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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
Missouri Senate Not to Hear Alien.

Jefferson City, March ..2.--After a
bitter debate in the senate this even
ing. house resolution extending all
invitation to General Traub of the
United States army and Governor
Allen OF Kansas to address the gen.
eral assembly was sent back to the
committee on military affairs, with
understanding that it will. slumbcr
there until the session ends.
The resolution was reported out
from the committee with the recon-
mendation that it be adopted. Sem
ator Mccullough OF Knox said there
was no reason why the legislature
should constitute an audience of itself
to hear the two men wash their dirty
linen.
Senator Buford OF Reynolds said
Governor Allen has maliciously
sought 10 scatter propaganda attack
ing the management of the war. "He
is a little fellow over in Kansas who
was accidentally elected" said Blu
ford. 1T was a mistake; the people
there never intended to elect him.
Either the United States government
is wrong, or Allen ought to be be-
hind the federal prison bars in Kan
Sas for his seditious talk"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
1880, 900 DEATHS CAUSED BY
LATE WAR
Number Does Not Inclue Fatalities
Attributable Indirectly to Con-
flict; Total Allied Losses
$5,5oo.ooo Central
Powers. 2.ooo. 600,
FOWcrS, 2,900,O 600.

London, Feb. 28.-The total num-
Der of deaths caused by the war
reached the almost inconlprchensiblc
ffffgttre- 7,5oo;ooo; according 10 a
complete summary of the world
casualties compiled by the Manches-
ter Guardian. -. ----
This number, huge as it is, does
not include many deaths attributed
indirectly to the waEe but includes a
mortality of 1000, 900 from pneu-
monia and influenza, due to war con-
ditions.
= The total allied losses were $780,
900. excluding a large number of
French civilian dead. The total
deaths suffered by the central pow
ers are placed at little more than half
the allied figures, or Something over
100000
The British empire and India lost
8o8,S24 lives, including victims of air
raids. The figures. for other indi-
vidual nations are virtually the same
as previously published.
The article sets forth the following
interesting facts not commonly
known:
Italv lost 10000 from disease in
the war zone, or three-fifths as many
as her killed in action.
1t is estimated. that 100000 Ar
menians, .Syrians, Greeks and Jews
were massacred by the Turks.
One million Serbian civilians died
through massacre, hunger or disease.
German submarines Killed some z,s6o1
neutr3ls.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
Elks War Work.

The Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks are displaying with
some degree of pride. their record Of
the war work done by the Order.
Over 10000 members were in the
service. General John J. Pershn.
heading the list, followed by two
Major Generals, six Brigadier Gen
erhls, one Rear Admiral. and four
Commanders. And. back to their
members. individual lodges pur.
chased S5o,ooo,ooo worth OF Liberty
Bonds. donated 100000 to the Red
Cross. gave over ST .ooo,ooo to- Other
var funds, and took charge OF the
Salvation \rmy. THE little Rel
Cross drive enabling that society t.
RAISE Slo.ooo,ooo to carry on its worl,
AT the front. The I:lks dedicated a
Reconstruction Iospital to the Gov
eminent at Boston. Nov. 10Th cost
ing 100000 and contemplate build
ing another at New Orleans ii need
cd. and i'll the meantime they ex-
pended on local charities the sum Of
so,5.ooo for the fiscal year ending
April Ist. 1918.
There are 1900 lodges with 4
membership of nearly 100000 This
is a purely 100 per cent American or
ganization. OF the local lodge
twenty-five members wore the uni
form. and its service flag bears four
gold stars.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
State Senate Endorses Peace League
by rs to S.

Jefferson City, Mo-. February 2s.--
After a debate lasting two days the
Senate adopted resolution by Sen
ator Goodson indorsing League of
Nations by vote of 10 to 5.
The House debated the resolution
Tor time. then laid it over until
next Wednesday morning on the
suggestion of Representative Fafris.
Senator Casey of Kansas City was
the only Democrat who. pleaded
against the resolution. Four Repub-
lican senators voted against it,:
Elder OF st. Louis. Pickett of Grun-
dy, Speaker OF Lawrence. and Wix of
Bates
The following Republican senators
voted for the resolution: Anderson
of st. Louis. Belken OF Madison.
Dehleheuer of St. Louis, Gardner OF
st. Louis County. Gray of Jasper.
and Young OF Caldwell
The debate started yesterday
morning and was continued until
noon today.
Senator Gray of Jasper offered an
amendment to the resolution provid-
ing that in the formation of the
league no American principles should
be waived
Senator Elder was the only st.
Louisan who voted against the reso-
luton. Senator Warner OF St. Louis
IVdS TbSPff
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
PRISONER KILLS SHERIFF
AND SON
Killing Barton County Officials Re-
calls Murder Of Constable
Queen by John Shead.

d. . 81
Lamar, Mo..-March 3.-Sher;fl
John M. Harlow was shot and in
stantly killed and his son fatally
wounded this evening at Gao O'clock
in the BartVn County tait by a man
named Lynch, who is said to be
wanted in St. Louis for box car rob-
berry last summer. Lynch's parents
live in this county. He was ARE stcd
in St. Louis under an alias Of Owens,
it is said. and after his release on
bond ran ava. and came to his faith
cr's home, where he has bse En-, in
hiding.
Arrested today. a strange woman
was permitted to visit him. She was
supposed to be his wife and to have
passed him a revolver. The sheriff
returned to supper and entered the
Jail. approaching the mans cell. The
sheriff was ordered to- throw up his
hands, but instead grabbed for his
revolver as Lynch fired two shots.
In falling the sheriff. fired twice. One
shot is supposed to have wounded
Lynch in the left side. The sheriff's
son, rushing from another room, was
fatally shot and Lynch escaped in the
darkness.
Bloodhounds from, Springfield and
Carthage are on the scene. Hun
dreds of cars and armed men are
securing the country. Lynch was de-
scrled as a man about feet 8 inches
weight about $50 pounds, dark COM
plexion, black eyes, one or two
crown teeth. age 80, wears ., blue
serge suit, dark hat, tan shoes and
10 vest t.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
GILLETT TO SUCCEED CHAMP
CLARK
Congressman From Massachusetts,
Receives the Republican Caucus
Nomination.

Washington. Feb. 28.-Republican
Floor Leader Mann, defeated for
speakership of the sixty-sixth con-
gress, in the Republican caucus last
night, wifi Tetinquish his floor leader
ship in the next congress.
Mann clearly indicated to friends
on the floor this afternoon he would
not undertake the leadership of the
next house under any circum-
stances" The Craftsmanship OF the
ways and means committee. and OF
the appropriations committee will
fall to Representative Fordney o!
Michigan and Representative Good
of Iowa, Mann predicted.
Rep. Frederick II. Gillett of
Massachusetts,, nominated for the
speakership of the house in the Goth
congress at Republican caucus last
night. defeated Rep. James R. Mann
of Illinois, and Phillip Campbell of
Kansas on the first ballot.
The official vote was: Gillett 1873,
Mann oe. Campbell I,,. On motion
of Mann the nomination OF Gillett
was made unanimous by reclamation.
Nomination is equivalent to election,
as the Republicans have majority
of Is over the Democrats in the next
house.
Representative Gllett made the
following statement:
81 have reached the goal of my am
bition-a happiness. which suppose
comes to few men. feel the deepest
gratitude to my generous supporters,
but L. have no tnge of hard feeling
against anyone My ambition now
will be to establish harmonious CO.
operation among all. Republicans
that we may cope successfully with
the prodigious problems of the COM
ing session.
w. TYLER Page of Maryland was
nominated for clerk of the house by
unanimous vote. Joseph Rogers of
PENNSYLVANIA was nominated for ser
geant-at- arms.
Gillct,. whose residence is in
Springfield, was born near WestfieId,
October ia. 1851, and was graduated
from Amherst college in 1874 and
iron the Harvard law school three
years later. In the same year he was
admitted to the bar at Springfield
In 1870 he was assistant attorney
general ui Massachusetts. serving for
three years. and was elected to the
Massachusetts house of representa-
tivcs in 1900. He was elected to the
Ififty-tlrrd congress of the United
States in 1892. tie has been re-
elected to all succeeding congresses, I
being returned in the last election by
a ma ority of 5000.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
MANAGES DEMOCRATIC
CAMPAIGN
w. R. HOLSTER Of Jefferson City in
Charge Of Pre-Convention
r. Work,

Washington, Feb. a6-The selec-
ton of W., r. HOLSTER of Jefferson
City, Mo-, today as executive secre-
tary of the Democratic national COM
mittee. means that the Missouri
democrat will have the actual man.
agement Of the pre-convention cam
paign of the Democratic party. He
expects to begin at once visiting
states and getting organization work
na1sr way =
S While there was no open fight on
Mr.. HOLSTER. 1t developed that Ed
ward F. Goltra Of St. Louis had
made determined effort te> prevent
his being named Hollister was for
merly privats seerssAfy q the late
Senator Stoae Of Missouri. Goltra-
fouad, howevef. theH Secretary Glass
and al DE elooe. O ieistzatioa lead
ers were ensniDou for Holliseee.
and his iiskt q n pisssed cat q.
dsely. Hc1lisoe 49, Gser f6f ~
post By unaniG66pf vooe.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
Would Give Counties Motor Fees.

Jefferson City. March 3.-Repre-
sentative Nickel of Sullivan intro
duced a bill today providing that all
the license fees received by the state
from motor cars shall revert to the
counties from whence they came and
be paid into the local treasury for
grading and dragging roads between
county seats, under the direction of
the county highway engineer. A
provision of the bill makes the law
annlicable to St. Louis. The secre-
tary of state is authorized to retain 5
per cent of licenses for administering
the law.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
Dry U. S. Stops Sale of Cuban No
lasses With Loss Of $4,000, 900
a Year. u

Havana, Cuba, March 7.-Prohibi-
ton in the United States will mean
loss. of more than $2,6oo,ooo thie
year to the Republic of Cuba, sus-
tanned almost entirely by the sugar
interestA because there will be no
outlet for Cuban molasses. used ~
most exclusively Tor making alcohol
The loss will be serious one, f68
most Of the sugar mills have no wl5
to get rid of their. molasses exceGf
to let Il rum out On the ground, -
they hsve NO means Of storing Il 81
they would not know What to -
with il Il <6ey cosld. Il d said ~
imol1bees ca BE used for stock bod
apd & = peoeabae that h the fufn5S
some zDue arrangement will r.
- ~ ~ year II win be pss
SDS 4o991 No. = sSts3<
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
Six Surrendered U-Boats to be Ex-
hibited n u. S.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 28.-Six
of the German submarines surrend-
cred 50 British harbors are to be
brought to the United States soon
for exhibition to the public and for
study by American experts. They
will be representatives of the various
type Of U-boats, from mine planters
to the great deep-sea cruisers. Z
In announcing that arrangementi
for bringing the submarines across
the Atlantic had been cofApleked, the
Navy, Department said the six craft
were mot part of any ALLEGATION of
Submarines to the United States.
Ile ultimate dispositioa Of the Ger
MAJ uudersea fleet toget31f WITH
TIE othes sufreadeted German var
ezaft tin 4 subject to:the decision
q IL Rssee .Co15efeuee. q 80 I.
n. statGs sof these 1essels i Il
9eise ehsnged, ~ fhf sseatensent.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
COMMITTEES HEAR
PRESIDENT EXPLAIN
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
AT Dinner at the White House He
Gives Details of the Proposed
Constitution of League.

Washington, d. C., Feb. 26--Pres.
'dent Wilson tonight gave members
OF the Senate and House Foreign Re
lations Committee a>detailed explain
alton uf the proposed constitution OF
inc ea2ue OF Nations.
Dining at the White House in re-
Spouse to an invitation sent by wire
less from the steamer George Wash
ington the members heard the good
and sufficient reasons Which the
President declared at that time en-
listed tor every article in the consti-
tuition and which he asked to be per-
mitted to explain before general de-
bate on it began in Congress.
Discussion OF the league plan was
renewed in the Senate during the "
with addresses by Senators Cummins
of Iowa (RepD and Owen of Okla
homa (Dem.D. The former approved
the principle OF a world league, but
attacked many of the provisions of
the proposed constitution, while
Owen held that in its fundamental
principles the plan was sound and
asked the Senate not to judge it too
hastily.
Senators Borah of Idaho and Fall
'of New Mexico tReps.) and Repre-
sentative Dorsey w. Shackleiord OF
Missouri (DemD were the only COM
mittee members absent from the
White House dinner tonight The
two Senators declined because. they
said they could not follow tradition
and consider themselves bound to
silence as to what the President
might tell them, and because they
thought he should take the whole
Congress into his confidence.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
Peru.
March winds are here,

March winds are here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Griffin and Mr.
and Mrs. Will Baker and family
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Willie Griffin.
Mrs. Jennie Mccoy, who is down
from Kansas City is visiting Mrs.
Ollie Mccoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dode Holland visit
ed Sunday with +. c. Harper and
family
Mrs. F. l.. Blankenbaker has gone
to attend the state mid-"ear execu-
tive OF the w. c. T. u. which was
held at Mexico, Mo, March and
5. Mrs. F. O. Seelinger, the county
president, was not able to attend.
l. w. Hart had a horse to die
Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Thompson
spent Sunday with Mrs. r. A. Belt
and girls.
Several from this neighhnrhood at
tended the P. |. Turner sale last
Thursday.
Miss Jennie Donavon spent Thurs
day night at the Lyle home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Thomas and
family, Rev. Allsbury and Faye
"'"''kenbaker took Sunday dinner at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Thomas.
Oh, say! us kids heard the funniest
thing last Friday evening while lis
tening- over the "hone. On account
of the bad da,- the Democrats of
Lone Oak township held their con-
vention over the phone to elect dele
gates for the county convention. 1T
was done in a mighty few minutes.
Now, one of us kids is Democrat
and the other a. Republican, but wei
both voted and we think all the Dem
ocrats and Republican, in Lone Oak
and Pleasant Gap townships voted
from the amount of as" that we
heard. -
{. Us kids heard as frog boiler the,I
other night.
We understand there will ye a pie
supper at Star Saturday night, March
9th.
The masquerade party the Y. P. B.
gave at the home of Margaret
Thomas was well attended, over 40 |
being present. All report a fine
time. -. 4-t
Peru and Pleasant, Gap held their
annual telephone meeting March 8
II was we'll attended and sthe follow
ip~ directors were elected: A.. G.
Williams, r. B. Campbell, Roy
Stokes. Hugh Deems and B. HI
Smithson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Morgan visited
SUNDAY with Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie |
Lawrence.
I; Mrs. Maggie Thomas is visiting
Ter daughter, Mrs. Fred Wishard.
Rev. Allsbury preached = fine ser
non last Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. R J. Lyle and girls 1
peat Sunday with Mr.. and Ma. Ed
|1alt. BILLIE AND SUSIE
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
MRS. o'HARE LOSES APPEAL,
Former Kansas Side Socialist Mus,
Go to Prison.

Washington, March 3.-Conviction
in North Dakota of Kate Richards
O'Hare because of speech in which
she was quoted as saying "any per-
son who enlisted in the army for SER
vice in France would be used for fer
tilizer,' was sustained by the SIT
prene court, which denied her petit
ton for review. The lower court
sentenced her to five years in prison.
Without passing specifically on the
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06

Kate Richards O'Hare formerly
was a resident of Kansas City, Kas.,
and was an active member of the So
cialist party and several times was a
candidate on Socialist tickets She
moved to St. Louis about ten years
ago.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06

constitutionality Of the Espionage
ACT. the supreme court sustained fed
erai court DEGREES convicting Abra-
ham l.. Sugerman of Minneapolis.
who was sentenced to three years
Imprisonment because OF statements
made i'll a. speech.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06
T. c. Robinson Married.

Highland. Calf. Feb. 25.-Mrs
Mary Martin of West Pacific avenue
was married last Saturday evening to
7. c. Robinson of Butler. Missouri
but not until today was it announced
to friends. Mr.. Robinson was a, Cal
ifornia visitor some years. ago when
the two became acquainted and the
friendship was renewed last summer
wif1rn Mrs: Mar tim was guest at the
home of her son, DR.. Martin, in Kan
sas City. The interest continued
and MIR. Robinson arrived few days
ago, the ceremony following Satur-
day evening at the Methodist Episco-
pal parsonage. the brides pastor.
Rev. G. +. Twomley, performing the
ceremony. The bride wore a gray
tailored sl,it with becoming waist of
georgette crepe. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
inson are at present at home to
friends at the brides attractive cot.
tage on West Pacific avenue and she
joins with her friends in hoping that
business may not take them for long
from the Golden West. But the
groom has interests that will require
at least portion of his time else
where. A jolly company OF neigh
bors and church friends serenaded
Them this evening and later spent. n
delightful evening with the newly-
weds, all present embracing the OPP
oortunity of extending good wishes
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-06

Mr.. Robinson is all old Bates coun-
~ boy and made >his home here for
many years. and has. many warm
friends in all sections of the county.
For several years he has been on the
road representing large map pub
fishing house.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
State soIons WIN Come
Here to View. Damage

Members OF both houses Of the
state legislature. now in special ses-
sion at Lincoln. will come to Oma-
ha today and go through the
Douglas county court house. to view
the results of the recent rioting.
The party Is expected to arrive
at 4 this afternoon. F. A.
Brogan. chairman of the executive
committee of the Chamber OF Com
merce, extended an invitation by
telephone for the entire body to
take dinner at 6 this evening
in the Chamber Of Commerce
rooms.
Mr., Brogan was notified Of the
contemplated visit by Acting Mayor
IRE, who was in Lincoln yesterday.
He plans to have city and county Of.
ficials as we'll as members of the
executive committee OF the Cham
Der of Commerce at the dinner to-
night. The dinner will be
an opportunity, for members Of the
legislature and officials here to dis
cuss reconstruction plans Mr.. Bro
gan saws.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15

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struck the mayor that Weber ad-
mitted the charge, the detectives
say.
Fired at Body.
He did not see the negro Brown
until the body had been strung up
on the telephone pole at Nineteenth
and Harvey streets, Weber said.
The shots that were found fired
out of the gun which Weber used
were aimed at the body, he con-
fessed. according to the detectives.
Weber was removed to the county
Jail and is being held without bonds.
Following his arrest, his wife APP
peared before military and civil
authorities begging an interview
with her husband. She was refused.
Weber was working In the artists
department of the World-Herald up
to the time OF his arrest.
World HERALD Statement.
Henry Doorly, secretary and bust
ness manager Of the company which
publishes the World-Herald, last
night said:
IF Leonard Weber is the man. I
hope he gets his. II he struck the
mayor, he should go to the peniten-
tiary."
Mr.. Doorly stated that he did not
know Weber personally ard not
until Tuesday did = now that he
was in the employment of the
World Herald. a
"Of course. had we any idea that
Weber was implicated In the affair
we would have reported our knowl-
edge to the police. l am surprised
that man of his educationhnd abil-
ity should have been involved in.
that crime. ! am sorry for his young
WIFE"
w. G. Crounse, vice president of
the company, stated he had nothing
to add to what Mr.. Doorly said.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
New Planes Sold for
$500 on Bakers Order
Now Held at $1,000
CONTINUED From Page One,

CONTINUED From Page One.S
were sold to the Nebraska corpora
ton. but the Curtiss company pro-
cured about 12h per cent new en-
gines.
Baker to Blame.
Pressed by the chairman as to
reckless disregard OF the govern
ment's interests in selling 81, 100000
worth Of aircraft without knowing
what they were selling, or whether
the planes and engines were new or
old, Captain Disette insisted that
the responsibility rested entirely on
Secretary Baker, saying:
"If the director of sales does not
approve OF q sale, the question goes
to the secretary of war. OF course,
his word is supreme. The director
of sales disapproved the sale to the
Curtiss company, but Secretary
Baker ordered it, so we had nothing
to do but put it through"
Now Selling at 5000.
In response to a question. the wit
ness said the Curtiss people were
now selling the planes they rebought
from the government for from ST.
500 to $4,000 each for planes fitted
with engines.
In this connection it is interest
ing to know that Congressman
Reavis, chairman of one of the sub
committees of the special investiga-
ton committee, originally uncov-
cred this situation, but his commit
tee not having Jurisdiction turned
the matter over to Chairman Frear,
who has been able to fix the re-
sponsibility for the loss of S6l1,0o0
at the least calculation on Secretary
of War Baker, who overruled a
recommendation of a subordinate
that an inventory be made of sur
plus aircraft material.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15

For Colds or Influence
and as Preventative. take LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE Tablets. Look for E.
w. GROVES signature on the box. soc.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
W arm S AGAINST.
SuP|NE INACT|0N
TOWARD RADICAL
Senator Poindexter Sees Real
Danger ''Government viii
FaIr' Unless Some
thing Is Done.

Washington, Oct. i4.--Warnins
that there is real danger that the
government will fail" if it continues
its attitude of "supine inaetion" to-
ward the radical elements over the
country was given in the senate by
Senator Poindexter, republican,
Washington.
Referring to propaganda circu-
lated at Gary, Ind, urging steel
workers to revolt and establish a
dictatorship. Senator Poindexter
said there was ample proof of the
revolutionary movement, not only
at Gary, but throughout the country
Many of the strikes now in effect
he added, were called "in pursuance
Of the revolutionists' plan to strike
down all government"
The Washington senator offered a
resolution asking why the Depart
ment of Justice had not proceeded
against the circuiators of revolu-
tionary propaganda. Senator
Thomas, democrat. Colorado, ques-
toned the need for the resolution.
He said the steel strikers in his state
had no grievance; that they were
fighting for naturalization Of the
steel industry.
Senator Pomerene, democrat,
Ohio, remarked that his information
was that the strike leaders were
holding out the inducement that the
plants soon would be in the en-
ployes' hands as a means of getting
the men to remain in the unions.