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The Washington times., 1919-09-07

Men's NIght shirts, Of cambric,
muslin and nainsook, IN V-neck style,
extra full cut sizes Seconds OF
regular $l.T5 and $500 Ok
qualities, at..........-.... ~ lsOO
The Washington times., 1919-09-07
Mems Fall Furnishings

Hen's CniOn Suits OF fall weight
ribbed cotton, in natural gray, with
ionE sleeves and full length legs,
olpsed crotch. Well known e0 E0
ksis make. Special at e.. OAsOU
The Washington times., 1919-09-07

Meas MedfuR-Weight Underwear
OF cotton merino, in white and nat
ural gray; shirts and drawers in
all sizes up TO so. Special RT IL
at ............ SlslO
MeH's BaIbriEgaR Underwear.
shirts with short sleeves, fulI-length
drawers. made with extra full size
double seats. All regular HE
sizes. Regular sec value at. OOC
MehlN Hosiery OF good quality mer-
ceriEed Isle, with reinforced heel,
toe and sole. in black and white
Seconds of regular sec quail 0Eo
Mems SILK Fiber ShiFts, with soft
cuffs,- cut over perfect fitting pat
terms; in all the new silk stripe ef-
fects. Warranted fast coiors Reg
ular $500 values 60 NP
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-03
START a BOOM FOR CLARK


Jefferson City, June 16.-In casting
about for Z military candidate for
governor next year the attention OF
Democratic party leaders y being
drawn to Adj. Gen. Harvey c. Clark.
The politicians recognize the ex-ser-
vice men wi1lFhave a voice ia naming
future candidates for office and there
are few III the state more popular,
particularly with the old national
guafdsmen, than General Clark. II
nominated he, would, be expected to
receive the support of the military or
ganizations.
BESIDES, General Clark is said to
have the good will Of Judge w. w.
Graves, and that is no small asset in
Missouri Democratic. politics. Gem
eral Clark denies he Is to be candi-
date, but nevertheless his friends are
doing lot Of taking.
z. Governor Gardner continues to
deny he, has any political aspirations
after his present term expires. But
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-03
The Wheat Harvest.

The rains. which were of almoss
daily occurrence during the latter
part Of last week and the first OF this,
have materially interfered with the
wheat harvest in Bates county dur
ing the past week. In few cases
the wheat was blown down by the
storms and it is doubtful if some Of u
can be cut. All records for acreage
were broken in the county and while
the yield will not be so great as had
been hoped, there is sufficient to
boost the bank account of the Bates
county farmer to satisfactory figures.
Some oats have been cut and they
promise ! good yield. So far no
threshing has been reported.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-03
EswHEAT UP AT GULF PORTS
Qparantee Of $a.3o At Galveston and
New Orleans ID Announced.

New York. June 26-An increase
'ih the governments guaranteed price
.M wheat from $2.28 to $2.3o bushel
sat the terminal markets of Galveston
and New Orleans, effective July +,
was announced tonight by Julius
29arnes, United States wheat director,
.iinder the authority granted him i'll
In extensive order issued yesterday
sby President Wilson.
The large available supply of
9eean tonnage" said Mr.. Barnes in
'Announcing the order, "and the pros-
2Pective larger demand for grain
'inovement made it both advisable and
.dssirable that the gulf ports should
s3Aip larger quantities, Of foodstuffs
.than was possible under the cond;-
,tbns year ago. 1t is hoped by this
Moderate advance to attract there
Ichough wheat to supply the tonnage
that can be loaded"
No other changes in the guaran-
'teed prices now effective at Atlantic
and Pacific ports are contemplated,
Mr.. Barnes said.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-03

His friends and political appoiatess
are booating him continually as \
possible candidate next year for SenT
'ator Spencer's place. The governors
friends have been putting great stress
on his financial record, in pulling tho
state out ,of sdebt. In coming ont
flat-footed in favor Of woInai,'s SIT
fraee,s the Political leaders see the
governor angling :or the w6men's
votes in 1921, providing thu. women
are given the ballot. M
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-03
One Of the Things that War Taught
Us.

One good thing the war has taught
US, and that is the making of Opt
cal glass. Before the war, Germany
made it all. We thought nobody
else could make lenses for tele.
scopes.
Now we are making them as fine
as any that. were ever made.
Germany, too, had a monopoly on
the manufacture of dyes. Now we
have learned to make all kinds OF
dyes.
There is mighty little made in
Germany" which cannot be better
made on this side of the water, and
is being better made.-Kansas City
Post.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-03
Notice.

Services at New Hope Saturday
night, Sunday and Sunday night,
July Sc. Business meeting Saturday
night. Old peoples day Sunday at
morning service. Special sermon
Sunday night on "Great Mission of
the Church. A cordial welcome.
L. w. Keele.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-03
House Resolution Summons Secre.
tary Baker.

0fy BAKER.
Washington, June 2z.-The war
department apparently is not to be
blocked in its determination to ac-
Quire camp sites and artillery proving
grounds by q congress hostile to the
armv plans. While congress has de-
layed action ON legislation clipping
authority and pruning appropriations.
army officials are buying the land.
congfessInen said today.
Representative Luther w. Mott. Of
New York, said he had been I'M
formed that the war department has
paid ont during the past two weeks.
$s.ooo.ooo for the purchase Of Camps
Lee. Taylor Pike. Sherman and
Travis. "a
5 Mott today introduced in the Aou,e
acfesoluticn eallinS % Seerefafy
B3ker to fmnish deeailed inlorns.
~ eonee.uieg land penea1e0 ~
k1e var deplfanens atncs ~ q
~ tss .lilItary >ptoeeieljoa ~
0 - Do0o& : - =. (, n =
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-03

the signing OF the peace treaty Will
Germany. !. !.
The epochai meeting In the Hal
Of Mirrors began at $40 o'clock and
the German delegates, the first, tc
sign, affixed their signatures@at 81;
O'Clock, They were followed BY ths
American delegates, headed BY Pres.
ident Wilson, and then by the pleni-
potentiaries Of Great Britain, France
Italy and Japan. The representa-
tives of the minor powers signed ~
alphabetical order.
China's delegates did y not attend
the session, declining to sign the
treaty because they were not per
united to make reservations, They
had written to the president OF the
conference stating that they would
not be present and that they were
awaiting instructions from their gov
ernment.
Gen. Jan Christian Smuts, one OF
the delegates representing the Union
of South Africa, signed under pro-
! test. He objected to certain terri
torial settlements, making lengthy
statement. General Smuts said that
the indemnities stipulated could not
be accepted without grave injuries tp
the industrial revival of Europe. He
asserted it>would be to the interest
of the Allied powers to render the
;stipulations more toieraDie ana
moderate. & @R A
Premier ciepaencea,,, szin opsaiHa
The session on i opens The Allied
and associated powers on one side
and the German commission on the
other side, have come to an agree
ment on the conditions of peace.
The text has been completed, draft
ed and the president of the confer
ence has stated in writing that the
text is about to be signed now is
identical with the two hundred
copies that have been delivered to
the German delegation. The sigma
lures will be given now and they
amount to solemn undertaking,
faithfully and loyalty to execute the
conditions embodied by this treaty
of ace. / now invite the delegates
of the German commission to sign
the treaty"
The protocol was signed by all
those who. signed the treaty. The
Rhine arrangement was signed by
the Americans, Belgians, British and
French plenipet etentiaries., .----, e--e--= -=7--
(The protocol is. the document
containing changes In, and interpre-
tation of, the treaty.)
The proceedings were formally
closed at $40 o'clock.
Usr6n ~4sAsks~~r IS o>n~> w~s %atSr<t
an accomplished fact; the proceed
ings are closed" Clemenceau an
The German delegates left the hall |
first, the Allied representatives re-
manning in their seats. Those who
had assembled in the hall then went
to the terrace to see the fountains
playing.
AZ Premier Clemenceau, President
Wilson and Premier Lloyd George
from the palace, the great
crowd gathered outside swept aside
the Gordon of troops, cheering mad
The big horseshoe table was on
platform elevated about 4 foot aboyc
he floor. In the center Of the horse
Ihoe space was smaller table
opped with brown leather, ON which
'ested the treaty. One chair stood
,efore this table, to be used By tie
lelegates ip signing.
! An ancient and valuable brOwn
apestry carpet was on the floor. aQdi
he delegates sat q brown tapestfyI
overeds stables.
At the eastern end Of the hall were
Il So q -
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-03
0ERlllANY stoNs PEACE


I Five years ago this day--June. ~,
Francis ferdinand, Austrian
archduke, was assassinated at Sara
jevo. !
His death furnished the excuse tor
the world war which ended today
with signlng of the treaty of peace.
The Germans were forty years
preparing for the war. .ss
The treaty, ending their dreams Of
world dominion, was signed in as
many minutes.
In American history June 28 is the
anniversary OF the, Battle Of Mon
mouth. N. J., where, in I77S, Wash
ington, oefezted : force. under Sit
Henry Clinton. | e .1,.45+. I'D q ..sE: {
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-06
The Scouts of the Sivermine
Nv GEORGE MITCHELL

more Handy Book stuff" said Freckles, sarcastcay So
they did what they knew how to do and did it very WELL
and finally the little building stood up After 1t was
chnked in with CHARTERED logs to keep the wind out they
were the proudes lot of youngsters have ever seem
tall sapng driven in the ground in front OF the
doorway flag pole, and ceremonial rites were
now in order. The boys grouped about the pole Paul
got out an American flag he had wisely thought to bring
and as it was hosted they stood salute and the
National Anthem So the building was dedicated to the
Freedom Of the Woods
"Nowv said Paul. "we will hear recommendations for
suitable name Frecles opened the discussion by offer
ing Devils Den Junior and sat down amid burst OF
applause Bait arose and suggested CAL lnn" and sat
down amid burst Of laughter Paul wanted called the
Stockade," but Squaks Fort Slim" won their undivided
approval for it really Sims inspiration to raise
the cabin.
The election of a Governor Of the Fort was next on
the carpet, and Slim chosen by reclamation Sur
rounded by his wildly cheering comrades, he took the
path of office and salued with twenty-one guns
that is he would have been but they had no guns and
were obliged to out the salute vocally
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-06
Flag Raising at Fort Slim

III
\ an uncharitable frame Of mind. Slim, by his mis-
placed inspiration, had put them in uncomfortable
predcament Here they were, fully three miles from any,
where, with great deal too much pack to carry.
Sim beseged by his angry companions, had to think
and think quickly, and by flash Of genius con-
ceved the idea Of leaving their chaels where they lay
and building about them shack to serve as halfway
station The brilliancy of Sims idea at once
by the boys. AS matter of fact, midway station on
the line the Devils Den much needed institution
and though the boys had actually thought of it. they
recognized its manifold benefits at So Slim was
acclaimed the hero of the hour and invested with the
Order of the Mule and the Legion Of the Wiseguys
Axes were pulled out, sleeves rolled up and trees
selected Squak motion that the shack be made OF silver
birch unanimously defeated there being no such tree
in sight you're artistic" said Paul, but you haven't
much sense"
And right here discussion that wellnigh upset
the house before it was built The question Of style Slim
began to fear that they wouldn't build at all and that
be would be obliged deliver the pack to the Den Paul
was all for simple cabin or eanto. Squak wanted
something substantial, in the nature of log cabin
whats the use building something that rabbit could
knock with his al? he argued Bait wanted little
house that he had pictured in Handy Book for
Boys Slim strong for treetop house till ne was
asked who going to carry the things upstairs.
F-pces thought adobe hut was just the thing Tor
them and so they stood five ways Sunday until they
saw the wisdom of Squak's argument and log cabin
determined upon.
The size was the next question that disputed and
was set l2x20 doorway and two windows for the
present and promise Of door and fireplace for the
future.
Now to work." called Paul, and they scattered TO cut
the necessary timber At shutdown considerable Roadway
had been and the cornerstone speak, had been
laid The boys camped overnight the spot rolling up
in their blankets and sleeping the cleared floor space
Of their future home.
It had been decided to notch the logs by the simplest
method known the round notch Paul held out for the
Putnam notch but while better notch, too much time
vas needed for this Bait wanted show what he knew
about notchng and talked Of the Pike NOTCH but when
%@o11% IN boxvit ade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
II Months adequate
Time for Legislation

1t is evidently the belief of ma
jority of both houses of Congress that
adequate legislation for the control or
regulation of the railroads can be en-
acted within the present statutory peri
cd of twenty-one months from the time
of the proclamation of peace. 1t would
seem that the enactment of remedial
legislation does not require an extern
sion Of the period of government oper-
alton Of the railroads. The only valid
reason for continuing government oper-
alton for five years would be to enable
the railroad administration to work out
a unified national transportation sys-
tenn of railroads and waterways. The
accomplishment of this would be dcsir-
able, but it was not for that purpose
that Congress gave the President power
to assume control of the railroads.
Strong pressure is being brought
upon Congress to change government
control into government ownership.
The proposal of the railroad en-
ployes' organizations is that the gov
eminent purchase the railroads and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Dominion Suffering Chief
ly From an Oversup-
ply of Railroad Mileage
Duplication Is Costly
Government Operated Lines
Meet Stiff Competition
From Canadian Pacific
Special Correspor5eucs

Special Correspondents
n ONTREAL, Feb. 2s.-The out
lV come of the present railroad
lmbroglio in the United States
is certain to be an important factor in
influencing, if not determining, Cana
dian railroad policy during the next
decade
There is reason to expect that a
strong effort will be made at this SEES
sion of Parliament, which opened on
February 20, to commit the govern
ment to naturalization of the Grand
Trunk Railway, as we'll as the Grand
Trunk Pacific. With these roads in
Guided with the Canadian Northern.
the Intercolonial and the National
Iranscontinental railways in the sys-
tenn of the Canadian National Rail
ways, competing with the Canadian Pa
chic IN all branches Of service
freight and passenger traffic, EXPRESS.
telegraphs. hotels, land settlement and
even ocean ransportation-th issue
between private and public ownership
and operation of RAILWAYS in Canada
apparently will be fully joined. The
example Of the United States will add
much strength to one side or the other
IN the coming contest. This fact is
recognized by business men and poll
ticians in the Dominion, and they ara
watching closely railroad developments
in the United States.
There is hope, indeed, that a solu
ton of the transportation difficulty
south of the border may be found which
may give lead to this country in the
matter of railway policy, although in
certain respects Canadas problem is
more difficult than that of the United
States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

the railroad executives have suggested
the creation of Cabine. Office, headed
by a secretary of transportation, who
shall take over the administrative
functions now performed BY the In
terstate Commerce Commission, with
the exception of enforcing uniform
accounting and completing the valua-
ton of the railroads. 1t is understood,
however, that the railway executives
are less enthusiastic than they were
a few weeks since regarding this pro-
posal 1t probably will not be seri-
ously pressed.
The railroad executives go further
than the Interstate Commerce Com
mission does in providing for regional
commissions to take over the work of
rate regulation now performed by the
state public service commissions. The
interstate Commerce Commission,
however. would have Congress provide
for the cooperation of the interstate
and state commissions. The differ
ence between the railroad executives
and the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion as regards regional commissions
is one of detail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
here the Executives
Plan Is n eaker

The plans both OF the railroad ex
ecutlves and of the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission fail to deal ade
qUaCely with railroad credit, railroad
capitalization and the reduction of the
number of railroad companies. Anv
permanent solution of the railroad
question must include plan whereby
the present weaker railroad companies
may secure at a reasonable cost the
capital necessary for the DEVELOPMENT
OF their facilities that is required to
enable them to serve the public ade-
Quately. This can be brought about
only by government guarantee of tho
credit of the weaker roads or by plan
that will associate the weaker roads
with the stronger ones, and will group
the earnings and expenses of the com
bined systems.
A permanent solution Of the railroad
question seems certainly to require
that the present large number of rail
road companies be reduced to q limited
number of corporations The choice
here must be between two plans. One
plan would be to divide the country
territorily and bring the railroads in
each of the ten or twelve regions
under the control of single corpora
ton. The other and more logical plan
is to group our various railroad lines
about the twenty or twenty-five lead
ing railroad systems. These large rail
road systems, like the Pennsylvania,
the Illinois Central, the Northern Pa
cihc, for instance, have developed in
response to commercial needs. 1t would
seem wise to continue these and the
other large systems and group the
minor roads about the large systems
Federal incorporation is not necessary
but is desirable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Express Trains
To the Farms

The motor truck line spared the
railroads this trouble with short haul
freight Soon the rapidly increasing
number Of local motor truck express
lines carried the collection of goods
for shipment to a fine point. En-
presses ran to the farms of the coun-
try and carried the farmers products
to market, returning with supplies for
the farms. In this way the farm pro-
ducts reached their consumer hours
in advance of the former time of deliv-
cry and in much better condition.
Also the farmer did not have to spend
any Of his hours during the busy sea-
sons on the farm transporting his pro-
ducts to market. He was enabled to
stay on the farm and devote himself
to his proper business in life, the rails
ing of food which ultimately not only
fed the nation at home but the fighters
for freedom overseas
To the very doors of factories motor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Railroad Congestion
Depleted Stocks Sadly

A New England corporation in nor
nal times got its raw materials at
Pennsylvania iron mines. Railroad
congestion left this company with
sadly depleted stock Of its manufact-
uring necessities. Again the motor
truck was summoned 70 the rescue.
That was the beginning. The sue
cess Of these mparativcly long haul
motor truck lines, which were run reg
ularly during the emergency by the
manufacturers, showed the way. At
about the same time the government
oegan sending motor trucks destined
icr the armies abroad TO the Atlantic
ports under their own power for ship
ment abroad. 1t was soon found OF
relief 10 the railroads 70 secure car
goes for these trucks OF munitions also
intended for Atlantic ports and ulti-
mately destined for the fighting forces
IN Europe. So, soon the government
~as operating these long trains Of mo-
Dr trucks on their one-way trips to
me Atlantic coast
'fonps OF war munition factories
Win relations guch az made constant
commerce. between them necessary
'"'h began 70 use the motor truck in
guar heets, operated between the
pants. Fpr instance, a plant which
1'a's shell csses sent the cases bv
, h'Ipf truck TO another plant To be
60. go. soon the country was fairly
's' ~ lines ~ motor trucks op.y-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Finding Ne1o
Routes Through L. s.

This development greatly assisted the
setting up of routes with regular
schedules which carried goods botl:
ways. Hundreds of such routes were
established. Out of New York City alone
the number of stable routes ran into
two figures, and the distances travelled
by some of them we'll over 200 miles
They ran to Boston, Philadelphia,
Yonkers, Mt. Vernon, New Rochelle
White Plains, New Haven, Hartford
Springfield Mass, the Long Island
towns; Paterson. Passaic, Newark.
Elizabeth, New Brunswick, n. j., Bal
timore and Washington. Twenty
rural lines, fifteen Of which ran out
of Baltimore, were established in Mary
land, while five ran out of Washington.
The combined capacity of the lines out
of Baltimore and Washington was more
than 100 tons of farm produce daily.
The daily service was 1850 tonmles
or 100000 ton-miles year.
The New York Philadelphia line is a
good illustration of the more important.
1t maintained less than 24-hour SER
vice from shipper to consignee between
the two cities. A man in New York,
for instance, wished to make a small
shipment to Philadelphia. He telephoned
in the afternoon to the office of the
motor transport in New York. A two
or threeton truck called at his place
Of business and carried the shipment to
the New York terminal Of the company.
There it was made part of the load
of one Of the siX-ton trucks regularly
in service between the two cities. These
cars were sealed in transit and had side
and end doors.
The next day the shipment arrived
at the Philadelphia terminal Of the
company and was unloadcd and placed
upon one of the smaller one or two
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