The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 7, 1917, Page 8

ROCK ROAD BONDS CARRY AT NEVADA $30,000 Bond Issue Starter for Cross County Rock Road. Nevada,Mo., June. sth, 1917. Hon. A. H. Culver, © Butler, Mo., My Dear Mr. Culver:- It is with great pleasure to me and some interest to you I am sure, to inform you, that on yesterday, out of more than 2500 votes, our town- ship cast only 116 votes against a $30,000.00 ten year bond proposition for rock roads. This together with the Federal aid, makes us available at once $60,000.00, for a starter on the cross country rock-road. The other three townships will take the road up in the same manner, and we hope to have a rock-road from north line to the south line of our county by this time next year or sooner, as out banks have offered to advance the money, at once and take the bonds up when issued at 5 per cent. With this start we can lend help to other townships. Hoping the same good luck may come to your county ,soon. Your Friend, W. W. Wainscott Rolling Stones. The farmers are busy plowing corn between showers. The children’s exercises at were well attended last night. i Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harrison and children and Miss Goldie Warner called at Lewis Durbin’s and H. H. Ewing’s last Sunday afternoon, Several from this neighborhood at- tended court at Butler last Friday. Wm. Fuller and wife were Butler callers last Saturday. Sylva Kendricks of mear Adrian has been visiting with her cousins, ~ Pearl and Alva Finley, the last Kk. J. B. Yates, who has been visiting at Press Morris’ left for Oklahoma last Sunday, where he will make his home with his sister, whose husband died recently. ‘ Children’s exercises will be held at Mt. Olivet church next Sunday morn- ing and at Salem at 2:30 in the after- noon. Several of the people took Ady ant- age of the fine Sabbath and spent it down by the big pool fishing. I} don't know what luck they had. Roy Johnson has begun to work for Mr. Malin, who has engaged his help for the coming summer. Alva Claunch makes his trips over to Mr. Fenton’s, * shine. H. H. Ewing and wife were trad- | ing in Butler last Monday. Max Pipes seems to have some at- traction over to Geo. Moles. Altona Sunday regular rain or Allen-Norton. Miss Cora Allen and Frank Norton, | both of this city, were united in mar- | riage at the Sheffield Catholic church Saturday, June 2, 1917, at 3:30 o'clock, | Rev. Fr. Scanlon officiating. The ceremony was witnessed by the par-| ents and the brother and sister of the bride, and the groom's sisters, Im- mediately after the ceremony the bridal party left for Kansas’ City, where a delightful six o'clock dinner was sérved. f The bride is a charming young lady, handsome and accomplished. She is a talented musician. Mr. Norton is a well known young farmer and an_ excellent business man, The happy couple are at home to their friends on their farm six miles northeast of this city. The Times ex- tends heartiest congratulations. Circuit Court. Divorce granted Susie- Ella Elli- ‘frits from Newton Ellifrits, Divorce granted Dora Rees from Davis Rees, Jr. Judgment of $500 alimony and custody of infant daugh- ter, Allene, granted to Mrs. Rees. W. A. Tucker vs. The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, damage suit; trial by jury waived. Judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $247.25 for loss of turnip crop. Defendant files motion for new trial and in arrest. Motion overruled. Affidavit in ap- peal filed. Appeal granted to Kansas City Court of Appeals. Sarah M. Dickinson versus J. W. _Trimble et al, suit on note; W. H Vail files answer. Reply filed. Jury waived and trial by court. Cause heard and taken under advisement. No Slackers in Bates County. Registration day passed in Bates cquaty with no disorder reperted in any precinct. The young men be- tween the ages specified realizing the pense a and the importance of. the presented themselves auey and quietly at their voting precincts and_answered the questions “in a businesslike manner. At 10 -place_was-there any confusion. STILL CHANCE TO REGISTER| REGULAR ARMY NEEDS fob000| The Moral Value of Americr's Ee-|i Men Unable to Appear Tuesday Can Escape, Penalty. Washington, June 6.—Men who were unable to register Tuesday and show good faith by appearing be- fore the registration board today or within the next few.days will not be classed as slackers. - Under section 40 of the registra- tion regulations, it is the duty of registration boards to register per- sons liable to registration under their jurisdiction, who, for any reason, could not be registered on registra- tion day. will be suspended if the man pears voluntarily. Many inquiries reached the War Department today concerning the statis of.men unable to get their names down because of the rush at the booths.or because they were un- able to reach registration places. Provost Marshal Crowder sent the following telegram today to the gov- ernors of every state: “Attention is invited to paragraph 40 of the regulations which contem- plates the registration of persons who for any reason shall not have been ‘registered on registration day. While scrutiny should be taken in at each to determine whether punitive action is required, it is desired for the next few days to pursue a liber- al policy in this regard in order that the registration may be more com- plete at the. carliest possible moment. Non-residents may also continue to register under the provisions of par- agraph 64. If it later appears that the liberality of this policy is being abused more stringent action will be taken. Cards received from ab- sentees after June 5 shall be filed as prescribed. “Please give this the widest public- ity and inform all registration boards without delay.” ap- CO. B_NEEDS MEN Must Enlist to War Strength, Reg- istration No Bar to Enlistment. Captain George L. Caruthers and Lieutenant W. O. Jackson are erting every effort to recruit Com- pany B to war strength in accord- ance with orders requiring the filling of all National Guard units. Captain. Caruthers was notified by long distance phone from Col. W. A. Raupp, commanding the Second Missouri Infantry Wednesday that men:who had registered were not barred from enlisting in the Nation- al Guard, til drawn for the draft. After being drawn, however, none will be accept- ed for enlistment. 4 Several young men who have regis- tered and are cligible to draft have ex- |already taken advantage of this op- portunity to select their own service and Captain Caruthers believes that when this ruling is generally known more than the required number will apply for enlistment. The advantage of serving with home officers and home men _ pre- sents a strong appeal and the high standard of efficiency and personnell of officers and men of the Second Missouri make it a most desirable organization with which to see ser- vice. Company “B's” property and equipment was inspected and checked Saturday by Captain Manchester of the Second Regiment Supply Com- pany and has been turned over to Captain Caruthers at the company’s new armory in the Opera House building, which has recently been re- modeled especially for the company. A recruiting officer is now on duty at all hours of the day at the armory and those desiring to enlist in the company before this opportunity is closed to them by the draft are urged to present themselves at once. Mrs, Lizzie Hall Dead Mrs. Lizzie J. Hall, aged 71 years and five months, departed this life at her home in Rockville, Tuesday June 5, 1917, after a several months illness, Lizzie J. Hook, the daughter of John S. and Rebecca Hook, was born in Bates county, January 7, 1848 and was the oldest of ten clfildren, only two of whom, J. Emmet Hook and Ed Hook now survive. She was reared to young womanhood in this county and remained here until 1863 wlien with her parents she was forced to leave the county under “Order No. 11”, At that time the family remov- ed to Boone county where they re- mained until 1865 when they returned to Bates county where she has since made her home. She was united in Total Registration in County 1635, | kind, The penalty in such cases| but would be accepted un-]}. Age Limits 18 to 40. Registration No Bar to Enlistment. yanen The regular army needs 100,000 re- cduits at once to fill the 52 “segi- ments of infantry, field artillery; en- gineers and cavalry now being formed and instructions have been is- sued to recruiting officers to speed up recruiting to maximum. intensity. Following is a copy of a letter. which has been sent to postmaster in the Kansas City recruiting district,” P. M. Cir. No. 6. : Headquarters Army Recruiting Dis- trict, Kansas City, Mo, June 4, 1917. To the Postmaster, Dear Sir:— While I am very much pleased with your splendid co-operation with me in the Regular Army Recruiting Service, the demand made upon us by the War Department of our Gov- ernment makes it necessary for us-to increase our efforts and energies to procure the 100,000 recruits needed immediately to fill the 51 regiments of Infantry, Field Artillery, Engin- eers, and Cavalry now being formed. That-you may understand more fully the urgency of this demand I quote the following telegram from the Ad- jutant General of the Army: ___ “Progress recruiting unsati8fee- tory. Less than-fifty per cent war quota regular army obtained in sixty days. Fifty-one new regiments now forming at eighteen stations need one hundred thousand recruits immediate- ly. Valuable time for training and preparation now being lost. Request co-operation of local press and patri- otic committees. Speed up reecruit- ing to maximum intensity. After regular army is brought up to max- imum strength recruiting service will have task of obtaining quota to main- tain that strength. Continue with- out regard to hours, “Signed, “McCain, Adjutant Genetal. s The fact that a man has registered under the provisions of the Selective Draft law is no reason why he can- not and should not enlist in the Reg- ular Army. All men between the ages of 18 and 40 years, whether reg- istered or not, may be enlisted in the Regular Army provided they are physically and otherwise qualified. At present the Coast Artillery, Quartermaster Corps, and Signal Corps are full and men cannot be accepted for these branches of the servi ice. Very truly youre Chas. A. Varnum, Lt. Col. U. S. A. Retired, Recruit- ing Officer. To Lend Seed to Farmers, Farmers who have not been able to obtain seed for this year’s crop may be supplied through the local coun- ty farm bureau. Through efforts of the Missouri State Corn Growers’ Association a limited amount of seed corn will be available to these farm- ers who ‘have not been able to ob- tain seed. Furthermore, members of the Wholesale Seed Dealers’ Asso- ciation of Missouri, in Kansas City, St. Joseph, and St. Louis, have con- tributed to this seed loan. . The seed which probably will be available com- prises corn, cowpeas, field beans, sweet corn, sorghums, dwarf lima beans, turnips, ‘hobbard | s..agh limited amounts of other s, will be distributed through ty farm bureaus to the m bers of the local farmers’ clubs, When the crop is made, each farmer who ob- tained seed will be required to re- turn to the farm bureau twice as’ much as he received. If he has @ crop failure he will be given another year in which to repay the loan. The College of Agriculture will send to each person to whom seed is lent, complete, detailed information regarding cultural practices and; rmethods of handlirig the crop after harvest so that it may be kept for winter use. Further particulars and the condi- tions under which the loan will be made can be had from the officers of the county farm bureau or from of- ficers of the local farmers’ club. “ Death of Mrs: Erin A. House. Mrs. Erin A. House died at her. home night. She leaves one child, her hus- band and an ‘aged mother to mourn. 4 Mrs. House was a daughter of Mf, and Mrs. F. P.. M. Meredith and the family formerly resided here. Mf. Meredith died here; and Mrs. Hou was engaged in the millinery businesa}} here for some years. She was m ried here to J. S. House, a promin merchant of Appleton City, on A ust 21, 1900, and since has resid with her hosband in that city. particulars of her death are at han Musteriig in New Regiment, Jefferson City, June 5.—Adju 1} General James H. McCord has m trance Into the War. In the many months . that have passed since I began this series of articles I have' discussed the entrance of various nations into the world war and sought to interpret the meaning. Now that our own ‘cou try has become a belligerent, it necessary to do the same thing’ once mote. With the questions which are domestic, questions of duty,’ tions of action, I naturall: deal, but I shall undertake quite impartially what the militaty. effect and the larger moral effect ‘of American entrance may be, as I sought to point out in the past the significance of Rumanian and o Italian participation. Always with the coming of a new’ nation two problems arise; that, of moral effect of a. new enlistment and that of the material aid the new bel- ligerent will bring. The entrance of Italy quite transformed the European conflict, because it gave the charac- ter of a fight by the European coun- tries against Germany comparable ut- terly with the fight made against Na- poleon a century ago. The entrance of America, coincid- ing with -the transformation of Rus- sia from a despotism to a republic, from autocracy to democracy unmis. takably broadens the issue of the war to a struggle between democracy and autocracy, with the Central Pow- ers, Germany, Austria-Hungary. .and Turkey, quite naturally representing autocracy and Bulgaria unhappily caught in the camp to which she does not belong, alike because: of in- justices resulting from the Peace of Bucharest and because of the in- trigues of her Austrian sovereign, the Czar Ferdinand.- With the entrance of America the war becomes in fact a war of libera- tion, it becomes a war of ideals, be- cause of the greatest of neutrals and the largest of the world democracies, by its alignment with the opponents of Germany, marks its nature and de- liberate verdict as to the German idea and German purpose in“ the world. The, President of the United States, in a document which will en- dure, has spoken the decision of his country and that. decision is a moral endorsement of the principles pro- claimed by the French and __ British statesmen in their own declarations. Looking backward upon my own experience in two visits to Europe during the war, I do not believe it is possible to exaggerate the effect of the moral side of this American de- cision. It terminates the pacifist agitations in France and Great Brit- ain. It closes the page on | which were written the various attemps. :to attain peace ‘by negotiation with the moral backing: of the. President of the United States. It gives new force and vitality to the contention of those who are directing the policy of the enemies of Germany, that there can be no peace with Germany with- out victory—From “The War in its Newest Phases,” by Frank H, Sim- onds, in the American Review of Re- views for May, 1917. War Loans. Great Britain's estimated wealth is $85,000,000,000, she has ‘made three great loans since the commencement of the war, aggregating $10,000,000,- O00, Her last loan, which was the greatest single loan ever floated in erflistory of the world. It was tak- pup in- 30 days, $5,289,000 individu- uls-Subscribing to the loan. One per- son in every 11 inhabitants of the United Kingdom subscribed to this Moan, and the average’ subscription was $050, though a great many sub- ‘scribers took only a pound, or about $5. The great number of subscrib- ers to this loan is pointed out.as évi- dence of the patriotism of the Brit- ish people. Germany’s wealth is estimated at $80,000,000,000. Germany has put five loans since the commencement; of the war, aggregating $11,750,000,- 000, In Germany’s latest loan 1 per- son in 13 of the population: is report- in Appleton City Tuesday] e view outside is an ‘ever: } changing picture. Your problenris.to veil the window without ob- scuring the picture. That is why QUAKER CRAFT LACE is the ideal window covering. . It meets both require- ments perfectly, : “And our stocks include a range of patterns to suit every woman's taste. By the yaré 25c to $1.28 - By the pair $1.00 to $6.00 Sunfast Draperies and Cretonnes for Side Drapes Rug Department Buy New: Rugs for the front room and move the old ones back It pays to buy the good kinds and we are - showing a complete lot now in Axminsters $20.00 up Bruseells $15.00 up. Velvets $20.00 up and every one a better value than we could buy and offer you again Window Shades, Curtain Rods, Congoleum Rugs, Rug Borders, Etc. Walker-McKibben’ Ss The Quality Store. ed to have subscribed, and the aver- age amount taken by each subscriber was $700. Taking into consideration these figures, the $5,000,000,000 loan of the United States with an estimated wealth of $220,000,000,000 and a popu- lation of over 100,000,090 seems al- most small. With a wealth nearly threé-times as great as that of Great Britain. it is trying. to borrow less than one-half of what Great Britait has borrowed. \ With a population one and one half times as large as that of Germany our loan \is much less than half of the amount that Germany has borrowed. America’s Liberty. Loan is less than one-sixth of the bank deposits in our country. An ordinary borrower does not think he is ruining himself when hme borrows 40 per cent of the value of his property. . The United States is borrowing less than 3 per cent of its wealth, Farm Loans. We have made = arrangement whereby we can make loans on farms in Bates county, Mo., on the Rural Credit plan. No red tape or delays, it is not placed on the market, but is held by the same party until paid off. You always know where to find the hold- er who is ever ready to extend all reasonable favors and continue, you a8 a permanent customer. Pre-pay- ment privileges are incorporated in the papers. This plan of borrowing will save you money. Come and see us, call us or’ write and we will be pleased to explain in full this plan of loans. : : Canterburys, 30-4t Women’s Clubs Can for Army. “Six cans of food, for the soldiers from every woman and girl in the country”—this is the slogan adopted by the Rural Dale Homemaker’s Club of Grundy county. These wo- men have not only complied with the suggestion of the College of Agri- culture that a two-year's supply ‘of canned goods: be preserved, but they have gone a step farther. The com- mercial club of Trenton will furnish the cans and labels for the “six cans from each woman and girl.” The women of the: aid societies of all the churches in Hale, Carroll county, will use the basement of the Methodist Church as a community cannery. Fhis’ canning laboratory will be open to the country women. If tin cans are available, some of the product willbe offered to the army. “Whether or not these women suc- ceed in canning enough food to help materially in supporting the soldiers at the front, ‘they will at least be able to s rt their own families and perhaps some of the community demands so that commercially canned goods, which they would ordinarily consume; may be released to feed others,” said Miss Carrie Pancoast of the College of Agriculture recently. During this time of scarcity of tin cans; the frugal housewife can help ont’-a fot by sun-drying many pro- ducts that have heretofore been: pre- served in glass or tin. A few vege- tables and many fruits can be cured by spreading in the sun, or by use of: some simple process. of hot-air drying. Use of dried instead of can- ned fruits will make a big difference in the supply of tin. ;