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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-19
Sewer Bids.

Sealed. bids. for the construction Vi
a sewer in District No. 1. il tn,
ortl West part OF the City OF Eat
Ter, Missouri, will be let by the Conn,
Gil at its regular meeting Iucsdly
c> Gang, March 2, 1920.
All bids must be accompanied by
certified check for 10 per cent If tho
.h.vlnt OF bid for acceptance ii The
, >,ltra>t ii awarded bidder
tie hi reserved to reject any ,.i.
Plans and specifications on lie.
]. F. SMiI!'.
r"..d City Clcr>
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-19
March Teachers Examination,

To be held in the Butler Circuit
Court Room March 5th and 9th. The
examinations will begin at . Il. Ill. and
I:3o p. m. OH both days, and close
at e:3o and 600 respectively. The
order of subjects will be: Firsl day,
Geography, Language, Algebra,
Orthography. Grammar. Arithmetic.
Literature, Reading. Second day:
Civil Government, U. S. History AS
riculture, Algebra, Advanced Science.
Physiology, Writing Pedagogy .I.:t :
erature, Advanced History. Paper
will be furnished.
Respectfully submitted,
A. C. Moreland,
County Superintendent
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-19
Miss Jessie Colyer Dead.

Friends in this city last week re-
ceived the announcement of the death
of Miss Jessie Colyer, which occurred
at Omaha, Nebraska, Wednesday.
February Fl. after brief illness " It'll
influenza. She was born and r..are,.
in this city, leaving here several
years ago with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. d. A. Colyer, for Nebraska,
where they have since resided at
Colyer, town named in honor OF tic
family. About two weeks ago She
went to Omaha to care for her sister.
Omega, who was i'll with the ii,flu-
enza, and she herself fell victim of
the disease.
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TO Holders of Bates County
Warrants:

Notice is hereby given tina. am
prepared TO pay Bates county Wa..
1;nts as follows:
Salary Fund: All Warrants pro-
tested to date.
Contingent Fund: All warrants
protested TO date.
Bridge Fund All warrants pro-
tested tip to and including i'coru lry
u, F9I4.
J. III. STONE.
County Treas 'rcr
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-19
1t Has Happened in Butler.

One day last week the big oil en-
CINE at the Appleton City light plant
cracked a piston-and the city was
ont of light until the old steam plant
could be fired up. A new part has
been ordered from the factory, but
the Journal says that it is uncertain
as 10 when delivery can be made.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-19
Dover, Mo-, Bank Safe Fooled
Bandits,

Lexington. Mo-, Feb. I2.-RobLcrs
at Dover, twelve miles east of here.
broke into the StatesBank of Dover
last night-fhesafe was damaged by
explosions, but the bandits failed to
get it open. The bandits escaped.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-19
The Greenridge, Mo-, Bank Robbed

Sedalia, Mo-, Feb. IA thousand
dollars in Liberty bonds and small
amount OF silver coin was taken to-
day by robbers from the Peoples
Bank of Greenridge. twelve miles
south of here. early today. Nitrogly-
GERM was used to blow the combina-
ton from the vault door. A small
safe containing bank funds was not
molested.
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Relatives of Isaac Lowery: lnfor

NeIdtlVeS OF isaac Lovely: InfOr-
nation wanted concerning the rcla-
tivcS OF Isaac lowery. who formerly
lived in Bates county. WAS born III
indianapolis i'll 1888 and served in the
Union army during the civil war.
Also want information OF my mother
Mhn-was his first wifi NJ T. T.
Becne, III West 10Th street. Kansas
City. Missouri. I5-ti
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-19
Spruce Township Convention.

The Spruce township Democratic
convention is hereby called to meet at
enterprise school house at 2:3o p. m.
on Saturday, March 9th, for the pur-
pose of elccting 5 delegates to the
county convention.
a. b. Burlington,
Nola Cole,
Committeeman.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-19
The Home of Lewis Ewing Burned

The home OF Levi, Ewing, near.
ballard, was entirely destroyed by
fire FRIDAY morning together with
nearly alt O! It's contents. All OF she
luclut,tr, 81 The lllnIy were i'll at The
time Mr. and Mrs. Ewing and two
ii the children suffering from the w
liucilZa and one son, Glenn. aged syn
teen. with PNEUMONIA. Mr.. Ewing,
the only one able to be up. had about
seven . clock built Il fire in the kic'
,n range and i'll Il irN minu,ca a
daughter in an ad pjlnlng room hraid
:, cracking and called to him /" m
lcstigate when it va, found that the
entire room MAS OIL 1lle.-AlI.-EAIn
managed to get try members Oh his
family out OF tht. hu:ning building
and to alarm the neiyhbors. The
sick ones were taken in automobiles
to the home OF MIR. S. Henderson,
where at last accounts they seemed
40 be none the worse Tor their ex-
posture, except the son, Glenn, whose
condition is not quite as good as it
might be.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-19

The schools and churches of Urich
were closed last week on account of
the influenza.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-19

The Times phone number 10 81.
Get the habit of calling up.
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The Times phone number is ~.
Get the habit of calling up.
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Administrators Notice.

Notice i, hereby given, lha lie,
tiers OF Administration upon the e>-
tate OF Lafayette Mates Oass!;y, de
ceased, have been granted to the un-
dcrsigncd by the Probate Co,., OF
Rates County, Missouri bearln., date
MI persons having claims agairi,
SAID estate are required to c%siDit
them to the undersigned Tor a'loa =
ance within six months after the date
of said letters, or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit Of ;rh
estate; and ii such claims be nj c y
hibitcd within one year from the date
OF granting said letters they shall Y
forever barred.
Witness my signature this 10th day
OF February, 1920
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Wanter to Hire-Married man with
small family, to work on farm at
Dwell Ark, small house furnished.
$500 to right man. Address c. La
FOllett, Otwell, Ark. I6-St"
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For Sale.

-billi kocb -,,-4t.. crcls ior.a lay
ira good stock.
Mrs. Claud Baker,
Phone 10 on / Butler, Rt. 7.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-19

Advertise Candy-AIcn, women
Earn $50 weekly. Experience unnec-
essary. We start you i'll the candy
business, at home, small room, or
anywhere. Everything furnished.
Grand opportunity. Write for par
ticulars. Candymaking House,
) South 18th St,
4-I2t Philadelphia, Pa
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2 Acre Suburban Home.

5-roon house, cistern and we'll,
some fruit, poultry house and etc.
Price $4,000. Inquire Of Frey Sis
tiers, Io7 Oak Street or Duvall Broth
ers, Farmers Bank Bldg, Butler,
Mo. Io-It
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-19
For Sale.

Between 700 and 500 bushels good
white corn on the old Warnsing
ranch, one and one-half miles north
west of Nyhart.
IS-2t &. NJ. Norton.
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Lunch ssEgS by the Young Isd: s. s ss;
1 W. Dc Svs1 p1. cyf mote bearing
$c Sale begin m
Is. rs. DEEMS
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For Sale.

Pure bred Rose. Comb Rhud, Stand
Red egg. Mrs. Grace Walters,
lottE X. +. D. No. I.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Legislation ON
Autos Brisk as
Ever at Albany
Some of the Bills, Such as
That Providing for Uni
versal Licensing, Are
Worth Support

We do not entirely approve OF tho
opposition to a bill which would amend
the highway law so as to license all
operators Of motor vehicles. This is
really a good move and deserves tho
support Of motorists generally. 1t
surely is not fair thing to have such
an ordinance apply to New York City
only and not to automobiles in other
parts Of the state. An actual attempt
is being made to determine the fitness
to operate Of persons who apply for
licenses 8, and that Is good thing. There
should be some check on the operation
of automobiles and there should be
qualifications other than the ability to
purchase one to entitle car buyer
to 20 out on the street with his new
automobile.
Not all tho bills that have been In
troduced in the Legislature are 80
praiseworthy. There is one that pro-
vdcs that unless the operator Of an
automobile is able to produce on de-
change Of title and ownership Of the
registered motor vehicle he is liable to
arrest and that the vehicle may be
seized. Moreover, the bill provides
that every time a sale is made the pur-
chaser would have to go to a police
station in the city or to a police officer
in the country to swear to the facts
Of the sale.
A flood Of legislation on automobile
subjects is usual at the beginning Of
each legislative year and this year is
no exception,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Truck for Pneumatic
Tires of Special Designs
L. J. Eastman Talks About Com
pared Values of Solid and
Air Inflated Casinos

Too much light cannot be thrown on
the subject Of the proper use of solid
and pneumatic tires on motor trucks.
according to Lee J. Eastman, president
Of the Packard Motor Car Company, of
New York. "The advantage" saws Mr.
Eastman, gained by the substitution
of pneumatic for solid tires under GER
tain circumstances has often resulted
IN changes being made, which, although
showing immediate benefits in the serv-
ice obtained from the truck, ultimately
mean a loss.
Soon or later the folly Of indis
criminaungly changing from solid to
pneumatic tires will be demonstrated
by Its own harmful effects. Experience
Will show that it is expedient to make
the change only when the design Of the
truck will warrant such procedure.
Realizing that the use of pneumatic
tires on motor trucks raised several
fundamental problems, the Packard
Motor Car Company set its engineers to
work to determine just what problems
were encountered by the use of pneu
matte tires and what changes would be
necessary in the trucks design in order
to meet these obstacles.
THE result was q truck speciallv de-
signed for pneumatic tires, which
would make their use practical The
special truck Is being produced This
year IN three capacities. This truck
VIII give the public pneumatic tired
JOB with all the reliability and sery-
iceability Of the truck designed for
solid tires plus the advantage Of addi-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Blizzard Failed to Halt
Pierce-Arrow Trucks
Five-Tonncrs Operate to Distant
Points During Storm That
Siopped Traffic

Blizzard conditions that paralyzed
virtually all traffic in New York City
during the big storm recently failed to
halt Pierce Arrow trucks, which played
prominent part in battering open the
snow bound thoroughfares. Ono group
Of fivc-tonners, equipped with twelve
foot snow plows, worked night and day
for the greater part of week clearing
the streets. Operating the entire
TWEEN ty-four hours, the only time the
motors in these trucks were stopped
was during brief periods necessary to
replenish motor oil.
The grocery firm Of James Butler,
Inc, kept 85 per cent Of Its feet Of
sixty-fve Picrce-Arrows In operation.
Several hundred branch grocery stores
in New York and in Long Island,
Brooklyn, Jersey and other neighbor-
ing towns were kept stocked with food
to avert all possibilities Of shortage.
The remaining Is per cent Of the fleet
was left in the garage owing to a
shortage of drivers.
The Motor Haulage Company, Inc,
had similar experience with Pierce
Arrow trucks. Their entire feet of
hfty-one trucks, all Pierce Arrows, was
in constant operation throughout the
storm period, operating daily to Eliza
beth, Paterson, Morristown and New
ark, N. j. Stamford, Conn. and Hemp
stead, l.. l.
The continued reports of heroic
service given by Pierce-Arrow trucks,
while not surprising, are most graft
ying," commented f. B. Kurtz, mana
ger Of the truck department of Har-
rolds Motor Car Company, Pierce
Arrow distributors.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

will, or into reverse, that there is
clutch, you know, and that there
is a pedal whore you "step on tho
gas" and another which applies tho
brakes, and that there Is still another
lever called the emergency brake lever,
for use when the car Ia standing or II
tho other brake goes wrong, also for
alternating with the latter on long
hills. But do you know enough not
to step on the gas every timo some
fellow wants to pass you, or you get In
tight place and think you can take
q chance with dash7
Don't Swish tho Whip
But since you know all about the
uses Of these levers, which are mod
flied in the case Of the Ford, which
has pedals for the speed changes, it
will be unnecessary to tell you how
to use them and 1t will be possible
to tell you what not to do First of all
as to tho clutch. If you hit your nag
a sharp cut with the whip she jumps
forward and almost sends you over
the back Of the seat. So with the
gasoline nag. Letting in the clutch
too sharply Is like the whip swish,
or when the motorman starts the car
with Jerk. The car jumps Off, per-
haps dragging the tires, certainly
racking engine and car, besides yank-
Ing the daylights almost out Of you.
Nine-tenths Of the motion of the clutch
pedal may be made very quickly, and
the last tenth, or from just before
the clutch begins to engage until it Is
fully engaged, must be made slowly,
so that the car is under way before
tho clutch is fully engaged and the
pedal released. With little practice
you can start the car smoothly; until
you can you are in the novice class
still.
Now, as to tho change speed gears.
I have seen o lot Of novices, not able
to change the gears noiselessly, drive
around the block rather than turn in
a narrow street. Don't Join that class.
With little practice you can be a
real driver, able TO change gears with
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Trucks Are Factor i'm
Merchandise Transport

"Commerce Of the country is depend
ent In large measure upon transporta-
tion, and the motor truck in the last
few years has become factor In tho
matter Of merchandise transport. Be-
cause of trucks communities in vari-
Gus sections Of the country have been
brought into closer touch with largo
centers, with the result that commerce
in general has been exploited" says q
B. Warren, Of the Warren Nash Motor
Corporation.
"fhe development Of tho motor truck
to point where it Is capable Of as
suming responsibility that calls for
positive performance Is responsible for
the position it now occupies. This de-
velopment got impetu in the war
period"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

tional speed, increased radius Of ac-
tion and tho ability to work on muddy
or snow-covered roads and other poor
surfaces where solid tired trucks lind
it difficult to operate.
"The public has a right to the bone
At Of The knowledge which truck and
tire concerns have collected concerning
the proper use Of pneumatic and solid
tires. The best interests of the buyer,
the tire companies and the truck manu-
facturer must be considered in every
change which Is made from solid to
pneumatic tires, and our policy will be
one Of attempting to see that these tire
changes are made in limo with the bess
knowledge we may have on the sub
icct" !"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

out alarming the whole ncighborhood.
Too much haste is the chief stumbling
block. In shifting into first speed, re-
lease the clutch, hesitate an instant in
neutral Oong enough to let the clutch
stop spinning) and then shift quickly.
In going to second the car must be
speeded up a little, the clutch pedal
fully depressed and, hesitating again
in neutral for an instant, make the
shift: In the Same way go to high
speed.
Cut Out the Goal Unloading"
1t is easy to shift to higher speed,
usually. In spite of this ease, how
ever, many create all sorts of grinds
such should take a half hour on a
quiet street to try out shifting, prac-
ticing over and over until it is noise
less. Probably most of the practice
will be needed in shifting to lower
speeds. Tho process is exactly the re-
verse of the process Of the preceding
paragraph. The car must be slowed
down and the clutch released slightly.
Then, without hesitation, make a rapid
shift. This does not mean that you
are to hurry the process, but that
when you start to shift you do it with
celerity and confidence. Remember that
practice makes perfect. Shifting to
reverse must always be done when the
car Is standing still.
Turning gives many trouble, par
ticularly If the street be narrow. Ono
may easily tell the old horse driver Mt
such time. He will, when curving
across the roadway, quickly reverse
the steering wheel Just before coming
to stop, so that it is almost set for
the reverse curve. If you do not know
just what this means, watch an old
driver do it and you will at once grasp
the move. Practice it until turning is
easy.
1t is said that a Scotch laird who
would hire q new coachman took the
applicants to narrow stretch along
a cliff and asked how close they could
drive to the edge with safety. One
thought about foot; another, bolder,
could drive to the very edge; the
third assured the laird that he never
side of the road. He got the job This
is merely to indicate that not what
you might do but what you regularly
practice will fix your status as a
driver.
One Of the reasons why women have
fewer troubles on the highway is that
they are less inclined to take chances
They are not forever stepping on the
gas to beat some one to it, Women's
intuition, l suppose, tells them of dan
ger, and they are not inclined to drive
like taxi driver.
No Need to Rush
You are not always in a desperate
hurry. Don't drive as though the devil
himself were after you-you'll need
moro than fiivver if he is s-for tour
ing at this rate is robbed of all the
pleasure. Give the other fellow a
chance; don't hog the road or dash
in ahead of him to save q second or
two. Particularly in city driving, in
crowded traffic, don't get the habit of
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

You have learned what your gaso-
Mne steed is, how it works, what 1t
consumes for fodder and how the fod-
der is converted into miles per hour.
Now It is time you learned to drive.
The salesman or demonstrator may
have shown you how to move certain
pedals and levers so as to make the
tin horse jog along, and how to move
the levers and another pedal to make
the critter speed up; but that is not
driving. One trouble is that a lot
Of owners never get any further along
than this pre-kindergarten dope.
You know, Of course, that there is
= change speed lever which enables
you to start in low speed and then
to 60 into second Or high speed at
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

pinching into every narrow opening
you think you see ahead, and don't
drive so that no one can pass you.
Some drivers seem to think it smart
to prevent others from passing or from
driving up alongside at traffic stops.
The observant traffic cop will spot you
in time.
Naturally you have mastered the
various road rules and signals Of the
city or community where you drive
most In strange places there are
strange rules, SO have care. Don't
try to make the crossing first on ap-
preaching another road, and don't try
to beat the engine to the crossing up
on the branch. You might make a
handsome corpse and the widow might
enjoy the life insurance, but you
couldn't help spend it, you know.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Dale Tries Out Ambulance

John G. Dale, who represents the
Cunningham car iu this territory, went
up to the factory, at Rachester, about
ten days ago, and while in that city
contracted the influenza. Thoy took
Mr.. Dale from the hotel to the hospital
in Cunningham ambulance. 1t was
the first time he had ever had ride
IN one. The Cunningham company also
makes makes hearses. Mr.. Dale said he urged
tnem not to come for him in any other
OF their products. He is back again
and we'll
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Brooklyn Show Gets
Fully Under Wav

The ninth annual exhibition of tho
Brooklyn Motor Vehicle Dealers Asso-
citation opened at the 23d Regiment Ar
mory last night. Beginning tomorrow
the doors will be opened at 2 o'clock,
and stay open until II o'clock until
next Saturday evening. 1t Is a COM
bned exhibition of passenger cars and
commercial vehicles, there being fifty
six of the former and seventeen makes
Of motor trucks.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Page Mr.. Henry Ford

Golfers $4,000 for first planetary
communication" was the heading in
recent issue of Tho Tribune over an
article relating to talking with Mars.
That prize ought to go to Henry Ford.
His is not only the first but apparently
the last planetary transmission, which
munication
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Wherein We Change
Price of Ternp1ar

The Tribune Of Janpary 4, by typo
graphical error, gave the price of tho
Iemplar car as $500, instead of $4,000.
although, of course, the car is worth
that much" says George s. Morrow,
the metropolitan representative. I'VE
are not attempting to sell it at that
price. The price of the open model is
now $2,685, having advanced since the
notice was originally sent out"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
They Could Keep Going

1t is worth while noting that In all
the period Of heavy SHOWS and wet
streets it was necessary to regulate
that automobiles and motor trucks be
not used except for absolutely neces-
sary purposes. 1t was not necessary
to make any such regulations in the
case Of streetcars, horses and other
means Of transportation
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

varshouse manager. He has had pre-
vious experience as warehouse and
transportation manager for Spear &
Co., Of New York, and prior to that
Brooklyn, for three and one-half years
as manager of their warehouse, receiv-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

ing and transportation depe,tn...-
Tho efforts Of Mr.. ONsii's dssss*
mont will be directed toward ovs,e.rte
ing the delays in getting cars int tsSa. slaa.
territory, 80 that purchasers Of HuSs.nIIae SsnIe
and Essex cars will get their dsie'a disSa
cries as near on time a. possibl. v'
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Treat Clutch Gently
If You'd Show Real
Skill i'm Auto Driving
Changing Speeds Is Difficult
Part of Automobile Op-
Grafton for Driver Just
Beginning His Career
Series Of Articles for
Novice Cor O,uners

For the benefit Of tho new auto
mobile owner The Tribune offers
series Of articles on the CONSTRUCT
tion and operation Of motor cars,
prepared by II. c. Broksw, technical
director Of the West Side Y. NJ. @.
A. Automobile Schools. Tho fifth
herewith tells some points about
driving More articles are to follow.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

70 Inferior Ola. Tsedo! p,sssnss
these troubles. Have sbs old oiS
cleaned out Of jour csunlesss
and fU Il s0ith Teedol Sold by
reliable dealers ssss,,sAsyA
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

Houpt Adds Traffic
Manager to Staff
Harry g. Hogupt. g president president q q Nas the
York Inc. has obtained the services Of
Ralph e, O'Neil as general traffic and
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

This cross-sec:ion Of a ~.
cylinder engine shoscs ho.s
gasoline that Uaporises fast
s,oeePs into the cylinder