The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 11, 1907, Page 14

Gab CALLED JAPAN’S BLUFF. The Real Object of the President in Ordering the Fleet to the Pacific. Washington, July Roosevelt {s credited here with hav- ing solved the Japanese question He has called the Japanese bluff The official admissions of Secretary Metcalf and Secretary Loeb that the "bulk of American naval strength {fs to be transferred promptly to the Pacific are accepted as suiticlent evi dence that it}will stay there. Diplo- matic effort to Interpret this move- ment merely as a practice cruise is received with smile, Japan seve its face, The fact is that from the moment the flees of Admiral “Bob” Evans reaches Pacific waters tho Japanese floes will rank second. No one expects for a moment, after the nervous experience of this coun- try during the last few months, thas vhe Japanese fleet will ever again be permitted to be she first naval power in the Pacttic. In view of Ambassador Aoki’s im- pudence at the State department and of Japan’s very “sassy” attitude {thas been the universally accepted opinion here and abroad that an at- tempt to transfer the fleet to the Pa- ville would be suv critical a step in the sensitive relations of the two countries. Japan might reasonably regard {tas preparation for war or even as an actually hostile step. The Japanese themselves cleverly a!- lowed just this impression to go abroad. But the President adopted the simple expedient of ordering the fleet to go, daring the Japanese gov- ernment to protest or resist. “What are you going to do about {t,” 1 the haughty signal that the Japanese can read from the flags at the fighting tops of Evans’ ships. Apparently they are not going to do anything about it. Ambassador Aoki hastens to say that Japan will by no means consider the sending of the fleet a hostile moye. Tokyo is silent. While Japan {s financially unready for another war, itis even less ready for a fight with this par- ticular fleet. COMPOSITION OF THE FLEET. The composition of the fleet is as follows: Battle ships: Connecticut—Captain, Hugo Oster- haus; tonnage, 16,000; guns, 24; speed, 18 knots. Maine—Captain, Natha Niles; ton- nage, 12,500; guns, 20; speed, 18 knots. Louistana—Captatn, Richard Watn- wright; tonnage, 16,000; guns, 24; speed, 18 knots. Missourl—Captain, Greenlief, A. Merriam; tonnage, 12,500; vuns, 20; _ peed, 18 knots. der; tonnage, speed, 19 knots. Georgia—Captain yet t. b» named; { tonnage, 14,948; guns, 24; speed, 19 knote. New Jersey—Captaia, William W, 13,948; uns, 24; by a practical. farmer For Emergencies at Home For the Stock on the Farm Sloans Liniment Ils awhole medicine chest Price 25¢ 50c & *1.00 Send For Free Booklet on Horses, Cattle, Hogs & Poultry. Address Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Boston, Mass. 8.—President | That sort of talk is designed to let | Virginta—Captain, Seat. Scbrov- THE KANSAS CITY WEEKLY STA The mostcomprehensive farm paper—All the news intelligently told—Farm questions answered actly what you want in market reports. One Year 25 cents. . Address THE WEEKLY STAR, Kansas City, Me. Kimbal); tonnage, 14,948; guns, 24; speed, 19 knots. Rhode Island—Captain yet to be assigned; tonnage, 14,948; gune, 24; speed, 19 knots. | Alabama—Captato, Samuel Comly; tonnage, 11,525; guns, 18; speed, 17 knots. Ilinois—Captain, Gottfried Block- Mnger; tonnage, 11,525; guns, 18; speed, 17 knots. Kearsarge—Captain, Hebert Win- slow; tonnage, 11,525; guns, 22; speed, 1S knots Kentucky—Captain, Edward B. | Barry; tonnage, 11,525; guns, 22; speed, 16 knots, Ohio—Capt, C. Hellner; tonnage, 12,500; guns, 20; speed, 18 knots. Vermont—Capt W. P. Potter; ton- | nage, 17,650; guns, 24; speed, 18 knots. Kansas—Capt. land; tonnage, | speed, 18 knots. Protected crulsers: Charleston Commander Frank E Beatty; tonnage, 9700; guns, 14; speed, 22 knots. Culcago—Commander Robert M Doyle; tonnage, 4500; guns, 18; speed, 18 knots. Milwaukee—Commander Chas A. Gove, tonnage, 9700; guns, 14; speed, 22 knots. St. Louls—Commander Nathaniel R. Usher; tonnage, 9700; guns, 14; speed, 22 knots. Gunboat Yorktown—Commander Richard T. Mulligan, tonnage, 1710; guns, 6; speed, 15 knots, The armored cruiser squadron of the Pacific fleet, which will have headquarters in California waters, will be composed of the Washington, Capt. Theodoric Porter, and Tennes- see, Capt. Albers G. Berry (sister ships, 14,500 tons, 24 guns, 22 knots speed), aud the California and South Dakota, 13,680 tons each, 2215 knots, 18 guns, almost complete, with officers yet to be assigned. Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton will command the armored cruiser squad- ron, the Tennessee being his flagship. | , | Charles E. Vree- 17,650; guns, 24; Use Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup. Contains no opiates. It drives the cold out of the system by gently moving the bowels. Contains Honey and Tar and tastes nearly as good as maple syrup. Children like it. Sold by Clay’s drug store. Two Counties Ship 26,193,448 Cob Pipes. Jefferson City, Mo., July 8 —Frank- lin county in 1906 shipped 23,862,- 088 corncob pipes, more familiarly known as ‘‘Missourl meerschaume.” These pipes, together with extra stems, extra bowls, “cleaners” and like products ..f the enterprise which produced them, brought to thecoun- ty $390,406, which {s more than half as much es she got from elther her mills or her forests, though all of | these seem to have been profitable. Intact, 16 {8 more than double the sum her forests brought her. Gas- conade « unty also figures in the “Missouri meerschaum” shipments, which brought her $29,900, her cob pipe exporte numbering 2,331,360 ! ec mplete pipes, } and experimenter—Ex. | ASSESSMENT AGREE- MENT TOO LOW. County Court Asks Township Assessors to Assess Prop- erty Higher. The assessors of the several town- ships of Bates county met the 5th dy of June. When the following as- sessments were agreed upon for as- sessing real and personal property for the year 1908. Average horses and mules to be taken at $100.00 per head and as- sessed at 40 per cent of their value. Stallions and Jacks to be left to the judgment of the assessor. Average 2 year old steers to be taken at $25 00 and assessed at 40 per cent of their value. Average 1 year old steers to be taken at $18 00 per head and assess- ed at 40 per cent of their value. Average cows to be taken at $30.00 per head and assessed at 40 per cent of their value. Hogs to be assessed at $2.50 per 100 Ibs. Average sheep to be assessed at 2 50 per head. Allland to be assessed at 30 per cent of !ts value. J. R. Woovrty, Chairman. C.C Browntya, Secretary. Aglance at the above statement plainly shows that the assessment is very low, in fact lower than hereto- fore and {t {s also plainly seen that all the avallable taxes from such an assessment will not defray the cur- rent expenses of Bates county. In the county of Bates there are some two hundred bridges and six hundred miles of public road to be taken care of and maintained, and there fs not a meeting of the county court that petitions for bridges or repairs to be done on bridges are not presented, and mon- ey asked for to keep up and main- taln said bridges and roads, and will- ingly would the County Judges grant these petitions 1a almost every case were there avatlable funds in the county treasury for such, but the as- sessing of real and personal property year after year for less than \ of its real value is just the reason our roads and bridges are in the condition they are. Even under the most economical administration such assessing will never meet the demands of the coun- ty and if such assessing {s continued i will only be a matter of time until something will have to be done to- ward voting @ special levy in order to defray the expenses, Why not the assessors of the sever- al townships reconsider this matter and save the county court the trou- ble, and the taxpayers of Bates coun- ty the extra expense of having a Board of Equalization set for a week or more in order to raise the assess- ment sufficient to meet the running expenses of our county. Signed, B. F. Harper, Presiding Judge. Estes Sara, Associate Judge. A. D. Hype, Assoclate Judge. DeWitt Little Early Risers. Small, sure, safe pill. Sold by Clay’s drug store. Deafness cannot be Cured by local applications, as they can- not reach the diseased portion of she ear. There {s only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu- tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucouslining of the Eustachin Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have @ rambling sound or im; + hear- ing, and when {tts cothety closed, deafness {s the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normalcon- dition, hearing will be destroyed for- ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an {nflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarr oe cannot becured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. send for cir- culars, free. F. J. Caanzy & Co , Toledo, 0. Sold by all seaniete, 75, Take Ball's Family Pills for con- stipation. Slayer at Picnic Holds Crowd at Bay. jVolver until he made his escape to \ . BA $. 4 e the woods, Mahe arb sald The Lemmon Face. “Ever time I see that man’s face I feel in my pockets fora lemon squeez- er.” This was a chance remark over- heard recently in a streetcar. And it carries a ton of meaning. The sour-face man is of about as little use as would be an airbrake to asnail. He hates himself, he hates the world and the world recipro- cates. The worst phase of {tall there is no excuse forthe sourface. To go deeply into the cause for the appearance of the citron visage in our midst would require reams of paper and gallons ofink. A woeful waste ina worth- less gause. However a surface sur- vey may serve as an effective warn- ing. Without going deeply into psychology, metaphysics or to any extent in medicine here is a bald proposition. The sour face is the result of a'sour stomach or a sour mind. Then what ts the preventive? And if the sourness has already de- veloped what {s the cure. Very simple. Remove the cause and you remove the effect, Ifa man is developing a face that provokes an impulse toward a lemon equeezer, he should at once inspect the cond!- tion of his stomach. If he discovers that his digestion is perfect he should critically examine the condition of his mind. Maybe he will find that he is working under the illuston that he’s no good; thet the world’s against him and he can’t help !t. The only hope for him then fs a system of hard training. If the in spection {s frultless and rigid mental gymnastics void of results the only course left him {s to find an tsolated spot on the Sahara and stay there, He can’t annoy the sand and he can shu flle off bis lite boards happy in the thought that he has at least done one good act by depriving {t of his presence.—St. Louts Star. Sized Him Up Wrong. “Tt was this way, you see.” said the young man with the black eye and skinned nose, and a gap in his mouth where two front teeth used to be. “I was elbowed by a feller ona street car and we had some words. I determined to lick that man or die. I could have hit him with a stone or club or hired some ruffian to waylay him, but I wanted to polish him off scientifically. 1 wanted to dally with him—to jab and uppercut bim and straight punch until I made & pulp of him.” “And 60 you took boxing lessons?” was queried. “That’s what I did—24 of them. When I had finished my instructor said I could knock outany man twice my weight in America. J had kept an eye on the elbow man and when I got good and ready I threw myself in his way. He gave me the elbow again. Icalled him aruffian anda coward and invited him to step off the car.” “And the bluffer didn’t dare do It, of course?” “But he did dare. Yes, sir, he got down lively. I squared off at him and let go with my right. It missed. Then I let go with my feft. 1¢ missed. Then I swung on him. He wasn’t there. Then—then—” . “Then you caught him an awful wallop and killed him stone dead?” “Not quite. Something came boom- ing along and hit me over the face and I went down and awoke in an ambulance.” But you had taken 24 lessons in boxing.” es “Thad, but ael afterward found out the other feller had taken 48 ” oA Boars the of STORIA. Tho Kind You Have Always Bought GERMAN OFFICERS DISCHARGED. The Kaiser Ordered Thirty, Who had Gambled in Han- over to their Regiments. Berlin, Juiy 10 ~The emperor are members of aristocratic families, has |! the two men had taken issue in ordered that thirty officers recently convicted of high play, among whom should leave Hanover and rejoin tng, healing’ housshold b Piedmont, Mo., July.—At a picnic] thelr regiments. This spells ruin for |, DeWist’s ized Witch at Mill Spring, eight miles south of | those concerned, as all chances of | S8lve. Sold by Clay’s drug store. here, this afternoon, J. M. Boat-| promotion are excluded by this éig- wright, a watchmaker, was shot and | nal mark of imperial distavor. {nstanly killed by a man named Mc-| The officers belonged to the cele™| From the London Tribune, Cafee in the presence of several hun-| brated Military Riding Institute of dred persons.» McCatee then held the} Hanover, for which only the flower | draggist, as he handed the old negro jcrowd and officns at bay with a re-| of German cavalry officers are select-| the medicine, “is to take a dose of The Kind You Have Always in use for over 30 years, Celia. Colic. It relieves Teething and Fiatulency. It assimi Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep, The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend, cenuinE CASTORIA Atways Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bough in Use For Over 3Q Years. ‘THE CENTAUR COMPANY, TT MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. and has been made under his per- sonal supervision since its infancy, Allow no one to deceive you in this, All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-good” are bug Experiments that trifie with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment, What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare. goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic stbstance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness, It cures Diarrhea and Wind CASTOR! Bought, and which has been has borne the signature of Troubles, cures Constipation lates the Food, regulates the PIKE’S FATE WIT The Across-Missouri Road De- pends Upon Their Aid. Jefferson City, July 8 —Thesuccess of the proposed state road will de-| pend largely upon the way the coun- tles through which it may run take hold of the plans, It may take sev- eral years to build 1%, but hearty co- operation by the counties. would re- sult in {ts being built in a compara- tively short time. There is no state appropriation for a state road now, bus there is an appropriation avail- able which would more than pay for aying out and grading the road and perhaps open quarries for the stone that must be crushed for the mac- adam. The last legislature appropriated ¥ million dollars for a road fund to bs paid out to conntles that will raise alike amount. Not more than 5 per cent of the whole can be pald to any one county in any one year and the smaller counties cannot claim that much, as there is a basis of assessed valuation to be considered. Almost any of the river counties through which the road must run can, how ever, draw $20,000 or more from the state, ff they will raise a lkeamount themselves. Man is Killed in a Kentucky Court. Lexington, Ky., July.—As the cul- mination of a feud of several years’ standing, Andy Coburn was shot to death in the courthouse at Preston- burg, the county seat of Floyd coun- ty, yesterday by Joe Fitzpatrick. Thoir}Senmity towards each other started over political differences. While trouble ofa serious nature had been expected forseveral months, the tragedy, as it came, was a shock to the little town. Coburn was in the courtroom when Fitzpatrickjentered. The latter drew a revolversand began to shoot. He fired twice and Coburn fell to the floor dead. In the excitement Fitz- patrick escaped. Officers are now on his trail. Coburnjwasjrecently indicted on a charge of killinga cousin of Joe Fitz patrick. The case had been set for trial at the present term of court. Already the friends and relatives COUNTIES thelr differences and farther trouble is feared ac a result of the feud. A clean, cooling, sooth- is azel A Preplexiag Situation. “What you want to do,” sald the ed. Owing to numerots scandals a/ this after each meal.” rie rat ea oh es arr Notice. Notice is hereby given that letters te |mentary upon the estate of A, H. Wood deceased, have been granted to the dersigned, by the Bates County Pro! Court, in Bates County, Missouri, bea: date the 24th day of June, 1907. All persons having claima against sald es are seusired to exhibit them to me for oli ance within one year from the date of said ters, or they may be precluded from any bi fit of such estate; and 'f sald claims be no hibited within two years from the date o: pebliqation of this notic:, they will be for jarred. JOHN WOODFIN 3-40" Execute Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereb ve to all creditors others interested, in the estate of J Lowrey, deceased, that I, I. H Botkin, | ministrator of said estate, intend to make ‘settlement thereof, at the next term of | Bates County Probate Court, in Bates cou: | State of Missouri, to be held at Butler,~ souri, on the 12th day of August, 1907, 1. H_ Borkin, 86-4t Administrat School Notice. | Notice is hereby given that on Monday, 15th day of July, 1907, an election will be by the qualified voters of Butler School trict being School District No. One in Pleasant township, Bateg county, Missq in the basement room of the Court House merly occupied by the Law Library from ‘ o’clock in the forenoon until 81x 0’ clock 1 afternoon of that day at which election t! will be submitted to the qualified vote: said district the question of authorizing a by said district for the purpose of ng furnishing a new High School building located upon what is known as the Was ton School grounds in eaid city and forthe pose of paying said loan to iseue the bon jgald School District in the sum of Tw | Thousand Dollars said bonds to be payab | 20 years after date and at the option of School District after five years and bear ix est at the rate of four per cent per annum, able semi-annuall Done by order of the Board of Education 25th dey of June, 1907, W. O. Arxxsoy| Secretary School Boa) Adrian News. From the Jeurnal, A number of Adrian people wen Butler Friday night to attend band concert, but were disappoin The band is a good one, but crowd attended a five cent show gave the band ‘lemon’ of huge portions. The directors of the Electric) company held a meeting at thi nal office Monday morning. their plan to begin work on oN at once and get what new mac! {t 1s found necessary to buy. directors are careful and ca business men and will look interest of the stockholders. Mrs. Strain, of Illinois, arrived week to visit her sister, Mra, F McRoberts. This is the first these ladies have met in 32 One could not picture with pleasure they have in these tions. The Journal joins theirm friends in ( congra‘ in being permitted to meet these years of separation. Bruce, the famous bird dog ing to Dr. J. W. Hall, died Mon night. For years Bruce had been petofevery person in op of his skill in tricks. He e intelligence to a degree seldom fo in the lower order of animals. was & general trusty in goods from the stores tila The Hall family will doubtless the faithfol servant. Fao When there fe the , tion of 6 ie