The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 27, 1916, Page 6

SRM ENTER _ sued for subscription to ONCE A REPUBLIC - The Imperial State of Missouri Once Was a Government All of Its Own. W. LL. Webb, of Independence, a local historian, is responsible for bringing again to light the fact that Missouri at one time was a republic all of its own, “Phis fact,’ says Webb, ‘owas efficially and legally Qeelared in the preamble to the state constitu- tion under which Missouri was ad- mitted to the union in 1821, was in an uproar for over the admission. of , , but no objection was at any time urged against the clause that declared the state to be a ‘republic.’ The first constitution > continued in full force until over- thrown by the Civil war. “Asa republic, the State of Missouri had its own flag, a beau- faful cnsign of blue merino with the coat-of-arms of the state em- blazoned in gold-gilt on each side. This flag and the stars and stripes floated together in perfect accord | until the war broke out, whereup-. on the state of Missouri. denied the right of any hostile army to trespass upon her sacred soil, and therefore flew to arms against the forees which invaded the state | under the United States flag. “Hor one whole year Gen, Price raarched up and down the state at the head of the Missouri state esaard which carried the blue mer- ino flag and fought many great battles and was victorious in all ef them. After the battle of Pea Ridge, March 7, 3, the Missou- vi state guard disbanded and Gen- ral Price accepted a comission m the Confederate anny, where- upon the state flag was furled for- ever, In its stead came the Se- cesh or Confederate flag. But the state of Missouri did not cease to be a legal vepublic until 1865 when the Drake constitution went -mto effect.” —Kx, Must Pay for Newspapers. That « newspaper that is left and read at a man’s home must be paid for and that the fact that the newspaper was ‘‘not ordered” does aot constitute a valid relief from indebtedness was held by a jury in the circuit court this week when judgment for $30.30 was re- | turned in favor of A, T, Ankrom against W. FE. West. Plaintiff! the St. Louis Republic from July, 1910, September, 1914, at the rate; sa month. According to testimony at the! trial, West had subscribed for a certain period when the Repub- He was conducting some sort of a contest. West subscribed through Miss Tina Houston, who was one of the contestants. When his subscription expired he, con- tinned to receive it and read the newspaper, though it lad not been ordered longer than the time stated in the subseription given to Miss Housten.—Mexico Intelli- gencer | Some Deep Holes. There are eleven drill holes in Missouri that have penetrated to a depth of more than 2,000 feet, | according to a table issued by the | state geologist, IT. A. Buehler, of Rolla. These and other deep holes | are the result of prospecting for | mineral, oil, gas or an adequate water supply. St. Louis for many. years had the deepest wells in the | United States. The Belcher well at Main and O'Fallon strects, started in 1849 and completed in 1854, reached a depth of 2,199 fect. It antedates the first deep wells in the United States up to that time. The St. Louis insane asylum well, completed in +869 (depth 3,843 feet), when drilled, was also the record depth in the country, and is still the deepest well in Missouri by more than ],- 100. feet. Horse Sense. A horse that refrains from eat- ing is using the horse sense meth- od of curing itself of some intes- tinal trouble. Nature sometimes fails, so take no chances but go! to the aid of nature as soon as} you sec something wrong with your horse and give it a dose or, two of 5. A. Thomas Stock Rem- | edy: If it does not respont at once, this medicine costs you noth- | ing and its just as sure with cows | or sheep. We give. your. money, back. | 250.K.M.1m_ C. C. Rhodes. | Breaking in New Shoes. SCOTT TO CONFER | Villa. WITH GEN. OBREGON Questions Arising Over Pres- ence of Americans in Mex- ico to ba Discussed. PERSHING DRAWING IN FORCES Funston Sends Orders to Concentrate Troops—Movement Already Begun —Villa Again Located. San Antonio, Tex., April 25.—Gen- eral Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the United States army, and General Alvaro Obregon, Carran minister of war, will formally dis s at El Paso or at some other agreed point pear there, the questions that have arisen because of the entrance into Mexico of General Pershing’s punitive expedition. Just when this conference will take place will depend upon when General Obregon can reach the bor- der, General Scott received his instruc- tions to meet him there late today after he had already purchased his transportation and made his sleeping car reservations on a train for Wash- ington. He had intended to leave here for the East in the morning. He will remain here until it is known when General Obregon can get to El Paso. It is assumed that it will re- quire three or four days for the Mexi- can minister of war to make the trip. | | i Maj. Alexander L. Dade of the | Seventh cavalry is on active duty in | the front ranks of Villa’s pursuers. 'FRENGN AVIATORS ARE BUSY | Many Bombs Dropped on German Po- sitions—No Important Changes | Reported on Any Front. London, April 25.—Artillery bom- bardments alone are taking place on Drawing in His Forces. General Funston sent Pershing today the preliminary orders for the reconcentration of his troops along the lines he had recommended and which had been approved. Al- ready General Pershing has begun | drawing in the mobile have been operating considerably in advance of the southern terminus of his long line of communication and the line itself will be materially shortened. | His headquarters will be moved from | Nami quipa to Colonia Dublan in the environs of Casas Grandes, and strong- | er units will be grouped along the | shortened line from Columbus to a} point considerably nearer the border | than at present. Bandits Again Located. The new disposition of troops, it is | expected, will serve the purpose not | only of defense, but will enable Gen- eral Pershing to make rapid and ef- fective movesin any direction in case ‘there should be necessity for action. This new alignment of the forces will be maintained. pending developments incident to’ the diplomatic. negotia- tions. Reports from General Pershing to- day indicated that Francisco Villa had been located again, this time west of Parral, in the mountains of western Chihuahua. General Funston regard- ; ed the information that General Per- shing had secured as authentic. No troops have been sent in pursuit of | Villa. Will Stay in Mexico, | Yashington, April 24.---Behind the | announcement today that | President ‘Wilson had approved a plan | for lisposition of .the American | troops in Mexico, there was a plain | intimation tonight that the, Washing: | ton goervnment had determined to! maintain a military status quo beyond the border until the Mexican de facto | government has demonstrated its ability to capture or crush Villa and his adherents and prevent repetitions of the Columbus, N. M., raid. . In the interim, it is understood the American troops will be placed as to safeguard the border towns by virtually policing the. area where Gen- eral Carranza has been heretofore un- able to check bandit operations. The New Plan Is Approved. Secretary Baker announced the ap- proval of the redisposition plan after consultation with the President today oevr a joint report submitted by Ma- jer General Funston and Major Gen- eral Scott, chief of staff, in conference on the border. The plan was propos- ed by General Funston and concurred in by General Scott. “The statement I have made indi- cates nothing whatever on the subject of when the Amer troops will be withdrawn from Mexico, The whole subject of withdrawal of the forces is under arrangement and _ negotiation by the state department.” Scott and Funston Confer. San Antonio, Tex., April 22.—Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the United .States army, and Major General Funston, in charge of opera- tions along the frontier and in Mexico, personally discussed tonight the prob- lems that have grown out of the puni- tive expedition in pursuit of Francisco General Scott arrived from Washington tonight and was met by General Funston, the two going im- mediately to General Funston’s head- quarters at Fort Sam Houston. _More Recruits Than Usual. Washington, April 25.—While 4,699 men have enlisted in the army since March 15, when Congress authorized an increase of 20,000, army officials today estimated that the actual net gain has been something over 2,000. A Diaz Army is Forming. Washington, April 25.—Strong bands of Felix Diaz supporters are concen- the French and Belgian fronts, the | to Genesal | scene of the greatest activity being. | the region of Le Mort Homme and in | the Argonne forest, with the Germans the aggressors in the former and the French in the latter sector. French aviators in squadron forma- ‘tions have dropped large numbers of shes on German positions at Longu- yon, Stenay, Iun and near Montfau- con, % The fighting between the Russians and the Germans and Austrians along the eastern front continues at various points, but-no important changes in position are reported. The same is true of the Austro-Italian zone. - Vienna reports an attack Haster Sunday by seven Italian aeroplanes on | the city of Trieste, in which nine civ- ilians, five of them children, were killed and five wounded. | The British in German East Africa | are continuing their forward move- | ment against the Germans, having | now occupied the town of Kondoa in | the Irangi region. Considerable cas- ualties were inflicted on the Germans. ; The British also have been success: | ful in an operation near Deuida, Egypt, repulsing with heavy casualties a Turkish attack. In an engagement | near Qualia village, however, the Brit: | ish were forced to retreat after an | engagement with a Turkish column superior in numbers. Constantinople, reporting on the re- pulse of the British at Felahie last week, says the British losses were more than 3,000, about 2,000 men being killed. A defeat of the Russians in the cen- ter of the Turkish lines in the Cau- casus region is reported by Constanti- nople, but the Russian war office an- | end an ancient feud, if the r Judge Van Valkenburgh Sug- gests a Way to Settle the Old Bond Debt. - PUTS IT UP TO THE TAXPAYERS County Has Chance to Dispose of Old Liability by Paying Fifteen Cents on Dollar, A payment of $600,000, or fifteen cents on the dollar, will wipe out the cloud of bonded indebtedness which has been hanging over St. Clair county, Missouri, forty-five years and ommen- dation of Judge A. S. Van Valkenburgh of the federal court is accepted by the | county. The debt now amounts to more than 4 million dollars. The bondholders ‘signified their intention before the in- formal hearing of St. Clair county property owners last month of abid- ing by Judge Van Valkenburgh’s de: cision. Judge Van Valkenburgh’s recommen- dation was made after careful analy- is. He is acting in the capacity of mediator and seeks a settlement for the best interests of all involved. His opinion is made without regard to merits or demerits of the original con- w | troversy. The question now is up to the tax- payers of St, Clair county. An elec- tion to vote on the bond issue to liqui- date the debt probably will be set by the county court for the latter part of July. It is suggested the bonds be for twenty years, bearing not more than 11, per cent interest. Judge Van Val- kenburgh points out in his recommen- dation that a tax of eighty-five cents a year on $100 property valuation will wipe out the entire debt. The assess- ed valuation of the county is $5,203,490 and the debt, with the cost of litiga- tion, judgments and interest, is $4,038 1, Representatives of each township in St. Clair county, elected at township mass meetings, were present at the in- formal hearing in the federal court in Kansas City in March. Opposition to any compromise measure was mani: fest then, but Judge Van Valkenburgh believes it was by the more radical residents that the present proposition will have a good chance for adoption at an election. Engine Blew Up—One Dead. Charles Cook, a fireman of Brook- field, Mo., was killed, and H. W. And- erson, engineer, was severely injured when the locomotive boiler of the train blew up on the Burlington road about twenty miles from St. Joseph. The train was No. 56, bound for Chi- cago, and the engineer saved the lives of many passengers by staying on the engine until he stopped the train. The fireman also stayed at his. post and could not escape. Woman Burned in House. Miss Maggie Swope, 60 years old, was burned to death in her home ten miles northeast. of Warrensburg re- cently. She had prepared breakfast for her brother and a farmhand who lived with them,.and the men had The “boss” knows that the man who is putting money in the bank is not wasting time spending it. He must be on the job, he knows the value of his job and his time—he doesn’t lose either. He knows time is money—He wants money. When he gets it he puts it in the bank. It is safe there. It helps to have a bank book. Have one. BANK WITH US. Missouri State Bank ‘“THE OLD RELIABLE.” nounces that the Turkish efforts to! gone to the fields to work. In a short advance were frustrated, and that a time they saw the house in flames. Turkish offensive in the direction of By the time they reached the house Kharput checked. London, April 24.—On the Verdun front, where for two months the Ger- mans and French have been almost continuously in battle, the Germans, ” according to an estimate of the French war office, up to April 22, had used thirty divisions, or about six hundred thousand men, in the fighting or in reinforcing units which suffered heavy Josses. The Germans claim the capture of French trenches in the Verdun region southeast of Haucourt and west of Dead Man’s Hill, while Paris records the taking of several German posts in the Avocourt wood. Hill No. 304 is again under the heavy bombardment of the Germans, Trenches taken by the Germans from the British on the Langemarck- Ypres road have been evacuated ow- ing to floods, which have made their consolidation impossible. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS | —The seven Villa bandits who were ‘captured after the raid on Columbus, and convicted of murder in the first degree, were condemned to death the other day by Judge Edward L. Medler. it was impossible to enter. The body of the woman was found in the debris. New Officers for Springfield. Soon after Springfield became a city of the second class Mayor J. J. Gid- eon appointed Fred A. Moon, Demo- crat, city attorney; Barney Rathbone, Republican, chief of police, and W. R. Price, Democrat, chief of the fire de- partment. St. Joseph School Head Resigns. J. A. Whiteford, superintendent of schools in St. Jos 1 twelve years, has resigned and rnon G. Mays, principal of the Lincoln, Neb., high school was elected to sueceed him. New Charge Against Dr. Hyde. Prosecutor Floyd E. Jacobs of Jack- son cour bas filed a new informa- tion against Dr. B. C. Hyde, charging | murder in the first degree by poison- ing with “strychnine and cyanide of potassium.” The former information, filed in 1910, charged poisoning by “strychnine and other poisons un- -known to the jury.” This ‘is the only | difference in the informations, Judge Harris of Centralia Dead. Judge Robert G. Harris, 78 years Low Rates on Farm Loans We are in a position to make farm loans at a low rate of interest on either 5, 7 or 10 years time, with privilege of making partial payments on interest paying dates. All pay- ments of principal and interest pay- able at our office. We make ab-., stracts to all real estate in Bates county at reasonable rates. __ ‘The Walton Trust Co. BUTLER, MISSOURI Current Loans $8,000,000.00 The date of the execution was set for | old, is dead at his home in Centralia. May 19. | He was the father of State Senator —The Dutch steamer Berkelstroom, Frank G. Harris of Columbia and Jas. bound from Amsterdam with a gen-| eee ee eee eral cargo, was sunk by two German Missouri Beats C: | Colorado. submarines. The crew was given fif-! wissouri defeated Colorado in the teen minutes to leave the ship and, recent debate, taking the affirmative the submarines then shelled it with | of the question of a material increase their guns for four hours. | 4n the United States army and navy. —Twenty houses were blown from their foundations, many barns were demolished and much live stock killed 4p Jefferson county carried in the spe- by a violent windstorm which swept cial election receptly by a majority Longview, Tex., and the country be-| of more than 2 to-1. The unofficial tween there and Big Sandy late the yote from all except nine small pre- other. day. So far no persons have ¢cincts gave the proposition 3,047 been reported killed. ~ votes, with 1,377 against it. - Democrats and Republi-| aged Pettis County Woman Dead. having worked together; Mrs. Francis Paralee Botts, 92 years Vote $570,000 for Roads. The $500,000 bond issue for roads | —House can, after Slip-a piece of thin paper be-/| trating in the mountainous Mexican harmoniously for four and one-half} od, died the other night at the home tween your stocking and the sole| country opposite the Texas border, it months, are on the verge of a clash of her son, Elmer Botts, four miles of your shoe. burn your feet. here today. The shoes will not | was said at the Justice Department over the legislative program for the; south of Sedalia. Besides her son she remainder of the session. fs survived by two daughters. © i | 1 Ke What do You Say? Hadn't you better get an IMPROVED EASY IRON and be one of the EASY family, small in- vestment, big income, the EASY is the i —_—__ only way to iron. What these people say’ Il il the rest of the family will stand by. a My Gasoline Iron, I bought of Mr. Smith is entirely srtisfactory, and quite a labor saver.—MRS. WILL EADS, R. F,D. No. 31, Montrose, Missouri. Ican truthfully say that my Self Heat- to me all and morethan I expected,—MRS. A. M. MURPHY, R.F D.No 1, Butler, Missouri, i Spruce, Mo. Have used the IRON about 2 months and like it fine—MABLE DICKISON, Spruce, Missouri. My Self Heating Iron I bonght of Mr. Smith, I have Bees useing 4 Geeks, and have not fonnd fault in any wav MRS. EPSIE EADS, Montrose, Mis souri, R. I", D. No. 31. C. C. SMITH, ‘12 6m—30t-14° Tron hae prov resentative phone No. 1 on 14 SEE Denton-Coleman Loan and Title Co, : FOR FARM LOANS and ABSTRACTS ' BUTLER, MO. PROT PTT TT TS