The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 8, 1917, Page 4

teenie The Butler Weekly ; Times Printed on of each week. Editor and Mer. Thursday ALLEN, ROBT. b. at the Post,Office of But- , a8 second-class mail matter, PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR REGRETTABLE. ~ With the ending of the Sixty- fourth Congress and the failure of the passage of the President’s armed neutrality measure in the Senate as the result of the fili- buster by eleven Senators and en- gineered by La Follette, a wave of intense indignation swept the - A WIDE GERMAN BOMB PLOT U. 8. Apparent Aim. | | Hoboken, N. J.,. March 5.— With the arrest here today of i Fritz Kolb, a German, the author- ‘ities expressed the belief that they |had frustrated a. well developed plot to aid Germany by blowing} up munitions plants in this coun- | itry engaged in turning out con-| itracts for the Entente Allies. The police said they found in Kolb’s! room two hombs, which, accord- | ing to rumors, were to ‘be sent to | Presideiit Wilson. i After a preliminary investiga- tion, however, they announced a conviction that the plans of tlie wleged plotters had to do entirely with destroying war supplies, and ‘no attack on the President’s life jwas contemplated. The police also said they had (MI Destruction of Munition Plants zl T h e N FW in Wom en | Ss Ss u its New Shades—new lines—new ideas in trimming—these will greet you inour - showing of Suits for the New Season , Perhaps the most welcome and the most notice- able change in suit styles for spring is the elimina- tion of the flare—the new models are made on straight lines and the designers surely have created some beautiful models. : This advance display here brings to you the choicest of the new fashions offered in leading fash- ion centers—and we've been very careful to choose suits of recognized superior quality—of superior country that members of the Sen-} information which might help in ate should at this critical fail to uphold the president in a! plosion and the destruction of the tion. almost unanimously hold to | Canadian Car and Foundry Com- “be the only attitude which may | pany, in which large munitions with honor be taken against a na-/ supplies for the Entente tion whicli has virtually declared | Were blown up. war against the neutral shipping) | Four other ay 1 of the world. tioned by the authorities tonight. The effect of the unhappy end-| Chief of Police Hayes of this city ing ofthe measure can hardly be | said they were friends of Kolb, anticipated, but it can hardly fail but that he was convinced they to put the country in a false light | knew nothing of the alleged plot. in the eyes of its enemies; that of “We are following leads which | being a dividéd nation, and it can-| My result in additional arrests at | not fail to greatly inflame the} @y time,” Chief Hayes declared. | minds of the public, two most | |W ¢ are co-operating with the regrettable results in. this great) New York police and the neutrali- erisis when the peace of thé na-|ty squad of the collector of the; tion depends upon its unity and | port of New York. All of us have | the cool headedness of its people. been working on this for several | The President to maintain the, Weeks.” * ‘ peace our people so earnestly de-| Kolb denied any connection sire, must have the confidence of | With making the bombs, but said, the nation and the whole world according to the police, that his must know that he has it. ‘room was used fer that purpose He will not betray that confi. by, a° man he knew only as i ‘Karl’ THe declared he did not know the man’s where- “ 2 abouts. THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS Kolb was born in Cologne, Ger- The inaugural address of Pres-, many, he said, and came to this ident Wilson will not only com- | Country shortly after the war be- pare favorably with the most im- gi, working his way ona Stand- portant of the state papers whieh |ard Oil steamer, Te also made he has contributed to the execu. Several trips. between this country | tive archives during his four) and Mexico, he said, but not re- years in office, but undoubtedly | cently. : will be regarded as one of the best | expositions he has given of Amer- dence, present stage solving the Black Tom, N. J., ex-/ policy which the people of the na-; Kingsland, N. J.,_ plant of the} Allies ; men were ques-| | New Silk Waists, $2.50 and $3.5U Walker-McKibben’s The auatity store. tailoring— and suits that are reasonably priced. 2 Choose here from the new models in. Suits in serge, gabardine, wool poplin, Poiret twill, silk and wool jersey, fancy checks and gros de londre. The Jeading shades are gold, old rose, Hague, old gold, apple green, grey, rookie, navy and others. You will find the assortment most pleasing — at prices ranging from $15.00 to $35.00 Silk Petticoats, $2.48 to $6.00 ‘ AVOID BREAK WITH _ AUSTRIA FOR PRESENT Answer Says Activities Are Con- fined to Mediterranean and | Overt Act is Unlikely to Occur. i Washington, March 6.—Aus- | tria’s reply to the American re- quest for clearer definition of her | attitude in the submarine situa- ANOTHER LARGE SHIPMENT OF THOSE Wonderful Kewpie Twins Shoes The very best leather is used. The soles are heavy but flexible, no tacks ‘ : ' i jean ideals anil purposes in con-! nection with the great struggle | now going on across the ocean. Mr, Wilson has usually been fe- | licitous in expression—more so, it will be admitted by many who} concede his good intentions, than; in the methods he has employed in| giving force and effect to opinions. As an interpretation of . genuine Americanism, for ine! ‘ ; mays | stance, nothing could be more! 1? i Dowd £9 a hiss of waged ¥ ae m Is eed rancidecorcliplanindeds tha o| his Teft hand as a proof of his per- | jn mos riendly terms and! i ? Peet tans chbnrel ae ae Hsonzl encounter with the, bandits. ! points out that ‘Austrian sub-/}. A Genuine Kewpic Doll With Each Pair WALKER M KIBBE ’ things for whieh America will} His right AVI i parilyzed, also, marines solely are operating in| “MC N S stand; whether in peace or war, ) is @ result of the Mexican raid on the Adriatic and the Mediter- | : ARMEN IE Ole te leas significant jh i pean ie iid ranean, and therefore an en- : beeause he has quoted so freely | ist -Tuly. THe said he had seen’ ¢roachment on American inter-} . } eye al ad - als Villistas kill eight members of his! sts hardly is to be feared.”” May Prosecute Deputy. TO IMPEACH TEXAS Six thousand dollars’ worth of i pendence. * * * * # family, tying horses to the avs ‘There will be a Yeply to this} Robert Cornett, eldesp son of GOVERNOR liquor was shipped from Paducah, : } It is inconceivable that all pa- and Jegs of exch Chinege and then note, and unless an overt act pre-|+*Boss**-€ornett, the aged farmer ——- Ky., into Tennessee, the first day ' triotie Americans should — not (Viving the horses apart. cipitates the rupture both sides} who was killed in-Creighton Tues- : —" : the “bone dry’’ law went into j : appear trying to avoid, the United | day by Deputy Sheriff Forest Charges Were Filed in the House effect, Packages contained one | unite upon such a comprehensiye his!" ‘tion was officially stated here to- ‘day to leave the door open for San Francisco, March 8.—Tales: further negotiations, delaying | of how Chinese are slaughtered | {emporarily, at least, the break! bentally in Mexico by Villa’s ban- which has been regarded as in-! dits were told today by five, evitable sinee the severance of Chinese held at Angel Island, yelations between the United awaiting deportation, They fol- States and Germany. 1 General Pershing’s expedi- Although in substanee — the tion out of Mexico, Jong communication upholds and: Kong Chew Lew, ,defends the unrestricted warfare | Villa Men Tortured Chinese. youngest of or nails-they allow the child’s feet to grow as they should. ‘ They cost more than ordinary shoes but wear so much longer that they are much cheaper in the end. of Representatives Today. pint to u gallon. Three manda- platform or that any man, hold- ing a position which purports to, Switzerland | A dispatch from opinion, should hesitate to uphold|in Germany. Travelers arriving | such Americanism as’ that. It is not only incredible but distinctly humiliating that there should. be so many opportunists who, on the} floor of the senate of the United States, could deliberately counsel the foregoing of American rights as the alternative to their vigor- ; ous assertion ; and it is grossly un- | American that at this great crisis inthe nations affairs the specta- ele should be presented of a gov- ernment, apparently divided against itself, apparently hesitat- ing to demand reparation for in- tolerable wrongs and apparently - unwilling to assert incontrovert- - ible rights, inalienable and inher- "ent im any sane conception of na- tional honor.—Kansas City Jour- nal (Rep.) |exeeptionally grave. House Cleaning Time is Here Curtain Serim 9c, (14¢ and 24c and ¢urtain rods 10c and 15¢; carpet tacks; tack pull- ers; tack hammers; dust pans, 10e and 25e; mop stieks, 5c. Tin, granite and chinaware. Crochet _ threads. Peroxide ISe and 25c, 8 oz. and 16 oz. Just received a new line of sun bonnets, assorted colors, 24e each. Sport hats, 48 and 79c, assorted: colors. Ging- hams, 10c. Mixing bowls 10c to 30e. Choice-candies, lic. : List of Letters Remaining uncalled for in the post office at Butler, Mo., for the week ending March 6, 1917: = Jim Catron, Rev. James H. Crockett, Mr. Grover Edmonston, . C. H..Jones, Mr. Irwin Lam- Mr. Will Lynn, Mr. William Mr. Jay Reed, Mr. Lester Mr. Jessie Wilson, Rev. , Wright. Mrs. D. W. Allen, “Noah Nyhart, Maud Peter- be representative. of American | Says people are dying of hunger | present. jin Switzerland from Hamburg de-| trying to force Austria to a step} iseribe the food situation there as; which that country does not wish | They de-; to clare that every day several peo-; wishes, it is pointed. dut, to have | ple die of starvation and that only | the complete moral support of her |the very rich can get enough to/ allies to the submarine campaign jeat. A chicken costs 100 marks. (and is using her great influence with Austria to that end. ; * Mazatlan, Mexico, has a_resi- ‘| dent, Jose Jean Venasquez, an In- i States probably will not be in-| Glemings, came to Harrisonville clined to force this issue for the | for.the purpose of filing informa- \tion against the officer and ask- Germany i¢ credited here with |ing that he be prosceuted. Prosecuting Attorney Nicholson take. Germany — naturally nett was unable to see the attor- ney. i murder. a | Clemings, it is said, weleomes a | formal indictment, so as to have the.record. clearly.set..forth-in-the. matter.—Cass County Leader. B, P. 0. Elks Hold Election. dian, who, according to all records available, is 122 years old. Venas- quez bas the agility of a man of less than half his years and works daily as a Jaborer. He possesses a remarkable memory and is fa- miliar with happenings during the Hidalgo revolution: for Mexican independence from Spain in 1810- 21. - \ Tuesday evening and the follow- ing officers were elected : Ruler. | MISSO BANK GETS | Knight. | bf pln | : Leslie Brown, Esteemed Loyal | Lar, Permanent Deposit Ever| Leslie BR. Choate, Esteemed | ee Made in gy Leeturing Knight. ‘Fred Hupp, Tyler. The Missouri State Bank has} John S. i Secretary. - been approved as a State Deposi-| “fF, T. Clay, Treasurer. tory for the nex} four years, and| A# 'State. As the account will aver. has been awarded four-tightieths| shle smoker was held. of all funds belonging to" the) © |§ ——————- age about See ye believe = to Fgest. permanent de- e posit ever made in Bates County. t Tt is interesting to note that of and. State peachment charges against Gov. James E, Ferguson’ were filed in} jand Sheriff Dealy went to Creigh-' the Texas House of Representa- | ton on official business hence Cor- | tives this morning by Representa- | itive H. P. Davis of Wills Point, | He told friends, however,’ Vanzandt County 7 At that he believed Clemings should | ae be held to answer to a charge of | : 8 iday afternoon, when the investi- | | gation will be taken up. | {of many members whether _ the. Roi Norfleet, Esteemed Leading | nance of the executive mansion by purchasing items for personal use ‘state. - It is further alleged that he ‘ing vouchers for expenditures er the election ‘a most enjoy- | ts.admitted to Chief of Police: ttler a te 000" fey eet,mentioned several times pre- tory injunction suits filed by an express company have blocked the workings of the bone dry bill. Austin, Tex., March 3.—Im-.: Action was deferred until Mon- | Walker MeKipben's Extra Heavy Halt. There was question in the minds. {eharges were in proper form. Mr. | Linen Crash...15c yd. ‘Davis recommended the appoint-|] _— ment of a committee of seven,i| Special Case of Fine With power to swear witnesses to! Zephyr Gingham The annual election of the B.; gather evidence and ‘‘use such : I2kc yd. P. O. Elks was held at their club| charges as a basis for ieapeaalls| ; rooms in the American building| ment proceedings. ”’ i} Everett Fast Color - The proceedings allege that | Shirtings .. ;...15c yd. | Governor ‘Ferguson misappropri- | . “George Caruthers, Exalted} ated public funds from the legisla-| Extra Good Pearl _ tlve appropriations for mainte-| Buttons .............5¢ | Amoskeg House Dresses... .....$1.15 Some Choice Remnants of Table Linen _Fern Waists $1 and $2 and charging the same to the is guilty of misapplication of pub- lic funds in signing and approy- from the legislative appropriation for “‘rewards.” hs che a further charge the resolu-{ Men’s Dress Shirts | tion alleges Governor Fe i and $1.80 | guilty of is violation of the state _ Oe a Bie0 nking laws in certain dealings || Devonshire Cloth with a Tefuple bank, which has|f color... : yo