The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 26, 1917, Page 6

‘ROONO . HYSTERIA’ ‘ACE TO AMERICA| protected transportation. The fact that President Wilson Warning Issued. ed Through Federal | is not conteuplssiea ts sending an Committee on Public army to Europe at this time be- _definitely_known. following the same in April that they were} the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to-| banking institution under the/cart block 11 Reif’s addition 1Y : in March. We need more -busi-|gether,.Gen. Goethals responded state laws with a capital of #10,- Rich Hill $250,00. : DUVALL-PERCIVAL TRUST 60 ness, not less, There is real dan-|at once to the request that he ac-|900 and over could participate in|. Chas. E, Read-et al. to J. G. ; f a * ger in hysteria. Indiscriminate|cept one of the big jobs of the|it; second, the adoption of a sim-| Read 80 acres section 32 Weel >. CAPITAL ena SURPLUS, $250, 000. a ‘ _is growing that the Colonel’s cabled reports on an ‘interview with Winston Churchill, former First Lord of the British Ad- miralty, strongly advocating the presence of ‘“‘even a single Ameri- ean division on the battlefields of}, France or Flanders.’’ President Wilson is said to feel this would not be a prudent or practical means of demonstrating this nation’s: whole-hearted in- dorsement of the cause of democ- racy for which it is fighting. The President’s ideas have Washington, ‘April 19.—Warn- ing to the nation against a real danger in hysterical and _ill-ad- vised economy and _ interference with normal pursuits of the peo- ple is given by Howard E. Coffin of the advisory commission of the Council of National Defense, in a statement made public tonight, as ‘ the first enterprise of the govern- ment’s new committee on public information, “After nearly three years of ferson City Meeting’; Mis From K.C. | Jefferson City, April’ 23. Missouri conference of oad duction today adopted resolut indorsing the adtniniat army Dill and requesting Misi sr Ss "O? iz? i vs) ¢ Wr os 6. oO ASSETS ; refusal to take the European war| heen communicated confidential- et Aaa ia SUPROFK : : : ind its lesson seriously,” Mr. Cof-/1y. to members of the Senate and|™ ENN". ae Money se ee ese nes beneeccereeresuseusespessceeeces - $1,42B411-34 ; fin ai we ape launch | Tiouse Military Committees by| The conference also ‘adopted Overt : 2,557.02 forth in a most feverish activity | Sooretary Baker.: First, the Pres-|resolutions urging congrese’ “1 Ae > ere Te heel ROS se ay 7 458.72 ue me inn ah eR Mt ae ident wants to have the country make effective the recommel Pai Cinelli ding park Building). Bea eS ke ote ; atriotic: organizations, almost} acquire a military force of 43,000|tion of the secretary of agrienl tots eGneendnceneerneceeeserensccenes , without number, are milling officers: and 1,034,270 men. He|ture that ‘the sii of natibnal Cash and Due from amie Peeves eee rn ee rere rrerersesoeres 271,630.67, : G around noisily and while inten-) wants these men to be ready with-| defense be given authority ‘to fix . $1,774,058.75 i. 4 tions are good the results are of-|; ten far from practical. ‘Because of impending and maximum and minimum ~-pftices for food, and to prohibit spe¢ula- tion in food products. Nearly 400 in a year for whatever demands may come’ upon them. Mean- while, he wants more officers and a _ LIABILITIES iy: poate Caged Seek ecsssisirintitteseitsveasssssiscrisi $305,000.00 possible shortage of foodstuffs we| more men. delegates attended the confer- Surplus : have made hysterical demands] fo desires to have the army See compricing bankers Ay. : Frrhige i 225,202.42 for economy in every line of hu-!}yilt up equal to the best trained yers, business men, mayors ‘of Set aside f Tae tt easseces mares : man endeavor. Waste is bad, but] armies of Europe and comparable | ities, school teachers, farmers e for laxes. suas 1,000.00 : an undiseriminating bi ces iS!to these European troops in point and stock growers . Deposits. oli 2 1,017,853.33 worse, of number as wel] as in efficiency.| After a heated debate the con- ne } : $1,774,055.75 “Some states and “munieipali- With this American force avail- ties are stopping road building] ape. for any service it may be and other public work. General] called upon to perform, the Presi- business is being slowed down be-| dont feels the nation’ ae only will cause of the emotional résponse of |e renderihg the best assistance the trading public to these mis-) +) the Entente’s ultimate victory, guided campaigns for economy! }ut perhaps will be in a position savings are being withdrawn) to exert’ the decisive man-power from the banks; reports show! in the European trenches at a lat- that some people have begun to] o» time -when man-power is the hoard food supplies and thous- all-important factor. i ference adopted a resolution in- ; : i MN ; ee dorsing the plan to forbid the use és Y) ori AO ; of corn and other food products 4 THE OLD RELIABLE ‘ for the manufacture of intexi- ioaati ‘ wi cants during the duration of the war. Efforts to adopt a resolution REAL MOFATH favoring absolute prohibition] U. @. Park to W. T. Cole part failed before a committee and on|lot 1 block 5 Williams addition the floor. A compromise resolu-| Butler $1.00, tion was adopted which c is Wat houaiere Deine Cuno Wn aN present man-power is not an| eq ee the a Hee of Geta. tanh it ene ii auf ay ire out of employment.| ossontial to the Entente cause, ac-| tion of prohibition into the meet- | #500.00. bie . eats anal cal cording to information reaching|ing would destroy its effective-| M. A. Kimbrough ‘to 0. W. fact ak} he vant nce ih oe this Government from TLondon,| ness and asked that the issue be| Lamb lots 7 and 8 siege 48 Rich FLESIP EAC ATERCa ava through! paris, Rome and Petrograd. The] not considered. This resolution | Hill $1000.00, for ublic a ef ue Mages od French and British need food and| was not adopted without a fight. Naney N. Poulter to ‘Geo. L. Teens and private cconemy | supplies at home more than addi-|Chairman P. P, Willis first de-| Poulter lot 7 block: 112 1st addi- ine ee uae ¢ foundation | tional men in the trenches. Rus-|Jared the resolution out of order|tion Rich Hill $187.50. + ees Hae fea ie seHOUB WOME Eta has 14,000,000 men available! hut after numerous charges. of| JI, N. Satterly to James T, Weir “Tt is true that. the roofilent for military service, hut cannot) ‘gag rule,”’ he permitted its con-| part lots 1; 2, 3 block 36 Rich Hill! has! said that this is ae to | SAP more than a third of this] sideration. $400.00. correct our habits of wastefal.|°™>e Another resolution asked for! Arthur Weir to I.” N. Satterly ness. Certainly! But the key- See the oars oe of cohen ie rhe 9, block 108 1st addition note of his 1 : ‘ ee co-operate with the national de-| Rich Hill $350.00. . wan this paragraph: | Goethals Rasy to Start Bulding fens: covneil. | Farmers were! WV. H. Charters Jr. to Prank “Tt iy evident to every think- u urged to increase their “acreage| Allen a acres section 13 Summit ing man that our industries on the| Washington, | April 23.—Maj.|#nd bankers were urged to loan| $2400.00 j t money; to dependent farmers. Ga. R.-Darnes to J. F. Spang’ farm, in the shipyards, in the|Gen. George’ Goethals, wonder mines, in the factories, must be| Worker of the Panama Canal, has| ‘2: P. Ellis, chairman of the|tract sections 3 and 4 New. Home state board of agriculture, pres 0.00, : made more prolifie and more ef-|atiswered the call of’ President ficient.’ Wilson and is in Washington to] Sided over the meeting. ‘‘We need prosperity in war|undertake the great work of Governor Gardner in his ad- time even more than when we are | building 1000 ships, with which it dress dwelt at considerable length at peace. Business depressions|is expected the ruthless German} the paramount importance of are always bad but doubly. so|/submarine blockade will be ren-| the farmer in the present crisis. when we have a fight on our| dered ineffective. He urged co-operation with him hands. The declaration of war| Although granted by Congress|#74 financial aid in every way can have no real evil effect on|the right to enjoy a well-earned| Possible. He believes that two business, What bad effects are|rest through permanent retire-|Changes should be made in our apparent are purely psychologi-| ment at full pay, after he had ac-|financial system: First, the cal and largely of our own fool-| complished the greatest engineer- amendment of the federal reserve ish making. For our markets are|ing feat: in all history in linking hanking system so’ that every Of Bates County Capital...,................. $50,000.00 Surplus................. .. 30,000.00 Undivided Profits........ 10,000.00 We offer the best of service in all departments We are especially well prepared ce caré of the : NG INTERESTS Mary F. Wilson to Sarah Grant lots 7 and 8 block 235 Foster $25.00. M. A. Rogers to Tvtta Lowry lots 4, 5, 6 block 155 2nd addition Rich Hill $850.00. Wesley Denton to Earl Alkire tract section 6 Summit $15000.00. J. D. Mitchell to A. M. Bearnes 152 acres section 11 New Home $1.00. W. D. Merchant to Fred Han- Now is the Time to Save We pay interests on SAVINGS. ee, * = ple and plain ryral credits sys- tem that will be: satisfactory to the farmer. The governor aroused great en- thusiasm when he advocated tak- me ing and keeping Mexico, if that List of Letters i We hsvéia complese det of Abstract: Books aad will “ : strac s and wi Goan i in ‘at. the Gord Remaining uncalled-for in the|||’ ABSTRACTS furnish abstracts to, any real estate in Bates County . e ter-| post office at Butler, Mo., for the||| #4 examine and perfect titles to same, Point 1,00 J. G. Read to C.-E: Read 80 acres section 32 West Point $1.00. economy will be ruinous. Now is| war. the time to open-the throttle.”’ In the same spirit that charac- re terized his activities on the Isth- U. S. to Raise Million, Then Go to| mus, Gen. Goethals went at his Europe. task immediately upon his arrival Washington, D. C,, April 22.— here. Within five minutes he was bce rs in conference with F. .A. . Eustis, Both President Wilson and Secre- his chief assistant, and a delega- FARMERS BANK BUILDING, BUTLER, MO. We have money to'loan on real estate at a low rate FARM LOANS of interest with privilege tq pay at-any time. i , ti W er, i indi-|.. iv a i pins Pps . ig: eats, ics o tion of New York business men, Be t week ending April 24, 1917: apeene Ke We will loan Rs jille tioney fi ‘ ‘suieve tho ides oF ‘din mapping out plans for the con-|__ Dean F. M. Mumford of the Master Harry Allen,. Tillman INVESTMEN 78. you ree te an ecurity. We PP’ "a oF seneing 80 struction of ‘the great merchant | Missouri Agricultural College fol-| tines Mr. John . Hamilton, |||. interest on time deposits. ‘ she nis Smokes ee , American army to France until a ” large force has been trained thor- oughly at home. Although no of- ficial armouncement has as yet been made regarding the proposal. of former, President Roosevelt that he be placed at the head of ah overseas division, the opinion fleet of ‘‘wooden bottoms.”’ Today the board, of which Gen. Goethals will be general manag- er, will make formal application ‘or incorporation under the laws of the District of Columbia, with a capital stock of $50,000,000. Some of this stock may later be lowed Governor Gardner. ; Never before in the history of Lager ata tice Jaw |W. F. DUVALL, President, i B. DUVALL, Vice-President, opts D,: Yates, Title Ex@ this country, he _said, has there Harry Willhelm, Mra, “Beaker ak Points igen Treasurer. at ‘a very low ebb and the Mis- souri farmer is sure‘of good prices: offered to the public, but a ma- for everything he can produce. jority will remain in possession He urgeda greater diversity of of the Shipping Board. crops and intensive cultivation t $50,000,000 is not all the|*long all lines, board may spend on the ships. If The wheat crop of the country, that amount proves insufficient, Dean Mumford said, is but 62 per levy: may be made” on the huge cént of. shoes ak the... whe: war fund Congress is expected to| CTP of the of the world nae available. sho hopes will not be realized, in the near future at least. Although appreciative of “Col. Roosevelt’s offer, both the Presi- deht and Secretary Baker are ane: to agree with the Gen- ff of the Army that it would be inadvisable to Serid picked men out of the ‘country at a time when they are needed to did i in‘ training the recruits, who Be be obtained under the mili- ran ashington, ; April Apel aon ste the i, until the United States army Theodore i ae ‘s-offer | ie te oy!