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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24
veralls-Jumpers-Black & Sons.

Overalls- Jumpers-Black & Sons.
Frank Ream, of the Public Garage
attended the tractor exhibition at
Wichita, Kansas, last week. Nearly
all of the different tractors were on
exhibition and 500 acre field was
plowed in the tests OF the pulling
ability OF the different machines.
: Silk hose on sale, $1.oo, Walker
Mckibben's.
II. p. lanes, for many years en-
gagged in the grocery business in Rich
Hill, and who recently moved to
Kansas City, has purchased the Croft
& Ashmore stock OF groceries in
Nevada, Mo-, and with his family will
locate in that city.-Rich Hill Re-
view.
We have on hand a lot of End hand
Eords, for sale cheap. Jefferson
aiighWay Garage, 4I-It
Paul Levy of the Sam Levy Mer-
camille Company, left the last of the
week for New York and other east
ern cities on the hunt for bargains
for the customers of the store, and
it is a certainty that if there are
bargains to be had Mr.. Levy will
find them.
Relatives in this city have received
word from Sergt. Clark Nicolay that
he has arrived in New York and was
en- route to Camp Merritt, New Jer-
sey, Tor muster out Sergt Nicolay
went to France with Co. Il, but be-
fore they returned home he was
| transferred to the military police Sc
he did not return with that unit.
Mrs. r. l.. Mcdonald and daugh
ter, Eleanor, OF Cedar Rapids, Iowa
arrived the last of the week from
Indianapolis, Indiana, where she aac
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas
Pollock, and is visiting at the HON.
of her brother. Will Graves. and 9th
err relatives. Mr.. Mcdonald was al
one time newspaper man of this city
and for several years has been run
ming a. paper in Cedar Rapids,
Among the recent business change:
we learn that Walter Steiner has pur'
chased the stone building on Wes'
Main street belonging to J. w. An
derson and occupied by him as .
drug store. Mr.. Anderson, with hi.
sister, Miss Rill Anderson, are now
visiting their sister, Mrs. Ed Evans
at Glasgow, Ky. Mr.. Anderson has
kept drug store in Rockville for up
wards of forty years.-Rockville Cor.
respondence, Appleton City Journal
Lightning struck Mrs. Hattie
Smiths house Monday evening dur
ing the electric storm, but beyond d
severe fright to Mrs. Smith did prac.
tically no damage. Mrs D. c. ia.
| CARS, next door, did not fare 50 we'll
however, as, she. was knocked down
| and rendered almost unconscious toI
q time. A doctor was called, and
while very nervous, she is doing very
| nicely and 10 thankful it was nc
worse.-Nefwin. correspondence tc
the Adrian Journal.
Ralph Lotspeich, who has recent
lly returned from overseas, where be
served with the 18th Division, arrived
Thursday on . visit TO his parents
Nj. and Mrs. ]. B. Lotspeich. The
36th division was made up of SOL
diers Of the western states and saw
much active service in France. Mr.
xotspeith was wounded IN the Ar
oonne- Neuse eampaigA in Septem'
Der but bis Butlef friends win be
glad TO leasn that he has recovered
from The effects Of the wound.
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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24

81 8 , 26*1I
*Wilson out for failing to touch lst.
Buffers new lineup looks like
sure wipner. Reichel at second, as
soon as he gets settled in his new
position will Be a big help to the
team. In his four times at bat he got
OH three times and made one of the
two scores made by the locals. He
is credited with three stolen bases,
which is doing rather well against
such team as Pleasanton. His two
errors cut no figure in the scoring OF
the visitors. The boys are now play
ing fast, peppery ball and should win
majority of their games from now
on.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24
Butler to Have Band Concerts.

Butler is to again enjoy the regular
weekly band concerts. The first
concert will be given on the night of
August Ist and it is expected that
one will be given each week there
after during the summer. The con-
certs this season promise rare
musical treat. The Butler concert
band win be combined with the sax
aphone band, which Director Fisk
has been training for the past sew
eral months, the two together max
ing band of IS pieces.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-07-24

Mems E. & w. soft collars, -2sc to
soc. Walker McKibbcn's. ,,
DR.. and Mrs. T. w. Foster and
son, Walter, and daughter, Miss Vir-
ginia, started Wednesday for South.
west Missouri and plan to travel
over that country for the next month
in a motor car. The doctor has a
mighty inviting trip planned. No
particular objective. just travel
through the country and when they
see q place that looks good to them
they will stop and enjoy it.
The Times good friend. Carter
Wallace, of west of town, was in
Thursday of last week and made this
office q pleasant cali. Mr.. Wallace
is 4 believer in sheep as q money
maker. This year he started in with
I8 ewes and so far has realized $17o
from the sale of wool and lambs and
has 6 lambs left, besides his original
ewes. The fleece from some of the
ewes weighed IL pounds for which
he received IS cents per pound. lie
says that oats and corn is doing well
in his neighborhood and that the
grass crop is q record breaker.
An adjourned session of the city
council WAS held Thursday night to
take action on the proposition to
pave North Main street from the
square to Pine street. A resolution
to use tarvia in the paving was
approved BY all but two of the resi-
A~e.e s.s-nv>~c4~, rs~ru~ea II Ia ho0Ad thar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
CHILDREN PRESENT BEAUTIFUL PAGEANT
 ST. MARY'S CHURCH
Pageant Presented in Inter- est of Nationwide Cam paign of Episcopal
 Church

The largest congregation since Easter assembied yesterday morning at St Mary's on the Highlands church to wit ness the presentation of The Builders of the City of God. pageant presented by the children of the Sunday school in the interest of the nationwide campaign. and one of the great number of similar pageants being shown on the same date in the cancels of the Episcopal churches of America.
 The pageant was given under the direc- tion of Miss Evaline Wilkinson, Mrs. Sam ueI Johnson and Mrs. Newhouse. MISS Wilkinson appeared in the pageant and represented "Tbe Spirit of the Nation Wide Campaign" The boys and girls ot the Sunday school, dressed in appropriate costume, represented the various coun- tries in which the American church has established missions, social welfare work and ether activities of the church. Ban ners [ ainted by Miss Hannah Elliott were carried.
 The services, conducted by the rector the Rev o. D. Randolph, were especially arranged for the occasion
 The ration-wide campaign will be com mencel next Sunday, when an every member canvass will be heldI On Satur- day evening at St. Mary's church there will ne a congregational meeting held Tn the body of the church in the interest oi the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
STREET CAR COMPANY TO IMPROVE SERVICE
 ON SUBURBAN LINES
Additional Cars For Edgewood and Tarrant, City Lines-Six Rebuilt
 cars Will Be Put in

Improved service on the Edgewood and Tarrant City lines of the Birmlng- ham Railway, Light and Power com. pany was announced yesterday by T. G Brabston, general superintendent of transportation.
 During the morning and evening rush hours on the Edgewood line a 20- minute schedule will be provided, be- ginning tomorrow and on Saturday nights this service will be continued until 10 o'clock. Additional ears on the Tarrant City line. it is announced. to meet the last Boyles car reaching Boyles at 11:24 D. m. thus providing better service for Tarrant City pa. trons
 Six of the rebuilt and newly equipped cars on the East Lake line have al ready been put into service and the remaining four are to be delivered from the shops during this week. Fol- lowing this. the cars on the South Ems ley and North Birmingham lines will be rebuilt and this process will be kept up until all lines of the system are similarly improved.
 These rebuilt cars will obyiate the complaint of too much noise, caused by the use of cars with rundown equipment All the rolling stock of the company is being renovated with the utmost speed possible in line with Receiver Lee C. Bradley's policy of re- storing the system to normal condi- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
POSTAL TELEGRAPH CONSTRUCTING NEW
 WIRES IN THE SOUTH
Thousands -of Miles of New Wires to Give Birmingham Big Increase
 In Telegraph Facilities

birmingham will soon get the bene- fiji of a considerable increase Tn tele- ers>nh and long distance telephone Ia cilities. through the completion of ad- eitional wires ordered by the Postai Telegraph- Cable company immediately etar its release from government con trol
 The new wires. which are to be strung out of Birmingham north to Nashville. Tenn: Louisville. Ky, ana on to Chicago. and west to Memphis. Tenn. and Dallas. Tex, are a part or 30. 0O0 miles of copper wire beins strung by the Postal company through out the south. These wires are de- signed to provide safe margin above the growing demands of traffic result ing from the recent reduction of rates made by the Postal Telegraph company alone.
 The Postal company's plant in Bir- nin.Ram is the largest in the south and is the distributing center through which business for Alabama, Missis- sippi. Florida. Georgia. Tennessee and Louisiana is handled.
 The office in Birmingham is a modes plant. It's electrical equipment is com s;lete and of the most modern type, while its provisions Tor the comIort or it's staff of about POO employees are ample.
 Few people passing along the street below have any idea of the great and busy plant of the Postal company in operation above them on the sixteenth floor of the Brown-Marx building. where more than soo.000 messages are handled each month and where the click of mum bers of telegraph sounders continues throughout every day and every night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
TELEGRAM TELLS
 NEED IF GOOD ROAD
 WORK IN THE SOUTH
Dr. Elkourie Receives Wire Which Speaks Well for One of Birmingham's
 New Cars
The telegram. which follows. carries

The telegram, which follows, carries story all its own:
 "Corinth, Miss. Comet Motor Sales Co, 2So0 First ave- nue, Birmngiham. Ala:
 Arrived here 7:30. Roads nearly inn passable for 50 miles. Car in perfect con dition. Have had car buried in mud, still it pulled itself out unassisted in nearly every case. Never saw anything like it before Fadtbry mechanic wilt make entire trip with us. Leaving in morning for Tupelo.
 BARNEY PHILLIPS" And when this gruelllng trip was fin ished there actually was made another dyed-in- thewool Comet booster, for the car referred to in the above telegram was none other than one of the new Comets on it's way to a new home.
 Tt is service like this car is giving that has convinced the Comet people that there is no better slogan to use in connection with the Comet than 'The Honest Car" said Dr. H. A. Elkourie. president of the Comet Motor Sales com pany, local distributors. Before decid- ing to introduce this line of automobiles in Birmingham, I tested it personally in every conceivable manner, for no one better than l knows the trials that con front a new car entering the field
 Usually, all are more or less skeptical. It is only by such performance that this car has given under such unusual cir cumstances that confidence is won quickly The growing number of Com cts in the streets of Birmingham is the best evidence that we have to offer of the manner in which they have made pnnd .,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
PR0F|TEERS CAUSE
 OF MUCH UNREST.
Iron worker De- clareS UnreaS SOna ble Prices Basis of Most of
 Dissatisfaction

J. N. (Jack) Mcdonald, a structural
 mingham a great many years, served
 as q deputy sheriff during the recent
 coal miners strike He stated yester-
 day that he had asked for a commits
 sion as a deputy sheriff in order that
 he might make a study of labor condi-
 tions in the district.
 The men are satisfied with their
 wages and with working conditions
 generally" he said "I found very few
 who wanted to strike or quit work
 The greatest complaint I heard was
 about profiteering. I found the same
 sentiment among both organized and
 unorganized laborers. The great body
 of unorganized working men, how
 ever are never heard from because
 they have no spokesman to state thei
 case for them
 ''The working people have confidence in the government. Attorney General Palmer and National Fuel Administra- tor Garfield. and believe they will do the right thing by them Here are some of the complaints heard;
 Several laboring men told me that grocers at Ensley charged them 35 cents pound for sugar. whereas the commissares in that vicinity were charging only 21 cents. l noticed in The ge-Herald yesterday morning that United States Attorney Pettus stated the the price of sugar should be 22 or ?3 cents. Tha, is one or two cents higher than the .ommissaries are charging.
 aF r. ,vnf ,l,n fAr furnished rooms, and made an investi- gation. The cheapest room I could find was $4.50 a week ana from that up to s10. The tenant had to furnish his bed linens, towels. etu.. pay for his fuel and lights and 25 cents for each bath.
 one man told me he had gone to doctor to lance boil and that the fee was s10 with $3 for each two subse- quent dressings When he objected to- the fee the doctor asked him what difference did 1t make. his fraterrt order paid the bill. "A woman whose child died took the insurance policy. amounting to s2S2, to a lawyer for advice as to how to make out the death notice. The law yer wrote out the notice and when
 the blank death certificate came he turned 1t over to her to fill out. She got three affidavits-the rndertaker the doctor and another person-for which she paid sl each. and tneu took 1t back to the lawyer, He mailed It to the insurance company, and in 3 few days received a check for the
 amount of the policy. He charged her $50 for his services, saying that me
 usual fee was one-half of the amount hut he was making an exception in her case.
 "These are only a few instances or profitering that came to my notice. My opinion Is that if profiteerins can be suppressed the high cost of living will be reduced and the laboring man will be satisfied"
 MT. Mcdonald ststed that he had gathered a great deal of information along this line and that he intended to place 1t in the hands Of Attorney General Palmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
MUCH EXC|TEMENT|S |S CAUSEDBY SHOOTING Negro Shoots At Alleged Pickpocket on Crowded
 Thoroughfare

Much excitement was caused at she corner of First avenue and Twentieth street last night about s o'clock when Tobe Pugh, negro, fired several shots from pistol at Troy Lee. negro, whom he claimed had tried to pick his pockets
 Two of the shots which were fired went through the oyercoat of the negro, setting it on fire
 The negro Pugh was chased down Twenty-first street by Detective B. F- Hubbard, who was just across the street from the place where the shooting took place
 The negro was stopped at the corner of Second avenue and Twenty-flrst street oX L A Wharton, who threw him to the ground and held him until Detective Hub bard arrived
 At the city jail. according ti the police, the regro first made the statement that Lee had attempted to pick his pockets, then said that he was assaulted by two negroes, and that he shot at the first one nearest him.
 He was locked up in the city Jail anu a charge of assault with intent to murc Nf placed aaginst him. He will be tral ferred today .o the county jail and be given a preliminary hearing later fore Judge II. F. Abernethy of the co of misdomeahcrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
Morris Moniot Dies
 At Local Infirmary

Morris Montot, aged 60, died at an Ems ley infrmary yesterday morning at II o'clock. Funeral services will be held at the family residence, 3123 Avenue c. Ens- ley, interment will be at the Greenwood cemetery in Pratt City. MT Monjot was very rrominent in fraternal circles in Ensiey and a retired business man. He was a member of the Eagles. Redmen and French societies. and scores of friends learn with regret of his death. He is sur vived by his widow and two sons. Will liam and Fred. and two daughters, Mrs. c. E. Warren and Mrs. Charles Cimonds. all of Ensley-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
NEGRO SHOT OVER
 GAME OF CRAPS

George worthington. a negro. was shot and seriously wounded yesterday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock by Jessie Caswell. negro, in a craps game at Sixty-sixth street and Fourth avenue. north, according to Officers Burkett and Wyatt, who investigated the shoot ing. worthington was shot in the ab- domen and was rushed to the Hillman hospital in Davenport & Harris am bulance where he is reported to be in a serious condition The negroes reside in East Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
SOCIAL FEATURES AT MONTHLY MEETING OF
 CIVIC ASSOCIATION
Statement. November IT, 1919.
 RESOURCES

W. II. Sadler, Jr.. will address the mem bers Of the Civic association at their reg ular monthly meeting tonight in the club rooms. The meeting will be partly social in nature and the workers of the recent membership drive will welcome the new members. Chairman Butler of the enter tainment committee promises to have plenty of smokes and refreshments and also pull off few stunts. Following the address the meeting will be thrown into an open forum for three-minute talks, which have been so popular in the past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
Local Baptists Make Magnificent
 Response to$75, 900, ,OOOCampaign
New Fuel Regulations
 Ehectiue Here Today
War Regulations Light and Heat to Be Enforced-Same Exceptions Made in War Period-Continue
 Pending Settlement of Coal Strike

Birmingham in with other cities in the southeast will undergo another period nights and idle factories
 The regional director railroad administration, acting decreed.
 The second period of darkness begins o'clock this after noon and will continue until the existing situation of cCa short age and coal miners strike ends
 The greater of Brmngams illumination heating and of the plant of the Alabama Power the Goose not all of it. Part from plant Gorga the Warrior river, hence the need of fuel conservation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
SOCIAL AFFAIR AT
 HANDLEY MEMORIAL

Tuesday eevning at o'clock the Dia- conate of the Handley Memorial Presby terian church will be host to the congre- gation for supper and social hour, in the Sunday school rooms of the church. The following invitation has been sent to the members; You are asked to make this an evening for better acquaintance with all the members of the church. If you are yet stranger in the congrega- tion, come and le. us make your acquain- tance. If you know everybody, come and introduce those who may still be stran- gers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
State Legislator Dies

Griffin, Ga, November 3o.-Frank Flynt, former state legislator. and for 15 years chief clerk the general land office in Washington under appoint ment of Grover Cleveland, died of heart failure al his home here today He was 62 years old and had been postmaster here since 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
Annual Christmas Gift

Following their usual custom, the Ensley ylks are making preparations for the annual Christmas remembrance of the poor and needy families and a committee has been appointed to make the necessary arrangements. It is un- derstood that the committee plans substantial gifts. Owing to shortage of time and the absence of several of the talent" the annual minstrel show will not be. given. but splendid con cert is dated for this week. the pro ceecs to go to the Christmas fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
CROWDED HOUSES 4 COMM UNITY SING

Yesterdays community sing at tho Jefferson theatre found crowded house and the audience was one of the most enthusiastic of the season.
 D. E. Nolan, as the new sing director, is proving extremely popular The va rious solos were pleasing and well re. celved and the songs for everybody were never better.
 Klenls's orchestra was in fine tpf'H and was heartily applauded,
 The collection is increasing ea T Sunday It was especially large terday and Treasurer George McCre / was pleased accordingly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
Condif;nn Critirnl

John Walter. ! nes, c, who was r and seriously injured last night by ficer Fred Lewis. in the rear of the wards bicycle store, ia still in " ical condition, accoroio2 to the man hospital authorities. where he ' taken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
tile attempts to reach some agreemen acceptable to both sides.
 SITUATION DURING STRIKE

tile attempts to reach some agreement acceptable to both sides
 SITUATION DURING STRIKE
 At the beginning of the strike on November l about 50 per cent of the miners went out on strike. or were forced to idleness because of the strike of the union miners. After two or three days miners began returning to work and at the end of the first week production exceeded 50 per cent of normal. according to reports made by the operators.
 Some of the operators declare that not more than 50 per cent of those who quit work on November l in obedience to the strike call will be absent when the whistles blow this morning. Re- ports from several of the mining sec tions received in Birmingham Satur day and yesterday tend to bear out the prediction of the operators.
 The men in this district. 1t is stated have no grievance against the oper- ators; they are receiving the best wages they ever received and working when they want to work, more regu larly than ever. That is the tenor of reports coming in from all over the dis trict.
 Birmingham coal supply is running low, but no lower than if was at this time last year, when the Birmingham zone was much more restricted than it is now With the same territory draw ing it's supply from Birmingham mines now there would be no cause for en- forcing the drastic regulations an nounced Saturday night by the railroad regional director, according to persons who are in position to know the real conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
WAR REGULATIONS APPLY

The regulations announced by the fuel administration are similar to those that prevailed during the war and their enforcement will follow along the same lines then employed
 Each individual merchant office building manager, factory or shop op- orator and all other consumers of pow CT or light generated by steam will be required to strictly conform to these regulations.
 How long this condition will continue rests with the bituminous coal miners of the country. It is up to them to return to work and dig the coal needed to keep the country's industries and business going. They alone can do it.
 Coal operators in the Birmingham district confidently predict that coal production during the coming week will not fall much, if any, below that of the last two weeks, when it exceeded 250,- 900 tons, or over 500000 tons for the two weeks.
 Union officials, on the contrary. claim that all the mines will be prac- tically closed down today and until settlement of all the questions before the conference which recently ad- journed at Washington after many fu-