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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-15
WAR AND MILLIONAIRES
Number Increased by $4,000 in the
U. S. Since 1914.

Washington - Twenty thousand
persons in the United States are now
rated as millionaires, the new in
come tax reports show. More than
twelve thousand new millionaires
were created i'll this country in the
four years of the European war.
The internal revenue bureau is re-
ceiving these reports from all parts
OF the country as a result of the
filing OF returns for the three months
period which ended last Monday.
The millionaire class, according to
government standards. includes all
persons whose incomes for the cal
endar year are at least $4,000, on S
per cent of 1 million dollars. This,
of course, includes some high salar;ed
executives whose private fortunes do
not total 1 million dollars.
On the other hand. this millionaire
class includes many persons whose
incomes are well above I million dol
lars a year. Thus, for the last full
year for which reports were available
today, sixty-seven persons paid taxes
on incomes ranging from I million to
I leg million dollars a year The av-
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-15
Foster Facts.

All reported good time, who were
present at the party, given at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence La.-
vim Friday night.
,,..~I.ewis Lent is just recovering from
an attack of the iln.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Sieg, oi
Sprague, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie S'Tar...
ems and baby, of Kansas Nity, and
Chas. Cobb and wife, Art Thomas
and family and Uncle Jim" Ihonas
were the guests Of MIR. and Mrs. Yes
.5warcns Sunday.
Frank Hennon sold his car t"
llarve Ilibbs this week.
Less Swarens returned to his hclic
il: Kansas City Sunday evening.
II. O. Maxey, of Butler, gave an
interesting talk on conso'llatcn
schools at. the Opera House Mon
day night
Myrtle Ashley and Dee .Arbogast
spent "Wednesday evening at the w,
u. Carr home.
Willie Clouse is recovering lr' III
an attack OF the llu.
Have Hibbs and his mother ,pcut
Sunday with his brother, Alter,
liibbs. and family of CORTLAND.
\ party was given OH Miss Thc!ioa
Richmond Friday night at the home
OF her mother. Mrs. Chas.IDickcraun.
Everyone reported a nice time. Miss
Thelna returned to Butler Saturday.
The road grader was used to got':
advantage this week as, it was used t r.,
clear the SHOW Off the roads, III and
around Foster, helping the roads to
dry up more quickly. (ln speaking
of Foster should have said streets?)
Mrs. Leslie Swarens spent Sunday
evening with Miss Irene Collier.
w. II. Bremen and family and w.
H. Carr and family spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. John Bowman.
DR.. {. L. Morris, OF Warrens-
burg, gave a talk on Consolidate
High Schools Friday night al the
opera house.
Co,side, able interest is being
shown in regard to building a High
School in Foster and consolidating
the several district in and around this
vicinity.
Miss Maud .Lartin spent the week
o.nl at he homo of Chas. McComb
md family, - Butler, returning Eome
Sunday.
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lem in geometry while sittin' on a
cake OF ice. Neither OF you can keep
your mind on the job.
Hoover Refuses Use OF lis Name
for President Headline. Bv golly
there's hope for that bird yet. tie Is
actually snowin signs of intelligence
Better than Whisky for Colds and
Flu" read this in paper. You
will pardon me for sayin that | don
believe it none a-tall. No, sir, it S
impossible.
1t is said that Rome was once sold
at auction. BY golly, don't DOUBT il;
People will buy most any old thin.s
at sale either public Or marked
down sale. know people who
would buy New York City if they
could buy it on 9 months time.
Fashion Note-"Men Are Again
Coin to Wear Knee Pants. Now.
what do you know about that. VIII
some one send ME some stockin S:
] got new pair of garters Xmas.
Thank goodness Pershing has got
his sword. And now that lie has got
all that was comm to him, will he
please stand aside and give Bryan a
chance to tell us who's who and
where to head i'll:
Everything comes to him Cor herr
who waits. So we are told. As all
evidence that women have more faith
in this old saw | point to the fact
that a good many of EN- have not
taken the lnistletoe down yet.
"llow big was Woodrow Wilson, Pa,
That people called him great:
why, er-thatll be about all from
You son." said the old man. Quit
askin such foolish questions.
Gains go Pounds by Takin' Can't
lac"-Adv. Quite likely. Also quite
a few people have recently gained an
undisputed title in real estate 6x2 to
have and to hold by takin wood al
cohol Another party gained home
provided by the state Tor number Ct
years by takin an automobile.
The bark that held the booze went
down;
Prohibition waves rolled on.
We have often cautioned sunny
about writing on emotional Sub
iects. On a former occasion he sui
icred a partial breakdown. Alter
writing the two lines above he was
found FRUSTRATED and it took the conf
bined efforts OF two boss doctors
three hours. to revive him. lie is still
unable to write, but we hope he VIII
soon be able to continue his work.
Iditor.
Up and about agill----
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(Too late for last week,

Miss Thelma Richmond, who has
been working in Butler, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Chas. Dickerson.
Miss Ruth Swarens was on the sick
list Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Thomas and two
little sons, Woodrow and Hersl cl.
spent Sunday with w. H. Carr and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Z. Lewis and lit
tie daughter, Eliza. of Sedora, Sou:E
Dakota, spent Wednesday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowman.
Mrs. Mark Thomas, of Butler,
came out Tuesday for a short visi,
with her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence
Calvin.
Mrs. Ed Cullison and baby, Wanda
May, returned to their home in .Amo
ret Wednesday after visiting rela-
tives.
Sam Roberts and daughter, Laur1
went to Butler Saturday and returned
home Sunday. :
Miss Nora CASTOR, of Butler, is
visiting her brother, Geo. CASTOR and
wife, and her sister, Mrs. Ralph New
come. this week.
Mrs Earl Hensley, of Nebraska. is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lee 1ihbs,
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Ma. j. P. Mccall and
family scent Sunday with Mr. and
Nrs. jim Ssef& q Aear Ametet
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-15
States 1919 Allotment for Schools
$3,I2o,6I8.59.

Jefferson City, Mo-, January s.
Gov. Gardner gave out statement
today that the states allotment for
public schools the past year reached
a total OF $3,I2O,8I85o. This exceeds
the previous years allotment by over
$4,000. The total gain, the Govern
or says, in the last three years over
the previous three years was $I,zzI,-
25o.22, an increase of 28 per cent.
The increase for agricultural educa-
ito malone, including the College of
Agriculture, the Board of Agricul-
ture. ETC.. in the three-year period
over the previous three years was
Sz8r,7l4.6I, or so per cent.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-15

Governor elect Edwards OF New
Jersey holds there is nothing i'll the
constitutional amendment or the re-
cent supreme court decision to pre-
vent legislation in New Jersey per-
hitting the sale OF beer and wines
containing not more than 5 per cent
alcohol, it became known last week.
At a meeting with prominent Demo
Gratis ri the state there yesterday ii
was decided to launch legislation III
the belief that the people pi New
Jersey will uphold the law.
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erage tan paid by these persons for
the year was $249,o48
For the same year four persons
made returns on personal incomes of
at least 5 million dollars each. The
average tax paid by this group was
$4,937,731. -
In the calendar year OF 1913 ap-
proNimately $500 persons were rated
millionaires, according to. the internal
revenue bureau. In 1915 there were
1900 millionaires. and in 1917 there
were IoIo3-New York Sun.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-15

Victor L. Berger. recently elected
congressman from Milwaukee, all
nounces that he will commence suia
for damages against the chief Of
police Of Jersey City, N. J., because
that official recently prevented Ber-
ger from making speech in that city.
Berger, who is at liberty on bond
from 2o-year sentence in the peni-
tentiary for violating the espionage
law, has been twice refused seat in
congress.
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Horses and Mules

One pair coming DID, we'll broke; coming
matched horse 10 DID,
horse, DID,
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SUN B E A M S.

y
Maude Muller
On a summer day
<>% Picked up jug
~ And walked away.
She travelled tar
- ~ .O'er vale and hui,
And came at last
To mOunshlnc
still.
Now some oi you will find it dit
! iicult to associate such a noble and
Industrious character as NIaude is IT.
puted to have been with a jug and 4
i still, You will recall the fact how
ever that one day while Maude was
out raking hay Il Judge (police Judge,
I | think> came along. Tie took d
slant at Maudc and seems to have
wanted an excuse to stop and chat
iur he asked for drink. 1t was The
/ custom Il am told) in those days to
keep or rather to have (becausc 1t
wouldn't keep jug OF flicker as
we'll as jug OF water in thc-hay field
as a protection against sunstroke,
snake bite, hook worm, etc Inc
Judge didn't name his drink and
Maude gave him water. Naturally he
! didn't tarry but rode away. Evl-
IDENTIFY he was disappointed Tor the
story says:
"lhe Judge looked back,
AS he climbed :sl,e hill,
Md saw Maude Muller
Standing still.
Ma,dc must have ielt a hankerin Ter
the Judge for the story goes on aud
says:
"Maudc Muller looked
And sighed, All, me,
That |. the Judge 5
Bride might be.
\oN lets go back bit. Maudc saw
at once she had quecred the deal by
pivin' the Judge waters Whoever
heard of Judge takin watcr--and &C.
cidcd she wouldn't be caught nappin
again. Hence the trip to the still.
T he moral, if such there be is: It's
better to be ready and not go than
to 90 and not be ready. Opportuni;y
lost never comes again. Neither sd
the Judge. fer we are told further:
+ "Maudc married man
Unlcarned and poor
And many children
Played round her door
I L. S.-Thcst are the facts in the Case
and hope you will think none the
less OF Maude We are all liable to
make mistakes. "
\ fellow asked me what thought
oi the political situation and just
says to him. says |, why ain say.
in anythin It's like this says |,
me (and some others) who know tn"
situation amt talkin and there S !:
whole lot OF people who don't know
that are talkin too much. That, !
opinc, is creatin bad state OF al
fairs ! may say, however, that they
might do worse than to elect me
president" "lou:" said he, why, !
iail to see how they could do worse.
WELL" says |. they might eleet MIL
son or Bryan, and | walked away
singing, You Have Got to Keep Me
Drunk to Keep Me Dead.
"Shimliie Fatal to Elephant
Headline The above statement
proves that an elephant amt got as
much sense as Campbell. | discard
ed the >himmic some time ago.
notice there amt nobody over
heatin themselves r,innin Tor the
vice presidency. The office OF vice
president is about as -enticin to a
man as plate OF soup would be to q
sand hill crane. What:
oh. yes. said to a friend. Il anu
eettin' plenty OF eggs this, winter.
"How do you manage it, he asked.
"Nccp the hens feet warm, says !.
"IIuh." he >norted, what does keep
in their feet warm have to do with
it," Its like this" ! replied, "a hen
can II, more lay an egg when her feet
are cold than you can solve a prob
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Hogs

March s gifts about May t
china 2goodPoa o a
weight 75pOund.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-06-23
URGES
IMMEDIATE AWARD
IN RAILROAD WAGE
BrotherhoodS Fear Spread of
Outlaws Strike Unless
Dispute Is Settled.

WASHINGTON, June 23-Prcsi-
dent Wilson sent a message to-day
to the Railroad Labor Board at Chi
cago urging that 1t make an immo-
date award Of the wye controversy
The text OF the message was not
made public at the White House.
Information prepared for submits
sion to Secretary OF the Inter o.
Payne indicated that unless assur-
ances were given Immediately to rail-
way workers that wage adjustment
might be expected soon the unauthor-
ICED strike of trainmen at Phlade.-
phia, Baltimore and other points
might not be opposed further by the
Brotherhoods.
W. N. Doak, Vice President OF tho
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
expected TO discuss the situation with
Mr.. Payne, who Is Director General
OF the Railroad Administration. lie
also plans 10 leave this week for Chi
cago where the Railroad Labor Board
is meeting.
Reports to labor headquarters indi-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-06-23
AWARDS DAUGHTER
TOFATHER PENDING
DIVORCE TRIALS
Architect Vale Says Wife Was
Extravagant and Names Son
of Wealthy Man.

Alexander S. Vale, architectural
engineer, who recently began suit in
Supreme Court for divorce from Rhea
Vale, naming an "only son of
wealthy New Yorker" as correspond
ent, to-day was awarded custody of
his six-year- old daughter by Justice
Donnelly. pending the outcome OF his
action.
"The trouble is that my client,
Columbia graduate, has never been a
financial success" the attorney for
Mr.. Vale Aold the Court, when the
case came up on a motion for all
mony and counsel fees. HE tried
to hold this pleasure-loving woman
by using part of q trust fund. OF
which his mother Is a trustee. which
he must now pay back"
Counsel explained his client had
lived at the rate OF from $4,000 to
Sc, 900 q year while earning $4,000
Mrs. Vale denies all allegations of
misconduct and brings a counter
claim for divorce. Mrs. VALE accord
ing to her attorney. is still n welcome
visitor in the family of the alleged CO.
respondent.
Neither correspondent was named
in court. Wales attorney said Mrs.
Vale Is paying $3.50 a month for her
apartment at No. PSI West I'D
Street, while his client is paying but
| $50 a month rent.
Justice Donnelly granted $500 for
counsel fees, but no alimony. The
mother is permitted to see the child
as often as she desires.
The wealthy Correspondent named
by Vale was described as a married
man with two children, living at Far
| Rockaway.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-06-23
STRIKERS LEAVE
FOOD TO SPOIL
Refrigerating Comapny's $50 Men
Resent w. F. Morgan's Non
Union Attitude.

A surprise strike to-day by I5O men In
the Beach Street and Tenth Avenue
plants OF the Merchants Refrigerating
Company has left huge quantities Of
perlshable foods to spoil.
Desperate efforts are being made by
Alexander Molr. Vice President OF the
company to get food into stornge. as
conslgnments In transit would aid TO
confusion and loss.
Anger of labor leaders over tho In
dependent trucking organization fostered
by the Merchants Association II given
AZ the underlying cause for the strike.
which was called without any demands.
according to Mr.. Moir. William Eel
loves Morgan. President Of the assool-
alton. II a heavy stockholder In tho re-
frigorating company.
Many OF the men did not want b
so out, as they have lost their bonuses
and Insurance by striking" Mr.. Moir
said. THE men violated their agreement
with MS. which does not expire until
July -
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FOUR MEN ESCAPE
FROM ELLIS ISLAND
BY DIFFICULT FEAT
Elude Watchmen, Drop From
Third Floor, Steal Lifeboat
and Put to Sea.

A daring escape from the third
floor OF detention dormitory d by
four men who lodged watchmen after
they had reached the ground by
series of Doug Fairbanks stunts and
then made a getaway in stolen life
boat under conditions commonly con-
sidered impossible was made at Ellis
Island before 1915 o'clock this morn
ing.
Commissioner Uhle to-day said one
of the men is an ex-convict facing de-
portation on the first boat TO Odessa:
another is a public charge" headed
back to Germany; the third is a
stowaway and the fourth landed here
with no passports, both being order
ed back.
A Waterman made his rounds at
midnight. In the mems washroom on
the third floor of dormitory ID he
noticed the heavy wire screening had
been tempered with. A small hoie
had been made-scarcely big enough
to allow for the passage of a four
teen-year-old boy.
The men by a freak OF contorti0n
got through this hole, and alighted on
a ledge just below the window, which
is OF room No. 1923.
They then walked to room No. 1924,
which is a part Of the washroom
compartment. Here they fastened a
rope to the screening and lowered
themselves down to roof which
runs up to the second floor. They
closed the window of room No. 324 SO
they could not be seen. Where they
got the rope is a puzzle.
Once on the roof they manoeuvred
10 get the rope down by working II
back and forth over the coping, fin
ally cutting it. They then worked
their way to one end OF the build
ing where the walls run into each
other at right angles. They crepj
down by placing their feet on hall
inch strips in the side Of the build
ing. Three were apparently aided by
the rope and the fourth man Went
down the side of the wall unaided.
Evading watchmen, they got aboarC
the barge William c. Moore, lowered
a life boat from an upper deck davi
and put out TO sea.
Harbor Squad A was immediatel!
notified, but nothing has been seeI
of the fugitives.
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cation or influential leaders managing
his interests. Edward T. Meredith OF
Iowa, Secretary OF Agriculture, is one
Of the Hardings of the race-one OF
the dark horses who happens to nave
the Endorsement OF Bryan, the friend
ship Of McAdoo, a Cabinet portfolio
from Wilson, a wide acquaintance
among farmers, the respect OF bust
ness men and Is a successful editor
and publisher himself-in short he
possesses all the qualifications except
two-thirds OF the delegates, most all OF
whom know nothing about him. Any
way, Meredith is being quietly doomed
for Vice President, which Is a good
way TO start.
The tank Of McAdoo and Meredith,
In fact, proceeds from the faithful
who still think the former director
general OF railroads will be drafted
by the convention assembled. So II the
miracle OF n spontaneous nomination
for McAdoo doesn't happen, brother
Meredith OF Iowa may find himself the
recipient of some McAdoo delegates.
He Is n dry and OF course his chances
would go aglimmering II the vets
gained control.
Cox would be the logical nominee
on a moist platform and McAdOo or
Meredith would appear 10 be In the
/ lead on a dry platform. Mitchell
| Palmer Is n dry, but isn't strong
enough to get the necessary two
thirds.
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All you had to do was stand at
the edge of the highway where it
joins the little path to his Secret
gate" and-snap him. The trick was
in knowing just when to catch him.
And that information was given me
by a nice Dutch hausfrau who was
eager to help the American lady
journalist"
AT exactly five minutes to TO-" she
told me, two men will come from
inside the grounds to the little gate
and unlock it. Then they will pace
up and down, waiting. At exactly 10
a car will come down the road-the
Emperor! will stay beside you-so
land hide your camera-otherwise
they would surely stop you"
Thanks to the methodical habits
of even a fallen German warlord,
Mr.. Hohensollern carried out his
part OF the programme to the dot.
He even added something for good
measure. He brought the Kaiserin
with him.
AS the gray-green limousine
stopped, the ever present military
adjutant jumped to the ground, flung
open the door and draped a dark,
fur-lined cape over the Kaiser's left
Misunderstanding his withered arm.
Then, hat lifted, he waited while the
Kaiser and the chln-strapped chauf-
feur assisted the ox-Kaiserin to
alight.
What did they look like? Well, If
you have ever been to a country cir
Gus and seen an old gray wolf behind
the bars of gilt wagon you know
exactly the expression on the face Of
the once glittering and powerful,
militant and ruthless Wilhelm II. He
has the same spent look, the de-
fanged. shorn, helpless, hopeless, in
Prospective stare of the defeated
monarch little puzzled, entirely
unreconciled, consciously beaten.
Heavy pouches are beneath his
light blue eyes. His face is gray and
lined. His mustache points no longer
kaiserishly upward. His beard, close
trimmed, is gray, like his face and
hair. Nondescript was his costume
tobacco-brown hunting suit with
double-breasted jacket and short
trousers. He wore brown shoes
black leather puttees and a soft hat
OF no particular shade. Just hat.
The Kaiserin, on the other hand
is a handsome woman, fresh colored
outstanding, we'll dressed. There is
no sign of illness about her. Hohen-
zollern, accompanied by his adjutant
followed the Kaiserin down the
green, sundappled path to the little
gate in the high wire fence surround
ing the castle grounds, and they
were soon lost in the shadows of the
wood that stretches behind Door
House-where they now live, ant
will likely die.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-06-23
PRISON AND FINES
FOR SELLING LIQUOR
Two Druggists Get 10 Months
Sentences and Must Pay
$4,000 Each.

INDIANAPOLIS. June es.-Tulius A.
ami Louis f. Hang. brothers. proprietors
OF a chain OF drug stores. convicted
yesterday in United States District
Court OF violating the Reed ProhTbition
Amendment and OF conspiracy against
the United States. to-day were SEN
fenced by United States Judge A. b.
Anderson to serve eighteen months In
the Federal prison at Atlanta ana 10
pay fines OF $4,000 each.
The brothers were charged win
transporting liquor Illegally into in
diana and with selling liquor Illegally
in prescriptions. The HaRRs commended
the liquor was for medicinal purposes
only
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-06-23
Communists Want shipping Dan ON
soviet Foes.

WASHINGTON, June ga procla-
nation Issued by the Central Execu-
tive Committee of the Communist
Party of America" calls on all trans
yort workers in America to refuse to
Dad and transport any materials for
Poland. Japan or any other country
Fighting Soviet Russia" The Procla-
nation has been circulated among
transport workers In New York, Off
Gals Of the department said, and an
investigation Is under way to locate
the responsible parties,
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they are managing to keep about two
lays ahead OF their consumption. This,
nc pointed out, is a dangerously mar
row margin.
~ look for no relief until some one
at Washington with authority takes
steps to divert coal from non-essen-
tials TO the public utilities require
nents," Mr.. Menden said.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-06-23

Railroad officials in New York gave
encouraging reports to-day about the
freight situation as affected by the
new outlaw strikes, expressing the
belief that these strikes are already
weakening and on the verge OF
failure.
II was declared that tho New York
district has not been seriously af-
fected and that only in a few 81 OTIS
has 1t been affected at all. II was adj
mitted that the late afternoon and
night shifts OF the freight yard
workers in the New Haven yards had
quit, but officials said the important
thing was that two-thirds OF the day
shift stuck TO their jobs. The New
York Central reported that few men
had struck for short time but had
returned Immediately to their work.
There are various embnrgoes in Of
feet. hut they change from hour to
hour. as conditions do. No list OF
embargoes could be compiled, and
shippers were advised to telephone
before sending goods so as to find out
whether their shipment could be ac-
cepted
The Erie, Lackawanna, Pennsyl-
vania and New York Central reported
that there Is no trouble to-day in this
district.
William s. Menden, general man
ager Of the b. r. r., said the situation
OF the company as regards its coal
supply is unchanged To-day and that