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The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25
HOOVER EXPECTS RETAILERS
TO AID IN CUTTING
FOOD COST
Administrator Says Merchants Will
be Forced to Cooperate With
u. S.

Washington, Oct. I0.-lt is up tc
the retailer. If he does not ,delive,
the nations food at its several doors
at reasonable price, means will be
found to make hi mdo so.
This summed up expresses the at
ttudc of Herbert c. Hoover, food
administrator, in announcing that
subject to cooperation OF the farmers
and the retailer, "the corner has been
turned in high prices"
Most OF the essential commodities
should, one after another, continue
to show reductions between now and
the end of the year" Mr.. Hoover
said in a formal statement. The
food administration has no control
of either the grower or his organiza-
tions. nor of the great majority OF re-
tailers.
The distribution chain lying be-
tween, that is. the warehouse, whole
salers, commission men and manu-
facturers of prime commodities has
required a great deal OF study and de-
velopment for its proper regulation,
and these regulations are now COM
ing into force"
Mr.. Hoover said he had every hope
that the retailers will cooperate as
the farmers and other food handlers
are cooperating in an effort to feed
the nation and the allies at. reason
able prices. Everybody along the
line down to the retailer, he declared,
already is helping. But the retailer
has yet to toe the mark, because retail
prices do not by any. means affect
the wholesale prices, Mr.. Hoover as
serted.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25
Bulgaria Agents Try to Talk Peace

Copenhagen, Oct. lo.--While En-
peror William and King Ferdinand
OF Bulgaria have been exchanging
assurances at Sofia of the unshakable
loyalty OF Bulgaria and Germany to
each other, and of the permanent ma
turc OF the alliance of the two coun-
tries, Bulgarian agents abroad have
been cndeavoring to get into touch
with the Entente Powers on the sub
sequent relations. Their efforts are
declared to be inspired by appre-
hension that Germany and Austria
Hungary. particularly the latter, may
not be overzealous in defending Bull
garia $ interests at the peace confer
cnce, as we'll as by a desire on Bull
garia's part to escape from revolving
in an exclusively German orbit after
the war.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25
What Prices Can be Fixed.

There has been much discussion
about what prices the Food Admins
tration can fix. Prices have beer
fixed on coal and wheat by authori
| ty conferred by the Food Contro
legislation. Prices have also been
fixed on iron and its products but
not under the Food Control law
I his was done by agreement with the
iron and steel industries and is vol
untary on their part.
The Food Control legislation con-
icrs powers on the president to fix
prices on coal and if necessary to buy
and sell it. 1t also confers authority
to buy and sell, and therefore to fix
prices on wheat, flour, meal, beans
and potatoes These arc the only
articles over which the president is
given the price fixing power.
The president is given power to H.
ccnce any business of the country
where the business transacted annu-
ally exceeds 100000. The power
under such license is conferred to
regulate profits in any line OF bust
ness but not to fix prices. Authority
is given over fertilizer and agricul-
tural implements under the license
provision but the power to fix the
price is not conferred-only the pow
cr to regulate profits.
The question is often raised in re
gard to the price of live stock, meats
corn. etc. The food Administration
acting for the president can not un-
der the present law fix prices on
these things because the authority to
do that is not conferred. What the
next Congress might do in that line
is not known, but until Congress
does act no one has the power to fix
prices on any commodity except as
stated above.
The regulation OF profits which
may be done now in any line of bust
ness. is an entirely different thing
from the fixing OF positive, prices.
1t will eliminate speculation but it
will not prevent high prices il they
are due to causes other than spccu-
lation
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25
Hog Cholera.

There seems to be few cases o;
hog cholera in the vicinity Of Butler.
The state is trying to eradicate chol-
era from Missouri and pays deputy
state veterinarian for treating sick
herds where the farmers pay for the
cost of serum. There is liable to be
several cases of cholera, owing to the
good corn crop this year, as chronic
cholera often becomes acute when
hogs are fed heavily on new corn.
The best preventive is vaccination. as
an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure. All other kinds Of
veterinary. work promptly attended
to. Don't forget to call
r r.. Gloyd,
Deputy State Veterinarian.
Let Butler, Mo.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25
St. Louis Editor Fined.

Jefferson City, Oct. co-Chas. +
Heberhart, managing editor of the
St. Louis Republic, was today fined
$50 by Judge Slate, OF the Cole Coun-
ty Circuit Court. for publishing a
statement September rs, and repeat
ing it on September 20, to the effect
that seven indictments had been cit
ed against John w. Scott, dismissed
commissioner of the permanent seat
of government. in connection with
the state coal scandal, before" the
indictments had been returned to
court.
In the contempt proceedings
R. E. Stout, managing editor of the
Kansas City Star, Stout's attorney
raised the point that although he was
managing editor, he had no knowl-
edge of the editorial complained OF
until after its publication. The hear
ing was recessed by Judge Slate TIN
til November II.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25

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The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25
Governors Talk Too Much.

Washington. Oct. 2o.-The reason
ior the sharp order to all national
guard officers. forbidding them to
communicate to state authorities,
formally OF informally, as to the
movements of their own or other
units of the federal armies, is that
messages of this character from Eur
ope have revealed facts which the
government wishes to be withheld
from publication.
The cases which prompted the or
der cannot be specifically described
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25
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. 1t 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. 1t costs nothing to investi-
gate, your own interes.. should
prompt you do the best that you can.
We invite a full Investigation.
Cantcrburya,
36-tf butler, MO.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25
RECORD OF THE PAST
No Stronger Evidence Can be Had
in Butler.

Look well to their record What
they have done many times in years
gone by is the best guarantee OF fu-
ture results Anyone with bad
back; any reader suffering from uri-
nary tr0uB1cS. from kidney ills,
should find comforting words in the
following statement
ID. w. Jennings. 400 College St,
Butler. says "Three years ago
was bad sufferer from kidney COM
plant and backache. | bought
Doan's Kidney Pills from Clays
Drug Store and they gave me re-
lief" (Statcment given September
Q, 1olI.
On April ,S. 1916. Mr.. Jennings
said 81 have always had good re-
suits from occasional use of Doan's
Kidney Pills still endorse them as
a good medicine"
Price 6oc, at all dealers Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy--get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr. Jennings has twice publicly rec
commended. Foster Milburn Co.,
Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y. 7-2t
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25
Connecticut Troops Join Army j
France.

Washington, Oct. 2o.-As the re-
suit of publication of the fact that
Connecticut troops had arrived in
France, contrary to the wishes OF the
government, Adjutant Mccain this
afternoon wired all national guard
commanders that such reports to
their governors or other state Off
cials are forbidden. It was through
a cablegram from Colonel Isbell to
Governor Holcomb of Connecticut
that the voluntary censorship was
violated.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25
Regular Army is Doubled Since
Fob. I.

Washington, Oct. I7.-Voluntary
enlistments have more than doubled
the strength of the regular army
since the declaration of war against
Germany, according to figures made
public by the war department.
These show the total of enlist
ments to be 2z8,365 men to midnight
Monday. Twenty-eight of the a.
states have more than completed the
quotas assigned them. These include
all the large centers of population,
New York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,
Massachusetts,, Missouri, Pennsyl-
vania and others.
..Enfistments-despite the draft act
-are continuing at the rate OF al
most 1000 day.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25

Draft slackers have received SEN
tences of various lengths in Ken
lucky, Oklahoma, Iowa and various
other places within the last week.
Some people are beginning to find
out that Uncle Sam means business.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25
RAIDERS SINK II
A British Convoy Attacked in the
North Sea by Two German
Ships.

London, Oct. 2o.-Two German
raiders attacked convoy in the
North Sea on Wednesday and. sank
two OF the British escorting destroy.
efs and nine merchant ships, It was
officially announced today by the
British war office.
The battle was fought near the
Norway Coast, the admiralty an
nounced.
The official announcement says
that three merchant vessels escaped
in the action. but that five Nor
wegan, one Danish and three Swed-
ish vessels were sunk without warn
ing, and many of the men OF the
crews were lost.
Thirty Norwegians were rescued
by British patrol craft.
The battle was fought between the
Shetland Islands and the Norway
fCoast, the admiralty announced.
The two very fast, heavily armed
German raiders were engaged by the
British destroyers. Fighting against
very heavy odds the British held the
Germans at bay until three merchant
vessels in the convoy had time to es-
cape.
The raiders showed anxiety to es-
cape before they could be intercepted
by British forces. adds the official
statement, and made no attempt 20
rescue the crews of the sunken de-
stroyers.
The lightweight officers and men
OF the Mary Rose and the forty-scven
of the Strongbow were lost.
The hostile raiders, it appears, sue
ceeded in evading the British watch
ers on dark nights on both the out
ward and homeward dash.
The admiralty Statement, giving the
details of the North Sea incident
| reads:
Two fast and heavily armed Ger
man raiders attacked convoy in the
North Sea. about midway between
the Shetland Islands and the Nor
wcgian coast. Wednesday. Two Brit
lSil tCetloSS Sl ,, HIS HldJSstS oiPo,
Mary Rose, Lieut.. Commander
Charles Fox, and Strongbow, Lieut..
Commander Edward Brooke, which
formed the anti-submarinc escort, at
once engaged the enemy vessels and
fought until they were sunk after a
short and unequal engagement.
Their gallant action held the Ger
man raiders sufficiently long to en-
able three merchant vessels to effect
their escape"
Anxious to make good their es-
cape before British forces could in
,eccpt them, no effort was made to
rescue the crews of the sunken de-
stroyers and the Germans left the
doomed merchant ship while these
were still sinking, thus enabling the
British patrol craft, which arrived
soon afterward, to rescue some thir
ty .Norwegians and others, regarding
whom the details are not known.
The German navy. by this act, once
more and further degraded itself by
this disregard of the historic chivalry
of the sea.
The enemy raiders succeeded in
evadng the British watching squad
rons on long. dark nights, both on
their hurried outward dash and their
homeward flight
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25
A complete s.. 90
STATES TIRES A~OA AACCI ~ A\OdA1A

under the voluntary censorship rules.
High officers of national guard units
in each case sent the offending mes
sage to the governors. 1t is not
known whether any action against
them is contemplated by the military
authorities.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25

We have good stock OF choice
seed whea. and seed rye for sale.
43-aO-,t Butler Roller Mills.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-17
UTLEY FUNERAL
SET FOR MONDAY

Private funeral services will be
held Monday morning a, 1890
o'clock for Henry Munson Uuey.
president emeritus o; the library
commission. and. for 81 years city
librarian. who died Friday In
his home. No. 1913 ChArlo,te-sve.
The services will be held In the
home and burial viii be IN Wood
mere cemetery The Rev. Joseph A.
Vance. 81 FIRST Presbyterian
church. viii 0ffclate.
nr riley was Al years old. In
addition 70 hts splendid recotd az
Librarian. Mr Uuey achieved prom.
inence as newspaperman and
scholar. ne took an active part In
charity work and was well known
In literary circles.
Mr. riley r. survived by his
vido-. three daughters. Mrs. ". J.
Roweil. Mrs " ". Muir and Miss
Frances Utisy. and b. three grand
children. katherine. Wesley and
Henry RoNeli. all OF Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-17

Recently from MEXICO. student.
orator. lawyer FOR Eve years gen
eral counsel OF the Model License
league under Tom Gilmore. he
will speak SUNDAY arernoor
A. e.eseeA -the- go lseahe,.i-.4
Episcopal church Mount Clemens.
and Sunday evening " ths fyrst
Congregational church. Woodward
and Forest aves
Having been counsel 'o- tae Va.
tioaAl Model IAreuse league. Aal
Dan Morgan Smith has acquired an
intimate Acquaintance with brewers
and dis'luers a. over Ausrscs. and
has an insight % he ms'fot- 1ss I'd
- he "boozs business IN secu-.nK
special srtTilcEes. Af'er having at
tempted for I've years 20 have model
license laws enacted i1 moro lar
20 states. be found or fha. the
booze business" never Intended
having such laFs enacfed. ard vent
dr." AFTER Two YEAR, IA Vie prac.
tlce ~ Law ~ no request o. ne
National AM Saloon fesele Do went
on the nationa. PROHIBITION rls.form
and by BIS ire isfl1fa nor. rpfsu.
did sympathy Memorable ,af hft
ing saTca--u. never 'Er ~ enter.
tain. Interest ard convince an
American audience Havag work.
cd for both 'des. be- rss an .anl
mate knowledge ~ both 1s. and
speaks from actual srpe-.-c
Dr A. g. Hare national ara--.al
secrefary ~ ne Ar'l Saloon Le4 rle
~ Ameriea wiz peak s1r1s morn.
ng In fte Irrnrro- aye P-s.,.,e
rian church and Sunday evening q
he Fortsf g0ngTsFsfir-eI church
Michigan rolled u7 sg-lI ots
FOR stats.7ide proh.brIol. sgf hose
uos' interested feel 'fsf ffs su
not solve fully ffr u44ar p ON
In Nohi gsn
such meeting t-a.r a-r -.rz
held by fhe .Hae a# over t-s
Z uff.on. 20 60. rH. raol eatrr4.a
traly srf ua behind -r.-
houses - congress. To- ..r-s tbs
submission or 30 Hab-rr ratfH
touai amendment at.rh. f.f =.
maiorif'es Ia 2c...ysie- ssd tbs
! booze business
The Detroit times., 1917-02-17
CHURCH
- NOTES

rne ,rA snort % tia Episcopal
church tn sts campaign 10 raise .
tS0eo. 600 pension fund for It's clergy
VIII De made on Quinquages ma sun
day. FEB. Is when q collection will
De taken In every enc e the 1000
Episcopal churches N the United
states. The fund q s. zoe go must
he raiset ~ March Z Or none 81 the
pledges are Binding
r.. Rev. Lloyd 2 DcuKisA % Ann
Arecr will ADDE'S the Bus,re ss
Nsrs pttie cAss N TIE Flrst Con-
greEattonAl church sunday.
II. Rev. c LAnc.ruAnr. o, Fowler.
Mich- Will succeed the Rev. J. IA.
Kaufman. as pastor q. 81 Joseph >
Catholic church. Jay and orleans
stA. according 90 ar announce -nsut
krc-n Bishop Foiey's rsslG~nec fath-
ar Kaufman r-linquished his pas
torass Jan. J. ana has not rrt been
appointed 10 another PARISH.
An American Tag "a carried AZ the
head % choir q a. voices as -
marches into The chance ~ - Pauf .
Episcopal csthsu rai a. the sunday
evening services This feature was
inAug 4rAtrd sunday ulght together
with ne singing % q uvmne- 90 ma
tlonaL anthems
The Detroit times., 1917-02-17
Iabor's Larger Glory Lies in What
II Wins for Those Who Follow!
Movement Is Now at Crucial Period Says
Sickle. and Signs Point Toward Further
Realization of Others Dreams and Daring

until Il grows bare OF trees and
shrubs and earth.
Millions OF living creatures gave
their lives that the coral islands
might be produced Our treasures
OF coal mean that great forests
have fallen for our factories and
furnaces.
For the sake Of ne worlds pro
gress the common people have
suffered most. In times Of war as
well as IN times OF peace. the hum
bic home OF the toler has been the
real battle-ground Of humanity
Here hearts have been broken and
souls have been crushed. Here long
vtgils have been Kept which have
whitened the hair and darkensd the
vision
The pr-sen, age. too. has rs du-
ties
Grateful FOR what others have
won for US we cannot BE- indiner.
eni 10 the needs OF the coming gen
erations
Upon us Is laid the task OF how.
INK out new paths and blazing the
vsy 10 better things
What. then. shall be our heritage
20 our children What shall be the
IDEAL which they must see because
OK the vision that has come 10 US
VIII q be higher and nobler than
that which was left 10 Us by our
fo-efathers. or will Il come 20
pass tha, 'hsy must begin al the
point ~ which we began. because
W have been weak NJ the task
which VAS ours
JUST now the labor movement
scen.s to have arrived a, crucial
perio' ia its history
The signs % IRE time point 20
Yards The further realization. OF
Others dreams and others daring
While % is f-ue that labor always
fas been and ever viii be on the
verge q a crisis. nevertheless. this
IS our crisis. sad 10 behooyes "a az
u- r. 10 Do true 20 the call OF duty
this hour ~ our opportunity
iH the economic world IN ne so
world. ia tho political world.
$50 qg' re ike mer be
.ttouz ln this shall b. our glory
The Detroit times., 1917-02-17
AMERICA NEEDS
LEISURE, ASSERTS
LECTURER POWYS

what We need IN America -
leisure sad John Cosper Po~y ;
IN rhe l-f % hi series O., lectures
s-iday evening The subject Was
Henry James, Ia ars'ocrat q
American literature. who became an
English citizen and lived in England
for many wears
"Unfil your American business
men are wiling 10 sell ont when
they have acquired 4 competence.
and uiil dew te them selves 20 some
Pursuit with no financial end IN
view. one cannct evnect much prog
ress 10 literature ard art. Mr
Povys continued You are all TOO
busy and imoued vi't The idea that
business and money are the end and
am OF existence
jane had a certain amni'y with
the Quaksrs and is AZ bis best when
describing tho aristocracy OF Phlia-
deiphia agree With him that
Philadelphia ia the most American
city Ia the United states. Boston
~ essentially English. New Orleans
n Latin While Democracy has done
much good. 10 las also done
much harm By not providing the
proper soil and conditions for arts
Tic AID utriirc-uHi growth.
The Rev Willis ~ Moore said
that Detroit had been 100 busy 10
give the university course proper
support and that there WA deficit.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-17
BAPTISTS SHOW
BIG EXPANSION

The Detroit Baptist Union. an In
corporzted body consisting OF mem
bers OF contributing Baptist church
80, shows considerable progress IN
its work OF establishing Baptist
Sunday schools and churches. pur-
chasing real esta,e For church pur-
poses and the maintaining OF preach
Ing and other religious services for
the native and foreign population OF
Detroit
Here are some OF the things The
Union is doing:
Employing . general superintend-
ent OF city mission work who is
giving all his time 70 the promoting
Of Baptist interests in Dstrolt-
Preaching the gospel IN six Ian
gIaxes az eleven stations.
Helping 10 support the work Of
nine organizations.
Just completing the building OF
a $1,000 church house for the Ru.
nanlzns a. No DeGuindrest
Just made the last payment oi
$500 contributed 70 the Brkett Ne
mortal church.
Supporting all or in par nine
workers.
Supervising the services o, II
workers
Interesting the Denomination. both
in the state and in the nation. IN
the needs and opportunities % the
Baptist work in the city OF Detroit
The Detroit times., 1917-02-17
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES
Churches of Nation Will Join
in Prayer Sunday to Guide
Country in Its Course Abroad

The 20 ha
observed national day OF
guidance United States is late international
crisis
which has already resulted hundreds OF
including Detroit Joining the movement
associations
council the mind and spirit
all Christian people, the federal
God His Spirit
United and direct the
OF United
the life OF the nation
In
deepensd sympathy and compassion
Continuing petitions for and Righteousness
fulfilling the command Of Lord and
all MAJ
and railing
found speaking he nj speaking
The Detroit times., 1917-02-17

FOLLOWING an Investigation by Po-
iice Commissioners cousens. the pen.
sion which John u. Downey has
been drawing from the police de-
psrtment has been reduced from
t7S TO $50 per month. For IL
months Downey has been drawing
a pension az a retired superinten-
dent Mr.. Cousens declares Downey
never was formally elevated TO the
rank Of superintendent and that
his rank when he len the depart.
ment AFTER bis memorable row with
former Commissioner Gillespie was
that OF inspector.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-17
Ash Wednesday and Washington's
Birthday Suggested AS Days for
World Prayer for Country's Safety

Father % our Lord and Savior Je.
sus Christ for mercy and help and
that the fearful Forrors % This
hour may b. translated into bless-
ing. refining liftinF and unifying
The sadly separated children ~ God
and preparing me World for king
DOM conditions
In this appeal IL was 7ugEestsd
that churches everywhere should %
serve Ash "Wednesday. FEB o. or
washington's birthday. Feb %. a. =
speoisi day ~ Dfsyef.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-17
WHY YOU CAN'T KILL THE CHURCHES
ncurably Religious But Needs Social Force Bring
Out the Good In His Religious aNture. Saye Sickle

religion that keeps the churches
alive.
Maybe you'll come back and say
It's The religious force u religion
that keeps Il alive All right, call
II what you please. bat it's the fact
that there's God--and somebody
else-,hat makes the thing vital
Religion n life. And lie pro
duoes What the scientists call "or.
EaniSms" There Is no life with.
0at organization. RE INORGANIC
II the lifeless rs when things
fall apart" that they die. -Disso-
luton" they call H.
The church IL mans organized
expression OF his religious life and
instincts. II Is The Organization
which he has formed 20 permit him
20 serve best For true religion
means service
And 80 when a man says Il
believe in religion but don't BE-
lievs In the church he is for
getting. or be "a ignorant OF. one OF
the biggest facts in nature and IN
history
In The last analysis you couldn't
have religion % any sorr thai was
verth while Without some kind OF
an organization.
II you don't like the churches
az they exist today you have the
liberty 20 organize one that doss
suit YOU But N this civilized coln
try with i,s moral and spiritual
demands. you vouldnt get FAR along
~ you we've 20 DESTROY al me
ohurohes-unlet. you organized BET.
ter ores
The Detroit times., 1917-02-17
BY THE REV. CHARLES
STELZLE.


Everybody's religious. even tho
he doesn't express Il in the same
way.
John F1ske. one OF The foremost
scientific Investigators. said OF re-
ligion.
None can deny that II is the
largest and most ubiquitous fact
connected with the existence OF
mankind =---
What be meant was that re-
ligion shows Itself In more ways
than anything else.
The fact -, man is ineurabiy
religious. You can't knock Z out
OF him. altho many OF US think that
ue need 10 pound II into most peo-
pie.
Religion isn't Manufactured o.
priests and ministers II 10 born
in the hearts OF men-eveD saw
ages
Religion that gets anywhere IL a
social force No man can be truly
religious alone: there must De a
Cod-youIl admit this. But there
must also be a neiEhbor
DO you remem Der what Jesus once
said about loving God with all your
heart. and your neighbor as your
self
The reason that there are
churches. and the reason that rs
next TO impossible to kill church.
IL because OF this social force.
They call II "dsnominationalisn
and a LOT OF other things. but run
damentaliy Us the social power IN