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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-05-08
AUTO THIEVES SLAY
OFFICERS
Sheriff Joseph c. Talbot, of La
fayette County, and Two
Deputies Killed,

Sunday the city marshal, of Mar
shall, Saline county, arrested three
: men who were suspected Of stealing a
motor car at Lexington. Sheriff
Talbot, of Lafayette county, was no.
titled and he and two deputies, John
MCDONALD and James Stapleton,
went to Marshall and started back to
Lexington with the men. When they
failed to arrive at their destination a
search was instituted and the dead
bodies of the sheriff and Mcdonald
were found in wheat field near
Prairie Chapel Tuesday morning at
7 o'clock. Stapleton was found near
by still living, but SO badly wounded
that there is no hope for his recov-
cry.
The authorities at Marshall say
that the sheriff and his prisoners left
there Sunday evening in Ford car
belonging to the sheriff. The sheriff
and Mcdonald were in the front seat
with the three prisoners, with Staple
ton sitting in the lap Of one OF them,
in the back seat. Stapleton was
armed with III calibre revolver and
the supposition is that one of the
prisoners secured this and shot Nc
Donald and later Stapleton. Each of
the men had been shot through the
head and then badly beaten with the
butts of the revolvers. Stapleton is
so weak from his wounds and the ex-
posure thai he is unable to make any
statement, although he is conscious.
After shooting the three Lafayette
County officers and dumping their
bodies from the motor car, the ban
dts drove into Jackson County in
the sheriff's car On the Blue
Springs Road, six miles southeast OF
independence. the gasoline gave out.
There the car was abandoned early
Monday amorning. From that point
it is believed the slayers walked to
independence.
The bandits entered Independence
on the Blue Springs Road on West
Alton Avenue, a continuation of the
county road. There they attempted
to break into two garages, and failed.
Then they stole small motor truck
sitting i'll the backyard of the home
of +. w. Latimer. The three men
then rode into Kansas City. The
Latimer truck was found Tuesday at
Fifteenth and Walnut streets, and
later returned to its owner.
AS in many other crimes alleged to
have been committed by criminals
making Kansas City their head
quarters, the slayers of the Lafayette
County officers rushed there immed-
lately after the murder, in search of a
sanctuary. 1t is believed they are
hiding now in some of the many re- ;
sorts, the hangouts of criminals, on !
the North Side. D.,
When the Dale Jones bandit gang .,
held up the Katy train near Olathe
the gang members rushed into Kan
sas City, where they remained many
days before going to Colorado. At
ter the Buhler, Kas., bank was robbed
many of the stolen Liberty bonds
were found here and two North Side
residents are charged now with the
crime. {
In the more recent robbery of the
Mo-, bank much of the
stolen loot was found in the southern
outskirts OF this city. s
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-05-08
Additional School Levy Carried.

Not a great deal of interest was
manifested in the special school cleo
ton Tuesday and a rather small vote
was polled. There was no opposition
to the levy and it carried by major
ity of about eight to one.
In, the afternoon the pupils of the
city schools put on a parade in the
interest of the levy. Each of the
four classes of the High School dec
Grated an automobile float bearing
signs calling attention to the needs
of the schools. Following the floats
marched the pupils of the High
School, followed by the grade
schools.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-05-08
MRS. GUYTON'S CAFE
Will Open Wednesday, May 2, a
100 O'clock A. M.

l have not yet received all my fix
lures, but will open my new Cafe
with lunch on Wednesday, May 7, at
HOO o'clock a. m., any way. l will
serve hot lunch for IS cents, which
will consist of the following:
Choice of Meats-Chicken pie;
roast beef and brown potatoes, roast
pork and brown potatoes; young rad
ishes, young onions; hot rolls; tea,
coffee, milk. Dessert-Bayarian ice
cream.
In season we will serve Dads corn
on cob, and vegetables right out Of
SHORT ORDER MENU
Standardization, home baked;
ham and egg, chicken. roast beef.
cold or hot; pimento and cheese,
brick cheese, double header, ham,
burger, club sandwiches.
Salads-Perfection, potato, egg,
salmon. pineapple, tomato Tin sea-
son) cucumber, lettuce.
ptoo- Cherry, lemon, cocoanut,
chocolate, CARMEL berry pies in
sesson, strawberry sltortcake IN sea
scahss-Dssj soed. angel food.
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Sodas a q llnd4 sandaes, ~
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line of caadia1 - end belL
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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-05-08
Spruce News.

DR.. Fletcher and son, James, re-
turned to their home Sunday.
Mrs. Rilla Radford ana children,
from Butler, came Friday evening to
visit with relatives. They returned
to their home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Eads made a
business trip to Butler Friday. Their
little grandson, Olaf Chambers. ac-
companied them home to visit a few
days.
Ira Eads motored to Appleton
City Thursday afternoon after a load
of kaffir corn.
The Compton and Moore garage
have put in . new gas filling station.
Mrs. Dell Lutsenhizer has been out
selling Liberty Bonds. s
l. II. Dickson motored to- Butler
with produce Thursday morning.
The Willow Tree school was out
Friday. A program was given Sst-s
urday night.
ChaA Parker has his grist mill in
order for grinding.
Orville Snodgrass, who has Just ar
rved from overseas, received an hon.
orohle discAarGe 1t Camp Funston
and retmaed 10 his home Sunday
Mss 1.ble Mecook,> of. Butl.r.
cane Sunday evening to visit With
her BROTHER. John McCook, and fam-
LII. bickison motored to clin.oa
1eoea1Y svieA psod1ee. e 6
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-05-08
Chapel Items.

We have been having some nice,
spring showers this week.
Corn planting is the order of the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Shelton have
moved west of Butler on the lvers
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fishey have
moved to the. place Roscoe Shelton
vacated.
Mrs. David White of Galloway
county, formerly of Chapel neighbour
hood, is visiting friends in this vicin-
ity and we hear they will locate here
again. We will be glad I'd welcome
this estimable couple back to Bates
county.
Mrs. Jess Wilson's mother, from
Ceeiehton is visiting her at present
The flu 10 making this neighbor-
Hood another visit. Mrs. A. ]. Shell
IN and Mrs. Keeble being the, VIC
stinie. Both are eonvalkseinG.
Chape1 Sunday school i proexess
80 fne under de leedtfship Of Me:
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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-05-08
Country Happenings.

The farmers in this vicinity are
busy planting corn.
Mrs. cake Frey and Grandma Frey
spent Thursday with Mrs. G. Quick.
Mrs. Francis Hall spent the latter
part of last week with her sister, Mrs.
J. NJ. Chitwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Sargent and
daughter called at the T. Anderson
home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Wigger of Har-
wood called on his brothers Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gay spent SUN
day with her father, Will Poster.
Mrs. Frey of Appleton City spent
last week with her son, Jake Frey,
and family.
Ben Noryell spent Saturday night
and Sunday in Appleton City.
Marsh Brown assisted Tai Ray
bourne with some carpenter work
&C Gussis Dennis spent . Tss.day win
.G ~ nd sis kr.. cl.ud Quick enter.
tanned to dinner Sunday, Mr.. aAd
Mrs. Hartefl, Mrs. w. Randall and
daughter. Grace, and Harry Randall.
Ray James worked for. Leonard
Harp last week.
Miss Docia Anderson spent Sum
day with her parents.
Mrs.. Marsh Brown and -childrea
called On. Mrs. Sargent Saturday ~
= Essss and Harry Frey sps.s
Evening journal., 1919-07-10
MHEnr IHE MRoNc TH1NGs cAN nr FIxEp.

IVY HERE IS the person be he Delawarean or native
w Of other STATE who says America Is horrid
place, beset with evils and mockery OF lustice'
Lead him around the world and he'll come home IN
ssckcloth and ashes and hungry under his belt.
Abuses in American Yes. Many Of them. Pronteers,
liars four-ushers and some bad laws paleozoo
employers and some crazy people. We've probably got
the biggest trusts the world just we've got the
ses buildings and the most and the queerest leg
slators.
But there isn't wrong thing IN America that Amerl-
cans can't nx whenever they want TO badly enough.
There wrong thing that isn't subject to the control
machinery that Americans either have ready
have the power TO make. No honest person have
Crouch about land that contains wrong things as long
that land offers the machinery for making things right
In Europe they Just lighting their way up TO a
speaking acquaintance with what we've had for a long
time. They Just getting their wages up to levels
they trying TO get their standard Of living up
where ours, they trying 20 devise labor and
capital machinery that will keep things right side up
they can live well do. But we are stll lap
and a-haf ahead every countand we're due to stay
that way.
British workmen went through the way on wages far
below the American average. In France, stl lower.
And pronteers? Arthur Giles secretary OF the
Federation England told that association that
British made nine millions sterling, largely by
dumping obsolete goods the poor people under food
control
High prices? England and France have them' with
population less able than to pay the bills Paris Will
charge you $3.50 for half-dollar breakfast.
The workman who says They've better conditions over
there" has been listening TO fairy stories It viii be
time before war-ton Europe build conditions for her
population that Will even approximate our own Good
things cannot be made out Of thin alr. Nor their
foundations rest upon ashes and shell holes
America s like big mana 2GO-pounder-s
healthy, fearless capable And plenty Of food in sight
Whoever n bIR man crazy geid desponlent n
foolish?
Europe Is like slim, hungry That man Of
Europe has got TO build up and get meat around the
waist and the chest Andin those places where
food isn't likely TO be got FOR ong time the thin
may do foolish things just because there's nothing
else to do and because he isn't normal
Furniture food clothes steel, lumber machines tools,
seeds all these and thousand other things. America
must make for the world America must be the worlds
great hive Of Industry, and 70 must be the worlds
home Of Opportunity and Delawane must be Of The
most active cells in that great hive
Evening journal., 1919-07-10
HAULING FREIGHT BY TRAIN
OR BY MOTOR TRUCK
investigation Shows Country Districts Need More Brsnc-ne Rail
ways, While Motor Trucks Find Their Best Field
Around Cities.

In view Of the present interest in
the carrying Of freight in motor trucks
from city 10 city, the Engineering
News-Record has made a special inves-
tigatlon Of the comparative cost OF
ftaght transportation by railway and
by highway. The results Of the invcs-
tigaton are published with exhaustive
detail including facts, figures and
tables. in the July 30 issue Of the En-
glneering News-RecOrd
The investigation shows that the
cost OF hauling freight by rail, where
there Is sufficient business, is only a
small fraction Of The cost of hauling
1t by highway. even when the road is
paved-at large eXpense-and a motor
truck is used on the other hand, the
advantage OF hauling by motor truck
is found in the abllty Of The truck to
carry freight from origin 90 destina-
tion and 20 obvlate the repeated re-
handling which is necessary with rail-
way transportation. The motor truck
too. on short-dislance hauling often
saves more in the cost Of packing and
boxing than the en-lre freight charge.
However. the most economical meth
cd Of transport for a given location
will depend on the local conditions, es-
pecially the amount and character OF
the freight 90 he handled and the cost
OF building and maintaining various
types Of roadway at that location.
Charles Whiting Baker. consulting
editor Of the Engineering News-Rec0rd
who carried out the Investigation,
urges that the building of branch-line
Evening journal., 1919-07-10

railways in country districts should
be resumed, and that all such railways
should be allowed TO charge freight
rates high enough to pay the cost OF
transport over them, so that they
should not be burden on the main
line. Railways TO handle light traffic,
however, should be built and operated
quite differently froh heavy-lraflc
railways.
The motor trucks greatest field Of
usefulness is about the larger city,
where 10 can effect great saving IN
handl ng less s-than-carioad freight ship
ments and express packages between
The city and surrounding towns.
Better knowledge OF truck operating
costs and better methods OF conducting
The business are greatly needed A
large percentage Of the concerns oper-
ating motor trucks in intercity traffic
have failed. For handling such bus
ness economically The use OF trailer
wagons. hauled behind the trucks, ap
pears 90 he one OF the most promising
methods Of improvement.
Evening journal., 1919-07-10
rnosr srIIt ON snouLp eEr ".

m ECENTLY a conference or the Stale Bankers OF New
N Castle county held in The board room Of the
Security Trust and safe Deposit Company in This city
st that conference John 5. Rossell president Of the
Delaware Bankers Association made earnest appeal 20
State banks that not already members Of The Federal
Reserve system TO in and permit this State to pre-
sent to the nation in that important respect solid
front.
AS result Of that address and further discussion the
New Castle county confcrees adopted the following
luton:
Resoved the Judgment OF this conference tho
Federal Reserve system the chief buwark OF the bank
ing interests Of the people, and earnestly urge all
eligible financial Institutions in Delaware that not now
members TO give careful consideration TO the matter OF
becoming members Of this system"
As the system is admitted to be, the resolution as
serts The chief buwark the banking interests Of the
people, certainly it would TO be the imperative
duty OF all Delaware banking institutions which are ell
gible for memberships place themselves within the
protective and beneficial that has been created by
the Federal Reserve Act Such action viii he good for
them and equally good for their customers In fact the
time IS sure to come when eligible financial institution
that persists in keeping out Of the system VIII be viewed
by the public with a certain measure OF dstrust
Evening journal., 1919-07-10
Editorial Opinion
MORE SPEED.

From Daily Financial America.
Now Chief Flynn. Of the Departments
Of Justice. promises MS that we arc TO
see wholesale deporlations Of Bolsheyy-
isis. I. W. Ws., and The rest Of their
ilk. We hope william J. is not spoonng
US. some months ago we were pre-
pairing TO go down 10 the sea and bid
fond adicu 10 a number of undesirables
who were slated for an eastbound irlp
across the Atlantic. There were car
load lots Of Them consigned for The
Journey. Ry The time They reached
here either The cargo spoiled en route
and was consigned TO the dump-heap
or IL was released. Anyway the antici-
patton NJ a pleasant day Of speeding
The departing, was all we enjoyed.
However. we are ready TO again or
ganize cheering squad. If the CHIEF
will furnish lhr voyagcrs We viii
promise them a rousine send or. Ana
oh. let it be soon and often.
Evening journal., 1919-07-10
TIE RAIANCE OF POWER.

From the New York tribune.
The alliance for the defence NJ the
frontier behind which for two thousand
years Northern peoples have gathered
for attacks on a more pacific South and
West is spoken of as "a balance or
power" arrangement, and President
Wilson is twitied 'on having yielded To
10 after saying he would not.
10 describe the proposed agreement
as based on balance of power Ideas Is
singularly inaccurate. What is sought
Is not the creation Of balance, but
tho direct contrary hal Is. a prepond-
erance Of power which viii overweight
ono side of The scale and keep it down
indefinitely.
A balance Of power exists when no
nation or group is sufficiently stgong TO
dictate To other nations Hume wrote
an essay on this subject nearly two
centuries ago, pointing out That This
method of providing against war is 1s
old as history and was familiar 10 inc
ancients both as political theorists and
practical statesmen. Greece cndeaNored
10 keep the power Of her principal
states nearly equal, so that It would
be hazardous for any one to be ag-
gressive Until the rise Of Rome Italy
was organized on The same basis. After
the Northern barbarians became civ
nized the balance OF power principle
was accepted in Europe as automatic.
So sincere a pacinst as Grotius held
IL provided the only possible sanction
for international law. with all nations
Interested in seeing that no nation or
gr0up is prepOnderant.
The other method Of peace main
tenance is The Roman method; that Is.
to have one power centre able to die
tate peace and order everywhere The
agreement with France and Great
Britain is Roman rather than medieval
Three nations undertake The duty once
assumed by one. but this is a difference
of form rather than Of substance. The
three nations bring together an over
whelming force, thus discarding alto
gether the idea Of equipose. The
agreement is thus the antithcsis Of a
balance OF power-creates a prcponder-
ance Of power.
Evening journal., 1919-07-10
With The Psrsgraphers

n YOU want a thing well done don't do It yourself
unless YOU know Boston Transcript.
There are i've States In the well known nut" or
pecan group but in other State In the group is the
tree so gently nurured tenderly cherished as in
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
We venture 10 assure our readers that the reduction Of
the letter postage rate will change in the mail
service MIR Burleson will deliver letter as slowly for
two cents as he delivered 10 for hreeNew York sun
Speaking of the freedom Of the sneeze hay fever vic
bms have 70 ngured out that II all the weeds in town
were cut before the weed moutng season in August
number OF victims Of the disease would get past the
snort" period without recurrence OF their annual ka
choo fest But about the only way 70 enforce the har
vestng OF the weed crop before August would be TO
elect all hay fever ticket on the city commission
Topeka Capital
Joe Douglas an old halfbreed Indian. who has made
his home in Hannibal for many years in Palmyra
this week II s populary believed that Joe the orisi
nal Indian Joe whom Mark Twain made famous in Tom
sawyer II this is correct the celebrated humorist took
unwarrsned liberties for Joe has always been a quiet
inofensive fellow instead OF the vicious cod-booded
person the book makes him out and his chief concern in
ife is TO siraghen out his title TO some land IN
Hannibal Palmyra Spectator
Evening journal., 1919-07-10
thin people
Should TAKE
Phosphate
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphnte e
Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
to Increase strength, Vigor
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless preparations
and treatments which are continually being
advertised for the purpose Of making thin
people neshy. developing arms. neck and
bust. and replacing ugly holows and
angles by the soft curved lines Of health
and beauty there are evidently thousands
of men and women who kcenly feel their
excessive thinness.
Thuress and weakness are often due to
Evening journal., 1919-07-10
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Here's sample Of perfect losic: Time is money Time
fees Therefore money fees
:-.-.-.
Where the hish cost OF living is concerned put up
with H. and plank down for IT,
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Everybody fears something To play upon any mans
weakness discover what his fear IS.
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your rge may be an open book and st the readers Of
Il rislnterpret gts finest passages
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tstice s Ike the kingdom Of God t Is not within
sfact n Is within US az great yearnlng
a. ,s he of GOOD cheer however remembering that the
osfornes hardest 10 hear those that never come.
Evening journal., 1919-07-10

plenty Of iron in your blood and ply
sicisns explain below why they pre-
scribe organic iron-NuXated lron-to
supply the iron deficiency in the weak.
nervous and rundown SO as to build
them up Into stronger, healthier men
and women.
MANY "a man and woman who ought still
to be Young In feeling, Is losing the old
time vim and energy that makes life worth
living. simply because their blood Is starV-
inr for want Of iron" says Or James
Francis sullivan, formerly Physician OF bel-
ievua Hospifal fOutdOor nept.l, New prk'
and fhe Wesfchester County Hospital
lack of iron IN the blood not only mahes
n man "a physical and mental weakiing' nef.
vous irritable and easily -fatigued. but y
nfteri, robs him Of that virle force mat
stamina aud strength Of will which are SO
necessary to success and power IN every
walk Of life Thousands are ageing ahn
Evening journal., 1919-07-10
ST PAuL,s CrURCH GROWS.

According 10 statement just issued
by the officials OF 81. Pauls NJ p.
Church, Tenth and Jackson streets, the
receipts for the 1rst four months OF
this year were over $500; for The
same period last year. 81 5000. Mission
ary collections for the four months this
year. $3.50; for the same period lass
year. s2iO. The report also shows a
substantial increase in church mem
bership
Evening journal., 1919-07-10

starved nerves our bodies need more
phosphate than is contained in modern
foods. Physicians claim there Is nothing
that will supply This deficiency So well as
the organic phosphate known among drug
gists as bitro phosphate. which is ineA-
pensiyc and is sold 10y Danforth in VIII
mingiou. and most am druggists under a
rUarnntee Of satisfaction or money back.
BY feeding tho nerves directly and hv sup
rlylng the body cells with the necessary
phosphoric food elements. bitro- phosphate
should produce o welcome transformation
in the appearance; tho increase in weight
frequently being astonishing.
Increase in weight also carries with it
20 general improvement I'm the health Ncr
vousness. sleeplessncss ana lack of energy
which nearly always accompany excessive
thiuness should soon disappear dun ewes
ought 80 brighten and pale checks glow
with the bloom NJ perfect health. Miss
Georgia HAMILTON. who WIS once thin and
frnil.- l.-reportng her own experience. writes
"fafrO Phosphate hGs brought about
magic transformation with me. ] gaiued
r. pounds aud never before felt so we'll
CAUTION Although hitro phosphate
is unsurpassed for relieving nervousness
slccplcssncss and general weakness, IL
shonld rot owing TO its tendency 10 In
crease weight he used by anyone who
ducs not desire 10 put on flesh.
Evening journal., 1919-07-10

vitality and energy. For want OF iron YOU
may be old at thirty. dun Of intellect, poor
while at so or 60. with good health ana
plenty OF iron in your blood YOU may be
young In feeling fun Of life and your
whole being brimming over with vim and
energy. As n proof of this. take the case
Of Former United States Senator Charles
4. Iowne who, at past bS rs still a veri-
table mountain Of tireless energy. Sena-
tor Towne says: "I have found NuXated
Iron of the greatest benefit as y tonic and
regulative. Henceforth, ! shall not be
without t."
Then there IS former Health Commits
sloner William r. Kerr, OF Chicago, who
Is past the three score year mark. but Is
etill vigorous, active, fun Of life vim and
energy. Former Health Commissioners
Kerr says he believes his own personal &c.
tivity today Is largely due 10 his use Of
Nuxated Iron aud that he believes 10 ought
10 be prescribed bv every physician and
used in every hospital IN the country. But