The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 19, 1912, Page 2

THE GONTRAGTS. ARE LEGAL Supreme Court Cancels Agreement Between Anthracite Companies, THE OUTPUT WAS CONTROLLED Combine of Railroad and Independent Companies Prevented Competition, the Judges Declare—Opinion Unanimous, Washington, Dec. 17.—The supreme court of the United States has can- celled as violative of the Sherman anti-trust law the contracts vy which raijlroad-owned coal coipanies in the Pennsylvania anthracite fields h.J pur- chased the output for all time of “in- dependent” mines, Attorney General Wickersham, in a! statement, expressed the belief that the decision ‘will so completely de- stroy the combination which now con- trols the price of anthracite that it must result in a distinct measure of Telief to the public.” The court also ordered the dissolu- tion of railroad control of the Temple Iron Company, by which the principa! railroads and their coal companies were found to have strangled a pro- fect to build a competing road into the anthracite fields in 1898, and by which monopolizing schemes could be put into execution handily in the fu- ture, The government failed, the court held, to show a “general combination” to apportion the amount of coal to be put upon the market annually by the various roads. The government's ether charges as to a general combi- mation were characterized as “indefi- nite.” ‘Minor combinations were held to fhave been improperly included in the petition of the government, and the proceeding against them was dis- missed without prejudice to other ac- tions by the government. Attorney General Wickersham was not prepared at this time to say whether he would direct new proceedings against these afleged combinations or not. Justice Lurton announced the unan-| | ~ Kmous opinion of the court, which for the purpose of this case, consisted of only six members. Justice Day took mo part in the decision because of his| mbsence from the bench when the case as argued in October, 1911, Justice fiugtes refrained from participating | fm the action of the court because he | was a special assistant to the attorney general when the coal business was | first investigated by the government. | Justice Pitney was not on the bench | when the case was presented to the court. | The suit was sent back to the §udges of the court in which it origi? nated, the circuit court for eastern, Pennsylvania, for the enforcement of the decision. The finding of the lower court was upheld, except as to the! eontrarts with the independents. | I | OKLAHOMA COUNTY SEAT WAR; Sheriff's Forces and Mob Exchange | Shots at Jay—Mob Still Holds H the Town, a City, Ok. Dec. 16.—Ac- | tics between Old Jay parti-! the force of deputies headed | by Sheriff Bud Thomason have com- | menced, uccording to telegraphic dis-| patches received at the capital. Sheriff “Bud” Thomason, encouraged by the | arrival in Velaware county of Adjt.! Gen. Frank M. Canton, assembled his | force of thirty deputies, and under | cover of darkness approached to with- | én a quarter of a mile of Old Jay,| where the county records are guard-} ed by an armed force of Old Jay, Partisans. ‘ | Hastily improvising fortifications fn | front of the town, Thomason sent one- half of his men, to approach the oppo-| site side. Fire was opened on the town by both divisions of deputies | and immediately responded to by the! besieged guard. More than one hun- dred shots were exchanged, when the| attacking sheriff's forces withdrew, | believing they were too greatly out: | sumbered to rush the town. Pardons for 360 Convicte. ‘Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 17.—Gov. George W. Donaghey pardoned 316 ‘state and 44 county convicts, and in @ long statement said his action was ‘maken as a protest against the sys- tem of leasing convicts in vogue in Arkansas. The governor in his state @ent denounced magistrates for im- posing long sentences for trivial of- fenses and told of what he termed @igadvantages of the lease system. ‘Workman Buried in Concrete. Keokuk, Ia., Dec. 16—A human hand grotruding from amidst tons of co gment, the frames of which were re- Smoved several days, was found in one are actually weak, run- down—they are slowly § deteriorating—they need strength and nourishment for body and brain. Scott’s Emulsion corrects nervousness—it is essentially a f food—a concentrated, nourish- ff ing, curative food to restorethe healthy action of body cells, fortify the blood, sharpen the § appetite, make strength, Bf health, energy and vigor. ‘ As pure as milk, it is readily J assimilated —nourishes every organ and every tissue. Phy- k sicians everywhere recom- mend Scott’s Emulsion with absolute confidence in its § beneficial results. Don't wait § —start now, but insist on SCOTT’S. No alcohol or drags. MISSOURI'S TIME TO CROW THE FARM PRODUCTS FOR 1912 WORTH. $750,000,000. With a Crop Worth $104,517,350, State Has Third Place as a Corn Producer, Columbia, Mo., Dec. 16,—The value of Missouri farm products and live stock for the present year is esti- mated at more than % Dilliom dollars. Of that sum almost 200 million dol- lars is represented in the ordinary field crops alone, according to W. L. Nelson, assistant secretary ef the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. The annual crop report just issued shows that the Missouri corn crop for 1912 is approximately % million bush- -els;-243,042,951, This exceeds the corn crop of 1911 by more than 50 million | bushels, The value of the corn grown in Missouri this year, figured at the average state farm price of 43 cents a bushel, is $104,517,250. The average yield for the 7,610,988 acres is 31.9 bushels an acre. Only Iowa and Illinois grew as much corn in 1912 as did Missouri. Kansas fell almost 100 million bushels short of *Missouri’s total. Of the Missouri corn crop for the present year 72 per cent is now in the cribs, so favorable has been the sea- son, The winter of 1911-12 was unfavor- able for wheat in Missouri. In many counties, especially in the northeast, much wheat was winter killed, so that the acreage harvested was only about 75 per cent of that seeded. The crop for the present year, harvested from 1,708,999 acres, totaled 21,546,720 bushels, worth, at 90 to 92 cents a bushel, $19,441,869, The state yield was 12.6 bushels an acre, The present wheat acreage is 2,023,330. That is omly 93.2 per cent of the original acreage seeded in the fall of 191), but is considerably larger than the acreage actually harvested in 1912, SOLD CHAMPION HEN FOR $800 | “Lady Show You” Purchased by the Chicago Poultry Journal at Springfield Show, Springfield, Mo. Dec. 14.—Hight hundred dollars was paid here for a White Plymouth Rock hen, but that| hen, “Lady Show You,” is champion egg layer of America, by virtue of having a record of 281 full weight eggs im one year, The bird was bought from J. A. Bickerdite of Millersville, {l., by the Chicagé 2oultry Journal. “Lady Show You” won the national egg-laying contest at tne state poul- try station, Mountain Grove, Mo., this year. She was upon exhibition at the State Poultry show here. New Idea for Stereoscope. The old-time stereoscope, the friend of our childhood days, is promised a return to popularity in a somewhat new guise. The old-time device has been hitched to the latest phase of the photographic art and it may be but a short time before the modernized etereoscope will be seen in the par ing picture machine has been made available for domestic purposes. It is no longer limited to the auditorium and the hall, but a new camera, small, H | list. BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS By Supt. P. M. Alligon Coleville has an enrollment of 22 and 22 were present. They have 4| good attendance and a good school. They are preparing for an entertain- ment Christmas. Miss Cloe Hartley BBR | is teacher. Red White and Blue has an enroll- ment of 16 and 13 were present. They need some equipment in this school. The teacher, Miss Nannie Hammontree, is doing her best to keep the work up with the course of study. Mingo has an enrollment of 38 and 29 were present. They have a good building and if they will put a jacket around their stove I shall be pleased to place the school on the approved Miss Minnie Holwell is teacher. Crawford has an enrollment of 25 and 22 were present. They ‘have {| some good workers in this school and will likely try in the spelling contest. Miss Dora Rush is teacher. Altona has an enrollment of 31 and | 28 were present. They havea larger. I enrollment than usual and the attend- ance is very good. Miss Stella | Pheasant is teacher. Edwards has an enrollment of 39 and 33 were present. This school \has a less enrollment than common. The attendance is fairly good. The school is conducting a literary that is arousing much interest. Many of our schools are doing this. Where these are held twice a month I am sure they are all right, but oftener than this will likely interfere with the school work too much. Mr. R. L. Lynn is teacher. . Bryan has an enrollment of 41 and 39 were present. They are doing good work and their teacher is put- |ting forth a good effort. Her work |is very satisfactory in every respect. Miss Mary Ingrham is teacher. McKinley has an enrollment of 41 jand 27 were present. They are in-| +stalling-a new heating plant and their ' school will be placed on the approved list. Miss Emma Burgess is teacher. Smoky Row has an enrollment of 19 and 17 were present. They are having very good attendance. These pupils are willing and most of them ‘are doing good work. Miss Ora Morgan is teacher. | Hackler has an enrollment of 27 |and 22 were present. They were preparing for a box supper and I hope they did well for they deserve it. Miss Audra Guthrie is teacher. Freeze Out has an enrollment of 21 and 19 were present. This school has a very good attendance and they are going to get a new stove. There will be nothing to the name then. Miss Elsie McClenney is teacher. Shelton has an enrollment of 43 and 30 were present. They are doing very good work. The teacher is not | very familiar with country work and especially in this county. She has |not been able to co-operate with any of our work and it tells in any school. Miss Ora Hunt is teacher. Johnstown has an enrollment of 32 and 26 were present. They have | some changing in their district. Some |of the classification is very poor \in this school, but it is due large- \ly to the irregular attendance. Mrs. Flora Koontz is teacher. Elm Grove has an enrollment of 13 and 8 were present. They have | Just held an entertainment and cleared about $28. They will buy new books and some equipment. Miss Bertha McCook is teacher. | Enterprise has an enrollment of 38 {and 22 were present. They are mov- ing in this district and it seems to be alosing game. Miss Elsie Sullins is teacher. Fair View has an enrollment of 48 and 25 were present. The work is doing well and the teacher, Miss Min- nie Christie, is one of the best in the county. The attendance should be better and is usually so. Griggs has an enrollment of 34 and 29 were present. This school. has some good workers and they are al- ways willing. Miss Alta Chapman is ‘ e tardy marks but are B da better after this. A meeting will be held in Butler soon and those who want credit for the work:can attend this meeting, if they have not secured it by attend- ance elsewhere. Some do not care now but will be very anxious about the matter when they come for the renewal of their certificate or to se- cure a new one. Now is the time to talk about this. ; Public Sale I will sell at public auction at the jail yard in Butler on Saturday De- cember 21 at 1:30 o’clock p. m., the following property: 7 Horses—Six year old gelding; five year old dark bay gelding; fami- ly horse, bay, 10 years old; 7 year old mare, sorrel, splendid family mare; bay horse 8 years old; bay horse 5 years old, all the above ani- Spring horse colt. Cattle—4 head extra good milch| cows, all will be fresh in the early spring. 2 excellent spring calves, 1 heifer and 1 steer. Hogs—5 head Duroc Jersey shoats will weigh about 140 pounds each. Buggies, Wagons, etc.—Double buggy, 2 single buggies, several sets double and single harness, heavy stock saddle; spring saddle. } 2 or 3 sanitary cots; 12 gauge Win- | chester Repeating shotgun, 2 sets barrels, like-new; 12 gauge double Remington shotgun, hammerless. Terms:—All sums of $5 and undér, cash. On sums over that amount, credit of 9 months time will be given | on bankable note, to bear 6 per cent} interest. 5 per cent off for cash. W. J. Bullock. C. E. Robbins, Auctioneer. $800 Buys “Lady Show You” Springfisld, Mo., Dec. 13.—“‘Lady Show You,” a hen that won the na- tional egg-laying contest at the State Poultry Station, Monntain Grove, Mo., this year was sold here today for $800 by J. A. Bickerdite of Millersville, Ill. __The hen_has a record -oftaying—-28t full-weight eggs this year. “Lady Show You”’ is a white Plymouth Rock. mals good drivers, single or double. | TO AI.I.. We wish you one and alla Merry Christmas and Happy New Year We have a fine Souvenir for all our customers. Will begin giving them out on December 26. - Grocery Department ether aie. 4 for 25c; per dozen 70c .3 for 25c; per case, 2 dozen, $1.65 .2 for 25c; per case, 2 dozen, 2.40 ssseeee3 Ibs 25c; 10 fos 75c ..3 Ibs 25c; by the box 6¥c ib Package seedles raisins. Can COrn....... 00. -.0ee Can tomatoes, No. 3... 3 Crown raisins in bulk. L.-W. crackers.. Fancy Jap rice.. . Large 3 Crown seeded raisins, 16-0z. package..3 for 25c; doz. 90c Large No. 1 English walnuts ....per Ib 20c Large No. 2 English walnuts & Almonds, best quality Filberts, No. 1 Large polished Brazil nuts.. Aunt Jemima’s pan cake flour Uncle Jerry buckwheat flour ... Monsoon buckwheat flour. Pure buckwheat flour... Home dried apples.... Evaporated apricots.................. CE OOUNID ae Silverware for Presents 1847 Ware—anything you want. Community Ware. Quarter Century Ware See our line before you buy. Save You Money. .5-tb sack 25c .3 Ibs 25c .2 tbs 25c We will YOURS, Norfleet é Ream 7 jardware Store. Phones, 144 and 49 BUTLER, MO. White Front West Side Square right thing for the right person. 42 piece Haviland See Our Beautiful Christmas DISPLAY Full of new ideas! 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