The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 15, 1917, Page 3

it } We are unloading a Car of Seed make gai Car Load of Potatoes today and if you want ¢ ‘Seed don’t put it off, Seed Potatoes are getting scarce. 4 Garden Seed, Onion Sets, Field Seads See Us Before You Buy Garden plows, hoes, rakes, everything you need to rden with Groceries _, The market is the worst it has been in the history of the § country. Aside from the high prices now it is getting so some * things are running out. Better stop and-think, for you will pay more if you are able to get it at all. month’s supply—you can’t lose—if you wait you pay more. Buy. once for two or three “Ford Service way the FORD MOTOR The Ford Motor Co. :- that they could do a job o! ‘standard of perfection. We have a complete list of charges which are adopted by all Ford Service Stations gotten out mean by these for instance is so much for.rear axle, etc. These Ford Motor Co. in their shops an cial Speed Wrenches and equip: they send an expert every two 0: ferent mechanical parts. Phones, 144 atid 49. Garage 35 _” West Side Square Ford Workmanlike Manner—Something to be proud of Our standing with the Ford Motor Company, Our shop equip- ment, service and mechanics are up CO. recognize us asa ‘ of Kansas City has discontinued the serv- 4 ice department and placed Service branches over the country at such agents as were squipyes with high speed wrenches and tools work in a certain time and up to the was able to do the work at the same price without the Ford Spe- ment. We also make adjustments on broken parts that come within their guarantee so you get the same serv- -ice here you could get at the factory branch. Norfleet ‘+ The Only Independent Grocery, Bakery and Hardware Store a Ford Prices to the highest standard, any- ‘ord service branch. by the Ford Motor Co. What we much for overhauling a motor, so prices were figured out by the das you know no other garage They are very particular, r three weeks to instruct in dif- & Ream BUTLER, MO. Goverment Crop Report The United States crop report just issused shows that there is but a small amount of grain in the hands of the farmers but that the price is high enough, as compar- ed with former years to make up the difference. Should there be any considerable crop failure this season the conditions would be serious with the small amount of grain with the farmers, ; ‘Wheat on farms, State: Esti- mated stocks on farms March Ist of this ye 1,490,000 bushels, com- pared with 5,798,000 a year ago and 6,933,000 two years ago. Price on March 1 to producers, $1:71 per bushel, compared with $1,07 a year ago and $1.37 two years ago. United States: Estimated stocks on farms March 1 this year 101,- 000,000 bushels, compared. with 244,448,000 bushels a year ago an 152,902,000 two years ago. Price on March 1 to producers, $1.64 per bushel, compared with $1.03 a year ago and $1.34 two years Bgo. Corn on farms, State : Estimated stocks on farms March 1 this year 31,700,000 bushels, compared with 70,948,000 a year ago and 38,060,- 000 two years ago. Price March 1 to producers 101 cents per bushel, eompared with 70 cents a year ago and 76 cents two years ago. United States: Estimated stocks 000,000 bushels, compared with 1,166,559,000 a year ago ahd 910,- 894,000 two years ago. Price March 1 to producers 101 cents per bushel, compared with 68.2 a year ago and 75.1 cents two years ago. | Col. ‘Bill’ Sapp Dead in Kansas. Galena, Kan., March 9.—Col. William Sapp, Kansas most fam- ous politician, is dead at his home here. Stricken while talking to} friends in a drug store, he died in 15 minutes. He has been suf- fering from rheumatism. Jol. Sapps most recent politi- eal place was as Democartic nat- | ional committeeman. He was) known the country over and the | | i d| friendly title of ‘‘Colonel Bill” was given him when Governor Leedy appointed him recruiting agent during thee Spanish Ameri- can war. He always wore a high silk hat and a Prince Albert coat. He was one of the original Wilson men. j | - Col. Sapp, though the maker of} many holders of high office never held one himself. He was defeat- ed for Congress in 1894, and for the Democratic nomination in1914. Of Canned Peaches selling for less money than Canned Kraut, Tomatoes or Salmon? Did . you know that Peaches were cheaper than Potatoes or Onions? Good Peaches, per can....12c Royal Ann Cherries, can. 30c 2 cans Good Peas ........-. 25c 2 cans Best Hominy...... 25c- 2 bs Fancy Dr. Peaches. .25c 6 Twists Granger Tobacco 25c 6 Twista Honey Dip “ 25c 3 Cans Prince Albert‘ 25c © You will always find the Teas, S Extracts, runs s kles, Bay ay SNELL'S GROCERY . Better Peaches, per can...15c Still Better Peaches, can..30c~ Red Pitted Cherries, gal... 2 Cans Good Corn.. 2 ts. Fancy Prunes . 3m Pkgs. Soda 6 Pkgs. Drum Tobacco. 6 Pkgs. Old Hiliside....... 3 Pkgs. Tuxedo Tobacco..25c VERY BEST of Coffees, Sardines, Salmon, | on farms March 1 this year 789,-; jonly to the | Washington, but even to officers CLOSING IN ON SPIES Arrests in Philadelphia Point to a Widespread Plot to Destroy -' JU. 8. Property. : _ Philadelphia, March _11.—Ex- plosives in sufficient quantity to blow up every ship and building at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and to wreck the dry dock have been shipped, to League Island since diplomatic relations were broken off, it was learned today, merely as one item ina plot 0 such far’ reaching dimensions ani danger to the Nation that Presi- dent Wilson is personally dinect- ing certain steps toward its frus- tration. : Two of the persons arrested in this city yesterday were taken in connection with this plot, The technical charge of smuggling | preferred against them was made as the handiest expedient to pro- cure a search warrant. With this authority agents of the Depart- ment of Justice last Friday searched from cellar to garret the big house occupied by Mr. an Mrs. Adelbert Koerting Fischer in, Germantown. In their homes was found @ large quantity of papers sent to them from one or both of the Ger- man converted cruisers now in- terned at League Island, the Prinz Eitel . Friedrich and the Kron- prinz Wilhelm. After accepting the protection of the United States under the in- ternational rules of wart. by scut- tling into Norfolk Harbor some |months ago when British and French cruisers presstd them too close, officers of these ships, took part, it is alleged in a conspiracy against the country. They sent out papers, some of them taken from British merchant ships, which they sunk. The explosives smuggled into the German raiders at League Is- land were concealed, it is said, in sacks of potatoes, in barrels of flour, in casks of cheese and in any other way that offered itself. How the parcels and boxes were brought out could not be learned. 3ut in this connection it is known that at least one marine at League Island is under arest and there are lugly tales of bribery and the lib- eral use of German gold by the | officers of the raiders. Although agents of the Depart- ment of Justice and all other se- eret service forces of the country have been on the trail of German spies for six months, the revela- tions of double dealing at League Island by men of high rank in the German navy came as a shock not administration at of the United States Navy. Should the declaration of war— that leading Americans in all prisoners will startle the country. ’ Children Killed Because of Shortage of Food. Amsterdam, March 10.—Parents are killing their children in Prus- sia because they are unable to ob- tain food for them, was a decla- ration made in a speech made by Herr Hofer, a Socialist member of the Prussian diet, according to an article in Varwaerts, received here today. Herr Hofer is quoted as saying: ‘The mortality among elderly people is increasing at a terrible rate, while epidemics are spread- ing everywhere, owing to the de- creased powers of resistance. “The situation is much more serious than has been— admitted. The number of suicides is increas- ing. Yesterday, the price of po- tatoes which long ago became gen- erally scarce, was increased.’’ According to news received here, only fragmentary parts of the debate in the Prussian diet on the food crisis have been print- ed in the German papers. ; Bill Doubling Auto Fees Awaits Approval. . Jefferson City, Mo., March 8.— Licenses for automobiles will be doubled after the present year un- der the terms of the administra- tion revenue bill now awaiting the signature of the governor. The new bill will give $1,000,000 addi- tional revenue which is to go to the good roads fund. The city li- censes shall not be in excess of 50 per cent of the state license tax. The following license fees will be charged: e Annual license for 12 horse power, $4; from 14 to -24 horse power, $6; from 24 to. 36 horse power, $10; from 36 to 48 horse power, $14; from. $16;-from walks of life say is inevitable—be | made, arrests will follow that in| sheer number and prominence of | To The Public. We have always believed that those who deposit their funds in a bank are more interested in know- ing what a bank has than to know -what-it-has not. : First—-We have over thirteen hundred of the best depositors in Bates county. Second—We have the account of. the largest Trust Company lo- cated in any small town in this state, which is a valuable asset to this Bank. Third—We have a portion of the funds of the Bates County Drainage District. Fourth—We have a good num- ber of depositors in our Savings Department. Fifth—We have one-third of the funds belonging to Bates county. Sixth—Service. We have tried hard to attain the very highest efficiency in our book-keeping department, and have been successful, All books posted every day and in balance to the penny. Depositors may have their pass books posted and returned to them balanced within one hour. Seventh—You don’t need to join any club, or see any one out- side, in order to open an acocunt. Doors open 9 a. m. to 4 p. m, every day in’ the week, and all friends and customers welcome. Eighth—Official statement pub- lished on date call is reecived from the State Banking Depart- ment. Ninth--That the service ren- dered is appreciated and satisfac- tory is evidenced by the statement published in this issue. MISSOURT STATE BANK, The Adriatic Here with 278. New York, Mareh — 10,—The White Star line steamship Adriat- ie, which left Liverpool March 1, arrived here today with 278 pas- sengers. Officers of the ship said the German submarine zone was crossed without unusual incident. A 6-inch gun mounted on the stern was kept weady for instant use until the ship was well within American territorial waters. The Adriatic also was equipped with devices to shroud the ship in smoke in case of an attack. Among the steerage passengers were sixty-five seamen and horse- men, many of the latter Ameri- cans, from torpedoed and wrecked vessels and from ships purchased here and taken over to trade in foreign waters. Mrs. Vernon Castle, returning from a visit with her husband, said Vernon Castle expected to be transferred to command of a training camp for airmen in Can- ada, so that he may be nearer home. Lamb and Wool Meeting. Mr. Smith, of the ” Extension Jepartment of the State College of Agriculture, came in last Sat- urday and met with a number of ithe sheep-growers of the country | that afternoon at the school house. After an excellent talk on co- operation, plans were made for forming a Wool and Lamb Club. Another meeting to be held Satur- day, Mareh 17, was announced and at this meeting the formation of the club will be completed and officers elected. — Amsterdam Enterprise. SPY GIVEN FIVE YEARS Minnesota National Guardsmen Dishonored and Imprisoned. San Antonio, Tex.—The letter, the writing of which resulted ,in the conviction of Paul Scharfen-, berg, a private in L Company, First Minnesota Infantry, and his sentence to five years imprison- ment at Ft. Leavenworth, became publie last night. An extract from. the letter follows : “But one good thing is that the German-Americans hold. today to- gether closer than formerly. The war brings this on. They are af- ter President Wilson. He will never be President again, the com- mon scoundrel. “People here are all afraid that Germany after the war will come over here and smash this country because of its unneutrality. I wish that may come to pass. One hundred thousand German reserv- ists are ready waiting here for that. ‘They all hate this land who are of German extraction. I have already myself been enough an- noyed, ‘To h——1 with America! Have no fear, T ean come back at any time and come out of the army. It ia mot as it is in Germany.” The letter was written to rela- i n. Ge: and intercepted E . authorities who 5 -barn with shed 20 by 10 feet on TO SHOOT AT SIGHT Orders to Attack Submarines Will) be Given American Vessels. WILL TAKE NO CHANCES Germany’s Policy | of Ruthless Warfare Causes Drastic Orders to Ships. Washington, March 10,—Amer- ican armed merchantmen will be empowered to fire on Teuton sub- marines upon ‘sight. The ‘State Department made this plain today in deeldring that neutral ships can presume that there will be no visit and search by German submarine, inasmuch as Germany has served notice on the world that it would disregard that mandate of international law. That statement means that when the American ships venture forth they will take no chance with the German vessels. Sight of a German submarine will be sufficient to justify Ameri- can gunners in turning loose the power of their guns. This interpretation, given offi- cially, brought the possibility of war extremely near. Germany has declared that it has spoken its last word, that it will go ahead with its submarine warfare. If that is true, and the govern- ment has no official reason to doubt it—it is taken officially to indicate sooner or later a clash be- tween a submarine and an Amer- ican armed merehant ship is in- evitable. By firing first American mer- chant ships will lose immunity from attack by submarines, ac- cording to the view of an interna- tional law expert here. ‘That means the bars are down, he said, and that real fighting may be an- ticipated, unless Germany changes its avowed view and shows len- iency tower American ships. The Navy Department today serewed down the censorship lid on the question of armament. While anticipating that newspap- ers, press services and cable of- fices will heed its request to with- hold armament and sailing néws, it took the added precaution of se- ereey from within. The Navy Department request is that news of Amerivan ship sailings or arrivals in so far as the |. Trans-Atlantic area is concerned, shall be withheld. Hits Poison Pen Politics. Jefferson City, Mareh 10.— With only two dissenting votes, the house passed the Hawes Bill prohibiting under severe penalties anonymous attacks ou candidates in any political eampaign. It re- quires All circulars sent out to be signed by the organization spon- soring the attacks. The bill was aimed at the Inde- pendent Voters’ League, a seeret organization which operates out of St. Louis, holding candidates up for donations *and attacking them as Romanists and anti-Rom- anists. 4 >The league has been exposed several times as a blackmail or- vanization. It has extended its operations over the state in re- cent state-wide primaries. Hawes denounced the — seeret members of the organization as “vowards, hypocrites and charae- ter poisoners.”? No one attacked the bill. Sank a Belgian Relief Ship. London, Mareh,10.—Official in- formation was received here today to the effect the Norwegian steam- er Storstad, a Belgian relief ship, which had one American eitizen on board, had been sunk by a subma- rine. The steamship Storstad, report- ed sunk by a submarine, was a Belgian relief ship, whieh was bringing a cargo of wheat from Buenos Aires. On entering the submarine zone the Storstad is re- ported to have been ordered to put into Las Palmas, Canary Islands, as it was without a German safe cofe conduct, but evidently _ its commander determined to risk continuation of the voyage by the northerly route. The Storstad, 6,028 tons gross, sailed from Buenos Aires on Janu- ary 13. Farm for Sale. 1-2 mile north and 1-2 mile west of Ballard. 46 acres, 4 room house in very good condition, a west, good water, well never was dry, hen house, smoke house, orchard, 1-8 mile to good school, 1-8 mile to church, on mail route, 1 mile to two good stores. For terms write or phone, 15-tf Mrs. Lee Reese, 1,000 Ships for U. 8 Marine Planned. _ Washington, Mareh 10,—The construction at once of 1,000 wooden, ships of the American merchant marine is- contemplated in a plan formulated by the ship- ping board. The plan will be laid before a conference of ship build- ers here next Wednesday and their entire cooperation is asked. It is even planned to ask congress for authority to draft labor, if necessary, to carry out the pro- ject. The board finds that the steel ship building facilities of the na- tion are already taxed to the ut- most and that it will be necessary to push the possibilities of wooden ship building to the utmost if America is to take her place upon the seas. ‘To that end, the board is willing to use all of the $50,- 000,000 authorized by congress for the upbuilding of the merchant marine on wooden ships. Has Huge Store of Potatoes. Chicago, March 10.—While food investigators were trying yester- day to verify rumors that a mill- ion bushels of potatoes were in storage at Blue Island, a suburb, E. Perey Miller, a commission merehant, admitted he controls 1 million bushels in different see- tions of the country. He estimates his total holdings at fifteen hun- dred cars. Miller Added he is probably the largest holder of potatoes in the country, and it is not unusual for him to control so many. He says he is not in control of the potato market, and he denied there was a corner in the vegetable. No potatoes have heen destroyed wil- fully to create a shortage, aceord- ing to Miller, but many that have been frozen or otherwise spoiled while in storage — have , been thrown away. Osage Township Democrats Nominate. At the Democratic primary held at Rich Hill Saturday: afternoon, the Democrats of Osage township nominated the following ticket: Clerk and Assessor, R. J. Brad- ley. . Collector, M. ©. Fortune, Trustee, J. F. Isley. Constable, J. E. Thomas. Members ‘Township James Bell and T, N. Smith. Justices of the Peace, Joseph B. March, R. FE. Johnson and John Baker. Board, Congressman Sulloway Dead. Washington, March 11.—Ar- rangements were made today by officials of the House for the fun- eval of the late Representative Cy- rus A, Sulloway of New Hamp- shire, who died here last night from pneumonia, Speaker Clark appointed a committee of repre- sentatives to attend the services, which will be held Wednesday af- ternoon at Manchester. FLOORED TWO FLAG INSULTERS Soldiers in Milwaukee Gave Ger- ~ mans a Lesson in Patriotism. Milwaukee, March — 10.—Two Milwaukee soldiers in’ the last twenty-four hours have given two Milwaukee Germans a liberal edu- cation in respect for the American flag. : Last night Joseph J. Peterson, private in Battery F, Fifth United States Field Artillery, stationed on the Texas border, who is here on a furlough, gave the first les- son in patriotism. He was. quietly visiting with friends in. a cafe wheh a man whose name is not known began loudly to abuse the ‘administration for its actions to- ward Germany. Finally he walked up to Peterson, who had risen to his feet, and looking at Peterson, said : “To hell with flag.”* In an instant Peterson’s right fist shot out and landed in the Milwaukee man’s mouth. drop- ping him to the floor for three minutes. Police,Sergeant Dineen heard the racket from the street and on learning the cause shook hands with Peterson, congratulat- ed him and refused to make an arrest. This afternoon another German American stood in front of the re- cruiting station.of the army, de- claiming to'a crowd about the un- neutrality of the administration toward Germany. Harry Keating you and your