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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

Mrs. Josephine Hodson. aged 50,
|yteslthy widow, and Delbert Flowers,
AT war hero, protege Of Mrs. Hold
son, were married At Shelbyville, Ills.
Friday by Magistrate Tallmar Mrs.
sHodson drew Flowers name, 20
whom she was to correspond and
cheer during the war, He returned a
year ago and paid her court, culmin-
ating in marriage.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

Masked bandits robbed the mail
cars of the Illinois Central flyer Sat-
[urday morning as the train ap-
preached Chicago and escaped with
the contents Of six registered mail
sacks. The loot is. variously valued
at between ten and eighty thousand
dollars. The same train was robbed
six months ago by Leroy Walton,
who was killed in a revolver battle
with the police after escaping with
eighty-five thousand dollars.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

n John Nv. Hutchinson, ~ years old,
who Was in Ford's theater, Washing
ton, the night President Lincoln was
shot and one of party OF army Off
GERS who tried to capture the assas-
sin, is dead at his home at Hemp
stead. N. Y. Hutchinson served as a
lieutenant Of federal cavalry in the
Civil War. =
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

Advices received by the state de-
partment Saturday through Baltic
channels said the soviet forces were
becoming disorganized as a result Of
hunger, discomfort and the irregular
ity OF supplies. According to the dis
patches food and equipment are lack
ing among the reds on both the
Polish and South Russian fronts and
lin the latter region approximately
half of the bolshevist soldiers are
wearing sandals in place of shoes.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

Yellow fever is gaining foothold
in Culican, capital of the state OF
Sinaloa, Mexico, according TO re-
port by DR.. Luis Garcia, chief state
sanitary Inspector, and Donaciano
Martinez, commissioners OF hygiene.
One death has been reported. Every
effort is being made to prevent the
spread of the disease into Sonora aud
thence into the United States.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

( More women than men have regis
tered in South Carolina for the gen.
elal election, November 2, according
to reports compiled last week. A
large number Of negro men and
women, who were refused registra-
ton certificates, have appealed the
decision of the county registration
boards at the circuit courts.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

A general strike, involving 10000
organized workers Of West Virginia,
will be called IF, federal troops are.
to be used as a strike-breaking
agency, instead of for the protection
of the constitutional rights of citizens
of state and nation" said c. r.
Keeney, president of district No. y,
United Mine Workers Of America, in
Il statement issued Friday.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

Coaiuption Of wines and liquors
is the EI0lte9 States in 1919 wa lees
per e. 4en during any yeas Sinee
1870 ~ q estimates Of the
Depdep ~ Conmefce In $50
the - 40 1n1lcQs PEE
sas; 81 sas s 81 8 1 81.
]: ]: ] ] 3 s :
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

A communique from Gen. Wran-
gels forces in the Crimean region
Friday claimed 10000 prisoners had
been taken in six days of offensive
fighting. The 23rd Soviet Division
surrendered, the statement said. a
Moscow wireless admitted Wrangel
had occupied Alexandrovsk.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

1t was said on reliable authority
that the jewels belonging to the Ro-
mahoffs, Hapsburghs and Hohen-
zollerns, deposited for safety with
Swiss banks and private firms, are
worth. 400 million dollars, while the
jewels sold or pawned in Switzerland
since 1911 by royal families amount
ed to double this sum. These totals
do not include jewel transactions by
former princely families of Russia,
Austria, Hungary and Germany.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

An unusually early snowstorf has
prevented number of motor car
parties from leaving Crater LaEe, Ma
|tiona1 Park, Ore. They are expect
ed to get out within a few days,
however. and meanwhile are in no
danger, as there is plenty OF food and
fuel. The snow is from one to three
feet deep. 'sa
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

An attempt was made Saturday C.
assassinate Mrs. Thomas MacCur-
tain, widow of the late lord mayor OF
Cork, who was .assassinated in his
home some months ago. Shots were
fired at Mrs. MacCurtain but she es-
capped injury. The military authcri-
ties were active here. Many arrests
were made.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

h Alabama's proposed industrial
court bill to enforce arbitration of in.
dustrial quarrels has been chloro-
formed in the house and will die
quietly in the senate without coming
to vote, administration leaders de-
clared Saturday. A joint session OF
house and senate judiciary commit :.
tees heard labor union lawyers OPP
pose the measure and decided 10 re-
port it without recommendation.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

Replies to questionnaires sent to
two hundred grain elevator conf
papies in Middle Western states indi-
cate that farmers are holding wheat
for higher prices, according to q
statement from the Farmers National
Grain Dealers Association. The
statement said farmers were holding
their grain because they can not
make fair profit at present prices
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

A reign of terror and lawlessness
still prevails in the. Williamson and
Pocahontas, w. Va, coal fields, az
cording to reports sitting through
from various sources. Activities OF
gun wielders arc confined to the
|backwoods, with every possibility of
becoming more general should any
attempt be made to remove United
States soldiers stationed in that dis
trict.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

The Indiana state law requires
eighteen inches Of the voters legs
Ito show beneath the curtain in the
voting booths. How this law \ Is ! e.
he interpreted with women voting y
though. The law was passed to-
prevent two persons from occupying
Is booth at the same time, sss
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

A payroll of about $1,000 was
stolen from the Katy Coal company
office at South Radly, near Pittsburg,
Kas., Saturday when six men
knocked down Cashier w. c. Ferg Of
the company and drove away in his
automobile. The money was for men
of mine No. of that company. Ferg
was seriously injured when the men,
believed to be Italians, struck, him
on the head with a heavy instrument.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

Maryland again is on record as
having refused to ratify the Susan 3.
Anthony woman suffrage amend
ment The measure, which was
brought up at the special session Of
the legislature, met defeat in both
houses before final adjournment
shortly before Wednesday midnight.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

\ What were asserted to be record
prices for. Guernsey cattle were paid
at an auction at North Easton, Mass,
Friday when F. Lothrop Ames sold
fifty-one head at Langwater farm Tor
$I46,I25, an average Of $2865. Six
teen cows sold for $88,525, an average
81 $s,s33, H
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

record consumption, year since 1850
was 1914. when the total reached B.
2sz,zz3,76s gallons. or 3at5o galIohs
per capita.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

An epidemic of cholera in Western
China has become so serious people
are falling dead in the streets, and
carpenters are unable to supply the
demand for coffins according to q
letter received by the American Bap-
fist Foreign Mission Society from DR..
Joseph "A. Taylor in Chenttl. .i
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-30

His legs paralyzed by an injury .suf=
fered when padded by upper class
men, Allen Mccoy has refused to
Give College of Emporia authorities
the names of his hazers. Mccoy in
sists the hazing was done in good
spirit. Mccoy has been taken to his
home in Wichita by his mother.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-18
HOOVER AGAINST
UNCLE SAM AS
BUSINESS HEAD
Thinks Competition Best in
Industrial WorId-Not
Favorable to U, S. Own
ership of Railroads.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE return
of the railroads to private ownership
on March will mean the placing
of private operation on its final
trial" in the opinion of Herbert
Hoover, expressed in his inaugural
address as president of the Ameri-
can Institute of Mining Engineers.
At. the same time Mr.. Hoover at
tackled government operation OF
either railroads or shipping as lex
periments in socialism necessitated
by the war" to which there were
many fundamental objections.
Can't Replace Competition.
mo scheme of political appoint
ment,,' Mr.. Hoover said, "has ever
yet been devised that will replace
competition in its selection of abil-
ity and character Both shipping
and railways have today the ad-
vantage of many skilled personnel,
sifted out in hard school of COM
petition and even then the gov
ernment operation OF these enter
prises is not proving satisfactory.
Therefore. the ultimate inefficiency
that would arise from the deadening
paralysis of bureaucracy has not yet
had full opportunity for develop
ment. Already we can show that no
government under pressure of ever
Continued on Page Two, Column Ffve.)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-18
CAILLAUX NOT
DEPRESSED WHEN
TRIAL IS BEGUN
Former Premier of France Seems
Determined, Combative i,
and Healthy.

Paris, Feb. 17.-The formal open
ing Tuesday of the trial of Joseph
Caillaux, former premier of France,
on a charge of having "plotted
against the external security of the
state" was taken up entirely with
the roll call of the senators who are
sitting as the high court and the
reading of the warrant and the bill
Of accusation. An adjournment was
then taken until Friday. when, with
the examination of M. CaillauX, the
trial will begin in earnest.
NJ. Caillaux, whose life is at stake,
seemed in the best of health and de-
termined and combative. Under
French legal procedure, the defend
ant during the trial may review the
whole of his political career and
give also his foreign policy while in
office. The defense has not yet out
lined its plans, but the general
opinion in the senate this afternoon
was. that NJ. Caillaux, who is ex-
pected to make an address Friday
extending over period of two
hours. will champion his policy be-
fore the war for closer relations
with Germany and repudiate the
charge OF haying had intelligence
with the enemy during hostilities.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-18
WILSON May REPuDIATE TREATY
BLIND WALL IS
ENCOUNTERED IN
TREATY DEBATE
Compromise Negotiations Get in
Tangled State and No
Agreement Likely.

Washington, Feb. 17.-The peace
treaty compromise negotiations got
/ into such tangled state Tuesday
that despite claims in some quarters
that the lines on both sides were
weakening. the reaty's best friends
minimized the possibility of agree
ment.
1T looks as though we might
come out at the same hole we went
in" said Senator Hitchcock, the
democratic leader, after an effort to
obtain representation i'll modifying
the article 10 reservation adopted at
the last session of congress. He
added that the republicans apparent
ly had rejected all compromise pro-
posals on the subject and that he
was certain that the treaty never
could be ratified unless they reached
compromise.
Thirty democrats had been
pledged tonight for the alternate
article 10 reservations presented by
Senator Hitchcock and he said he
hoped eventually to have the sup
port of one or two more. 1t would
take 49 votes to make up the simple
majority necessary to substitute one
of these reservations for the repub-
lican draft, and to the seven or more
republican, votes required for this
operation Is more would have to be
added to insure final ratification by
a two-thirds vote,
The senate made no progress to-
Gay toward a vote on the first of the
proposed notifications in the repub-
lican reservations, the entire day be-
ing occupied by debate on other fea-
lures of the treaty.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-18
Americans Escape
Death From Turks
In Recent Terror .

Constantinople, Feb. 10y The
Associated Press. 1.-The American
Commission for Relief in the Near
East has received message dated
February l5 from its offices at
!Adana, Asiatic Turkey. which was
construed to mean that all the
Americans have escaped from Mar
ash (northeast of Adana and north
OF Aleppo( southwark to lslahi>,
which is on the railroad The mes
sage says:
Information this morning is that
the personnel of 1000 refugees re-
tired to Islahie with Conlonel Nor
mand. There was extreme destitu-
ton and many were sick or wound
ed There is no information from
Aintab or Hadjin. The situation is
serious"
Mai. G. D. Arnold Of Providence,
X. T., managing director OF the
American Commission for Relief in
the Near East, said that there were
10 American relief workers and six
American missionaries at the head
quarters of the American Board
college at Marash. Among the re-
lief workers are Paul V. Snyder
of Plainview, Tex, and Evelyn
Trostle of Mcpherson, Kan.
The missionaries. all of whom
are under the American Board of
Missions, Boston, are James K.
LYMAN, Ellen o. Blakely, Bessie
Hardy Agnes Salmond, Inez Lied
and Kate E. Ainslee.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-18
IOHN BULL MUST
PAY MORE MONEY
FOR HIS TOBACCO
Sewing Cotton, Petrol and Post.
age Also Will Cost More
in the Future.

London, Feb. l7.-An actual and
prospective increase in prices an
nounced in Britain includes one
penny to two-pence increase on
cigars and an ounce of tobacco, and
a half-penny increase on package
of 10 cigarettes. Sewing cotton IS
increased to "a pence reel
The recent increase in the price
of petrol, which caused one-day
strike of taxicab drivers, is expected
to bring an announcement of higher
fares when the home secretary will
receive deputation representing the
taxi men.
In consequence OF the increase in
railway freights the belief is grow
ing that parcels post charges will
be raised soon. The postal employees
demanded higher wages, involving
an aggregate of about $55,000,000
yearly and it is expected that half
penny extra will be placed on letter
postage.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-18
Baptist Missionaries
WinPursue Elusive
Savages in Flivvers

Chicago. Feb. l7,-Baptist mis-
sionaries i'll Borneo will soon pur-
su~ the elusive savage through the
lnderbrusi1 in fivvers if the Baptist
church succeeds in raising the $780,
O00,OC0 it has set out to collect for
church purposes. Prof. A. T. Small
of the University of Chicago an
ncunces.
Among the items to be purchased
from the fund are Is automobiles for
the Use Of missionaries in Borneo,
Assam, India and Africa.
The old-fashioned missionary who
used to harangue the pensive canni-
bal from a front seat at the eve
nirg's soup is out OF place in the
present era Of efficiency. Professor
Small explained. A missionary with
an automobile can do eight times
as much work as one not so
equipped, he said.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-18
Hines AboIishes Railroad
Regional Offices March

Washington. Feb. l7.-Discon-
tinuance of all regional and district
Offices of the railroad administration
on March | was directed today by
Director General Hines as the sec
ond step in rehabilitation OF the
federal railroad organization.
In accepting the resignation of
Hale Holden as director of the CEN
tral-west region, the administration
extended the jurisdiction of r. H.
Ashton, director of the northwest
crn region, to the territory formerly
under Mr.. Holden's direction. Mr..
Holdens resignation is effective
Immediately, so Mr., Holden may re-
sumo the Management of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-18
EIGHTEEN YOUNG
| WOMEN ARRESTED
INCITY HALL RAID
Stenographers and Clerks Taken
in Patrol to Central Sta
ton Function.

One OF the biggest raids ever made
by the Omaha metropolitan police
department was executed last night
when 20 policemen suddenly de-
sccnded on the city hall at E o'clock,
and loading lS astonished and be-
Wildered stenographers and clerks
employed there into the police pa
troll, took them to the Central sta
ton, charged with disturbing the
peace.
The raid was in charge of Of
ficers Vobri, Phelan and Toland
and was executed in a prompt and
businesslike manner, only FIVE or
six girls escaping in the confusion.
At the station charges were filed
against the young women ranging
from disturbing the peace to hign-
jacking. and kangaroo court was
established with Judge" George J.
Emery presiding and Matron Glib
bons passing sentences ranging
from l to 20 years hard labor.
After receiving sentences the girls
were taken under police \ escort,
single file, up to the Offices Of In
spector Pattullo where farewell
banquet had been prepared for them
by Bertha Lichnovsky and Grace
Wohoffey, clerks at the Central po-
lice station.
Victrola music was furnished dur
ing the manquet, and the prisoners
were allowed to dance.
During the banquet the sounds OF
revelry and laughter floating down
from the rooms above caused the
judges t. relent and after a pro.
longed discussion among the arrest
ing officers and the Judges it was
decided to release the prisoners on
their promise OF good behavior in
the future.
A large bouquet of carnations was
sent to the banquet by Commits
sioner Falconer and box of candy
was presented to the girls by Mayor
Smith.
At the conclusion of the banquet
those present attended the show at
the Brandeis theater.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-18
Supreme Council DisCIoses
That White House Communi-
cation Threatens Withdraw
al of Pact From Senate.
C0DING NOTE SENT TO
PRESIDENT ON QUESTION
Correspondence win Not Be
Made Public by Entente
Downing Street Surprised at
Chief Executives Stand.

Washington, Feb. J7.-The allied
supreme council has been informed
BY President Wilson, it was dis
closed TODAY. that if the proposed
AdridtlC settlement. to which the
American government is not 4 party.
is put into force, the United States
might have TO consider withdrawing
the treaty of Versailles from senate
consideration
The presidents communication
was not III the nature of threat in
the common sense of the term, it
was said. but was merely state
ment OF the situation that the United
States might find itself in if asked
to subscribe to agreements in which
it had no hand in the making and to
which it was opposed. The explana-.
ton was made in official quarters
that the league of nations was to be
the instrument for enforcing vari-
Gus agreements as to boundaries and
the like. and that if the United
States became a party to the treaty
of Versailles it thus would be sub.
scribing to the enforcement of
agreements to which it had not
given either its approval or consent.
Treaties Hnseparable.
1t was explained further that the
Anglo lo-French-American treaty and
the treaty of Versailles were con-.
sidered inseparab1e insofar as this
question was concerned. and that il
q situation arose where the president
would have to consider withdrawing
the latter he also would have to CON
slider withdrawal of the former.
An early announcement at the
White House characterized as an
absolute falsehood" the statement
by Pertinax in the Echo De Paris
that President Wilson's announce
ment contained postscript bearing
threat to withdraw the treaty from
the senate. This was recognized as
erroneous as soon as it came to the
attention of other officials. Obvi-
ously it did not come from Presi-
dent Wilson himself and it was later
explained that those who made the
statement had spoken without full
and complete information.
Wilson Dictated Statement.
AT first, too, the presidents com
Inunication was referred to as
memorandum" and was described
Continued on Page Two. Column six.)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-18
Pershing Campaign Manager
Denies Corrick'S Claim
Movement is in Interest Of
Governor LOWden.
PRIMARY SHOULD BIND.
SAYS VICTOR SEYMOUR
Declares Pershing Campaign
to Be Waged on Construc.
tive Basis Rather Than by
Tearing Others Down.

Lincoln, Meb., Feb, E.-(Special)
Victor Seymour manager OF the
Pershng- for President movement in
Nebraska, answered today the
charge made yesterday by Frank P
Corrick, General Moods campaign
manager in this state, to the effect
that "Pcrshing is hgurehead be
hind which the Lowden boosters are
hiding in their efforts to take Ne
braska away from Wood"
In his statement Mr.. Seymour
says that the Pershing campaign is
being carried on in Nebraska i'll
good faith and for the sole purpose
of securing the presidential nomi-
nation for "our own son, John J.
Pershing."
This is Mr.. Seymour's statement:
II seek no personal controversy
with Mr.. Corrick, and | want it dis
tinctly understood that so far as any
aspirants for the republican presi-
dental nomination are concerned,
the people backing the Pershing
movement have not one thought OF
malice, nor will we speak disparag
ingly of them. Ours is a construc-
tive campaign solely in the interest
of securing the nomination for
president by the Chicago convention
of Gen. John ]. Pershing.
Why Lowden Quit.
Had Mr.. Lowden entered the
state we would have contested as
forcefully against him as we intend
doing against the claims of any
other candidate who may file for the
April primaries. Now that Mr.. Low
den, Mr.. Harding, and most of the
other presidential possibilities have
observed the common courtesy OF
RETAINING from entering Nebraska,
conceding that General Pershing is
entitled to the delegation from his
home state, we welcome the sup
porters of these gentlemen to the
Pe+shing movement. Mr.. Corrlck IS
correct in stating that the Nebraska
republicans who formerly supported
Mr.. Lowden are now in the Per-
shing band wagon, but he should
likewise have stated that that wagon
is also serving as carryall for re-
publicans who were, prior to the
Pershing boom, for other candi-
dates, including his own leader.
Have Minds of Their Own.
"And why should not the former
Lowden supporters and the former
Harding supporters and the sup
porters of other candidates an
nounce their affiliation with the Per-
shing movement? Surely Mr.. Cor
rick did not believe that, when he
cracked his whip, all the Nebraska
republicans would jump into line
regardless of their personal prefer
ences and give him carte blanche
orders to do with their votes as he
chose. 1t now develops, much to
tContinued on Page Two. Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-18
"GANG'S ALL HERE"
SING MEMBERS OF
WOMEN'S LEAGUE
More Than 100 Pioneer Suf-
fragists Honored at Chi
cago Meeting.

Chicago. Feb. 1.-THE League of
Women Voters, successor to the
national suffrage body, Tuesday
honored more than 100 women who
have done important work for suf-
frage. Among these were the "pio-
neers," procession OF gray-haired
women who have been in the suf-
frage fight since 1880.
Carrie Chapman Gait received a
large sapphire pin in recognition of
her share of the work.
The women sang Hail Hail, the
Gangs All Here"
The delegates all cheered when
Jane Addams was called forward to
receive her certificate for service in
thel suffrage cause. Mary Garrett
Hat and Mrs. George Bass. leaders
iii the national women's divisions OF
the republican and the democratic
parties, received their certificates at
the same time with the injunction by
Mrs. Gait not to call each other
names. They shook hands while
the delegates laughed and cheered.
More than $4,000 was raised to
carry on the work of the league.