The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 24, 1912, Page 2

The Butler Weekly Times Printed on Thursday of each week J. D. ALLEN, Proprietor ROBT, D, ALLEN, Editor and Manager Entered at the Post Office of Butler, Mo., a8 second-class mall matter. ea PRICE, $1.00 Ten YEAR DEMOCRATIC TICKET. State. Elliott W Major liam R, Painter Corneling Roach . John P, Gordon é Governor... ....... Lieutenant Governor. Secretary of State State Auditor... State Treasurer Attorney Geneval .. B.R and Warehouse Com,.James 0, Bradehaw Indge Supreme Court—Diy. 1... Henry W, Bond Judge Supreme Court—Diy 2..Chatles B Faris Robert #, Walker Judge K.C, Court Appeals, Francia H. Trimble John T Barker Repre-entative in Congress .....C, C, Dickinson County. Representative in Legisiature, L.B. Baskerville Ma Judge Co, Court, North Dist.......Wm. F, Wolfe Jadge Co. Court, South Dist..... ...... Frank Fix Prosecuting Attorney........ DeWitt C. Chastain Sheriff ...... ... Harve Johngon Treasurer. .. John H. Stone | Surveyor. .. see cee JOB, A. Flammang | Pablic Administrator. . Weldon D, Yates Coroner... ... Robert KE, Crabtree STRUNG THE LONG BOW. Governor Hadley spoke last Wed- nesday evening in the Opera House about equally of Republicans, Pro- gressives and Democrats, and the Governor probably never met with a colder reception before an audience. In making his talk, he undoubtedly presumed that the people of Bates county are densly ignorant of state and national affairs, as his entire speech was replete with misrepre- sentations and statements calculated ! to deceive. He boldly stated that the Demo- Rule”’ leg Senator duced Senate Bill No. 317, giving St. | houses of the last legislature, and cerning provisions for a State Board of Immigration, yet it is common knowledge that Mr. Hull of Jefferson county, a Democrat, introduced a bill providing for a State Board of Immigration which passed both houses and was vetoed by Mr. Had- ley. He pointed with pride to the Eely- mosynary institutions under his ad- ministration and condemned the gov- ernment of these same institutions under Democratic rule, yet it runneth in the memory of every man that the worst scandals in the history of Fulton and Farmington asylums un- der his own appointees. _ With voice quivering with emotion, he told his audience how he had re- ef ; the state penitentiary, but he ne-| H glected to mention the well known} ‘ fact that many of the released con-| victs were negro rapists and crimin- als of the most hardened type. He pointed his nose to the moon and loudly howled about disfran- chisement because Messrs. Major and Roach had performed their duty as set forth in the constitution and re-districted the state without giving the Republicans the majority of the districls, but he breathed not a sin- gle word on the attempt of the Re- publican bossesto disfranchise sev- eral thousand progressives in the state. He stated that the notorious reso- lution to assess real estate at its full value which he supported in the State Board of Equalization, simply had in view relieving the farmers burden of taxation, but he neglected to explain to his audience just how trebling the taxes upon real estate would relieve the burden of the farmer to any greater extent than would the single tax. He viciously attacked Democratic extravagance, but overlooked men- tioning that the records show that his administration has cost the tax- payers of Missouri $660 more per day than that of any governor in the history of the commonwealth. His entire speech was replete with the pronoun ‘1,’’ taking to himself credit for all the achievements in the state for the past four years, including such good weather and good health as the people of the state have en- in this city to an audience composed | erats had never passed any ‘Home| on, yet every intelli- | gent citizen in the state knows that | Casey, a Democrat, intro- | Louis Home Rule, which passed both | which the Governor, in spite of his | pre-election pledges, promptly vetoed. | He made the same assertion con-| ..Kdwin P, Deal | i | the state clouded the records of the | leased hundreds of criminals from| jp. m., W. B. Dawson, Prof. Maxey, | October 30, 7:30 p. m., T. W. Sil-| ;son, John Stone, H. Johnson. i tion of the records and qualifications | |to the Bull Moose organizations. ty is admirably suited to the duties of Such ae as his efforts received (with the exception of George Ford’s loud ‘‘amen”) was weak and scat- tering. Democratic Appointments. Rockville, Thursday, October 24, 7:30 p. m., W. O. Jackson, W. B. Dawson, H. H. Heck, Judge Fix. Merwin, Saturday, October 26, 7:30 p. m., Judge Carl Henry, D. C. Chas- tain, Prof. Maxey, Judge Wolfe. Prairie City, Saturday, October 26, 7:30 p. m., L. B. Baskerville, H. E. Sheppard, H. H. Heck. Adrian, Tuesday, October 29, 1:30 p. m.; Butler, 7:30 p. m., Hon. Jno. P. Gordon. Ballard, Monday October 28, 7:30 W. O. Jackson, H. Johnson. Hume, Tuesday October 29, 7:30 p. m. D. C. Chastain, W. B. Dawson, H. Johnson, Judge Fix. Reynold school house, Wednesday } vers, Prof. Maxey, L. B. Baskerville. | Burdette Wednesday, October 30, | 7:30 p. m., D.C. Chastain, Judge} Wolfe Judge Henry, H. Johnson. Foster, Thursday, October 31, 7:30! p. m., W. O. Jackson, D. C. Chas- tain, Judge Henry, John Stone. Virginia, Friday, November 1, 7:30 p. m., W. B. Dawson, W. O. Jack- Dillon School house, Friday, No- vember 1, 7:30 p. m., T. W. Silvers, Judge Wolfe. Spruce, Monday, November 4, 7:30 p. m., W. O. Jackson, D. C. Chas- tain, W. B. Dawson. ; J. E. Williams, Chairman. W. G. Dillon, Secretary. Support These Nominees! St. Louis Times, (Rep.) We have madea careful examina: | of the Republican and Democratic candidates for all. of the important State and city offices. The canclu-; sions reached are as follows: ‘The St. Louis Times believes that Elliott W. Major should be elected Governor of Missouri. He has the experience and the record that speak for an administration that would be in the public interest, both in the city and in the country. William R. Painter of Carrollton is the choice of this paper for Lieutén- ant Governor. For Secretary of State, The St. Louis Times believes in the re-elec- tion of Cornelius Roach, because of his experience and fitness. It begs to express the hope, however. that Mr. Roach will not allow his present tendency in the direction of intense partisanship to effect his efficientcy as a public servant. For Attorney General, John T. Barker of La Platais the best. His opponent on the Republican ticket some time ago changed his allegiance Edwin P. Deal of Mississippi coun- |State Treasurer. He is a graduate of Annapolis, and has had a long ex- perience in important business af- fairs. For Division No. 2, the St. Louis Times heartily indorses Robert F. Walker , Democrat. What Major Has Done For You. 1. Sustained full weight statute saving $500,000.00 annually to Mis- souri farmers. 2. Sustained stamp act and turn- ed $100,000.00 into State treasury for good roads, which fund is growing at rate of $100.00. per day. 3. Convicted Oil Trust in United States Supreme Court and: collected $100,000.00 fine for State. 4. Convicted Harvester Trust and assessed $25,000.00 fine for State. i ton, ties, WASHINGTON LETTER. Special Washington Corresporid- ent of The Times. By Clyde H. Tavenner. Washington, D. C.—If the Amer- ican people wish to give credit to whom credit is due, they ought to support the Democratic candidates for Congress, and thus place their stamp of approval on the record of the House of Representatives. Since January 1, 1912, a Demo- cratic House has passed tariff bills which would have reduced the high cost of living $650,000,000 a year. gree provided relief for the masses was vetoed by the president. tural implements, of which $36,000, - 000 worth were exported and only $165,000 worth were imported dur- lumber, _laths, meats, flour, salt, leather, shoes, etc. Under our tariff law a barrel of per cent. ad valorem at our ports, or $1 on the barrel. This bill removed the entire tax. Beef valued at $5.30 per hundred pounds abroad pays a tariff equiva- 100 pounds. remove this entire tax. The Democratic wool bill proposed | to reduced the average rate of duty | on wool manufactures from 90.10 per cent. to 48.36 per cent. President} Taft’s veto of this measure means that the American people will pay| | $50,000,000 more for their clothes | this year than they would have if|} President Taft had signed it. A wool hat valued at $1 abroad and | taxed 78 cents upon its entry into the United States, under the present tariff law, would have been taxed only 49 cents. Flannel underwear valued at $27 per dozen suits is taxed'under the present law atthe equivalent ad va- lorem rate of about 106 per cent. The Democratic bill proposed to re- duce this to 49 per cent. A suit of readymade woolen clothing worth in Eurgpe $10 js taxed under the pres- ent law at the equivalent ad valorem rate of 75 per cent., or $7.50. The Democratic bill proposed to reduce this tax from 75 to 49 per cent. and save the customer $2.60 per suit. The cotton bill reduced the duties on cotton manufactures from 48.12 per cent. to 27.06 per cent., a re- duction of the tariff burdens under this schedule from not less than $200, 000,000 to: about $112,000,000 for a year, ora saving of about $88,000,- 000 for a twelve-month period. Men’s cotton half hose valued at eighty cents per dozen pairs whole- sale are taxed under the. present law at the equivalent ad valorem rate of about 92 per cent. The Democratic cotton bill proposed to reduce this to 40 per ceut. It proposed to reduce the tax on cotton thread from an equivalent rate of 34 per cent. to 15 per cent. A suit of ready-made cotton clothing valued at the foreign port at $6 is taxed under our present law 50 per per cent ad valorem, or $3 a suit. This Democratic bill proposed to re- duce this tax to 30 per cent. and save the consumer $1.20 per suit. The bill revising the metal sched- ule reduced the average rate of duty on the entire schedule from 33.35 per cent. (imports of 1910) to 23.42 per cent. This revision, it is estimated, 5. Convicted Lumber Trust be- fore Commissioner; fine to be assess- ed later. 6. Forced Beef Trust to dissolve National Packing Company. 7. His vote with Roach and Gor- don on Equalization Board prevent- ed 300 per cent. increase in your State tax. These things Major has done for you. Now what will you do for him? He has been your friend. Will you be his friend now? ° Major is the Democratic nominee for Governor. Election November The question of taxation is upper- most in the minds of Missouri voters would have saved the American con- sumers in a twelve-month period more than $80,000,000. The revision of the chemical sched- ule would have effected a saving to American consumers of about $17,- 000,000 by reducing the price of all chemicals and at the same time the revenue to the Government would have been increased. The bill placing sugar on the free list would have saved during a year not less than $115,000,000 to the con- sumer. The tariff tax on sugar amounts to about: 11-3 cents per| was pound. The amount of sugar con- sumed in continental United States in Every bill which in the slighest de-| The Farmers’ Free List bill, passed | by the House, would have saved the! people $390,000;000 annually. This; bill removed the duty from agricul-| jing the last fiscal year; sewing ma-| chines, fence wire, bagging and cot- shingles, | flour valued at $4 abroad is taxed 25/ lent to 25.88 per cent., or $1.50 per} This bill proposed to! i ry them to the shoulders of the weal- Thursday, HERD BOARS } and be my guest. 5O BOARS, | sows “« W, Z. BAKER, ANNUAL FALL SALE OF Poland-China Hogs THE BIG BONED TYPE and GILTS 30 October 31, 19 TO BE HELD AT RICH HILL, ce IN J. W. aakews SALE BARN GOV. EXPANSION 62161 KING BLAINE Jr. 62159 KING HADLEY 57722 This, my fall offering, isan excellent bunch of the big type Poland-Chinas. These hogs were culled from the best in my herd, and I am confident that they will do me credit when they come into the sale ring. Everything is free but the the hogs, and if you are interested in fine stock you are cordially invited to come JOHN LONG 2d BIG HADLEY JOHN EX. 53411 RICH HILL, MISSOURI. Send for Catalog and Come to Sale House provides for the extention of: the Corporation Tax law so as to in- clude individuals, firms and co-part- nerships. It accomplishes the very desirable purpose of transferring tax burdens from those less able to car- thy, who have heretofore escaped from a proper share of taxation for the support of the Government. | The present burden of indirect’ taxation falls upon people having in-! comes of less than $2,000 per vear. A man whose net earnings amsunt to but $5,000 per year would under this bill pay no tax. A man earning $10,000 per year would pay nothing on the first $5,000 and $50 per year on the second $5,000. Increased Capital. The Walton Trust Company has in- creased its capital to a quarter ofa million dollars with Fifty Thousand Dollars in the surplus fund. W. E. Walton, its President, estab- lished the business here 42 years ago and it has grown continuously. During the last 16 years with a capi- tal of Fifty Five Thousand Dollars the net earnings have been sufficient to build up a surplus fund of One Hundred and Ten Thousand_ Dollars in addition to paying the stockholders a cash dividend each year, averaging ten and one-half per cent. The showing is a strong one. Almost a Miracle. One of the most startling changes ever seen in any man, scooting te W. B. Holsciaw, Clarendon, Tex., was effected years ago in his meer. “He had pose a dreadful 1911 was about 7,636, 000,000 pounds Baking Again We have rebuilt our oven and now are baking again. If you want the best bread you ever used, give us your order. 8 Loaves for 25c 3 Loaves for 10c Weigh 25c worth of our bread and see what Everything in the you save. This is business. bakery line. Old Glory Flour (down) only $1.30 sack Indian Girl flour (down) only $1.30 sack Golden Glow flour (down) only $1.30 sk Quail Flour (down) only $1.25 sack Crackers by the box....... ...64¢ pound We want to buy Pecans, Hickory Nuts and will pay the highest market price. =—————————————— Perfection Oil Heaters Are just what you want for these cool mornings, when you don’t want to start a fire in the large heater. YOURS,