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D. C., Chastain Promoted.

Mrs. y. c. Chastain received a let
ter the first of the week from her
husband, Lieutenant d. {. Chastain,
in which he stated that he had re-
Gently been promoted to first lieu
tenancy in the artillery corps. The
letter was written from Paris and the
Lieutenant said that he was just con-
valescing from months sickness
with the influenza and that he was on
his way to Nice, where he expects to
stay about month recuperating.
Lieutenant Chastain has been all in
structor in officers artillery school
since he went to France and his work
was so good that it attracted the at
tention OF his superiors and his pro
motion naturally followed
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Cargo of Rubber Seized From
Swedes at Halifax.

Halifax. Nov. e2.-The Swedish
Bark Svithoid, with a cargo of rub
her seized in the early days of the
war and brought into this port, has
been officially confiscated through a
decision here today by Justice Drys-
dale of the Admiralty Court.
The judgment asserted the Captain
OF the ship acted in collision with
certain persons i'll Pernambuco
Brazil. in an attempt to smuggle the
third officer Of German steamer i'll
termed there into Germany.
The Captain protested he did not
know the German officer was or
hoard. and it was held by the cour:
that the protest was false; this act
the Justice said, was sufficient alone
to justify the seizure of the vessel.
1t was reci,ed further that the car.
60 OF rubber carried was contraband
and loaded without authority.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Layher. OF
Rockville. have received an official
telegram from the war department
informing them that their son, Frank
Layher. had been killed in action in
France.
l. c. Patterson, who was recently
elected cashier of the Bank OF Inde-
pendence, came down Sunday and
was accompanied back to 1ndepend-
ence, by his wife and daughter, who
will make their home in that city.
Butler regrets to lose this most esti-
mable family.
"Stop the typewriter notes. and
listen to me 'beller',' yelled
"Mopthy" Roosevelt to President
Woodrow Wilson. Let us have nc
more note writing. and yet these
same Wilson notes crumbled Aus
tria and revolutionixed Germany, be-
fore the. Allied Armies reached the
Rhine. They did more. President
Wilson's great principles won the
praise Of all Europe. and gave us a
reputation for virtues that we do not
al, by<any means. possess, As may
BE witnessed by our turning down. Of
the preSident ut the most recent
Geae4al Election. We do not want
his pr3Ac1plee-it is power and money
that ve hail 1arrensburg Demo
cfat.
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Peoples Bank Statement.

We publish this week the state
ment of the Peoples Bank of Butler
at the close of BUSINESS on the I4th
day OF November, 1913, and the state
ment makes a wonderfully fine show
ing.
While the Peoples Bank is COM
paratively young institution its
growth has been remarkable and to-
day it takes rank with financial in
situations much older in this section
of the state.
While the business of the bank is
conducted along the most conserva-
tive lines the bank makes every eff
fort to serve. their friends and
patrons in every way. Its officers
and employees are people of the
highest type and the bank has shown
it's self to be eminently entitled to
the slogan it has adopted: The
Bank ON Which. You Can Always
Bank"
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Mckee left the
last of the week for California, where
they will spend the winter.
Mrs: ]. c. Crutsinger was called to
Kansas City Friday morning. OF last
week by the death of a relative.
For Sa1e-Piano in excellent condi-
ton. To close estate. Address or
phone Darby Fruit Farm, Amoret,
Mo. 4.
Thomas A. Sherwood, a former
chief justice of the Missouri supreme
court, died at Long Beach, Califor-
MIA, Saturday.. of pneumonia. -
Frank Bowles, who has been spend
ing furlough in this city with his
father, Hayden Bowles, returned to
his station at Camp Pike, Monday
Mrs. B. F. Richards left the last of
the week for Kansas City, where she
is spending a week at the home OF
her son, Ed Richards.
The Kansas City -,uDlic schools, af-'
ter being open but few days, were
again closed Wednesday on account
of recurrence of the influenza cpl
demic.
Mrs. Lon Murphy, of Fairfield,
Washington, arrived Wednesday and
will spend about month visiting REL
atives and old friends in the Spruce
neighborhood.
The funeral of c. c. Catterlin, who
died Wednesday of last week. was
conducted by Rev. John B. Clyde, OF
the Presbyterian church, at Oak Hill
cemetery at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning.
Scully Lease for Sale:-I8o acres 7
Ia miles east of Butler on Butler and
Spruce road. 81 acres wheat. Good
improvements.
Off -. w. lsley,
Tel. Is on 10 Butler. Mo-, Ri. I.
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THE LID ORDERED OFF


As the number of cases of influenza
have been on the decrease for some
time the board of health have decided
that the restrictive measures ANA
orders that have oeen in effect for the
past few weeks are no longer neces-
sary and all such orders are ordered
revoked commencing Monday morn
ing,
The public schools will open Mon
day morning, unless there should be
"a fresh outbreak of the disease be-
tween now and then. The picture
show is making preparations to start
and the churches will no doubt hold
their regular services. The man OF
the house will again have an excuse
to go down town Of an evening, as
the lougcs will again hold regular
meetings. In fact everybody will be
ha~ that the disease has SO nearly
run it's course.
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Mrs. C. c. Duke left Thursday Of
last week for California, where she
will spend the winter near her two
sons, who are in training camps in
that state.
The drawing for the quilt OF the
Summit w. c. T. U. will be held in
tB5utfer Saturday afternoon; December
?, at 2:3o o'clock. Place to be an
nounced later.
c. Woods, who has been working in
the mipes in Arkansas arrived Tues
day and is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. NJ. Woods, and his small
son, who is staying with them.
Mr.. William L. Alkire and Miss
Mable G. Staley, both of Lone Oak
township, were married Saturday by
Justice B. F. Jeter at his office. on
East Side Square.
Miss Hattie Hart, who had been
visiting in Rich Hill, made a short
stay with old Butler friends the first
of the week before she returned to
her home at Spokane, Washington.
Mrs. G. w. Clardy, who has been
visiting her sisters, Mrs. Joe Clark, of
Summit, and Mrs. Green Walton, Of
this city, returned Tuesday to- her
home In Wichita, Kansas.
Lieut.. and Mrs. w. B. Catterlin ar
rived Friday morning from Camp
Anatole, New Jersey They were
called here by the death of Lieut..
Catterlin's father, c. c. Catterlin.
For Sale-Registered Holstein bull
calf, six months old.
Addres or call
P. Peterson,
a8-tf Amsterdam, Mo-
The six schools of Deepwater
township will Have a Junior Red
Cross Bazaar at Spruce, on the at
ternoon and evening of December H.
Come! Do your Xmas shopping
here $50
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w. Dudley Lacey Dead.

William Dudley Lacev died at the
home nj his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Lacey, at their home on West
Pine street Sa,urda~ morning, No
vemher -. OF diabetes. He was born
in Ca>s county. this state, II years
ago. Resides his parents he is sur
vived by two sisters, Misses Ethel
and Fern Lacey. and. one brother,
Donald Lacey.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at the Oak Hill
cemetery. by Rev. S. B. Moore, of the
Christian church.
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Senator Clark Wix Thankful.

To the Voters of Bates County and
nj thc-loth Senatorial District-Re-
puhlicans, Democrats and Socialists
| desire to express my thanks tor
their hearty support at the recen!
election, | fully realize that if | had
no. had the hearty support Of many
Democrats that l could not have
been elected to the State Senate
from district largely Democratic
and shall use my best endeavors tc
show the people, regardless of party
that | appreciate their help and con-
iiienee.
Very Truly,
Clark Wix.
Senator Elect. 10th Senatorial Dis
,rict of Missouri.
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For Sale.

- Red cows coming years old.
"a Red white face cows coming )
years old. il.
10 Black Angus cows, coming 3
years old.
All bred to good bulls.
3 Hereford Bulls.
Draft Horse, 6years old, sound.
work mares. smooth mouth.
Also one of the finest 200 acre
farms in the county.
Mcfarland & Sons,
Butler, Mo.
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Former Butler Girl Dies at
Jacksonville.

The news was received in Butler
Friday oi the death OF Mrs. Price X.
Glenn. which occurred at her home
m Harrisonvillc, Thursday evening
nf influenza. Mrs. Glenn will be re-
membered bv her Butler friends as
Miss Bessie Cable. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs George L. Cable. formerly
ri this city. She was graduated
from the Butler High School in the
class ri 1904, and was very popular
with her associates. Besides her
husband she is survived by son
ahuu, two years of age.
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In the list of casualties in the army
in France published Monday APP
peared the names of Private Charley
b. Thompson, OF Altoona, wounded,
degree undetermined, and Private
William +. Miller, killed in action.
Mrs. II. L.. Harvey, of Oakdale,,
Washington, who. has been visiting
at the home of Mrs. r. B. Keeble,
northeast of town and with other old
friends, left the last OF the week for
Kansas City, where she is visiting
relatives.
Corporal Guy Herman, who has
been spending short furlough will,
his father, ]. P. Herman, and Private
4. 7. Snodgrass, who has been visit
ing in the Spruce neighborhood, re-
turned to their duties at Camp Funs-
ton Tuesday.
Guy NJ. Compton. of Aaron, and
Miss Valia NJ. Gibbs, Of Urich, this
county. were united in marriage in
the office of the probate Judge
Thursday OF last week, Judge c. J..
Henry officiating.
Mrs. Fl. d. Clancy, who had been
assisting in caring for her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stone, during
their tussle with the prevailing cpl
demic, the influenza, has returned to
her home in Kansas City, as they are
both able to be out again.
w. O. Shillinger orders the address
of his paper changed from Mt. Yer
non, Washington, to Montrose, route
IS. Mr.. Shillinger has been spend
ing the summer in Washington and
likes it very well, but not quite SO
we'll as Bates county, Missouri.
B. F. Jeter, pension attorney, has
received notice that the pension
claim of Callie Drake, widow Of the
late Dallas Drake, has been allowed
at the rate Of $25 per month from
Oct. 6, 1917, also So per month for
her minor child, Matte Lee Drake.
D. K. Walker, manager of the
Walker McKibben Mercantile Com
pany left Wednesday for Columbia,
Mo-, where he will spend Thanks
giving with his son, Kirkby. Mrs.
Walker and daughter, Agnes, accom-
panied him to Montrose in their car.
Rev. Sam J. Starkey, of Bellaire,
formerly pastor of the NJ. E. church.
South, of this city, but now pastor OF
the Bellaire. Cooper. county. church.
was called to this city last week tc
preach the funeral of Ivan hay, who
died last Wednesday of the influenza.
Grant Gander, of the Peru neigh
borhood. was a caller at this office
while in the city Wednesday,. He
reports that wheat in his part of the
country as looking fine and a large
acreage planted. 1t is being pas
tured, which is a great help as feed
is scarce this fall.
Dode Holland arrived from the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Saturday and is spending q short
with his family and parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Holland. He
was called home b.. the death of Ivan
Ray, but arrived q day too. late to
attend the funeral.
Friday while Mrs. Walter Barron
was hanging. some curtains in her
apartments on the east side of the
square, she fell from = step ladder, |
Her bead striking, = sideboard cutting
! severe cash. A physician was sum-
moned and several stitches were
lekea TO close the wound.
! The Adrian Journal says that one
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Wood for Sale.

Block wood for sale $500 per load,
sideboard load. Pole wood, already
cut for sale, price reasonable.
Sgt l.. w. Smith.
Phone IS on 10 Butler, Mo. Rt. 7
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Dressr1laking!

All kinds of sewing done. See me
West of tracks, first door west O
Johnson Stotts.
Oct Miss Coda Ewing.
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No. 1895
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
OF the Financial Condition NJ the
PEOPLES BANK
OF Rutlel

Of Butler
at Butler, State of Missouri, ut the
close of business on the 14th day OF
November, 1918. published in the
Butler Weekly Times, newspaper
printed and published ut Butler. state
of Missouri on the 28th day of Novem-
Der, 1918.
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By os1Se4f DE Health. Bosrd all
|restrictj4Q 1Q1efs are revoked on and
after SCI ~ ecessbet fisst; \
Il q. B<Afmond, Mayor.
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" Yards 70 Close Thanh giving

Logan Moore humber Yard
3Afhe Star Lumber Company
yay will observe Thanksgiving day
enlaining closed all day Thurs
7-lt
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Notice.

No hunting or trapping on my
farm.
,-1t.* s. ". Ehart.
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total. =.
STATE OF M1ssoURI.(
County Of Bates.

County Of Bates.
We, Wesley Denton, as president.
and Frank l. Gench. as cashier Of said
bank. each of US, do sOlemnly swear
that the above statement Is true to the
best Of our knowledge and belief I
WESLEY DENTON, President.
FRANK l. 0ENCH. Cashier. ~
Z subscribed and sworn to before me,
teen hundred and eighteen
Witness my hand and netArtai Beal
on the date last aforesa1d. tCommis.
Stonea and qualified tor Z term 81.
(sEXt) HDLHN LEeTITH,
WIN sEsIiNdEN Z &
cesrect-Attsst \ a GAE1pLA g
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
So
TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND

Without entering into the merits or dement's of Miss Elizabeth
Aliens administration Of the teachers retirement fund in this state,
it is apparent to everyone who gives even the slightest consideration
to the matter that there is something radically wrong somewhere.
No pension fund ever invented was intended TO pay to the person re-
Tired more money in retiremsn than was recei' ed while working.
THAT is what the teachers retirement fund makes possible when
taken in conjunction with the state pension, and that is where the
public insists that there is something radically wrong.
Miss Allen is the one great champion of the retirement fund as
it is now managed. 1t seems that the machinery i, entirely in her
hands, or the hands of her friends who do practically what she tells
them to do. Perth Amboy has gone up against this olgarehy and has
been told where to get off. The local teachers are bold enough to
accept the challenge and the fight is on.
The local teachers admit that it is unfair for a teacher, upon re-
tireBent, to get more money than when teaching. They are for a
Reorganization of the general pension scheme on a sound financial
basis so that a fair amount will be assured. This looks like a very
logical position, and we believe it will have the sympathy of the state.
There have been threats on the part of the legislature to investi-
gate this teachers retirement fund several times, but each time a
teachers lobby, appointed, apparently, by the organization con-
troned by Miss Allen, has been able to block such legislation at
Trenton. 1t il, time now to settle the matter once for all. If every
thing is rs grand and lovely as Miss Allen, in her numerous state
ments, says they are then she certainly has nothing to fear from an
investigation. She surely cannot defend a teacher drawing more
money in retirement than she received while teaching. If she does,
then she is not a fit person to be at the head of such an important
matter as a retirement fund.
The least that can be done is for the legislature to go into the
matter thoroughly. There has been enough trouble over this retire
ment fund. The people want to know just what there is behind it
all. The stand taken by the Perth Amboy teachers is worthy of the
support of every fair-minded teacher in the state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

has taken over the railroads hasn't
c~hangedathe poleca; smell of the aN-
erage smoking car so you could notice
it.
Some men receive about 10 letters
a year. And nine of these come TO
them in October and are circulars
from candidates.
Little girls grow old soon these days
About the time they quit devot1ng
four hours a day to dressing dolls they
begin devoting for hours a day TO
dressing themselves
A man has more sense than a Wo-
man in one thing. He would rather
stay at home than go calling on sun
day afternoon.
No amount of argument can con-
vince a farmer that u city man who
sits at a desk all day does any work
or earns his money.
Men are all buffers. The fellow
who works as a brakeman and smokes
a m pipe Is always an Assist
ant superintendent of Freight Traf-
hc and smokes ten-cent cigars when
he comes back to his home town on q
visit.
Father can sleep right through it
when Baby falls out of bed. but
Mother Is hurt more and shocked
more than the BABY when anything
like that happens.
The man who has always KIN ociS d
his home town knocks 1t all h
harder because he can't understa Id
why 1t doesn't grow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04

sinking OF the United States Ship Tampa brings into promi-
y e coast guards, several companies of whom are billeted here.
a + of the repeated explanations that the coast guards constitute
what, maade of peace, is known as the revenue service and that
when the country is at war they automatically go over to the Navy
department, there are people who world belittle the Importance of
the coast guards in the war, looking upon the service as somewhat
of a snap.
Inc Z. 5 5. Tampa. wac formerly a revenue cutter and was
manned entirely by coast guards. The vessel was doing convoy duty
IN Enghsh waters when sunk. All on board are reported lost.
several OF the coast guards who were here just prior to the
present company had been aboard this vessel before they came to
Ierth Amooy. 1t IS possible that some of the boys who have been
nheted her were among those lost when the ship went down.
Inc coast guards who are stationed here come merely for a brief
stay III amos invariably are assigned to sea duty when they go
away. After a certain amount of active service they are put ashore
again on temporary leave. But their duties are just as hazardous as
A new meaning has been given to the service being rendered by
un coast guard Tor those who were inclined to beGtte this particular
anch Q n country S service. After ALL it is a part of the war and
p IN UNIFORM, no matter what branch of the service he may
fesen IS worthy OF our utmost respect. He is doing his part with
= 2 "hhhpef INC ms service in that particular branch is necessary
g. ~ oNcrhme would not maintain it, 1t all contributes to the
4nai victory winch Is becoming more and more evident.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-04
Today We Celebrate
BELGIuMs INDEpENDENcr nav

1luASMo DAY.
Even II they are mo- permitted by
their oppressors to celebrate the oc-
cassion, Belgians will remember that
today marks the S8th anniversary of
fne proclamation of Belgium's ande-
pendence. 1t was on the fourth OF
october, 1880. that the provisional
Belgian government at Brussels issued
a proclamation declaring Belgium free
or the Netherlands. The revolution
had commenced on August 25th pre-
sceeding, and on July 21st following
Leopold. Prince OF Saxe-Coburg. was
formally crowned king.
! On the abdtcation OF Napoleon, Bel
gfum was put under an Austrian row.
iernor. but when the power divided
Europe they gave Belgium to the
Dutch monarch for his devotion to
their cause. The inclinations of the
Belgans, which led them to a French
were not consulted in the set
tlement. and 1t was not long before
differences between the Belgians and
the Dutch arose. The latter were
principally engaged in the
Flemings of Belgium in agriculture
and manufacturing. and this brought
about a clash of economic interests.
The Belgians were French in language.
literature and associations. and Catho-
lie in their religion, while the Dutch
spoke their own tongue and sought to
spread their own Calvinism among the
Belgians. Both peoples were admir-
able In their way. but their ways were
different.
The Dutch. although only half as
numerous in the new kingdom as the
Belgians. looked upon the latter as
a subject people, and on their terri
tory as the spells OF victory. The use
or the French language in judicial
and government proceedings was to
be abolished. In the States Gonoal
Holland with her 1000. 900 people was
ito have a number of representatives
equal to Belgium with her 1000, 900
Inhabitants. The great public debt Of
Holland was imposed on Belgian in
dustry. The constitution was passed
by an assembly II. which the dissen-
tients were ina majority, BIT the alb
sent members were reckoned as as.
senting. and thus the majority was
converted into a minority.
A law gagging the nress finally led
to the o%utburst, although the singing
or Auber's Nasaniello at the grand
opera In Brussels was the immediate
cause of the revolt. The spirit stir
ring airs aroused the Belgians to fury
and h first blow for Belgian inde-
pendepce was at once struck. The In
habitants of Brussels built berricades
and soon all Belgium was afiame. Az
ter a battle. in which 'the men of
Liege" turned the tide. Brussels was
in complete control of the rebels. A
provisional government was formed by
Buron Won Hoogvorst. and others. and
on October 4th Belgium was declared
free and Independent. On December
26th the, independence of Belgium
was recognized by all the allied Powers
The Dutch fought bravely to retain
the country. but France sent an army
to assist the Belgians. and peace was
restored on the new basis by which
Belgium has enjoyed freedom and
prosperity up to the German invasion
in 1914.