. Mcdaniel al
last sought to, obtain evidence
against Mcdaniel with regard te
his attentions to her, upon which
to obtain a divorce.
1t has been rumored about st
Joseph recently that Mechanic
and Mrs Kruckcr We're to be mar
ried soon.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
Wells-Mc Carthy.

Miss Nellie Mccarthy, Of this
city, and Mr.. Frank L. Wells, Of
Kansas City, left Butler early
morning for Rich Hill
where at 80 they were united in
by the Rev. Father Car
ney, of the Catholic church.
They Immediately returned to
Butler and left on the II 10 train
for Kansas City, where they will
make their home.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. d. Mccarthy, OF this
city. She has for some time been
in charge of the dress making de-
partment Of the American Cloth.
ing House, where by her never
failing courtesy and charming
manner has, made a host of friends
who wish her happy married
life.
The groom was formerly a res.
ilent of Nevada, where he became
acquainted with Miss Mccarthy
He is machinist and holds q
good position with one Of the
large firms in Kansas City:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
Former Butler Business Man Dies
at st. James, Mo.

Il. l.. Graves Tuesday received
a letter from Robert Mcdonald
at Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, an
nouncing the death of his father,
Chamcey J. Mcdonald, which oc-
CURED Friday at the Federal SOL
diers home at St. James, Mis-
souri,.
Mr.. Mcdonald will be we'll re-
membered by the older residents
Of Butler. During the eighties he
conducted a grocery store on
North Main street, in the building
now occupied by the Price black
smith shop. In the early nincties
he was appointed deputy internal
revenue collector, which position
he held until a few years ago
when failing health forced him to
go to the soldiers home.
He was twice married, his first
wife being sister of the late Col.
n A. Wade, of the Bates Com-
ty Democrat. He is survived by
Robert Mcdonald, editor Of the
Cedar Rapids Outlook, of Cedar
Rapids, Nebraska, and Mrs. Bess
Aiken, of Spencer, Nebraska, and
two younger children by a later
marriage.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
OUT OF WAR ZONE INTO
PRISON
Missouri Convict Back in Cell
After Escape and Adven-'
lures.

jefferson City, Feb. l6.-Ar-
thur Bittner, lifetime convict
who escaped from the peniten-
tiary last October and was ar
rested at Norfolk, Va, last Sun
day was returned to the peniten-
tiary today. He says that after
he effected his escape he beat his
way to the sea coast and there
shipped on a British vessel as a
muleteer and spent some time in
England and later visited France.
Growing weary Of the war zone,
he ran the chance of German sub
marines and worked his way back
here on ship by doing odd jobs.
Soon after he landed in Virginia
officers recognized him.
Bittner. refused to make any
statement as to his methods Of es-
cape, which has been quite mys-
terry. He is musician and was
playing the first violin in the con-
Wet band for a dance at Me-
C1dne's Park the night he made
i SfAway.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
Stole an American Ship?

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 18.-
Word was received here today
that the 5O-ton schooner Galatea
has been stolen from it's owners
at Pensacola and has secretly de-
parted into the Gulf. The report
is that it was filled with war sup
plies for the Cuban revolutionists,
while another theory is that it is
to get into communication with
German U-boats, which are re
ported to have been sighted near
the Cuban coast. Broadcast or
ders have gone for tn to the Unit
ed States vessels and land author
tiles to apprehend the boat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
A Former Butler Lawyer Dies al
Calhoun.

Oscar kroff, of the American
Clothing House, was called to Cal
hom last week by the illness of
his father, Charles Kroff. Sunday
Mr.. Cook had letter from him
in which he states that his father
died Friday, but did not give any
particulars. About twenty years
ago Mr.. Kroff was an attorney at
law in this city, with offices in the
Farmers Bank building. He was
a soldier in the Federal army dur
ing the civil war being mustered
out with the rank of captain.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
Boy Killed by Hogs Tusk.

California, Mo-, Feb. 19.-Al-
bert Boeckhaus, 16 years old, SON
of Louis Boeckhaus, living three
miles southwest, was killed Sat
urday evening when the tusk of
a 6O0-pound male hog, 2 years old.
severed an artery in the boys left
thigh.
Boeckhaus climbed out of the
pen and ran 200 yards toward a
neighbours house, then fell dead.
The funeral was today.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
To Create q State From w. Va
Offer Services Free of Charge

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. To-
A resolution was introduced tor
day in the West Virginia House to
create new state from Ohio,
Brooke, Hancock and Marshall
counties, to provide sufficient rev.
cnue to pay the Virginia debt
Judgment. The resolution pro-
vidcs that the four counties,
known as the Panhandle counties,
pay the 12 million dollars debt
Judgment by bond issue in con-
sideration for separate stateship.
The counties have an area of $50
square miles.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
Demand q New German Rule.

London, Feb. 19.-Addressing q
meeting in London last night, the
speaker of the House of Commons
the. Hen. James W iiiiiam
Lowthcr, declared it was impos-
sible for British statesmen to
make any agreement, with the
German government as now con-
stituted. 1t would be necessary
before signing any peace or any
agreement, he said, to insist it
must be with government differ
ent in essence and constitution
from the present one.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
Double Branches.

The Misses Irene and Loreen
Ferret and Blanche Baker enter
tanned the yonng people with a
valentine party at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Nuckols. There
were about forty present and the
evening was passed with games
a valentine story contest, match
ing hearts, etc. The rooms were
prettily decorated, hearts and
cupids being much in evidence.
Refreshments were served. The
guests departed at late hour de-
claring the hostess as very sue
cessful entertainers.
w. C. T. u. Notes.
The Double Branch w. c. 7. U.
met at the home Of Mrs. Allie Hall
Feb. 18th, with eighteen members
present and six visitors. Many
points Of interest were discussed
and q good social time had before
and after the meeting.
The Union lost q most valued
member when Mrs. Slyter moved
to her new home in Idaho. Mrs.
Slyter was secretary Of the Double
Branch Union and q real CO.
worker. She is greatly missed
and lovingly remembered by all
members
The next meeting will be held
at Ma. Ze1la 1auekols, an all day
ueetine, Maeeh IT Visitors are
cor Islly ~ ~ - attend. Xxx
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
Judge Blair to the Utilities Com.
mission.

Governor Gardner has appoint.
ed Judge D. E. Blair, of Joplin, as
a member of the Missouri Public
Utilities Commission. Judge Blair
is circuit Judge of the Jasper
county circuit court, and will take
the place OH the commission for.
merly held by Eugene McQuillan
of st. Louis.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22

DR.. John G. Pickering, last sur.
vivor of the battle of San Jacinto.
died at his home at Zavalla, Tex,
Saturday in his ninety-ninth year.
For several years previous to his
death, DR.. Pickering was the only
person in the state pension list as
a veteran of Texas struggle
against the Mexican dictator.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22

The governor of Pennsylvania
has refused to honor a requisition
from. the governor of New York
for the return Of Harry Thaw to
that state. Thaw is charged with
brutally beating a young man
named Gump, who lives in Kansas
City, while the two were staying
in a New York hotel. When Thaw
was about to be captured he at
tempted suicide by cutting his
throat. He is in a Philadelphia
hospital and it is said that his
mind is almost entirely gone.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
Farm for Sale.

12O acres well improved. An
abundance of stock water.
18-4t Address Lewis Ewing,
Route No. &c Urich, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22

Chief of Police Samuel Perritt,
City Sealer Herman Adam, for
mer City Commissioner Dennis
Bush and six police officials OF
Indianapolis, Ind, were arrested
Thursday following the return OF
federal grand jury indictments,
charging 166 persons with con-
spiracy to violate election laws.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22

passage through the prohibited
zone" announced by Germany.
Three vessels that came through
the restricted area, one Of which
was of American registry, arrived
here.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22

A. cablegram received in Lon
don from Charlie Chaplin at Los
Angeles records his subscription
to $4,000 of the Twin the war"
loan now being negotiated here
by public subscription. Charlie is
almost as great a favorite in Eng
land as in the United States.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
"The Free Workers Society o

1.-THE Free Workers Society OF
Deserters is the name Of a new
society formed lin Holland. The
society has membership of sew
eral hundred and is composed en-
tirely of deserters from the Ger
man army who have reached Hol-
land. 1t was proposed to name
the society "Tutonia but that
name was voted down almost
unanim ously.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22

After the twenty-ohe Mexican
prisoners captured i'll Mexico by
General Pershing's troops and
held in connection with the Col
umbus raid have been transferred
by the army to federal civil au-
thorities they will be taken from
Columbus to Deming, N. NJ. for
trial. Charges will be brought
against them in the United States
Commissioner Court there.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22

The Democrats of Spruce
township will hold a convention
at the Enterprise school house
Saturday, February "a, 1917, at 2
o'clock p. m, for the purpose of
nominating a township ticket.
1926 A. B. Edrington,
Township Committeeman.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
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 OF
hogs and keep q few cows. In
quire J. w. Eggleson.
19-tf Tel 569, Butler, No.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22

The lower house of the Kansas
legislature last week passed q law
providing for a fine of $25 for
persons caught smoking Gig
arettes. The measure also pro-
hibits railroads from shipping
them into the state or dealers
from selling them.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
01RAL MOTIFS

A bill providing for a federal
pension Of $12 a month for all
needy men who have reached the
age of 60 and never have been
convicted of q felony was intro.
duced in the House Saturday by
Representative Murray of Okla
homa.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22

A retirement bill under which
civil service employees would pay
dues of not more than 3 per cent
of their salaries and would retire
at seventy on half pay was favor
ably reported by the Senate civil
service committee. last week.
For the first fifty years the gov
eminent would subsidize the re.
tirement fund, and at the end OF
that period it would be self-sup-
porting. Pensions would be linn
tied to a maximum of $500 a year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22


BUTLER MISSOURI
Fraternal Inn
ONE DAY ONLY
FRIDAY FEBRUARY %, 1917,
Hours Q A. M. to 6 P. II
Remarkable Success Of Talented
Physician in the Treatment
Of Chronic Diseases.
Offer Services Free of Charge
The United Doctors Specialist,
licensed by the State of Missouri
for the treatment of all diseases,
including deformities, nervous
and chronic diseases of men, wo-
men and children, offer all who
can call on this trip, consultation,
examination, advice free, making
no charge whatever, except the
actual cost of treatment. All
that is asked in return for these
valuable. services is that every
person treated will state the re-
suit obtained to their friends and
thus prove to the sick and af-
flicted in every city and locality
that at last treatments have been
discovered that are reasonably
sure and certain in their effect.
The United Doctors are ex-
perts in the treatment Of chronic
diseases and so great and won
derful have been their results
that in many cases it is hard to
find the dividing line between
skill and miracle.
Diseases Of the stomach, intes-
tines, liver, blood, skin, nerves,
heart, spleen, rheumatism, scia-
tica, tapeworm, leg ulcers, weak
lungs and those afflicted with
long standing, deep seated,
chronic diseases that have baf-
fled the skill Of the family physl-
elan, should not fail to call.
Deafness often has been cured in
sixty days.
According to their system no
more operation for appendicitis,
gall stones, tumors, goiter, piles,
etc, as all eases accepted will be
treated without operation or hy-
podcrmic injection, as they were
among the first in America to
earn the name of Bloodless Sur
geons,' by doing away with the
knife with blood and with all
pain in the successful treatment
of these dangerous diseases.
No matter what your ailment
may be, no matter what others
may have told you, no matter
what experience you may have
had with other physicians, it will
be to your advantage to see them
at once. Have it forever settled
in your mind. If your case is in
durable they will give you such
advice as may relieve and stay
the disease. Do not put off this
duty you owe yourself or friends
or relatives who are suffering
because of your sickness, as a
visit at this time may help you
WORKOUT and rundown men
or women, no matter what your
ailmcnt may be, call, it costs you
nothing.
Remember, this free offer is
for this visit only.
Married ladies come with their
husbands and minors with their
parents. Laboratories. Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin. 17-2t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-22
Ocean Shipping Picks Up.

New York, Feb. 18.-Twelve
steamships, one of them flying the
American flag, sailed from here
today presumably for European
ports, which will necessitate their
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art, Miss Mary Stewart, Miss Ruth
Jones, Miss zelah Hall. Miss Mary
Cooper Miss Hazel Halfacre, Miss
Lillian Halfacre. Miss Helen White,
Miss Ruth Bruce. Miss Helen johnson,
Miss Christine Johnson, Miss Maybelle
Huey, Miss Blanche Donahue, Miss
Tressie CLANCY, Miss Gladys Wilkes,
Miss Gladys White. Miss Ida Kackle-
hotter, Edgar Farley, Marvin Clancy
and others. The hostess was assisted
by Mrs. Mamie White.
At the meeting of the Jonesboro
camp No. S76. Woodmen of the World,
last night talks were made by Pink
ney Scott, the Rev. G. M Davenport
and the Rev. ]. G. HILL The following
officers were installed: H A. Clos
son, consul commander: r. w Law
renee, advisory lieutenant; e. A. Ward
banker; w T. Lovelace, clerk; r. S.
Houston, escort; F. p Burnett watch
man; r. M. B. Mcdaniel, outer SEN
tinel; T. A Farley. manager for three
years; G. /. Alley, manager for two
years DR.. J. M. Tubb and Dr. J. S.
Winters. camp physicians
The officers for the Pine Forest
grove, Woodmen circle were installed
as follows: Mrs. Josie Nolen. past
guardian; Mrs. Maggie Langford,
,"o"i NAe'iA' 1hIi NdlllG OeeTUdn, aQ-
visor; Mrs. Adele Burgess, chaplain:
Mrs. George Willis clerk; Mrs. Mabel
Christian, attendant; Mrs. Beulah Far
low assistant attendant; Mrs Ola Will
son, banker; Mrs. Maude Wright, SEN
tinel; Mrs. Eva Lawrence. manager;
DR.. j. M. Tubb, physician.
The Bessemer district will enjoy an
other big pay day. Saturday when a
number of plants in this district pay
off their employees. Among them will
be the Republic Iron and tSeeI com
pany, Blue Creek. the Gulf States Steel
company, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company on Red mountain,
the United States Cast Iron Pipe and
Foundry company. rolling mill and
several small industries
Bessemer and vicinity was visited
by heavy wind and rainstorm this
morning between 3 and O'Clock.
Many people were frightened and tel
egraph and telephone wires suffered.
but no serious damage has been re-
ported.
All of the churches of Brighton will
hold union service Sunday evening
at the Brighton Methodist church at
1880 o'clock. Prof. H. K Sharpe has
the meeting in charge and all of the
pastors will have a part in the exer->
cises.
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JACK BARRY NAMED
PILOT OF RED SOX
BY HARRY FRAZEE:
Former Star of Athletics Is
Chosen to Succeed Carri-
gan-Will Continue
to Play

Boston, January 5.--Harry II. Frazee,
president of the Boston American league
baseball club, announced tonight that
John j. Gack) Barry had accepted the
management of the team. The contract
will be drawn up tomorrow. Its dura-
ton has not been fixed, but Mr.. Frazee
said that he would let Barry Sign for
any number of years within reason" and
the privilege of choosing his own as
sistants.
Before announcing his acceptance,
Barry made 1t known that he desired to
continue to play at the second base posi-
ton, and President F'razee granted his
request. Barry was captain of the team
last year. His salary as manager was
not made public tonight. The team will
train at Hot Springs, Ark, and play a
series of exhibition games before the
opening of the league season.
The new leader of the Red Sox, who is
20 years of age, has been prominent as
an infield member of world championship
teams in Boston and Philadelphia. 1t
was to the American league club in the
latter city that he went from Holy Cross
college in 1908 to win a place in what
later became the famous 100000 infield'
of the champion Athletics.
When that machine was broken up in
1915, Barry, a leading shortstop became
second baseman with the Boston Amer
leans, to whom he brought fresh strength
for the struggle that gained them the
world title of that year. He is believed
to be the only major league player who
has ever shared in the receipts of six
worlds series.
Last season Barry was injured and
could not ia re an active part the
worlds series games. but was member
of board of strategy organized by Man
ager Carrigan
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Joe Muncie, Setter, Wins
All-Age Stakes in Trials

Grand Junction. Tenn, January 5.
Joe Muncie, setter, owned by Benia-
min We'll of Alexandria. La, and
handled by J. Mavent, Hickory VAL
ley, Tenn, was declared the winner
of the United States Field Trials clubs
all-age stake late today.
Lewis c. Morris. pointed. owned by
Louis Haggin, Lexington XIV. handled
by w. d. Gilchrist of Courtland. Ala.
TOOK second place, and the third po-
sltlon was awarded the pointer Square
Edges, owned by j. r. Macmillan Lodi
Wis, and handled by Herbert Fishe,
Of Washington. Ind
Despite unpromising conditions early
in the day the four and one-half
braces on the programme of the first
series were disposed of by noon and
the finals, begun shortly after lunch
1t was definitely de ,ided today tina
the derby championship would be post
poned until after the southwestern
trials at Vinita. Okla. the last week
in February
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COMMERCIAL CLUB
OF CORDOVA WILL
AID DEVELOPMENT
Legal Tangles as to Rights
of Surface and Mineral
Holders Will Be
Cleared Up

Cordova. January 5-(special.)--No
drilling was done at Barney today, await
inging Geographic instructions It was
decided during the day that drilling would
be resumed tomorrow and the we'll not
shot at present. 1t is thought probable
that the next sand would be reached
about the middle of next week. Among
those woh visited the well today were
S. w. Wells of Chicago. L R. Wright of
New Orleans, William Donley of Wash
ington, Pa, and representatives of the
Greenleaf Oil company and Mississippi
Gas and Oil company. The latter de-
cllned to give out any information for
publication, but it is thought from the
activity of these oil men that they ex-
pect to begin drilling in this vicinity In
the very near future.
While the Haskell interests who are
drilling at Barney secured large hold
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Schedule Committees to
Meet in Brunswick, Ga.

schedule committees Of the American and
National leagues will meet in Brunswick,
Ga, January 10, to draft the 1917 playing
charts for both organizations President
Johnson of the American league, an
nounced tonight.
There also would be a meeting of the
two leagues, President Johnson said.
However, no changes are expected to be
made in the rules President John K.
Tener, Secretary Heydler, Barney Drey-
fus, President of the Pittsburg club, will
represent the National league, and Presi-
dent Johnson and one of the club owners
will represent the American.
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Cincinnati, January 5.--The national
baseball commission today dismissed
the petitions of the Baseball Players
fraternity.
commission held that three did not
refer in any way to major leagues
and, therefore. held that they were
internal affairs of the National asso-
citation and could come before the
commission only on appeal.
The other concession asking that a
clause in the players contract en-
after certain periods of disability,
players who are injured in service be
eliminated, and that such players be
entitled to full pay as long as they
are held under contract. was also dis
missed"
The supreme court of baseball in
taking this action says:
"Inasmuch as the commission has
never approved a major league con-
tract empowering a major league club
to suspend a player disabled in its
service without pay and as the form
of contract approved for 1917 re-
duired a club to retain a player in
tured in its service for the full term
the request is so far as it relates to
major league clubs is dismissed be-
cause the condition complained of does
not and cannot exist"
New York. January president Da-
vid l.. Fultz of the Baseball Players
fraternity stated that while he had
not seen copy of the 1917 contract