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The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-16
Entertained Company B.

Friday, August 10, will be day
long remembered by the members Of
Co. B. Thursday it was suggested
by several of the business men thai
n,asmuch as the company would soon
be called into service it was up to
the citizens of Butler to show that
they appreciated the fine company
that was to represent the county. a
meeting was held and it was soon de-
cided to entertain the boys at a
chicken supper Friday night. The
young ladies Of the Red Cross were
then told of the plan and they took
hold with will and commenced to
solicit and gather in the good things
for the supper, and to show that
they were good hustlers they pro-
cured enough chickens and other eat
ables to feed two companies
Friday evening tables decorated
with the national colors were laid in
the northeast part OF the court house
yard and the company summoned to
the feast. The invocation was de-
lVered by Kew. george Scloess, ol
the Presbyterian church, and the
supper was served by Mrs. Chas. Nc
Farland and Misses Mabel Clark
Helen Cook, Helen Campbell, Doris
Denton, Mildred Ream, Bertha Card
or and Hortense Trimble After ev-
eryone had done full justice to the
eatables, cigars we're passed. Short
talks were then made by A. H. Cul-
yer and E. B. Silvers. Miss Frances
Shouse, trained nurse, who leaves
in a short time for France, and
Gardner Smith, who will also go
with the army Y. M. c. A. were pres
ent and made talks. Captain Caruth-
ers then asked that the company be
allowed to show its appreciation for
the fine supper with three cheers.
which it is needless to say were Civ
en- with will.
In the afternoon the boys had been
allowed the use of the swimming
pool, and a good part of the after
noon; it was full of boys having
glorious time After the supper they
were the guests of Manager Fisk, of
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-16
Ex-President Taft Sick in Kansas.

Clay Center, Kas., Aug. Io.-Wil'
liam H. Taft, former president, will
be compelled to give up his peac.
league speaking tour, on which he
came to this place Wednesday. on
account of illness. He is under thu
care of physicians who say his Hines:
is not serious yet but possibly may
become so.
The former president had expect
ed to spend 80 days speaking through
out the Middle West. His wife, who
is in Canada, is being kept posted
hourly by telegraph concerning his
condition and it is understood to be
ready to come here at any minute
physicians believe he is taking tur,
for the worse.
Mr.. Taft this morning ate few
bites of breakfast, the first nourish-
ment he had taken since Monday.
DR.. B. F. Morgan said there was a
puzzling element in the illness that
gives the case more or less uncer-
tainty. He said he hoped rest OF
a few days would help toward recov-
cry.
Mr.. Taft's illness began with
acute Indigestion.
Chautauqua Sunday school day
paraders today paid respects to For
mer President Taft. marching be-
meath the windows of his room at his
hotel. He was still too i'll to re-
spond to Fluctuations.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-16
Vanderbilt Left u Million.

New York, Aug. -8.-Appraisal of
the estate of Alfred G. Vanderbilt,
who was lost on the Lusitania May
2, 1915, filed today in the surrogate's q
court here. shows a total of $780,
s27.
The chief beneficiary is his widow,
Mrs. Margaret Emerson; Vanderbilt,
who is to receive $s,1oo,03o. William
n. Vanderbilt. his son, is given pow.
er of appointment in . trust fund oi
A,6I7.066; q life interest in $500, ,ooo
and the medal which Congress vot-
ed to Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-16

the Opera House picture show. On
Thursday night they had attended
the Electric theater as the guests Of
Manager Roster.
The fried chicken and other deli
cacies that were left over were TAX
en- to the Winan restaurant where
the boys had been eating, and placed
on ice and kept until Saturday morn
ing for breakfast.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-16
SHORT STORIES
Of Local Interest Clipped from oul
Exchanges.'

Ut Local 4uteIeot-NUppeu tsOm VNI
Exchanges l
The Darby Fruit Farm It Amoret
expects to ship out twenty-five car,
loads of apples this season. Amster-
dam Enterprise. ,s
According to an item in the Hume
Telephone wheat is selling in that
town at 70 cents per bushel, but the
aforesaid item appeared in the ~
years ago columns. rs
C. L. Walker Of Kansas City, and
Miss Lucille Mills Of Adrian, were
| married in Kansas City Saturday.
August 4th. They will reside at In
dependence, Mo.-Adrian Journal.
The announcement in the Hume
Telephone (and copied in The Times)
OF the wedding of Floyd E, White. Of
Butler, and Vera Verona Daniels OF
near Hume turned out to be hoax.
The annual old soldiers reunion
will be held the week of Aug. 20 at
Urich this year. Peyton Parks, Of
Clinton, J. Kelley Wright of the Mis-
souri, Agricultural Department, and
other good speakers will deliver ad-
dresses.
The 2sth annual meeting of the
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
of Bates County, was held at Prairie
City Saturday, August 4th, at which
time directors were elected as fol-
lows: For three years, Edison Sny-
der, VIM. Hardinger, August Fisher;
for two years, J. H. Raybourn.-
Adrian Journal.
w. w. Trail of Rockville, who
made a business trip to Nevada Mon
day says the farmers of Bates coun-
ty are raising good crops and receiv-
ing good prices for their products.
As an instance of this he told of a
farmer near Rockville who brought
load of wheat and oats to market and
sold the wheat for $2o4.4o and the
oats for 500, making total of'$3o3.4o
for two loads of grain.-Nevada Mail.
!. H. Williams, of Kansas City, has
purchased the Hofsess clothing store
and will take possession at once.
Mr.. Williams is not unknown to
Hume people, having at one time
been engaged in the mercantile busi--
ness here. MI. Hofsess has not yet
fully decided what he will do, but
will move to Kansas City,
where is now owner of four
apartment flat taken ON the, trade
Hume Telephone.
Carl M. Kessler, the popular east
side farmer, has courted, won and
wed Miss Hester Peyton, the belle
OF Stringtown. The last act in the
war drama occurred Wednesday
in Recorder Chas. Fortunes
office at Butler. Rev. E. K. Wolfe
read the call to arms, and gave Carl
MS commission and assigned him 10
he petticoat brigade. Carl saluted
Hester, put on his shoulder straps
md was led to the front to do bat
lie during the war.-Merwin Sun.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
PAI|VI PUSIERS
ON Street, Sell
FOR RED CROSS
Scheme Advanced to Aid Mercy
Fund and Advertise Draft
Registration

Further funds for the American Red
Cross, As well IS Q unique dissem'
ination of Information to residents oil.
gible for military service, ara the oh.
jects Of a plan which has been sug.
gested for advertising registration day,
July 81. and which 10 now under con-
sideration. - ..
The scheme, similar to one carried
out In the East with much success,
proposes that local artists paint q
large number Of registration day pos
tiers IN the business district, so the
public might watch them Al work. D
Howard Hitchcock and other Honolulu
artists have come forward and offered
their services.
1t is planned to have the posters
conform with the. general scheme o.
advertising mapped out by the central
registration board. AS the advertis-
ing campaign opens July II; It IL pro-
posed to have the artists paint the
posters that day. =.
After the tposters have been com
pleted Il 10 proposed to sell them a.
auction, the proceeds 70 be devoted to
the Red Cross
All plans for beginning the adver
Using campaign in Honolulu are com
pleted, and on July II the city will be
flooded with posters and other me
diums Of information, and the bill
boards will blossom forth with huge
notices. $751;.
Through the Hawaiian Sugar Plant
ers' Association the central Tegistra
ton board has been provided with n
list Of the number Of laborefs on ever"
plantation IN the territory by nation
alities. ..@,
Governor Pinkham today received
word that Sheriff William Henry Rice
of Kauai II leaving the Garden Island
today for Honolulu to confer with tbs
members OF the central registration
board with regard 10 advertising reg
istration day on Kauai, and conduct
ing registration on that island on July
81. -. 5
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
VAR DESERTER
Sent TO PRISON
FOR ten YEARS

How serious IL the crime Of deser-
f'on n war time ID Demonstrated in q
<6urtmnrtial order Just made public,
announcing q sentence q imprtson-
n1nt On Pvt Georges Vuic' ccnlpa-
nv !, "a Infantry, for 10 years ct hard
labor. The soldier win Be sent ito
Fort Leayenworth. Kansas. ..
Violation Of the 5sth article &c war.
which q attempting to desert, was the
charge against yuicich, the specifi-
cation being that he deserted the ser
IIce on or about June 10 and surren-
dered himself q day later.
Yuicich IL said 10 be German. and
4 = understood that be admitted Inv.
I11 deserted with the purpose IN View
81 Eetting . Jail sentence and thus
avoiding possible service against the
K1Iser.s troops In France. He plead.
q guilty 10 both specification and
charge.
Is THE 81 peace soldier who has
..FEcd not more than eix months IN
|.1 army may receive SIX months, I'm
.|'1onment: more than six mouths IN
service, one year; and for engaging IN
d conspiracy. three years-tlis Tor at.
tempted deBertion. The extreme pen
lIty n war time II death.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
LUC||I MEN LII
RESERVE EXPECT
CALL TO SERVICE
Newly Commissioned Officers
Look for Assignments to
Hawaiian Department

With cable orders for the transfer
to the states Of 30 many officers at
tsehed to the Qusrtermaster' section.
HaWsitan department, coming thick
and fast lately, local businessmen who
have recently received their commits
sions from Washington appointing
them 70 the officers reserve corps are
specializing as to how soon they may
be called into active, service. In fact
many IN touch with the general army
situation are looking for word almost
daily instructing them to report to the
commander Of the Hawaiian depart
ment
II Is pointed out that with the trans
fer OF regular army officers to the
mainland many holes are left here, and
Il is not reasonable to expect, say
those who have received commissions,
that the government does not intend
TO fill these vacancies because to
leave them untitled would mean in
some instances Q partial disorganiza-
ton Of the gigantic machinery essen
tiai to the welfare of the troops.
Therefore they figure that men who
In private life are familiar with COM
missariat workings. and engineers
and builders and others who by reason
Of their previous knowledge Of the
circumstances they would come in con
tact with a. army men will sooner or
later be called on to ill the gaps In
the, Hawaiian qusrtermaster,s section.
Within the past month scores OF
local men have received their commits
sions IN the reserve and they are Of
the belief that once Washington gets
its regular army organization on the
mainland perfected It will call upon
the Honolulans for service in this de-
partment The newly commissioned
men, while eager to do their "bit" for
the cause, do not expect TO be called
away from Oahu IN view Of the fact
that there 10 work here ~aplenty to be-
done. =- =. se-s-,.,
The latest Honolulan to receive his
commission is Charles 8. Weight, man.
ager OF the tobacco department Of
Hackfeid e Co.. who has been desig.1
natediy appointed 10 the officefF re-
serve with the rank Of captain.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
LAND DRAWING MAIL !
NOT TAMPERED WITH

: Deputy Attorney General Arthur @.
Smith said today. that he has the posi-
tive assurance Of Postmaster Mac
Adam that the 81 or more letters that
were handed into the land office
shortly before the drawing for the
Kapaa homestead lots, July 8, reached
the office through the land offices
box at the postoffice. :
Attorney Smith, Chief Clerk Walter
A. Engie end Representative James X.
Lota Of Kauai conferred recently with
the postmaster and q conclusion was
reached that the letters had not been
tempered with.
eff any attempt was made BY hui
to secure large portion of the Kauai
land, It certainly was not successful
said Attorney Smith today. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
nUBIAIv BAlIERS
ASSAILANT With
WATCH, ESCAPES
Seaman Goes to Jail for Year
for Attacking Hotel
Proprietors

Details Of an alleged assault on Mrs.
Mena Amber, proprtetress Of the
Amber rooming house ut S34 GaGna,
kea street, were tolI In poISs court
this morning when 8. J. Carol, . mate,
appeared before Magistrate Irwin on
3 charge Of assault and battery. The
details were given BY Assistant County
Attorney Chilllngworth, as the woman,
he said, was in such nervous condi-
ton as the result of her struggle with
the man that she was unable 70 teSs
fify, 49,. s.
Carol went TO the rooming house
Thursday evening in en- intoxicated
eonditlon, e 10 charged, and she gave
him q room In order 70 avoid q dis
turbance, according 10 the story she
told the county attorney In the morn
ing, Carol, she asserted, approached
her and when she rejected his pro-
posals he forced her into q room and
Attempted TO attack her, she alleged.
In the struggle she got hold Of his
heavy watch and chain, which she
used as q weapon, cutting him about
the head. While he attempted to
check the blood from his wound she
escaped and secured help. g.. s3s
The prosecuting attorney explained
to the court that Carol had been com
ing 70 this port for the last sixteen
ysars in the employ Of the Matson ana
ether shipping companies, but that
after arriving hero. on the lumber
schooner Caroline q few weeks ago
he was paid $500 and had gone on q
jag. The attorney said that on &C.
count Of his good record and the wish
81 the prosecuting witness the lesser
charge OF assault and battery had been
preferred. instead Of Q more seriou
one.
The court in sentencing Carroll told
him be was fortunate that q mucn
more serious charge had not been
made. which might have deprived him
q HIS liberty Cor many years. In view
81 the circumstances Judge Irwin i'm.
posed the maximum sentence Of ona
years imprisonment
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07

This 10 the story brought to Homo
lulu this morning by two travellers
from Holland. who are passengers
aboard o Dutch liner In port today
from San Francisco. They are Lieut..
H. c. Grupstra Of the 9Th Regiment
Of Infantry, and d. van Woerkam, q
Dutch business man. Both are en-
route to the Dutch East indies.
The prince consort's sympathies
are supposed to be with the Ger.
mans" said Lieutenant Grupstra, as
they are his former countrymen, and
we in Holland concede this Is but nat.
ural. But we expect the queens hus-
band, Of all persons, to maintain
Dutch neutrality. Sc
when, therefore. the prince either
visited, or tried 20 visit. q number
Of wounded German officers In Q hos.
pital on the border, this was consid.
cred contrary to the interests OF
Dutch neutrality.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
CITY'S AVAILABLE
funds, s360,572
BALANCE OF YEAR

That the board Of supervisors WA
have available to spend Tor the period
from July to December 81. $3.50. STA.
Is out Of the general fund, Il the pre-
urinary statement Of Territorial Tax
Assessor Charles Wilder. filed with
the city auditor today. gas -ssis z -
With the tax yalgstion r0f Oahu en-.
bunting 10 s10e, 800. the county's
share for the general fund Is e53l.,
572.7S Tor the year from taxes, and
for the permanent Improvement fund
$106, sos. 40.
From other sources the county viii
receive $3.50, 900 Tor the general fund.
making . grand total cf t7so,672.7e.
or this S345,000 has already been
spent In appropriations and subtract
Ing TIL. deficit Of approximately $751;
900, there h balance left Of $780,
572.Te for the last SIX months of 1911.
-.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
I|OIVULULUb UY
FIRST ENROLL
DVPHlADELPHIA

Peter Mitchell. Jr., Of Honolulu, was
the first island boy to register for tbs
seiectiye draft 10 Philadelphia, accord.
Ing to Q letter he has written to his
father, Leonard Mitchell, q foreman
Of the McCabe, Hamilton & Kenny Co.
Young Mitchell. who IL employed In
Q Philadelphia hotei. processes his vii
lingness 70 tight for America witt
this declaration:
Il am willing to fight for the fas
which is flying over this country"
He fears though that he VIII be the
last 70 be called 6 he Is married.
He states In his letter that he has
seen a number Of boys from Honolulu
who are aboard the St. Louis which
left Immediately after the war was
declarsd.
Some indication Of the war spirit
and war talk In the eastern states and
big cities 10 shown In Mitchell's let.
ter by his feryent protestations to his
parents not to worry If he Is called
into the ranks.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
dUESfkEEU N
CHARGE, COURT
WANTED ANOTHER

Herman Bessani, q machinist ap.
prentice employed at the Honolulu
Iron Works, succeeded IN conytnctng
Judge Irwin in police court this morn.
ing that he had not made threats 20
Kill the Chinese proprietor Of the
Campbell Cafe on Alakea street as
charged. However, the court tnttmat.
ed that he might have viewed q
charge OF attempted extorfion in dif-
ferent light 40 the result Of the evE
dence. x -"@ ~.
Il was asserted blythe cate owner
that Bessaui had demanded 800 Of
him and afterwards threatened to Kill
him. In the conversation the prose
cutting witness stated that he was un,
able 20 part with that much money
a. he needed II TO pay doctors. To
prove bis statement the restaurant
man showed Bessani the sore on his
foot. f. - ,z ...
A few days afterward Bessani re.
turned and accused the Chinaman Of
having leprosy and then telephoned
the police Of his suspicious.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
To
To
Pay Tax Sent
Delinquent Beretania Tax Pay
erS Face Sale OF Property
If Warning Ignored

PAY the assessment by July Is, or
we win sell your property Is the gist
OF letter sent out today by ID. u,
Conkling, city and county treasurer.
to three property holders on Bere'
tania street, who have failed to pay
their assessments for the paving Of
that street. There IL q fourth prop
erty on which the assessment has not
been paid but as Il - an estate which
- being settled up more time WI be
given. 4,
The owners OF the four properties
and amounts due are L. L. McCand.
less, 1891 SO; zee Sing Nam Kee,
$303. 20; Rev. H. Isobe, s446.95, and
the heirs Of Henry Williams, $3s1.29.
Ordinarily the assessment can be
paid In ten yearly instaiments with
interest, but when one assessment be-
comes DELINQUENT the entire amount
becomes due with interest &C I per
cent month or fraction thereof.
McCandless, who fought the I'm.
pfoyement from the time Il was first
started, has employed an attorney To
fight the tax. According 10 A. n.
Cristy, deputy attorney, action must
be started within 80 days after the 40.
sessments become delinquent or, ae.
cording to law, the matter cannot be
taken to court to prevent payment.
This means, he says, that McCand.
less and the others have no recourse
except to pay or have their land sold.
It Ii said that ell the PROPERTY Is
worth well over the amount Of the as
sessment and little difficulty Is ex.
pected In obtaining tie amount II II
become necessary to sell the land at
auction.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
SHAFTERPLEASED.
Al HONOR GIVEN
COL. ]. A. IRONS

FORT SaAFTER, July THE
honor conferred upon Col James a.
Irons BY the powers in Washington
has pleased everyone connected with
the "a Infantry, Of which Col Irons IL
the commanding officer. Everyone d
pleased and proud that the colonel
should have been chosen for this I'm
pcrtant commission. Col. Irons re-
ceiyed the ntws BY cable that he had
been appointed military sttache to the
imperial japanese commission, Of
which yiscount lshif Is the head, and
WIN Join the other members Of the
commission IN San Francisco. From
that city they VIII proceed 10 Wash.
inetcn to confer with the President
and then win travel over the country,
expecting 20 be gone two months.
Mrs. Irons VIII accompany the colo
mel &c Ear as San Francisco, and VIII
visit relatives IN California while he
Il away on this mission.
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MRS. ALEXANDER MAY
HEAD WOMEN TO AID
-... IN FOOD CAMPAIGN

That Mrs. A. C. Alexander undoubt.
edly viii be appointed by Chairman
A. L. Dean as head Of 8 committee Of
women on home economy. to assist
the commission a. Ear as possible In
conserving the local food supply, 10
the report today from the Office OF
the commission. =.
Chairman Dean was to confer with
members Of the main committee this
afternoon with q view to appointing
the committee at once 50 that Il may
begin work immediately. The com.
mission now has o list OF 10 or II
women DESTROYS of serving on such
q committee. and It Is from this list
that q board OF five will be appointed.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
MEETING
RUNS SMOOTHLY

snappy work In handing the busi-
ness Of the city and county which
came before IL for decision character
lied the third meeting OF thee new
board Of supervisors Friday evening
and the entire session, which lasted
less than an hour, passed off 10 o
most harmonious manner.
Another point which seemed char
acteristic OF the members Of thu
board is that none WAS willing TO
render snap judgment but every mat.
ter which came before than was
given careful consideration.
An instance Of this was when Mott
Smith requested further time to In.
restigate financial matters relative TO
the passing Of the appropriation BIN.
He said that there were several mat
tiers which were not clear and his re-
quest was readily granted.
There was also q marked inclina-
ton on the part OF the majority mem
bers not to antagonize the minority
and the latter on their part sat pat
and only entered discussion when.
there was no hint Of politics attached.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
IS NAMED
1OFOOD BODY

Because he felt tnat the National
Guard should have friend In the Or
ganization, Governor Pinkham ap-
pointed Arthur w. Nicely, deputy tax
assessor, as member Of the terrific.
rial food commission, he said today.
THE National Guard, explained
the governor, seemed to have no
friends on the food commission, so,
on the death Of A. K. ozawa, the gov.
ernor thought It would be no more
than fair that someone interested in
the National Guard should be on the
commission, since the activities OF
the commission are largely devoted to
the relations Of the activities of the
National Guard to labor"
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;hIef 81 Army Reprlmands Prlneel

Chief Of Army Reprlmands Prince
at Ii well known Throughout Hof
land that General A. ]. Snyders, COM
mander In chief Of the Dutch army,
reprimanded his royal highnsss. and
the latter was condemned to IA days
arrest n Het Loo castle.
1T is also said that the prince en-
deayored to cross the frontier 10 q
Belgian city to meet and make merry
with the officers Of the regiment 20
which he formerly belonged IN Ger.
many, but that he was prevented by
the Dutch authorities from carrying
out his intention. OF late Prince
Henry has been I'll, and has visited
Switzerland and the Tauns IN search
Of health. The cause Of his illness Is
not knowu.s
Van woerkam confirmed Lieutenant
Grupstra's statements. saying the mat
ter was wei known n Holland.