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Arizona republican., 1917-08-27
FATHER ILL; RICH
 CALLED ID BEDSIDE

GLENDALE. Aug. 27.-C. E. Rich received a telegram yesterday stating his father was seriously ill at the fam fly home. Waterville, Tenn. He left on. the evening train in hope to at least reach his bedside before he died.
 Frank Howard, who was home for twenty four hours to visit his parents, Mir and Mrs Frank P. Howard, has since been promoted to first man on the machine gun. The young man has made a record for himself since enter ing the service.
 Officer Booth made a flying trip to Phoenix yesterday on business. The three boys who were sent to the juve nile court on petty larceny charges were sentenced to come home and go to work and report to the court at regular intervals. This was their first offense.
 Hoyt Pitcher returned home on the morning train. He was at the Grand Canyon the past two weks on his va cation
 Little John Wright. grandson of Councilman John Mccoy, is seriously | i'll again It was thought he was inn ] proving when the family returned from Los Angeles. where he was taken 1 to be under the care of a specialist. 1 F. E. Jack returned from visit in 1 Illinois yesterday. Mrs. Jack will l leave Wednesday for her vacation. She will visit in Illinois, returning by way
 of California.
 l William B. Stewart, the truck man
Arizona republican., 1917-08-27
The Law of Treason

(By Charles Stewart Davison in the
 New York Tribune)
 Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them. or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and com fort" (U. s. Cons, Art. III, Sec. 3.
 The framers of the Constitution were desirous of guarding in every essential the rights of the individual. Accusation of treason as a convenient weapon of government was not unknown to them either in theory or experience. They therefore deemed it wise in relation to this particular crime against government-a crime which is characterized as the most serious crime known to the law-that r it should be limited and defined in the fundamental law itself, and that in it's definition it should affirmatively appear that nothing else and nothing less than that which they there de- fined should be held to constitute the defense To this end they inserted in the definition the word only" that no act save one which fell within the definition should be attempted to be included by assimilation or as cognate
 The further phrase in this same section of this article of the Con- stitution provides that convictions for treason must be on the testimony of at least two witnesses to the same covert act" (unless the charge be confessed in open court) The exact phrase is No person shall be con- victed of treason unless on the testi- mony of two witnesses to the same overt act or on confession in opel court"
 What Constitutes an "Act?"
 But many people misconceive tn scope and significance of the wor, act" An expression of opinion i fully as much an act as is blow Any exercise of either bodily or men tai power constitutes 'an act'- thoughts and words equally wit deeds So also the reverse-non
Arizona republican., 1917-08-27

action when occasion demands the exertion of mental or bodily power is equally 'an act"
 There is also popular misunder- standing of the meaning of the word overt when used in competitor with the word act" It is supposed by many to impart the idea of affirma- tive physical action whereas it's full significance is covered in law if the act be a thing Something any thing) which admits of direct evil dence. When used in connection with the word ''act" the extent of the limitation which the word overt" inn poses is merely to exclude thoughts , For though a thought is an act, it is not an overt act. An overt act" can, however, be as well words as deeds. tor as well negative as affirmative in character, provided only that it be, as said above, matter capable of being brought out by direct evidence | of it's having eXisted-that is, pro- vided that it was a thing which had | an outward manifestation at the tune, as opposed, in sense, to matters which fall within the category of things which are merely intended or are contemplated or purposed. It must
 
 however approbative of the enemy necessarily constitute treason But ii must be borne in mind that the utter ing, orally or in writing, of words i. an overt act, and their utterance b, given individual may constitute tn, crime of treason. For example:
 verbal or written statement of tn
 governments forces in a certain place
 or of it's intention constitutes al
 overt act. If information which aid
 or encourages the enemy be conveye by the statement and the statemen be made by one who adheres to tn
 enemy this constitutes treason withi ' the definition of the constitutions } provision.
 l.. Adherence A State of Mind So also quite a general error exist :. of the scope of the word adhere One who believes in a view, or a : opinion, or is attached by liking ( n preference to an individual or to : nation, is properly designated ip la
Arizona republican., 1917-08-27

hard to successfully show in every instance that it is not justified. Wherefore it may befall that all Of the admirers of autocracy may not be saved from the results of what cannot but be designated their own criminal folly.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-27

Do not wait till tomorrow--phone that WANT AID. to The Republican office now, and get your wish fulfilled,
Evening journal., 1917-05-08

Catherine Cochran. Frances Ruth,
Matte Whitaker. Catherine Dempsey.
Edith White. Alice Shropshire. Miriam
White. Catherine vansant. Theresa
Scott Helen stradley. Louise Pretty
man. Mary Scotch. Elmina Woodall
and Theresa Burns.
Theodore Dempsey. OF Galena, was
thrown from q wagon last week and
had the left shoulder dislocated.
The commencement exercises OF the
George Biddle High School will be
held on Thursday evening. May 81.
The graduates are: Jennie Bishop. OF
Warwick. William MoGctt. of Earl
Vile; Mabel Conner. Marie Price and
William Matthews, OF Cecilton.
Miss aKtherine McLane, OF Balti-
more. has been at Bohemia Farm.
Mrs Stephen Hayes. Of Philadelphia,
visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Taylor. last week.
The Rev. and Mrs. j. l.. Prettyman
were visitors i'm Wilmington last week.
Mrs Albert Wilson and daughter
Miss Marian Wilson. OF Philadelphia,
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Boulder. near town.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
MAKE UP OF
army BATTALION

WASHINGTON. May S.-An army
battalion is composed OF four COM
panies. and at peace strength totals
ana men and officers.
Three battalions compose n regi-
ment, with subsidiary units
A battalion is commanded by ma
'jor with under officers first Lieu
tenant and a battalion adjntant
The battalion is not a tactical unit,
operting as a component part Of the
regiment-the smallest tactical force.
4 Neither is the battalion an admins
trative unit as is the regiment.
The cavalry equivalent of the infan-
try battalion is the squadron It is
composed of three troops. totaling 294
men, and is commanded by a major. a
first lieutenant and a squadron adiu-
tant
The field artillery battalion consists
Of either two or three batteries-two
for mountain and light gun or howitzer
battalions, and three for horse and
heavy gun battalions. Il is commanded
! by major and captain.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
"scHOOL" is RAlDED;
PUPILS ARE EATABLES.

A dame school" of a most unusual
character was recently opened i'm Kra-
linger street by Frau Maierstein. a
near relative Of the minister of state
for agriculture, says the Berlin Post
The door was embellished with a
brand-new brass plate bearing the in
scription. school and rest-house for
young children" and in conformity
with these magic words numerous
women and girls wheeling perambu-
lators arrived at the premises.
Strange to say, in each case the We
hicle had its hood down. and the new
arrivals, who were always curiously
silent for such youthful charges. never
came until twilight.
These circumstances aroused the
curiosity OF the police. aud the house
was watched. In due time a peram-
bulatOr reached the scene The police
drew aside its hood, and snugly en-
sconced beneath sundry wraps and
draperies was discovered not a child
but the carcass of a hundred.pound
/ pig. The school was then entered.
and there were disclosed % other sim
liar four-footed children besides a
plentiful store of hams. butter. saus-
| ages and timed provisions.
The school pupils" were at once
! coniiscated, and Frau Maierstein was
/ placed under arrest I'm Difference, how.
ever, TO the aristOcratic connections of
this high-born lady. the arrest was
formal Frau Aaierstein was merely
ordered to remain within doors am
the case had been considered by the
authorities concerned
| KAISERiN SELLS JEWELS
IN NEUTRAL COUNTRY.
The Vossische Zeitung ssays thai
the German empress has given very
valuable jewels i'm her private posses
sion for sale in a neutral country.
On state occasions of the court The
kaiserin has often worn ieweled o-na
ments valued at a million and quar-
ter dollars.
The diamonds alone which are In,
empress private property, arc WORT
at least half a million.
! PRISONERS LABOR USED
TO AVERT COAL FAMINE.
Germany uses her prisoners OF wa
for every conceivable economic emer
gency for which labor Of her own il
lacking.
A late Munich Nachrichten declare
it is due principally to employment O
, prisoners Of war, both on the railwa
lines and locally for delivery pun
poses, that the recent coal famine fl
towns and cities was relieved.
MlDDLE-AGED WOMEN
ORGANIZE RoBBERiES.
Two women, both married. aged 4
and 80, have been arrested i'm Berli
for stealing on an extensive scale, r.,
ports the Amsterdam News Won de
Dag
They thoroughly organized" thei
! operations Deciding to loot the hut
and allotment plots kept by WORKING
folk on the edge OF Berlin, the wome
first sent out their little boys as scout
to ascertain which places were upol
cupied during the day or early ever
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
$1,000 FIGHTING MEN
FROM Guatemala
Country Has Most I'M
portant Military Force
in Central America
JOINS U. S. AGAINST
GERMAN NATION

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
WASHINGTON, D. G., May s.-Guat-
emalas decision to follow the example
of the United States in breaking off dip
lomatic relations with Germany adds to
the world alliance against Teutonic inn
perialism the most important of Central
American republics. The National Geo
graphic Society, in war geography bul-
letin issued from its Washington head
quarters today, gives the following data
about this new tentative aly'
"With an army which IN peace times
numbers 1000 men. and with reserve
force estimated at from $1,000 to $1,000
Guatemala is by far the most important
military force in Central America. In
area it is several thousand square miles
larger than the island of Cuba and ap
proximates the size of Louisiana. with 9
population equal TO that Of Virginia. o.
its sister republics Nicaragua embrace
slightly more territory but has less thar
one-third the population
The total available unorganized mill
tary strength of Guatemala is 33S.0Ol
men. which is three-fourths as large a
all the rest OF Central America com
bined.
Guatemala has 20 miles of coastlin
on the Atlantic seaboard and 200 mile
on the Pacific, the best harbor Puerto
Barrios being on the Atlantic, with rogu
lar steamship service to New York AM
New Orleans.
1.-The fact that Guatemala was th
first of the Central American republic
TO align itself with the United state
came as something of a surprise in viey
of the fact that the country's industrial
and commercial life has been permeate
by German influence before the war.
was German capital which had bull
much of the SOP miles OF railway in tn
republic, and it was Germany which use
to bny a large percentage of the coife
produced on the Guatemalan plantations
many of which were either owned o
managed by Germans. One of the lead
ing educational institutions of the coun
try is a German school endowed by tn
German government. German cotto
goods occupied an important place in tn
country's imports before the world-wa
restricted shipping.
"While coffee is Guatemala's chief ar
ticle of export, the country ais
produces hides, rubber, bananas. suga
and chicle, the leading customers no,
being the United States and Great Brit
ain
"Thc capital of the republic. Guate
mal1 City, well-lighted modern tow
Of 10000 inhabitants. fve-sixths o
whom are of European origin, is situatc'
so miles from the Pacific coast on
plateau neaSly 5000 feet above sea
level
ESTRADA Cabrera. president 81 Guat
emaia, has been the chief executive O
tho country for nineteen years and onl
few weeks ago bgan another term O
six years"
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
.CECILTON REPORTS
some HONOR PUPIL'

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CEClLTON. Md, May Frederick
town school has these pupils on the
roll OF honor for the month OF April:
Above seventh grade. Jennie Cohee
NTH grade. Ruth Hewett. May Hall.
Franklin Cohee; fourth grade, Lillian
Green. James Kevilee, Sara Riggin.
Rebecca Wilson: third grade, Corinno
Martin, Harry Redding; second
grade Sallie Biggs. Wilbert Hail,
James Haley.
Robert Radnor. infant son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Radnor. died last
week of laryngts at Mr.. Radnor's
home at Millington. Tho Rev. C. r.
Birnback. OF the Holy Cross Chapel
Officiated at the funeral
Anna milford OF Galena. entertain
ed a number OF small friends on the
anniversary OF her birthday Her
guests included: Frances Vandyke
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
TO THE PACIFIST
By W. ID. Greene, Wilmington. Del.

Don't preach of peace at any price,
And howl your hatred of all strife.
While your country's ships are sunk
by scores,
And your countrymen are robbed of
life.
Did Patrick Henry howl for peace
While yet oppressed by Britain's
yoke?
No! "Giye me liberty or DEATH
Were the immortal words he spoke.
/ guess we all want peace, my friend,
But not at honor's cost. you see.
We fight but to protect the right
And set the oppressed from tyranta
free.
So go. my friend and join the ranksi
That is. if you will pass as III.
II not. so out and plant some spuds,
And be a man-iust do your bit.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
ORATORIO SOCIETY
OWITS REHE ARSAL

There will be no rehearsal of the
OratoriO Society this evening. owing
to the fact that Trinity Parish House
will be in use by the Church Club
The society will resume rehear-
sails on Tuesday evening, May 10 and
continue them regularly on Tuesday
evenings until June I, when rehear-
sails will be suspended until Octo-
Der !
All the chorus work OF the Mes
siah has been covered. The three re.
naming rehearsals Of May will be
devoted to singing the work for per
lection and for pleasure.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
GRANT LETTERS on ESTATES.

Letters testamentary have been is
sued by Register of Wills Brown
upon the estate OF James b. Bryan TO
Equitable Trust Company and VIII
liam +. Hawkins, executors.
Probating this will followed the
decision rendered Saturday by Reg
lister OF Wills Brown in the Bryan
will case. in which he allowed the
second will made by Bryan.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
What is Going on in Germany!
As The We the TutOnc Empires and
Neutral Nations.

ing. Then the mothers would sally
forth
They specialized in stealing ducks,
geese. chickens, pigeons and rabbits.
and confessed TO the police that their
weekly turnover in sale OF illgotten
gains sometimes amounted to $500.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
DONIPHAN HAS 10000 SOLDIERS
Lawton Will Have Gala Day for En-.
tire Camp October I3.

Lawton, Ok, Oct 2.-The arrival
OF the First Missouri Infantry and the
First Kansas Field Artillery regi-
ments today will end troop move
ments to Camp Doniphan for nearly
two weeks. There are now about
twenty thousand soldiers in camp.
October IS has been fixed as the
date of Lawton's gala day." when
the troops of Missouri and Kansas
will be given a rousing welcome.
Arrangements will be made for spe-
cial trains to bring the soldiers into
Lawton in the morning. and there
will be the biggest picnic dinner ever
held in the Southwest. All local citi.
zens and visitors from the country
and nearby towns will prepare bas-
ket dinner. not only for members of
their own family, but for the soldier
guests. Notable guests will be invit-
ed for the occasion, Including Champ
Clark, Speaker of the Lower House
of Congress; Stratton d. Brooks Of
the council Of defense, Gov. Bob VIII
Hams and others.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
County Court.

Circuit Clerk H. 0. Maxey pre-
sents abstract OF fees which is ap
proved.
Highway Engineer authorized to
make repairs to south approach of
Dayton bridge over Grand River.
Monthly statement of County
Clerk Frank Holland examined and
approved.
Highway Engineer authorized to
estimate cost of construction of
bridge between section 81 and 80 Els
hart township.
O. r. Argenbright, assessor ri
Summit township presents his state
ment and tax books.
Bonds of the following township
collectors were presented and ap-
proved
John R. Reeves. Elkhart.
M. p. Thomas. Lone Oak,
M. c. Fortune, Usage.
DR.. R. R. Gloyd. deputy veterinary
surgeon. files written statement with
the county clerk concerning the cat
tie. which are the property of w. G..
Sellon and which are afflicted with
tuberculosis and are liable to spread
the disease. The cattle are now un-
der quarantine. In the statement, DR..
Gloyd shows that the cattle contract
cd the disease through no fault. or
neglect at the hands of Mr.. Sellon
Ordered by the court that VIM.
Hardinger. John McFadden and John
Welliver be appointed appraisers to
appraise said stock owned by Mr.
Sellon in the east one-half of the
southwest quarter section 2,, town
ship 30, range 81. and report to the
court
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Amoret Items.

Miss Agnes Gragg came home
viii, her father. Mr.. Heiny Gragg,
She expects to make her home here
in the future.
The meeting at the U. P. churc',
has been we'll attended. Bro. Stew
ard is preaching.
Mrs. Sam Grimslcy is improving
nicely.
Mrs, Ethel Kirk. who has been
visiting her sister in Kansas City, re-
turned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Lewis Mears has been very
sick but is much better at this writ
ing.
Mr.. Lee Witherow i, busy making
sorghum.
Miss Nellie Cramer spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Marvel
Norwood
Troxel. the barber who has been in
the army, came back Saturday.
Miss Norma Rowe and her father
went to Kansas City last week and
Miss Norma had her tonsils taken
out
SUNSHINE and ROSEBUD.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
F. M. Wyatt Dead.

F. NJ. Wyatt, one of the pioneer
residents of this county. died at his
home on West TT. Scott street, in
this city, Sunday morning, October ,
1917, after an illness of nearly fiji
teen years.
Finis NJ. Wyatt was born in Nor
gan county. Illinois. February 26,
1883 He spent his boyhood there and
received his education in the common,
schools Of that county. October II,
1857, he was united in marriage to
Miss Emcline Seaver, to which un-
ion were born three children. all OF
whom survive. They are Mrs. A.
Lindsay, of this city; Mrs. c. NJ.
Johnson, of Boise City, Idaho, and
James o. Wyatt. OF Maroa, Illinois.
Soon after the outbreak of the
: Civil war he enlisted in Co. F, Iolst
Illinois Infantry. He served
through the war in the Union army
and was mustered out of the service
at Springfield, Illinois. June FL, 1865.
The same year he moved to this
state aud located at Austin, Cass
county. where he engaged in the mcr-
camille business and the next year he
was appointed postmaster of that
town by President Andrew Johnson.
In 1870 he came to Butler, where
Mrs. Wyatt died, February 8, 1886.
October I.3, 1902. he suffered stroke
of paralysis IRON which he never re-
covered and for the last several years
he has been confined to his room,
where he has been tenderly cared for
by Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay, with whom
he has made his home since 1900.
In 1884 he was elected to member
ship in the G. A. r. and was very ac-
tive in that order until i'll health
confined him to his home. He
served one term as quartermaster of
the department OF Missouri.
In the early days in Butler he could
always be counted on to take an
active interest in anything that stood
for good citizenship and the upbuild-
ing of the social and religious life
Of the community. He was of .
genial and sunny temperament and
even in the years of his affliction he
did not lose the habit of looking OH
the bright side of life. He was one
of the most universally esteemed cit
ixens of this city and his passing will
be sincerely mourned by host of
friends.
Funeral services were conducted
By Rev. Geo. Scroggs at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. A. Lindsay, Tues
day afternoon at three o'clock and
iueerment made in Oak Hill ceme-
tefy.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Commercial Club Meeting.

The Butler Commercial Club met
at the city hall Tuesday evening
with all the officers and number o.
the members present and transacted
the usual routine business.
A communication from the Ameri-
can Park Builders of Chicago, ask
ing for information as to the pros
poets of inaugurating a series of city
improvements. was read, but no ac-
ton was taken.
A letter was read from John N.
WHY'S. National Chairman of the
War Camp Community Recreation
Fund. in which he. outlined the OBJ
jects of the fund and asked that the
people OF Butler contribute the sum
of $32O as their quota of the fund.
The secretary was instructed to write
for the necessary blanks and SUBJ
scription papers, and the Club dc
cided to aid as far as possible in con-
tributing to the fund.
Sheriff ]. w. Baker was elected to
membership in the Club.
The matter of the establishment IF
a new manufacturing industry in
Butler. which was scheduled for this
meeting of the Club, was postponed
to a future meeting at the request OF
the promoters.
The next meeting of tho Club will
be held at The Inn on the evening
of Tuesday, October %. Each men,
her of the Club will be. expected to
pay for his dinner, and each member
is privileged to invite a guest.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11

with John and Theodore Marquardt
VIII Sutton and family took din
ncr Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Yoss at Prairie City.
George Grother arrived Saturday
from Pittsburg, Kansas, to visit rel
atives for a few days.
Martin Rapp and family were IN
Appleton City one day last week.
Ella Boite and Elsie Bracher were
shopping in Rockville Thursday. "
C. NJ. Rapp and Leh Vogt and their
families dined Sunday with Fred
Vogt, jr., and wife.
George Grother, Henry and Joe
Flcischer and their families visited
Sunday with Lewis Fleischer and
family.
Ella Bolte and Mrs. Fred Schmidt
were transacting business in Schell
City Saturday. .... .. Pip
George Grother, Paul, Ernest,
Mollie and Lena Fleischer spent a
very enjoyable evening Sunday at the
Henry Fleischer home.
Martin Rapp and family took dim
ner Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Nick
Rapp and family.
Fred Hauser and Charley Fischer
motored. down to Cedar county Sun
day.
Mrs. Martin and Frank Rapp and
John Marquardt helped Mrs. Nick
Rapp cook for Silo filters Monday.
c. NJ. Rapp, wife and son, Ames,
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Fair Mount News.

We are having rather cool weather
and had big frost Friday night.
.Hilda Rapp called on her cousin,
Lydia Rapp, last Tuesday afternoon.
Theodore Marquardt made busi-
ness trip to Butler one day last week.
Mrs. Frank Rapp and Mrs. F. c.
Vogt, jr., visited last Wednesday
with Mrs. c. M. Rapp.
Mrs. John Yoss and Mrs. Carl
Bracher and part Of their children
motored to Appleton City last
Wednesday on business and visited
with Mrs. Crist Yoss and children
at that place.
Lydia and Amos Rapp called at the
home of Lewis Fleischer Tuesday
night.
Henry Bracher was in Appleton
City on business one day last week
Miss Anna Kaufman and Beulah
Prough from Taberville were here
last week visiting with the latter's
aunt, Mrs. Fred Schmidt and family.
Nick Rapy and family spent last
Thursday night with Henry Bracher
and family. -
Mrs. c. N. Rapp called on her
daughter. Mrs. F. c. vogt, jr., last
Friday afternoon.
Quite few from here attended the
big show at Butler last Friday md
reports ere. Il was very good -.
Ioha Nssousrdt and vile visited