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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14
A Victory for Dry Forces.

Washington Dec. 11.-Dry Ell.
forcement won a sweeping vic
tory in the United States su.
preme court today when Chief
Justice Taft handed down a de-
cision holding that prohibition
violators may be prosecuted and
punished by both the state and
federal authorities for the same
offense.
The court declared that the
double jeopardy clause in the
Constitution applied solely to
two or more prosecutions by the
federal government for the same
offense.
Prohibition leaders hailed the
decision with delight. They be-
lieve that it will aid greatly in
drying up some Of the most con-
spicuous cases.
The decision Of the court came
on an appeal by Arthur Magrini
and four co-defendants who were
charged in the United States dis
trict court of Washington state
with making transporting and
possessing liquors and operating
a still.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14
LEGEND OF THE MIs1LE1de
Y~es'de eoush Was Responsible for
Death Of 6alder, Son Of odin,
an Old Story.

ATHE mistletoe bough, &C.
cording to an old Scandi-
- navian legend, was respon-
- sible for the death Of
Balder, the son Of Odin,
and the God Of Eloquence and Poetry.
Having informed his mother, Friga,
that dream had warned him Of his
Imminent death she invoked all the
powers OF earth-fire. air, earth and
water Nncluding all animals and
plants}--to come to his rescue. In the
comba's Of the gods, therefore, he
found himself uniniured.
But Loake, his deadly enemy, was
determined to discover the secret Of
his invulnerability. and by juliciously
hattering Fnga, and praislng the
PROCESS OF her son, obtained from her
the reason. But, she foolishly told him,
there was one feeble little shoot she
mad not thought it necessary to in
v0ke-the mistletOe.
The treacherOus Ioake Immediately
procured branch Of the mistletoe,
ana entering the assembly of gods pre-
sented an arrow made from it to blind
Heda, with the words-"Balder is be-
fore thee. Shoot!" He shot and Bladder
fell, pierced and Slain.
And countless thousands have since
been slain and will be slain for ages
to come with darts" from the thistle.
toe bough."
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

The supreme court Wednesday
in an opinion by Judge A. M.
Woodson held that man does
not have to tell a grand jury
whether he has purchased liquor.
In its decision the court issued a
writ of habeas corpus ordering
the discharge of M. r. January, a
lawyer, of Nevada, who was held
in contempt of court in Vernon
county because he refused to tell
the grand jury whether he had
bought whisky during the last IL
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

The Burbank (Okla.). State
Bank was robbed early Friday
afternoon by three masked men
who obtained about $4,000. The
bandits were captured not long
after as they were coming into
Pawhuska, by Undersheriff Jen-
kins and Deputies Odell and
Meecham, after a thrilling battle.
The names of the trio are Bud
Collingsworth Of Pawhuska, and
Ivan and Oscar Rhodes, brothers,
of Bafnsdall. Collingsworth was
shot in the hip and Ivan Rhodes
in the shoulder. Oscar Rhodes,
10, was unarmed and surren-
dered.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14
SOME OLD YULETIDE BELIEFS
Season Supposed to Control the Des.
tiny of Children Born at
Gladstone Time.

ATTN OLD superstition says
TT French peasants believe
that in addition to being
lucky Christmas Day babies have the
gift Of prophecy: while in Silcsin
there Is ii belief that boy born on
Christmas bay will become either Il
lawyer or thief.
Among Fosges peasants. children
born on Christmas Eve are supposed
10 be endowed with what is vulGarly
termed "a good gift of the CAB" while
those born on Christmas Day are sup
posed to have less tongue and better
reasoning powers. A daughter born on
Christmas Day will grow up to be
wise. witty. and virtlous
A curious request for the benefit OF
Christmas Day babies was left by Il
man who died in 1919 by the terms
Of his will each child horn in the
testators native town on December
25th receives five pouncs as birth
day gift.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

j. w. Bunston of st. Paul, con-
nected with construction firm
in Chillicothe, Mo-, was found
dead, pinned beneath an auto
truck on Water Works road, two
miles south Of St. Joseph,
Thursday morning and Mrs.
Helen Norris, St. Joseph, was res
cued from underneath the truck,
after having spent the entire
night lying pinned under the
corpse.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14
ORIGIN OF CHRISTMAS TREE
History Of the YuIetidc Emblem Ex-
tends Far Into the Msts of
Antiquity.

IAf~ HE history of Christmas tree
M3 usage extends far into the
NM mists Of antiquity. Some
say Its origin is connected
with the legendary Tree Of
Time, Yg'lrasil the great tree Of Morse
mythology, within whose roots and
branches heaven and earth are bound
Some say the custom may he traced to
the Egyptians who, at the time of the
winter solstice, decorated their portals
with branches of the date palm.
To a Scandinavian legend may per-
haps be traced our custom Of Hum
mating the tree when darkness comes
Among the CREEKS, Christmas is known
as the feast Of lights.
To people of different localities to-
day the term Christmas tree may mean
fir, spruce, pine, cedar or even mag
nolia, for each particular region makes
use of the most suitable species that is
to be found near its markets. In the
vicinity OF the midwest, Short-needle
pine found in Michigan and Wiscon-
sin may be used. On the Pacific coast
the white fir finds favor while through
out Ohio, the Norway spruce is largely
used. In Maryland and Virginia, the
scrub pine and farther south cedar
and holly. Best Of all is the sym
mctrical balsam fir, each tiny leaf of
which sends out breath OF aromatic
fragrance.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14
CHRISTMAS RIBBONS

TW CHRISTMAS ribbons could
express themselves they would
say that people We're thrifty.
tur some ribbons claim to have
teen doing business every
christmas for many, many
years. rhey are often pressed
nd MADE to luo': their best, but
'hty're the NHue ones used
gain and again. However, II
ihey could phiIosophize the,
would rejoice that they were
he means of adding gaiety.
co'or and cheer to Christmas
packages year after year!
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

The branch line Of the Wabash
railroad connecting Columbia
with the Wabash main line at
Centralia is mot safe to go
through the winter for medium
speed allowed by the time card
schedule" according to an opin-
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

Christmas Weather.

For Christmas the weather should
be Of that Pickwickian kind In which
the grass Is ''crisp and frosty" the air
has q fine. dry. bracing coldness,"
and the day is one shat might induce
couple Of elderly gentlemen In q
lonely Geld to take OF their great
cOats and play AT leapfroE In pure
'ightness Of heart and gayety.-
Youths Companion.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

By a vote Of more than 10 to l,
the 100000 school bond PROPOSE
ton carried at the special elec-
ton at Sedalia Friday. A site
will be purchased for the new
high school building, to be COM
pleted for occupancy in 1924 and
Summit school will be rebuilt in
1923.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

Commissioner Frank C. Mills
paugh. There are about 1886
banks and trust companies oper-
ating under the state law and
subject to the call issued for the
statement Of their financial con-
dition.
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Sad and Solemn Thoughts.
sges;E90ES:sr..t&
S:.ssk--

Even at Christmas, when all the
world is gay and glad" said the grey
bearded philosopher, there come to
a man sad and solemn thoughts"
"Yes," agreed the young man who
had no watch on the end Of his chain,
"and the saddest and most solemn
are those that come to a fellow when
he reads of the marriage of a girl to
whom last Christmas he gave q dia-
mond ring on which he Is still paying
installments."
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

Maurice Lewkowitz, serving a
99-year sentence in the state PEN
itentiary for his part in a GRIM
inal attack on Mrs. Gertrude
Shidler, at Kansas City, was Fri
day paroled by Governor Hyde.
Lewkowitz was convicted in the
jackson County circuit court and
was sentenced May 8, 1914.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

The Cass County Democrat
says that several Intellectual at
tempts have been made in Harri-
sonville lately to organize fire
department. The young men say
the town "never has a fire, so
why a fire department"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

A call for condition of state
banks and trust companies at the
close of business December 6 was
issued Saturday by State Finance
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

According to the judges of the
Jackson county court that coun-
ty will face a deficiency of more
than 100000 by January /.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14
r,he%an Church Great pow,ee

Tibetan Church Great Power.
In Tibet one son at least OF every
family must join the church. partly
for spiritual motives, partly to gain
the temporal protection of the monas-
teries, the most powerful factor In
the country.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14
MISSOURI NOTES

A Nevada Poultry raiser re-
Gently sold a prize hen from his
flock for $50, the bird went to a
kentucky fancier.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

&5sey-' all grand Christmas feHsts
y by the solemn ceremony of
bringing in the hoars head
as the initial dish. The master cook
preceded by truE,Seters and other
men with boar spears and drawn fal
chions and pages carrying mustard
bore the smoking head aloft ON sill
yer platter, which he deposited at tn"
head Of the table. The heal was
~arnished and garlanded with rose
mary and laurel. and a lemon. symbol
of plenty, was placed between MS
grnning chops.
To the end of her life Queen Vie.
toria retained the ancient custom ::
also i'm many of the public schools and
universities the boar's head is still
the great dish of the Christmas han
Iuet. On such occasions every diner
rises and Joins in the ''Boar's Song"
which has been sing for centuries
The words are set to the common
nhant of the prose version in cathe
s!rals.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

John +. Rudder. Democrat,
who was supported by the Clean
Election League and elected cor
lector of st. Louis county in the
recent election did not think
enough Of his chances of election
to pay the SIS filing fee, as the
county was overwhelmingly Re-
publican in former years, he said
Friday. Nevertheless, he will be-
gin a 4-ycar term next March
with the expectation of receiving
$4,000 a year from the position,
the maximum of fees which the
collector is allowed to retain.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

ion by +. M. Flake, engineer Of
the Missouri public service CON-
mission. He inspected the road
in response to a request made by
Ruby Huulen, prosecuting attor-
ney, following a recent wreck in
which William Blackwell, en-
gineer, was injured.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

Lady: / sup
pose you wish
Christmas cam e
several times a
year.
Willie: I used
to till I got en-
gagged to MIllte
Nextdoor, but it's
different nov.
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49,
OLD STORY.

OLD STORY.
What did your
Mother say when
/ didn't como
homo until late
last night?
She said "Just
wait till after
ChristmaA III FIX
hint"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14

Nut Bread.
One egg, 1 cupful sugar. 8 eupfnls
-four, 8 teaspoonfuls baking powder,
1,large cupful nuts, q little salt.
Use enough water to mix let Stand
20 minutes; bake s:owly one bonr.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-14
s!9(O$ss

The Merry Christmas.
Jud 'Tunklns sa.rs that wishln' q
man q merry Christmas and takin'
pains to provide him with a merry
Christmas are two different things.
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-&ssss,,s.,s DO sSS:.-M-
SJF }1Sss..
THE WILD P0AH'S HEAD FEAST
Animal Of Woods in EARLY Days Pro.
Vided One Ct the Most Popular
Christmas Dishes.

N MEDIEVAL England it
was customary to commence
all grand Christmas feIstS
by the solemn ceremony of
BRINGING in the hnar'S head
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IT'S DIFFER
ENT NOW.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14
Scouting and Citizenship

From Scouting.
 In general human beings may be roughly classified into two divisions, the kind who throw banana peels ana waste paper on the sidewalk anu the kind who not only refrain from suen acts of selfish irresponsibility them selves, but pick up banana peels ana waste paper from the sldewalk anu deposit them in the proper recep- tacle If is the difference betv cen the spirits of good citizenship ana bad citizenship
 If is the glory of the scout move ment that it is intoxicating all over the country the spirl' of responsihle citizenship in it's gro nE boys. Oue in ogden City, last winter, boy Scout quietly posted himself at dangerously slippery point on the street where great many persons had been falling to the huge amuse- ment of d guffawing crowd or py- islanders. warned people of the dan ger. and helped women across. No. "body told him to do 1t. lie Just uiu if because it was somebody's Joo and he made it his. as responslpie citizen. arfyr ythatdDbcmfw yamfwy tps.
 Another significant little story is told of group of scouts who hau for weeks been taking care Of a dah, gerous street crossing near a scnooi building, guiding smaller children across in safety, day in and day out Nobody knew they were doing It, no body asked for praise from anyone for doing it. It was job 10 pc done by somebody and they were glad to take 1t on because they were scouts and therefore responsible cit- izens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14
American Museum Receives
 Remarkable Piece of Barbaric JeWelry

red. blue and green. and set with
 large aquamarines, surrounded with
 smaller acquamarines. garnets, dIa-
 monds and sapphires. The pendants
 in the third row are smaller. They
 hold garnets and acquamarines. The
 fourth row is made up of small cres- cents, set with combinations of the
 stones already mentioned. From the center of the crescents the last pend-
 ants hang-tear-shap bits of gold containing aquamarines. The re- verse of the pendant medallions is richly enameled in intricate pat 'terns.
 This detailed description. however, gives no adequate idea of the rich and striking effect of barbarity pro- duced by the whole ornament The stones are roughly shaped and pol ished in the manner used in med ieval jewelry, the settings follow ing the somewhat irregular outlines of the center stones. Moreover, all the larger aquamarines which form the central stones show that they have been pierced. evidently to be strung together as beads. and indi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14
HOw to Pass the
 Scout Test
First Class Judging

Judge distance. size. number. height and weight within twenty five per cent" That is the requiredment The ability to estimate these meas urements with approximate accuracy is often of real practical value and therefore this is another test where practice makes perfect" Estimating can not be satisfactorily accomplish ed by formulas, although to keep In mind certain rules will be of consid- erable assistance and to keep these in mind and not allow the estimating to degenerate into mere guessing Is the only way to become proficient In judging.
 AS occasion arises the Scout pre- pairing for the test should make esti- mates of distance, size, number, height and weight and then verify his Judgment so that he can benefit by errors. When you enter a hall, thea ter or church or see any gathering of people, estimate the number and then verify 1t. Do the same thing with trees, buildings and flagpoles. Before picking up an object, If there are scales handy estimate it's weight and then weigh 1t. The same applies to objects seen at various distances and the size of anything from marble to mountain. In this way you will gradually train the eye to judge cor rectly.
 Remember that distances seem much longer across the water and that they seem much shorter across land where there are a number of objects to obstruct a clear view. Re- member that things seem further away in a fog or at dusk than in bright sunshine. Remember in esti- mating heights that a thing will look taller the closer you get and shorter as you retreat away from it. Remem- Der that in picking up and article to judge it's weight 1t will seem to vary In weight with different manners of handling 1t; always judge with the same style of lifting.
 Judge is of practical value in man work and in addition to the mere ability to make a fairly accurate snap" ju6.gme of a measurement it is wise to learn the methods shown In the Scout Handbook on measuring height and distance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14

scout this summer, because I have only just few more tests and am sure I can stand them just as soon as We can go out in the woods"
 Fine Work
 T joined the scouts because I knew 1t was the finest boy organization in the world, and because it requires that boy be good and go to Sunday schools. didn't miss out two Sun days last year, and then it wasn't my fault"
 When asked what he wanted to be when he grew to be big man, he replied:
 Well. first I want to be real es- tate man and then I am going to be Scoutmaster, because I can never give up the scout work"
 q am in the senior seventh grade, and like to go to school"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14

Within the past month the gem collection of the American Museum Of Natural History has received through the gift of NJ. L. Morg gem thau a fine addition to it's series or objects illustrating the antique use of gems. This takes the form or necklace. which was worn by Vizier of Morocco of the period of about 1750.
 The necklace is strung on a skein of green silk, made up of many heavy strands. The ends of the skein are wrapped about with gold thread tip- ped with sequins. Strung on the silk are large, elongated gold beads. space with small beads of red ana green glass, and with flat pieces or carnelian engraved with the star ana crescent of Islam. At each end Is round gold bead with a beautifully worked spiral decoration. Suspend- ed from the necklace hang 35 pend ants in nine vertical rows. each row except the middle one containing four pendants. The middle row has only three. In the top TOW the
 pendants are Of gold, enameled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14
"HoW Tean, Got
 His Wife,

In village by a lake dwelt a young warrior named Team" He had no kinsfolks, except sister, who Kept house for him. She was called the White Maiden. No one had eyer seen Team. The villagers would hear his footsteps as he went by and they could see his tracks in the snow. but Team. himself. they never saw; he was invisible. One day Teams sister called the village maidens to the council house. When all were there they came in and sat in a circle in the council room. She said to them, My brother, Team, wishes to marry. He Is young and very rich, but he IS invisible no one can see him who isn't gentle and good. And if any maiden can see him he will have her for his wife. They all were glad because they knew Team was young and rich. Every evening, then, some of the girls would do down by the lake to Teams wigwam. By and by as the sun went down they would her footsteps--it was Team, but the maidens could not see him. At the other end of the village, near the bushes. lived an old man with his three daughters. The two elder were young women. but the youngest was
 
 to the little girl. They made her do all the work and gave her bones to gnaw on for her meals, But the eld- est was more unkind. Often, when she was angry, she would throw ashes and hot coals in her little sis ter's face. In this way the girl got her hair burned and face scared. So they called her little Scar Face. Her father never knew how unkind her sisters were. When her father came home from his hunt he asked the girl why her face was scared and before she could speak her sister would say that she goes too near the fire and falls in, we tell her not to but she goes on just the same. One day when the snow had fallen the big sister said to little Scar Face. Go bring me my shoes, l am going to marry Team" so she did. The sister went to Teams house and soon Team came. The White Maiden led the sister to the door and said, You see my brother?" Yes" said the sister.
 Then of what is the string to his sledge made of?'
 Moose skin," said the girl.
 No you have not seen my brother. You must go away"
 Next day the other sister went but she. too, was driven back, then little Scar Face set out. The other sisters laughed at her and said Team would not have her. She went to his house and the White Maiden spoke kindly to her and asked her to come in By and by footsteps were heard and the White Maiden said, Can you see my brotherT"
 Yes" was the answer. m L. tt ~1a afr-fv4 n O made of?'
 Tt is made of rainbow" cried the girl.
 When Team heard this he said Sister. bathe her face and hair in magic water"
 And when she did something hap pened.
 The girls hair was long and black and her eyes were like stars. Thus Little Scar face saw Team and he had her for his wife.
 | Copied for the Children's Page by
 FRANCES TRUSS, | Marvel, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14
Boxing Match Staged at
 Meeting of Troop 19
Tilt him, Johnson!"

Tilt him, Johnson!"
 Dive into him, Tucker.
 "Attaboy. knock him outv
 Well the finish was so close that scouts of Troop 1s. couldn't decide who was the winner.
 This boxing match was part of the program at the meeting of the boys last Friday night In the Sunday school rooms of the Southside Bap- tist church.
 And that wasn't all of the unique and interesting features of the meet ing.
 After the regular scout program, 2 each patrol had one of its members give talk on something of value to the other boys. This was fol- lowed by something comical.
 "The Life of General Gorgas" was the topic of one of the patrols which was followed by How to Serve Canned Salmon on Toast" John Per . ryman told how to build a "Thatch Hut and Billy Lavell gave an in- teresting and instructive lesson or "compound Fractures"
 Each patrol selected its subjects and their comedy parts.
 All were delighted with the "Blackface Monologue" and the box ing match, and much laughter en- sued from the clever jokes told by the boys.
 Troop 19 has the honor of having one of the best two-story cabins al
 Camp Andrews. The cabin meas ures 20 by 22 feet, and has an Sx2i sleeping porch. It is located on thu , highest point of Society ridge ant overlooks the whole of Camp An drewA
 A. W. King. scoutmaster, think the world of his boys, and now ha