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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
Two Ways the Farm Bureau is Help
ing the Farmer at the Present
Time, y t..

Several sets Of government llar-
ness have been ordered in Bat i
County. These harness have been
inspected by Cur agent and found TIC
be very high grade harness, suitable
i'll every way Tor farming purposes,
and have been satisfactory to the pur-
chasers i'll every case. They have
full leather tugs, leather back pads,
brides and lines Every piece uf
leather in these harnesses have been
found TO be 81 the very best quality.
The price of .his harness ordered
through your County Agent is $500
delivered to you.
We have also ordered some wool
sacks for farmers who wish that SER
vice. The price of these sacks deliv-
cred being about 35c each. -.
The Farm Bureau is not market
ing agency. Its prime object is edv-
cation, but it is service agency for
the farmers of Bates County, and
such activities as this is only service
to the farmers of Bates County.
X. A. Langenbacher,
County Agent.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
90 Moros Killed in Reprisals for
= Staying Philippine Guards.

Manila, May 4.-Ninety- three
Moros were killed Sunday in a bat
tie with the Philippine constabulai y
in the province of Sulu, according t.,
word reaching here Wednesday,
The clash followed killing of lieu-
tenant and three members of the con-
sfabu1aFy on patrol duty by the
Moros under leadership of a relig-
ious fanatic.
As soon as word was received al
provincial constabulary headquarters
all available constabulary were rushed
in search of the bandit band. The
Mohammedans made a stand under
the leadership of Maharaj Untong
and the battle followed. The con-
stabulary had six machine guns
In addition 10 the dead, three
Moros and one Wember of the con-
stabulary were wounded.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
U. S. Envoy in Council Expected tt
Force German Acceptance.

B London, May THE news from
Washington that the United State:
will reenter the councils of the allies
and will participate actively in the fu'
ture meetings Of the supreme council
the reparations commission and the
council of ambassadors were received
with deep satisfaction in official cir
cles Saturday.
1t was pointed out that this action
by America will probably exert ire
mendous influence towards compell-
ing Germany to accept the allies in
terms.
All of the allied and associated
powers are now in accord, it was de-
cared. and present solid front to
Germany.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
Howell County Bank $4,000 Short

West Plains, Mo-, May 6.-The
Citizens bank of Pomona, Mo-,
closed two weeks ago for. inspection
by State Bank Examiner c. Z. Bush
nell OF Kansas City, following the
mysterious disappearance of the
cashier, A. l.. Dabb, has been ttlrned
over to the state bank commission
for liquidation. -
Shortages of the missing cashier, as
shown by the examiners report 20
the directors of the bank, will total
Approximately $4,000. This, how
ever, does not include several thou
sand dollars in shortages on Liberty
bonds, notes and other personal busi-
ness entrusted to Babb and of which
there is no record OH the banks
books.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12

Gary. Ind, May 4.-Steel-town,
pinched by hard times, accepts a go
per cent slash in wages with hardly a
mufmur.
Employees, who participated. in the
pitched battles of the steel war @!
1910, were dotile Wednesday when
notified by their foremen that their
Iay envelopes would contain onc-
fifth less, starting May IS.
Notification of the cut here fol-
lows the announcement made in New
yosk by Judge Tlbert H. Gary, head
q the United States Steel corpora
tim.
The men, who have been working
f}plm one to four days = week for the
lit five monehe, ssW Ia the &aee re-
t6cfiou steady employment and hence
ldrges earninSs
WORKERS IN Gary are not yersed in
lie hiceties Of economies. Sixty per
ct Of them are foreign born.
fheis T. the s1np3A bfeod ood butt
NJ eeoooGkics whfch to1loSsc:
Xufk peEhan1 fQ dAya q
- - dex Wl1oh Digs6 % fra
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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
Kansas City Police Still Cleaning

Sunday afternoon when James Mef,
rose, a I7-ycar-old boy, who had been
watching some boys shoot craps ID
vacant It in Kansas City. failed IL
halt when ordered by a policeman FL
was shot and instantly killed.
Melrose, whose home lis in, Edin=
burgh. Scotland, had been to lunch
at the home of a boy friend at 1891
Pendletons avenue, after which ting
| Two boys started for awalk As they
passed vacant lot they noticed sey-
eral boys playing with. dice and as
Melrose had never seen game OF
craps, he suggested that they st -
and look OIL. Soon a motorcycle
policeman rode up and Some yelled
to run and all Of the boys started run.
ming, Melrse with the rest. The po-
liceman, one OF the new Republican
appointees, drew. his gun and fired.
the ball hitting Melrose in the back
causing injuries from which he died
before reaching 4 hospital. The po-
liceman claimed that he was looking
for hold-up man who had been de-.
scribed as wearing light suit OF
clothes and that he thought that Mel
rose, who was dressed in dark
green suit, answered the description.
The police commissioners held a ses.
sion behind closed doors and exon
Grated the policeman.
Deputy Coroncrs H. E. Moss and
{. .. Smith arc . investigating the
shooting. : - : = /; N
Tho shooting was the rawest deal
have yet investigated DR.. Moss
said, after reviewing the facts OF
Melrose's death. "The shoot to. kill
order is wrong and those responsible
should modify it at once or other in
nocent persons will be killed"
DR.. Moss Monday forwarded his
report to the coroner and urged that
action be taken over the
killing.
Judge Roland E. Hughes, attorney,
with offices in the New York Life
building, was retained Monday by the
Masonic Order of DeMolays to in
vestigatc the shooting. Judge
Hughes was instructed to take any
steps necessary to insure justice to
the memory of the youth and protect |
Kim from any reflections OH his good
character.
sunday nignt IS cases OF Durglaly |
and sneak thicving we're reported
Three o'clock Monday morning a
one highwayman held the clerk At
he Cordova hotel, corner 18th and
Fem, in the downtown district, and
orced him to open the safe from
which he took considerable plundcr.
The police report no clews i'll any OF
he cases.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
In And Around Maysburg

Mrs. T. L. White visited Mrs. Err
vim Coonrod Friday afternoon.
On account OF the rainy weather
there was no preaching at the Bap-
tist church. Rev. Weir came, but il
was too rainy r. have any preach
ing. -
Mrs. Mccoy and daughter, Bernice,
were shopping in Clinton . few days
last week
The Mothers day program wss
postponed on account of the wealth
er. 81
NJ. Bin Hooker and family weae
10 Clinton Friday.
Miss Mildred Henry and her motts-
e were visiting IN this neishborhoo1
Ns: w. J. Middiston. xife al
-dsuGAtsfr Kathesyay stArted fof Weses
.em Hanoae Metdeoday unorulnn. l>
BeEutce ahd Far mccoy, MIDI
Whtse Matoe nole Hassfs and Al
nyss1e nell 30 ln15lg nu1ic Iesed55
ise Nh cfijI c. e s.;
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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
Strike Cost More Than War.

New York, May Thomas Ne,.
son Page, formerly ambassador IL
Italy, expressed grave concern about
the British coal strike on his returr
from abroad today on the Mauretania
He said he had been informed The
present strike was costing England
more each day than the daily cost =,
the world war;.
Mr.. Page said if payment by Ger.
many of the sum demanded in the
reparations agreement should fail
France is in serious trouble.
mo one who has visited the de-
vastated regions as have" he adde I,
can fail to feel that France should be
paid"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
A Former Butter Boy Getting to the
Front.

The following clipping from the
Pasadena teCai.34 Star-News, refers to
Walton Allen, son of Frank Allen, of
cast of town. The young man is a
native of Butler and graduate of the
',',blic schools Of this city. His many
friends here will be glad to know tina.
nc is making good in the financial
world.
Walton Allen. junior assistant
cashier at the Union Trust & Saw
ings Bank, will leave. tomorrow
morning for Cleveland, Ohio, where
he will represent this bank and the
First National OF Los Angeles at the
eighth national foreign trade conven-
ton, to be held May a.. S, E and ,.
This is to be All important gathering
and sending man as delegate to It
is in line with the progressive policies
=. vogue at the Union banks"
The Times phone number d ~.
"a - "a =
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12

A 2 IL cent piece to be knawr as
the Roosevelt coin" and bear his
likeness is ordered minted ~ 4 bill
introduced in the, house Thursday by
Representative Appirtb eputfiiCan,
OF New Jersey.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12

In an address to the United State S
Chamber of Commerce at Atlantis
City last week, p. H.. Watkins, head
of the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke
Company, said that Kansas was one
Of the bolsheviki hot beds Of the
United States.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12

Attorney General Dougherty has
announced that he is considering thl
recommendation of congress Of cs.
tablishing of Federal commissioner
courts to handle exclusively cases in
volving the violation of the sprohibi-
ton law.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12

Poison gas manufactured to xii.
Germans seepcd from its containers
at Bound Brook, N. j., one night re-
city. The ringing Of the fire bells
reused the seeping inhabitants and
saved them from death. ---
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
GENERAL NOTES

Gales and torrential rains lashed
the Atlantic coast Thursday after a
stormy night in which the wind blew
us miles an hour, doing more than
S ,ooo, 900 damage in New Work and
vicinity.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12

Farm Wanted-Wanted to hear
from owner of farm or good land
for sale for fall delivery. L. Jones.
Box ssh, Olney. ILL., 3I-Itt
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
Durocs for Sale.

Fall Duroc Tits and a few spring
pigs priced to sell. ]. V. knight,
3t-2t Adrian Mo.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12

The will of Charles H. Morse o.
Fairbanks; Morse & Co., who died
Thursday at Winter Park, Fla, was
filed for probate in Chicago Friday.
Total value of the estate is, placed at
between | and 2 million dollars. The
entire estate was left to members +
the family.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
The house Friday showed its deter

The house Friday showed its deter
mination to speed up reduction OF the
size of the army to 10000 men by
agreeing to All amendment to the
army appropriation bill designed to
facilitate the discharge of enlisted!
men, offered by Representative Hull
of Iowa, "a Republican member of the
military committee. The house also
approved another amendment offered
by Mr.. Hui to discontinue payment Of
a 500 bonus to soldiers who re-enlist.
II was estimated that in normal times
it costs $I,8oo,ooo year to pay such
bonuses J.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
Exchange.
Pasture to Rent.
For Sale.
Io2o Buick

In perfect mechanical condition, new
tires, runs and looks like new. Must
be seen to be appreciated Part terms
Inquire Butler Buick Company. 3I-3t
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12

Confidence in an enduring British
American amity and a firm belief
that America could "come into the
peace" in a manner to make plain her
desire to fulfill her duty to the world,
were expressed. by cambridge Colby,
ex-secretary of state, in speaking at
the American luncheon Club Friday.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12

Saturday was the sixth anniversary
of the wars greatest horror-the
sinking OF the Lusitania. The great
liner was torpedoed off the Iris',
coast by the German submarine U-,,O
in the afternoon of May 7, 1915, with
the loss OF 1884 lives, ia of ther1
Americans
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12

BEANS Burpes Geenpod Singess Early Bountiul Yellow
Six Weeks Refugee. Giant Stringess, Greenpod Early
Red Valentine Keeney Sringess Refugee True Navy Beans
Dwarf Horticultural, Red Kidney
WAX BEANS Bupees Brittle Wax Kidney Wax, Sure Crop
Stringless Wax, Golden Wax. Black Wax
POLE BEANS Kentucky Wonder, Lazy Wife Burgers String
Greenpod, Golden Cluster, Mccaslans White
Ceaseback Kentucky Wonder Wax White Dutch Casekne Hori
cultural Wrens Egg Missouri White Cornfeld
DWARF LIMA BEANS Bmpees Large Bush Lima, Burpees
Improved Bush Lima, Fordhook Bush
Lima Hendersons Small Bush Lima
POLE LIMA Burpees Podded Early Levhan, King OF
the Garden, Speckled Lima, Sieva Small
Pole Lima.
SWEET CORN Burpe Golden Bantam, Early Fordhook, White
Cob Cory Golden Giant Crosshires Early,
Orange Howing Mob Early Minnesota Extra Early
Adams, Kendas Early Giant Mammoth Early Shakers Early
Country Gentleman Stowel Evergreen White Evergreen.
POP CORN White Rice Queens Golden.
PEAS Have few of all kinds.
WATER MELON Kleckleys Sweets Ealbert Honey, Wat
son, Sweet Heart, Fordhook, Early, Phinneys
Early Dixie Rattlesnake Alabama Sweet Florida Favore Ice
Cream Sugar Stick Queen Shakers Blue Golden
MUSK MELON Green Flesh Melons, Rocky Ford, Matches,
Jenny Lind, Early Hackensack, Hackensack.
Nutmeg Nutmeg. Champion Market Bay
View Honey Dew.
SALMON FLEsHED MUSK MELONS .Burpees Fordhook,
Emerald Gen. Bur-
PEGS Spicy Gen. Osage Tip Banana, Golden Eagle
Have my Garden Stock right date Burpees full line
Cucumber; SQUASH Pumpkin Radish; Beet Lettuce;
Cabbage; Carrots Egg Plant Parsnip Parsley;
Okra Rhuba Turn sage Sugar Beet Mange Wurz; Sweet
Peas; Nasturtiuna etc.
FIELD SEED Best Grades only of Blue Grass Timothy Clover
Alfalfa, White Clover Sweet Clover, Alsyke KAT
fir, Feterta, German Mllet Sudan Grass,
Order by Letter. can't fill Phone Orders.
D. o. DEACON
BUTLER, MO.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12

Senator Truman H. Newberry.
convicted in the United States Court
and sentenced 10 the penitentiary for
violation of the corrupt practice act
has been freed by the United States
Supreme Court and will now resume
his seat in tht United States Senate.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12
D. o. DEACON
BUTLER, MO.
HOUSE MEMBERS REFUSE
TO RUSH THROUGH
KNOX PEACE MEASURE
Hasty Action Opposed Because o
Connection With European
Crisis,

Washington. May 5.-The Knos
peace resolution has encountered de.
lay in the house.
Chairman Porter and other mem.
bers of the foreign affairs committee
said Thursday it was uncertain wher
the peace resolution will be consid-
c1cd. Republican Leader Mondetf- at
SO said 1t was uncertain.
Asked about the delay in the house
Porter said:
This matter is so important and
so closely connected with the situa,
ton in Europe that we in the house
do not propose to rush the resolution
through. The senate considered il
three weeks and ] fail to see why
the house should pass such all impol
tant measure Iii few days."
Congressional leaders Thursday &C.
cided to speed UP tax revision. Hear
ings OIL tax charges will be begun
Monday by the senate finance com
mittee.
Senator Penrose conferred with
many of his colleagues on both sides
of the chamber and stressed the ne.
cessity of an early solution of the
pIODieln.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
is to appear almost at the outset o!
the hearings to amplify his previous
statements in opposition to the sales
tax. Before Secretary Mellon al.-
pears to testify. however,, Senator
Smoot will have presented his pro-
posal for per cent tax on all sales
by manufacturers.
Despite the persistent moves head
ed by Senator Smoot and other sen
ate and house leaders to pu. the sales
tax through, Secretary Mellon ard
other administration spokesman were
confident it would be defeated. -
Packer control legislation, the su5-
ject of sharp fighting in the last con-
gress, was Endorsed Thursday by Sec
rotary Of Agriculture Wallace.
Appearing before the house agricul-
tural committee, Wallace declared
legislation desirable" now. Many
of the complaints against the pack
ers are fully Justified" he said.
Wallace suggested that packers reg
ulation be consolidated in one bu-
reau of the government instead Of
being distri5stsl betwecn tnc depart,
ment Of agriculture and the inter-
state commerce commission a. p:o-
vided in the impending bill.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-12

The Times phone number % ~
Get the habit Of calling Up.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-30

patrons and more free prizes will be
distributed than have ever been given
away at any one time by any theatre
in Lakeland.
There will be given away absolutely
free eleven $500 prizes. and one $1,000
capital prize
The following merchants are con-
tributors and make Country Store
night possible in Lakeland:
Reynolds Store, Cason & Tacker
Drug Store, OFT Clothing Company
Dixie Highway Garage, Hart Electric
Company, Hub Clothing Company
Henley Drug Store, Lanier Grocery
Wright Place., Cole Jewelry Com
pany, Coco-Cola N,empany, Lunsford
Furniture Company, and Lakeland
Book Store.
Country Store Night" is held in or
der to have an added attraction
throughout the summer months, ana
to furnish the patrons with something
new and different.
Go to the Casino Monday night and
get your prize. It's awaiting you. and
lots Of lun.-Adv.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-30
SPLENDID PROGRAM IS
GIVEN AT BOX SUPPER
OF DIXIELAND LADIES


Circle no. , OF the Ladies' Aid Of
tn" l'lNieland Methodist church gave
q b"N supper Thursday evening Which
proved I" he an all-around success in
@pI'e "i IN" DOWN ci the early
evening lhn scene oi the affair Mas
the nome oi MI and Mrs. /. +. Crif-
wen, MhIrh WAS taSleIully d"coral, Il
by me ladies.
me opening huihher WIS by Mr..
Howard Maxwell. who gave "lhr
ChfIat'hIh& WIN such success THAT
she WIS "3ii&T I" respond to an en-
core.
I'M" was followed by Miss Mildred
SNYDER ana i'ribcft snyder IN a piano
anu Ni"h "uct effectively rendered.
III" neat number was Il story tell
inS p'fiod Tor me chll"i"h' WArn Mrs.
IT, ii hiafhity gay" III" Very Large
orange. ana responded to an on
core with IN account o! he" c%peri-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-30

spector be and is hereby directed to
execute on said n Missouri avenue
the foregoing recommendations OF the
city health officer and OF the street
commissioner, by beginning at once
to fill the excavation in said street
with good fresh dirt and to complete
said work with dispatch and to pre-
pare said street for the opening there
Of for travel by the general public
across the right OF way OF the A c..
l.. Ry. Co. and to enforce the compli~
unce Of the several property owners
OF abutting lots included in this
recommendation of the city health Of
ficer.
Section = That the several prop
crty owners of .abutting lots on said
y. Missouri Ave. between w. Pine
street and the right Of way Of the A.
G. l.. lty. Co. be and are hereby noti-
fled to and ordered to fill their respec-
tive properties with fresh dirt so as
To- fiji the depressiUns thereon to such
grade as will cause same to be drain
cd from the said right Of way towards
Pine street and not allow water to ac-
cumulate thereon as has been the con-
clifton in the past, and that same shall
be done al once and finished with dis
patch.
Section 3. That Missouri avenue
crossing across The right Of way ami
tracks of the A. G. l.. Ky Co. be and
rIe saline is hereby declared necessary
fer travel by the public
Section t. That the said A. c. L.
ny. Co. be and is hereby notified and
.l..,.. Il
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-30
BABE RUTH GOES
BY CENTURY MARK
Tin RUNS RECORDED
Harry Heilman Adds One to Per-
centage Of Hits While
Ty Cobb Drops One

Chicago, July 30.-Babe Ruth, the
American Leagues home run king has
the distinction of being the first play
or in the leagues to pass the century
mark in runs scored. The Yankee
player has scored 101 runs for hi
team. In the National League Frank
triScH, Of the Giants leads with II.
Ruth mas stretched his total base rec
ord to 80 bases and is batting 355.
Harry lleilmann, OF the Detroit
Tigers. WAS the only member of the
leading seven batlers to add to his
mark of week ago. He added one
Point and is heading the list with 430.
TN Cobb dropped a point but con
tinucd in second place with $3.50, while
iris Speaker slumped three notche;;
and is third with 3S1. Harris, of
Washington, added a brace Of stolen
bases to his string. and leads with ~.
Ills closest rival is Sislcr, the St
Louis star, who is trailing with lG.
Other leading battcrs: Tobin, S.;
LOUIS. aGS SEVERED, St Louis. 3G6
Williams. st. Louis. 363; Neach, De
troit, 35l.
George Kelley, of the Giants, got
back into his home run stride in the
past week and cracked out four cir
Cui, drives, bringing his total for the
season to II. Mausel, formerly with
the Phiilies and now Il team mate of
Kelly. and Rogers Hornsby. the St
Louis star, are tied with II. HornSby
continues to lead the National League
LItters with an average of 41G.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-30
&c. OWENS
ia NORTH KENTUCKY AVE

granted permission by the city com
mission to erect a laboratory and eX-
perimental station at the plant OF the
city moderator. Matthews. it was
stated, will experiment to see wheth
er or not extraction of by-products
from Jacksonville garbage will prove
profitable. In the event it does he ana
bis hackers will see a contract with
the city commission allowing them to
luild retorts and burn the city's gar
bage, accruing as a profit the money
derived from the sale OF the by-pro-
ducts He will be allowed sixty days
in which to conduct his experiments.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-30
W. c. MATTHEWS WILL
EXPERIMENT WITH BY
PRODUCTS OF GARBAGE

w. c. Mathews of the Matthews In
duStrial Laboratories, has returned
from Jacksonville. where he will soon
erect laboratory and experimental
station in connection with the city i'm
cinerator, as set forth by the follow
ing clipping from the Florida Times
Union:
w c. Matthews was Yesterday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-30
UNCERTAINTY AS TO
SITUATION In MOROCCO

Madrid. July 90. -rDispatches arriv-
ing here from Melilla say that news
from several outlying Spanish posi-
tions in Morocco is still lacking. The
precise figures on the Spanish losses
in the Fighting between the Spaniards
and the tribesmen also are undeter-
mined.
Gen. San Jurio has made several
"Reminiscences beyond the adj
vanced Spanish positions without in
cident.
The queen mother Maria Christina,
has offered to establish at her own
expense, a hospital for the wounded
King Alfonso has established direct
telegraphic communication between
his palace here and Melilla