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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-10-14
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MAY REPUBlAI { ORD COURT
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a Product Of the Lsigue Z
81 Nations

4 George White. chairmafi OF the Demt
cratic national committee. has issue
the following statement:
| "Elihu Root has hurried home, hi
Iereat work accomplished. to chart
course on foreign affairs for Senate
4 Harding and the Republican party
MIR. Root has tackled many tasks, ab
struse. delicate and profound and hi
record of achievement Is Imposing. .bu
l don't believe he Is equal to this one
IL he attempts It.
"In the first place most Of the news
papers and speakers supporting Mr.
Harding have evidently not read tn
covenant Of the League of Nations
That may account for their misrepre
sensations Of its provisions. They ap
parently had no idea Of the work Mr.
Root was engaged upon abroad. con
| ceiving his world court as q substitute
for the League Of Nations instead o.
subsidiary tribunal. Now that they,
after welcoming the world court, have
learned for the first time. that 1t is
league product and, without the
league, would be an air castle without
foundation, they are angrily dlsput-
ing whether or not they shall repudiate
the work of EIihu Root.
"What lamentable state for great
party and party press, and how hui
initiating 1t is for the American peO-
pie to witness the daily exposures BY
a presidential candidate Of abyslnal
ignorance upon the leading issue Of
the campaign!
mfr. Root was wise to hurry home,
indeed; but think the job is beyond
even his learning and ability. Mr..
Harding stands. for separate peace
with Germany and then after that
some nebulous association of nations
that never has, does not and never
will exist. Mr.. Root. the carpenter of
the new world court under the league.
will have hard time joining that out
rageous and hypocritical program
with his performance abroad"
Democratic campaign leaders are en-
joying the unhappy predicament into
which Senator Harding has been
thrust.
The Republican presidential notni.
nee. In their opinion, will find some diff
ffculty In extracting himself from the
position of running with the hare and
hunting with the Hounds on the !
League of Nations issue.
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A Tombstone
for Susan
4. - !
BY cLARIssA MAcKlE
tM la2o.,by Mcclure New.pap,er syndicate.l

"a ls2o.>by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate,l
For the love O. Pete!" Jeremiah
Hart leaned over the fence and
Matched with, amazed e. eyes Az: 0seaf
Plumb, the local stenecutter, Clipped
away at slab Of snowy marble. lis
Susie ricketts, dead?" he gasped at
last.
Oscars teeth gripped Ills pipe and he
turned wary eye toward Susan Rick
cts windows. He was nervously aware
That Susan was watching him from
some vantage point and he wondered
whether she would object most to the
marble chips on Aer orchard grass or
to- the fact that he was wasting some
Of her time to speak TO passing
neighbor.
"No, she amt Dead" he said, after
a while.
"Not dead?" insisted jeremiah In.
credulously.
mot yeti" roared Oscar. "Not yeti"
"Sick?"
"NOpe."
"TheiH-why-the tonbstone?'
Because she wanted to-that's rea-
son enough-it's enough for me-" he
suddenly chucklcd. "The Ricketses al
ways was forchanded, " know, Jerry"
jeremiah sagged weakly against the
fence. Els mind was Incapable of re-
adjustment after such n shock. First
the sight of Oscar Plumb sitting In
Susan Ricketts, orchard, placidly cut
ling into slab Of white marble, was
disturbing enOugh-Oscar's place for
tombstones was In his little
,t0neyard by the river, or, on rare &C.
In the churchyard. Second,
he idea of Susan's thinking Of any
hing so practical was absurd In Itself.
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rurpin,. Famous Ride.

Dick Turpin. hero OF many1a no
mantle story. and one OF the most
outstanding figures 10 the history OF
English highwaymen, once made q
ride that, for distance covered and
speed maintained. has never been du-
.pIicated, as far as any record exr
lists. Ia
Turpin was In danger OF capture.
and capture meant death beyond
question. He had beneath him q
horse OF unedualed speed and endur-
ance. and before him an earthen
path leading from London's cobble
stones to 'York,s distance Of 200
miles, Spur was touched to the mare,
since famed In song and story as
..Black Bess." and just al the sun
was sinking to rest the hiehwayman
and the eager mount took up the long
trail. -
The same sun rose II hours later
over: the hollsetops Of. York. and .f I'M
eariy-rising citizens who peered
from. suffered windows saw great
black horse. dripping with sweat,
eyes starting from her head and
breath coming ID gasps. laundering;
down the main street, while aTdust-
covered rider swayed IA the saddle
and made fntile efforts to whip the
travel stains from his gay costume.
He had completed the distance 70 ~
hours, and without changing mounts.
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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-10-14

mot Yeti" Reared Oscar. "Not Yeti"
She was CHEEKY little thing, sought
by everyone who needed heIp-girls
brought their love affairs to her SYM
pathetic ear. and married women con-
fded their minor troubles, while In
their hearts they pitied her because
she did not belong to their ranks.
With these thoughts revolving In his
mind. like the wheel in squirrel cage.
jeremiah watched Oscars bright tools
as lie chiseled out the letters
"S.U-S-A-"
Sunless she dies right away-why.
she might get married before she gets
a chance to use It," burst out Jere-
miah.
: Oscar, nodded. "And II Ed Flnney-
comes home and marries her and she
couldn't use II because Of her name not
being Rickete any more-a good tomb.
stund'd sc>to waste" he said gloom
~.
Jsreniah' groaned and plodded on to.
tie. post office, where he found the
usual crowd Of louugers, withsthe add
Cd interest Of several strangers who,
bad arrived On. the mail train enc
Of these. 4 BID, brown man, dealt Jere-
miah . stinsins slap on The shoulder
and then srsppea Ms hand. RI RI
sWeil. Jest1 Hart. m 1T pa do1't
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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-10-14

YOU'RE stay wing With n A. I
here, Ed. Come along III RI
| give y6h raspberry short vi Il
| thick crean--y0u know p@ Ste
Lucy Bee" he reminded tlia N M 4 ! Ix Ia
son Of Rosedale az they watI9 apH
the street.
1 "Lucy Bee reineinbe y \ III
girl In Rosedale barring IN ~
Ed, remlniscently. S sSssss
A light came into. Jeremlah &al
4 brown eyes, 1t wass the greate MO
,ment of his life for the, instant iii
/ hand was on the wheel ~ Tiny
"Hark," |fie said, inclining hts 13nd,
iIeud. - Z : -- WIN
They both stopped short and lls
tened. Through the mellow eYsiiinf
air CAME the futing song Of robin
the soft, high s'tweeeeeeetY of rival
lows dipping in the golden light Ind
the clinking sound Of metal against
stone.
:s"what's that?" asked Ed, cnriousl5
Cow bells?" !.
THAT'S Oscar Plumb chfppin, I
tombstun-you remember Oscar
Eyes; r remember-who'S dead q
"He's chippin' Q stone for Susie
ricketts, !" All giss
"Jerryl" Ed Finney gripped the 9TH
er's arm, and this time jeremiah kept
perfectly still. s ss. I !,
1T surprised me, too." said Jere-
mialh /. M
In the silence the robin sang to its
mate and the swallows dipped 10 pools
Of sunshine. When Ed spoke his voice
was strained. Jerry, came home ia
marry her-we quarreled two years
ago and went OFF, was crazy loon
If those days, but I've learned lot
and one thing is that she Is the best
girl in the woodland 1t breaks my
heart that I've got to go back West
without her" .s3
Jerry nodded. "She's had a tough
time of 1t, but CHEEKY as little wren
Lucy and know how good size can be
and almost everybody says the same
you really want to marry her, Edl"
Ed nodded CURLY. His gray eyes
were tragic-he wore the look of a
man who has followed Joy over hills
and mountains and through deep val !
leys and has lost sight of her forever.
Come along" said jeremiah. I'VE
got to pass the house."
They passed the cozy little house
and came to the orchard, where Oscar
Plumb was showing the half complet-
cd work to Susan Ricketts, who dlnpled
and sparkled In the sunset glow like
the flashing swallows with their glints |
or sOoty black-tllat was her hair; 1
warm brown-her eyes; and deep blue
her pretty cotton dress.
Oscar saw them and called over,
"Here, jeremiah, Susie wants me to
put 'spinster' under Susan Rick
cts and tell her there's plenty
time yet to get married-cricky-Ed,
how be ye?"
BEAT It'll" commanded Mr.. Finney,
rs he leaped the fence like school
boy and gathered the astonlshed Su.
sfe Ricketts, into his arms.
, Oscar picked. up a few tools and
led through the back way, casting one
backward glance, that caused him to
delightedly. But jeremiah,
1izzy with the whirl of events and
feeling that the wheel of Destiny had
,een wrested from his grip by the eff
lent Mr.. Finney, FASTENED home to his
lucy with astounding news.
"And he looked Mt her and she
ooked at him just like you look at me.
4ucy," he finished softly. Under
tand?" t.
Little Lucy blushed and nodded and
aid her pretty head on his heart. I'VE
,nowl" she murmured.
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'F|IElIl0|l! Pll'BeE | /. IGNORED !!

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" hsli thSl III ~ slxth & congress cod.
ltye6td VII 81 IN sdi h6 ~ session Cd May
Idp. 100. IL facei y DIT of reconstrue.
isttcn araater INN any III the nations
i hiStory. d The isars had been br6ught
No i ciose 81 ia sisninx 81 the asmls-
] ia ma fhe -ut0biei15s 81 ueace crted
for SOLUTION me conpts shad returned
/ ID poWers substsnfia Republican ma
i 1ority ~ both houses of sconfress,
eleated; 81 the defnite pledge Of the
pqftv that.at would speedy enact leg
flslation "a bring abOut m equitable
treadjustment u the iatien's affairs
from war TO peSce conditicns,
Tshe people. groanlng under the bur.
den az war taxes and ever mounting
| living costs borne cheerfully while tlls
| war was. on, looked hopefully to the
Renubifcnn congress to redeem its par
| ~ lpfeli0es. = g5. VI:
The record Ut Tie Sixty-sixth con-
rress. which, earned forsit the Giesigna-
| fion ,of syrhe Do.Nothing congress-" u
set forth In the Democratic Campaign
Textbook issued from national head
nuarfers. Grand Central Palace. New
York CIV. s.y
an the second div Of the special SEES.
sion congress received from the presi.
lent. then n Paris at the peace con.
ference. 8 COMPREHENSIVE program Of
legislation which he recommended for
the nlacinp OF he country on peace
hos,s The most f,nportant recon-
mendations N this set or proposed
Ia ws were those hearing on reform Of
the war tox AM, income tax systems.
: national budget ana the reduction
Of the cost Of living. 10 most Of these
reforms. hesides MANY others. the Re-
nnhlican marry had nledeed its nomi-
nees e the camnaign tl,dt resulted In
! Rennhlican ma inritv IN both houses
~ convrosa AZ Fl.
Tho session wore along without ac-
connl,shfnent a. the reconstruction
nro,.ron which had heen recommended
- cn,gr.ss ~ 'pro.ia ant wilson On
u ! ,,s,,st q ths' r,resideni addressed n
s,f,,t sJsas.,n,, ~. :,h.,7 no hn,ises and !,
,,r.ad mon t,,e,, suith aIl fhe per-
IL u u s,,,s fnrs.a "A svhicH ~ vas csna-
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-18
NORFLEET WINNER
IN HOT CONTEST
FOR Jury PLACE

w. W. Norfleet. for the past sew
eral years deputy under Sheriff
oliver II. Perry, Thursday took his
seat as member Of the Shelby county
jay commission following election
late Wednesday to succeed Clarence
II. Caldwell auto accident victim
who died Tuesday. Norfleet WAS Sc
lected to fill the unexpired term of
Caldwell, who was renamed some
months ago.
The election was probably one of
the most holly contested in recent
years. Thirty-three ballots were
necessary before Norfleet was chos-
n Twenty six names were placed
before the election body, which con-
sists of chanccry, circuit and Grim
inal court Judges. eight in all. a
majority Is necessary to elect
Four of Norfleets competitors
came within one vote of the neces-
sary five before he was finally Chos-
en-. They were Tom Dwyer. C. X.
Lewis, Taylor Gowan and L. Il. Bos-
well More than two hours was con-
sumed in the hallotinG Judge J. =.
Young. " First circuit court. pre-
sided.
Norfleet for two years has been
deputy in ludge Ifttman's Crurt.
Third circuit. He Is brother ~
Brooks NVrfleet, attorney Of East Az
kansas. lie was Iamcd 10y Sheriff
Perry from the CUlliervllle distrlcr
Associates on the jury commission
are A. /. Conway and \. g. Booth
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-18
StOUe Causes Fire;
Damage Is So, 900

! Damage estimated by the owner
to be $4,000. resulted at $3.50 O'Clock
Thursday mofning when fire swept
the second flock of a building at
376 North Front street, occupied by
II. Blockman & Co. metal dealers.
Tho fire resulted from a defective
stove. IL is believed. Pumpersl Nos.
IA. and 8 and truck No. 2. COM
manded by Chief Mike Fit2morris
and Assistant y Chiefs Moore and
O'Neil. held the blaze to the second
story. More than 80 minutes was
required to put out the fire. MIR
Blockman said the loss was covered
by insurance.
W. s. Swain, captain eli truck
company No. 2, sustained o srra.ned
ankle when he became entangled in
some wreckage, and J. l.. Brown,
pipeman. company No. ( was in
iured about tho hip in a fall. Neither
of the men was taken to the hospital.
First aid was administered TO both
at their respective engine houses,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-18
MYSTERY COUPLE :
GOES TO POLICE.
IN CHICAGO CASE
With Double Murder Unsolged
ard indictments Against
Four Threatened, Body of
Another Woman Is Found.
(By international News Servioe.)

CHICAGO Nov. IRA. mystery
man, claiming to be a "Mr, Morris
and a young woman, about % years
old, surrendered to the police To-day
in connection with the deaths Of
Maree Ramey and Lillian Thompson,
actresses. found lifeless in seclud-
ed spot in Grant park early Sunday.
This latest and unexpected de-
velopment came simultaneously with
the announcement by Detective Ser
geant Patrick Roche that charges of
manslaughter may be made against
the four men believed to have been
with the young women late Saturday
night Three of the men, now un-
der arrest, have confessed to having
been with the young woman Satur-
day night. They admitted, according
to police. that the girls were attacked
and then thrown from the automo-
bile. They are said TO have declared
previously that the young women left
the automobile vol0htarily
No details, other than that his
name had been mentioned and he
desired to clear himself, were made
hIlONN" III COllllNNNiplA NANia c4iip
surrender.
Ion,e today were faced with an
other mystery in which available in
formation pointA to murder with the
finding Of the body Of an unidenti-
fled young woman, badly mutilated
and bleeding, in the northwest branch
of the Chicago river.
A young man of the neighborhood
sighted the body early today as it
floated down stream and notified the
police.
Numerous bruises and a,wide cash
on the forehead indicated struggle.
The victim was woman about 2S
years old.
The body was later Identified as
that Of Mrs. Anna Sudwatski, 3d.
who has been missing from the home
of her mother. with whom she was
living, since Nov. s.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-18
BURGLARS GET GEMS
WORTH HALF MILLION
by the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S---An extesi-
sive search has been instituted for
three men, who carly Tuesday en-
tered a fashionable residence in East
soth street bound and gagged Mrs.
Charlotte King Palmer. wealthy di-
vorcee. and her two servants, then
escaped with Jewels and furs valued
by the family at 100000. There was
$4,000 insurance on the jewels, po-
lice said.
At the Drew reception. Mrs. Pal
mer wore pearl necklace valued
by her at 100000, and two diamond
bracelets.
on her return three men robbed
her They had gained entrance and
oyerpoWered the servants previously.
When the butler loosened his bonds
he freed the maid and his mistress
and called physicians and police.
Mrs. Palmer is 81 years old. SHE
formerly lived iu Chicago. and her
former husband ts.Jaules 81 Parish.
Jr, lawyer end ciubman. Of tliis cttsss,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-18
The Answer Means Real
Money to School Children
20 Cash PRIZES
OFFERED PUPILS

4
TO leave a living memorial when the
time comes for them to pass on.
In this contest The News Scimitar
Will recognize that pupils Of the ward
schools ought not to be pitted In COM
petition With the pupils of the high
schools. lh other words. the prizes
will be divided into classes.
The first class will be confined to
the high schools of Memphis. There.
will be five prizes, $40, So So, 81
and 81.
The second class will be confined
to the high schools outside Of Mem.
phis. There will 'be five prizes OF
$10> So. SO, 81 and ST..
NThe third class will .be confined
to the ward schools of Memphis.
There will be five prizes Of $40, SO,
SO, 81 and 81.
The fourth class will be confined
to the ward and country schools low
er than the high school outside OF
Memphis. There win be FIVE prizes
OF $40, IS, So, 81 and 81.
Here is splendid opportunity to win
spending money for Christmas. In
fact the contest will close at MD
night Dec 1, to give the judges ample
time TO make the rewards so that
the checks can be mailed out in-tlme
for Christmas purchases,
Write on one side uf the paper
only. Write your name plainly at
the TOP. your home address ano your
school address DO not write more
thnil sSeV worlds
Address all communications to Mil
lion Dollar Editor, The News Scimi-
tar, Memphis
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-18

If | had million dollars to spend
for the good of Memphis / would? 2"
This is the question that The News
Scimtar wants answered by the
school childret Of this locality.
The News Scimitar will pay for
ne answers.
The contest will not be confined
20 the pupils Of Shelby county for
he reason that The News Scimitar
vas large circulation in a trade ter
story that in reality is very close
to Memphis sA
And sometimes frequent visitors
may be able to see what a city needs
quicker than those who live in its
heart
What Mould you do with q mil
lion dollars if you had it to spend
for the good of Memphis%
This Is q big question. The answer
should be the result of considerable
study. NPerhaps you would build a
huge auditorium. Perhaps You would
erect q free hospital. Perhaps you
would found a college. Perhaps you
would make possible q foundation to
stamp out or lessen certain diseases.
There are r'any things that q man
or woman could do for Memphis with
million dollars.
Let's, hear some of them.
And remember this: YOU are not
writing simply to wilma prize. You
are not writing simply to develop
your, ability as writer. Memphis
has many rich men and women Pefl
haps the very article you write will
be the means Of instillfng into their
minds desire and determination
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-18
GreenUiLLe County
BdnkPdys Biggest
DiUidend In State

GREENVH,LE 5. c., Nov. lS,--
What is believed 10 be the largest
bank dividend ever declared in South
Carolina was paid Monday when a 4S
per cent cash dividend was given
stockholders Of the Farmers bank Of
Simpsonyllle, in lower Greenyillc
county. in addition to the regular
somlannual dividend Of four per cent,
which was paid at the same time.
The bank is one Of the smallest Il
nancinl institutions Of this county
and was organized in 1917.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-18
F ARMERS WOULD
CUT PRODUCTION
LIBERALIZATION
National Farmers Union
Sends Call to Nations Az
ricuItQriStS--S Say They Have
Been Robbed of Billion.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1S,--A ma
tionwide producers strike to COM
bat the falling prices of farm prod
ucts was urged in cali sent out
today by the National Farmers
union to its local unions throughout
the country.
The call went forward TO sccre-
taries Of local branches Of the or
ganizat!ou. representing producers
Of grain cotton, wool and live stock,
said to number 100000.
The proposed strike was urged in
retaliation for what the convention
considered abnormal deflation in
prices "a farm products. through
which, II WAS asserted american
farmers have been robbed If one
billion dollars in reduced value of
products now on hand" An farmers
were urged 10 hold this years pro-
ductiun from the markets until
profit making levels were re-
stored.