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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-05

night are convinced that the amend
ment lifting the ban on beer and light
wines would pass the Senate.
Senator Gore expressed himself to
be entirely satisfied with the outcome
of the conference and believed that it
would clear the air and hasten the
passage of the food bill.
This move of the President has, I
believe. saved days, if not weeks, of
delay in putting the bill through"
said Senator Gore. Advocates of
nationwide prohibition, such as my
self. were eager for compromise
that would put the broad question of
prohibition over until after the war.
The antagonists of prohibition in any
form were ready to talk against the
measure indefinitely. The Senate
had reached point that meant
worse tangle as it went on.
81 have no doubt whatever-in fact,
can put it stronger than that-that
this compromise, giving discretionary
power to the President to stop the
manufacture of beer and wine. will
be passed. 1t will win support even
from advocates of nation wide prohi-
bition on the Democratic side, for it
goes into the Senate with the advo-
cacy OF the President as a means of
unraveling what has become diff
cult knot"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-05
Missouri Guardsman.

Frank Armstrong of the Cass
County Democrat, one of Harrison
Giles veteran newspaper men, is
preparing to establish daily paper
to be printed with portable plant in
the camp of the Missouri National
Guard. He will accompany the SOL
diers wherever they may go. even un-
10 The trenches where he will get out,
Extra Edition! Full account of the
battlep
The paper has been named Missou-
ri Guardsmen. When located SO wire
service. is available the paper will
give the general war news, the big
stories" and sporting news, but its
speciality win be the camp news. Mr..
Armstrong is fully capable of getting
out just such a paper as will meet the
wants of the soldiers. He has had
years of experience in general news
paper work with dailies and weeklies,
and has, the faculty of injecting into
the papers the fact that they were
the subscribers papers, published for
THEM. He knows news and each
day will have all that is doing in
the Guardsman.
Mr.. Armstrong has arranged with
the editor of the Official Bulletin,
the daily paper published at Wash
ington, giving the official war news.
to secure copies of that paper daily
to serve as a supplement to the
Guardsman, both papers being given
for one subscription. Besides being
of interest and inspiration to the SOL
diers the paper will truly supply a
heartfelt want to the folks back home
to whom it will be as daily letter
from their sons, brothers, wives and
sweethearts.-Cass County Leader.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-05
Cuban Sugar Cheapest.

Washington, June 2o.-The cost Of
producing sugar is less in Cuba than
in any other important source from
which the United States obtains its
supplies. A comprehensive report
on the subject issued by the De-
partment of Commerce, shows the
net cost per pound of raw sugar,
delivered in the United States, not
including duty, is 1.71o cents for
sugar from Cuba, z.328 cents from
Porto Rico, 26o7 cents from Hawaii,
3o7s cents for Louisiana cane sugar
and 3.74 cents for beet sugar pro-
duced in the United States, I. o. b.
factory.
The difference between these fig
ures and the prices paid by refiners
represents the profits, Of producers
Raw sugar was quoted today in New
York at $50 cents 4 pound, and re-
fined ? la to 8 cents . pound
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-05
TO ACCEPT ALL GUARD UNITS
Those Under Minimum Strength
IA Won't Be Barred, Il ID Decided.

Won't Be Barred. i y Decided.
Washington, June a8-The War
Department has instructed Governor
Gardner and Governor Capper to ac-
Ecept all additional national guard
units organized by June 80 in Mis-
sour and Kansas, under the National
Defense Act, with the assurance that
they will be taken into the federal
service. The governors have been
told to waive the requirements as to
minimum strength of such units; that
where there is the nucleus of COM
pany or regiment it will be recog-
nized by the federal government.
The same instructions have been sent
the governors of all states that are
entitled to additional units in the ma
tional guard forces.
This waving of the minimum
strength opens the way for nearly all
the states to organize up to their au-
thorized strength. 1t means that
where captain can get dozen or
twenty men together as the foupda-
ton Of company which state is
supposed to raise, that company will
be accepted by the government and
later recognized by the United States
government and will be given further
time to recruit up to the necessary
strength and to select the additional
officers. In the event it is found i'm
possible to recruit these new COM
mands up to war strength, they will
be filled from the selective draft
army. In Missouri and Kansas,
though, the new organizations are all
under way now.
While no decision has yet been
reached upon. the subject, it was stat
ed today by a high official of the
War Department that it is very prob
able that none of the national guard
commands will be taken into the fed
eral service before August S. The
question has been put up to Secre-
tary of War Baker with recommen-
dation that the August date be
adopted, but he has not given his de-
cision
"Howevcr," said an officer, 81
think it is a safe bet that August
will be adopted"
The original orders called for TAX
ing the national guard into the Unit
ed States service in three increments.
the first July IS, the second July rs
and the third August S. A number
of officers will be in readiness to re-
ceive the first lot July IS, or the sec
ond July rs. and they advocate max
ing the first class August S, or pos
sibly taking all in on that date.
1t is stated that if there is change
in the orders and postponement,
the national guard commands will
not be held in their armories' for ten
days or two weeks for recruiting pur-
poses, as was at first planned, but
will be sent at once to their mobili'
cation camps. Recruiting detach-
nents may be left at home, but the
various commands will be sent to
camp at once.
AS the Missouri and Kansas guard
were not scheduled to go into federal
service until August S anyway, the
change will not affect them.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-05
Farm Loans.

If you desire freedom from the bur
dens Of everlasting debt, it will pay
you to let US show you plan where
by it can be done. It means low
cost, with the most liberal prepay
ment privileges. No renewals, with
the attending cost, that come peri
odically, and some times raise in
rates. It costs nothing to investi-
gate, your own interest should
prompt you do the best that you can.
We invite full Investigation.
Cantcrburys.
36-H Butler, No.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-05
Christian Science Services.

Christian Science services and Sun
day school will be held each Sunday
morning in the new church at the
corner of Fl. Scott and Delaware
streets.
Subject, Sacrament"
All are cordially invited to attend
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-05
WILSON EXPECTS END FOR
PRESENT OF BEER BAN
IDEA
Amendment Gives President Power
to Stop Manufacture If He,
Finds Need,

to Stop Manufacture IT he
Finds Need.
Washington, D. c., June 2o-Bcer
and wines will not be inclhded in the
liquor prohibition features of the
Food Administration bill now being
debated in the Senate. Action taken
by President Wilson today virtually
assures noninterference with the man.
ufacture of the milder Intoxicating
beverages for the time being at least,
if not for the entire war period. The
ban on whisky will not be altered,
however.
The President Strengthened out the
tangle over the liquor legislation in
conference with Senate Democratic
leaders at the White House this
morning. Subsequently he addressed
letter to the Rev. James Cannon,
Jr., chairman of the Legislative Com
mittee OF the Antisaloon League Of
America in which he urged the pro-
hibition advocates to withdraw their
opposition to beer and wine for the
present.
DR.. Cannon replied late today that
he and his associates recognized the
force of the Presidents appeal and
said that a conference would be held
at once with dry leaders of Congress.
Although DR.. Cannon did not at
tempt to speak for his constituency.
his letter gave the impression that
the Presidents wishes would be re-
spected. There is every reason to
believe tonight that the Presidents
action has saved the brewing and
wine industries of the country.
An immediate outcome of Presi-
dent Wilson's intervention in the
liquor fight was the drafting of a sub
sttute amendment to the food bill
by Senator Gore of Oklahoma, chair
man of the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee, which would prohibit the
manufacture of distilled spirits dur
ing the war, but would allow the max
ing of beer and wine.
The amendment also gives discre
tionary power to the President to
stop the manufacture of lighter
drinks whenever he finds it essential
to conserve the supply Of foodstuffs.
At the White House conference,
which was attended by Senator Mar
tin, Democratic leader; Senator J..
Hamilton Lewis, Democratic whip;
Senator Phelan of California and
Senator Gerry of Rhode. Island,
President Wilson urged that the
Senate pass liquor legislation, if it
were felt that there should be such
legislation at this time, which would
not include beer and wine. He want
ed Congress to take conclusive &C
ton and not leave it to him to ex-
ercise discretionary power, but indi-
Gated a willingness to accept the re-
sponsibility if there was no other
way to dispose of the matter
The President made it plain to the
Senator's and later in his letter to
DR.. Cannon that it was imperative
that the food administration law. be
passed without further delay and in
sisted that the country would suffer
If the liquor controversy prolonged
the debate.
The Senator's informed the Presi- |
dent that the attitude Of the Senate
unquestionabty was against eliminate
ing beer and wine for prohibitory
l. r:.1> t:,c eod Il ruaa ,,rUed that The
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
HISTORY OF Law LESS
NESS

Twelve years ago, when the great
city of St. Louis was made dry on
Sunday, the weekly influx to East St.
Louis of the city's hordes of drinkers
attracted and supported the bad ele-
ment in East St. Louis; and because
public officials would not, and good
citizens did not, invoke proper law
enforcement, there grew up in that
Illinois city an element strong enough
to rule and dictate to the elected Of
fcials until, going from bad to worse,
there suddenly appeared that terrible
event of which our newspapers have
just told-when the law-defying spirit
which is at first good-naturedly hui
mored as "the peoples will" suddenly
becomes the law-defying mob-plund-
ering, burning and killing.-Fred w,
Ritzmann in Oak Leaves.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
TIME TO COMMENCE NEXT
PRIMARY EIGHT

Well, all dry bills were killed by
the lower house over at Springfield
The vets heard their masters voice
and cravenly did his bidding, the
master in this case being the Ameri-
can saloon 1t did not matter that
Governor Lowden, Secretary Daniels
and others espoused some of the
bills, they had to go, for to the vets
the rights of the saloon and of the
liquor interest were far more sacred
than life, morals and character. 1t did
not matter that civilization, the pro-
lection of the soldiers and civilians,
and of our girls and boys demanded
that the dry bill be passed, they were
deaf to such appeals. Booze and at
tendant evils were the things of para
mount importance.
1t is to the disgrace of our district
that it furnished one of the votes, but
unfortunately with our absurd and
wicked minority representation, or
Pumping, system, it cannot be helped.
1t is not too soon to begin campaign
ing for 1918, and let us hope that the
next Legislature will represent the
people rather than the liquor interests
1t is up to the people to say whether
it shall or not.-Tower Hill Breeze.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
ROTTEN LOCAL POLITICS

Amid the horror at East St. Louis
the part which rotten politics played
as a contributing cause becomes more
and more apparent. Already it is
plain that but for an abominable sys-
tenn of municipal government this
evil blot would never have be-
smirched the good name of Illinois
The decent citizens of East St
Louis are like decent citizens every
where. But they allowed their city
government to become diseased.
They ought to have known that East
ST. Louis could not offer refuge to
prostitutes and the saloons too tough
for St. Louis without paying pen
atty.
One public-spirited citizen, one
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
CITIZENS COMMITTEE RE-
PORT

In the report of the Citizens Com
mittee condemning the political
causes leading to the recent riots, the
following paragraphs appear:
MANY criminals, both black and
white, have found congenial home
in our city and have carried on their
criminal acts without the slightest
fear of the pains and penalties of the
law.
"The good people demand that our
city be rid of the criminal class that
has recently infested it, that the law
be strictly enforced without fear or
favor, and that there be no influence
in the city that can screen or immune
any offender
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
The East st. Louis Trouble

Alton Telegraph Booze undoubtedly at the bottom
of the troubles in East ST Louis just it is elsewhere
Proof OF this given in the fact that when the Mayor of
East St Louis desired put stop to the riong he
dered the saloons be closed But the rioters had stored
up booze enough keep the fires of awessness burning
The negroes who precpated the trouble reported
have been drunk negro who the alarm for the rising
OF the negroes drunk when he rang the bell 1t would
appear that the only safety East ST Louis the
suspension the sale OF liquor sober set of people would
manage in other way than by rong to punish the
guilty who gave the first ofense
East St Louis has been ruled by the booze interests al
The politicians have encouraged the low class
of negroes we'll the low class of whites They have
been given privileges ST. Louis and this
breeds contempt for law and order
Out of all her troubles East St Louis may rise
proved city She may the OF her trouble and strike
at the symptoms but at the very of her maady
Less pandering the low elements, and higher code of
ethics for her public officials would be far better for
her troubles than rong, shooting burning and hanging
groes
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
THE ILLINOIS RACE RIOTS

The honor of America is involved
in the East St. Louis affair, but espe-
cially the honor of this great state Of
Illinois. Our state capital was once
disgraced by similar occurrence, and
if such things are to be from time to
time repeated, whenever a mob bru-
talized by lawless saloons shall be
fired with the lust of blood, then we
must add to the song of illinois,
Illinois," another stanza telling the
shame and disgrace of Illnois.-Ful.
ton Democrat.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
IN EAST ST.
LOUIS

Last November United States
Judge Lands, holding court there,
summoned the Mayor, the Police
Commissioners, and the Chief of Po-
lice before him and by sharp ques-
tioning made them admit that it was
not customary in East St. Louis to
enforce the laws. A city we'll gov
erned and po1iced would not have
been subjected to such violence. A
city in which it is not customary to
enforce the laws is precisely the
place where murder, riot, arson and
pillage need cause no great surprise.
New York World.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
BAD SALOON CLOSED

After householders in the neighbor-
hood had given the saloon of Good
man & Roisen, of Philadelphia, a very
bad name, Lieutenant Bennett, of
the police, testifying in license court.
tried to give the place clean bill.
Then Sergeant Sontag took the stand.
His testimony agreed with that of the
neighbors. So Judges Martin and
Finletter ordered the saloon closed
until October /.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
WHO DELAYED The FOOD BILL?

When the President the United States appealed to gentlemen out
of provision Prohbi
but foodconservaton
appealed patriots the why did
that have been filling this Capitol
with and ask them the
the food of the country be preserved ask them
their opposition ask them to appeal to Senators fill
against PATRIOTS for the
supply country Why did he do tha2 Because
but selfish He
unhsh and they responded patriot
icaly.
the charge
favorable have been delaying this bill
who
please provisions regarding who
and who have threatened that the bill shall
shall this these
Government and in the interest OF victory this
shall be passcd.-U. s. Senator Jones'
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
FAMOUS SURGEON ADVOCATES PROHIBITION

H. Mayo, M d. Rochester
Medical Association New York. june
Journal Medical Association June 1919
standard Of and the
which beyond
frequently waborne practical obsea
that the
by the drinking of
purified boiling Europe the results OBJ
brews and liquors. the fermenta
germs the vrulent bacteria Now that
dangerous the necessity especially Of
lin this
the policeman
alcohol demonstrated by Sickness
Medicine
drug, being displaced by better
and National Prohi
biion be welcomed by the medical profession
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
A w AR MING TO OTHER
CITIES

The citizen witnesses daily the toll
erance of law-breaking and the cor
ruption of morals. Under such con-
dition the law loses its influence and,
when stirred by great passions, the
mob brushes the law aside and de-
fies its authority. The occurrences
in East St. Louis should be a warn
ing to our own city, for no commu-
nifty can tolerate such conditions and
hope to have the law respected
Charles S. Deneen.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
VICIOUS POLITICS BLAMED

The riot was the elimination, the
natural result of conditions deliber-
ately created or permitted to exist
for a considerable time. Vicious poll
tics, corruption of the ballot, vice
graft, weak police control, insolence
and law defiance, by blacks and
whites, suspicion, hatred and fear
on both sides finally exploded in the
disgraceful outbreak of the last few
days.-Chicago Tribune.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
COMMENT ON EAST ST. LOUIS RIOTS
All Blame Rotten Politics and Lax Law Enforcement

I energetic lawyer, one fearless Judge,
might have cleansed the town. But
East St. Louis preferred to enjoy the
profits of debauchery. 1t will now
pay the losses. . =.
Race prejudice admittedly might
have developed in East St. Louis even
though its government had been
model. :. But race prejudice could
never have expressed itself so hid
eously if rotten local politics had
not prepared an inviting environment
Riots fail to occur where energetic
public officials zealously perform
their dutiesrChicago Herald.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
CAN'T CARRY FOR OWN USE

Carrying liquor into dry states,
though intended for personal use and
not for sale is interstate commerce.
and violation of the federal bone-dry
law according to an opinion handed
down by United States Judge Charles
+. Amidon, said to be the first opin-
ion dealing with the subject.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
WHAT VERY SENATOR
KNOWS

There is no question that every
Senator who is not constitutionally
wet knows that the economic situa-
ton, the food situation, and the eff
cheney situation, all demand that the
least during the continuance of war.
Moline Dispatch.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
LAWLESSNESS AT EAST ST.
LOUIS

East St. Louis has paid dearly in
reputation for its Indifference to
law enforcement. 1t will now pro-
coed to pay, as did Springfield, in
cash. When it contemplates at
once the added stain to its name and
the enormous bill of riot damages it
will probably decide that it has been
following the wrong course.-1llinois
State Journal.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
The Race Riots

Dvoe 10 him that budeh blood establheth city
by iniquityP >.
Nobody claims that drink the only of the East ST.
tragedy Few will deny that the saloon with Its natural re-
suits was the chief cause
If the citizens St Louis wish to redeem their city they
must abolish the political fruit of The
evil which bore such evil fruit must be destroyed root
and branch.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
UNDER WHICH FLAG

Just for the present the war is be-
tween Uncle Sam and booze Those
who defend booze are aiding the
Kaiser by menacing the feeding of our
soldiers. Under which fag?-East
St. Louis Journal.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
THE SALOONS POLITICAL
GRIMES

If the secret records of the brewing
and distilling industries were ever
brought to light they would tell a
story of social and political corrup-
ton unequalled in the annals of his
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
Cook County La,Ulessness

When representatives of foreign nations to America to
study orr government will they think of conditions Cook
county ILL., Will they recommend the adoption of methods which
result the law1es conditions prevailing here what VIII they
saw bou favo neglect duty and careessness on the part
Of officials shifting of blame by the authorities in one of the
most important the nation? Cook county presents
other example of the fact that democracy fails where the alcohol
sutocracy prevails.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20

The frontier of today, fact, in the past, is the
where the In Illinois the frontier in the
hoozerdden cities of the Here the and the eggman
still find field of operation and always their field of opera
and always their rendezvous in the saloon lust
civilization ecede society lowers
resurgene the wild ngoverned forces
the Jungle.
The frontier in Illinois will go when booze goes; before.
published
in repubshed its connection with the
The saloons put the rye into riot
"a is always Gveier than dry town." Yes-and
deadler
understand the negro The Southern states
dry.
conservation resulted in considerable drink
conversation.
against national Prohibition invariably from wet
territory they about Prohibition the people
in favor of it.
Kaiser said Victory will lie with the nation that
uses the smallest alcohol That prophecy
The u s. A. will be the dryest nation in the big conflict
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
SOME GOOD DRY EDITORIALS

tory. If the veritable narrative of the
American saloon were ever written, it
would make the deeadence of Rome
look like an age of pristine purity in
comparison.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
STATE IS RESPONSIBLE

Lawlessness and discrimination in
law enforcement have been the found
alton of political power in East St.
Louis for years.-St Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
The East St. Louis Liberty Monument

At East St Louis ready be unveiled the
Fourth of July 1t in honor of the soldiers and sailors
who fought to free the slaves The unveng indefinitely post
poned At future time this be formally ded
Gated together with another honor of those who will have
the primaries September 1918 in favor of freeing drink
slaves and dethroning the alcohol autocracy
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-07-20
Credit for Cartoon

The page appearing in the July edition of The
drawn H. Brandenburg
day program the nwood (Chicago) Christian Church
Bible School
Credit for the drawing untenoay omitted hereby tardiy
for this excellent "Shoes Booze