The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 15, 1912, Page 6

The Walton Trust Company , BUTLER, MISSOURI $55,000.00 108,200.00 Capital paid up - : Surplus Fund and Profits (earned) The Largest and Strongest financial institution in Bates county e Always ready with cash to make loans on farms in Bates, Vernon, Barton, Cedar, Dade and Polk counties in Missouri and also in Oklahoma at low interest rates and on 5 or 7 years time. We own and keep up with the county records daily a COM- PLETE ABSTRACT OF TITLE to every tract and town lot in Bates county. Will furnish full and reliable abstracts. Fees reasonable. ISSUES TIME DEPOSIT CERTIFICATES bearing five per cent interest payable in six or twelve months for any idle money you may have. AS SAFE AS A U. S. BOND Farm mortgages for sale. After 40 years business we have never allowed a mortgage buyer to LOSE A DOLLAR OF INTEREST OR PRINCIPAL, OR PAY ANY EXPENSES. THE WALTON TRUST COMPANY BUTLER, MISSOURI ; attorney SPEND Your Vacation at PERTLE SPRINGS (Near Warrensburg, Mo.) For those who have not time to take a long trip, Pertle Springs is an ideal place to spend a vacation or week-end outing; the splendid service of the Missouri Pacific makes it a most convenient place where one may send his family for the summer and join them at the week’s end. Boating, Fishing, Tennis, Horseback Riding and many other outdoor sports. Call for our illustrated booklet descriptive of Pertle Springs; it’s free. MISSOURI PACIFIC RON MOUNTAIN E. C. Vandervoort Agent. Strictly Confidential All transactions between this bank and its depositors are considered strictly confidential. No matter what your business may be with us it will have the utmost secrecy. This is,a valuable asset in your favor as well as ours. Few people care to have their banking affairs made public. This rule holds good without exception in this bank. Your business, whether large or small, will be appreciated. PEOPLES BANK BUTLER, MO. “The Bank on Which you Can Always Bank” BANKERS HELP UNCOVER GRAFT Clearing House Orders Records of De- posits Given to Prosecutor, BECKER WEALTH CAME RAPIDLY Anxious to Break Up Alliance Be- tween Police and Gamblers New York Institutions Break Long Established Custom, New York, Aug. 14.—Powerful banking interests, acting through the New York clearing house committee, came to the aid of District Attorney Whitman in his efforts to show a corrupt alliance between police and gamblers, founded on gratt and black- mail, A virtual command was given by | the committee to all banks in the clearing house to furnish the district with a record of deposits they may have recéived from any of the high police officials whom the dis- trict attorney suspects of having been collectors of blackmail from the dis- orderly elements of the city. Got $58,845 in Eight Months. Reccrds show that within the last eight months Police Lieut, Charles Becker, charged with the murder of Herman Rosenthal and accused of gambling graft, has made deposits in four banks of $58,845 in his own name or that of his wife. Hecker’s salary as a police lieuten- ant was $2,250 a year, These deposits were first made ir November, 1911, shortly after Beene became head of the “strong arm’ squad of gambling raiders, and con. tinued all during the time that Jacl Rose says he was collecting graft fo: Becker and until after his arrest. Used Four Other Banks. The district attorney has beer promised records of Becker's deposits in four other banks which have noi yet had time to go over their ac- counts, Although the natural feeling of bank officials is to protect as a legal ly confidential secret the amount of deposits of their customers, Whitman was assured by leading bankers of the city that they were anxious as pyblic spirited citizens to have the police force purged of its grafters, and that they would give him every aid in their power. The district attorney is holding for presentation to the grand jury evi- dence by which he expects to convict four police inspectors on the charge of collecting blackmail from gambling houses and disord@rly resorts. Fortunes Hidden Away. These four men are all aware, it is said, of the nature of the evidence which the district attorney has against them and have been making every effort to cover their tracks. Thus far the state’s investigators have uncovered bank accounts of two of them totalling $75,000. The prose. cutor expects, however, with the aid of the clearing house officers to un earth bank accounts of four of them which are expected to disclose some surprisingly large fortunes, in one case an accumulation of nearly $1,- 600,000. PANIC AVERTED BY CIRCUS BAND Heavy Storm Broke Center Poles— Played “America” While Crowd Was Quieted. Des Moines, Ia., Aug. 14.—A neat panic resulted when three large poles supporting the main tent of a circus snapped in two.in the storm here. Circus performers and _ spectators began hurrying from the tent. The clashing notes of a clown band were hushed and every band in the big tent joined in playing “America” very softly and circus employes hurrie: around telling the spectators tha there was no danger. Only one in jury was reported. Reports indicate that the storm was general in central and southern Iowa but no loss of life has been reported PLUMBERS’ TRUST TO BE OUSTED Attorney General Dawson Files Suit Against Wyandotte County and State Organizations. Topeka, Aug. 14.—John S. Dawson, Kansas attorney general, has drawn papers for the ouster suit against the alleged plumbers’ trust in Kansas City, Kan. The attorney general has been investigating the alleged manip ulation of prices by the plumbers for some time and spent three days in Kansas City getting the evidence on which the suit will be based. The ouster will be filed in the Kan- sas supreme court immediately and will be brought against the Wyan- dotte county and state organizations of plumbers under the anti-trust law. Tornado Hit Kansas Fair. Pratt, Kan., Aug. 14—A small tér- nado struck the fair grounds here, tearing down part of the grandstand and demolishing every concession stand on the grounds. Many thou-/ Higher; sands of dollars’ worth of damage was done to the stocks of goods. Work was started immediately in repairing Mgt oP as a A aad the MOB PUNISHED NEGRO SLAYER HAD JUST BEEN SENTENCED .TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON. Culprit Was Taken From Officers in Daylight and Shot—Avengers Were Unmasked. Columbus, Ga., Aug. 14.—Holding up officials in the courthouse, a mob of about 40 men here took T. Z. Cot- ton, also known as T, Z, McElhenny, a 16-year-old negro on trial, and lynched him just beyond the city lim- its in broad daylight. The negro was accused of killing Cedron Land, a white boy, near town two months ago. Guards were overpowered in the courthouse a few minutes after Cot- ton had been sentenced to three’ years in prison, A jury had just brought in a verdict of “guilty of unlawful man- slaughter.” The courthouse was crowded during the trial, As soon as court adjourned many of the officials left. When dep- uties started out with the prisoner on the way to the jail they were sur- rounded and disarmed and held in the courthouse while a score or more of men took the prisoner to a street car. On reaching the negro quarter of town the passengers were ordered off the car, which then proceeded a few hundred yards. Then the negro was taken off and shot. The mob dis- persed at once, land was found in a field with a shotgun wound in his face. He had had trouble with the negro, who was soon arrested. It is said Cotton con- fessed. The members of the mob were not masked and many of them were recognized. An inquest was held and there will be an investigation of the lynching immediately. Explosion Killed Miners. Abernant, Ala, Aug. 14.—Nineteen negro miners were killed by an ex- plosion near here at the Abernant Coal company’s mine. Seventeen bodies have been taken out at 9 o'clock p, m, RN TUESDAY'S BASE BALL RESULTS National. League. -Chicago, 4-8-3; Boston, 2-8-0, Phil- At Boston— At Philadelphia—Cincinnati, 7-10-1; adelphia, 6-15-0. At Brooklyn—Pittsburg, 3-12-1; Brooklyn, 1-5-2, No other games scheduled. . \LAmerican, League. At New York—Detroit, 2-3-1; New York, 3-5-0 At ‘Washinaton—Chileago; 5-12-2; Wash- ington, 3-10-1, No other games played American Association. At Columbus—Minneapolis, 1-6-3; Colum- bus, 4-10-1. At Louisville—St. Paul, 15-16-1; ville, 13-16-3. Second game—St. 4-9-0; Louisville, 1-9-2. At Toledo—Milwaukee, 6-15-1; 3-3, Louis- Paul, Toledo, 0- Western League. At Omaha—Denver, 1-6-4; Omaha, 10- 13-2, fa At Des Moines—Wichita, Moines, 3-6-0. a At Sioux City—-Topeka, 5-8-2; Sioux City, 6-8-5. At St. Joseph—Lincoln, 2-7-0. 4OW THE VARIOUS TEAMS STAND Relative Positions of Teams in Prin cipal Leagues in Annual Race for Pennants, 1-5-1; Des 0-3-2; St. Joseph, National League. cincinnati. Chicago... 68 36 “eotlat, Louis Pittsbu: 61 40 .604|Brooklyn Phila'phia 50 50 .500|Boston American League. W.L.Pct.} Boston... 73 34 . Detroit. Wash'ton. 66 43 .606|Cleve Phila’phia 63 43 . Shicago... 53 54. TEACHING CHILDREN to save is almost as important in assuring their happiness as it is to give them a school education. Open a Savings Account in this bank for your boy or girl with one dollar or more. Then let him or her make deposits from time to time. We will. be glad to give them any information about bank- DUVALL-PERCIVAL TRUST CO. CAPITAL and SURPLUS, $100,000 FARMERS BANK BUILDING, BUTLER, MO. We have money to loan on real estate at a low rate Farm Loans of interest with privilege to pay at any time. Abstracts We have a complete set of Abstract Books and will fur- nish abstracts to any real estate in Bates county and examine and perfect titles to same. We will loan your idle money for you, securing you Investments reasonable interest on good security. We pay interest on time deposits. J. B. DUVALL, Vice-President, W. D. Yates, Title Examiner. W. F. DUVALL, President, Arthur Duvall, Treasurer. AUTOMATIC LEDGERS PATENTED Automatic Alphabetical order. Subdivision for each name. Unused subdivision removable. Less thickness than any other ledger. Automatic transferring. Quickest transferring. Transferred accounts shown by current ledger. Quickest trial balance. Operates as fast with 10,000 as with 100 names. Quickest method of handling accounts of same surname. 11. A saving of one-half in cost of ledger hand- ling. Sold only by THE HUGH-STEPHENS PRINTING COMPANY Jefferson City, Missouri at ad 00 NMUpEOtOM = 9 Minne-olis 80 - Paul... Columbus 78 45 4| Louisville. 73 48 .604|Milwaukee. 56 64 59 64 .480|Indian.... 44 81 .352 Western League. W.L, Denver... 66 maha... 03 548) Vichita W.L.Pct. isloux City, 58 55 .513 56 58 .491 . 52 61 460 D. Moines 58 52 .527|opeka... 39 73 .348 DAILY MARKET REPORT. Live Stock. Kansas City, . 13. $7.00@10.00; cows, $2.50@6.50; heifers, @9.25; stockers and feeders, $5.00 Hogs—Bulk of sales, $8.20@8.40. Sheep— Lambs, $.400@6.50; fair to choice wethers, $3.75@4.10; ewes, $3.00@3.75. Chicago, Aug. 13.—Beef—Steers, $5.75@ 10.40; cows and heifers, $2.65@8.15; stock. ers and feeders, $4.00@7.00. Hogs—Bulk of sales, $7.90@8.40. Sheep—Lambs, $4.25 @145. * St. Louis, Aug. 13.—Beef—Steers, $8.50 @10,.00; stockers and feede $4.00@8.75; cows and heifers, $4.00@8.75; Southern steers, $4.50@8.25. Hogs—Pigs and lights, $6.25@8.50. Sheep—Natives, $3.75@ 4.783 | Optice lambs, $5.50@7.50. Gral 88c; Dec., 87%c; May, 91%c. Corn— Sein 52%c. Oats Chicago, Ai = 98%c; Dec., ose; May, 06%c. Corn—Seppt., Tio; Dec., 54%c; May, 64%c, Oate—Sept, 3.- ‘Wheat— Strong; track No. 2 red, $1.0201.04: No. 2 hard, at ee eae rong oh track No 2, 80c; No. 2 white, 80c, Oats—Strong; track No. 2, Lag No. 2 white, 33%c. » 70 Futures: Wheat— Sept., oho; ey 93%c. Corn— ket S3c. Oate— Dec., Dec., 32%c. PROFESSIONAL CARDS Diseaw.s ot Women and Children a Specialty Office Phone 20 Office Phone 8. Residence Phone 268 OR. J. M. CHRISTY MISSOURI House Phone 10 BUTLER - Entrance same that leads to Stew- North side square Butler, Missouri DR. J. T. HULL Dentist ard’s Studio. DR. H. ®, GANNON DENTIST H. E. MULKEY, Registered Veterinary rgeen BUTLER, MISSOURI Ome ate B. Guyton’s Livery Barn, OVER 65 YEARS’ East Side Square Residence Phone 104. EXPERIENCE T. G. BOULWARE Physician & Surgeon Sg a a specialty. B, F. JETER, Attorney at Law Notary Public Phone 186 BUTLER, MISSOURI ORS. CRABTREE & CRABTREE Office in Gench Block. "Phone No. 301. De B.E. Cuasrane. General Practice. ‘Diseases of Caildren. Residence ’ Phone 541.