The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 14, 1915, Page 6

* Levi L. Scott. In the death of Levi L. Scott of Ne- cae Ra A. vada, who died last Friday night, the One dropped off and then there were eignt. | bar of Southwest Missouri lost one of Eight little Moosers up in Teddy heaven, its ablest and most brilliant repre- || One dropped bie harp and then there were | sentatives.’ He was not pleasing Se pth M fi {8 persone, te aie ven lit.le Mooseve outim the sticks, : broa ad: One stood pat again, then’ ines ene olx. baby te spre ts, One oonidertaolt thes tnere'weretre, [Out he was the soul of professional Five little Monsera feeling rather sore; honor. In the practise of his profess- One jumprd h's contract, then there were f ur, | {On as a lawyer, he exNausted every four little Moosers hanging to a tree, resource of energy ‘and legal ability One’s foot slipped anit them there were three. | to protect the interests of his clients, Phree little Monsera, try to guess who, and that he achieved success in a One turned G. O- P.. then there were two most gratifying and wonderful ‘de- Two Utile Moosers looking for some fan gree, is attested by the long record Paepiaine en Gare: wera sesay of his legal achievements and victo- ries. He had a large and lucrative | takingrall the time necessary to dis-| | cover such cheats and the State De- | partment will - hig considerable ~~ | difficulty in persuading that country WORT, 0. ALUMM. Ralior and Menseger 1 yes diffarent course or in’ fide k ;ing a reason why it-should. ° | About the best America can do is to insist that while such things may ‘have been done they are not charac- ___________. | teristic of the manner in which’ trade ‘ntered at the Post Office of Butler, Mo.,as; with neutrals’ is being carried on, eevcecclees Bal mater = |not characteristic of American busi- PRICE; $1.00 PER YEAR |Mess men as a whole and that the : .| whole nation shall not be punished |for the delinquencies of a few.—Re- ! public. The Butler Weekly Times Printed on Thureday of each week COMING SOON Oyster Brothers’ 2 fi ANNOUNCEMENTS. ‘We are authorized to avnounce * A.C, MORELAND, as @ candidate for the office of County Superin- tendent of Public Schools subject to the action | of the Democratic Primary, Monday, Febru-| Governor Major’s message is as | The Governor’s Message. | Joplin Gtobe. ary 27th, 191d . #’clock p. m, for the purpose of nom-, would he extraordinary, . men who will do so, but they are not We are authoriz d to anponnce the toxiowing | 2004 Bone a8 thas been issued from as candidat+s for township offices subject to the | Jefferson City ina long time. Asa Fobrnery ath ieee Primary, Se'urdey, literary document, it’ is particularly COLLECTOR | Pleasing and equal to any issued by his predecessors, The governor is z jno amateur in the matter of rhetoric- : . _ |al utterance. And his recommenda- Mt. Pleasant Primary Election. tions will meet with approval from a The Democrats of Mt. Pleasant’ large majority. township will hold a Primary election} Of course, while the message is at the South Court House basement) politically bomb-proof, it is not likely on Saturday, February 27, 1915, be-jall the things the governor recom- tween the hours of 12:30 and 6:30} mendes will be embodied into laws. It indeed, inating a Democratic township ticket. | should anything like this come about. All persons desiring to become can- | Message-making in its broadest as- didates before said primary are re-| pect isa thankless, unattractive sort quested to notify the committeeman in| of job. It is too similar to making order that his name may appear upon | the opening speech ina debate. The ballot. By order of | general assembly plays the part of jthe second speaker, and with the message held up before it as a fair tion target, frequently proceeds to tear : ; im the governor’s propositions to shreds The Democrats of Mt. Pleasant or, worse still, to ignore them alto- township will hold a mass conven- gether. It _is true governors have tion at the Probate Court room on | the closing ten minutes with the veto a F on e 1915, ve pen, but this is only partially satisfy- o’clock p. m. for the purpose of ing at best. While he may blight electing seventeen delegates to the some of the pet measures of ‘others, county convention to be held Febru-. there is no potency in the veto to af- ary 15th, 1915, for the purpose of fect pet measures of his. own that nominating a candidate for County ' may have been ignored. Superintendent of Schools. But Governor Major’s recommen- By order of \tions are peculiarly good. this time J. F. Smith, Committeeman, — land without question a majority of : i ‘them will reach the statute books. Gov. Dunne on a Paid National |And he deserves special credit for Guard. the forcefulness with which he brings The citizen of any State who joins lout one important point and takes the the National Guard at the present) proper stand upon it. In the early time receives pay only when called | part of the message he says: J L, BARKER, Mt. Pleasant Townsnip Conven- Fiom the Now York World. are so afraid of the labor vote that they allow the unions of California to insult Japan?”’ 2 The labor unions of California are powerless to insult Japan except as they act through the government of the state, and that government is in , jthe hands of Mr, Roosevelt's’ fellow- Progressives. : California is the one remaining stronghold of the Progressive party. In 1912 it cast eleven of its thir‘een electoral votes for Mr. Roosevelt. The Progressive majority in the.state senate was fourteen and in the house twelve. Its governor since 1911 is Hiram Johnson, who was the Pro- gressive candidate for vice president when Mr. Roosevelt was the Pro- gressive candidate for president. Last fall Mr. Johnson was re-elected governor on the Progressive ticket by a plurality of 188,505, The Pro- gressives in the new legislature have aclear majority of the senate and a plurality of the whole legislature on joint ballot. If Mr. Roosevelt wishes to improve the relations between the United States and -Japan, he should begin with his personally conducted Pro- gressive party in California, which is responsible for all the difficulties that have been raised between the two countries,since Mr. Wilson be- came president. We do not. know for service or when attending ma-| ‘The estimated revenues available | ether she Demnodiie are afraid of neuvers. He is furnished with his’ for the payment of appropriations for uniform and arms, but these remain the years 1915 and 1916 will be ap- the property of the War Department proximately, $11,500,000. The legis- and a strict accounting is demanded | lature must take this into considera- by the State and the War Department ‘tion in making appropriations, be- for all equipment. He gives up his cause I will not permit the appropri- time and pays his own car fare when ations to exceed the reasonable ex- he attends drill and other regiments! pectancy of the revenues. Should functions. : the appropriations go beyond | will The officer must buy his own uni- have no hesitancy in vetoing same, form and side-arms. If he is an effi- | to the end I may know the state will cient officer and has the interest of meet its obligations promptly and his command at heart he must be., have its credit maintained.’’ the labor unions or not, but we know they have nothing to do with the government of California and that California is the trouble-maker. Gass Takes Office, Appoints Staff Jefferson City, Mo. Jan, 11.— Howard A. Gass of' Jefferson City, Democrat, became State Superin- tendent of Public Schools today, suc- ceeding William P. Evans, Republi- can, who retired, after four years’ service. During Evans’ term there constantly spending money out of his! This, it is to be noted, is not dec- own private purse. This accounts laration for economy, but a mere an- forthe constantly changing person-, noucement ofa stand for strict bus- nel of the officers in Missouri and iness principles. Expenses must-be other States’ National Guard. ‘less than income. This isa simple ‘ff the United States wishes the | business policy, but one too often ig- various States to maintain a National nored or evaded in governmental Guard it should furnish a greater in- | administration. The question how centive to the young men of this much the income isto exceed ex- country to become soldiers,’ said| penses is of prime importance, of the Guard officers of that State. Gov. | schemes for economies touched upon Dunne favors a plan whereby the in other portions of the governor's citizen soldiery who attends 40 week- message. But. the first thing is to ly drills in the course of a year shall see that the income does exceed ex- be paid $1.50 for each period of drill. | penses, even if by no more than one/ known in educational circles in the} blue draperies, plain tope rugs and This suggestion is in keeping with | dollar. Governor Major makes a the militia pay bill still:somewhere in | definite promise to take care of this Congress. It is certain that men are’ point himself and his’ message would not going to give their money as well ' be worth while if it contained noth- astheir time to soldiering for the more than this one promise. State and the nation unless they are Seeniimee in ap paid. There is a certain number of | It May Interest You To know that the Loyal Sons Bible gumerous enough to furnish the | Class meets in itsclass-rooms-(second trained citizen soldiery needed. And, {flour court house) each Sunday unless men are trained adequately | morning at 9:30 o’clock. _ somewhere and somehow where are} Good Lessons:—H. 0. Maxey isthe we to get tne ‘‘trained reserve'’ that/teacher. Lecture system. . The has been recommended? scripture applied to the present. By the way, just- where is the mi-; -Good Music:—An orchestra that litia pay bill and what is Congress | plays the music of themasters of that going to do with it?—Republic. art—Mozart, Mandel, Bes Stan gee eg Gounod, etc., and accompanies the good tol": was much constructive legislation along educational lines, due chiefly to the excellent ‘“‘team work” of Gov. Major and’Mr. Evans. . Mr. Gass served several years as Assistant Superintendent under W. T. Carrington and then filled a term of four years as Superintendent. He was defeated in the general election of 1910 by Mr. Evans. * Gov. Dunne of Illinois, in addressing -course, and involves the various There was little formality .in the |tion at San Francisco, this year. transfer of the department. Mr. Gass was sworn in by Judge R. F. Walker of the Supreme Court. Mr. Gass’ assistants are all widely The following are the appointments of the new office staff: Chief Clerk—W. M. Oakerson of Marysville. Teacher Training Inspector—M. G. -| Neale of the faculty of the Marysville | window seats are features of the li- State Normal School. : : . High School Inspectors—P. P. Cal- Mr. Roosevelt’s Queer Complaint meant when he. told a correspondent of the London Morning Post that ‘‘the Democratic party in the United States superb legal attainments inspired. as the gaguit.of “‘snitch,’’ methods’’ What could Mr. Roosevelt have | °° other wapcofessional or unscrupu- rent | !0U8 taeties, ‘but in recognition of “his honesty and in the confidence his In force of charaeter,in the exalt- ed conception of the duties and re- sponsibilities of his profession, he ex- emplified qnalities always worthy. of the highest commendation. i It is to the memory of a man like Levi Scott, toa man who lived up to the highest ideals of citizenship and. professional honor, to a man who left to his family the priceless heritage of an honored name, and tothe world an example of life that will be an in- spiration: and an incitement to others to climb to the height of great and honored achievements, that The Sun delights to pay a tribute of respect and commendation.—Eldorado Sun. Bates County Democratic Cen. tral Committee, Held in Butler Jan. 7, 1915. In the absence of the chairman and | secretary, Henry Tilson was selected as chairman and H. L. Sheppard se- lected as secretary pro-tem. | The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p. m. in the office of the Circuit, Clerk. On motion made and carried it was decided to hold conventions in the different townships on the 13th day of February 1915 for the purpose selecting delegates to the county con- vention for the purpose of nominat- ing a County School Superintendent, also to hold the County Convention on the following Monday, February 15, 1915. On motion made and carried it was decided that each township should be entitled to one delegate for every 25 vates or fractional part thereof cast in said township for Howard A. Gass for State Superintendent of Schools at the General Election to be held November 3rd., 1915, It was decided that eace township committeeman should select his own date for the holding of the Democrat- ic convention or primary to select the Democratic nominees for the town- ship. | souri Building at Fair. The Scruggs-Vandervort-Barney Dry Goods Company has been award- ed the contract for complete furnish- ings for the Missouri building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposi- The structure contains a reception room 60 by 80 feet and 20 feet high, with a mezzanine balcony encircling it. This will be furnished with royal furniture of royal blue uphostery, ex- cept a few small chairs to’be done in /small-figured tapestry and combining the colors of blue and tope. All the furniture will be mahogany. A large built-in bookcase and brary where tbe furniture will be English. Ten bedrooms for the ac- practice, Business came to him, no} | Minutes of the Meeting of the|s chinery, buildings, ‘of the university in Columbia are the laway of Paris and F. C. Irion of | comodation of guests will be fitted up Cape Girardeau. — |on the second floor in mahogany fur- Walker of Harrisonvilie, Cass county. : ‘ . Statitician—D: W. Clayton of Mt. Vernon, Lawrence county. ee Stenoyraphers—John Harris of Se- dalia and Miss Laura: Tuckley of Jef- : Messenger—Victor Klehe of Jeffer- Rural School Inspector—J. -T.|niture. The furnishings will be ‘in-| Ht stalled by February. ase: Wi publication of ‘The fashington, D. C., Jan, 9.—‘‘In-| Property Owned by Missouri Is Valued at $19,005,867. Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 11.— tate Auditor John P. Gordon today completed the final valuation made of the property owned by Missouri as represented in its educational, elee- mosynary, penal and other’ institu- tions. a | The inventory includes realty, ma- furniture and supplies. The grand total is $19,005,867.13. The new state capitol at Jefferson City js listed as the most valuable item in the inventory, representing The state owns 108 town lots and | 4,887 acres of land, valued at $2,737, - 310.78, the buildings represent a to- tal of $13,216,374.60, machinery and | equipment $1,029,223.01 and furni- ture and supplies $2,022,958, 74. | Next to the property owned by the State in Jefferson City the holdings most valuable in the aggregate. Refused a $1,000 Bequest. | Sedalia, Mo., Jan. 7.—Refusal of} $1,000, bequeathed her in the will of the late Valda S. Stone, a Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway passenger conductor, was filed in the probate court heretoday. Mrs. Fannie Smith signed a petition asking that the court | transfer: the amount to Stone’s di- vorced wife, Mrs. Ella Stone, and! such order has been made. | Stone was one of the most widely | known conductors of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway and ran be- tween Sedalia and St. Louis. For several years he had apartments at! the Smith home, and it was stipulated | in the will that the $1000 was be- queathed to Mrs. Smith for kindness | shown him. ‘Stone shot himself in a' Under Waterproof Canvas | On show grounds on North Main Street. ‘Watch for Opening hotel here December 27. tis muc’ about him, a sign of sat Detekative © _ Bear. ABRUPTLY, GREAT DET . atives can easily halt, abruptly, thei . ,gaitis never such that! h-work, most great d ‘ and stay halted. Hunting Grub glanc Marshall P. Wilder, Humorist, Dies. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 11.—Marshall._ P. Wilder, the author and humorist,, died;in a hotel here early yesterday. - Death was due to heart disease, complicated with a slight attack of pneumonia. ci Since the death of his wife, more than a.year ago, Mr. Wilder has been depressed. He was born in Geneva, N.- Y., in 1859, became a public entertainer at an early age, and appeared at one time before English royalty. Among his best known books are the “Sunny Side of the Street,” “People I Have Smiled With’ and “Smiling Around the World.’ Reports on Emergency Currency. Washington, D. C., Jan. 11,— Emergency currency amounting} to $126,039,000 was outstanding January 9, according to announcement today by Comptroller of the Currency Wil- liams. Since the first of that curren- | cy was taken out shortly after the out- break of the war $258,444,000 has been retired. Of the outstanding amount Texas banks have the most, $16,859,000; New York is. second with $12,277,000 and California third with $9,687,000. In the South there is outstanding $53,200,000, in the Middle States $27,747,000. GOV. MAJOR MAKES A SPEECH. You can hear the towers ¢f eloquence, Go rippling to the avae, + While bea:on fires of liberty Ar- fispping in the breeze, The ehip of state ie marching or With step of thunderous tread, And every brow that toile for hire Mey estitsh nest bread. For the hands ha Are litted ap ineg, And the bulwarke of the atarry flag Are tring on the wrong. * Y acan see the smile of innneense ss G > singing down through time, While the sixnposts of pre-eminence Are sounding chords sublime.—Post Die- patch, pate are