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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-23

Sweet ballad singers and JAZZ sa*o-
phone payers at the Elks Minstrel,
Butler Opera House.
Among the callers at this office
Saturday afternoon was Mrs. Milburn
Tharp, OF the Pleasant Gap neigh
borhood.
Mrs. John Goldsby, of Florence,
Colorado, is a guest at the home OF
her mother, Mrs. w, II. Hupp, on
Last Dakota street.
A. c. Cobcrly, of the Logan Moore
Lumber Company, was business
visitor to Rich Hill one day the last
of the week.
A. w. Shay, one of Lone Oak town
ships active Democrats, was in But
Ter the last of the week and favored
Us with call.
Chas. O. Burch, the genial tele-
phone man of Papinsville, was 2
county seat visitor Saturday and
made The Times office an appreciat-
ed CALL .. . -
Miss Mildred Ream, who is a
student at the Colorado Woman's col
lege, is depending her Christmas va
cation with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
r. T. Keam' 4 - soa1IGvh'
Pony girls, singing girls, sh wv
girls, dream girls at the Eiks Minis
trel December goth and goth.
Misses Jaunita Holloway and Wv
ian Wolfe students at Central Col
lege, Fayette, are spending the
Christmas vacation in this city with
Mr.. Jerry M. Stitt and Miss ALA
Nj. Loving, both of Merwin, were
united in marriage Tuesday afternoon
at the Recorders office, Judge B. +.
letter officiating.
The Young Ladies Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian church, were entertain
ed by Mrs. Fred Jewett, at her home
en- North High street, Thursday
afternoon of last week.
Big stock mems winter Mittens and
Gloves. Walker Mic Kibben's
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-23
Can't Move Whisky From
Warehouse.

St. Louis, Dec. 1.-The general
impression CLEANED from recent de-
cision OF the United States supreme
court that liquor purchased before the
prohibition laws became effective
could be taken from bonded ware
houses for private uses, was upset
Saturday by Federal Judge Faris,
who denied an application seeking to
obtain a barrel OF whisky held i'll a
government warehouse.
Charles CORNELL, former saloon
keeper, the plaintiff, sought an in
junction to compel Internal Revenue
Collector Moore to accept taxes and
permit removal of the liquor, which
Cornelli claims was purchased prior
to enactment of the prohibition
amendment. Judge Faris held the
supreme court decision did not affect
the status of liquor held in govern
ment warehouses.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-23


hours OF musical jazz at die Elks
Minstrel, two nights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Snider spent the
week end with relatives at Joplin.
Emmett Bullock, who with ms
father, w. ]. Bullock, is operating
coal mine at Mokane, Kansas just
over the, state line from Wor!ard,
was in town Sunday and Monday
l.. c. Miller and Mrs. Newton
Miller came down from Kansas City
Saturday for a visit at the homes OF
Mrs. G.. G.. Miller and Mrs. T.. A..
Hardin.
Buy Munsngwear and you have the
best. Walker Mckibben
Mrs Lizzie Dawson, one OF our
staunch friends on Route S was IN
Butler doing her Christmas shopping
this week and renewed for her paper.
They'll laugh and laugh. then laugh
some more at the Elks Minstrel.
Miss Susie Harper, who is attend
ing school for nurses in st. LOUIS,
i spending the Christmas holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs l.. =:
Harper, at their. home southeast Ut
Richard Medley was in Butler the
last of the week looking after bust.
ness matters. Mr.. Medley has sold
his fine farm in Lone Oak township
but will continue to make his nome
there until spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Haynes arriy-
ed Monday from Bigheart, Oklahoma
and are spending the holidays at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. -.
nj. Bottoms, on South Mechanic
street.
Misses Agnes Walker. Mildred
Silvers and Ruth kerns arrived the
last of the week from ST. Charles,
where they are students at Linwood
college, to spend the holidays with
their parents. il
Charles Longacre of Drexel got
his hand caught in some cog wheels
Wednesday forenoon while perform
ing his duties at the Farmers Ele-
yator and all four fingers were tori,
off of his hand.-Amsterdam Enter
prise.
Through the efforts of Superintend-
cnt B. E. Parker, the School Boasd
and the community of Amoret' and
surrounding territory, the Amoret
High School has been raised to that
of a first class High School.-Amoret
Leader.
Infants and children's Underwear,
Waists. etc. Walker Mckibbens
The pupils of the Freeze Out
school, east of Ballard, gave most
successful box supper and literary
program Friday night of last week.
\ substantial sum of money was TAX
en- in and the literary program was
thoroughly enjoyed by the large an-
dience.
Last Friday night bunch of miners
rear Worland were drinking and one
of them discharged revolver acct
IDENTIFY. The bullet went through the
hand of one and imbedded itself III
the hip of anothes. They came to
Amoret where the wounds were
dressed by DIR. Smith-Amoret
Leader
Let our Expert Corset Filter give
you a fitting.
Walker-Mc Kibben Mere. Co.
Friends of Mrs. Eleanor Fowler
here have received as holiday re-
membrance. copies OF handsome lit
lie brochure entitled Christmas
Story. a Story for Children" BY
Eleanor Fowler. Two hundred fffty
copies of the interesting, well writ
ten little story were printed by
Eleanor and Alfred Fowler at their
private press. Mrs. Fowler will be
remembered here as Miss Eleanor
Morrison. the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe R. Morrison.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-23
Wilson Adopts 40 Children; /
spends to European Plea.

Washington, Dec. zo--President
wilson has announced he would
adopt" twenty starving children OF
central Europe as temporary
wards"
The announcement was made in ar
appeal for funds for the European
relief council.
Ten dollars contributed to the
European relief council will save the
life Of one child" the President said.
81 shalt adopt twenty of these chill.
dren g my own Temporary wards.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-23

The Times phone number is 81.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-23

Buck and wing dancers, and Two
hours OF musical jazz at die Elks
Minstrel, two nights.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-23

]. B. Sims died at his home five
miles southwest of Adrian Monday,
Dec. 10TH. 1920, after brief illness.
Mr.. Sims came to Bates county about
sixteen years ago. He was a hard
working and honorable man, but quiet
and did not get acquainted easily.
Three years ago he bought the farm
where he died.-Adrian Journal.
Mems asc Cotton Flannel Cloves,
re. Walker McKibbs
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
y &8V. AWeekly Digest Of Automobile g Accessory
AAMzp Activities Published Every Wed1ae
Most Owners Find Practical Utility
In Autos, otMerely Enjoying Them,
Liberty Company's Inquiries Prouc

Practical everyday use OF the
automobile has been strikingly
proved by the returns from a ques-
tionnaire just completed by the Lib
erty Motor Car Company of Detroit.
The QUESTIONABLE. sent out TO many
thousands of Liberty owners, was
conducted. in part to determine the
utility of the car. The reports
showed that there is practically no
one using the automobile primarily
for pleasure. and that almost all
owners consider the automobile as
part of their necessary business
equipment.
Nearly one-third' Of the replies
came from merchants. who abso-
lutely need the automobile to con-
duct their business with efficiency.
They need the auto 10 get from
their suburban homes to their Of
fces. and they motor about the city
on business trips One business
man reports that he has to make
six business calls during one day
of the week. Using the street cars
he can cover only three of the
places during calling hours, but
with the motor car he can cover
all six and have time TO spare.
Professional men make up one
of the largest groups Of those rep
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
SuburbanAuto
User Finds Car
Is Best Friend
Woman Forms Club and
Goes Motoring to Find
Bargains.

"On account of high rents, we
live on the outskirts of town and l
do not know what l would do with
out our automobile" writes a wom-
an owner to G. A. Kissel, president
Of the Kissel Motor Car Company.
These days OF high prices have
necessitated US women doing more
shopping than ever before. 1t used
to be that we would use a telephone
to order our household supplies, but
now we have to do considerable 60
ing about for the best bargains, and
/ want to state that our car Is the
best little bargain hunter by getting
me to where the best ones are To-
Gated"
I'VE happen to be the only family
owning a car in our vicinity and
we have formed a neighborhood
shopping club and twice a week l
drive different neighbors into the
different truck gardens a little out
of town for our supply of fresh veg
etables, eggs, etc, and on figuring
up the expense of these trips as
compared with the prices which we
would have to pay for the same
goods in town, we are netting a
saving of from 80 to IS per cent.
Naturally. in our estimation, the
automobile is one of the biggest
helps in keeping down the high cost
of living"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10

resented in the replies 20 the Lib
erty QUESTIONABLE. Physicians have
trebled the area they cover by use
of the auto. Lawyers and dentists
also find the motor car indispensa-
bic in their tbusiness.
Manufacturers. bankers and bro
kers made a surprisingly large
showing among the returns. and
testified as to the efficiency Of the
auto in defeating their greatest en-
emy. time. Engineers. contractors,
auditors. factory and ONCE work
ers. public utilities workers. and
many others in essential work re-
port that they could not get along
without their cars and still con-
duct their business eficiently.
Many Glasses Use Cars.
The wide range Of classes using
cars is shown by the fact that col
lege professors as well as farmers
are numerous in the Liberty Glen
tele. Instead OF taking farmers
away from the farms. the auto in
dustry is proving that IL is doing
more than any other factor in max
ing life on the farm more pleasant
and attractive. Man power and in
dustrial efficiency are shown TO be
multiplied. while housing problems
and health are improved by allow
ing great populations to live out
side crowded city districts.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
TRUCK SERVES
In MILL CRISIS
Autocar Prevents Shut
Down of Levy Silk
Factories.

Ernest & Herman Levy, the larg-
est ribbon manufacturers in the
United States, recently called on
their Autocar to undertake an
emergency trip which enabled them
to keep in operation some OF their
mills which otherwise would have
been shut down by the freight en-
bargoes.
This journey contained every con-
dition and obstacle.
The Autocar made the entire jour
ney in a week and brought relief
to each OF the mills in time to pre-
vent any serious curtailment of pro-
duction.
Their Autocar left New York on
April IL, loaded with two and one
haf tons of six, vaued at $4,000.
There have been many thefts of
silk in transit in and around New
York recently. Wherever they
stopped at night they lacked UP the
body of their Autocar to relieve the
springs and always Kept an armed
man on guard all night.
The first days run took them to
Allentown, Pa, where they took
on three more bags of silk. weigh
ing about 800 pounds. At one point
they came to three other trucks
which were stuck in the road AMI
had burned out their clutches try
Ing to get out. The Autocar was
Obliged to pull them to one side so
as to get by. Soon they struck the
1O-mile mountain climb into Mauch
Chunk. where they spent the night
They started at o'clock the next
morning for Wilkesbarre, which
they reached about 1880 p. m. The
ten-mile grade down the other side
of Broad Mountain provided a good
test for their brakes.
The next morning they started
for Towanda. Between Dallas and
Baumont the road was in bad con-
dition. They passed a truck which
had been stuck for three weeks.
From Misshoppen they ran to Wells
boro. where half of the load was
delivered to one of the silk mills.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10

up" wagon and other motor We
hicles that must get to their des-
tinations in the quickest possible
time. but are delayed by every cor
ner they turn. ~
Its the gyroscope idea applied
TO the automobile. This instrument
which has been brought to mar
velous perfection by the Sperry
brothers. of Brooklyn, v. H.-is
now being used on airplanes and
ships to considerable advantage. IL
acts as a stabilizer and has been
found to be the best opposing force
to gravity that has yet been dis
covered.
Since this is being done success
fully with airplanes and ships, why
not make it work with the automo-
bile? The idea is to set a gyro-
scope on the radiator. and one or
two others on the top. When the
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
AUTOS RELIEVE
| RAIL TRAFFIC
Census Shows that Motors
Are Potent Factors in
Relief Of Congestion.

That the automobile has been q
potent factor in the relief of con-
gestion in railroad traffic is proven
by figures obtained from a days OBJ
servapon of the motor truck trans
portation over one OF the country's
busiest highways.
These figures represent an aver
age day of travel over the Chicago
Hammord-Gary highway, compiled
by Representatives of the b. F.
Goodrich Company at a station near
the Indiana Illinois State line.
In the twenty,four hours of OBJ
servance. the recorders counted 107s
trucks Of all kinds. of which 437
or forty per cent, were empty. The
empty trucks represent a carrying
capacity of 1916 tons and IL loaded
would release railroad freight cars
for other duties at the rate of is, SOC
cars a year.
The census of that day also points
out an average of three passenger
automobiles and one motor truck
passed the observation station each
minute. During the peak hour
eight passenger cars a minute was
the average. Besides, eighty-ons
horse drawn vehicles passed the
station during the day.
This shows the role of the motor
vehicle in relieving railroad termi-
nal congestion. Highway transpcr.
tation engineers say motor haulage
Is in its infancy. They say the Chi.
cago- Gary road is excellent enough
to Withstand FIVE times its present
traffic before the congestion point
Is reached.
When that point is attained, they
calculate, this one bit of highway
will have carried over it in one
year enough materi to release
150. 900 freight cars fof other uses
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10

automobile turns a corner IL will
lean over to the side il turns. while
the horoscopes on IL will revolve
in the opposite direction. thus neu-
tralizing the force OF gravity that
is trying to tip the machine.
No matter how fast the machine
goes on a straight road. il can
take the corner at the same rate
of speed, because the faster the
machine goes the faster does the
gyroscope revolve and the more ef-
fective is its neutralizing power
against gravity. Even with the
machine turning the corner on two
wheels and thirty degrees from
horizontal, those horoscopes will
lean over and bring the car back
to vertical.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
County Road Laws Passed.

Colorado now has road regula-
tions for the country as well as the
city. The maximum speed permit
and on rural roads is IS miles an
hour. Farmers wagons after night
fall must have tail lights. No We
hicle can have a bed width of more
than nine feet, nor can any be so
loaded that the driver cannot see
the road in the rear. Tractors and
other vehicles with lugs on the
wheels are not allowed on the high
ways at any time.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
Road Building Held Back.

Road building in South America
has been greatly retarded because
of the Latin Americans belief that
the national government should pay
for all public Improvements, in
stead of the smaller units of gov
ernment as in this country. The
national governments are shy on
money and the result is very few
good highways have been built
Goodrich Travel and Transport Top
ic
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
Cloth Upholstery.

Cloth upholstery may best be
cleaned by beating curtains and
backs lightly with a stick or car
pet beater, after which the accumu-
lated dust is whisked of with a
brush. Grease or oil may be re-
moved by an application Of luke
warm water and ivory soap. sp-
piled with wooden cloth. There
are a number OF new woollen clean
ers which will work very well on
cloth upholstery. but gasolene and
benzine have a tendency to spread
instead of TO remove dirt.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
Convicts Make Auto Tags.

Convicts in the New York State
penitentiary at Auburn will have a
hand in the motoring activities of
that State next winter. They are
making all the auto license tags.
The order calls for 100000 tags. of
which $4,000 have now been fin-
ished. The tags have a dark k-blue
background and white numerals
Goodrich Travel and Transport
Topic.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
OWNERS SERVICE DEPART
MENT.

Q. Q) I desire to get the engine
of my - in the best mechanical
condition. Would aluminium pis-
tons be of any advantage since the
cast iron ones now used are rather
heavy? (2) What is the address of
the company making Ignite pis-
tons? (3) Does the Hudson use
aluminium or steel pistons?
A. % Aluminium pistons of the
proper design and properly fitted
will give better results in engine
performance than heavy iron pis-
tons. II improperly designed OF
fitted there will be trouble. (2)
They are made by the Aluminium
Casting Company, Cleveland. Ohio
ts) The Hudson uses cast iron pis-
tons.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
Spark Plug Statistics Stagger.

Ever stop to think how many
spark plugs are used by American
motorists each year? You wouldn't
guess the number in a week. The
total for this year is-to be exact
17l,626,92s. OF this number, 1Os,-
5s35I0 were made to replace plugs
which died in the service of motor
ing.-Goodrich Travel and Trans
port Topic.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
Cleans Contact Points.

The contact points of the igni-
tion system or the surface of the
motor commutator can best be
cleaned by what is known as cut
tlefish paper. which is finer than
the finest sandpaper. This paper
cannot always be obtained at hard
ware stores, but is on hand in den
tai supply stores.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
Can't Ouerturn
On Curue wih
NewAppliance
|Gyroscope Stabilizer 70
Auto and Airplanes De-
clared Success.

The latest invention in the au-
tomobile world would seem to be a
boon to speedsters. who are kept
from taking corners at sixty miles
an hour only by the fear of being
spilled. But IL is not intended for
them. 1t is planned for the racer.
the ambulance. fire truck. hurry
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
Pine Joint Cement.

filings with three parts OF chloride
of lime mixed to a paste with water
makes an admirable pipe joint ce-
ment. The mixture is applied to
the joint and the clamp and be-
comes solid in twelve hours.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
Flush Muddy Radiator.

When ii is necessary to clear the
radiator. of accumulated mud, II
not the front. This is to avoid get
ting water into the magnetic or ig-
milton system. which is often short
circuited when moisture enters.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
Use Cinders on Floor.

One of the best forms of garage
floor is six-inch layer of cinders
The cinders should be thoroughly
tamped down and soaked. Such a
floor will absorb grease. oil or gas
oline and is practically dustless.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10

Giant Grip NonSkd chains which sections can
be attached or detached moments notice
been caught in quagme of mud sections of
be attached to the portion of the permitting the
wheel to catch and pull itself solid level ckinc
up or tools required in the attachment of these
said to be the safest and simplest on the market
solid
These chains distributed in Washington surrounding
territory by the Hines Auto Supply Company o2o d street
northwest -
The Washington herald., 1920-11-10
Valve Litter Screws Noisy.

to considerable wear and
often wear down to such an extent
that the valve timing is affected.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-08
ROBBING BICYCLES.
Association TO Have Secret Service Corps
TO Help the Police.

The Independent Cyclist Association
will meet this afternoon ut $50 al
S37 Tatnall street. Although this meeting
is for District No. |, other members and
new ones may attend. Complete descrip-
tions of each + C.. A. members bicycle will
be taken Several bicycles have been
robbed of parts lately
While Stanley Clugston was attending
church his entire front wheel WAS stolen
and also his horn. At another church a
boy missed his rear wheel and had TO
''cart" the remains home. During the
time boys ask to be excused while attend
ing their classes at school is when small
articles, such as bells, klaxons, pumps,
tools and sometimes the seats are stolen
from bicycles Francis Harrington was
the first |. c. A. member TO have his
bicycle stolen, but 1t was recovered IN
front Of q cigar store on Eighth street.
Secretary Lutte would like all /. c. \.
secret service officers TO attend special
meeting Friday evening st 80. Officers OF
this branch will be elected. The necessary
qualifications for being q secret service
officer will be explained
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-08
LETTERS OF TESSyE AND JOE

Dear Joe:
Isgave the baby treat this afternoon.
/ rode downtown and carried him through
Sprocker Bros. toy department which
as you can imagine j. all fixed up for
Christmas with thin man all dressed
up like Santa Clause (the department
store Santa Clauses are all such thin
men, how do you explain that, Joe?)
and everything.
The baby seemed to have a wonderful
time, hardly crying at all except part OF
the time in the trolley car coming and
going and part Of the time in Sprocker
Bros. l pointed out the different toys
to him and told him their different names,
and although / wouldn't want to go on
the stand and swear that he actually
understood it all, perhaps in later years
when he's really old enough TO know what
toys are, the whole scene will come back
to him like a fash in the pan and every
thing will be clear to him.
And now, Joe, get ready to prepare to
laughl | was in the trolley car half way
home, when the man in the seat in back
of me nudged me on the shoulder and
said, 81 beg your pardon, madam, but
you dropped this" And what does he
hand me but n new silk stockmgl well
ypb hiitNt JUG, Il III iltt ~ tbt
habit of having strange men aooost me
under false pretences and get away with
1t, so | drew up cold shoulder and says,
Can 1t be barely possible" ! says, that
you are addressing me2' That was showing
him his place, wasn't it, Joe2 And just TO
let him know / expected him TO keep it
after Id shown it to him, j added even
more coldly, if possible, II dropped
neither that nor anything else"
"The baby dropped it, TO be quite
correct" he SAYS "ITe was carrying it
in his hand and he dropped it over your
shoulder"
Well. Joe. YOU could Of knocked me
down with feather duster The baby
must Of picked that stocking up while we
were passing one of the counters on the
way out. The price tag, $3.50, is still on
it, but what good is even the most expen-
sive pair Of stockings with one missing7
So hat would you do, Joe, send it back7
Anyway | hope and trust it's not n pre-
var''ir q thet The baby is goir to be crazy