The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 23, 1917, Page 4

The Butler Weekly Times Printed on Thursday of each’ week. ROBT. D. ALLEN, Editor and Mer a ee Entered at the Post Office of But- Yer, Mo., as second-class mail matter. PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR Mnureday, August 16, 1017. =e What A Fifty-Dollar Bond Will Do. The proceeds of one fiity-dollar Liberty Loan Bond will purchase: Thirteen 13-pounder shells for de- stroying submarines. Four 5-inch shells for the same purpose. One hundred pounds of smokeless powder. Eighteen gas masks: for a number of soldiers at the front. Enough coal to drive a destroyer one hundred twenty miles, Enough gasoline to drive a sub- marine destroyer one hundred fifty miles. A sailor’s uniform outfit. Four months subsistence for a sol- dier. like A People’s War. “The great fact that .stands out above all the rest is that this is a Peoples’ War, a war for freedom and justice and self-government amongst all the nations of the world, a war to make the world safe for the peoples who live upon it and have made it their own, the German people them- selves included; and that with us rests the choice to break through all these hypocrisies and patent cheats and masks of: brute force and help set the world free, or else stand aside and let it be dominated a long age through by sheer weight of arms and the arbitrary choices of self-consti- ity exercised by the United States SAYS CHANCE IS. under this legislation cause the act contravens is void be- the Thir- FOUR TO ONE teenth Amendment, which provides} Draft Army Will See Little Fight- “neither slavery nor ° involuntary servitude except as punishment crime whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall exist with- in the United States or any place sub- ject to their jurisdiction.” ~ “To agree to this contention w must conclude the soldier is a slave, said Judge Speer. “Nothing could be more abhorrent to the truth; nothing more degrading to that indispensible and gallant body of citizens trained in arms, to whose manhood, skill and courage is, and must be, committed the task of maintaining the very ex- istence of the nation and all that its people hold dear. The Grand Army of the Republic, the Confederate Vet- erans and the Sons of Veterans. are not maintained to preserve the tra- ditions of slavery. “Nations don’t pension slaves to commemorate their valor. They don’t ‘give in charge their manse to the sweet lyres,’ nor does Sculpture in her turn, Give bond in-stone and ever-endur- ing brass To guard and trust. “The sole additional ground of the petition is by the common law. It is the right of petitioners ‘to remain within the’ realm’ and that this right should now be held to relieve them from military service beyond the bor- ders of the United States. The reply is that the common law, that is, the immemorial English law, cannot pre- vail as to the United States or its people against the explicit provision of an ‘act of Congress,’ Nor has a court,of the United States power tu declare an act of Congress invalid because it is inimical to the common law. The touch-stone for such judi- cial power is the Constitution and nothing else. “It remains to be determined whether the Constitution has con- ferred authority on Congress to en- act this law. Clause II of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution empow- ers Congress ‘to raise and support armies. This power is plenary. It is not restricted in any manner. Congress may summon to its army thus authorized every citizen of the United States. Since it may sum- mon all, it may summon any. “It is urged by this legation, Con- gress has taken over and in this way conscripted the National Guard. This, it is said, is the State Militia. It. is contended that such militia can be used only to execute the laws of the Union to suppress insurrection and repel invasion, Since these pe- titioners are not members of the Na- tional Guard, in no event could their to immortalize the tuted masters, by the nation which can maintain the biggest armies and the most irresistable armaments—a power to which the’ world has afford- ed no parallel and in the face of which political freedom must wither and perish."—Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States. _p~ Taxing War Profits. Senator Johnson made a_ telling point in his address on the revenue bill, Monday, when he inquired why Congress was not as eager to enlist the wealth of the land for the war as it had been to draft the young men. The California Senator was argu- ing for higher taxes on war profits, the actual profits coined from the war. He said that England takes 80 per cent of these profits by taxation, while the present revenue bill con- templates taking only about 20 per cent. Senator Johnson is not the only one who has ‘noticed the tendency of Congress to “deal gently and gener- ously” with the corporations whose huge war earnings will make them a legitimate and necessary subject for taxation to raise money with which to carry on the war. Senator La Follette has gone to extreme length along this line, but he is so radical, so lacking in judgment and-so mani- festly influenced by his own extreme pacifist views, that scant attention has been paid him. Senator Johnson’s address was sen- sible and timely and will meet a fav- orable response in all parts of the country. He has very clearly indi- cated a way to raise millions with- out excessively burdening the peo- ple.—St. Louis Republic. U. 8. COURT HOLDS CONSCRIP- | TION IS CONSTITUTIONAL Judge Speer Rules Nation May Sum- mon All Its Citizens to Bear . ’ Washington, D. C., Aug. 20—In an opinion teeming with patriotic ap- proval of America’s cause in the war apd with vigorous denunciation ‘of the slacker, Federal Judge Emory Speer, today at Mount Airy, Ga., up- ; the jonality of the se- law. Judge. Speer’s the | to the fact holds should rights in this way be affected. But the National Army is not the militia. An army jis a body of men whose business is war. The militia is a body of men composed of citizens occupied temporarily in the pursuits of civil life, but organized by discip- line and drill, and called in to the field for temporary military service when the exigencies of the country require it.” SHORT STORIES Of Local Interest—Clipped from Our Exchanges. The Amsterdam Enterprise ex- pects to be in their new home early in September. The walls are up and work has commenced on the roof. Mrs. Fred Haas, formerly a well known citizen of Adrian died in Kansas City Thursday, Aug. 9, fol- lowing an operation for appendicits. Wolves made a raid on W. F. Rid- dell’s flock of sheep last Saturday night and killed two of his best lambs. It is said that wolves are nu- merous in the Altona neighborhood, but this is the first assault on stock that has been reported to this office. The people should organize and make an effort to exterminate them.— Adrian Journal. The large barn on the Joe Braden farm east of town, together ‘with some farm machinery and about six tons* of hay were destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon. The _ fire started in the hay mow and was caused by spontaneous combustion. There was a small insurance of about two hundred dollars on the barn.— Merwin Sun. About midnight Wednesday while line engine and before discovery, contents. Neigh! ern machinery at a cost of about $3, insurance. of Guy Tucker was alseep in the auto not far from the building the inside of same caught fire from the £190; a ooo which is about half loss, owing that he carried only $1,500] P’ Merwin in it ort will|time for you to save some money. probably be without an .ice plant’ and ing, Roger W. Babson Figures. Roger W. Babson, the eminent statistician, writing in B; b m’s Weekly Reports, says of the Ameri- can soldier's chances in France, »|which he figures at 940 out of 1,900 of escaping death and 850 out. of 1,000 of escaping totally uninjured)’ We believe that the drafted man who ‘goes as an ordinary soldier, tak- |. ing his judgment with him and Jeav- ing his enthusiasm at home, is got only most effective, but is fairly @ure | to return in better physical condition than when he left. Of course, dur- ing the one or more days.a month that it -is his turn to charge, he: is subject to great danger; but the rest of the time, with reasonable precau- tions, he is, ° statistically, almost as well off as in the streets York. ian Most of the drafted men may see France, which, by the way, will be neficial to many of them. Since, [rsheter the airplane appropriation has passed, there is good’chance that but few of them ever will be engaged in serious fighting. We believe that the war will con- tinue until we have several hundred thousand troops and ten thousand or more airplanes in France, which should be some time next spring or summer. We, however, feel that by the time these men and airplanes are over there, ready to do something worth while, Germany will “have come to its senses. We see no rear son for Germany to stop until we are actually in Europe with self sup- porting bases, prepared to strike hard, but we see every reason why Germany should be anxious to settle with us at that time, before we do strike. Our regular army, and perhaps the militia, may get into action at any time, but the chances are four to one that the men who are now being drafted will see very little actual fighting if Europe. Even if they are required to do hard fighting, statis- tics"are very much in their favor, and conditions are improving.” “WIN NOW OR IN NEXT WAR” German General Hints at Future Conflict if Berlin Terms Fail. _ Amsterdam, Aug. 19.—General Von Liebert, in a speech at Rathenow, Prussia, is quoted by the Deutsche Tages Zeitung as saying: “We cannot sign a peace before we have the Flanders coast, a colog- ial empire and maritime bases. Should we not realize this now, we must prepare to work for it after the war in view of the next war.” General Liebert’s speech was loud- ly cheered by his hearers, but it was criticized by the German press. Vorwaerts declared: “This may prolong the war until Germany has been so beaten that even our pari-Germans cannot think a9 of a ‘next time’, Call on Gore to Resign. Hugo, Ok., Aug. 21.—Aroustd over Senator Thomas P. Gore's attempt to force an amendment to the Appro- priation Bill prohibiting the use of funds in waging war outside of the United States territory, four hundred citizens of Hugo and Choctaw Coun- ty today demanded that Gore resign. of New We are showing a splendid stock of the best things for School Wear. COME AND SEE. For warm-weather wear—one of our cool Warner's Rust-Proof Corsets will makefor daintiness andcom- fort all through the Summer. You can wash a Warner’s—it will not rust, Buy two or three ata time and so be sure of a fresh, clean corset every Sum- mer day. u Priced as Low as $1.00 Every. corset guaranteed Warner's Brassiers 50c to $2.00 Walker-McKibben’s The Quality Store, . ..$2.00 up to $5.00 Godmans Boys School Handkerchiefs .............+++0+0+++-5C Boys and Girls Bradley Sweaters.......... $1.50 up School Hose...................+...15¢, 20c, 30c, 35¢ Topsy and Wayne Knit “M” Union Suits with buttons for Hose SUPDOMCTOi i iacsasgcchcs cs cecae tose secure sce VOC “M” Knit Underwaists............ Skeleton and Cambric Waists............. Warner's Hose Supporters.... ge cccenceene E, D. Frazier, owner of the Prairie {lished an enviable reputation for him- Jone of the finest herds of Poland +) home guards that the county was en- The demand took the form of a tele- gram dispatched to Gore at Wash- ington, Fall goods are arriving. Come in and buy your winter supply now and save’ yourself, Black & Sons Clo. Co. Robert U. Lotspeich, of The Times staff, has been confined to his home for the last week by illness. He was able to be up town Wednesday af- ternoon and his friends hope that he will soon be himself again. Black & Sons Clothing Co. J. R. Arbuckle, of Fresno, Califor- nia, is visiting at the home of his old friend, Dan Embree, ‘in Summit township. Mr. Arbuckle formerly lived in the east part of the county and this is first trip back to the old home in thirteen years. tthe boys to buy what they Black & Sons. Miss Frances Shouse, who has been visiting her mother, Shouse, left Monday ~ Send in need now, she will work as a trained nurse in some of the Red Cross hospitals. Sons. prices for a short time so now's Buy. all you will need for six. mon ‘and it will be the best buy you S McCarthy, of t Mrs. B. F. gained — nperiee that there was! york, where she will pm ie. pies is ant tt msy be no possibility saving any part or : > bore. rushed: to. tie take a transport for France, where acene only to back off in fear of the explosion of ammonia, which shortly shook the town and many windows from the surrounding homes. W. A.|$1.50 khaki pants and overalls for, Tucker had recently ‘rebuilt the build-] $1.25. Buy all you need, Black & ing and equipped it with new mod- ; - For a short time we will sell yout We are going to hold down out’ ¥ Valley Stock Farm of near Drexel, was in Butler the first of the week looking after business matters and found time to make us a pleasant call. Mr. Frazier, who has estab- Fine Grade School Handkerchiefs ............. Misses Corset Waists..............05 ce ce0e ee ee BEC ‘Girls Gingham Dresses on Sale..................75¢ Kenyon Rain Coats, children,..........$3.00, $3.50 , Kenyon Rain Coats, misses... ..-.$5.00 Amoskeag Apron Gingham. B .... 15¢ yd. Blue, Brown, Black checks Dress Ginghams............ 12%c, 15¢, 18c, 20c yd. Plaid, Stripes, Checks, Plain colors Devonshire Cloth............ even aateas'oss eOCEVG: e Stripes, Checks, Plain Colors Amoskeag Peggy Cloth.......................25¢ yd. Stripes, Plain Colors ed Mercerized Poplins Scagielkcs tes self in the hog business is owner of China swine in the middle west. At a recent meeting of the Bates County Council of Defense the ques- tion as to the number of units of titled to was raised, and Secretary W. G. Dillon was instructed to take the matter up with Governor Gardner. He did so and on Wednesday re- ceived a communication from E. D. Mumford, President of the State Council of Defense, stating that the county could have as many units of 1§0 men each as it could raise. lavy Blue, Green a Piain colors The Monday Evening Club planned an out door picnic for last Friday evening in honor of two of their members, Mr. and -Mrs. D. C. Chas- tain, who were to leave Saturday for Ft. Sheridan, Illinois, he to enter the officers training school and she to take a course of training in some branch of the Red Cross work. But they did- not take into account the weather which made an out door af- fair impossible. They did the next best thing and decorated the dining room at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Zey so that it was a very fair imita- toin .of out of doors. Leaves and shrubbery were cleverly used in the decoration and the lunch that was to have been taken to the picnic, was eaten on the floor. Everett Shirting................0....cceeeee0+- 180 yd. Stripes, Checks, Blue, Tan i . Navy Blue Cotton Gabardine.................40c yd. Middy Blouses...:..............75¢, $1, $1.25, $1.50 Wry WAIBIG io ios cc saci tes taaes tea saweans eles cs Bd SPECIAL Ladies Amoskeag House Dresses Fast color. Sold $1.15 to $1.50 . ON SALE : 75c Cheaper than buying Calico for a dress. Home Journal Patterns 15¢ A committee from the Butler com- mercial club went ‘down to Nevada the first of the week and met. with a like committee from the Nevada clud and discussed the matter of better train service on the Missouri Pacific between Kansas City and Nevada. The Nevada committee agreed to take the matter up with the city council Tuesday night and have a resolution adopted asking the State Public Utilities Commission for re- lief. Kansas City, Harrisonville, Adrian, Butler and Rich Hill ‘have already taken action in the matter and the petitions will be presented to the commission in the near fu- ture, . The commission will then set a time and place for a hearing of the whole matter, at which time commit- the tees from the various towns vehi ger eels Bh py | se present and present their claims for} ™! at tiles | improved service. The Public Utili-} Petition and: affidavit,’ stating ties. Commission is already swamped} ther things that the above rith like claims from all parts of the} defendant George Clark if some time before | ing is a non-resident of ass. judgment onf Missouri, and Now at this’ day comes the plain- tiff herein by her agent and attor- ney before the Clerk of the Circuit situated in Bates County, Missouri, to-wit: Lots 1§, 16 and 17, Block 13, in the towrl of Merwin, State and g & fey omg }= fant: ere k to spend Sb