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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24
Coal Famine in U. S. Inevitable
Congress- rs Old.

Washington, July "a coal fam
inc in the United States next winter
virtually is inevitable. The house
rules committee was told that last
night by witnesses in behalf of the
MacGregor resolution for an investi-
CATION of the coal situation.
The greatest shortage, said c. E.
Lesher, of the United States geologi-
cal survey, will be in the eastern and
northeastern sections of the country,
owing TO shortage of coal cars. He
continued:
The mines are running at about
two-thirds capacity, not because
there is lack of labor, but because the
people will not buy now. That
means that car shortage is newt
able next winter, when the public
wants coal. A repetition of the ex-
perience OF winter before last is prac-
tically unavoidable.
Lesher urged that congress issue
an appeal to the people to lay in coal
now.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24
Prison Farm to Ship 5000 Bushels OF
Wheat. ~.

Jefferson City, Mo, July 1S.-The
State Penitentiary farm located III
Galloway County will send abou;
5000 bushels OF wheat to the St.
Louis market, this being the surplus
yield of but one of two large farms
operated by convict labor.
Returns were received today from
three car loads of wheat shipped to
St. Louis, among the first from this
part of the state and the first from
the prison farms. The price paid
ranged from Sab bushel to So.o2,
indicating that the heavy discount so
many farmers fear will be made
when their wheat reaches the market
was not applicable to grain grown il,
this part OF the state.
The prison also shipped its first cal
load of surplus hogs from the Gala
way farm and received $22.35 ret
after the shipping charges had been
paid, the lot bringing $348s. There
were seventy-one porkers in the car.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24
Belmont and Grandview.

T. The weather still stays hot snt
dry. We believe everyone IS wishing
for rain again.
Wheat and oats stacking is thu
order of the day now.
Ruth Seymour spent from Friday
until Monday with friends in Butler.
Mrs. ]. F. Thayer and daughter
Miss Ruby, who have been visiting
with Mrs. Seth nighttime. left Sun.
day for their home in Blackwell, Ok
lahoma.
Emmett. Burk and family spent
Sunday with Monroe Burk and fam.
lily.
Z. A. and Seth Nightwine made a
business trip to Kansas City Sunday
G. c. Seymour is putting a con-
crete foundation in for his new barn
Charley Wolfe left Friday for
Kansas City, where he will spend a
few days. :.
Do not forget preaching at the M.
E. church next Sunday morning and
night. Also League services at
night. Everyone is invited to- at
tend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hardinger gave
an endeavor entertainment Friday
evening of last week. Refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served.
A large crowd was present. All lett
at late hour and all reported a
good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Fleming aud
children spent Sunday with T. h..
Enp1ehardt and family.
Lula Bedwell left Sunday for Kan.
sas, where she will spend few days
with her aunt.
Mrs. Nathan Werner, who has
been very sick is some better at this
writing.
Miss Parsons, of Foster, spent last
week with Lula Bedwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Englehardt and
family and Jess Fleming and family
motored to Adrian Sunday evening.
ROSEBUD.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24
France Had Gun With 100 Mile
Range as War Ended.

Paris, July IS-While giving ev.-
dence before committee of the
Chamber of Deputies investigating
the Briey question today M. l.. Bour-
gois, said that at the time Paris was
being bombarded by German long
range guns he had designed a cannon
with range OF 100 miles, which
could be put in position in an hour.
M. Bourgeois stated that previous to
the time he had urged upon Albert
Thomas. then Undersecretary Of
State for War and Munitions, the :iu-
portance of bombarding the Briey
Iron Works and had been asked to
design a long-range cannon. His
plans, however, were sent from one
committee to another and the order
to manufacture it was not given I'M
til February, 1918. The gun was
ready for action at the time the
armistice was signed, he said.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24
Won't Return A. e. F. Dead?

New York, July 1S.-The transpor,
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria from
'Brest. with 5000 returning troops
including units of the 8o4th Pioneel
Infantry, I3Ist Engineers, and twu
thousand negro soldiers, arrived late
today after lying off Rockaway in the
fog for twenty-four hours.
Col. Charles c. Pierce, formerly al.
army chaplain, and now of the q,af-
termaster corps, arrived on his way
to Washington to assume charge ii
the registration of soldiers graves
service. Colonel Pierce, who held
similar office in France up to the
time of sailing home, stated he be,
lieved there was little chance that
bodies of American soldier dead
buried in France would De returned
to this country.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24
I. w. w. Firing Wheat Again.

Topeka.-Six incendiary fires in
two days were reported to the state
fire marshal from Ford and Edwards
counties. One fire in seven stacks OF
oats showed evidence of phosr horus
bombs as were used by the I. WV.
in Kansas three years ago. The
others were reported as incendiary
fires in the fields, but the fire mar
shall is investigating the details to de-
termine whether or not they were set
Intentionally or by accident. There
have been some fires in wheat fields
reported as incendiary when an in
vestigation showed them to have been
accidental.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24

Kansas City. talked~with the fore
man, who told me they had worked
about 80 men since February and
never had even finger mashed bad
enough to tie up. We then went to
Shoshone Falls, said by many, who
have seen both, to exceed Niagara in
grandeur. Then we visited Blue
Lakes. It is a very beautiful place,
where they told us the water was IS
feet deep. We could see the bottom
plainly and fine trout swimming
around, but fishing was forbidden.
We then started on 4 up Snake
River valley, which is a fine strip of
country extending nearly to the
Yellow Stone Park.
We entered the Park from the
west entrance, where they sealed our
guns and chained the dog and sent us
in among the bear. The scenery is
beautiful, fishing fine, bear a nuis-
ance. We saw one climb right in the
back seat of a car and tumble every
thing over getting at the grub box,
which he robbed. Saw the giant
geyser in operation 1t shoots up
every hour and IS minutes. Saw the
Paint Pots, the beautiful Yellow
Stone Lake, the falls. the canyon, the
great hot springs, etc. Was up above
the snow on Mount Washburn. Our
time being limited. we started down
the Yellow Stone river which has
quite an irrigated valley. We came
to Custer, then up the Big Horn
river to Hardin, Mont. Saw Dick
Craig, former Bates county man.
Montana is completely burned up
on the ranges and in bad shape. We
reached my sisters about dark last
night, after driving 50 miles to get y
miles.
My brothef-in-law found Marshal
Wolfe's gun, or we suppose it was
his, which he lost in an early day
when the Indians we're after him in
the mountains east of the Big Horn
and south of the Yellow Stone rivers.
1t had been lost so long the stock
was rotted to dust and fell away 1t
the touch. 1t is hand made, flint
lock; the barrel seems to be q sort
Of bronze and showed very little ef-
feet of ito long rest there. The ram
rod was In dust, and the ornament
bore Z dragon head. He said IL the
owner would further describe aud
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24
FARMERS OBJECT TO WHEAT
GRADING
Secretary Houston ID Asked to Send
Special Agents to State.

Jefferson City, Mo-, July 1.-THE
farmers Of Missouri are peeved be-
cause Of heavy discounts on low.
grade wheat and threatened losses OF
millions OF dollars if they do not Sc
cure better grades and discounts
from the government authorities.
Jewell Mayes, secretary OF the
State Board of Agriculture, today
wired to Secretary of Agriculture
Houston, asking him to send special
agents here as quickly as possible
with view to the establishment OF
better grades and more reasonable
discounts.
The present official discounts on
damaged wheat range from IS to 20
cents per bushel. Owing to heavy
rains right up to the time the grain
was ready for harvesting, it appears
that a rather large per cent of the
wheat crop of the state will be dis
counted heavily. Much of the grain
was down or partly down and the
heavy rains damaged such fields
more or less.
From what Secretary Mayes says,
very little Missouri wheat has yet
been marketed out of total yield
estimated at nearly 65,ooo,ooo bushels,
and the wheat growers are very
much alarmed over reports they
have received as to low grades and
heavy discounts for all wheat that
does not measure up to the full
standard as to weight and quality.
1t is said that he>damaged wheat is
largely sold in Edf6pe, and whatever
grades the government may estab-
lish and adhere to, as we'll as the dis
counts, will be the selling price
whether the grain is milled i'll this
country or in Europe.
The two wheat markets in this
state Of any consequence are St.
Louis and Kansas City. The prices
fixed by the government are not the
same. St. Louis being higher. In
St. Louis No. wheat VERY little Of
which is ever on the market) is $2.24
per bushel, No. $221 and No. 3
$2.I7. The Kansas City price is $e.l3
for No. 1, with cents more tor
dark winter; SAILS for No. and Sail
for No 3.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24

500 Radicals Forced 20 Lsave c6y
Kansas, Fighting NaSros

Colby, Kansas, July 40. M ebi
occurred At Colby. Kansas, aask at-
urday afternoon when armed clti9ans
surrounded more than 500 Mel< f&fs
Of the radical organization and HI ed
them to leave the city. FiGhtinTs %
averted only by the fact, that "A LOT
ferred to fight the farmer. hya Re5a-
ganda rather than chance the danger
Of battle. For several days frantic
efforts Of the farmers near Colby to
obtain sufficient help to save their
wheat have been blocked BY xob-
bile" propaganda.
early last week when radicals chi
ployed quit work after the farmers
refused to pay them 81 per hour for
their labor. Other sections Of the
state have paid harvesters 90 cents
per hour and have saved their crops.
To avert trouble and obtain help Col
by farmers increased the hourly wSge
to 70 cents, but more than 500 radi-
Gals refused to continue work and
grouped themselves about the
streets discouraging other laborers
from cHtCIlIIS Tic llCAuS duU kutCAS-
ening violence if they attempted to
do so.
An ultimatum was delivered Satur-
day morning to the terrorists to
either return to work in the ficlds or
leave the city. The outlaws gent
back def and declared that If they
were driven from Colby that the
wheat would be destroyed even if
successfully harvested. Action by
citizens followed Immediately and the
tefrorists were expelled.
Saturday night l.. w. w. members
had scattered to small towns sur
rounding Colby and began distribu-
ton of their propaganda, according
to information received by Attorney
Robertson today. Laborers en- route
to the fields were warned NOT to en-
ter Colby and told that near Hayes,
Kas., farmers were paying 81 an hour
for help. In reality. all wheat was
harvested several days ago for miles.
surrounding Hayes.
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Country Happenings.

Geo. Wigger delivered hogs to
Butler Monday for Will Gragg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will ShiJlinger and
Miss Clara RamscyA attended church
at Pleasant Home Sunday and took
dinner with Mrs. M. Shiliinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Quick are the
proud parents Of a new baby.
c. NJ. Wigger assisted Will Graeg
with making hay one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Welliver aud
children and Bruce Odneal. wife ana
baby motored to Nevada Sunday in
the formers car.
Thelma Sargent purchased new
Ford this week. *
Nj. and Mrs. Ben Tiffany children
Of Kansas City spent Friday At the j.
E. Harvey home. s.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24
Won't Spare ciders

Washington, July I7.-Now Con-
gress is after home. made" drinks,
heretofore considered harmless.
They will be barred under the prohi-
bition enforcement law, because they
contain large amounts of alcohol,
Representative Kahn of California
told the House today.
He submitted figures of the gov
eminent buraeu of chemistry show
ing the following drinks had alco-
holic content OF more than the min
imum of one-half Of per cent as
contained in the bill:
Hard cider and elderberry wine, 2
to 20 per cent; blackberry cordial, 20
to 80 per cent; cherry and peach
bounce, 80 to 40 per cent.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24
Barn Caught Fire Five Times.

w. S. Oates is considerable
puzzled about = series Of fires which
broke out IN his barn from last Fri
day evening until Sunday morning,
In that time fire broke out in the hay
loft of his barn five times but wa
discovered each time to be put on
before any serious damage wa
Mr.. Oates is not able to figure OF
just how the fire started but thinko
the first fire started from a match
and the succeeding four may hav6
been from smouIdering sparks frga
the first. fire. ~
: Ii is somewhat Of = puzzle ane =
perplexing one.-Adrian Journal.
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prove the title to this gun he might
have same. At Reeds Point we saw
Jack Frazee and family. They have
a ranch few miles east of town and
like the country fine.
We will leave here for. Iowa to
visit my father and mother few
days, then on to Butler. We expect
to reach there about Aug. 1st. Any
one wishing to get in touch with me
can do SO by writing me at Winter
set, Iowa. ..-:
Very respectfully. Il
sa1e. c. E.sRobbins
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24
COL. ROBBINS IN THE WEST
Meets Many Bates County Folks and
Writes Interesting Letter.
To The Times, Butler, Mo.
Big Hor;i, Mont, July IS, 1919

10 The Times, Butler, Mo.
Big Horn, Mont, July 10, 1919
Gentlemen
AS have little idle time,
thought l would write few lines,
to the paper. In our last few lines
we had reached Goldfield, Nevada.
We were entertained several days at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Cable, two former Bates county
young felix's. Mrs. Cable being 4
sister to Mrs. Robbins. Garfield is
in the middle of the desert. It's
water supply is pumpeA>4o miles. 1t
is altogether mining country.
There is big boom on now at the
Divide about IS miles north and
everyone we saw was mine crazy.
We left Garfield, going to Ely,
about 200 miles across the Desert.
Ran onto hot spring about hall
way. Ely is quite busting mining
city, too. From there we went to
Wells and saw the first sign of i.r,-
cation. Quite little valley there is
producing lots of feed. From Wells
we went to Twin Falls, Idaho, which
is very fine productive country.
We went from there on down the
Snake river and crossed over to the
Boise river and on down to Parma,
Idaho, which is the home of several
Bates county people. Willie, Frank,
Emerson Dickerson, who used to
live west Of Butler and Arthur Johns,
who lived where Fred Church now
lives, just west of Passaic. They are
all prosperous and happy. This be-
ing, we thought the choice of all the
country we had seen. They raise the
finest fruit / have ever seen grow.
Alfalfa makes 2 or 8 tons per. acre;
blue grass and white clover, etc.
Corn makes 70 to 30 bushels per
acre; oats 100 bushels; potatoes from
400 to 800 sacks Of 100 pounds each
per acre. It was the busiest place.
we found anywhere. But the DECKER
son boys found time to take is on .
fishing trip, way off in the noun
tsins. Now listen, Is of us started
on Friday, the 18th of June, drove
way off through the sage brush
about $50 miles, climbed down o.
wall of rock into canyon 1000 feet
deep. and caught, / think, 834 trout
a about six hours. We went aalnon
fishing, drove way down through
Oregon, to : salmon stream and got
9 big fellows, weight about 8 TO Iol
pounds. Az the rest Of onr pafty
we're NOT ready to leave, we parted
tompsny, loaded our cAr and sfafte1]
DIP Snake river to the YelloM, Stone
Park. Stopped at Twin Falls M
'fUund Clyde Oenuiug near these 1ak J
stayed Tor the big "a Of July eole@
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-26
MEN FOR LATIN-AMERlCA:
EXPORT SALESMANSHlP
Results OF wnr Bring New Opror-
'anitE to the Right kind
of ioun;: Men.

The Worlds Marketsr for January.
punished by Il. G. Dun G. Co. has the
Following to say regarding export
salesmanship and the attitude at pres
cnt % Latin-America toward this
country that should prove Of inter-
est TO local exporters and manufac-
turcrs:
AZ no time has The demand for
competent export statesmen been so
great as IL is to-day. and never in
the history Of our export trade have
shlcsmen going TO Latin-America been
- iavorably circumstanccd az now
A ',n,, Inc pioneers Ma in this field are ur,
Young men are preparing themselves
for This attractive and profitable pro-
fession.
Not only do these countries need
goods. but their merchants are much
more disposed to do business with the
United states. The South American
loves a fighter, and our having jumped
Into ;he late fay. and In III. man
ntr VIC did. has raised us consider
ctn people. Tina, We went in o cham
Iton the cause of liberty. which Is so
dear to nj! South American souls.
renders us ALI the more popular just
now IN Lat in America. We are now
respected where. possibly. in the past
we We're TenSarded in some quarters
ran salesman. visiting those markets.
can no" hold his head nj tho righr
angie aud feel himself the peer Of
any European competitor
IN u m rous changes have been
caused in Latin America by tho Eu-
roopean war. Although its immediate
effect was disastrous in the ease OF
many importers who had relied upon
Europeans for financial accommodate
ton. its ultimate effect was 10 place
business upon a more solid founda-
ton. Latin Americans not only learned
10 depend more largely uDon them
selves and their own capital hut they
MS a TO- nf
the " u pean system. which has
seemed specially attractive were be-
Sc. with dangers"
Those who have travelled in Latin
America recently will testify 20 the
accuracy Of the foregoing statement.
which is we'll worth noting by every
cXpor: MANAGER.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-26
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
ALL OVER SOUTHLAND
pcople Getting busy After War All
Over Dtxic-Many New I'm
terprises Starting Up.

The United States government VIII
de- tremendous work In The Charles
ton. $. g. harbor. The work already
planned will cost al least SA.ooo,0oe.
r. III. Folmar has purchased 1900
acres OF land In Bryan County, Ga.
and will establish on il Il cattle ranch.
The Ancloe sea Products ComNany
is establishing plant Al Tarpon
Springs. Fla, 10 produce and prepare
sen food.
The Speer- Harris Lumber Company
has been incorporated with 100000
capital stock to establish a o;s lumber
plant at WrtuInka. Ala
.rh- Monroe Flour and Feed Milling
Monroe La. with $50 900 capital stock.
The Western Cotton Oil COMPANY.
capitalized AZ $4,000. has been incor-
pora,ed a; Hasr.il. Texas.
rhe Texas Company IL erecting
system ~ oil tanks in Savannah. Ca.
with capacity OF $4,000 barrels or oil.
The company has purchased! 600 feet .;
river frontage. aud %!il build 900
foot wharf.
hecn Incorporated a. Selma, Ala, win
100000 capital stock.
The Grerdcl Mills, cotton n,anufac-
creased capital stock from 100000 to
slo5o,coo.
The Co-opcrativc Land and Develop.
Inent Company, capital S2.0r0OU6. has
been ;ncorpora ed =, Paris. Ky.
Tho Wyatt Metal and Boiler Works
OF Dallas Texas, have increased capt.
IA! stock TO 100000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-26
Thin PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like riniu Bitro-Phosphate to
Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
70 Incrense Strength, SigOr
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless prepare
lions and treatments which are con-
tinually being advertised for the pur-
pose OF making thin people ncShy, de-
rcloping arms, neck and bust. and re-
placing ugly hollowa aud angles by the
soft curved lines OF health and beauty.
there are evidently thousands of men
and women who keenly feel their cx-
cessiVe thinness.
Thnncss and weakness arc usually
due TO starved nerves. Our bodies need
modern foods. Physicians claim there
is nothing that will supply this de-
ficiency 80 we'll as the orga mic phos-
phate known among druggists as
bitro- phosDha which Is inexpensive
anu is sold by Tragic in Richmond and
most all druggists under Il guarantee
of satisfaction or money hack. Ely
feeding the nerves directly and by sup
plying the body cells with the neces-
sarN phosphoric food elements. .bitro.
phosphate quickly produces 81 welcome
increa:e in weight frequently being
astonishing.
This increase in weight also carries
WITH IT general Improvement in the
health. NerrousneSs,l slccpicssncss
and lack OF energy, which nearly
always accompany excessive thinncss
soon disappear. dull eyes become
bright and pale cheeks glow with the
bloom Of perfect health.
CAUTION: - Although bitro- Dhos-
phaie is unsurpassed for relieving
weakness. il should not. owing to its
ieHarkabie flesh growing properties
be used by ANY one who does not desire
to put feSh.-Ady
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-26
SOME FACTS FROM AFFAIR
brief Pointers Giving Hint. of Some
az the Commercial Activities
ar Foreign Lands.

Poland has rich salt mines that have
been worked for more than six cen
turtles.
Holland has coal mines tina, are now
producing at the rate of 1000, 900 tons
Il year.
Waterproof knapsacks made Of
horse hair have been invented by 4
JaDanesc army officer,
Costa Ric;t exported 25.2iG.7ll pounds
OF coffee last year. OF which the United
States look 81 per ccC,.
Hotel men Of the United states pro
pose 10 raise $4,000 TO rebuild the
famous Belgian inn in the town Of
Nurnes in Flanders. for some time the
headquarters Of King Albert and later
destroyed by the Germans.
ChEa's salt revenue year before las,
amounted 10 }1o,0O0.0to. This sum was
Sl.I.0.0Uo short OF the revenue for
the preceding year. but IL is consid-
cred good in view OF the disturbed
political conditions.
There are AT present moro than TWEEN
~ lead pencil! manufactures in Tokyo
alone, and monthly exports reach s.
100000 gross. The graphite is found
in Japan. hu, is rot of good quality
Before the war japan made only 100000
gross Il Year, and Germany held almost
all the trade.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-26
NEW HIGHWAY BUILDING
Good Roads TO se Made Through
FaJettc County. w. Na.-Old
frnil Roud.

FAYETTEVILLE. w. VA. January
25--By order 81 the County Court q.
Fayette County. j. *. McCirath. division
engineer Of the State Road Commits
sion and county engineer OF THIS coun-
~, has advertised for bids 70" the
building Of thirty-two miles of first
class road on ;nG James River and
kanawha Turnpike. which is Il part
of the famous Midland Trail Road
The proposed work is 10 be done In
The districts OF Scweii Mountain, Falls
ard NGttai In addition TO This work
:, state prison camp OF sixty men c.
more. we'll organized and equipped
with Ali OF the necessary machinery
is now located on clif TOP and viii
continue work on the old Trail Road
unit! il is entirely completed through
this county.