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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Only Part of Blind to Draw Pension
Despite Fund Collected.

Jefferson City, Jan. I0.-Although
the Republican state administrat, on
is collecting sufficient money in taxes
to pay pensions to all deserving
blind in Missouri, only a part of the
registered blind will receive pay
ments from the state.
The remainder OF the money will
lie i'll the treasury.
Only $4,000 was appropriated by
the legislature to pay the pensions.
I 74tttrutIUII OF -6uvCrUUT Hyde was
called to the fact that this amount
would not pay all the pensions but
he blocked all additional appropria-
ton. However, while taking that &C
ton, he did not have the amount of
tax cut down.
SO the state is collecting twice as
much for blind pensions as it will pay
out
The $75o,ooo will be exhausted
April I.
When the regular session of the
legislature enacted the law fixing the
law at cents on the $Ioo valuation,
It was estimated there were not more
than 1900 eligible.
However. there are now 1890
names on the pension roll If the list
continues to grow at the present
rate it is expected to reach 5000 be-
lore the end Of 1922.
Blind persons FL years old ana
who have lived in the state 10 years
and whose income is not in excess OF
$3.50 a year are entitled to the PEN
sion.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
BLAKEMAN'S SALE
A Big Offering of Silvercrest Poland
Ch.nas, Jan. 28.


-. l.. Brakeman. proprietor OF the
Sllvercrest stock farm. is advertising
select offering OF bred spring quits
TO be SOLD at the farm saturday. jan
uary 20.
Mr. brakeman mas seiec'ed 1orty-
TOUR choice g'!ts sired by such poars
as w Nondet Mastodon' son OF
Mastouoh' iowa Hrahd champion III
l9i7' lhpfoVer fF'de' a son o. Big
iinpf0FcT' 1910 NFa'id Champion Oh
iowa. iHVlh&lbIc N''inoQW' grand
son ot the noted ha'hoo"' NJ Cd
ffa@lef nero DoaF ana a. MON
SER
. livery gill IL the. Offering hes oeeh
i@d and ha9dIed with the sole luea OF
'4"F'"' tt'e4d III 5000 'H''l'y '"'lii
@ofuIt'ol ana III the best posSlp'e
shape lof making good al narrowing
tame ana buyers VIII ina ttat the
iloaS III Tue olierlng nave hot oeeh
t"Sled or oFerloaded Win lae.
Ohe OF the strong points OF the
blood lines which Mr.. Brakeman mas
selected Tor MS herd headers Is inc
proll'lc htters Tor wh'ch these strains
are noted. MIR. blakeman' informs US
that last spring twenty OF ms sows
'arroWed Oh an average OF nine pigs
to the litter, out OF which total OF
one hundred and forty-three pigs were
raised, an average OF three better than
seven to hitter In TINS connection
a prominent breeder OF Vernon coun-
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Zero Weather.

This section of Missouri had its
first real touch of winter the last OF
last week Friday snow fell nearly
all day and before night there was
about an eight inch blanket over
everything. Saturday was bright
and sunshiny with a temperature just
low enough not to melt the snow.
Saturday those who owned sleighs or
sleds hitched UP and had sleigh
ride, although there had been hard y
enough snow to make the best sleigh
ing. The ever present small boy was
on hand with his sled hooking on"
to everything that came along.
Sunday was colder and that night
the mercury went to zero for the first
time this winnter and as a conse-
quence the plumbers were busy Mon
day morning thawing out frozen
water pipes. Farmers say that the
wheat, which was not doing very we'll
will greatly benefit by the snow
fall.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Gernlny's Hopes il U. S.

Berlin, Jan. 2o.--"The United State
IN her delirium of power has failed to
make use of her opportunities tc
bring order into the world-an omis-
sion which history will write as the
cause for future wars" says an ed
torial today in De Zeit concerning
the Washington conference.
"Amcfiea duty, after she entered
the war and assured victory to tho
entente. was to use all her influence
to shape the purpose of the war ana
the peace which followed continues
the editorial. so that the new condi-
ton would assure the harmonious CO.
operation of the world. This she
should do now."
The newspaper believes that Amer
ica, weighing it's judgments and be-
ing ready to enforce them by arms,
is the worlds sole salvation now.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Borah Would Get Interest.

Washington. Jan. Io-Fai.ure t.
collect interest on the II-billiond dol
lar allied debt to the United States
means the American people must con-
tinue to pay for Europes refusal t.
sconomize. go to work and cut down
huge military establishments. Senator
Borah declared today. in demanding
that the foreign debt refunding bill
provide for collection of interest al
stated intervals. beginning at once.
1T seems to me-" Borah said. that
the bill ought to provide for the semi
annual or. at most. the annual pay
ment OF interest. but there are those
who want to postpone the payment
even of interest for a number OF
years.
This would. in my opinion, be an
injustice to the American taxpayer
and would have tendency to lead
European nations to delay putting
themselves in condition to pay"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Separate Delegates Ballot.

Jefferson City, Jan. I3.-ln the i'll
| structions the secretary of state is
sending out to the election officials
for the special election to be held
January 81 to elect delegates to the
state constitutional convention, the
following paragraph is included:
Each party candidate for d.stric,
! delegate. must be on separate baiicI
and voter can vote for but one ca1,-
didatc, although two are to be elect
cd. This is to prevent one party
from voting for another candidate
and defeat regular cand date Of the
opposition party and bring on a po-
litical fight 1t is presumed th.t
each party will vote for their party
candidate for district delegate only.
1t has been assumed that since the
amendment provides for tue election
of two delegates from each senatorial
district, that the individual votct
could vote for both a Republican and
Democratic candidate. The rulns;
here quoted has the sanction Of At
torney General Barrett.
The secretary o. state is send ng
out sample ballots for the election OF
district delegates. These bear t.e
caption: Republican ticket; Demo-
cratic ticket"
The ticket containing the names OF
the candidates for delegates at large
has this caption: "For delegates at
large to convention to revise anc
amend the constitution of Missouri.
The ticket contains merely the names
of the candidates, twenty eight in all.
None of the cand dates are designa.-
ed by parties or addresses.
Thirteen of the candidates are rum
ming as independent and fifteen ma~e
UP the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fus.on
ticket. Each voter will vote for fiji
teen candidates at large.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Moses Attacks Farm Bloc.

New York, Jan. Io.-Senator
George H. Moses of New Hampshire
attacked the farm bloc. active in the
senate, in an address tonight at the
annual dinner of the Boot and Shoe
Manufacturers Association here. de-
cIaring that the bloc acted purely
from selfish motives in trying to set
up tariff bill.
"The so-called farm bloc of the
senate which controls that body
Moses said, us made up of twenty
lawyers, one newspaper editor and 4
we'll digger. The only three farmers
in the senate, one from Maine, an
other from New Hampshire and a
third from New York, never have
been invited to meeting Of the
bloc, where they set up the ruthless,
selfish legislation.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Term Charges "An Outrage"

St. Louis, Jan. Io.ASeveral of the
directors of the Night and Day Bank,
including ex-Goversor Major, this af-
ternoon' termed as an outrage the
grand jury's action in returning ting
indictments against them. saying
they had no knowledge of the bank
condition.
Major heretofore has said the first
knowledge of Cashier Meininger's s
misappropriation-ihe circuit attor-
ney fixes the amount at $754 .ooo-was
the night o. January S, the day before
the bank was closed.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Patty School House Burned.

Monday night about 1880 ths
Patty school house, a short distance
northeast of town, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire. together with the
books belonging to the pupils. 1t is
not known how the building caught
fire. Miss Anna Belle Campbell, oi
this city. is the teacher.
The Patty school house is one OF
duEng the summer Of 1860 aud the
first term OF school commencing IN
September of that year. The first
teacher was Mr.. Lewis Bra2gins. who
lived in the second house north vi
the cemetery.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Pay Bonus Claims in Order.

Jefferson City, Jan. 2I.--ln lega
opinion delivered to Adj. Gen. w. A
Raupp today, Jesse w. Barrett, at
toney general holds that the soldiers
sailors and marines qua.t.ed to re
ceive share in the bonus bonds
must be paid in the order i'll which
their claims are filed and allowed
The bonus commission, the attorney
general said, has no authority to pro-
bate the bonds in the event the
amount -peted s4l4fet4sled ffffere- ff made
quate to meet all the Gains in full.
The opinion in this case was pre-
pared by Henry Davis, assistant at
torney general.
Under a recent ruling of the su-
preme court. holding the bond issue
to be valid. it was held that the lcgs-
lative act providing the machinery for
the administration of the law wo:id
not become operative until ninety
days following the Adjournment OF
the last special session of the legis-
lature. which means past the middle
of next February. The bonus COM
missioners appointed to act with Mr..
Raupp in the administration of the
law, Col. John D. McNeeley of St.
Joseph and COL James L. Reiger OF
Kirksville, will have to be reappoint-
ed after the act becomes operative.
All claims for the bonus must be on
blanks prepared by the commission.
1t is expected about one hundred and
forty-seven thousand claims will be
filed. Under the ruling Of the attor-
rey general, these claims will have to
be paid in the order in which they are
filed and approved.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
NEW FEAR IN WASHINGTON
Politicians Alarmed As Insurgen
Tide Rises in West.

Washington, Jan. 2o.-A rising tide
of political insurgency and economic
discomfort, rolling eastward from the
farms OF the West and middle West
ington much worry and concern.
Some here liken the situation to
1910 and point to many elements
comparable to the insurgent progress
sive movement that blew off the
western prairies and played hob all
around with old fashioned political
tine-ups before it subsidized.
Others, especially the more con-
servative. who are prone to view
with alarm on every possible occas-
ion, turn the clock backward still
farther. They point out that it was
not economic discomfort in 1910
rather political insurrection. They
groan and ask themselves: Is this an
other Populist movement in modern
form and with a new platform, blow
ing up out of the West?
Meanwhile your practical politician
and your congressmtn up for re-elec-
ton, especially in the middle West, is
not bothcring with comparisons.
Rather he is asking such questions
as:
What turn politically will the ad-
mitted economic distress of the farn-
er take?
How far will it 60, politically?
Whom is he (the farmer) going to
take it out on and blame for his
present troubles?
For the American people are prone
to blame somebody for everything
and give little weight to the alibi OF
natural economic laws.
Here is typical incident of what
Washington political leaoers are
hearing:
A certain very prominent western
senator Gust re-elected) returned
from a visit to his home state. lie
had got out in the country as much
as he could. Perhaps he got more
fervid impression than actual facts
Justify for it was just time when a
good many farms were being sold for
taxes. When he got back he conf d.
ed to a colleague. Thank goodness
/ got elected in 1920. If it were next
fall, | vcritably believe | would have
been beaten by two hundred thou
sand votes
"Yes," his colleague replied. Il
think you are very conservative i'll
your estimate of the majority
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
MISSOURI NOTES

Some time ago the head of the
Kansas City police force announced
that the town had been cleaned up
and that Crooks were scared to light
there" Last week he issued WARM
ing to the business men of that city
cautioning them against sending
large sums of money to the banks
without first notifying the police 50
that a guard could be furnished. In
view of his warning there must have
been something wrong with his first
announcement. Rates on hold-up in
surance increased 50 per cent in that
city last week.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Cigarette Law for the State Of
Missouri

Any person who shall, by himself,
his servants or agents, or as the SER
want or agent OF any other person,
directly or indirectly or upon any
pretepse, or by any device sell, give
away or otherwise dispose of, to any
person under~ the age of eighteen
years, any cigarette, cigarette paper
or cigarette wrappers, or any substi-
tute therefor, or for the purpose OF
being filled with tobacco for smok-
lnS, Shall be adjndgcd gu1ey OF a
tn!sdencanor. and, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by fine OF not
loss tttan ten dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars for the iirst Of
lense, and by llne OF not less than
my dollars, nor more than live hum
d.u4 dollars lor the second Olicnse,
i.Ncry person, over the age OF tea
years and under the age OF eighteen
years, who shall slnoNe or use G
agretcs on any public road street,
atIcy, park. or other lands used for
pubic purposes, or IN any public place
.! business or amusement, or upon
any railrold train or street car, shall
upoi.- conviction. be adyu1Ged guilt!
OF Il inlsdcmeanor and punished by a
line oi not more than ten dollars.
rs ltpNice.J St.if,,trs rE tha E,f
Missouri $500 and 352t.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Arbuckle's Second Trial in Progress

The second trial of Roscoe Fatty
Arbuckle, charged with manslaugh-
ter in connection with~-the death oi
Virginia Rapp. which occurred sooi'
afte she had attended an orgy in Ar
buckles rooms in a San Francisco
hotel. is in progress.
Alice Blake and Icy Provost. show
girls, who were the main witnesses
aainst Arbucklc in the first trial. have
rcpudiated their testimony given at
that time and are now cfass>d as
"hosile" witnesses by the prosecu-
ton. The prosecution int.mates that
an immense amount of. money is be-
ing spent in behalf of Arbuckle. pre-
sumably by the moving p.cture inter-
csts.
As in the first trial there are two
women ON the Jury.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26

William Hirth. head of the Mis-
souri, Farmers Association. has an
nounced that his organization would
not circulate referendum petitions
against the 90 million dollar road
bond law. 1t had been said that the
Hirth organization would fight the
road law for the reason that the
plans of the highway commission did
not altogether meet win tleir APP
rroval.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Put Blame for High Prices on
Railroads.

Washington, Jan. Io.-The ship
ping public had its day in court
Thursday in the railroad hearing be-
fore the interstate commerce com.
. mission and without exception ship
pers laid the blame for present high
prices and stagnant business condi-
tons at the door of the railroads.
High freight rates must come down
before the necessities of life can be
lowered to the ultimate consumer, the
shippers declared.
J. u. A. Morrow, vice president OF
the National Coal association. repre-
scnting nearly 1000 operators who
produce 90 per cent of the bituminous
coal of the country, urged a ';heavy
nation wide cut i'll freight rates."
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26

Swine fever is no respecter OF hogs
and when it struck the herd Of John
r. King & Son of Hopkins. it took
this firms herd header. Pathfindcrs 5
Defender. = hog that cost them ST.
ooo.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26

The danger of the common head
ache tablets is shown by the fate Of
Mrs. Katherine Grc.,han,, near Dres-
den. Pe,tis county. VINO took too
many and her dead body was found
later. She was housekeeper for a Tar
mer
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26

A travelling man in the Republican
town OF Greenfield, The county scat
OF the strongly Republican county OF
Dade remarked the other day that
there must be lot OF sick folks there,
everybody looked blue and seemed to
be shaking "Iiuh" responded a ma
tive, Stranger them's not chills and
lever. Them fellcrs that's just been
in and paid their taxes
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26

In anticipation of miners strike
the railroads of the country are piling
up coal in large quantities. says the
Stanberry Owl-He-dlight. The Wa
bash at that place have laid two
switch tracks in what is known as the
baseball park (this ground belongs to
the company and are piling up coat
in large ricks and intend putting $50
carloads there. We understand they
are piling up 1000 carloads, at Mo-
berly. They use flat car with a
crane and grapple hooks that lift a
ton at a time and they make the coal
ricks about 20 feet high. No scarcity
of coal in Stanberry now.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Last week a Centerview druggist

Last week Centerview druggist
asked the prosecuting attorney ol
Johnson county to file charges
= against two negroes for stealing a
gallon OF whisky from his store. In-
stead OF complying he filed inforIna-
ton against the druggist charging
he illegal possession Of Intoxicating
keuor..
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26

Fire in the Young Womens Chris
tan Association building at Joplin
Thursday drove thirty young women
from dormitory rooms into the. cold
est night OF the winter. Pressure
against the basement furnace when
the wall of coal bin gave way
caused the fire.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26

Two trusty jail-birds of Platte City
broke into the Murray drug store at
the county seat Sunday night and
stole money and narcotics. They hid
the latter and returned to the jail, but
the theft and the thieves were soon
discovered, so now they face more
serious charges and an extension OF
term
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Fire Report for 1921.

Fire Chief kcrscy has made up his
annual report of fires for the year
1921. the department Responded
during the year to twenty alarms.
The month of January, for the first
time iii the history OF the department
showed no alarms during the month.
During January this year there have
been three alarms already. Often i'll
the summer time three or four
months will pass without an alarm,
bur that is not true i'll the winter
time. Chief kersey says that fires
are usually most common IN the tall
when fires are being started for TIE
coos s4s&son. This past fail was so
wet that not many fires were re.
ported.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26

The trial of Arthur c. Burch at Los
Angeles, Cal, who was charged with
the murder Of J. Belton Kennedy,
ended Monday in a disagreement OF
the jury, which had deliberated n
hours. The jury was composed OF
ten men and two women. The final
vote stood ten to two, and according
to reports, this vote was for convlc-
ton
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26

Shrader P. Howell. former we'll
known attorney and citizen of Apple
ton City. has announced that he is re-
suming his law practice and will have
offices in suite 212 Scarritt Building,
Kansas City. He has been Federal
Prohibition Director for Missouri
during the past two years, prior to
which he was Assistant Attorney
General.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26

The arrest of negro convict, Louis
Smith, serving a term for burglary
for being on the streets of Jefferson
City without a guard, and escape OF a
l,'e-termer. 7. L. Ferguson, convict
chauffeur. are the latest develop
ments in the lax discipline at the
state prison. The negro trusty, EN-
ployed at the Executive Mansion as
a butler, was taken into custody early
Monday Monday evening evening by Policemen al
Walthers and Henry Propst. when
seen on Madison Street. When first
taken by the officers the negro de-
clared he was out on an errand fo'
Mrs. A. M. Hyde who had guests tor
dinner, but it was later learned that ne
was after hose and cigarettes for his
own use.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
His report for 1927 shows

His report for J92r shows
Insurance on buildings .~-~... $2E 10000
Insurance paid on buildings 2,SI4,62
Insurance paid on contents. l,2S9.25
Estimated cost of buildings 35,ooo.oo
Estimated cost OF contents. 1o,I75.oo
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-03
STATE TO BE Advertised.
Representative Men will tell OF Re.
sources and Advantages,

Okanogan county will be asked to
name a representative or perhaps two
or three representatives, to accompany
a party of l25 business, industrial and
agricultural leaders of the state on a
trip to Washington, Philadelphia. New
YORK. Boston and Chicago, in April.
The purpose of the trip will be to ad-
vertise the resources and advantages
CT Washington throughout the east and
dispel many Of the strange notions and
much of the ignorance concerning this
far northwestern state.
The party will take with them or
send ahead, a quantity of products OF
this state, and at Washington a dinner
of Washington food will be given the
president his cabinet and leading
members of congress. Dinners will
also be given in each of the Other
eastern cities to be visited at which
commercial, financial. industrial. edu-
cational and journalistic leaders will
be guests.
The executive committee, which is
planning this trip will meet February
IL in Seattle, at which time a selection
of the men who are to make the trir
will be made. 1t is planned to start
east about April ;.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-03
- -
TAX RETURNS AVAILABLE.

The following statement is issued by
Collector of Internal Revenue, Burns
Poe, for the district of Washington.
Forms l040 for reporting individual
returns of income for the taxable year
1921 of more than $4,000 are available
at thA offices of Collector of Internal
Revenue, Tacoma. Washington, and the
following branch offices: Seattle and
Spokane, Washington.
The form contains six pages, two of
which are devoted to the return two
to duplicate of the return to
he retained by the taxpayer. and
two to instructions. The form will be
sent to persons who filed similar re-
turns last year. but failure to receive a
form does not relieve the tax payer
of his obligation to file on time. on or
before March Il. 1922. if the return is
made on calendar year basis.
Forms 104OA for reporting income
of $4,000 or less also are available al
the above offices