The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 20, 1916, Page 4

The Butler Weekly Times Printed on Thursday of each week. ROBT, D. ALLEN, Editor and Mgr. | taken an active part in politics. He is a deep student of public af- fairs, has a keen analytical mind and is a debater of no mean abili- ty, His record in the legislature is unimpeachable, He has a wide acquaintance throughout the “county and if ‘Entered at the Post Office of But- ler, Mo. as second-class mail matter, PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS We are authorized to make the fol-| nts, subject to the y of Bates County, August 1, 1916, lowing announc Democratic pri to be held Tues County Treasurer SSeS JOHN H. STONE W. B. WELCH Summit Township J, 8, TAYLOR Shawnee Township Sheriff J. W. BAKER Osage Township D, CHAMBERS East Boone Township Judge County Court North District A. B. THURMAN Mingo Township Judge County Court South District W.-H. LOWDER New Home Township Circuit Judge, 29th Judicial District C. A. CALVIRD Clinton, Mo, HENRY F. POAGE Clinton, Mo, Prosecuting Attorney D. C, CHASTAIN WATT DAWSON Representative in the State Legislature. JAS. N, SHARP Mound Township 8. Or WILLIAMSON Osage Township BREAK WITH GERMANY MAY COME IN 48 HOURS President Wilson Asks Congress to Sanction Ultimatum The United States is on the verge of a diplomatic break with Germany. The rupture may come within the next 48 hours. President Wilson laid before a! joint session of Congress at 1] o'clock Wednesday a_ detailed statement of the depredations committed by Germany against this country and its ¢ s and} announced that he had issued an| ultimatum ‘to the Imperial Ger-! man Government, that unless the} sinking of neutral vessels and un- armed merchant and passenger | hoats was immediately discontinu- | ed, diplomatic relations with Ger-; Thany would be severed. He told | Congress that national honor per-| | recognized, to express our loyalty j growing thing j love and ambition for our State. jat festival times, on oceasions of litectural decoration jer, for though Kansas has her |Poppy, Maine sturdily clings to nominated will be re-elected. A State Flower for Missouri. - At a recent meeting of the Missouri State Horticultural So- ciety, a committee was appoint- ed to take up the matter of the selection of a ‘State Flower,’’ to n the choice of the people and ake steps to secure the approval fof the legislature. The call for. such a decision reveals the sentiment of devotion of pride, of patriotism for our great state. We need such a symbol, accepted and publicly and our hope. We instinctively long to associate with some native of beauty,- our Sueloa floral emblem will he used public celebration and honor, it will be incorporated in our arch- and placed on Seals and Medals of. Reward, and on State Publications and let- ter-heads. Some_ historical incident might have settled this for us, but we know of none such, so we must make our own history by rallying to. this call. All of us, citizens, men and women, girls and boys should express our choice, our heart’s desire, and let the pre- vailing preference decide the se- lection. The flower need not be a flow- Sunflower and Californina her Tassel and her native and in her Pine Cone Oregon delights grape. We all agree on these funda- mental requirements, that ‘‘The Flower”? should be beautiful in color, in form, a native of our state, abundant and widely dis- tributed over the state. Those already suggested are: Wild, Crab Apple, with its ad- ded attractions of fragrance, and fruit as well as flower. Wild Rose—With its age-long association of sentiment, and its buds, leaves, and hips, all artistic. Aster— variety of form and color and its great profuse- ness. ~ CGolden-rod—Credited to four other states. But this might be combined with the Aster, for “these two flowers clothe our roadsides with a regal mantle of purple and gold.” Dogwood—With its white flow- ers in spring and its rich red fol- iage in the fall. i Clover—-Red-bud, Corn, Wild Phlox, May Apple, Larkspur, Michaelmas Daisy, Paw-Paw, Su- mas and Scyamore Trees ha¥é all mits of only this one step. Adninistration ‘officials state} that one of the greatest crisises in the history of the nation is im-| pending. | Germany must be made to res- | pect American rights and the} President ‘is prepared to enforce) this respect at any cost. Washington, D, (., April 18.— An army reorganization bill that * would produce regular army and reserve military forces in the United States aggregating a mil- lion men was passed by the Sen- ate tonight without a record vote. 8. C. Williamson a Candidate for Representative. Mayor S. C. Williamson, of Rich Hill, was in Butler Monday and authorized The Times to make formal announcement of his candidacy for Representative in the Forty-ninth General Assem- bly of Missouri. Mr. Williamson, who is one of the most enthusiastic young Dem- ocrats of southern Bates county and is a successful business man, having for several years managed a lumber business at Rich Hill building up an extensive trade. He took an active part against the saloons in the recent local op- tion campaign. Mr. Williamson is a well read, able young man and is qualified in every way to cred- itabl, represent Bates county in the State "egislature. Col James N. Sharp. . Hon. Jas..N. Sharp, who so ably represented Bates County in the Forty Eighth General Assembly has announced his candidacy for renomination and election. Col. Sharp, who is a prominent farmer of Mound township, has been a resident of Bates county for many years and has always; been suggested. When the wishes of the people have been reported and counted and weighed, a petition: will be presented to the next Legislature for official adoption. : Let every one, young and old, florists, horticulturists, teachers and children individually, let the scientifie, patriotic and historical societies and women’s clubs all send in word of their preference to Marie L. Goodmon, Kansas City, Mo., Vice President Missouri y Coats and Suits to Match Every Taste and Figure CPS eer Department stands ready to. meet the demands of every fad and fancy. Our assortment, is varied and our lines so complete, we’re in a position to suit every taste and figure, no matter how fas- tidious or conservative. We've suits and coats for every occasion and prices for every purse. Appreciating the fact that it’s the customer who comes back time and ‘again that counts, satisfy our patrons before they leave our store. No request is too much trouble to fulfill, and test. 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Why doesn’t Roosevelt go to Federated Womens Clubs, St. Louis Republican officials sent a big bunch of silk stocking representatives to Jefferson city to ask the State Board of Equali- zation to double the asséssment of farm lands in Misouri, They found the board gave respectful attention to their long-winded harangues. Also found that the members of the board knew a few things about the assessment of property in St. Louis. The record shows that the assessment of farm lands in most of the counties of the state has been increased by the local authorities from 30 to more than a 100 per cent since 1916, while the increase on St. Louis real estate since that year has been a fraction over 30 per cent. A Republican victory in Missouri will mean a doubling of the taxes on people residing out- side St. Louis. This is one of the several reasons why there will not be Republican success in Missou- ri this year. —————1—___. Estimates of the value of stable manure on the farm indicate that in eastePh Pennsylvania the man- ure produced by one adult horse or cow nets the farmer on an av- erage $15.80 per year, while in southern Michigan the manure of one such animal nets the farmer $8.22. Mexico? One fierce gleam of those deadly teeth were worth a thousand men. The Democratic party of this State, through the statesmen it placed in charge of the State gov- ernment, paid a State debt of ov- er forty million dollars, while steadily reducing the tax rate. If that isn’t a ‘‘business administra- tion’’ what would you call it? Now that Taft and Root have protested against the confirma- tion of the nomination of Bran- deis for Supreme Judge, the vote for confirmation ought to be practically unanimous. There is no surprise that these hardshell standpatters are against the “‘people’s lawyer.’’ A survey of 300 farms in Lena- wee County, Mich., indicates that the farmer of southern Michigan keeps a horse on an average 8.5 years and sells him for $18.68 less than he cost. Similar studies conducted in eastern Pennsylvan- ia indicates that the farmer of that district keeps a horse on an average of 12.1 years and sells him for $29.34 less than he cost. Every Democratic editor that heard Governor Major’s speech at the press association banquet in St. Louis ts now ready to meet and ‘‘knock into a cocked hat’’ every issue raised by the oppo- sition press and politicians, That speech was a keynote and rang ¢lear as a bell. It told the truth about ‘state affairs, and the truth makes a splendid showing’ for the administration. a If the Republican party were capable of economy, the fact would be manifest in the govern- ment in the city of St. Louis, which government has been unan- imously Republican for more than a decade. But the government of that city, containing less than a fourth of a population of the State, costs twice as much as the government of the entire state of Missouri as managed by Demo- erats. Do the people want to ex- change their State government for the St. Louis city govern- ment? Mr. Farmer, would that be a good ‘swap? ‘When it was time to act in Mex- ico Wilson acted. Now all the world knows that action is whol- ly unselfish and has no designs against the soverignty of that country. We do not want a foot of Mexican territory. This has all been made clear and there is no ground for apprehension by the countries of Central and South America. Wilson has put his Republican hyper-critics in- a hole again. It’s the Wilson ‘way and the people like it, therefore the gloom in the camp of Repub- lican politicians is thick enough to chop with a hoe. Consequent- ly Democratic hope. was never stronger than now and there is a sound basis for our faith. Agents Quaker Lace Curtain Nets _ The man who displays kindness in handling his live stock is al- ways ahead of the game. It is a fine thing to see an old cow peace-| fully chewing her eud and allow- ing her owner to pass around her without the thought entering her contented mind that she is in the way. That cow will give more milk than the cow that makes a dive for the gate every time any- body enters the yard. Kind treat- ment counts not only in handling cattle and horses but also in look- ing after hogs. You must give farm animals a ‘‘good time’ if they are to return you good prof- its and the individual had better take up grain farming who has not the patience to fondle and ca- ress the animals with which he comes in contact—Farmer and Stocknian. To Tighten Machine Belt. When your sewing machine belt becomes loose put a few drops of castor oil on it, run the machine a few minutes and the belt will tighten. : The chewing gum habit has cost the American people, for chicle alone, about $35,000,000 jin the last ten years. That is five times as much as the Unnited States paid Russia for Alaska, To Remove a Rusty Screw, ich PPlY, ; red hot be: for a short e e head of a rusty screw. While the screw is still hot you should be able to remove it with- out trouble: 6 E & W Dress Shirts, $1, $1.50. H & P Gloves $1, $1.50. Wayne Knit Silk Sor S, 25c and 50c REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Clara L. Coleman to Geo. C. Coleman 90 acres section 3 Char- lotte $1.00. Geo. C. Coleman to Clara L. Coleman tract section 34 Elkhart $1.00. Emma Thomas etal to B. V. Thomas 112 acres section 4 New Home $1.00. A. N, Tabler to J. H. Deeter lots 11 and 12 block 54 Rich Hill $6,200.00. _John A. Carpenter to G. W. Lee « 77 acres section 1 New Home $4,- 000.00, Change the Time in Germany. Berlin, April 6 (wireless to Sayville).—The German federal council has passed-a measure pro- viding that May 1 all clocks shall be set ahead one hour. The meas- ure was proposed for hygienic and economic reasons, as length- ening working time during day- light and decreasing the necessi- ty for artificial light. For Rent. 117 acres three miles north of Butler. - 20-4f Wesley Denton, Butler, Mo. ~ Out Flowers. Cut flowers for all occasions, also potted plants, etc. 26-2¢ © Phone, 31d enna 62. Eggs for Setting. ; Thoroughbred §..€. Rhode Is- land Reds. $1.00 per 15. 18-tf Tel. 126 Mra, J". Boulware.