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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-09

make their home in Appleton City.
Mr.. Craft will run medicine wagon
there.
Miss Mabel RockIlold and Mr.. J, F.
Cowan, of Warrensburg were mar
ried last week at the home OF L. l..
Rockhold in Elkhart township. They
will make their home III Kansas City.
We wish them success and happiness.
Among the various visitors from
over the county here asst Saturday we
noticed the following citizens: Merritt
Pickett of Nyhart, Judge l.. S. Pad
dock Virginia. w. P. Fritts Spruce,
S. l.. Starr and V. r. Boone of Pleas
ant Gap, Paul Walton OF Lone Oak,
James Claunch and ]. S. Taylor OF
Shawnee.
The writer spent several days last
week at the country home of Gus
Bruner in Elkhart township and had
a very enjoyable time and the .Bruner
home is always good place to visit
and we are always welcome.
George M. Lee and wife visited
their old home in Benton county,
Arkansas, last week and Will there
Mr.. Lees father became very sick
anu Is sun Ill Ddu COHuitlOH. -tA :
Lee returned, but his wife remained.
We met one OF our old friends here
a few days ago, U. G. lAyres, now re-
siding in Kansas City. Oil was a
resident here for many years and
says he still likes Butler, but likes his
work in the city.
Mrs. Fl. a. Ellis visited at the home
of Mrs. ]. l.. Strein i'll New Home
township last Monday.
We heard two of our farmer friends
discussing the price of corn the other
day. One said he never sold any
corn under the Wilson administration
for less than 70 cents per bushel and
that he had sold some as high as
S2.2s per bushel. The other farmer.
who voted for change last fall Of
fered to wager that he had sold corn
for less than that figure. They made
he bet and went to the place where
the market quotations were handy
and the Wilson booster won the
wager We do not know what this
gentleman who desired a change
thinks of IS cent corn but he says he
knows there are many who would
vdke for another change tomorrow If
the election was held. JOHNNIE. :,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-09

James Odem, 70 years old, former
resident Of Springfield, who now re-
sides in Wright county near the
Webster county line, was shot and
instnntly killed when the wsg Of Z
dogs tail struck the trigger Of ! shot
hun which he Wa hofdine The enn
;sss disshsfEsd. the shafee eatesiae
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-09

Miss Jessie Moreland was CUES,
of Miss Audrey Welliver Saturday
and Sunday.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-09

city, a new automobile and $4,000
in notes secured by first mortgage
on 1912 acres of land in Bates Coun-
ty. The case was settled out or
court. s
We had the pleasure OF meeting
one of our old. friends the other day
we had not seen for several months
and that was Bud Atkinson, who has
resided in Bates county since 1855.
Bud was for several years a leading
merchant of the city, but is now re-
tired and has q nice home in West
Butler. We knew his parents and
we'll remember his father, John Atki-
son and became acquainted with him
when he was sheriff of the county
after the close of the Civil war. The
family were all fine people and have
been closely identified in the develop
ment of the county. We always like
to. talk to Bud and he Is good conn
pany. We wish him many years Of
happiness.
One of our Butler boys drank too
much lemon extract q few nights ago
and was almost crazy for time and
was running the streets in danger
Gus condition. He was arrested and
taken to jail over night and was al
right the next day. He was fined
the customary amount and trim
fnings making his extract spree z
little expensive
L. Craft. and TMrs. Nellie Orear,
both of Butler, were married SundaE
afternoon in Lone Oak towns1k5S[
They are both coed peop1s aad
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
GETTING AROUND THE TRUTH
Little HeIen's shrewd Scheme for
Sugar Coating Fabrication Her
Mother Frowned Upon.

Little Helen, one Of the youngest set
Of Scipio society, was missing her
sister. who was old enough even to
20 visiting and stay away from home
three whole days and nights. She
was getting more lonesome every
hour and after having been told sew
eral times by her mother that Louise
wouldn't be home until Friday, finally
hit on plausible pretext for getting
sister home.
Mother, let's write and tell Louise
that we have n new baby at our
house. know she would come homo
then"
"But we conlf not write that-that
wouldn't he the truth. and 1t isn't
nice to tell things that are not true"
That apparently settled the mat
ter, but Helen added: "Well, we could
tell her It was new baby doll when
she got home-that would be all right.
wouldn't hr-Indianapolis News.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
JAP PROPOSALS
Are MADE PUBLIC
TOXIC GOVERNMENT oFFERs
CHINA HALF INTEREST IN
sHANTUNG MINES.
JOINT ENTERPRISES
RESTORE RIGHTS AND PRIvl.
LEeEs OF NEUTRAL ZONE AND
kIAo-cHAu BAY.
'wesIssn Nsvspspes rnisa Nss, ssn,er

peking.-Proposals Of Japan sent b
China for the purpose of reaching 4
settlement OF the dispute over Shan.
tung were made public. The text fol.
lows:
The rights to lease KiaO-C Chau bay,
together with rights and privileges Of
the neutral zone are to be fully rs-
stored to China.
III the Chinese government on its
own initiative opens the whole Of the
leased territory rs a commercial port,
recognizing liberty Of residence by for.
elgners and Of the carrying on Of COM
mercial, industrial and agricultural
projects and also recognizing the
rights and privileges acquired by for
eIgners, the Japanese government will
rescind the agreement entered into for
the establishment Of concessions un-
der exclusive jurisdiction and ~ inter.
national concessions.
This refers TO the agreement Of
May -, 1918, regarding the twenty.
one demands of Japan.
THE Chinese government agrees In
the Interest Of trade and for the resi-
dence Of foreigners. to open herself
certain suitable places in Shantung as
commercial ports. The regulations for
these will be drawn up by agreement
between the Chinese government and
all countries which have interests
there.
''The railway from klao-Chau TO
Teninnn. together with the mining
areas belonging thereto. shall become
the joint enterprise OF China and
Japan.
Japan to relinquish all preferential
rights acquired by virtue OF treaties
relating TO the leased territory of KiaO-
Chau. Japan under this relinQuishes
rights acquired under 1913, 1917 and
1918 agreements.)
'Preferential rights in the kaO. Hsu-
Hsun-Teh and the Chefo0-W Weihsien
railway shall be transferred by Japan
to the joint management Of the new
banking consOrtium. (These are pro-
jected railways)
The Tsing.Tao customs shall bs
recognized as part Of the Chinese Gus.
toms. In the same manner MS during
the German regime.
Regarding the disposal Of public
buildings and properties the prlncl.
pie is recognized that these are reiin-
quished to China, but mutual agree
ment shall be entered into for the fl.
ture maintenance Of all public works.
"Details for the carrying out Of the
above provisions and other matters re-
lating thereto shall be further settled
by delegates appointed by the Chinese
and Japanese governments.
when the Chinese government
gives public notice OF the formation Of
special police force to guard the
KiaO-C -Chau-Tsinan railway the Japan
ese government shall announce lmme-
diately the withdrawal Of It's troops
and transfer responsibility for protec-
ton Of the railway to China"
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
Teamsters Clash With oempers.

WashIngtOn.-D. J. Tobin. president
Of the international Brotherhood Of
Teamsters, has resigned as treasurer
and member Of the executive council
Of the American Federation of Labor
and his resignation will be acted on BY
the executive council at meeting
Nov. Il, according to the current issue
Of Labor. Disagreement with Presi-
dent Gompers of the federation, at the
recent executive council meeting Ia
Atlantic City, as to representation at
the unemployment conference was the
cause of the resignation.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
Revolution Plot Discovered,

L0ndOn.-The British intelligence do
partment at Constantinople has discov.
cred plot, organized and subsidized
from Angora, the Turkish Nationalist
capital, to foinent revolution at Con-
stantinople. according to Reuter- dis
patches. 1t was planned to spread dis
affection among loyal Indian troops
and assassinate allied officers. Seven.
teen desperadoes were brought to Con.
stantinople to carry out the murders.
The British authorities have arrested
those implicated.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
DENVER LIVE STOCK.
Cattle,

SottIe.
Quality was generally good. though
nothing strictly choice was offered and
buyers competed keenly In securing
the animals. Desirable killing steers
were noticeably scarce but the offer
Ing comprised a few loads OF medium
to fair types which moved without
great delay at steady prices. She
stock was more heavily in demand and
the general undertone OF this DEPART
ment was the strongest. Fairly desir-
able steers were quoted at $5.75 to
500. and choice stock of this kind
would have found an easy outlet at 81
to $3.50 Several sales were made at
81 to $3.50. Hcifers ran from 3575
to S62s. meeting with the broadest
outlets Practically no feeders were
offered but demand was heavy for the
type, and quotations were fixed At
Top sales registered 25 cents higher
and bulk of sales were practically
steady.
The top mark Of 50 was reached
when two loads OF choice lightweight
animals went at this figure Packers
seemed eager for the Offering Of
heavies. taking them at $3.50 to }5.75.
Bulk Of sales was estimated at IS to
1915
rig values went untested with hardly
any offerings OF this variety on hand
Quotations were 81 to IS.
sheep.
Lambs Of all kinds were particularly
In demand. and clearances Of the stock
were effected easily. One load Of
choice lambs. the best seen In the
yards this week, brought the top price
Of the day. $40 flat. In general the
market was quarter stronger and
eastern markets reported similar ad-
vances. Choice lambs were quoted At
$3.50, feeding lambs at IS to 36.25, and
ewes were strong at 81 to $275.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
Ssaplane Falls Into River.

GrotOn, N. Y.-Seven persons, three
Of them women and two children, were
rescued from a wrecked seapane
after W. II. Manners, pilot Of the
plane. and mechanician named Bald
win had swum more than mile In
the Hudson river and were picked up
by launch which answered the
shouts and cries for help. The plane
developed engine trouble, and In max.
ing forced landing from height Of
1000 feet, the pilot misjudged the dis
tance. No one was injured.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
Auto Industry Giuantie,

The capital tied up In automobiling
In the United States Is estimated as
over S8,OOO,OOO,OOO according to the
Railway Age, which figures 1t out by
items: Depreciation on 7.823.55l cars
at ~ per cent, on average cost Of
$l,1O. interest on tho money invested |;
gasoline. state license fees, Insurance
premiums. garage and service costs,
labor costs for repairs, etc. These
estimates do not include expenditures
for construction aud maintenance Of
highways. nor for the cost Of auto
mobile accidents.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
Reeapturs Mail Rebhsr.

Toledo, Ohio.-Chnrles Schultz, one
Of the three men convicted Of consp'r-
acy In connection with the million-dol-
lar postoffice robbery, who escaped
from the county Jail on Labor Day, was
captured at Crissey, about twelve miles
west Of Toledo. by Toledo police.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FoR.
EiGN COUNTRIES.
II LATE DISPATCHES
ooiNGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
tWsstsrn Sssspser Uniss ssvs s-vias. ,
WESTERN


Mrs. Anna Margilette. 80, killed her.
selt Mt North Platte Neb., by hanging
herself at the foot OF her bed IN her
daughters home. where she resided.
fnllfornia's population, according to
The 1920 census. is 7j.i per cent native
white, 1919 per cent foreign born, 81
per cent Jnpunesr. OS per cent Chi,
nese, % per cent Indian and IL per
cent negro.
Ransome J. Thompson was sen.
fenced to term not to exceed III.
teen years in the state pruitcntiur,
after Ii" hnd pleaded gully to two
counts charging grand larceny in the
misappr"priaIIoU Of $4,000 and $3.50.
'o from George A HORNED L Co.,
Imrkers, Ht Austin, Texas.
\ hing went 10 the home OF A. J..
Peterson. postmaster at TornilIo, Tex,
first mad" friends with III. watch dog
md tied him securely In shed, then
went +" III" porch where Mr. Peterson
and his wifi" were asleep and stabbed
he postmaster over the heart. After
choking Mrs. pctcrSon and hitting her
in the fac" with II gun, the man cs
rHprd The postmastrr's recovery Is
doubtful. Mrs. Peterson said the thug
vas man who nursrd grievance
against her and her husband.
Mrs. Henry o. Hale. wife of Gyp,
sum miner in Fort Dodge. Iowa, has
become the weaIthiesr woman, and
possibly the weathIest person in that
rIty. She Is the daughter Of Wallace
Fnrley, wealthIest citizen Of Boone
county. who died. His will, filed for
probate In Boone. left her One-half OF
his estate, valued at more than $1,000.
100. Her husband digs rock for the
American Cement Plaster Company.
He has been on strike since July |
Hale and his wife live In a humble
dwelling In the Gypsum district. They
nave been married little more than Il
yenr.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
Hay.

Two bandits broke through screen
door In the rear Of the Chicago-Lak.
State bank In an outlying residence
district Ia Minneapolis, Minn., lined up
five men and two women employees
and esrap,'d with about 1850 In cash
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
Bringing Back the Past-No. I.

TambO-Mistah lnterlockcanal, what
am de diff-runce tween a saleslady In
a beauty parlor an one oh her GUS
toners?
Interlocutor-I don't know. Tambo !;
what Is the difference?
Tambo-One knows her powders
and the other powders her nose.
Observation-Disclosures Jones will now
sing 1.-Two Little Girls In Blue Blew
In"
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
WASHINGTON

President Harding has accepted the
honorary presidency Of the Press Con,
gress Of the World, to be held IN Hon.
olulu next month.
Farm crops Of the United States,
excluding forest, nursery and green.
house products. had a total value Of
s14.755,35S, ,407 In 1919, the bureau Of
census announced. The corresponding
value OF crops in 1909 was $5.23l $50.
8S3. the 1919 figure representing an In.
crease OF 1872 per cent In ten years.
appointment Of Jewish II. -Carris, for.
merly OF Newark. n. j., as director OF
the federal board for vocational educa.
ton was announced by the board Mr.
carris, who formerly was chief Of the
industrial rehabilitation division, will
have charge OF all educational activi.
ties OF the board and supervision over
allotment OF federal funds to the
states.
The National Wholesale Grocers' As.
sociation filed a protest with the de-
partment Of justice against any modlfi.
cation OF the recent court decree
which divorced the big packing con.
Germs from their grocery interests. To
allow the packing interest to re engage
in the grocery business would be
against the public interests" the pro.
test set forth.
A call to the executive committee
and council Of the National Woman's s
party to meet In Washington, on the
same day that Congress reconvenes,
was sent out by Miss Elsie Hill, chair.
man Of the party
The War Department. In an official
announcement, disposed of the rumor
that the olive drab uniform was going
to give way to the blue uniform of old
However, the department stated that
regulations would be changed TO permit
the wearing OF "A slit In the bottom of
the coat skirt and to permit hook on
the coat that will hold the revived Sam
Browne belts In place.
Preparations for advancing upwards
OF $1,000. .OO00o0 In agricultural and
live stock credits under recent Iegisla-
ton have virtually been completed by
the War Finance Corporation The
corporation probably will be ready
within week to function To expe.
dite the advances, executive commit.
tees are being formed in agricultural
and stock raising sections and will at.
tend to preliminary details Of applica-
tions. making the necessary investign-
tlOns and determining the adequacy OF
securities offered.
Detection OF three additional coun.
terfeit federal reserve notes, a $50
note of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City, $40 note on the Rich.
mond. Va, Federal Reserve Bank and
a $40 note on the Federal Bank of
Boston, has been announced by the
Treasury Department.
Henry Ford has been invited to
by Secretary Weeks to come to Wash,
ington at his convenience to discuss
with government officials his pro.
posnl to purchase and lease the
Shoals Alabama nitrate plant
md water power project.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
The Only Way,

II see where the flooring Of a big
warehouse where lot Of wholesale
foodstuffs was stored gave way"
THAT'S about the only way they'll
ever get high-priced food to come
down."
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
Improvements.

"That rich feller has certainly
fixed up his farm In great shape"
"Yep. Got It now SO that It has all
the discOmf0rts Of a city place."
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15

Experience may he the best teacher,
but the tuition fees are high
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
HAY AND GRAIN PRICES,

Corn. No. 3 yellow. per cwt .l.0
Corn. No. 3 mixed. per cwt. 81
Wheat. No. l. per bushel. ....... 81
Barley, per cwt. 40
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-15
Metal Market.

Colorado settlement prices:
Bar silver tAmerican). eSN
Bar silver tforeign) .63
Copper ............. .l2h0 .l5
Lead .......... $50
Zinc ......... 4.ls
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-30
BUGS DOWN NORFOLK

Especial To The Times DisDatch
w lI.SoN. y. g., Aug. 2?.-In on" Of
l6e best games seen on the local dia-
mund this season. Wilson triumphrd
over It's nearest rival. Norfolk by
thy score of L. -
li"arnc and Peterson were the. op-
posing pitchers. licarnc WAS all hut
'hNihcihlc ana worked out one Of the
most mastery games that has ever
been pitched in the Wilson park, Pc
i"rS"n got away in great styl. nm
til The sixth, when two slashinr
three baGEcrS turned out 40 De his
"Nrunt signal ana Iron Nah r.ckcrt
was called upon - save his iIt.. The
features of the game for tn, locals
was the magnificent pitching Of
il"arnc and the hitting OF Smith.
Walker, Walters and Kline while
\"rmIiNca was the outstanding star
tor The visitors
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-30
TURNER TO WREsTLE
Pete GARDNER TONIGHT
Veteran Middlcwcighl Take.
ON "Pinky's'' Brother at
Local Arena

coming to Richmond from, S,ha
hccthdy. y. Y, the bearer or 4, ~,
reputation. "I'ctc" Gardner hr,,,
or the wcll-known Pink"
"h" mas become =" popular in loon,
wrestling circles. will tonight -,
dcaVor To perform a feat which
given MS brother 80 much trouhto
various times, namely. the put,j,y
the mat OF the shoulders n,
turner former middl"wcight chm,
plon' ana one Of the most ponr,.,
.hp1hcnts OF the wrestling r,p,n ,n
ms wares before the fang az
., MN men ar" said TO hav. trainoJ
iaithiuiiy for the match anticin., ~ u
lohG ana Erucllinr cont.st ~,
run present prospects one ar -
n's' p"hts al a successful season ,rit,
nc .Staecd AZ IN" Broadway AthIn,ta
night 'e'S' 70
Gardner has recently raturr.1
a tour of the Middle West. whnrc ~
met with - pronounced success ,nca,
ihe some OF the best men in a..
section OF the country. He IL saih ~
nav" all of the speed and scicncn
ms bf"thc Pink" and Is the M
IL ms hrSt attempt at Joe Turn.
master Of scicnC" and ring rn, ~
par excellence. Realizing ,bot ~
,hfo"lnE OF the former champion "a III
be feather in his cap and "a s,c.,'
pihe stone to match with the h.s,
middl"wcirhts In the country bn 60
OUT Tor blood and probably viii keen
ned. nm
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-30
TENNIS PLAYERS BEGIN
BATTLE FOR CLUB TITLE
Local Courts Scene of Hard
Fought Matches Announce
Pairings for Today.

with u fun list of entrants taking
part g." annual tennis tournament OF
me country Cub OF Virginia was in
i"surii"d yesterday afternoon. The
tennis displayed by the members of
IN. club was the best seen here this
season. and their playing showed
they have been practicinr hard all
the spring and summer II -y.ster-
DAYS matches can be taken as an
Indication the fight for the club
championship promises to be Il hard
seldom mas such tennis b.en dis
played as was shown yesterday All
oi IL" matches were close and the
victorious player WAC not determined
nn,il ne had teen given a strenuous
hattl" 10y his opponent OF the ten
matches played three went three sets
whil, Il majority Of the others were
won by tw" games. In only one or
wv" instances did any player have a
complete walknVcr.
'""il-rrrst"n Match Cioxe.
Preston and Cecil treated the gal
lcrN I" the most exciting match of the
mt t"rn""n Preston won in straight
SctS. but Cecil nat up Il game S,rug-
-" ana forced his opponent To re-
>"r, /" every trick before he won
Ihv SMASHING and lchbine Of both
men III this match was the best of
tn" afternoon
lick"l. veteran player of the club.
and Rohh played a thrce-set match.
which the older player finally won
~ ''T ldh ing the nrSt set ana losing
TIA" second. All of the sets were in
trr"Stin" in spitr al tn" fact that
they were long dra wn-"ut AFFAIRS.
e Harris. the boy champion. put
ur an excellent game against his older
opponent. ii"bson. He forced the vet
cram I" go three sets before winning
victory. Harris won the first set
The defeated youngster played a good
game
II Pollard proved 10 he the dark
horse of the first days playing. lie
defeated !. Augustine 6-l, SO pol-
iard's playing has improved inn
m"nS"iy during the last several
wccksN and II hr takes the game
little more seriously he should give
the others II battle for first honor..
Players Display interest.
interest III IN" tournament is
and today's matches are expected to
lee witnessed hv u larger gallery than
that which turned out Yesterday
Coach 'rr"cth. who has charge Of the
event.. asEs that those scheduled to
play today call UP their partners and
arrange the hour nf the match
Results Of Yesterday follow:
Montague heat I!rady. f-i. 10. Ga
Hickcl beat Rohh. ia 3-6. ga: Hob
son beat & HARRIS. 3-G. 80. 6-l: Elem
in. beat WILLIS. 81. d-l; Preston beat
Cecil 81. 6-i: H. Augustine beat
Ga. So II. Pollard beat j. Augustine
o. !. 60: Marsh l-'at Oppcnhcimcr. Ga.
G. Spiccr beat Crump. f-3. al: A.
Pollard won by default from Harri-
son
Earrings for today:
Valentine ". Darlington. Cary US.
Rice" Gwathm"y W. Miller. \. Pollard
". Fleming. Preston W.. II. Augustine.
Campbell vs.. Euford. blair VS. liar
ris, Marsh vs.. Spiccr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-30
BANK TEAMS TO BEGIN
FIGHT'FOR TITLE TODAY

Baseball teams representing two Of
Rirhmond'S hanks will begin a fight
for the rcnnant of the bankers
l"Iru" this afternoon when tn. first
OF Il series of three games Will be-
played at i;Nrd Park at i:3o. Federal
RcS"rV" and the National State and
city mines We're tied for first place
" hen the regular Srhcdul" was COM
rlctcd. each team winning niue games
and losing six.
Rivalry between the teams is in
tense and tuday's contest is expected
L" he Il lively onr. shorty" Broad
dus will do the pitching for Federal
Reserve, while smoky" Joe Wood
viii be on the mound for State and
city.