The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 17, 1910, Page 6

i The Butler Weekly Times Printed on Thursday of each week THE VICTORY. Pleasant Valley. Chairman Parks Writes to the Sawmills are the order of the day Democracy. J. D. ALLEN, Editor and Proprietor Clinton, Mo., Feb. 9, 1910.—A har- Entered at the Post Office of Butler, Mo., as 4 * monious, organized Democracy, as- second-class mail matter PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR a ANNOUNCEMENTS, the Republican party which places above office, won a great victory at sisted by the progressive element of country above party and principle, in Pleasant Valley, as there are two almost in sight. Smith and Stokes and Mudd Brothers are on the Green-| Inmates of Missouri Penitentiary lee farm, but Mudd Bros. are not) Appear in Citizens’ Clothes. sawing on account of sickness and} » death of their father. Mrs. Stokes’ daughter, of Illinois, came up Friday to visit her mother, We are authorized to make the following an- nouncements for Democratic nominstions be- fore the August 1910 primaries: RECORDER. F. M. WOODS, Deer Creek Township. DeC, MIZE, New Home Twp. JOR T. SMITH, Mt. Pleasant Towarhip. JOUN STANGLF, Osage Towneb'p. J. M, CHAMBERS, Elkhart Township, COUNTY CLERK. W HL DUNN, Grand River Township ©. G, WEKKS, PROBATE JUDGE. CARL J, HENRY, NEWSPAPER AND THE TARIFF. It will be difficult for the President to convince unprejudiced observers that the newspapers of the United States have been induced to misrep- resent the Tariff Law and attack the administration because of dissatisfac- tion with the revision on print paper. All the newspapers are in the same boat so far as the paper schedule is concerned. If one can stand it, the rest can, There is no threatened competition from other.sources with cheaper material and the tax is mere- ly passed along to the reading public. But the paper schedule may have had this effect. It undoubtedly taught even stand-pat. editors that the tariff in this particular instance was levy- ing a tax on the people for the benefit of a trust that was denuding the United States of timber. So it open- ed their eyes to the sort of special privileges fostered everywhere by the protective system and made it hard to fool them into the belief that the Aldrich Law was revision down- ward, The notion that men interested in the public welfare are always inspir- ed by selfish motives is a favorite one with Speaker Cannon. Perhaps he suggested it to the President.—K. C. Times. TO WIPE OUT THE PEsBr, “The grand jury recommend that the county court submit to the voters of the county, at the next general election, a proposition to levy 15 cents on the hundred dollars valuation, to run for four years, to pay the indebt- edness of the county.’’ The above recommendation is in- corporated in the grand jury’s report to the circuit court and offers a most excellent solution to a very complex problem. Under the old assessment of Bates county the tax rate did not i ___raise_sufficient revenue to conduct | the county affairs, economically ad- ministered, and in spite of the efforts of the county court, which was ‘economical almost to penuriousness, the expenditures exceeded the in- come. The county’s assessed valua- tion is gradually reaching the point where enough money willbe raised to meet the necessary expense, but a debt has accumulated which must be cared for and good. business judg- ment would dictate that we act on the grand jury’s suggestion and vote a levy which would not be burden- some, that would in a few years wipe out the debt and stop the interest. REPUBLICAN PARTY DOCTRINE Referring to the statement attribu- ted to President Taft that New Mexico|ed up to and including June 11th, |¢vidence wasin, on Wednesday after- and Arizona must submit their new constitutions for the approval of con-| Contingent Fund, all warrants pro- | State failed to make a case and Pros-|- gress before they are admitted to the union, the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal, for statehood they are competent to out further limitations than are im- have done. This is the result to be Jearned from | the mid-winter campaign and triumph | that I wish to call to the attention of | this writing. the readers of your paper while we | are rejoicing and for that reason I} write this article. The Kansas City Jackson Day Con- ference was truly a Democratic har- mony meeting and sent over this district its harmonious influence. Throughout this district during the entire campaign Senator Stone and his friends, Gov, Folk and his friends, |Gov. Francis and his friends, Jim Reed and his friends, Dockery, Champ Clark and Cowherd and other distin- guished Democrats and their friends were all joined in one harmonious band in valiant service to achieve Democratic success. So far as I was able to keep in touch with the situa-! tion there was no sound of discord in the Democratic ranks. Throughout the district, disinter-| ested, active working Democrats in| every precinct and school district de- | voted work and time on behalf of the | Democratic party and its nominee. | We had actual, not pretended har- | mony. We had a splendid working | organization, an army of as fine, loyal, | fighting Democrats as the sun ever) shone on. We were in the right and | we won gloriously and our triumph sent glad tidings to every Democratic heart in the land. Our victory has aroused the cour-| age of Democrats everywhere; has | put iron in Democratic blood; and | has instilled hope into Democratic hearts, | Let us profit by this lesson; let us keep up our fine organization; let us | continue our Democratic harmony) and brotherly love, and we shall re- store Missouri to the Democratic fold. Ina short time Fellow Democrats will contend against each other in county and state for party honors. Let each Democrat say to these candi- dates for popular favor: ‘‘You must run upon your own merits and not| upon the supposed demerits of your! rival.”’ | Let each voter in espousing the cause of his favorite speak only of his qualifications for the office and of his claims upon his party for faithful ser- | vice in its behalf. Let him not look | at the ill but the good. Let him | praise his candidate and not criticise | his opponent. If this policy is pursu- ed, we shall come out of our prima- ries as we go into the campaign, brothers in the Democratic ranks, and we shall then present in next Au- tumn’s battle for supremacy in coun- ty and state, an uubroken column against our political foe and win an- other great victory. _ Ss While I am Chairman of the Demo-| cratic Committee, I shall in the future as in the past, take no part between the candidates for county nominations and by reason of my position I feel that I am justified in writing this let- ter and this appeal to the Democracy of this county, now united, to main- tain its union and its strength. Respectfully yours, PEYTON A. PARKS. Call For County Warrants. To the Holders of Bates County ‘|’ Warrants: Notice is hereby given that I am prepared to pay the following war- rants: ‘ Salary Fund, all warrants protest- ed up to and including Aug. 5th, 1909. Bridge Fund, all warrants protest- | | 1908. tested up to and including June 11 1908. ; th, the polls on February Ist, in this splendid district of intelligent people. We were on the right side of a just cause and triumphed as we should | jand was laid to rest by her compan- ion, who was taken away 29 years She says there were two feet snow. Myrtle Walker is very sick at this writing. Drs. Delameter and Allen, of Rich Hill, are her physicians. | | Hope she will recover all right. Mrs. Greenlee is on the sick list at Miss Winnie Sheppard, teacher of Pleasant Valley school, was accom- | panied by her sister Saturday and | Sunday. We are sorry to hear of the sad death of our old friend and neighbor | Mrs. Hedge. She was called away Saturday evening, Feb. 12th. She leaves six children to mourn her loss —three boys, Sam, John and Mack, | and three girls, Mrs. Douglass, of | Kansas; Mrs. Moody, of Oklahoma, and Mrs. Laskey, who is living here in Bates county. Mrs. Hedge is one of our old settlers and was loved by all that knew her, and is one that will be missed. Her funeral was preached at Doubles Branch Church, ago. Tom Booth’s baby is sick at this writing. W. R. Jackson is hauling lumber from Henry Thomas’ mill this week. Beddy Booth is recovering very nicely from an operation by Drs. Delameter and Allen, of Rich Hill. | PLOW BOY. Cheers Greet New Gentleman From Missouri. New York, Feb. 12.—The New York Evening Sun says editorially under the caption, ‘The Gentleman From Missouri’: The Hon. C. C. Dickinson, of the Sixth Missouri District, took the oath and his seat in the House of Repre- sentatives yesterday amid Democratic cheers of joy and defiance. It is unusual for a debutante in Washington to find himself an imme- diate object of interest to Mr. Speak- er, to both sides of the House and the whole country. Happy, Mr. Dickin- son, who sought a seat in Congress and found Fame coming smiling his | way with that vastly increased plural- ity. Hence, those. cheers! too, the counting of chickens that are not to | be hatched out until next November. also from Missouri, conducted his | he probably had visions of the organ- ization of the next House. Confident to-morrows are the great specialty of the Democracy. 480 Acres Dower. In the case of Edith Murray against | E. Angela Sculley, for a dower inter- | est in 480 acres of land, formeriy | owned by T. J. Fry, tried in circuit | court before a jury on Tuesday, a/ verdict was returned in favor of Mrs. Murray. The plaintiff, who lives at | Longmont, Colorado, and has been a successful teacher for a number of years, was the wife of T. J. Fry and obtained a divorce from him in Colorado. Fry married again and had children by his second wife. The land, in which Mrs. Murray thus secures a life-time dower interest, lays in Summit township and is very valuable. It was purchased by the of | 2 As the Hon. Champ Clark, the leader, |the inmates, fully appreciate the ef- | forts the honorable board and the| new colleague to the speaker’s desk | Warden are putting forth in an en- | deavor tO make this a model institu- tion, and we will strive to do our best | HATED STRIPES GO; Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 13.—For | the first time since the Missouri Peni- tentiary was established, more than venty-five years ago, the male con- victs appeared this morning dressed in civilized clothing, the hated stripe having been changed for light-blue clothing at 6 a. m. Only about 100 convicts out of the 2,279 male inhabit- ants of the prison were still wearing stripes. These men will all be releas- ed within the next few days, or a few weeks, at most, and as the State will then furnish them citizens’ clothing, it was not deemed expedient to go to the expense. of an additional suit. When the convicts assembled in the big dining-hall for breakfast Warden Andrae made them a short talk. He said that every convict, except those who are soon to be released, had been furnished with a new suit of records had been wiped out. The prison officials, he said, were willing |footing. Those whose future con- duct is meritorious, he said, will nev- er again have to wear stripes. This. mark of degradation will be imposed in the future only as punishment. He explained that it was up to every convict from now on to judge if he prefers plain and substantial clothing to the loathsome stripes. Convicts Give Vote of Thanks. Every convict in the Penitentiary | knew that the change was coming, | and in their own secret way of com- | municating with each other were ready with a response. Charles Wright, No. 6695, had the following resolution ready, and, after being, read, it was adopted with a roar. | “Whereas, the Board of Prison In- | spectors and Warden. of this institu- | tion have seen fit to abolish the stripes and dress the inmates in a uni- form which is more becoming and | which makes the inmates feel more like men and human beings: “Whereas, since the first inmate was received within the walls of this institution the stripes have been a badge of degradation and humilia- tion, and as this day marks the pass- ing of the same within the prison walls, “Resolved, That we, the inmates, to-day, February 13, 1910, move that, a vote of thanks be extended to the honorable Board of Prison Inspectors and the Warden for this wonderful change. “Be it further Resolved, That we, CONVICTS IN BLUE. | clothes, which indicated that all past | to start every convict on an equal | } ning. and a car of Woven Wire, Telephone NEXT Norfleet White Front West Side Square Car Cane. Sugar THIS WEEK New Orleans Cane Sugar the kind with the Big Eagle on every sack. Now is the time to buy your sugar for spring and summer can- Car of Old Glory Flour THIS WEEK with Old Glory Shorts. Car of Michigan Salt THIS WEEK Get Our Prices. We will save your money, if you will let us figure your bill, no matter what you want. Car of Seed Potatoes About week after next Yours, Phone 144 The Only Independent Grocery and Nardware Store. Wire Fence, Barbed and Smooth Wire WEEK dé Ream BUTLER, MO. OVER TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS. Assessed Valuation of Bates Co. for 1910 Taxes. County Clerk Weeks has complet- ed an abstract of the assessed valua- tion of real estate and personal prop- erty in Bates county, made on June Ist, 1909, for 1910 taxes. The total shows $10,674,404, as against $9,733, - 536 for the previous year, a gain of $940,968. The estimated railroad and telegraph assessment, $1,376,485, estimated merchants assessment, $314,775, making a grand total of tax- able wealth of Bates county $12,365,- to show our appreciation of the same by our conduct in the future; and we will endeavor to show that we merit their good will and respect.” Bates County Poultry Associa- tion. Pursuant to call_a number of- try raisers met at the Electric Theatre last Saturday afternoon and oganized a Bates County Poultry Association. 8. W. Dooley was elected president and Mrs. A. R: Guyton, secretary and treasurer. A committee was ap- 664. This isa gratifying increase over previous years, but is still short of rep- resenting the ‘full: taxable wealth of Bates county. . Closing Out Sale. will sell at the farm 1 mile east and 1-2 mile north of Amoret Mo., on THURSDAY, Febuary 24 1910, 102 head of live stock. Consisting of 6 horses, 4 mares, 2 bred. 13 head of cattle. 7 milk cows and 6 early pointed to draft rules and by-laws. | spring calves. 5 cows and 4 of the A telegram was received from T. E. | calves are pure bred Short Horns. Quisenbury, Secretary State Poultry |90 head of hogs. 53 head of sheep Association at Columbia, regretting | bred to Shropshire ram. Some corn his inabtlity to be present . at ‘this! and lots of farm machinery and house- meeting but promising to visit the association at a later date and promis- ing all assistance possible. The asso- Sculleys several years ago. Warners Acquitted. C. A. and Bert Warner, indicted on the. ‘charge of stealing hogs from James Bell, were acquitted on in- struction of the court, after the State’s noon, justas we go to press. The ecuting attorney Dawson made a mo- tion to dismiss the case, but attorney for the defense, D.C. Chastain, in- ciation adjourned to meet in the cir- George Pollock was appointed jani- tor at the court house. Republican, says: On and after February 15th, 1910, EB Borron re-appointed “If the ‘territories are competent! all of the said warrants will cease to | isted on a verdict of acquittal, which wegithabine: ot loiet coats oe he draw interest. S.L.COLEMAN, |Wasgiven ensuing year and his salary was re- Treasurer and Ex-Officio Collector, | Judge John F. Philips of the Uni-| duced from $1,700 to $1,500. Bates.County. " | ted States district and circuit courts| Frank H Smith appointed trustee of ‘posed by the fundamental law of the Poit vice Frank B - Tn pursuance of a new law passed hold goods. Lunch on ground. Ballard. The Valentine party at Mr. Perry's ‘was a very enjoyable affair.. Mrs. M. S. Keirsey, W. D. Keirsey been due to apoplexy. He was about 78 years of age and a member of the Masonic order. The remains were shipped to Cromwell, Kentucky, his old home, for burial. BELLE. Lost an Eye in a Class Scrap. Liberty, Mo., Feb.—Casey Lewis Carr, a senior in the Liberty High School, lost an eye in a class scrap here. The freshmen and sophomores clashed with the junior and Concerning Contests. Another newspaper contest was sprung on the Review to-day. This paper has turned down at least two of these things each season -for .lo, these many years. There’s nothing to them either for a publisher or his patrons. About 19 times out of 20 there is some graft involved and the business men are usually worked for advertising that doesn’t advertise. Legitimate advertising, giving people what you offer at just prices and treating your patrons right will win every time. The other kind won’t. Most of these contests are annoying to all concerned and usually end in disaster. The Review has always confined itself to a legitimate print- ing business, has always endeavored to protect its patrons and has never failed to make a success. We take no stock in these contests that sepa- rate you from your money to take elsewhere and leave no adequate re- turn. : The Times’ experience in these matters are similar to the Review’s and we heartily concur in all that is said above. ' Beautiful New Ladies Oxfords and Pumps in WALKERS SPECIALS AT