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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06
Black 4 Sons Clothing Company, M


Corporal. Clark Nicolay, Of Com
pany B, came up from Nevada Mon
day on brief visit to home folks.
Harry, Clyde and Ray Vantrees
came down from Kansas City Sun
day on visit to their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Vantrees.
Douglass Shoes, Black & Sons. II
Constable johnson Stotts left the
first of the week for Howard and
Boone counties, where he will spend
few days visiting the scenes of his
youth.
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Radford and
two children, of Bentonville, Arkan-
sas, were called to this city the first
Of the week by the death Of Mr.. Rad
ford's father, Charles Radford.
Stetson hats, Black & Sons. 43-tf
The Rich Hill base ball team
strengthened by several professional,
and near professional players tangled
UP with the fast Deepwater club Sum
day and drew down the short end OF
5 to 2 score.
Butler was we'll represented in the
immense crowd that visited the sol
diers at Camp Clark Sunday. Some
made the trip in automobiles and
some went by train. They found the
boys in good health and barring few
cases of inconsistencies. enjoying the
soldier life.
Volney McFadden came down
from Kansas City the first of the
week and went out to Virginia to
spend a few days with his. parents,
Judge and Mrs. ]. w. McFadden.
Mr.. McFadden is practicing law in
Kansas City and has built up lucra-
tive practice.
AS the result of a boyish escapade
with several other boys in a melon
patch southwest of town the other
night the I7-year-old son of R. N.
Montgomery is suffering from pain.
full if not dangerous gurshot wounds
inflicted by an unknown party. The
matter is berg investigated.-Rict
Hill Review.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06

Joseph and Sanford Brown, OF
Kansas City, spent Thursday of last
week in this city with their grand
mother, Mrs, J. Everingham. Both
young gentlemen attended the Of
ficers training camp at Fl Riley and
were commissioned lieutenants in the
National army. While in this city
Thursday Sanford received telegraph
ic orders from Major General Wood
to report at once at Fl Cody, New
Mexico, for duty. Joseph was under
orders to report Al. Camp Funston,
Fl. Riley, September S.
Frank Pattee, Of the Amsterdam
Enterprise, was a business visitor to
Batter Tuesday. Mr.. Pattee informs
ms that the business block that was
destroyed by fire last winter e being
rapidly rebuilt and will be Of better
buildings than. those burned. The
plant Of the Enterprise was entirely
destroyed, but the Pattees weet to
work immediatelys on new BUILDING
which vim sooa Be completed Ihe
|ba;lf;ne fever has sta1,ck the Kaneas
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06

I. c. Eichler, of the Passaic neigh
borhood was in the city Monday and
dropped into The Times office and
had the dates on his paper advanced
i notch. Uncle Lewis is one OF
Bates county's oldest and most re-
;spected citizens and is now living on
lind that he entered from the Fed
ersl government.
: Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Walker returned
tie hist of the week from a trp t.
Fl LeayenwortK, Kansas, and Elk
ceisior Springs. While at Fl. Leav-
enworth, they saw the funerals Of
three soldiers. Each casket was
piaced on ! caisson and led by . band
was taken to the depot and shipped
to The home of the soldier. II was
a sad. bat inspiring sight. The
csuses of death were given as pneu-
moeia asd typhoid fever.
N. ana Mrs. Ed Dalton and two
CHI nen former residents of this city,
bui NV 81 Tulsa, Oklahoma are 10
thxz ~ ii the home Of Mrs. Dali
TOD peher, TX. Huls< The Dal.
to- Butlsr several years agO
fos - Arrow, Oklakosna. whess
III ~ ssnsn0e4 u he Ie1sees
b - ~ went % Te1a
II, - y otate1 anseeecs r.
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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
BRAZILIAN A!NIIHG9|T!ES
INSIST ON NEUTRALITY
Forts Open Fire on a Vessel
Seeking to Leave Port
SurreptitiousIy.

Rio Janeiro, Jan. 23.-The Danish
steamer Hammershus was fred on
last night by the guns of the fort at
Santa Cruz and halted while trying to
put to sea secretly after receiving a
quantity of provisions and, according
to report, large quantity of explo-
sives, from the German ships an
chored in the harbor
The Hammershus entered the port
at 10 o'clock last night and dropped
anchor close to the German ships. 1t
took on board a large number of cases
and then attempted to leave the har-
Dor.
The movements of the ship were OBJ
served from the fort and it was sig
nailed to stop. The signals were ig-
nored until two cannon shots were
fired. when the Hammershus halted
and was boarded by the port police
The police compelled the steamer to
anchor in the neighborhood Of some
Brazilian warships where ii is being
kept under watch. pending investiga-
ton.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
HELENA WOMAN IS
HELD AS AGENT Of
WHITE SLAVE RING
She Advertised in Frisco as a
Classic Dancer Seeking
UnderstudieS.

Oakland, Cal. Jan. 23.-Posing as a
classic dancer seeking understudies, a
beautiful young woman known as
Madame Pauline, or Pearl Sanborn
formerly of Helena, Mont. established
herself in a local hotel and during the
last few weeks, according to the po-
lice, has been engaged in inducing
girls to enter the night life of San
Francisco. She was arrested last
night on a Key Route train while on
her way across the bay with Mrs.
Ethel Bayline a pretty young married
woman, said by the police, to be an In
tended victim. She will be charged
with violating state laws.
Investigation by the inspectors has
disclosed startling conation of af
fairs and the expose of a ring of al
legged white slavers, who they believe
have been oeprating extensively in this
state for many months Just how
many young women and girls have
fallen victim to the system has not
yet been determined. The police state
that almost so subjects have bten in
terviewed by Madame Pauline since
she commenced advertising for under
studies in Oakland three weeks ago.
Sensational disclosures of the wom-
ans connections in Oakland are inti-
mated by the police with other ar
rests to follow.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
81 VOTING PRECINCTS ARE
ESTABLISHED IN COUNTY

in establishing the new precincts
worked on the idea of equalizing the
vote in all precincts and when the
new electoral lists are prepared it
will be found that the voting strength
of the various precincts in the city
as we'll as the county are as nearly
evenly divided as the conditions and
permit.
In Butte proper the change in the
boundaries is not extensive and there
fore in the forthcoming city election
the people will find their names in
the old precincts to a very great ex-
tent. but there will be considerable
change in some of the precincts for
the school election this spring. Out
side of school district No. 1. the
changes in boundaries are the great
est. but more than a year will elapse
before the new boundaries will be
brought into use for county election.
Maps of the new 81 precincts are
now being prepared under the direc-
tion of Clerk and Recorder Anderson
and just as soon as they are ready
the exac, boundaries Of the whole 81
precincts will be given 10 the public.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
OFFER PO|NDEXTER
PLACE ON FEDERAL
IN HAWAII
Former Montana Attorney Gen.
eraI Considering Impor-
tant Post.
he Posts Washington Bureau.

The Posts Washington Bureau.
Washington, Jan. 23.-Former Attor-
ney General Joseph B. PoindeXter of
Montana has been offered a federal
judgeship in Hawaii and is in Wash
ington talking the matter over with
Attorney General Gregory.
It is rumored in administration
circles that if Judge Poindexter does
not receive the federal judgeship in
Hawaii he will be named as assistant
attorney general at Washington.
Judge Poindexter has been practic-
ing law in Montana for nearly quar-
ter of century. Admitted to the bar
in this state in 1892 after his gradua-
tion from the Washington law school
at ST. Louis, he opened offices in Dill
lon, where he spent greater part of
his life, and in 1895 was elected city
attorney there. The following year he
was elected county attorney and served
in that position for six years. Then
followed several terms as city attor-
.ley. When the Eleventh legislative
assembly CTtdtcu al aduitioHdi Jud6S-
ship in the Fifth district Mr.. Poindex-
ter was appointed judge and in 1912
was elected to that position by the
largest majority ever given judicial
candidate in the Fifth district. Upon
the resignation of former Attorney
General Dan Kelly two years ago
Judge Poindexter was appointed to
succeed him. He was the democratic
candidate for that office last Novem-
ber. He has ever been an active fig
IRE in Montana polit'--
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23

OF HIS LIFE'S SAVINGS

capture Of the robber. The money was
all in $50 bills.
The chief of police in Portland
spared no expense in his effort 10
locate Lacey. kilograms and letters
were sent to all parts of the country.
A letter reached Butte and the local
force had been searching for Lacey
with much diligence.
"a man by the name of Fred Lacey
was arrested near Anaconda several
nights ago." said the chief this morn
ing. "The Portland officials are cer-
tain we have the right man. However,
we are not altogether sure ana l
wouldn't like to accuse any man OF
robbing a cripple out of his life's say,
ings without being sure we VIII
know when the Portland official ar
rives."
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
County Commissioners and the
Clerk and Recorder Increase
Number From SO Because of
the Large Number of Voters
in Some Districts.

Silver Bow county now consists of
81 precincts. instead of 6S as in past
elections. The large increase in the
voting population of Butte and the
county OF Silver Bow has made the
increase in precincts an absolute me-
cessity. For some time the county
commissioners and Clerk and Recorder
Sam L. Anderson have been at work
on the task of creating the new pre-
cincts and fixing up the boundaries.
The work was completed shortly be-
fore noon today.
Ir some precincts in the city there
were many more registered voters
than in others and in some cases the
same condition existed in the county
The commissioners and Mr.. Anderson
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23

John Bleier Missoula, was the last
witness for the government. Mr.
Bleier is now a truck drive for the
NIissoula Mercantile company. but was
formerly in the automobile business.
He Demanded Cash.
His testimony was to the effect that
in 1914. r. r. Sidebotham called at his
place of business with reference to
the purchase of two oldsmobiles. He
said bunch of notes were turned over
to the firm in payment for the ma
chimes. but he objected to taking notes
for the cars, and the understanding
was the cars were not to be turned
over to Sidebotham until they got ac-
tual cash. He said Sidebotham finally
took one car.
Among the notes given him he said
was one on j. A. Best. He said he
never authorized suit to be brought
against Mr. Best in his name, but he
was informed that action had been
brought in his name.
Governor Stewart testified late .es-
terday afternoon that he had never
owned a share of the company's stock.
He said that four years ago Side
botham called upon him and asked
him to buy some stock and that he
refused, telling him he had no money
to put into the enterprise. He said
Sidebotham called again and said he
had an option on so shares Of stock
which he would turn over to him.
Governor Stewart said that after Side
botham left he noted that the stock
Continued on Page Fourteen)
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
NO NEED Of AN EXTRA
SESSION, WILSON SAYS
Senate Democrats to Caucus
on Tentative Program
of Legislation.

Washington, Jan. 23.-President Will
son now sees no prospect of an extra
session of congress. He told callers
today that he planned to go to the
capitol frequently to cooperate with
senators and representatives in speed
ing up legislation.
Senator Kern at the suggestion of
the steering committee called
caucus for Thursday night to pass on
a tentative program which includes
railroad labor legislation, a corrupt
practices bill and the Webb bill to
permit domestic corporations to main
tain foreign selling agencies. What
bills the committee proposes to hold
up have not heen die
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
GUARDSMEN WILL BEGIN
TO MOVE HOME THIS WEEK

San Antotnio. Tex, Jan. 23.-The re-
turn movement of national guard or
ganizations, making up the 10000
troops ordered home from the border,
should begin Jan. 20 or 81 according
to announcement made at General
Funston's headquarters today. 1t was
estimated month will be required TO
complete the movement.
To facilitate the use of rolling stock,
the troops ordered home have been
divided into three groups. Organiza =
tion In group number one will go first
The first group includes troop A, Mon
tana cavalry.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
BROTHERHOOD CHIEF
BEFORE COMMITTEE
W. S. Stone Opposes the Anti
Strike Statute Before
the House.

Washington, Jan. 23-w. S. Stone.
grand chief of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. and L. f. Shep-
pard. acting president of the Order
of Railway Conductors testified to.
day before the house commerce COM
mittee in opposition to the Adamson
bill to prevent interruption of rail-
road traffic by creating a special in
vestigating committee during whose
deliberation strikes and lockouts would
be unlawful
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
PERSH|NC STARTS
WHENH|SOUTPOST
TROOPS JOIN HIM
Munition Embargo to Be Lifted
When Carranza Can
Protect Goods.
REBEL LEADERS FORM
NEW FIGHTING COMPACT
Militia Troops Will Begin the
HomeWard Journey at
End of Week.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Withdrawal
Of the outposts Of General Pershing's
force in Mexico has been ordered by
the war department with the approval
Of President Wilson. There were inti-
nations today that as soon as the out
posts are brought in the movement OF
the main body Of troops toward the
border will be begun.
No date for the sending of Ambas-
sador Fletcher to the Mexican capita
has been set it was stated officially
tOday
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
mat is the Charge Preferred
Against Man in the City Jail
by Portland Officials. Was
Arrested Several Nights Ago
Near Anaconda.

Information that may connect Fred
lacey now In the city Jail. with the
ooeery Of $4,000 from crippled rail-
oau switchman was obtained this
aorhing. Lacey is wanted in Port
anu and word reached Chief Murphy
Ia a Portland officer is now on his
"1s TO Butte after the prisoner.
LAST June all Portland was aroused
the robbery in which the life
es or the cripple were stolen.
e'erai rewards were offered for the
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
new DEVELOPMENT IN
| RUMAN|AN CAMPAIGN
BuIgarians Cross Danube and
Move North Through
Dobrudja.
TIE WAR SUMMARY.

a new development in the Rumanian
campaign was revealed in today's Ger
nan official statement, which reports
Bulgarian movement northward in
pobradja. across the southern estuary
pt the Danube, near Tultcha.
Along the remainder of the Ruman-
pan front there have been only en-
Bagements between advance detach-
ments these resulting favorably to
fhe Teutonic forces.
The operations on the other fight
rng fronts have been mostly raiding
Enterprises.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
EXPECT MERCHANT
SUBMARINE IN PORT

New London. Conn. Jan. 23.-Ru-
mors that the Deutschland or sister
submarine soon would be here have
multiplied lately. A watch for the
visitor was set when the Eastern For
warding company's launch Esco left
her dock about midnight, manned by
a crew from the interned German
steamer willehad and proceeded out
of the harbor for point near the en-
trance. where she cruised to and fro
for several hours.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
VILLA WILL TRY TO
CAPTURE THE POSTS
PERSHING VACATES

Washington, Jan 23.-A new alliance
between Villa and Zapata against Car
rama was made by representatives of
those two chiefs at a conference at
San Andres, near Chihuahua, last
week.
Officials here are less concerned in
the alliance than in reports made by
Villas field officers that they have
now concentrated in the territory south
and west of Chihuahua 5000 men
equipped to launch a new campaign
to carry out Villas part.
Villas concentration of so strong a
force was taken as an indication of his
intention to contest control of the re-
gion about to be abandoned by the
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
TWO VESSELS LOST
is REPORT OF LLOYD S

London, Jan. 23.-The Danish steam
|mer klampenborg, of 1.7S5 tons gross.
|has been sunk. according to an an
|houheement made today at Lloyd's
pnpping agency. The Klampenborg
was 200 feet long and was built at
|NeWcastle in 1889. She was owned in
Copenhagen.
Lioyds also reports the sinking of
|.he swedish steamship Kamma, 1915
|tons gross.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
GERARD MAKES AN
INQUIRY AT BERLIN

Berlin. Jan. % (via London, Jan. 23).
United States Ambassador Gerard to-
day made formal inquiry at the foreign
office as to whether any Americans
We're among the neutral prisoners of
war on board the Yarrowdale.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
WOMAN KNOWN TO
POLICE OF HELENA

Helena, Mont, Jan. 23.-Pearl San
born, who was arrested In Oakland
today, was known to the police of
Helena several years as an inmate OF
one of the houses on Wood street.
Her whereabouts has not been known
to the local officers since her depart
ure.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
The Embargo Question.

The question of lifting the embargo
on the expectation of arms into Mex
leo is being considered. but no deci-
sion has been reached because of the
complexity of the problem.
The position of the government, it
was learned, is that the embargo will
be lifted as soon as the administra-
ton can be sure that the arms will
go to the proper authorities.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
COVE RN|NG BOARD
IS REQUESTED TO
FURNISH RECORDS
FOR TEN-DAy TERM
President of Exchange is First
Witness as Probe is
Resumed.
BROKERS MUST GIVE REAL
NAMES OF ALL CUSTOMERS
Witness Questioned as to Right
of Members to Pool for
Short Selling.

New York, Jan. 23.-Searchlight
of the house rules committee in
the leak" inquiry is to be turned
Immediately on all the "short"
deals which took place on the stock
exchange between Dec. 10 and Dec.
%. 1t was on such speculation, If
any, that profits were made on ad-
vance information regarding the
presidents recent peace note, it is
averred. That this feature of the
inquiry may be expedited the COM
mittee at its first session today
ordered H. G. S. Nobel, president
of the stock exchange, to re
quest the governing board of the
exchange TO ask its members to
supply the committee forthwith
with list of all their transactions
between Dec. 10 and Dec. %,
designating all customers by their
real names and not by numbers
or appellations.
The statements requested also are to
show the numbers of stocks bor-
roPed, by whom loaned and the date
~ uEned
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
CALLS It SYSTEMATIC
LOBBYING BY PRESIDENT
Senator Jones Attacks Wilson's
Plan for Frequent Visits
to the Capitol.

Washington, Jan. 23-President Will
sons plan to visit the capitol fre-
quently, urging action on his legisla-
ton program, was attacked today by
Senator Jones. republican, who de-
clared 1t indicated a course of "syste-
matte lobbying by the president.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23


JAM 23The government rested its case IN the North
Trustee trial this Morning When Prosecutor wheeler an
nounced through Attorney A. j. Gaen
until o'clock to give the attorneys
for the various defendants opportunity to CONFER with eac
certain motions to strike He said he thought time
taking the Judge H. G. Smith asked that
o'clock and ordered by the court
Judge Bouroun excused o'clock
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
ENATOR CS '''INS
WOULD TAKE n. \
n CONSIDER Tn
|DDRESS OF WILSON
|ants Every Member of the
Senate to Have an Hour
for Discussion.
H0NE OBJECTS TO THE
SIDETRACKlNG OF BILLS
|eso|ution Will Be Up for Ac'
tion Tomorrow for
Debate.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator
Eummins of Iowa submitted a
ssolution to the senate today
5hich would devote the senate's
! |me beginning next Monday to a
I Iull and free discussion of the
Residents world peace policy ex-
|ressed in his message of yester-
|ay. All other business would be
|xcluded until every senator had
b opportunity to speak not more
han an hour. Chairman Stone OF
be foreign relations committee
|biected to immediate considera-
Ion and action was deferred until
|pmorrow.
The resolution cited that inasmuch
Is the presidents address called for no
bffcial legislative action and that the
bresldent had invited free and frank
IMPRESSION of opinion for guidance. the
halter involving the integrity of the
haton and peace of the world, II was
be bounden duty of the senate to
consider the proposals and
10 advise the president regarding them.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
HOUSE FAV0RS
BILL FIXING A
MAXIMUM RATE
Measure Making Interest of
More Than 10 Per Cent
Illegal Recommended.
STATE INCOME TAX
PROPOSED IN BILL
Lanes Measure Dividing State
Into Congressional Dis
trictS Advanced.

Helena, Jan. 23.-After a long debate
the house, in committee of the whole
today, recommended for passage II. 3.
10, by Mason, fixing the maximum rate
Of interest to be charged in this state
at 10 per cent. While there were de-
eided differences of opinion as to the
ultimate effect of this bill upon the
farmer, a considerable majority fav-
ored the measure, and il was advanced
on the calendar. In the senate Lanes
bill dividing the state into congress
sonaI districts was recommended for
passage.
Belden and Baxter opposed the Ma
son bill on the ground that it would
put many of the small country banks
out of business and thus force the
farmers in those districts to seek loans
at more populous centers. They de-
clared that the added cost of getting
such loans would more than equal the
difference between the rate fixed by
law and the rate charged by some OF
the smaller banks.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
Bill is Recommended.

White of Fergus favored the bill
Harbert, among others, spoke for the
measure. He said that Montana was
the only one of the northwestern states
that did not have law making 10 per
CONTINUED on Page Twelve
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
SIDEBOTHAM TRIED TO
BUY AUTOS WITH NOTES
GIVEN TO TRUSTEI CO.

Former Missoua Auto Dealer Tesfes to Negotiations With
Fiscal Agent of the Company for Purchase of Two Machines
When the Notes Were Refused Cash Was Paid for One Car
Government Rests and Defense Will Start Tomorrow Morn
ing. Preparing Motions to Strike.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-01-23
Stone Objects.

IN the present pressure of public
business" said Senator Stone, Il shall
bave to object to setting aside a whole
week, for that's what it would take,
merely to hear speeches or opinions
regarding the presidents address made
yesterday Such thing is wholly out
Df the question at this time"
Senator Cummins insisted that his
Continued on Page Nine.)