The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 15, 1916, Page 1

BY BAINBRIDGE COLBY Chicago, June 12.—The Pro- gressives have sustained a head-on collision with their leader. That fact is manifest. He is to look the situation over and decide what to do, but we, too, will look the field over and determine what we ‘will do. ua For many weeks it has been evi- dent that the vehement attacks of Colonel Roosevelt upon the Presi- _ dent ‘were luding that free- dom of decision on the part of the Colonel necessary for the highest leadership of an independent party, with principles of its own aand a sense of its mission. Hi denunciation of Wilson left -the Colonel at the mercy of the Re- publican party. If Wilson is un- believedly bad— and so the Col- onel, in the intensity of his oppo- sition, apparently thinks—he cannot hesitate to support the party which offers numerically the hest promise of the President’s overthrow. It is this outstanding fact and its controlling logic which gave such a sickly hue to the futile strategy of the Progressive. “He. | | County r *| Stone presents warrants for can-|- eee i : Ranch 25 Miles Northwest of] MEXIOAN BANDITS BRAID TEXAS Treasurer John H. cellation as follows: Salary fund, $37.52. Contingent, $21.18. Pauper, $493:23. County Home, $709.25, ; Election and Jury, $414.00. Common school, $800.00. Township School, $3050.00. School loan on W. R. Wilson property: ordered: foreclosed. School,loan on Rudolph Tal- bott property ordered foreclosed. . Joseph A: Flammang, ‘County Highway Engineer, presents his report on expenses on bridges, which is approved. & School loan granted Maria J. Herrell on the north 75 feet of lot 1, Couch’s addition to the city of Butler in the sum of $800.00, provided abstract be- brought up to'date and approved and a satis- factory bond given. : Clerk authorized to make ap- plication to M. S. 8. for admission of Hosie Faubion as county pa- tient. i School loan granted R, E. Crabtree on the following de- scribed property in the sum of $1000.: Lot 2 in block 47 in the city of Butler. Statement of H. O. Maxey, Cireuit Clerk, presented and ap- proved. i Statement of Frank Holland, county clerk, presented and ap- roti : er Bay, and the. messages it carried, irrelevant and immaterial to a situation, largely of the Col- onel’s making, and which he tardi- ly recognized. It is easier to get excited about a subject than to think about it, and the Progressives propose to:do a little thinking and leave the tan- ing steadiness a volume of criti- cisin which has no pérallel in our history since Lincoln’s time. ‘We recall the answer of Lin- coln to the ery in:1864, that his ‘administration was . ‘‘merely stumbling along.’’ “Tt may be true,” said Lincoln, “‘buat, please God, I think we are stumbling along in the right di- If the President has stumbled has it been in the right direction? This is worthy of a little re- ‘flection, and the Progressives, are thinking. Bainbridge Colby, a New York lawyer, made the speech nominat- ing Colonel Roosevelt in the Pro- gressive convention in Chicago last Saturday. Four years ago he was one of the most active. work- ers for Roosevelt for the Republi- ‘van nomination for President and became a Progressive leader in the 1912 campaign. His pamphlet, “A Stolen Nomination for the Presidency,”’ was widely circulat- ed by the Progressives. The annual Sunday school con- -vention of Charlotte will be held at the M. E. church at in Kansas Billy proved. q] The court: made a trip of in- [spection Friday of bridges re- ported in need of repairs and, for the purpose of viewing sites for bridges petitioned for. Mrs. C. Vantrees and daughter, Mrs. A. Fox, returned Tuesday from a ten days visit to Mrs. Van- trees’ sister, Mrs. C. E. Robinson, City... They took in the gs and pro- Se ale EXCELLENT WASH TIES 50c and $1.00 PALM BEACH at $7.50 to $10.00 Also the GENUINE . Is our own:expression ,, are perfect and we can RANCH, Loredo Raided and 80 Horses . Driven Off. San Antonio, Tex., June 11.— Mexican bandits raided the Col man ranch, about 25 miles north west of Loredo, last’ night were driven back across the bor- | der today by a troop of the Four- teenth Cavalry under Capt. Ola W. Bell, The bandits drove off 80 horses but did no damage to the ranch property. The raid was reported to head-| quarters by Gen. Wann at Lore- do, who is in charge of the situ tion. It is expected he will send re-enforcements to Capt. Bel who is without pack train or sup- plies. How far into Mexico he has gone is not known at head- quarters. The raid was first reported to Gen. Funston by T. A. Coleman, of San Antonio, owner of the ranch, who is in Port Aransas on a fishing trip. Verification came from Gen. Bell. of What is regarded by American army officers as official repudia- tion of the agreement entered in- to by Gens. Pershing and Gavira was contained in a curt message from Gen. Jacinto Trevino to Gen. Pershing, informing him _ that Gen. Gavira had no authority to i ilitary subjects with him, RSDAY, JUNE 15, 1916. te Road Funds Apportioned. | In and Around Maysburg. ‘Jefferson City, Mo., June 12.—} State Auditor Gordon today ap- portioned $250,000 from the vari- good road funds to the coun- ties and the City of St. Louis. ‘This is an increase of $60,000 over tt year, and by the close of the sent year the total amount for fe biennial period will amount to ,000. Of this amount $350,000 will be d for dragging roads. To avail themselves of this money counties ‘must make requisition by August 1. If they can satisfy the State Highway Commissioner that they have expended a like sum in per- manent improvements each will sive its share. Under the law providing this fund no county or city can draw Fin excess of 3 per.cent of the to- tal amount apportioned. For this reason the City of St. Louis, Jackson, Buchanan and St. Louis counties will each draw but $7,- 600. Bates county’s share will be $8,257. “Want Wilson to Name Graves. St. Louis, June: 12.—Chief Jus- tice W. W. Graves of the Missouri Supreme Court will be indorsed for the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court _ bench caused by the resignation of Charles E. Hughes, it was an- nounced today by Edward F. Mrs. Gilbert and Hargrave have had bad luck with their turkeys. Mrs. Gilbert lost ‘about 30 one night and Mrs. Hargrave has lost over 50. Now the rats are feast- ing on her chickens, Mrs. Clark lost some 20 turkeys one night by varmints and Mrs. Hoover lost 10. Fred Zimmer spent a few days last week visiting home folks. Mrs. Tan ‘White spent a few ‘days visiting relatives in Butler last week. The Childrens Day at White Oak Sunday was postponed on ac- count of the rain. Mr. Farmer sold hogs in Urich last week. f Jeff Taylor stayed aall night at Tan White’s. Wednesday night. He is a candidate for treasurer. Mrs. Allen of Maysburg Sun- dayed at Mrs. Jessie Owens. Andy Doll, John Getz and Tan White visited Charley Steward Sunday morning. Mr. Godwin and son, Francis, has been attending the Billy Sun- day meetings in Kansas City the last week. The class social was given at Katie Middleton’s last Thursday night. All the class was present but three. A good time was had by all present. : Mrs. James McCleney has been helping her mother pick straw- berries several days the past two i Gen. Pershing sent a copy of Gen. Trevino’s message to department headquarters here. The agreement between Gens. Pershing and Gavira had to do with disposition of troops in’ the territory controlled by the Ameri- can punitive expedition and was) intended as a precaution that might prevent unauthorized clash-! es. It in no way affected the ‘more important phases of the sit- raation:” Goltra, Democratic national com- mitteeman for Missouri. Don’t Belong to Butler. Last week a ‘‘tinhorn’’ gamb- ler lost a roll of money in a crap game in Harrisonville and raised a big “‘holler”’ saying that he had been held up. In writing up the story the Harrisomvifle papers say that he belongs to Butler. This isa mistake. Butler very re- Speetiully declines the. honor. Dr. Allen and wife were out driving Sunday evening. A NEIGHBOR. Col. Clyde Robbins writes us from Winterset, Iowa, instructing us to change the address on his paper from that place to Selisia, Montana. He says the roads were pretty bad in the north part o the state, but when they got into Towa they found the roads all dragged and in good endition. *Cool? Clothes FOR HOT DAYS It’s What You Wear That Makes The Weather So why prolong the change, when our summer clothes © prove that weightlessness is not shaplessness? - Cloths and styles that are in the “individual class,” in such qualities as Priestly Mohairs, Priestly Heetproof, Tub-crash Silks, Tropical Worsteds. $10 - $12.50 - $15 - $18 - $20 —we refer to the way our hot weather clothes behave—their manners Show you the difference in ours better than in trying to explain. Will You Give Us The Chance — 72 inch Table Damask. es you are going to be benefitted - 45 Cents. Yard ‘Regular 75c value In Our Dry Goods Department We own them cheap and ” HUGHES AND FAIRBANES Republicans Nominate- Supreme Court: Justice in a Conven- tion Utterly Devoid of Enthusiasm. Chicago, Ill, Jute 10.—Charles Evans Hughes, former Governor of New York, and until today Jus- tice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was today nomi- nated for the presidency by the Republican National Convention. Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana, elected Vice President ' with Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, again was chosen for second place - on the Republican ticket. _ Both nominations, made by ov- erwhelming majorities, were by acclamation made unanimous. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts presented by Roosevelt as a com- promise candidate, received 7 votes. Col. Roosevelt himself re- ceived 18 1-2 votes, scattered over 12 states. a The nominating ballot showed this count; Hughes, 949 1-2; 18 1-2; Lodge, 7; Dupont, 5; Weeks, 3; absent 1.. Total, 987. The convention will go down in history as utterly lacking in en- thusiasm. The bosses, would not stand for Roosevelt and the dele- gates meekly submitted and nom- inated who they were told to. Justice Hughes sent a telegram to Chairman Harding accepting ion—and—at- ne nomina Roosevelt, time sent his resignation as Jus- tice of the United States Supreme Court to President Wilson by special. messenger. The President sent this reply to Justice Hughes’ letter: “Dear Mr. Justice Hughes: I am in receipt of your letter of resignation and feel constrained to yield to your desire. I, there-__ fore, accept your resignation as Justice of the Supreme Court of ithe United States, to take. effect. at once. Sincerely yours, WOODROW WILSON.”’ A Kitchen Shower. Miss Cornelia Woods, who is to marry Mr. Finley Porter of St. Louis the latter part of this month was treated to a surprise last Thursday evening when a number of her girl friends gave her a kitchen shower. A very pleasant evening was spent and Miss Woods received many useful presents: Much fun was _ had when each of the girls as’ they gave their hostess her present re- cited a verse of original poetry. Soldier Wounded in Dance Hall Fight, Douglas, Ariz., June 10.—One soldier was wounded, probably fatally, late today in a dance hall in the restricted district here. As a result, mobs of soldiers attack- ed the dance hall. Several hun- dred shots were fired, but there were no causalties. ‘MISSOURI SUFFRAGISTS QUIT. Towa Defeat Causes Women ta Withdraw Petitions. St. Louis, June 8.—Announce- ment was made at the _Woman Suffrage headquarters here today that petitions for placing a suf- frage amendment on the Missouri ballot next fall would not be filed. This decision was reached as a result of the defeat of wo- man suffrage in Iowa. It had been planned to file the petitions after the suffrage dem- onstration during the Democratic ° national convention, but the com- ing election now is’ considered inopportune. : A woman suffrage amendment was defeated at the election of 1914. The Missouri organization of the Women’s Christian Temper- ance: Union will not enter any campaign this fall for suffrage, ing. to Mrs. Fannie L. T