The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
GENERAL NOTES

| three watts with capacity OF 1--WE nun
dred gallons each, two tons of mash
and fifteen BARRELS OF whisky were
seized by Capt. William L. Allen, jr.,
federal prohibition director for
Brooklyn, and squad of six men in
raid on house in the borough OF
Queens Friday. Captain Allen sad
the conditions OF the stills indicated
they had been in operation for more
than year Dominica Pipe and
Mareuri Domlnello were arrested
and held on a charge OF violating the
Nolstead act.
\ million dollar whisky deal was
consummated in Cincinnati Friday
when Cincinnati drug firm pnr-
chased from a Lexington, KY, dis
tiiiery, for medicinal purposes, war;
house certificates for five thousand
barrels or. Ia million gallons OF the
liquor. The sale price was $3.50 a
gallon. the government tax 500 and
the state tax 50 cents, making the to-
tai cost a gallon ST.
Chairman Wadsworth was auhor-
lied Friday by the senate military
committee to introduce all amend
msnt to the army reorganization bill
providing for the enlistment of not
to exceed ten thousand American In
dians as a separate unit of the army.
Upon discharge they would have all
the rights OF American citizens i'll adj
dllion to their tribal rights.
\ reply has been received through
the American embassy in London to
the effect it will not be possible lor
the United States to be represented
in any capacity on the special COM
MS sion which the council OF the
League of Nations recently decided
to send to Russia. This announce
mcnl was made by the League of Ma
tons in London Friday. At recent
meeting Of the League OF Nations
council in Paris it was decided that
the government OF the United States
be informed OF the resolution to send
a commission OF investigation to Rus
STA and that the nomination OF an
/ American cltlZen as a member OF the
commission would be welcomed.
he lower house OF the Mississippi
Il legislature has again refused to rati-
ly the susan b. Anthony Suffrage
amendment. The vote was OF to 3.
l il, measure had passed the senate.
The house Was aNoWcdly hostile t.
ratification. IN uproar OF nay, lol-
lowed a demand that the clerk be
prrmlttcd to read kilograms from
Democratic leaders ana others 1rom
all parts Of the country urging ratl-
tlcauon.
designations of 100 regular army
officers were accepted during March,
according to the war department.
The total the designations that have
been accepted since the armlstice was
signed are 2,422 and more than 90
per cent OF these were men with pro
viSicnal commissions.
Guaranty provisions of the new
railroad law will cost the government
approximately rs million dollars for
the six months they are operative,
Secretary Houston estimated lie
said machinery was being created to
handle advances to the railroads and
loans from the 300 million dollar re-
velving fund, and that several cor
polations already had filed applica-
guaranty sections provide relief.
The name OF President Wilson,
which had been entered by petition
in the Georgia presidential preference
primary, has been withdrawn by &C
ton of number of the signers of
the petition, it was announced lhurs-
day.
Richard Croker, formerly head OF
Tammany hall and the most powerful
political boss New York ever had, is
declared in affidavits by his children
and others to be senile, incompetent
to manage his affairs. and completely
under the domination of his second
wife, an Indian bride whom he mar
ried in 1914, when he was ~ years
old. An injunction restraining him
from disposing OF any money, securl-
been granted by the circuit court Ut
Florida on application of Howard
Croker, the youngster OF the sons.
Under the, care of nurses and ply
sicians, Edsel b. Ford, son of Henry
Ford, is recovering at his home from
serious illness with which all men,
bers Of his family have been stricken.
Mr.. Ford, who had been confined to
the house more than week, is able
to be up. Mrs. Ford and her two
sons are under constant attention of
physicians, who decline TO disclose
the nature of the illness.
Five Socialists were expelled from
the New York legislature Thursday.
The majorities for expulsion were
practically unanimous. A vote was