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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-17
LAND SWINDLE EXPOSED IN
KANSAS CITY
Mythical 10000 Acres is Southeast
Missouri-Rich lillian Report
ed Victim.

Kansas City. Mo-, July 1o.-A
swindle network involving thirty-five
men now under indictment by the fed
eral grand jury at Indianapolis, Ind,
has developed a Kansas City angle
revealed today when G. o. STAINS
bury, 90 years old, 1884 Charlotte
Street, was arrested by post office in
spectors. Muncie, Ind, was the
scene OF the operations of the gang
during which more than $35o,ooo was
deity taken from victims, mostly
bankers and real estate men.
Stansbury's arrest was effected to-
day by J. NJ. Donaldson, postoffice
inspector.
The accused man was arraigned
soon after his arrest before Harry l..
Arnold, United States commissioner
Stansbury pleaded not guilty and his
bond fixed at $4,000, which he did
not furnish.
Stansbury waived preliminary
hearing later and consented to his
removal to indianapolis for trial.
Stansbury's wife is said OF be out
of town now. He has no children.
Among the victims of the alleged
scheme, the Postoffce Department
made known today, was ]. w. Jami-
son, cashier of bank at Rich Hill,
Mo-, who is said to have been de-
frauded out of about $4,000. The
names of no victims living nearer
Kansas City have been learned.
Stansbury, although pleading not
guilty, admitted to Inspector Donald
son that he was mixed up in the
Muncie scheme, Donaldson says.
Mr.. Jamison, the banker, has no yell
coming" Stansbury said to the in
spector.
The scheme itself involved a
mythical 10000 acres of land in
Southeastern Missouri, Dunklin
County, as well as a fake prize
light.
Stansbury is accused of taking vic
inns to the seat of operation at
Muncie.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-17
Japanese Deny Any War Intrigue
With Germany.

Washington, July o-At no time
since the beginning of the world war
has the Japanese Government sought
to enter into any treaty relations
with Germany and neither has any of
its agents entertained any PROPOSE
tons of that character, it was said
today at the Japanese embassy.
Existence of secret treaty be-
tween Germany and Japan under
which Japan was to share with Ger
many her special concession and
privileges in chain combination with
Russia was reported in a recent press
dispatch from Budapest, quoting
wireless report from Moscow.
This report was made the subject
of resolution introduced yesterday
by Senator Lodge, Republican, of
Massachusetts, asking the president
to transmit to the Senate a copy of
the alleged treaty and information as
to whether it had been abrogated.
State Department officials pro-
fessed ignorance today of the exist
ence of such secret pact as described
in the Moscow dispatch.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-17

party, say IL I'M behooys VI u Y 1as "
which is thrust into power Isl N "
souri, through the votes Of 10000 Re-
publican German-Americans ia have
Ia United States Senator they elected
ldenounce the race they Represents Ind
still stand for, and especially among
strangers many miles out OF Their
hearing, to again depend, upon / and
|plea with this faction to again assist
them to victory. N h AZ NJ X
Of course it may be probable that
Senator Spencer will~nof agaihs sseis
the toga year from next N ovember
and that he now regrets that III WIS
ever elected to Congress through the
votes of German American Repubii-
cans and is anxious to wipe out this
blot through letting the world know
where he stands when il comes to
the German race, and their American
scions.
The German-American Republican
voters, who predominant in St. Louis
city, and St Charles and Franklin,
Usage, Gasconade, Warren, Perry,
Cape Girardeau, Caldwell and two or
three other counties and, generally.
makes those places hopelessly and
helplessly Republican, did not app
prove of it when, twelve days ago,
Senator Spencer, through his, vote in
the Senate on a question involving
materially helped to
make the country dry after June 80,
and now he goes a step further and
slams the race and people these
electors still believe in.
In the Fredericksburg speech in
lwelling on the Germans as race
md their education, enlightenment
md other cultural traits, Senator
spencer, according to Washington
special. is credited with the follow
ng ringing and esering American
ltterance:
Germany prostituted this mighty
ower Gts culture and enlighten-
nenD in teaching her children that
orce was more to- be- desired than
light. That it was better to be strong
han just. That anything which
ends to increase the greatness of
Germany, no matter how hideous or
human or brutal it might be, was
thing to be commended and be
one, and the German people learned
} believe and approve that awful :
octrine." .
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-17

wASH uC ASdCHcO Tue Close OF his aQ-
dress clearly demonstrated that
Lafayette and all surrounding coun-
ties heartily endorses and stand for
President Wilson's League of Ma
tons. Among other speakers were
DE. Burris A. jenkins, editor of the
Kansas City Post. and Col. Ristine Of
Lexington.
At Bland former Governor Folk
spoke to an assemblsge of over g.
1000. and At Owensville to over 1000
|men, women and children. The
patriotic enthusiasm displayed by the
huge audiences ct both places indi.s
Gated that they were IN full accord
with the speaker and the League Of
Nations. Z
At .Owensville. Colo, Chairman Of
the Republican State Committee at.
tackled the League of Nations cove
nant through hia remarks turned
many Republican, who were presents
from hie party Many Of the voters
became teQecuef1ly eonvinced that
biz pp41itton Nls purely due to pos)
It1eA3 steeeUne 81 they o0eedfk73
1h0wed fleir 6SG1t1gosal % his 10
laek ~ 11A thsy favct6
T 8! g. ! !. - IN . IS NJ
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-17
SEE

ernor Gardner in his action calling
an extra session for the ratification
of the suffrage amendment. Praise
of the Governor for this is not con-
fined to the women but is heard on
all sides. In his address to the wo-
men Governor Gardner said in part:
"The world is at the feet of the
women at the present time" he said,
If she will do three things-first,
she must make herself beautiful in
character, heart and soul. Second,
she must be educated to converse
and vote intelligently.' Third, she
must be housekeeper and home
maker and good mother to her chill
dren, the future citizens OF the world.
called the special session because
it was right and just and merited."
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-17

The props have been knocked from
under the movement to delay en-
forcement of the Workmen's Com
pensation since it became known
that personal injury or damage suit
attorneys of the state have been fur
nishing some of the funds to pay fer
securing signatures to the referen-
dunn petitions which are being cir
culated. For time labor leaders in
the Building trades were all back of
the movement to refer the law under
the referendum provision of the con-
stitution but when the interest of the
damage suit attorneys became appar-
ent many of the leaders withdrew
from the movement.
Rube Woods, president of the
State Federation of Labor, is strong
in his opposition to delaying the OPP
Grafton of the law.
Attorney General Frank w. Nc
Allister and Insurance Superinteud-
ent A. L. Harry are resisting every
effort Of the fire insurance compan-
les operating in the state to increase
their rates in the state By the add
ton Of q ten per cent surcharee.
Inc companies were successful in
securing the increased charge d
many states but Missouri officials
refused to permit Il and the case ~
taken to the courts where Attorney
General NcAllister and his asaiei.
ant John I. Gose suecessfoliy -.
posed It Insurance compan3es n n
said, will take the Gaze Do t&a M
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-17
state.

Republican members of the Statute
Revision committee are hearing
from the people of the state over the
stand some of them have taken
against the League of Nations.
Members of their party seem to favor
the plan of world peace as much as
do the Democrats and if sentiment
does not change shift Of Republi-
can leaders in the state is expected.
The feeling among the people gen.
orally is that the League will 60
long way toward righting the wrongs
which have j, heretofore existed
the world.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-17

Mrs. Rena Mooney, wife of Thorn
rs j. Mooney Of California, failed to
get an audience with President Viii
son when she called at the White
House Friday. Secretary Tumulty
her the President would be
glad to read any petition she might
care to present, but that he feels he
has done all possible in Moneys
behalf and that any further interces-
jion' mast come from the governor
Of California.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-17
Mr.. Jamison's Emphatic Denial.

Referring to the above publication,
Mr.. Jamison this morning, emphat;-
cally denied losing a cent in this land
scheme. This proposition was put
up to me through a party at Garth
age, No." said Mr.. Jamison. went
to Muncie, Ind. After we got there
they said they could not perfect the
deal on account of the title. Then
they proposed prize fight in order
to release the owner of the land.
II was not victimized out of any
money at all-not cent. My inter-
est in the matter was prompted by
dealing in land, which they represent
ed to me as being safe investment.
/ have been doing all I can to run
down the guilty parties. Rich Hill
Review.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-17
JEFFERSON CITY LETTER
Legislature Ratifies Suffrage, Re;n=
states Capital Punishment and
Republicans Oppose League
of Nations.
By MEANS RAY

, The extra session of the 1egisla
ture called by Governor Gardner fol
the purpose of ratifying the Susan B
, Anthony amendment to the Federal
constitution extending suffrage to
women adopted the amendment
: without. delay.
There were a total OF only seven
votes i'll both the Senate and House
against the resolution.
Predictions that some might OBJ
pose the resolution were without the
least foundation for no sooner was
1.-THE question brought up in either
branch than was it adopted The
House required IS minutes and the
Senate four.
One OF the great surprises of the
extra session was the continued fight
against the League of Nations head
ed by Speaker Sam F. O'Fallon, of
Holt County, and Representative
Hackett, of Pettis county, both Re-
publicans.
Their opposition came at a dinner
given by the suffrage leaders and de-
Eveloped when a movement was start.
ed to send a message endorsing the
plan OF League of Nations to Presi-
dent Wilson and asking that he
speak i'll Missouri on his return to
this country.
During the regular session of the
Legislature the Republicans spent
much time fighting the League of
Nations.
Democratic leaders here state that
for the Republicans to try and long,
er claim that the League of Nations
is not party issue, when they are
opposing it as party, is useless and
the belief is stated that the next
campaign will be made on such an
issue.
The Democrats insist that Repub-
licans should offer some plan Of
world peace, if they can't get behind
the League covenant, or stop fight
ing what. is offered.
Senator Selden P. Spencer is COM
ing in for his share of criticism
among ,the Republican members of
the general assembly. They claim
that it is hard to tell where he stands
on any of the great questions con-
fronting the people of the nation.
Another complaint against Senator
Spencer is because of the appoint
ment of negro on the clerical force
Of the United States Senate. This
complaint does not come alone from
party members here but is being
voiced by other clerks in the Senate |
who are of that party.
Kumors are going the rounds that
IRE insurance companies, who asked |
ln increase of 10 per cent which |
meant the collection of an additional |
ltS0oo,o 900 taking an sppeal to the an
9ceme court of the United Sfates
httorney General NcAllister nnd
superintendent "A L. Hsrty Of The
Lnsufauce Department, say they vim /
axht the idcfease to the bitter endJI
The Missouri Supreme Court held /
he increase could not be made,
Or 4 resolution passed - the So. /
~ ana House guaranteeing that res /
|etatton OF cspifal punishmenS W6u1tI
y constdered and acted tlpoA vifl
~ e6neuzuing addlticnal tinaa AZ tkSk |,
m seeelou Guvefnce C6e6nes se17I 4
{ 1911 ness1kpf inu1r 1t y
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-04-17

wounded to care for and our crippled
to rebuild into confident, successful
citizens. There is still work for our
fighting men to do in Europe, if we
are to gain from our victory the kind
of world we have been fighting for.
It's big job! If we leave it un-
finished now when the end is in
sight-Chateau Thierry and the Meuse
will have been fought and won in
vain.
There's bill Of some billions Of
dollars to clean off the slate-bef0re we
can call it day and enjoy the new
world that we have won.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-04-17
T2HEY did not. And they
~ are not quitting now:
Neither did you while we
were winning the war:

Well, are you going to quit now
when the war is won? Our job isn't
finished yet-not by a long shot. And
it's man-size job, t0o-if we are
going to turn our victory to real &C.
count, if we are going to make from
it a more prosperous America and
better world to live in.
We have fighting men to bring
home and find jobs for. We have our
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS


White vests and pants already the order of the day among the masculine and white dresses light asos among the feminine.
 There will be large amount of musical talent city, day, Already bands have been engaged making hodlly loo musiclalls .
 The prospect is good for large of peddlers in streets and all exravagont prices.
 The old house corner Main John streets, but in consequence of advanced is making journey by we % s a & pGP p6r arrived within the last twelve days
 The veteran @ sP4P of Wall had gala returned in the evening" loaded down i black fish, some them fine specimens of the nnny tribe and weighed over nine pounds each
 eronnd has m ds graded ana taken and inviting appearance thus been given "S pruo i " P'
 monster meeting held in Belfast Ireland to protest against @ the of the Irish e church It is es h for fad 1s RsP.h 5 6 s s Sss ba y s 1s M ro D T beonsng much o N oW f R m Dd H1dogs dG5 T oSor 5s o f h Tdge
 Mir Sterling Edwards, engaged in working 5s5 fsS s &n of has W e s for some time and could m but at he sng Bs Tead nfS fom AGto know bs and dd @ % s e % hep p n make @ the a me except the at the helm" and scarce ovsr G0ao space of foy rods Without part at the precise point every time where they should.
 m The fPGm @ ng ays sn SnRo @ the bsv wasr @ they are taken in large quantities in wefs M The number a aP ing highly remuneratye They weigh about twelve Rsfs ssa @ of salmon in he Connecticut River.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
A PLEA FOR LAME CHILDREN

S HE TIMES FARMER has received from Rev. R. H. White
 pastor of West End Congregational church. plea for lame children. The need in great ject timely and the presentation views of Rev. MT. White printed herewith, the place of the editorial which ought have been written long Read what he says:-
 What about the children Bridgeport Connec- 
 a splendid exhibition given at the High school showing how the United States helps and trains crippled soldier to regain self support self happiness.
 how by contrast both city and state have long, supy and bruay neglected large body little citizens, the lame and deformed children
 The last legislature increased by a the grant to pauper child waiting old enough to go 10 the county farm That is the best the state do.
 only institution open to a lame child Newngon and Is too insignificant be worth mentioning. The should be criticized they do the possible with the resources at hand. \ When I visited years ago. that the dcences could hardly observed Sensitive lame children herded together with the syphic and fec pie minded Ihelr ptu s'ituonalzed faces asked the question whether it would not have been kinder to have mercuy chorofomed them than to have heaped this indignity upon
 The feeble minded removed but socially eased and other children County Homes still there, inc companions
 In contrast Massachusetts every /hid has only apply to be admitted to the hosp Ntl school for the Crippled Deformed everything that science money provide hand help improve his condition.
 teaching skilled by devoting less than three hours day school they easily Education. ..
 The individual capacity of each child carefully and choice of dozen trades
 With hardly exception pupils graduate into lives of self support, self mastery and happiness.
 With splendid program of welfare work the City of Bridgeport offers nothing to the lame child If to walk to school, transportation is offered him. he able to crawl there assistance at hand teacher to help him and down the sairs is able to make private arrangement No facilities offered to him. to train his nbe fingers the ing Trades school
 Compare this with the city transportation and special help all children the public school while in addition several hundred to and from the St Booph school for lame children where they receive educational and industrial training corrective treatments for deorties, that ortopedc be taught The happy faces of the pupils that school tell of the of the work.
 Connecticut has probably thousand lame children half ofwhom need the help of special training become porting.
 Bridgeport has fifty children who either handicapped entirely prevented getting education 1a1neness
 How much longer shall these Little Ones be neglected?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
THE TEST OF CONGRESSMEN

un RESIDENT WILSON, with that peculiar courage which N he brings the most difficult questions has express ed entirely of prejudice most of the divide politically, economically in the United States.
 the amendment of the prohibition law to init the sale of light beer.
 He suggests private of railroads, telephones and teegraphs. I
 He suggests legislation the improvement of the rea labor and capital.
 In there is divided It is impossible to where lies the preponderance of belief
 congress make show down each and these matters to to the representative must cast his vote n the sight of his constituents.
 The wet and dry problem is especially vexng There IS had hoped keep carefully in the by the of prohibition The dry coming to the pols The wet may the first time
 other problems equally vexing Legislators choce they cannot please everybody The pres ident gives task Let them perform it with hearts merry they conrve.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21

There present working against the Bolshevks One is the British Exped- tonary Force. which has crossed the Caucasus has gone by rail and transport from Baku to Pe- troff. and is moving north the direction of As- rakhan The second is the of General Deni- Ike composed about 5O,OOO Russian soldiers 3O,OOO officers of the ex-Impsria1 Russian General Denikens army is peculiar nixture' therefore of officers and prfvates. and one of the strangest productions in the midst of the Russian confusion General Deniken has his headquarters at Ekaterinodar, and has also expelled the Bolshe viks from the north of the Caucasus and is moving likewise in the direction of Astrakhan- The third tba ar,oy, oF Trenarsi De-ilIen have had consdera ble and moved something like 500 miles northward, occupying a very large region from come touch al with Cossacks of the Don, the French Expedtonary Force has had extraord- mary difficulties from the beginning These diff culties owing in part to the fact that France had hestated recognize Ukrainian Republic, and when it sent its expedition composed Of troops talk from Salonika, it with the intention of com n a word, French forces fight for Great Russia for its separate parts. suit that the French expedition has been ob Iged to fight against both the Ukrainians and the Bolshevfks, has assistance whatever from the moment of landing It tried at first to in touch with the Roumanan army. but this effort likewise failed and its operations have been strict ly limited O occupation of the city Of Odessa and the immediate neghborhood The impression is that if the Bolsheviks would make serious could easily wipe out; learn that Lenin and Trotsky purposely abstain from
 
 ways an that it to offend Entente much and continue to entertain the hope day other their Government wi recognized.
 BOlslleyik Plan.
 Meanwhile they have concentrated all their agants the danger presented by the advance of General Deniken's army in Astrakhan, and also of his coming understanding with he defeat of Bolshe- the Caucasus in the month of January when British Expeditfonary Forces practically destroyed their whole army, far from creating panic in Moscow, rather
 
 special purpose of throwing it immediately against the Cossacks of the Don and preventing them from joining the of General Deniken, also pre- venting the ultimate possibility o junction with the army of Adrniral kolchak, whose headquarters at Omsk. The plan of the Bolshsviks a ingenious fact astute, proves generals of the old regime whom they have been able to into their service doing their duty seriously They of acting the terrible alternative of being merciessy nartialled and shot, together with their families Che Bolshevik method of obtaining the services, of tfeir former leading officers of the Imperial very drastic. The generals in command
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
PROBABILITIES FOR AND AGAINST

HE CAREFULLY planned flight bids fare to land plane in Lisbon. Out of three started lost another is out of the running The last leg falls to the NC which has 800 miles to before reaching Lisbon and 5 miles to before landing in Plymouth Three planes had accident in travelling the first 96O miles. The NC had down. Three planes met with accidents travelling considerably less than of 200 miles, These acc dents that ship lost of te running That the NC will be making remaining distance without mhap, figuring by average Is a conjectural proposition.
 The proposition phrased in terms of probability this; If three planes trying travel miles what is the percentage of probability that do 57S miles, divided in of
 The harder to do the credit if it is
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21

Continued first two coumns) he landed in Ireland The world watched him. Two directly concerned in his flight Had succeeded British Empire would have the cred for first transatlantic flight
 The people either country wished that their nation mi honor but nowhere there one who the Australian His deed o reckless dar ing his against gravity and the such act devil galantry admres, and dld admire at the dawn of time and will, while is man.
 Over national feeling, the desire that the United States might frst achieve deed the personal feeling who'll triumphant would desire the destruction of Haer merely that might have the credit of the first flight.
 Every American hoped the triumph of the splendid Australian willingly would have conceded to Britain the honor and to Hawker the glory, had he succeeded.