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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
MRS. w. H. ALLEN PASSES /,
AWAY SUNDAY MORNING
Expired Peacefully After Ten Weeks
Illness; Funeral Services 2 p.
m, Tuesday.
Rich Hill Review.

NlCIl I1ul NSNIS"'
Mrs.Ara J. Allen, aged 20 years,
wife of DR.. w. H. Allen, of this city,
passed, away At 7:Is O'clock Sunday
morning, April 4th, at the home cor
ner Fifth and Olive street, after an
illness of len weeks of lung trouble.
Mrs. Allen had been a patient suffer-
er and, though everything that med
ieal skill could suggest and loving
hands bestow, she passed peacefully
into eternal rest. She was woman
of rare intellectual attainments, a
kindly heart and modesty OF manner
that won her many strong and devct-
ed friends. She was trrs christian,
wife and mother; had Deen member
of the Methodist Episcopal church
(South) since childhood, and her
death is universally mourned in this
community. She died peacefully IN
the hope of immortality.
Mrs. Aliens maiden name was Ara
Sims, and she was born in Bastrop,
Texas, July 2, 1850, and united in
marriage, May 2, 1871, to DR.. w: II.
Allen then holding the chair of Nat
ural Science in the Kentucky Military
Institute at Frankfort. They came
to Missouri in 1872, locating at what
is now known as Hale, Carroll coun-
ty, where they remained for three
years, and coming to Bates county in
1875, locating near Rich Hill, later on
becoming residents of this city. To
this union was born five sons and
one daughter, one son Eben lying
when he was 28 years old. Surviving
are the bereaved husband, one daugh-
ter, Mrs. John H. Brooks, of Beau
mont, Texas, four sons, Maj. w. II.
Allen, jr. Samuel Allen of Pittsburg,
Kans., DR.. Claude Allen and Clyde
Allen of the home address; also, one
sister, Mrs. E. r. Blount, of Nacog-
doches, Texas, and a half brother,
Sam w. Sims of El Paso.
Funeral services for Mrs. w. II.
Allen were held from the home, cor
ner Fifth and Olive street at 2 O'Clock
Tuesday, afternoon conducted by
Rev. ]. H. Strong, of Kansas City,
and Rev. A. N. James, pastor of the
Methodist church here. The services
were most impressive and attended by
the bereaved family. and sorrowing
friends. Floral offerings were many
and beautiful silent tributes to the
memory of a most excellent christian
woman. The body was laid to rest il,
Greenlawn cemetery. The active
pallbearers were: d. E. Smalley, P.
w. March, w. w. Ferguson, jr., r. T..
Glenn, Ernest Long and H. v. Geig-
er.. Honorary: w. w. Ferguson,
ST., Jno. d. Moore, Simon Loeb, DR..
J. H. Cromwell, w. G. Myerley and
w. c. Hedden.
The following relatives arrived here
Tuesday noon to attend the funeral.
Major Harry Allen of ElPaso, Texas,
J. y. Allen, clerk of the Supreme.
Court at Jefferson City, and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. D. Allen of Butler.-Rich
Hill Review.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
County Court.

County Court met Monday, April 5,
1920, and organized as County Board
of Equalization by the election of
Judge X. f. Harper as president Of
the Board.
County Court business transacted
as follows:
Fred Lyons awarded bounty Of
$4,000 on two wolf scalps.
Harold Porter awarded bounty Of
SIo on one wolf scalp.
Quarterly statement OF county
clerk James w. Hall presented and
approved. --. '-.. -v'- g..
Requisition ordered drawn on
State Auditor for $Ioo, county super
intendent schools salary for quarter
ending March 81.
County Treasurer ]. II. Stone pre-
sents warrants for cancellation as fol-
lows:
Salary, $I332.II.
Contingent, $O27.42.
Pauper, $6I24O0.
Vital statistics; $4,000.
Bridge, $I377.5l.
Electo nand Jury $3.50.
Township and School, $S3,.oo.
Common school $22I8.oo
Statement of County Highway En-
gineer JOS. B. March presented and
approved.
Appointment OF Myra Fortune and
Miss b. Wood as deputies to county
Recorder approved.
Monthly statement of Circuit Clerk
{. {. Swarens presented and ap-
proved
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
Cleota Lavergne Bruner.

Cleota Lavergne, the little daugh-
ter of MIR. and Mrs. Fred Bruner,
died at their home, I-e miles north
east of Butler Tuesday evening, Mar.
80, 1920. Age 4 years S months and 4
days. About two months ago little
Cleota contracted the awful malady
of influenza, from which attack she
never fully recovered, growing grad
ually worse until claimed by death on
the above date. She was a child of
kindly and affectionate disposition,
loved and esteemed by all who knew
her, her little life was a bright and
shining light in the horpe and COM
munity.
Funeral services at the family home
at IL o'clock Thursday, April 1, 1920.
by w. Keele and the body was laid
to rest in the Oak Hill cemetery. The
family has the sympathy of the entire
community.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
Hannah Herman,

Mr.. Albert w. Hannah. of near Al
tona and Miss Maggie M. Herman, of
Culver, were united in marriage at
the home of her uncle, VIM. Herman,
on Wednesday. March FL, at 6:3o,
Rev. l.. w. keele officiating.
Mr. Hannah is the son OF Mr.. and
Mistress Henry Hannah, and is one
OF our most successful young farm
ers. He has a large circle OF friends
who join in best wishes.
Mrs. Hannah is the accomplished
daughter OF Mr.. and Mistress George
Herman. She is charming young
lady of rare attainments and has a
multitude of friends who wish her a
long and happy life.
A .bountiful wedding supper was
served after the ceremony. X.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
Nothing Slow About the Central
Americans.

Elmer B. Silvers, formerly a But
Ter attorney we'll known in this Sec
ton of the State, has returned to his
present home in Kansas City from a
sojourn Of several months in ths
Central American Republican Of
Guatemala, and relates some illumi-
mating information as to political
methods there, President Barios has
occupied his position at the head of
the Guatemala government for twen-
ty-two years and as an example how
he has held on, Mr.. Silvers states
that one precinct having BOO voters,
at the last election, recorded q ma
jority of $4,000 for Barrios.-Henry
County Democrat.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
Mrs. Mary E. Norton Dead.

Mrs. Mary E. Norton, aged 83
years, died at her home near Spruce,
Monday afternoon, April sth, as . re-
suit of an attack of the influenza, to-
gether with diseases incident to old
age.
Miss Mary Webb was born in Bal
timore, Maryland, July IS, 1857.
When quite young she went with her
parents to illinois, where she grew
to young womanhood and where Mo-
vember II, 1857, she was united in
marriage to c. =: Morton. In 1897
they moved to Missouri and located
on farm near Spruce, where she has
since resided. She 10 survived By two
daughters Mrs.. LYDIA Waegonef, Of
Bufhnston Juaetion, Niseouri, and
Mia Carrie Nokfon, vho lives at tie
Aoae aesf epee;; IS eo1 gcan.
J - - 4ias1t = &
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
A Huge Motor Dividend.

Detroit, April "a stock dividend
of 700 per cent will be given the
stockholders of the Columbia Mo-
tors Company raising the capital
stock from IL million to 6 million
dollars. In addition the company will
also sell 100000 shares at par ($Io) to
present stockholders.
A year ago this stock went beg
ging" at s. share; its present mar
ket value is ten times that figure.
Eighteen per cent was paid in divi-
dends in 1919, and for the past three
months dividends have been paid at
the rate of 6 per cent monthly. The
present production is sixty cars
day, with the probability that one
hundred day will soon be made.
The company is only three years old.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
Steel Strike Cost Labor $4Is,I4I.14.

Washingt m, April 3.-The steel
strike cost organized labor $4I8,-
I4I.IA according to the financial re-
port of the strike made public BY
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor. Un-
ion labor contributed the total sum
Of $426,8z3.2o for the support of the
strikers. Of this $8662.6s was re.
ceived after the strike was declared
off and returned to the contributors.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
NUMBER 26

lead to international complications
"the seriousness of which it is diff
cult at this time to conjecture"
The resolution was reported on
strict party vote by the Foreign Al
fairs Committee. Representative
Huddleston (Dem.) of Alabama re-
fused to vote, but his colleagues ON
the committee all opposed the report.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08
CITY ELECTION
Democrats Victorious in Every Case
Where There Was q Test.
DR.. Hull Beats Drennon
More Than Two to One.

The city election passed off quiet
ly Tuesday and about the usual vote
was polled. 1t was early seen that
the Democrats were sweeping every
thing and hey kept up the good work
all day. The ladies were out work
ing for the extra school levy which
was carried by good majority. The
principal fight was on the office OF
mayor and when the votes were
counted after the polls closed it was
found that DR.. Hull, the Democratic
nominee, was a victor over his Re-
publican opponent, Arlie Drennon,
by ~ votes.
The vote by wards;
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08

An Eneiish farmer permitted If
stacks Of wheat to 60 10 waste. He
was brought INTO court and mAde -
pay . tine Of $ay and $so costs q
eourt. \ *
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
Red Cross Will
Bring Rescuers
Here, Thursday

William Purdy has received
word that Capt. NJ. G. Douglas, and
his crew of Red Cross life savers
will arrive in Salem, Thursday and
will give a demonstration of life
saving methods at the Oregon
Bathhouse, Thursday afternoon.
Demonstration of established
methods of resusication from
drowning, gas and flame injuries
will be given by professional life
savers. Three young women, mem
bers of the party, will give special
demonstrations of rescue methods
to women members of the audience.
While, the general public is in
vited to attend the demonstrations,
the Red Cross has accorded special
reservations for Willamette Uni
versity and Salem high school stu
dents.
Arrangements for presentation of
this portion of the Red Cross
educational program was made
through c. F. Werner, director of
the American Red Cross for Ore
gon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
Verne Ferguson
To Assist Yell
Leader Gillette

Verne Ferguson, sophomore,
was chosen crown prince to assist
Yell King "Jeter' Gillette for the
Goming athletic year at willamette
university. Ferguson was last year
president of his class, and is prom
1nent in student activities. He made
mis- bow as crown prince Wednes-
Aay morning at rally for the pur-
pose Of boosting the women's ath-
1efic association, which has lust
heen organized.
Seven basketball teams have
been formed into a league to open
ane season. Then ames chosen for
me teams and the captains are as
E0llows: "By-Jingoes, Grace Brain
Ard; Jazz Babies Wilma .cnartin;
Peppy Peppers" Ruby Rosen-
kranz; 'Petticoats Pirates" Ina
Moore: "Mohawks,55 Vesta Dichs;
Bearkittens, Marjorie Flegel;one
neam yet unnamed, captained by
Maude Holland.
The Jazz Babies and Peppy Pep
gers will start the season in a game
Thursday. Interclass, intersociety
and tntersorority leagues are plan
nfd later In the season.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
HubbieS Advised to Be
"VaudepiUe for Wife,
BY Mildred Norris,

International News Service Staff Correspondent
W ashhgton Oct. 12.-When you come home from, The
"oe OF shop at night make your happy hv turnin
,C,e u handspring or doing win Rogers monolo-ue
me uuilhess of married life declared recently was
e ehief cause of the failure marriage and called ON
husbands to be entertaining
II Is the men who hove made a mess of MARRIAGE
ne SAID The women have done their iob well
Ihe trouble is men do not accept enough from yyo
men The average husband expects no more from, his
We imam that she look attractive keep the house cls
ana COOK a deleetable meal He should take her into
lartnrship She should share interests ana ideas
staying at home becomes monotonous A woman
nouu NOT nave TO so TO woman's TO receive her
entertainment When her husband comes home al night
ne should exert himself amuse her His converse
uoh should be fresh and diverting He should save his
"eas Tor her consumption. Above everything he should
be entertaining"
Don't be too truthful if you to make marriage
a success the author warns.
Courtship is made up OF lies and Illusions" he said
In marriage there is sincerity Married nsr
SONS should not be too frank, with each other"
sense OF humor is destructive 10 marital happiness
according TO the English writer. is in the lrn,ed
riase. ~ WV al" "~f
Married persons should be humoriess" he said a
sense OF humor is dangerous thing in marriage
lie declared it undignified for married mand or So-
nan OF forty to have extraneous love affairs
hut do not mean by this that men and women OF
oy should not fan in love-" he added Forty the
most romantic age"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
Communism Is
His Ideal Says
British Writer

London, Oct. 13.-H. G. Wells
the British novelist who is visiting
Russia, is reported in a Moscow
dispatch to the Daily Herald, organ
of labor, as saying in a speech be-
fore the ePtrograd soviet october
that he, with others sharing his
opinions, was working for the same
ideal as the communists. This ideal
he is declared to have asserted,
was the creation of a universal
realm of social equity, serving ev-
cry citizen according to his needs. :
my government, he is reported
to have said, has caused, and is
still causing, destruction and mis-
cry in our country, but the well
come you have given me shows
that, Notwithstanding your i'm
mense hardships, you can under
stand our difficulties. Russia and
Great Britain, despite mistakes, on
both sides, can still love and under
stand each other and will work to-
gether for the benefit of humanity
and for then ew world which is be-
ing born amidst darkness and ca
lamities. The British people desire
peace with Russia and will not
cease agitating until that peace
comes"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
Armed Bandits
Rob Bank and
Shoot Official

Oakland, Cal, Oct. 13.-Heavily
armed with shotguns and revolvers
thre masked bandits boldly enter
ed the Bank of Alameda county at
Alvarado at noon today, shot and
seriously wounded President Au-
gust May and made good their
escape with cash estimated at 50,-
900.
The men ransacked the institu-
ton at will after locking Mrs. An
derson, the banks bookkeeper ond
+. A. Lydecker, assistant cashier,
the only other persons in the bank
at that hour, in the vault.
Posses were hastily organized
and are searching the district.
There were apparently no outside
witnesses.
Ine president and his assistant
were the only officials in the insti-
tuition at the time.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
P0Stman's Gest Is
:: Called =.
Non He's Adopted


II you oont want that fine bd'
by Just put 1t in my rig and II
take it,"
Si,as Hawaii o.a .
has good nat,,o.,,.' po''',''''' II
- 0' s'ee'eo nun
" oaieih mothers with q
naa.,,, ~e'on siiiiiar TO the above. AS
a,,u1 ' sfeiS man, woman and
lnl' nnu oi s'a'ems $4,000 population
aow' oi howard, the good ma
.u o'''.er would elicit a smiling
oa"ler from the proud matron,
s"aS pe we II give baby TO you
week.
ue apout week ago, Mr.. How
"u met ms waterloo.
ne had Just alighted from the
e sieeh painted collection wa
eon win "hich ne gathers the
.h "i from the postal stations in
.ne BUSINESS ulstrlct OF Salem, when
ne iiet an elderly woman whom he
has hifoWli Tor many years.
ohe was wheeling carriage in
$50. 80 d oourcihs paby boy or ten
,,a,,,, was taxing his regal ride.
pouho 10 nave his little Joke.
e.'eu 'he woman and learned
-, sue was takihg care of the
.niiu Tor young woman whose
a'a'iu h"o ieit her TO earn her
'"n an, way ior herself and baby.
III 100 pusy 10 take care of
@ sou'ss'er ana yet could not
e.use enis GIFTS request that
- o''ue 'he NIUE fellow with a
= ,en'po'aiS nome SAID the kind
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
Greek King Is
In Shadow Of
Death, Report

Athens. Oct. 1.-THE condition
xhis morning of King Alexander OF
Greece. who has been i'll several
days. the result OF the bite OF a
Snonkey. was given in the bulletin
~ his physicians issued during the
morning az follows:
The king was again seized with
= shivering fit at o'clock last
evening. This, however, did not
last a. long as the previous days
seizure. His temperature at II p.
ma. was 404 centrigrade tr04.7
Eahrenheit) becoming lower with.
sout the use Of drugs, and reaching
AT centrigrade approximately
400 Fahrenheit) at o'clock this
morning. The general condition
was unchanged"
A dispatch timed In Athens at /
- m. Tuesday stated the king had
sentered the critical phase of his III
mess and that the doctors were rely |
ing only on his strong consultation
70 bring him through.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
City Schools Shov
II Per Cent GAIN:
1853 Are Enrolled

Three thousand. one hundred
and fifty-three students are now
enrolled in Salem public schools, it
was announced today by George w.
Hug, superintendent. III.
This, he stated, is an increase of
approximately II per cent over the
of last year when there
We're 1896 public school pupils.
At the present time there are
1895 students in the six lower
grades, $40 in the junior high
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
Pioneer Flies OUer old
Route He Travelled BY
Ok-teum so Years Ago

Pueblo, Col, Oct. 13.--In the Fal
of 1867 Mike" Studzinski, nov
Mayor of Pueblo. journeyed from
Denver to Pueblo in an oxcart, tax.
| ing six weeks to make the trip.
Last week, just fifty-three years
later, the mayor stepped into a
giant aeroplane in Denver and was
whirled to this city by air in just
fifty minutes.
Viewing the surroundings from
the clouds revealed some remark
able changes in the territory over
which ] travelled by oxcart more
than half century ago." the may
or said after his flight.
There was caravan of nearly
seventy-five persons on that jour-
ney fifty-three years ago." the
mayor continued. More than
twenty OK teams were in the outfit.
At that time Denver had popula-
ton Of between 1000 and 5000"
Mayor Studzinsh said that one
reason for the length of time con-
sumed in the first journey was the
lack of feed for the oxen.
1T would have been manifestly
impossible to carry enough feed
for all the oxen" he said, 80 we
let them Craze along the way. Many
a day was able to look back, after
stopping for the night, and see the
smoke of our morning camp fires
in the distance.
II doubt If / experienced much
more excitement over the air
flight than | felt on the oxcart
trip" the Mayor laughingly de-
clared. "Those were venturesome
days l recall that we didn't en-
counter a single living soul on all
that trip. except at a camp on the
Divide near Palmer Lake There
was no town at Colorado Springs. -
nothing but the springs that gave
The present thriving city its name
I'VE met not even an Indian.
Wild or otherwise We found Pueb-
o q hustling little town even in
hose days" ;,
Studzinski recalled his association
With. the late Colonel William Fl
Buffalo BID Cody during a stay
If about a year in Denver previous
o. his coming to this city in 1867
studinski and Buffalo Bill work
ID together in several Denver res
aurants during that period
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13

little fellow is just learning to do
the Australian crawl and Uncle
Howard has procured one Of these
new tangled baby jumpers. SO
that he will have the time of his
life" as the postman phrases it.
News of the manner in which
Mr.. Howard was adopted" has
resulted in many inquiries by Sa-
lem people who are willing to
adopt the youngster; but his moth
er who is employed in a Salem
factory has given every one to
understand that she will soon be
able to fully provide for "Si' How
ards latest post parcel.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
County Officers
). Warned to Keep
4 Up Road Signs

Iounty courts and the sheriffs
~ the various counties throughout
ne state areu rged to look to the
esndition OF advance warning signs
1ong public highways, In a letter
eing sent out by Fred G. Buchtel
s'Mairman OF the public service com
xsion. Buchtel calls attention 70
the fact that many of these signs
nave become displaced or their yis~
Aniiity obscured by brush, in other
sseses roads have been changed
with no provision for new warning
aiGns. The increasing use of the
@ntomobile, Buchtel declares, max /,
- II imperative that every preoau-
ZION be taken in order to reduce
esade crossing accidents to a min
axnnms -
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
Marines Aid In
Kidding Haiti Of
$3.50 Bandit.

Washington, Oct. 13.--Approxi-
mately $3.50 armed Haitien ban
dts" have been killed by United
States marines or Haitien gen.
darmarie during the five and half
years of American occupation,
Brigadier General George Barnett,
former commandant of the marine
corps, says in report made public
today by Secretary Daniels.
Total marine corps casualties to
date were shown to be one officer
and twelve enlisted men killed and
two officers and 26 enlisted men
wounded. .
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
OIcOtt Talks To
ROtarianS Here
At Lively Meet

Telling OF the establishment of a
government in Oregon, ana giving
- brief description of the many
Oregon governors in their several
dAfferent types Of capacities, Gov
Sxmor Ben w. Olcott address Salem
Hotarians at their regular Wed
nasday noon luncheon at the Hotel
marion.
several popular songs, intro
nuced by Rev. Fl. N. Aldrich of the
Nestle Methodist church, were sung
ny the fraternity members.
The boys work, which is being
handled extensively by the Rotar-
HAAS. was discussed and details rel
alive to the Y. M. C. A. drive were
ssone over. The attendance was
siaghtly smaller than usual, due to
Rhe fact that number OF members
were out or the city.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
Committee to Meet.

The governors committee for
the preservation of forests along
public highways will meet in the
office of George H. Cecil, district
forester, in Portland, Sunday after
noon, to consider the report recent
ly made by the committee of for
esters who made an investigation
into conditions obtaining on the
Cannon Beach-Seaside highway.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
Miami Company
Fills Only Part
of State Order

ihe Miami corporation has only
partiy complied with the recent
axder OF the public service commits
sA0n requiring them TO plank the
sAAte highway along which they
nave constructed their railroad
hamina, according to Herbert S.
Nonn. state highway engineer. Ac-
Gording to Num- the company ap-
Ltropriated some 1000 feet of state
asishway for railroad purposes de-
sfroying the highway to such nm
extent that ii has been necessary
10 plank the same in order thar il
can be used for traffic.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
AT YE LIBERTY TONIGHT ONLY
Paper Sale Denied.

San Francisco, Oct 13.-M. H
DeYoung, owner of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. denied today that
the Chronicle had been sold to
Chester H. Rowell, who last week
sold the Fresno Republican. Mr..
DeYoung said the reported sale of
the Chronicle was without founda
tion."
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-13
Palmer Would
KnOw Reasons
For Sin,n1s' Act

washington. Oct. 13.-Attornev
General Palmer today telegraphed
Ian W. simms at indianapolis
4fking his reasons for resigning as
special assistant TO the attorney
general In proecution of the cases
<Eainsf coal operators and miners
H@ndine before Federal Judge An
dHerson there.