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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-10
Sales Day.

The second of the Sales Days in
augurated by the Commercial Club,
will be held in this city Saturday,
February L. A list OF the offerings
can be found i'll another COLUMN. In
spite OF the incement weather and
bad roads the sale two weeks ago
was an unqualified success and the
coming one promises to be even bet
ter.
The Butler merchants are putting
on some attractive bargains for that
day and no matter if the roads hap
pen to be muddy it will pay well to
come to town and get some of the
good things and see your dollar BUY
more than it has for long time.
Don't forget the date, Saturday, Feb
ruary IL.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-10
A Birthday Party.

Saturday, February 5, 1921, was ths-
third anniversary OF the birth OF lit
tie Miss Bette Ann Sheppard, and
in honor of the occasion that after
noon she entertained fourteen of her
little friends with party at the
home of Judge and Mrs. Fl. Z. Shep-
pard, on West Fl. Scott street.
There were games Gear to the
hearts of the little folks and Alice
Denton won the prize for pinning the
tail on the donkey There was a
most delicious lunch which was hear
tiy enjoyed by the guests, a big de-
licious birthday cake, with three
candles, lots of ice cream and other
good things. Altogether the affair
was a great success and Little Bet
ty Ann proved herself :, most ctarm-
ing and capable hostess.
The guests were little Misses
Martha Caroline .Adair, Alice and
Ruth Denton, Ninon. Mimi and
Margaret Duvall. Carolyne Fortune.
Marjorie Nix, Irene Radferd. Agnes
Smith and Jeanette Alle.,. Mas
ters William Allen Coonrod, De ton
Lisle and Bobby Newton.
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M. w. A. Delegates.

Butler Camp No. 24s8 Modern
Woodmen of America, at its regular
meeting held Thursday night, Febru-
ary ;, 1921, elected sixteen delegates
to the County Camp, which meets at
Amoret Wednesday, April 6, 1921, to
send delegates to the State ~. lamp, P
May. The delegates elected are as
follows: ]. L. Barker, c. w. Mad
dox, f. ]. Campbell, B. F. Jeter, =.
Wainwright, A w. WeMott, E. =
Butler, c. Vantrees, c. H. CRUDE, -
S. West, Ray Stewart, G. w. VAN
Snoy, ]. E. Williams, J. r. Ray and
Phillip Neu. The, delegates were in
structed to vote a. a unit for Mega
Dor ]. K. Martin of Rich Hill for
delegate to the Head Camp, which
meets at St. Louis in June.
William Barber was appointed
Chief Forester for the coming year.
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w. w. Marsh of Waterloo, III,

w. w. Marsh of Waterloo, III,
treasurer Of the Democratic national
committee, also is all ex-officio mem
her of the executive committee as is
E. G. Hoffman of Fort Wayne, the
national secretary.
Chairman White, in announcing the
appointments and the call for the
meeting, gave no details of the mat
ters likely to be brought up, merely
stating that he desired Ito have the
benefit of the counsel of the executive
committee in planning for an eff
cient organization Of the national
committee"
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ROAD BOND INTEREST MUST
4 BE PAID BY TAX LEVY.
SAYS BARRETT
Attorney General Presents His Neatly
Printed Opinion in Answer to
Request.

Attorney General Jesse w. Bar
rett, iii an opinion handed to the
Legislature Wednesday afternoon,
ruled that interest on the $6O,Oo1 900
good roads bond issue cannot be paid
from motor vehicle licenses fees bst
must come from direct property taE
Yevy.
..s The opinion, printed in pamphlet
form and delivered to each member
Iof the assembly, sets out that the
only way the interest can be paid
hom the license fees is by correction
|of Amendment No. 6 which was over
Whelmingly adopted last November
This will have to be done at special
election which can be held either nex'
August or at the regular election
{ III 1922, Mr.. Barrett pointed out.
\ However, the opinion states that
there is no desire to impede or delay
any program of roads. legislation and
it is pointed out that two ways arc
open that could permit of Legislative
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-10
County Court.

Court met in regular session Mon
day, February 2, 1921, with Judges
Harper, Wolfe and Strickland pres
ent and County Clerk Jas. W.. Hall
and Sheriff I. A. Petty in attendance.
Application of Isaac Mason Of Eos.
ter to write prescriptions for Ethyl
alcohol approved.
Hearing on private road petifioned
for by Geo. Gulledge continued %
March term.
Clerk ordered to burn wolf scalps,
hawk and owl heads brought IN each
JOS. B. March re-appointed county
Highway Engineer At salary. of $Ioo
per month.
Clerk ordered to draw warrants to
assessors for Ia farm census.
Township trustees made settlement
% follows:
w. A. Stayton, Mingo
w. G. Black, Efkhaft
/ D. w. WRIGHT Deer Greek
E. G. Sliffe, Gfand River
z. A. farned Wet Boo0e
T. S. Harpes, ChAe1otAe
z F. Johason. Hest Dosns
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BUTLER MISSOURI. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1921.

work being carried forward. The
first would be for the Legislature 70
let the license fees accumulate until
the bonds are issued and to use them
for payment of interest amounts un-
til such time as the amendment GIN
be corrected at an election or, under
the wording of the amendment, the
Legislature may appropriate money
to pay interest from any available
funds. As there is large surplus
in the state treasury, Mr.. Barrett in
dictates this could be used for that
purpose.-M Missouri State Journal.
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A Surprise Party.

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. n. !.
Frazee, miles south Of town sur
prise party was given Saturday even
ing in honor of their son, Paul, it be-
ing his 18th birthday.
The delightful evening was spent
with music and games. Those pres
ent were: Earl Mcclure, Earnie Nc
CURE, Everett Mcclure, Floyd Rog-
ers, John Cameron, Roy Daniels,
Walter Daniels, Willard Craft and
Charley Jones. The refreshments
were served apd later they departed
for their homes wishing him many
more happy birthdays:
One Who Was Present.
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Illinois haaxl I4leqe1
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
REV,|,W. CANTER
PASSES AWAY
Former Pastor Of Southern
M. e. Church Is Victim
of Heart Disease.

Following an illness Of four weeks,
the Rev. Isaac White Canter, ID. D.,
seventy.nine years old. a member of
the Baltimore Conference Methodist
Episcopal Church South, died last
night from heart trouble at 1880 o'clock
at Walter Reed Hospital. He was
removed here from baltimore about
a month ago to the army ehospital.
Mr.. Canter served as pastor at the
Southern Methodist Church, Mount
Vernon place, this city from 1898 TO
1897. when he went to the Monumental
city. Since that time he served as
pastor Of four churches at Baltimore.
He Is survived by three sons, DIR.
Hal. Canter, Phi. D., dean of Randolph.
Macon College, Ashland, Va; the Rev.
II. NJ. Canter, of Roanoke, and Cap.
tain N. NJ. Canter, who Is on the staff
at Walter Reed Hospital, and one
daughter, Mrs. +. NJ. Nahood, OF
Roanoke, Va. Mrs. Canter died about
two years ago.
Mr.. Canter was born near Stephens
City, Va. and entered the ministry in
1863. He studied at Washington-Lee
University. Wardensville, Va. He was
twice presiding elder OF the East Bal.
timore district.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
DEBS' FREEDOM
DUE IN 80 DAYS
Daugherty Intimates President
Views Are Liberal on
Amnesty Program.

Eugene V. Debs will be a free man
as soon as peace is ratified with Ger.
many.
Such is the prevailing view in Off.
cial circles here, based on the result
of Preident Harding conference yes.
terday with Attorney General Daugh.
erty. The Debs case and the subject
Of general amnesty for political pris.
! oners were discussed.
Following the conference, Mr..
Daugherty said:
President to Act.
THE President has decided that he
will take action in the Debs case and
in the broader question of general am.
nesty as soon as the Senate ratifies
the treaty recently concluded with
Germany"
Attorney General Daugherty has fin,
ished his study of both questions. he
said, and is ready to submit his rec.
| concentrations to the President on
thirty minutes notice. 'I may change
my mind about one or two matters" 4"
he continued. but that is unlikely"
May BE Free I'm 80 Days.
AS the Attorney General in several
previous discussions of the Debs case
has emphasized its bearing on the war
yesterdays announcement is generally
accepted as foreshadowing the release
| OF the Socialist leader.
A the Senate Is expected to ratify the
German treaty immediately at the
conclusion of the present recess, some
action Is expected by the President
on the Debs appeal In about thirty
days.
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so BANKS AFFECTED BY
SWlNDLE TRUST ACTIVITIES

CHICAGO. Aug. 27.-"The trail of
worthless paper" left by Charles w.
French. the wolf of finance" and his
$50, o,o00,o 900 'swindle trust" tonight in
volved fifty American banks, accord
ing to new evidence in the hands of
Federal agents here.
This evidence, 1t was stated, was
revealed by a confession from Charles
X. Strobel, a Cleveland broker end
co-defendant with French. The con-
fession, agents declared, showed that
French, in his master plans to create
q half billion dollar world combine"
to develop the Pacific coast had sent
tered millions in worthless bonds
throughout American banks.
Many or these banks. the evidence
indicated, were hard hit"
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.bOMbEXPL0S|0N
RUINS THEATER
Outrage in Chicago LOOP"
District Linked With
Labor Trouble.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2s.-A bomb eI-
plosion rocked downtown Chicago a
ed the Columbia theater, on Clark
street, near Madison.
Police headquarters reported the
blast evidently had come from an
internal machine hidden within the
building. All employees are said to
have left the theater a few minutes
before the blast.
1t is not believed any person was
killed.
report from police headquarters
twenty minutes after the explosion
said the theater management had had
difficulties with the international
Stage Employees Union.
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IRISH REPUBLIC DAY
WILL BE OBSERVED

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Aug. 27.-
A tri-State convention of various Irish
organizations from Pennsylvania, New
York and New Jersey will be held here
tomorrow. which is to be celebrated
as Irish Republic Day"
Among the speakers will be Sailen-
dra Hath Chose. of India: James Cur.
ley Of Dublin, and Mayor Bader Of
Atlantic City. Delegates from more
than 400 councils of the American AS.
sociation for Recognition of the Irish
Republic are expected, as are represen.
tatives of the Ancient Order of HI.
bernians, Cumn Na-Shan, Clan-an.
Gael. the Gaelic League, the Irish
County societies and the Irish National
Firesters.
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LABOR BUREAU ACTING
ON NEW LABOR DISPUTES

Six new labor disputes were brought
to the attention of the Department of
Labor this week, as compared with
seven and eight for the two preceding
weeks, II was announced yesterday.
There are now twenty.eight strikes
and nineteen controversies which
have not reached the strike stage be-
fore the department for adjustment.
Two strikes and threatened strike
were adjusted during the week, the
most important being that at the plant
OF the Merchant Shipysrd Company,
Chester. Pa. involving 1,sOe men.
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VETERAN, DENIED FEDERAL
AID, ENDS LIFE WITH GAS

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Albert ].
Ruttnick, war veteran, was found
dead today In a basement flat here.
In another room, his mother, a widow.
also was found dead. Both had com
mitted suicide by gas.
Ruttnick's appeals to the govern.
ment for aid had been lost in the tan
gle of red tape.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
CATCH ALLEGED THIEF
AFTER HALF-MIlE CHASE

BOSTON. Aug. 27.-The theft of a
handbag from Miss Bridget Fitzgerald
as she was kneeling in prayer In the
Church OF the Immaculate Conception
was charged against Henry Harrison,
arrested after half mile pursuit
through South end streets. The woman
gave chase through the church and
into Harrison avenue, where a police
man commandeered a passing automo-
bile before he caught Harrison.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
FoRD'S ROAD UNDERBlDS
RIVAL FOR HAULING COAL

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 27.
Henry Ford underbid the Monon
Railroad SO cents a ton for hauling
coal for the United States Steel Cor.
poration from Lynch, KY, to Gary,
Ind.
Ford's bid averaged about $1,000 a
day below the bid of the Monon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
LABOR ISSUES
CHALLENGE To
CORPORATIONS
A. F. of L. Declares Open Shop
Policy Violates Workers
Constitutional Rights.
cRITlcIzES COURT DECISIONS
Plan to Prevent Wage-Earners'
Savings From Being Used
Against Them.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug.
PA challenge to the corporate
interests" of America was issued
tonight by the American Fedora
ton Of Labor through its executive
council representing 1000, 900 union
workers. The federation assailed
the open shop drive. declaring that
for a corporation to demand as a
condition of employment that a
wage Garner shall agree not to join
a labor union was a violation Of the
workers constitutional rights.
1t declared the American Fedora
ton of Labobr would investigate the
situation, 80 that the people may be
fully and accurately apprised of the
real situation OF affairs, and so that
a comprehensive plan may be ad-
vance for correction Of the grave
dangers and great evils that have
fastened themselves like a barnacle
upon our people"
Charter Rights Exceeded"
ITO deny the wage eerners the
right OF group decisions. and to force
them TO deal as individuals with orga-
nizations with vast resources is an
abuse OF corporate power and never
contemplated in the original concep-
ton underlying the granting of cor.
porate charters" the manifesto de-
clared.
After challenging tho justice OF
Supreme Court decisions in knock
ing out the labor sections of the Clay.
ton antitrust law and the decision
in the Duplex Printing Company case
as an Illuminating example OF the
power of the judiciary to annul legis'
lative enactments," the statement said
public sentiment on this situation
would be canvassed, with a view 10
finding a remedy
The council also made Il clear that
an effort would be made to prevent
the use of wage earners' deposits in
banks and insurance companies to be
used against them"
To Form Local Committees.
Local committees will be organized
in every industrial community to ia.
miliarize the public with what is going
on with particular reference to the
reactionary tendency in legislation and
judicial decisions which are destructive
of the workers equal rights, privil.
eyes and opportunities"
I'VE have reached a time in our
financial, commercial and Industrial
history" the statement declares,
which demands a careful review OF
existing corporate tendencies, the
sources Of their power, influence and
strength and the advantages, rights
privileges and immunities they have
secured and which are denied to all
other groups of people in our land"
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BY KARL H. Won WIEGAND.
By Universal Service.

BY Universai Service.
BERLIN. Aug. 27-No occurrence
since the revolution has Shaken the
whole German people as has the as
sassination Of Matthias Erzberger.
The entire first pages Of all news
papers are devoted to it.
There is no indication yet OF the
murders identity, but even the con-
|servative press admits grudgingly 1t
was undoubtedly a political crime.
There is some significance seen in the
fact that Oltweg Won Hirschfeld. a
student, who was sentenced in Feb
ruary last year for an attempted at
tack on Erzberger, was released from
prison a fortnight ago.
Press Deplores Killing.
The socialist news official agency
has issued a manifesto which reeks
with blood-thirsty invective against
'hangmen OF the world war bandits"
and exhorts working people to show
their teeth" against the counter-revo.
luton.
The appeal is published approvingly
by all the Socialist papers.
The Tageblatt is not far behind in
| its bitterness while the Vossiche
Zeiting declares:
''The seed which the Conservatives
have sowed. has borne fruit"
The Conservative Press deplores the
murder and is plainly disquieted over
the possible political results. The
Allgemeine Gazette warns against any
attempt to make political capital out
OF the deed by insane fanatics"
Hated by Patriots.
President Of the Reichstag Loeb,
speaking at a conference Of party
leaders, summed up the situation
trenchantly by asserting:
THE bullets that brought down
| Erzberger did not only hit him, but
also the peace and quietness of our
land"
Erzberger. who had been in poiit-
ical retirement since last year, was
recently reelected to the Reichstag.
He would have re-entered the Reich.
stag In September and would have
become the leader in the approaching
struggle to tax capital heavily. AL
though nominally a Clerical, he was
In reality a Christian Socialist.
Soon after peace was declared he
MI 90 syiu
men more extensive rights In super
vision and greater profits. The plan
was more extensive than that of the
Weimar constitution. He had already
incurred the hatred Of all patriots of
the old school by accepting the re-
sponsibility Of signing the armistice.
In peace time when all the old lead.
ers fled or sulked in their tents hi,
taxation plan added fuel to the
flame.
| Ominous rumors made the rounds
throughout the former empire today,
The word was passed that Erzeber,
gers murder was but the opening shot
in campaign of assassination. The
list OF victims was said to include
many OF the Kaiser's erstwhile gen.
erals and prominent politicians in and
out of office.
The two men arrested today are said
| to correspond In their outward appear,
ance with the descriptions of the as
sassins who surprised Erzeberger on
| a high road In the Black Forest near
Offenburg and sent twelve bullets into
his body and wounded his companion,
Karl Diets
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ASSASSINATION
0F ERzbERGER
MAY DEVELOP
BITTER STRIFE
Berlin Press Almost Unanimous
In condemning Act
Of Slayer.
MURDERER STILL At LARGE
Internal Trouble Feared as Fol-
lowers Of Victim Rail Against
cowardIy Killing.
BY FRANK e. MASON.
International News Seryice-

BERLIN, Aug. 27.-So grave
has the internal crisis become
tonight as q result Of the bitter
party warfare arising from the
assassination of DIR. Matthias
Erxberger yesterday that q cab
met shake-up was reported IN
minent.
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Will SON SELLS GIFT FROM France
Erzberger's Assassination Splits Germany

Today's Times
Marks the Second Step
in the Development of Washington's
Sunday Super-Newspaper
This Sundays super-newspaper is simon
pure Washington product, published right here
in "the Heart of the Nation"
With. todays issue, The Sunday Washington
Times and The New York American are COM
bined into one complete and unified newspaper,
Including All the Features
That Enable
The Sunday New York American
To Lead the Entire Country With
Over a Million Circulation
Todays Sunday Morning Times bears elo-
quent testimony to the fact that the fusing of
this National Capital Newspaper with the
Sunday New York American has produced
A Metropolitan Newspaper
Greater Than the Sum
of the Two Separate Publications
The fame of the name of the New York
Sunday American made circulation for the
Sunday combination faster than circulation
has ever been made in this territory. The
merit of the combination held the circulation
gained, and the super-mert of this further
improved Sunday newspaper can be depended
upon to steadily increase that circulation.
The 1Oc Price of This Newspaper
Is Based Upon
Comparative Cost to Produce
and Resultant Value
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Today
On Bishops and Mothers.
Caruso tho 10Th Child.
How Many Arc Enough7
The Last Arc Best.
ARTHUR BRISBANE
CopyrighS 1911

CopyrfguS IsSL
The elect in heaven, according
to Cotton Mather, Puritan preach
er, were especially blissf,,l when
allowed to contemplate the tor
lures Of the damned below them.
We, in our u. 8. A. prohibition
heaven, may contemplate with
pleasure, or at least consolation,
the alcoholic sorrows Of our Eng
lish friends. The Bishop Of Lon
don publishes in the Morning Post
q lament on Increasing drunken
ness. Among Englishmen drunk
enness has increased 249 per cent.
and among women 154 per cent.
Drunkenness among women is in
finitely moro menacing than
among men.
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Another bishop, of Durham, Ia
ments lack Of interest in religion.
Studying history, the bishop will
observe that when men show lack
Of interest in any particular re-
hgion it is usually because that
religion has shown a lack of in
terest In men.
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Today's Sunday Morning Times bears elo
quent testimony to the fact that the fusing O.
this National Capital Newspaper with tn
Sunday New York American has produced
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28

Henry T. Finck, who knows
more about music than anybody
except the musical critic Of this
newspaper. tells you:
Franz Schubert, the greatest
CONTINUED on Page 3. Column ~
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This newspaper consists OF Main
News, 70 Pgs.; sports, = pss.; coei.
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Magazine, ~ pss.i Comics, = pgs.