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Evening star., 1921-04-17
BURNS MEMORIAL
GIVEN NEW BOOST
Statue May Be Put in Library
of Congress-$15O,0 900 De.
sign Presented at Meeting.

Suggestion for the erection Of
Robert Burns memorial in washing
ton. made several weeks ago by st.
Andrews Society. Scottish, received
impetus at a meeting of the society
last night in the Ebbitt Hotel. prom
ising early inauguration of the project.
Tentative plans for a design, which
would require three years for installa-
cred.
A committee was authorized to con-
Ter with the Fine Arts Commission
and report back to the organization
whether it would be more desirable to
raise q national fund for a national
memorial or place a statue of Burns
in the Congressional Library through
donations Of Washingtonians.
Thomas Weir is chairman OF the
committee. the other members being
Stirling Kerr. president OF the So
ciety; Albert Douglas, former member
Of Congress: William T. Galliher and
Robert Watson.
Great Eathusiasm NOted.
Report made by Mr.. Weir was to the
effect that he has been in communica-
ton with several persons residing out
side the District in regard to the Burns
memorial proposal and found the
of the opinion there would be no difh-
Guilty in raising a national fund with
which to honor in Washington the
great Scotch poet.
This opinion was shared by Judge
George Fleming Moore. grand COM
mander Of the Scottish Rite, Southern
Jurisdiction, who addressed the So
ciety. Judge Moore said Burns is
closer to the hearts Of the people than
any poet that ever lived. and that IL
would be particularly fitting for him
to be memorialized in the capital Of
the greatest democratic nation In the
world.
He referred to an interview he had
with Joaquin Miller several years ago.
when the American poet deplored the
found in Washington.
the poet. the prophet and the priest
Of democracy. and that this fact should
be memorialized in Washington. the
seat of democracy.
DesigAefs ut Meeting.
The tentative memorial design con-
s:dered was prepared through the
joint efforts of Z. s. ]. Dunbar,
sculptor, and Bedford Brown. archi-
tect, both Of whom attended the meet
ing. President Kerr Of the society
presided
It was stated that, as soon as the
committees Recommendation Is sub
mitted. another meeting Of the So
ciety will be called and q decision
reached aA to whether the undertAk-
ing is to be national or local In
scope. In any event an active
fs;nd-niang campaign will be start
Cd in tho near future. II was said.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
TsIANINA TO SING.
cherokee-Creek P1ima Donna Will
Give Program Here.

Delegates to the current congress
of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution will be given an oppor-
tunity wednesday to hear Tsianina,
wild Flower" called the 'prima dom
ma OF the American Indians" Tsianina
is a Cherokee-C Creek Indian maiden and
singer of tribal songs, and rs said to
bave a mexzo-soprano voice of unusual
sweetness.
She was overseas during the war a.
an entertainer Of the American ex-
peditionary force. was made an hon.
orary member Of the I'd Division.
and has received many letters OF COM
mendation for her work In entertain.
ing the fighting men.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
Princeton. Students
to Don Old CIotkAs
and Search for Jobs

PRINCETON. n. J., April 1s.
10 get inaiae inforRatioa
ooneeFAing labor pr0blSaS,
Afty Pnnoeton stuAeats are
going to aoa cid eBoahea aAA
search for joAs thia sumAeRs tt
was announced.
heNalts of their guests are
to be made known at regular
weekly AeetinEs. when expesi-
enoes will he tela and rsund.
tahse AAscassieas hold - neth-
eds fer inproving conditisas.
II - expected the movement
may be taken up BY other col
leEes In the east and middle
west.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
C, JOY BURIED.
Funeral Services for Ex-Represent
alive Held in st. Louis.

Funeral services for Charles F. Jog,
former United States representative
from the eleventh Missouri district
and we'll known in Washington. who
died Wednesday in st. Louis, were
held yesterday afternoon in that city.
The services were in charge OF the
Elks and MAsons. Interment was in
Bellefontaine cemetery.
Mr.. Joy served from 1898 to 1908 in
Congress-. His long service in WASH
ington is remembered by a number
of residents. He was q member of
the Chevy Chase Club and Of several
out-of-town clubs.
At the time Of his death Mr.. Joy was
recorder OF deeds for st. Louis.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
BLIZZARD SWEEPS WEST.
severest Gales on Record Reported

,oeVerest tales on Record Reported
Throughout Country.
| CHICAGO. April 1s.-Snowstorms
! and gales that in many places were
reported to be the worst in the his.
| tory OF local weather bureaus, sweps
! an area from the Rocky mountains to
the Atlantic states today. Railroad
| and wire traffic was interrupted in
many places and thousands Of dollars
damage was caused to property and
| crops.
The worst spring storm In the his.
| tory Of Chicago swept the city, caus-
! ing injuries to scores Of persons and
considerable property damage. A
combined to obstruct tranic. and, In
some places, to level communication
wires.
Temperatures below freezing were
forecast tonight for northern Illinois
and adjacent states. The storm IL ex
| pected to diminish in violence late to-
| morrow.
Foot Of Snow Falls.
The worst blizzard OF the year was
Of snow fell In Milwaukee and near
by communities. Trafic Of all kinda
| was delayed. the traction company
| at Milwaukee being forced to use
snow plows for the nrst time this
Railroad and wire traffic was said
to be Interrupted throughout Ne
braska- Ten to fourteen inches OF
! the state. Temperstures @ were eo.tSn ss low %,
as 20 degrees above zero.
All April records were broken in
| Iowa by the snowstorm that began
last night and swept the entire state
today. Des Moines reported five ia
| six inches Of snow in most sections
! Of the state.
The storm swept east through Mich.
igan. carrying with 1t a great hall
storm that was most severe near De-
! troit. The local weather bureau to-
night said that indications were that
the fruit crop Of the central west had
been destroyed wherever it was in
the path Of the storm.
The high wind carrying snow and
hail was moro destructive to the
fruit than the low temperature. it
was said.
Killed By LiShtniag.
At Brook efield, Mo-. during q heavy
| storm. Charles Arnold. a farmer, was
sSsk sa II III. satGns !s.sens. and and IN.
Buildings were destroyed by % fire
. caused by lightning.
Adsir county. about Kirksville, Mo-.
was swept by q terrific storm late
tonight followed by q rainfall of
FL inches and by q heavy drop in
tinued during the night.
Chris Kohlon. seventeen. Of Albion,
Neb.: walking in the storm with q
number OF companions, was killed by
| q train. approach Of which he was un-
able to see.
rApS prowH5 rno~r
Evening star., 1921-04-17

CONTINUED from f1f8t 1QSe.D
tiations they arc said to have opened in
Washington and Bern. but which it is
certain they have carried on in Prague.
they again talk Of an international loan.
They ask particularly that Germany
should be allowed 100 years to repay
her debts.
French Oppose Delay.
1t is also understood that Germany
has suggested the possibility Of giving
France and the other allied powers q
40 per cent interest in German indus
tries.
Tho French. however. prefer to have
no further delay or negotiations. but to
take tho action which popular senu-
ment demands. They also are inclined
to the belief that all reparation roads
inevitably lead to the Same thing in the
end.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
FIND LITTLE GIRL DEAD.
Eight-Year-Old Child Seized BY
Two Men, Chum Says.

By the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH. April 1.-THE body
Of eight-year-old Nadine Kramer, who
disappeared from her home on the
North Side here five days ago. was
found tonight in a stable by the father
and other relatives who had formed q
searching party. The body. bearing
many marks Of violence. was lodged
in q hole in the floor.
Nadine and another little girl were
accosted by two men Tuesday night
and the Kramer girl was seized. the
companion said. Tonight the police
are looking for an unidentified man
who directed the searching party to
the stable where the body was found
The coroner said he believed the child
had been dead since Tuesday.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
JACKSON Is INUNDATED.
Four Feet Of Water Cover Missis-
sippi City's Streets.

JACKSON. MISS, April ls.-water
was standing four feet deep over
the principal streets of Jackson lead
ing from the old capitol building to
the depot as d result of the heaviest
rainfall old inhabitants recall here.
reports received indicate consider
aole damage throughout the state as
result OF the rains which have
Tho high water from Town creek
not only backed up against Capital
street in Jackson, but flooded a num-
Der of residences as well as some
stores in the business district. No
loss OF life was reported.
"A performance at the Majestic
Theater was Cancelled tonight. Six feet
Of water was in the theater today.
STORM Is FREAKIsH.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
FIRE DAMAGE, &,75O.
Blaze in Structure at 210 c Street
Eats Way to Roof.

Fire OF undetermined origin caused
damage approximating H.750 last
night in the house at 21o c stree,
occupied by Miss Annie Eshelman.
The blaze started on the third
floor of the three-story structure and
was eating away the roof before IL
was placed under control. Water and
smoke, caused thS major psrt Of the
damage. Surrounding butldIagv
wore not damaged.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
SPEAKERS AID I'LL.

Henry Neale. messenger to Speaker
Gillett and who has been on the door
Of the Speakers Office for many years
and knows every public man of promi.
nence in the country. is at the Epis-
copal Hospital, where he was operated
upon for q cataract.
He hopes to report for duty again
soon.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
MR. DENLY TO VISIT CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, April 1s.-Edwfn Den
by. Secretary OF the Navy, Will visit
Chicago next Wednesday or Thurs
day. His schedule includes = review
If the sailors and formal inspection
at tho Great Lakes naval training
station, review Of several thousand
Boy Scouts here and . banquet At
which he Will b. ths principal speak
ar. 1t the Uniou League Cub.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
House Destroyed, While Family on
Porch Escapes

MEMPHIS. Tenn. April 1S.-Citi-
Gems Of Texarkana and Prescott, Ark,
also have started subscription lists
Thus far no outside aid has been asked
by tho stricken sections of that state.
Queer pranks Of the wind were told
in tonisht's dispatches. In one in
stance = man and his family were
seated on the porch of their home in
Miller county when the tornado
struck that section. The house was
wrecked. but the porch on which the
family had gathered to watch the
storm remained intact. In the same
section several cars Of q railroad train
were blown from tho track.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
Napy Head Knocks
II. Out of the II. C. L.
for BIuejackets

Secretary DENLY has takea q
whack at the high cost 81 Nv.
ing for biuejackets and ma.
rines, ordering clothing and
small stores prices down an
average Of IS per cent.
His action yesterday was
made possible By Navy pur-
chases during recent price
smAshes In the Commercial
world. and MP. Denby ordered
the benent handed on to o0cers
and enlisted men at 0ace In
the shape OF price reductions
ranging from is to 50 per cent
on the old scale.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
IRISH sYMPATH1zERs MEET,

/. CHICAGO. April 16.-Delesates from
every section of the country were
arriving here today to attend the con.
vention Of the National Association
for Recognition Of tho Irish Republic,
which opens hero on Monday. The
Chicago branch OF the association has
planned a huge parade for tomorrow.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
"sMASH HIM IN THE NOSE"
Health Commissioner Advises
Harsh Treatment for Coughsf.

Harsh Treatment for Cougher. b.
CHICAGO. April 1s.-Swat the ny and
smash in the nose the man who
coughs in your face, is the order Dr..
John Bali Robertson. health commits
sioner, gave his inspectors today IN
connection with the beginning tomor-
,nw of Health Promotion Week"
coughing ana expectorattng." DR..
Robertson said. "aFe among the com.
monest spreaders Of disease germs.
A man is murdered and the town 10 in
an uproar. Ten people are buried
after suffering from pneumonia. and
nobody expresses indignation.
"If a man coughs in your face or
sneeses At you. hit him . smash In the
nose.
.You will probably be arrested.
Tell the judge you were defending
yosreaaf aSaiast fAe pnsunenia eeeek.
.sAe germ. Il he tns6 gov, TIL pax =
Evening star., 1921-04-17
persons and took no toll Of human

persons and took no toll Of human
life.
Loss to stocks in the wholesale dis
trict was heavy, as the tornado tore
open walls and roofs for the driving
rain that followed. A partial list of
firms that suffered. with conservative
estimates of loss to stocks and build
ings, follows: Stamps Produce Com
pany and Lanham Department Store.
$4,000 each; Gibson & Dejournette
and Rome Mercantile Company.
$4,000 each. and Arlington Buick
Company. Dodge Motor Sales Com.
pany and Griffin Hardware Company.
$4,000 each.
JACKSON IS INuNDATED
Evening star., 1921-04-17
RITES FOR MRS. CHAFFEE.

Burial services will be held at the
Arlington national cemetery tomor-
row morning at II o'clock for Mrs. A.
r. Chaffee. wife Of the late Lieut..
Gen Chaffee. formerly chief Of stan OF
the Army. who died In Philsdslphia
last Thursday. Religious services
were held in Philadelphia yesterday.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
PLANES DUE IN D. c. SOON.
Navy Machines, Halted in Virgin
Island Flight, Reach Miami.

The two Marine Corps airplanes.
flying homeward from San Domingo.
crossed from Hanava to Miami yes
terday. . dispatch to the Navy De-
patment last night announced. and
with good luck are expected to reach
Washington in . few days
The machines. in command Of Maj.
Thomas C. Turner, left here for the
Virgin Islands, but were turned back
from San Juan. Porto Rico. 4
scheduled stop. because Of the bubonic
plague quarantine.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
MILL DAM BURSTS.
Town Flooded, With Heavy Dam

Town Flooded, With Heavy Dam
age to Property.
HATTIEs3URG. Miss. April 1s.-
At Sumrall. near this city. a milldam
burst and the town was flooded.
Property damage also was reported
at Newton. near Meridian.
Wire communication with a number
OF points was cut OF and train service
on the Gulf and Ship Island railroad
between this city and jackson and
between Lumberton and Mendenhall
was suspended because Of wash-outs.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
$50, 900 ROBBERY FAILS.
Police Trustrate Elaborate Pay
Roll Plot-Arrest Seven.

NEW ORLEANS. April 1s.-Pelice
department officers. warned before
hand, at 2:3o pm. today frustrated
an attempted robbery of the Ameri-
can Can Company messengers car
rying $4,000 pay roll.
Seven men. said by police to have
been implicated in an elaborately
MANNED plot, were arrested.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
LOSS IN MILLIONS
IN TORNADO AREA;
DEATHS REACH 100
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injured and great property damage
done in cyclone which struck Steen.
a small town east of this place. early
today. according to reports reaching
here.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
FRENCH TO PRESS
GERMANY TO LIMIT
TO COLLECT DEBT

CONTINUED from First Paxe.)
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Mr.. HOOVER SCORES
FEDERAL WASTE BY
LAX ORGANIZATION

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CARS BLOWN FROM TRACK.
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TWELVE DEAD IN ALABAMA
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Ba14set Saturday Night.

Be Q banquet at the New willard Sat
unday ntght. In honor Of Mrs. Gses..
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05
COMMERCIAL DEPOSITS AND
CHECKING ACCOUNTS

One of the principal features Of
the Farmers Bank service Is to care
for the deposits of farmers, mer-
chants and business men and for the
purpose of rendering the best service,
they have installed an electric post
ing and bookkeeping machine that
enables the employees to keep each
depositor's account posted to date
and to render him a statement and
return him his-checks at any time he
calls for them, without waiting.
In addition to that, the bank has
Duplex adding machine for proving
the correctness of all the accounts.
The bank has made specially OF
personal accounts in Bates County,
and has a large number of patrons
in this department.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05
SAVINGS

The only certain thing in this
world is that something unexpected
is going to happen. To plan so that
this unexpected thing, whatever it
may be, may be met with unconcern,
is the act of wise man. Such plan
ming has more than once turned fail
ure into success. Saving little
money each year is the best way to
be prepared to meet the unexpected.
This bank has savings depart
ment, which you are invited to pa
tronize. 1t also has savings banks
for your boys and girls, to teach
them the lesson of systematic saving,
which when once learned, insures
success to them in the future.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05

Start savings account,
Open a checking account,
Deposit money on interest-bearing
certificates,
Borrow money on real estate and APP
proved celia al,
Invest in safe bonds and mortgages,
Establish trust fund for the pro-
lection of yourself and family,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05

The busines: inco, porated as a
trust company continued to grow,
and June /, 1915 the capital stock
was increased to 100000 with $780,
600 surplus. Their record is one of
continuous growth and progress,
each succeeding years business be-
ing larger than the last. Starting
March l., 1890. with a capital of ST.
900, with over thirty-one years Of
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05
CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE AND
ADVICE TO CUSTOMERS

The Farmers Bank deserves all the
prosperity that has come to it. be-
cause it has been an institution per-
forming a very real service to the
people whom It serves in the COM
iaercial banking department. The
service has been one Of helpfulness,
based on faith in its patrons and de-
sire to assist the man of moderate
means as well as the man Of wealth.
In addition to the general advan-
taees afforded the patrons in the
transaction of regular business with
the Farmers Bank and Duvsll-Perci-
val Trust Company, special attsn.
ding and closing Of their business
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05

The present Board of Directors of
the Farmers Bank are j. j. Mckee,
O. A. Heinein, Frank Holland, T. S.
Harper, DR.. T. W. Foster, W. F. Du-
vail, Homer Duvall J. B. Duvall and
H. H. Isle.
We feel in mentioning the employ
ees of the Farmers Bank, that we
should not overlook the present jan
itor of the institution, George King
Ford, who has rendered efficient SER
vice in that capacity, in the begin
ming for the Farmers Bank and later
for both institutions.
His service dates back for 26 years,
he being by three years the Oldest
employee now with the bank.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05
EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS

Often the wife or children receive
considerable sums Of money from
Estates or Life Insurance ompanies
at the death of husband or father.
They are inexperienced in investing
or caring for the property and the re-
suit in too many cases has been that
by reason of poor investments or
otherwise, they lose that which was
intended as a protection for them
during the remainder Of their lives.
To avoid such. misfortune, thought
full business men are now having the
money paid to Trust Companies to
be held in trust and invested for the
benefit of their dependents. In
these investments you get the exper-
fence Of the Trust Company officers
and employees, who have had years
Of experience as shown by the length
Of their ser7ice with the Trust Com
many. The Trust Company has /.
continuous existence, and its affairs
are controlled by . Board Of Direct
ors composed Of experienced and suc.
cessful men. The Trust Company n
also s-bject 10 regular exasafnatsons
during each year, BY the STATE 90
perintendenf q hankS.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05
Farmers Bank of Bates County
Its Growth and Progress

County Butler, Missouri incorpor
business January lst 1889 what known as the
The capital stock $4,000 oneha PAID up
balance the $4,000 capital fully PAID and then
again capital increased from $4,000 to $5OOOO
to it's location where the new build
stands The bank incorporated
for 20 and the expiration of the 20 years it was
under the management.
The only officer director connected with the at its
ginning and still the Board of Directors OF the Bank
McKee, Butler this shown cut OF the
building occupied by them March lst 1905 when
Bank building
occupied by the Post Office reodeled give
the
that time passed under the management.
The total assets of the Farmers Bank 1905 in the neghbo
$28OO0O $4,000 and the surplus $4,000
from $800000 $00O0O0 and
from $4,000 to $4,000 In addition
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05

Procure travellers checks or letters
of credit good in all parts of the
world,
Rent safety deposit box in their
large vault for the safe keeping of
your valuable papers.
personal affairs.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05
Duvall-Percival Trust Company
Theirs a Record Of Progress
for Over Ihirty-One Years

The history this institution is most interesting Just
the their building another forward step
in the financial world.
The business conducted by DuaPciva Trust
March $780, with
capital stock under the Duva Peva composed
the time W. F. Duva of Butler Missouri and E. Perca
V of Burlington Vermont From the the firm did good business
and found themselves in need of additional capital
B. Duval President of the
associated with the firm under the firm The capital
stock increased almost yearly conducted their Of
flee the west side Of the in the building Of which
until 1905 at which time the capital stock had reached $5000
During year 1908 Arthur Duval of the
associated with the firm the business continued under
the old firm until the 1905 The firm then it's offices
the banking the Farmers Bank building that
modelled the time accommodate both the Farmers Bank and the
Soon thereafter the firm of Duva Pcv incorporated into the
DuvalPercival Trust Company, with capital of $50000
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05

transactions. Custo: 1crs RAY at all
times avail. themselves OF the conven-
fence and privacy provided, the con-
fidence and advice of an experienced
staff of officers and men, each a
specialist in his line, who are always
accessible for the drawing of con-
tracts, deeds, wills. various legal
Instruments and papers, and are al
ways glad to talk over and discuss
any business matters and PROPOSE
tions with their customers and
friends. All are invited to make use
of these special features Of service.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05

that, $4,000 has been added to the
undivided profits account, waking the
total capital, surplus and undivided
profits, $4,000, or just double the
capital and surplus of 1905, while the
assets of the bank under the present
management have. increased 300rf
or more.
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES:
The officers and employees of the
Farmers Bank and their years of SER
vice in the institution are as follows: