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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09
Peck Fets His Promotion.

Washington, March 4-Promotion
of Major Robert G. Peck to be lieu
tenaat colonel, bitterly opposed be-
cause of reported statements dis
paraging the Kansas and Missouri ma
,ional guard ccntingents Of the A. F..
F., finally was confirmed today by
the senate after pleas by senator's
that he had been punished sufficient
~ by the war department rebukes and
~ rejection Of his first promotion
last year.
The vote confirming Major Peck's
nomination, Al to Io, was made pub
lie, but after a long wrangle the SEN
ate decided to hold secret the testi-
mony taken by the military commit
tee, which investigated general con-
ditious in the 35th division.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09
DEMOCRATS TO CENTER
FIGHT FOR CONTROL or
49,. SENATE IN CliIC
G. O. P. Has Heavy Handicap Cves
Other Party in Fall Election.

Washington, March a.--Rep"N:'-
cans have a heavy handicap oves the
Democrats in the fight for contrrl OF
the next senate.
This fall will witness 81 senatorial
battles To retain control the Repub-
licans must send G. @. 2. senators
back to only 3 of the 10 seat, they
now hold, which are open to re.iec-
ton, and the Democrats must return
members Of their party to all 81 'hs
IS seats they hold, the terms of wnth
expire next year. Five of the RepuE-
lican contests are in the rock -rlbbtd
states of Pennsylvania. Maine and
Connecticut Several others are in
states normally Republican.
Present indications are tina. the
Democrats will concentrate tn &c 81"
tacks in Ohio and the farming regions
OF the Middle West, with flank at
tack in Massachusetts, in the bloc OF
getting revenge for Henry Cabot
Lodges defeat OF Woodrow Wil,on's
Versailles treaty. They want OniD in
order to be able TO charge in later
campaigns that President II .:ding
was repudiated in his home stat.
The extent of the preliminary rep.
araiions at the national campaign en-
tiers indicate that the senatorial lights
this year will rival in intensity tie
presidential contests.
Democratic leaders, as the I,:st
campaign move, have appointed ma
tional and state finance managers
and have appealed for funds to wipe
out deficits. They are hoping tn re-
Spouse will be such that some
Heaven" can be placed in the party's
strongbox.
Republican leaders are equally a.
tive. Eary primaries, the first Of
which will be held in South Dakota.
next month, have FASTENED the prs
| liminary preparations
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

Among the notable professional men
OF this country who achieved great
success along strictly legitimate lines
was DR.. X. V. Pierce. Devoting his
attention to the specially of women's
diseases, he became a recognized
authority in that line.
Over fifty years ago this noted
physician gave to the world Pre-
scription which has never been
equaled for the weaknesses OF
women. DR.. Pierce, OF Buffalo, N. Y,
long since found out what is natu-
rally best for wonlen's diseases. He
learned it all thru treating thou
sands OF eases. The result of his
studies was medicine called Doctor
Pierce 5 Favorite Prescription. This
medicine is made OF vegetable growths
that nature surely intended for back
ache, headache, weakening pains, and
for the many disorders common to
women in all ages of life. Women who
take this standard remedy know that
in DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
they are getting safe woman's tonic
SO good that druggists everywhere sell
it in both tablet and flnid form.
Send 10c to DIR. Pierce's Invalids
Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y, for trial pkg.
Write for free medical advice.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

convicted by jury i'll circuit court at
New Madrid Friday Of the murder OF
DR.. ]. L. Bull Brannon, ex-footbali
star of St. Louis university. and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment. DR..
Brannon was shot Mile in BARRIERS
chair at Hayti, September ID, last,
and died several days later in hos
pital at Memphis, Tenn. 10 death
bed statement, Rrannon asserted
!immcrSon tired the shot because he
refused to give him $500 10 black
Mail scheme.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09
Referendum Petitions Vah6.

Jefferson Ci,y-Secre,ary Of State
Becker declared Suiiicien; ;he refer
endum petitions filed by the Demo
cratic State Committee against the
congressional! gerrynander bin passed
during the second extra session oil
the Legislature at the request OF
Governor Hyde. The petitions were
filed from II OF the 70 Congressional
Districts and the Secretary of State
held they contained the names Of the
required five per cent OF the voters IN
the districts.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

The long and strong arm SO often
credited to the Missouri antitrust
laws, it seems does no. cover abuses
not cover abuses by labor unions, ano
by labor unions, and ;he statutes
ARTICLES and commodities. Such IS
the opinion expressed by Attorney
General Barrett in a letter he adj
dressed to the Mound Rose Cornicc 4
Sheet Metal Company of St. Louis,
asking ii the laws applied TO comb'n-
atoms by labor unions
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09
Debs to Take Reins Again.

Cleveland, March s.-Eugene v,
Debs, three times presidential candi-
date On the Socialist ticket will re-
turn to active leadership Of that party
at the national convention here April
20 to May 2. il vas announced at the
state convention Of the Socialist par
b here today.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

Orville Farmer. wealthy land own
er, was shot and probably .aiaily
wounded by Frank Robinson, negro
hotel porter, in his room in me
Model hotel at Poplar Bluff Satur-
day Robinson said the farmer prom
ised some whiSkey. A fight followed
and in the scuffle Robinson is said to
have secured Farmers revolver and
opened fire. Robinson was spirited
out of the city for safe keeping wien
a crowd of men assembled near the
jail.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

DR.. Albert Leroy Shelton, medical
missionary Of the Disciples 0. Christ,
who was the first Christian mission
airy to be called to enter Tibet, and
who was kidnapped two years sgo
and held by Chinese brigands sixty
days, was murdered by Chinese rob-
hers February II, last. j: was N
nounced Saturday.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

The postoffice at Dederck wa!
Eurglarized once night last week. A
fw stamps and a small amount Of
loose change represented the loot
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

Governor Hyde issued proclama-
ton Saturday designating Friday
April z, as Arbor day. The dep.e
ton and neglect" says the governor,
in the planting of fruit trees in Mis-
souri,, as shown by the fourteenth
census OF the United States. reveals a
fact that is alarming. Taking into
consideration that the last decade has
shown loss Of 81 per cent OF the
fruit trees, ] urge the strict observe
anee Of Arbor day. in the hope that
every school boy and girl who can
will plant fruit trees, shrubs and
vines"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

A man was fined 5000 in Nevada
one day last week for having Roast
ing-ear wine" in his possession. In
most localities they cali it "hooch.
or white mule"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

Barry county FOLKS are enjoying a
good laugh at the expense of the Re
publican machine of that county. Re
Gently there was held civil service
examination for postmaster al Exeter
and when the papers were graded II
was found that the high grades were
all made by Democratic contestants
But a little thing like civil service
regulations is A6t to be allowed t.
keep the faithful from the pie coun-
ter and the Republican leaders d &
clare . new exanination viii be
sought on the ground that those viii
the highest grades are 700 active IN
coiisiea
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

A federal game warden arrested
seven hunters in Henry county for
hunting migratory birds out of sea-
son. The hunters were enjoying
Washington's birthday duck hunting.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09
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MISSOURI NOTES

Dogs killed IS sheep belonging to
a Johnson county farmer one night
last week
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

A mos, distressing theft and
particularly outrageous dissertation OF
the Sabbath" is what the Wayne
County Journal calls the stealing OF
some bonded whisky from druggist
ct Lilburn one Sunday recently.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

One day last week the members OF
the county court and the representa-
tive all Republicans, of ST. Clair
county. appeared before the state
commission with . plea that their tax
assessment should not be raised this
year. Last years assessment was
hiked by the state board and this year
The assessor assessed the property N
DE County sf three ssillioa dollar
less
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

Governor Hyde Saturday released
appropriations for 100000 for i'm
mediate use in the construction OF
new buildings, repairs and equip
ments for various state institutions.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

A Johnson county jury assessed a
1 enlistment o. six months in Jail and
$500 fine against man charged
with murder In the first degree. The
newspapers up there don't like the
verdict and one publishes the names
e.f The jury in box on the first page.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

Wolves continue to make their ap-
pearance in many parts of Missouri.
Five hundred Pettis and Benton
county citizens last week conducted a
wolf drive. 1t resulted in one wolf
being killed and another captured.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

Lieut. John r. Hall, who lost his
life in the Roma disaster at Hamp-
ton Roads, Va, was former resi-
dent of Johnson county and received
his education at the Teachers Col
lege at Warrensburg.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

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increasing taxes of his former state.
He said he feared the same thing
would happen in Missouri unles.
some radical change WAS made al
once in the tax policy,
The complaint of the Linn county
people against the high taxes was
made by County Judges William B
Flowers and Paul Bushnell.
Jefferson City, Marsh o.-The to-
tai assessed valuation o. real and per
sonal property in Missouri for loce
taxes, with returns missing from two
counties, has decreased SSes,4l4.377
below the total assessment liked for
the same number OF con,iss and the
city of St. Louis last year by the state
board OF equalization
The assessors Of 80 counties have
assessed property at lower valua-
ton than the figures Of the state
toard of equalization. showing clear
cut opposition to the high tax policy
of the administration Of Governor
Hyde.
Bates and Phelps counties have not
sent their assessment returns to the
state tax commission. The commits
sion expects them this week in order
that complete report can be made
to the state board of equalization
March II.
The total assessment OF real estate
and personal property was fixed las.
year at $4,2o8, o6s,os6. With Bates
and Phelps counties missing, the COM
bined valuation of which was $4o,-
48s.2IS last year, the assessors have
reported total valuation o. $3.So7,-
o36,o6I for 1922 taxes.
The county assessors have speci-
fled orders from the state commission
to return the assessment, OF property
on the same basis IS last year. Be
cause of the strong rebellion agains,
the high taxes OF the Hyde admins
tration 80 assessors disregarded the
orders of the tax commission and re-
duced the assessments.
A meeting OF the county assessors
opened Mon day in the house loung-
ing room. Members Of the TAX COM
mission and state officials will ad-
dress them during two-day session
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-09

gwen up IN UicbuS' "Ee"HoA ~ e'
taxes, a. they were unable to tiake
decept living
Others in the Monroe county dele
;ation were Presiding Judge E. M.
Iipp. OF Paris; George Hall OF Nad'-
.on;>T. II. Nhitesides; T. 5 Moore
md Sanders OF Paris, representing
he Monroe county farm bureau.
The delegation from Randolph
county complained about the $50 per
cent hike fastened on the. farms OF
that county last year by Governor
Hyde and his colleagues; the $50 per
zen, raise on town lots and the o5 per
cnt increase on personal properly.
Members OF the Randolph county
delegation were represented by Oak
Hunter. prosecuting attorney; Rediek
obryau. circuit clerk; Marion Hulen,
:. I. Brown, assessor; z. Fl. Wads-
worth and John Howat, representing
he county farm bureau.
The delegation pleaded for a 50
.er cen, reduction in farm lands and
/, rs per cent decrease in town lots.
The Boone county delegation was
eaded by Prosecuting Attorney
Ruby Hulen. They complained that
IN unreasonable burden was imposed
~ them when the state board Ass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-13
BIRTHS REPORTED

The births OF eighteen babies were re-
ported TO the city clerk during the week
which ends today. The boy babies were
considerably in the majority during the
Week There were eleven boy babies and
but seven girls.
The complete list is as follows:
Lee William Arnold and wife. 1414 N
Monroe, Feb. Is, girl. Gertrude Leona.
Bellatine Araisa and wife, 1011 Seward,
March 1, boy. RosendO.
Elmer G. Adkins and wife, 4O7 Monroe
March 4, boy, Elmer c., Jr.
Peter H. Baker and wife, e45 Golden,
Feb Is. boy, Clarence Earl.
Rober A Council and wife, $40 Wilson,
March ., girl, Roberta.
William Garrett De Baum and wife 412
Grant. March 5. boy, Sidney Burton.
Albert John Ewing and wife, 1414 King
street, March Q, girl, Lillian Jean Lois
Winfred H Falley and wife, 1907 North
Polk, March I, boy. Marvin Laverne.
William Owen Hogbin and wife, al
Chandler, March 4, boy, Chester Abe.
Norman Kline and wife, EImoat, Kan,
Feb .. boy. William George.
Almer Orc Knox and wife, 100 Western,
March :, boy. Jerold.
Ralph F Palmer and wife, r. r. No. 4,
Topeka, Kan. March 6, boy, Robert Dean.
Leon G. Richardson and wife, $50 Lin
denwOod, Feb IS. boy. Robert Phillip
George Dewey Rinner and wife, North
Topeka Kan, r. No 5, March 5, girl,
Charles G. Sheetz and wife, 2O15 Lincoln,
March 4. girl, Betty Louise.
Robert T. Stewart and wife. 100 Topeka,
Dec 30. 1921. girl. Stella Mary.
q. I. Wilkinson and wife. sos North
Madison. March 3. girl. Anna Gene
II. Roy Rose and wife, 81 Madison,
March q, boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-13
Minimum Wage $1O1.58
Per Week NolO Suggested
For Poor Working Father
On Basis of Poor Working Girls Budget Harry Wright,
Widely Known Politician Asks That Industrial Court
Give Dad Just Wee Bit of Attention.

ooh, I knew you would challenge
the statement. and at first reflection II
does seem ridiculous, but I happen
to be the father OF four children and
can give authentic information so far
as a family of six is concerned In
the first place a school girl will wear
out more shoes and hosiery than
working girl. her school books are
no small item, her street car fare is
as much, she will eat just as much
and she will go as much, and her
necessary incidental expenses are four
times as much, her doctor bills are
as much. and I don't believe you can
call attention to single necessary
expense of the P. w. G. which is not
fully equalIed by the girl in school.
Minimum of $1O1.5S Per Week.
Nov, If the industrial court finds
that it is necessary to make tho mini
mum wage for working girl 1888
per week as asked for, they should
not hesitate to make that of a father
Of four children $1O1.5S per week,
and so on up and down the line. ac-
cording to the number of children de-
pendent upon the poor working father
for support.
ION the other hand. should the
court allow the girls this wage and
not the fathers, naturally the people
for whom the girls work would have
to raise the prices of necessities to
meet the increased wage, and if father
did not get an increase in proportion,
some of us would find ourselves in a
much worse financial condition than
we are at this time.
Now boy, I am not adverse to the
girls getting theirs. but I also want
father TO get his. This is the recon
struction period and justice must be
the thing sought to be attained, and it
would be unjust to burden those al
ready burdened to satisfy those max
ing the first appeal.
las I said a while ago, I am for
the working girl and am also for
the working father
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-13
DON'T NEED BREAD LINE
1t Is Totally Unnecessary Mt Present,
Says w. III. Cushing.

"a bread line in Topeka is not only
totally unnecessary at the present
time, but it is thoroly i'll advised" w.
H. Gushing, in charge of the state free
employment bureau. lis East Fifth
street, declared today in discussing
the project of the Salvation Army to
serve one free meal day for the next
two weeks
We have passed the winter without
the necessity of a bread line We
were perilouslyH near ID at times, but it
never did become a necessity. To es-
tablish one now means that floaters'
from all over the country will come to
Topeka. They will form jungles down
around the tracks and flood the town.
There is a grape vine telegraph
among these noaters which is a
marvel of efficiency
We have enough jobs for Kansas
unemployed, and the situation is get
ting better every day. I have more
calls for farm labor now than I can
fill. I am holding them for Kansas
men, and the 'noaters' wouldn't take
them anyhow.
The policy OF this office has been
kansas jobs for Kansas unemployed
all thru the winter. 1t has been a
source of pride to us that we have not
had to put in a bread line in Topeka
during the crisis. The crisis is past,
spring is here, and a bread line is not
only unnecessary, but undeSira ble
If the Salvation Army has surplus
funds, there are women whose appli-
cations for work are on file in my
office who need help to keep their
families together a lot worse than the
floaters who will scent a free meal
from afar and drift in to get it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-13
COLLEGE MOALITY IS HIGH
Rev. W. p. Sheldon States Only a Few
Rowdies in Higher Schools.

Liberal, Kan, March 13.-Morality
among students in colleges is higher
than in any other group of correspond
ing numbers, according to a state
ment made last night at the annual
Southwest Kansas conference by the
Rev. Warren P. Sheldon, of the board
of education of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, after an investigation of
moral conditions in more than 100
private and state universities of this
country.
"A great deal has been said about
the present low moral standards of
college students today" said Doctor
Sheldon. But investigation does not
confirm the general impression. we
have been impressed with the high
moral standard of college students
after investigation of this very thing.
1.-TWO or three rowdy students at
tract more attention and make more
noise than 500 quiet, diligent men
about them. There is a small per-
centage of young men in every college
who live riotous lives and often give
the whole college student class a bad
naTnR.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-13

Harry Wright, former Topeka
newspaper man and widely known in
state and local politics. doesn't want
all the public sympathy squandered
on the p. W. g. He feels p. w. f.-poor
working father-ought to come in for
a bit of kindly attention In fact he
is likely to ask the industrial court to
give dad just a wee bit of attention
when the minimum wage question is
settled.
On the basis of the poor working
COILS budget. Wright believes a father
of four children of school age ought
to be insured a wage of not less than
500 a week. He doesn't want any
one to neglect the working girl, but he
doesn't want public attention to get
away from dads responsibility and
needs. He says expenses for girl in
school are greater than for a girl in
an industrial position.
If the working girl is to be protect
ed. dad must also be given a thought.
Wright believes. He points to the
fact that an increase in salary for one
and no advance for others piles great
er expense on father without adding
to his salary check.
Wright's Analysis.
This is the way Wright analyses
the situation:
yes, of course, I am for the Door
working girl. and also for her dad and
the poor working father. but have be-
gun to wonder since the industrial
court has taken up the matter of the
minimum wage for the p. W. &. what
it is going to do about the wages for
the D. W. f. of from four to eight chill
dren, or better. if it places the mini
mum for the former at the 1898 per
week asked for.
III it requires that amount for a
single girl to get along on it certainly
would require at least six times that
amount for a man and his wife and
four children to live on, especially
with the four Children in school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-13
HARDING GLAD HUGHES WROTE
President Approves Four-Power Note
When Questioned on Vacation.

W AGu &uCSLOnC0 OA tASHtdOus
Fort Pierce, Fla, March ID
President Harding had planned
another brief interruption of his house
boat cruise today, for a game of golf
at Verna, IA miles from here Spend !
ing the night aboard the craft at AM
Choir in the Indian river, the Presit
dent had arranged to make an early
landing here and motor down to the
golf course
Continuing their leisurely cruise
down the coast yesterday the presif
dent and his party spent all day
aboard the honseboat which made on
ly a brief stop at Rock Ledge where
mail and newspapers were waiting.
1t was not known today how far south
the president plans to go, but some of
the members of the party are urgiR g
him to continue beyond the middle of
the week, the time originally set, for
the return to st. Augustine
To a group of newspaper men as
sembled on the pier at RockledEe,
President Harding yesterday expressed
his approval of the letter of Secretary
Hughes to Senator Underwood on the
four power Pacific treaty. That's
fine; I'm glad he did it," the president
said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-13
HOPE FOR A KNOCKOUT.
Harry Greb and Tom Gibbons Both
Training for Decisive Match.

New York, March ia decisive
result is hoped for tonight in the light
heavy weight clash at Madison Square
garden between Tom Gibbons of st.
Paul and Harry Greb, of Pittsburg in
their scheduled fifteen round bout.
Gibbons, by virtue of his weight ad-
vantage has been established the IA
vorite.
The mon are to weigh in at 172, but
it is generally expected Greb will be
several pounds under this poundage.
In addition the St Paul scrapper has
an advantage of two inches in reach
and more than four inches in height.
Both Gibbons and Greb are expected
to try desperately for a knockout.