The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 14, 1916, Page 1

4 ‘ - ministrative government, includ- shave. been conducting ~ gtuffs, including buyers in the; ON FOODSTUFF President May Use Embargo to Solve High Cost of Living Problem. : Washington, D. C. Dee. 7.— That every resource at the com- mand of the White House, includ- ing, possibly, an embargo upon the shipment of food stuffs and clothing material td Europe, will be used in broading the scope of the federal probe into the high cost of living, became. evi- dent today when the president called before him his most loyal sapporters in both the lower and | upper houses of Congress. i _ He asks that the congression- al legislation program he speed-| ed up as fast as possible so that the’ congress might have ample time at this session to consider certain recommendations that might be made contemplating a remedy for the abnormal inerease in retail food and clothing prices. Although branches of the ad- ing the department of justice and the federal trade commission more or fess independent investigations into certain conditions properly toming under their | jurisdiction, nitely known that the congress itself. would be projected at the instigation of the president into the general mvestigation. Speculators in various food- grain. market, cold storage econ- verns, packers and great whole- Halle Butler High School sale houses, as well as exporters will come within the field of con- gressional questioning. The ac- tivities of such operators as the former Kansas City street ped- dler, James E. Wetz, who has “the war.’ changes in the east will be sub- jected to searching inquiry by agents of the department of jus- tice. Prosecutions, it is declared, will quickly follow the gathering of any evidence that indicates an attempt to take an unjustified advantage of conditions based upon a_ mythical influence of As a drastic resort, it is said by those who know the White House sentiments, will be an em- bargo upon the shipment of grain, cold storage meats and pro- duee, leather and other products. Girard-Campbell. Rey. C. A. Waters, in the presence of a few of the relatives and friends of the bride. ily home. spend their honeymoon illness of the bride’s mother pre- known, vented the ceremony at the fam-| Places often at considerable dis-|¢9 whieh we have The happy. pair ‘will] tances from the nearest city in the} which an outbreak has occurred, east and expect to be at home to] as it were, cities which are be-| ways. excites alarm and interest. their friends on January 1, at| tween the two places. While the] 1» Mf, P. Ravenel. Disease Not as Fatal as Many Others Which Ravage Coun- EMBARGO MAY BE PLACED aratat grain and produce ex-| INFANTILE PARALYSIS SCARE RESULTED FROM ITS NEWNESS | and out, the reason for this state-; try Constantly. Pak usual prevalence ot infan is; creator than the total number| (2s! of this city at ?) veloek Fri-| Home Coal Company of Maeon tile paralysis in the United States of cases of infantile paralysis,) “4Y afternoon of the infirmities! ere amone the ereditors. which has amounted to an epi- mice int vas ay Jew. aya . . ays ¥ a hy: . " "y ¥ ’ . demic in greater New. York, has) jy this disease, In the number of (ane and an owner of a fine farm| paper. said the assets were more shown up certain charteristics of | human nature. to some of the other well known |H, PHILBRICK PASSES AWAY' High Paper Causes Failure. ones which are with us year in AT 77 YEARS. H Macon, Mo.,. Dee. 6.--Charles | ment will appear. /He Was a Pioneer Citizen and/ \V. Shelton of Macon has been ap- In Greater New York upwards | Extensive Land Owner. [pointed receiver for the Maeon of 10,000 people die of consump-| j sae | Times-Democrat, the oldest paper tion every year, Ti other words, | Harrison Philbrick, ‘ years}in the county. The Irvin Paper the death rate from consumption | l‘l. died at his home four-miles; Company of Quincey, Ill, and the 7 lof advanced age, He was a far- and yet no excitement is caused | C.N, Tolman, manager of the deaths from infantile and even in the total number of, paralysis | of about 1,000 acres of land.” Mr.! than sufficient to meet liabilities, Philbrick was one of the pioneer! but that ‘the paper had not been The total number of cases in cases it, does not compare in im-| Citizens of Bates county, having! making any Inohey on account of Greater New York has been ap- proximately 9,000, the number of deaths approximately 2,300. ty thousand dollars was given by | a well know! Orr Campbell, of Elvaston, Ill.) and the Unite and Miss Mary F. Girard, daugh-]™ent appropriated $1 n foundation d States Fif- govern- 000 for portance to the well known dis-/ resided here Ab years. — Tle was! conditions, especially that left by cases, diphtheria, scarlet fever, | One of the first surveyors of! a contest, as more than three thou- and typhoid fever, which we have | Bates county. : vsand subscribers paid in advance, with us always. Yet no extraor-;. 4 Philbrick was a native offand the ever increasing cost of for! dinary efforts are made by any | New Hampshire and came here! white paper made the fulfillment work in stopping this outbreak, board of health at: Washington to | at an early day. Tle was a man/of these contracts ‘an expense take charge of these diseases and/O! ‘strong character, | widely | which the receipts were inade- prevent their spread, Year after | known and highly respected. His) quate to meet.” » their ravages persist. If} Wife preceded him to the grave The paper will be continued un- ter of Mr. and: Mrs. M. C. Girard,| the same purpose. Practically ev-} ye of near this city, were united in] ery city of any size in the Unit-| similar ef marriage December 6th, 1916, at; ed ‘States, and especially those | tybhereulos the Ohio street M. E. chureh par-| cast of the Mississippi River, has) geyey, measles and typhoid fever sonage in this city by the pastor, | taken extra precaution to prevent! ihe jmber of cases and deaths /S00s, Daniel, Perl and the spread of this disease. The cause of the diseas® attd its! opeatly lessened, but it seems im-| County, and two daughters, Mrs. | The serious} method of transmission are’ un-|> jet ; ‘ : | It appears in unexpected Tta-worenmnadeto stop | thout one and a half years ago. der the direction of the receiver. s, diphtheria, scarlet | He was ¢ Mason and Knight Tem-| plar. He is survived by three! George residents of. this! Premiums for Country Cured Meat. The Missouri State Board of | Agriculture has again set aside Lillie Philbrick of the home ad-)s150 to be awarded in premiums. dress.—Rich Hill, Review. Fon the best country cured hams - ,and bacon, country cured should- ers, fresh and smoked and faney country’ sausage exhibited at the j which they all cause would be! Philbrick all possible to excite any great | Wills, of Neosho, Mo. and Mi amount of interest over diseases become so thoroughly accustomed, It is the | = new and mysterious which al-, Beautiful Snow. in vaston, Ill. The well wishes of Basket Ball Teams Break Even | ° at Appleton City. etrnoon and’ tangled Appleton City teams. ler boys -were defeated seore of 53 to 26. more fortunate and succeeded in|t eornered the egg market, will be Jooked into, and operators on the 15 to 10. ie -farm of the groom near I-|csease is not extremely fatal as compared to some others, uffects one or The But-]citement which the ion. When defeating the Appleton City girls] death rate, and number of cases, of this disease} Merwin Sun. more -| groups of muscles. ; It is, of course, right to take against the sharpened end of ajcarth was covered with about five The two basket ball teams from} every precaution to prevent the| rail, and the same day a nice calf | inches of the beautiful snow. Up} motored] spread of this disease, but there} of Tom’s took j over*to Appleton City Friday af-| does not seem to be any good rea- with the|son for the great amount of ex-/ east of town, and G. D. Wood, | for many years, very few chilly | has} just north, lost a mileh cow each, days and by a|caused. Certainly, it has received! by cornfodder poison.- The girls were|an unusual proportion of. atten- we compare the|fore deciding to turn their stock | grees. total) int# the corn fields this yvear.--j dicted by the disease even the it all who know them go, with them.| very apt to leave lifelong injury . in the shape of paralysis, limbs which or} a mule Friday valued at $200. The Tce red to the first snowstorm of the} {o be held during Farmers Weck Lost Stock. | Season punday afternoon and | at the Missouri College of Agri- jnight. The snow commenced fall-| culture at: Columbia, January 1 Thomas Kessler, over east, lost; ing about 4 0’clock Sunday after-)to0 5. Send in your meat. The inoon and continued most of the | directors will either return the morning the ig? animal stabbed itself by running; night and in the meat to the exhibitors or will sell it as directed. ick and died. |to that time the month of Decem-| ; A few days ago Knowl Barnett | ber had been one of the mildest lure Home Makers to Give Play. ¢ ( | The Pleasant Gap Rural Home very little moisture; Makers Club will give a play hwith the thermometer frequent-| entitled *‘A Family Affair,’’ at People should think twice be-| by registering as high as 70 de-|the Pleasant Gap Baptist church, The cold wave was pre-| Thursday evening, Dec. 21. The weather bureau) adinission will he 10 and 25 cents. | Friday and arrived on time- | 9-1t \ s, 1 ‘NINE DAYS, Just Nine Days, Secular Days---Then Christmas. The tremendous volume of business that must be crowded into that brief period should induce early shopping. Comfort, convenience, complete and bountiful assortments, excellence and economy are all assured at this Big Store. CHRISTMAS SALE ON FANCY BATH TOWELS One lot Blue, Pink and Yellow............ 20c One lot Extra Large Heavy, Most any Color Border.................... 85c Formerly $20.00 One lot 23x42 inches, made of best Turkish Toweling, all color Table Linen, Lunch Cloths and Tow- els Make Useful Christmas Gifts Formerly $6.50 Fancy Coats Childrens Coats. Extra Heavy Table Damask 64 inches wide .......... ee All Linen Table Damask, 62 inches wide, unbleached.......... 75 All Linen Table Damask, fine bleached beautiful designs................. $1.25 Huck Towels, plain or fancy borders...... 10c Linen Towels, hemstitched or fringed. .35c-75 Lunch Cloths in round designs Lunch Cloths in square design, hemstitched i en Sa antne tt $1.50 to $4.00 Receive 50c Formerly $22.50 and $25.00 ES es he ee Dresses...... Plush Coats.................. Ready-to-Wear Garments Make Economical Gifts $15.00 i eee ...$13.50 Formerly $13.50 Dresses..... $2.50 to $5.00 Christmas Gifts for Men All Wool Suits ................ $10.00,. $25.00 CHRISTMAS FURS White Fur Sets........ $10.00, $15.00, $20.00 Red Fox Fur Sets........ $15.00, $18.00, $25.00 All Wool Overcoats ..... Ragas $8.50, $22.50 Black Lynx Fur Sets. ... .$10.00, $15.00, $25.00 | gmery Guaranteed Shirts $1.00, $3.50 Separate Fur Scarfs...... 2.50, $5.00, $10.00 ° pee: me, & Phoenix Silk Hose .................. 35c, 55c Separate Fur Muffs........ $5.00, $7.50, $12.00 ; “ Fine Fancy.Hose .................... 35c, 50c $1.25, $1.75 . Rope Knit Sweaters .............. i . ne eS 5c, $1.50 “i , iitidsicies Mens Bath Robes ................ $3.50, $5.00 Men’s and Boys’ Caps ............ 50c, $1.50 50c, $1.25 ; $2.00, $2.50 Men’s and Boys’ Jersey Sweaters... .75c, $2.50 Pet dae 350, $1.50 Men’s Fine Mufflers Silk and Knit. ..50c, $3.50 $1.00, $5.00 Men's Fine Neckwear.............. 25c, $1.00 Men’s Suspender and Arm Band Sets..50c, $1.00 Men’s Cuff Link and Scarf Pin Sets. .35c, $1.50 $1.25, $2.50 | Men's Flannel Shirts Weg ret $1.00, $3.50 em | This part of the state was treat. | Varmers Ham and Bacon—Show,———________ | a , 4