The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 29, 1917, Page 7

‘“‘THE DAYLIGHT STORE’’ Clearance Sale on _We have about a hundred coats on our racks which we must close out before Christmas, and we are putting the knife in before there really has been any winter. $5, $.875, $11.75, $16.75, $19.75 Every coat is a special bargain and you should not wait one minute as the size you want may be gone. . Men’s and. Boys’ Overcoats At the price we offer them, they are 25% below market price today. You. will save by getting several years’ supply. AMERICAN CLOTHING HOUSE MONEY BACK TO ANYBODY ONE PRICE TO EVERYBODY Black & Sons Clothing Co. Gus Bennert, of Springfield, was a business visitor to Butler one day the last of the week. C. M. Walker came down from Kansas City one day the last of the week on a business mission, Odd pants at Black & Sons. Miss Hazel Ludwick, who has been spending the last week in Kansas City with her brother, Frank, re- turned home the first of the week. Floyd Holloway, who holds a fine position in Kansas City spent Satur- day and Sunday in. this city with his} Trunks, Black & Sune: Mrs. J..T. Smith was over from Foster Saturday shopping and visit- ing old friends.~ George Fulkerson left the last of the week for Garden City, where he is spending a few days with his broth- er, Wm. J. Fulkerson. ‘ Felts at Black & Sons. I, P. Bailey, who for many years lived on a farm south of Rich Hill, died at the Ohio State Odd Fellows | Hill Review. The condition of C. home November 15, says. the Rich | Suit cases, Black & Sons. Mrs. James Nafus visited her moth- jer, Mrs. A. S. Deller, in Rich Hill, Thursday of last week. _Mrs. J. C. Hayes, of Kansas City, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. !J. R. Jenkins, returne dhome Satur- | day. Overshoes, Black & Sons. Oscar Claunch has returned to his home at Lucy, New Mexico, after a visit in this city at the home of his \ brother, Bert Claunch. 1 | i | | J. 1. Walton left Monday for Chi-} da meeting of the Board MENACE Full Quota.of Troops Without Loss of a Man. troops the army’s plans called for up to this time. “The submarine is no longer a men. ace, although it is a handicap,” said Assistant Secretary of the ‘Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt, discussing the situation in the light of late develop- ments and of reports from Vice Ad- miral Sims at London. “Our estimates of the number of troops we would have abroad at this date have been fulfilled,” said Secre- tary of War Baker, The general belief in the navy de- partment is that, despite the flurry of last week, when German submarines sank 17 British ships out of 19 at- tacked, as against only six the weck before, the U-boat problem is now well in hand. In addition to the natural advan- tages which are with the allies, at 5 The officers and members of the drill team of Butler Camp attended the big Woodmen meeting at Amoret Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Morgan, of Jef- ferson City spent Sunday in this city visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Morgan. lL. R. Twyman, formerly agent for the Missouri Pacific railroad at this place and who transfererd to the Car- thage office, has accepted a position as agent for Cass county for the Wal- ton Trust Company, of this city, says the Cass County Democrat. Dr. J. KE, Stipp, who formerly prac- \ i : i fs « ion of the National army. parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hollo- way. We still have your size in overalls and jackets, Black & Sons. Frank Vatice left Sunday for Pitch- er, one of the new oil towns in Okla- homa, Should he like the looks of thinss he may conclude to go into! business there. Mrs. E. C. Mudd, of Jefferson City, and Mrs. Henry Kaune, of St. Jacobs, Illinois, spent a few days the first of the week in this city with their sis- ter, Mrs. John Ferguson. We want to sell you your useful Christmas goods just now. Don’t put it off, Black & Sons; © + * 4 Miss Nina Culver returned the last of the week from Maryville, where she had been attending a State Sun- day school meeting as the delegate from the Butler Sunday schools. Wm. Steffin ,of southeast of town, dropped into The Times office while in the city one day the last of the week and had his name enrolled for the best newspaper in the county. The Federal drait boards have an- nounced that copies of the question- aire together with the necessary blanks will be mailed to registrants who have claimed exemption about December 1. Sparks-from a flue set fire to the roof of the home of F. M. Campbell, on High street, Sunday morning. The fire department was called out and the fire extinguished before much damage was done. Mrs. I. N. Mains arrived the last of the week from Coldwater, Michigan, and spent a few days with friends in|” this city before going to Oakland, California, where she wil! spend the as been very sick for the weeks, is very much improved and ihopes are now entertained early recovery. Our shoe trade is still “keeping up,” Black & Sons. Joe Hill Highway Engineer Rich County VFlammang went down to a who is in very poor health. C. O, Blake will hold a sale at his farm a few miles northwest of town December 6, at which time some good live stock will be sold. Owing to ill health Mr. Blake will retire from the farny and-move to Butler. " Col. J. H. Porter and Dr. Sageser, of the west part of the county, passed through town Wednesday afternoon en route home from Appleton City, where they had purchased nine Spotted Poland China gilts from the ©, F. Piepmier herd. The Times is in receipt of a letter from Dr. J. R. Martin, formerly of Merwin, and now a lieutenant in the United States Medical reserve corps, in which he directs that the address of his paper be changed from Ft. Riley to Ft. Logan, Texas, where he is now on duty as a surgeon in the base hospital. : T. J. Smith is in receipt of a letter from his son, Gardner, who is with the Army Y. M. CG. A. at Camp Travis, Texas, in which he says that he is improving rapidly from a se- vere attack of rheumatism and is able to be up and walk around some, which will be good news to his many Butler friends. McFarland ranch He brought with him from the Kress, Texas, winter with her daughter, Mrs. HE) tree car’ loads of cattle which will Gardner. ai Sergeant John Cooper, who spent a few days last weck with his moter, Mrs. John Voris, left Sunday for his post at ‘Camp Hancock, Georgia, where he is a member of Ammuni- tion Train No. 103, of the 28th divis- At the annual meeting of the State Teachers association in Kansas City, Jast week, Professor Alphonso Gor- rell,. principal of the Butler High school, was elected secretary of the agricultural department of the asso- ciation. Professor Gorrell is a grad- uate of the agricultural department of the Missouri University and is a well be put on the McFarland farm near Butler. Mr. McFarland says that the southern part of Texas is suffering very badly for the lack of water, but he is located they have plenty of moisture, boys, who have been for some time is reported as much better this week. Arl, who was at- tacked by pneumonia while spending a furlough from the United States Navy with his parents in this city, is so far recovered that he has dis- charged his doctor and is now able to be up. Carl is still in a serious condi- posted and energetic teacher of ag- ricultural subjects. CHRISTIAN. SCIENCE SOCIETY Church Cor. Ft. Scott and Delaware Sts. i a998eee Services: Sunday 11:00 a. m. . Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Wednesday Evening Meeting : 7:30 p. m. e seneses rs Public Reading Room, Church Edifice, open Tuesdays and Sat- urdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p. m. tion, but somewhat improved. Among the Bates county men who attended the Officers Training Camp at Ft. Sheridan, which ended Tues- day, D. C. Chastain, of this city, and H. H. Heck, of Rich Hill, were com- missioned lieutenants, Mr. Chastain in the artillery and Mr. Heck in the infantry branch of the service. Lieu- itenant Chastain is expected home the latter part of the week to spend a short leave of absence with home folks. When the call for volunteers was made at the commencement of the Spanish-American war, in 1898, one of the first to respond from Butler was Chas. Fisk, now owner and manager of the Fisk Opera House Mr. ‘Fisk is not able to take part in the present war. but is doing his “bit” by admitting anyone who is a dependant service. free to any entertainment in his house. of a soldier, now in the that in the part of the state in which! The condition of the two Dudney: seriously sick} for his! one afternoon the last of the week on) isit to his father, Nick Flammang, | Chas. McFarland arrived Tuesday | near} i {pleasant call while in the city Mon- ton his paper changed from Louis- | near s of the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association, of which he is a director, | Keep coming in. We are glad to see you, Black & Sons. } Mrs. Finley Porter and + daughter, } | Minnie Lois, who have been visiting {her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wood, returned to their home in St. Louis Saturday. Mrs. Lucille Georner, of St. Jo-} |seph arrived Saturday to spend a few; |! days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ! LW. P. Sevier, at their home a few! ‘miles east of town, Get your new suit and overcoat at Black & Sons before the advance price goes on, Black & Sons. N. A. Stanton has been ttansferred by the Wells Fargo express company from their Butler office to Auburn, Nebraska, I. A, Reid takes the place made vacant by the transfer of Mr. Stanton. Mrs. Fannie Smith and sons, Jess jand Charles Smith, of Lenark, Mon- jtana, arrived in the city Thursday of} last week to attend the funeral of Mrs. Smith's daughter, Mrs. Bottoms. Troy Ld Council, son of H. H. Council, arrived in the city last week from New York, where he is a sailor on one of Uncle m’s war vessels, to spend a few days furlough with his father and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lewellyn Smith, of \the Republican-Pkess, were made glad last week by the arrival of their son, |Dexter Smith, of the United States lartillery, stationed at Jefferson Bar- s. who spent a short furlough ith them The Times good friends, Elliot! Burk and son, Earl Burk, of the Amo- iret neighborhood, made this office a day. Karl Burk ordefs the address burg, Kansas, to Amoret. He has for some time been living in Kansas, Lonisburg, but is glad to get back to old Bates county again. Fred Gilbert, who has for the last few years been farming in Oklahoma, has returned to Bates county. The first of the week he purchased the fine farm owned by Otis Andrews, a few miles southeast of town, and will part of the county, but later at Ef- fingham, Kansas, spent a few days in Ballard last week and we are in- formed that he expects to return there about the first of December and resume his practice, Captain J. FE. Thompson, of the quartermaster ¢orps at Camp Doni- phan, arrived the Jatter part of the week on a short visit to home folks and to superintend the sale of live stoch his place Saturday. The Cap- tain says that the Bates county boys at Camp Doniphan are getting along niegly and are working pretty hard every day. He looks as though army life agreed with him, Of course, he had no information as to when the boys would be moved to France. Col. J. Harlan Porter returned the first of the week from Mississippi, where he had conducted sales of Hol- stein cattle. On Monday of last week he held a sale at Louisville, that state and on Tuesday and Wednesday he held a big sale at Houston. During this sale the Colonel made a record by selling a dairy cow for the highest price ever received in that state, The has contracts for conducting several sales in that state in the near future. Mayor Fleming, of Monett, a warm personal friend of Colonel Raupp, has received a telegram from Speaker Champ Clark, that all charges pre- ferred against any officer of the Na- tional Guard previous to the opening of hostilities with Germany, have been ordered dropped. The effect of this, while not clearing Col. Raupp of the charges preferred against him at Fort Sill, will mean that he will remain at- Tice nedicine at Battard; n_the-cast of thesweek-in-_Kansas-City;—_— -| Tella Wolfe and Colonel made a hit in Mississippi and }- this season, a number of devices have been put into operation designed to lessen the toll of submarines and these are believed to be responsible largely for the falling off, although some are so new that it is yet im- possible to get approximate estimates on their efficiency. Mt. Carmel News. Mrs. Guy Thomas left Friday for 1 several days visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hall, near Pleasant Gap. ~ Ralph Corlett, who is school at Nevada, is spending week at home shucking corn. Christene and Robert Osborne were on the complaining list the first of the week, Charley Simpson finished husking corn for Mr. Leonard Thursday and commenced for Everett Drysdale ‘Monday. Orville Porter spent the latter part attending this are Several in) our neighborhood through husking corn, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Smith of. the Virginia neighborhood, is moving on Jas. Park's ptace. W. M. Hardinger butchered a hog Monday. Rev. Jones filled his regular pointment at Mt. Carmel. Sunday ai- ternoon.- Rev. Warner, who was to preach, did not come. Powell Englehardt hogs to Lyman Ilensley in Monday. Miss Leona Simpson of near Corn- land is spending a week with her si ter, Mrs, W. E. Osborne and family. Carl Welliver and sister, Audry, Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Fleming, Mrs. daughter, Burdee, spent Sunday with relatives in Ne- vada and Moandville. UNCLE HENRY. ap delivered fat Butler Masonic Funeral. All Masons and Knight Templars are requested to meet at the hall Fri- day, November 3oth, at'1 p. m, to at- tend the funeral of Brother and Sir Knight Claud Frazier. It will he necessary to meet promptly as we will have to go to the late residence, one mile south of town and escort the body to the Presby- terian church for the services at 2:30. C. E. Culver, Master. New Hotel. The new Southern Hotel is open for business one block west of the Opera House on West Dakota street. Rooms and board. Meals served. Your patronage solicited, ‘ Mrs. W. F. Jackson, tached to the U. S. army at least dur- ing the progress of the war.—Clinton Democrat. REVIVE ST. CLAIR COUNTY BOND CASE Holders of Securities Sue State Sen- ator Baldwin, Charging Con- spiracy. Another move by holders of -bonds of St. Clair county, Mo., to collect a part of the $4,000,000 face value of the bonds was made today whe suit for $50,000 was filed in the federal court against John Baldwin, state senator for the district including that county take possession as-soon as Mr, An- drews can find another home. Mr. Gilbert’s old friends will be glad to welcome him back to Bates county. contents, property, 1s cars and their marked government one day last week when a terrific ex- ———--—_—.--— the Nevada Mail. The cause of the|‘ says Friday’s Kansas City Post. The petition charges Baldwin il- legally has headed a conspiracy in that county to prevent all] promise of the bond debt and has or- were | ganized fellow citizens into a league destroyed by -fire and traffic on the}to prevent any.payment being made Kansas City Southern railroad near|on the judgments given in the federal Swartz, in Vernon county, blocked] court on the bonds. any com- The suit is in the name of Mrs. plosion occurred in a car about the|Clarisse M. Harrison of Onondaga middle of the train on that road, says] county, New York, holder of a block of the bonds. The petition sets forth explosion is a mystery and there are} that the state senator has conspired rumors that a time bomb may have] to defeat the will of the federal court been placed in one of the cars. ‘nthe matter both by activities at home and in the legislature. A very pleasant family reunion was Baldwin owns between 3,000 and 4,- held at the home of Bert Claunch.| 0900 acres of the best land in St. Clair on East Ft. Scott street, Saturday af-| county and is worth several hund ternoon. A big dinner had been pre-| thousand dollars. : pared by Mrs. Claunch in honor of the brothers and sisters of her hus-| tebt is $237,000, but interest in more The principal of the county’s bond band. Those present were Mrs.|/than 40 years has made the amount George Argenbright, Altona; Mrs.|close to the value of all property in Addie Wilcox, Jerico Springs; Mr. | - and Mrs. Bert Claunch and Jamnes|few months has voted down two Ctaunch of this city, and Oscar] ropositions to compromise at ap- Claunch, “Mexico. proximately $600,000. } of Lucy, New he, county. The county in the last against Germany's allies promises to be a subject of considerable discus- sion at the next session of Congress, Senator Hitchcock, ranking member of the foreign relations committee, said, upon his return today to Wash- ‘ngton. oresents many complications and is one of extreme delicacy as well as im- ‘ria-Hungary,” 6-3t* 30-3t* Proprictress. one. You and all others have jin it a personal responsibility. The Davies county oat record is held by R. FE. Weldon, who claims 226 bushels on two acres. A contrary sunilower is reported from Lexington. It is twelve feet high and its flowers all turn away from the sun. A big beet is proudly displayed by R. H. Simpkins, near Marble Hill, It is 22 inches long and 21 inches in circumference. WAR ON AUSTRIA A PROBLEM Might ‘be Held ag Indorsing Italian Demand, Hitchcock Says. 21 —Whether declare war Washington, Nov. the United States shall In his opinion the questio »ortance in immediate and future de- zelopments of the war. “A declaration of war against Aus- Senator Hitchcock ‘might be construed as indorse- ment of Italy’s demands upon Aus- tria. These include a demand for erritory which virtually would de- orive Austria of every seaport—a fruitful situation for a future war. It is a question whether States would be willing to give such an indorsement.” the United in France Washington, Nov. <24.—Despite German submarines, the Unit, without the loss of a man all the SUBMARINE IS NO LONGER A COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING Plan of Reorganization Fully Dis- cussed and Adopted. The Butler Commercial Club met in regular session at the city hall Lucsudy evenimg, with a good at- endance of members, in tue absence oi President J. T. Itull on account of sickness, Vice- president Paul B. Levy presided. Numerously signed protests from the farmers of summit, Lone Oak, Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Gap town- ships, asking the city council of But- ler not to grant a franchise to the Butler Telephone Company unless free exchange is guarantced the peo- ple of these townships, were read. On’ motion the protests were referred to the committee appointed by the Commercial Club to meet with the city council and discuss the proposed franchise. Mr, Maxey, who present- ed the protests to the club on behalf cf the protestants, stated that the lists represented more than 200 pa- trons of the telephone lines, and that each subscriber was paying $4.00 per year for the privileges of the Butler switchboard, The proposition to reorganize the Commercial, Club then came up for discussion. A, Lyman Donlin of St. ] ouis, secretary-manager of the Fed- crated Commercial Glubs of Missouri, Vas present, and at some length ex- plained the idea for reorganization. To perfect such an organization as would be acceptable to the State Fed- eration and at the same time be able to be of some service to Butler, would not cost the Butler club one penny, unless it saw fit to reimburse the Federation for such overhead charges as are necessary in the cam- paign for reorganization, The platform of the reorganized club, as adopted at a mecting of the board of directors on Monday even- ing, was read by A. H. Culver, and after a lengthy discussion, participat- ed in by Judge C. J. Henry, A. H. Culver, D. K. Walker, WU. G. Cook, Dr, Hl. M. Cannon and F. C, Ream, it was adopted, ried with it the proviso that the club employ a competent secretary to de yote his whole time and attention to the affairs of the organization. After some further discussion, the felub adjourned to meet at the Opera House on Monday evening, at which time committees will be appointed to wait upon the busin interests of Butler and secure memberships. The price of a membership in the new organization will be $25.00 per year, and memberships are to be taken for aterm of three years. It is hoped by thus increasing the membership of the club to have a sufficient fund to at least care for some of the things coming within of the club, the province Claude Frazier Dead. The many friends of Claude Braz ier, one of the best known and most highly respected citizens of — this township, were deeply shocked Tues- day evening by the news that he had been found dead at his home about a mile sontheast of the city. Mrs, Frazier had been spending the day with a ne bor Y turn, about 4 ¢ clock in the afternoon found her husband's dead body on a sofa in the living room. A physician was called and found that the cause of death was ccrebral hemorrhage. Indications pointed to the t that Mr. Frazier had prepared and oaten his dinner and sat down before the fireplace to read the paper, as the pa- pers and considerable blood was found on the hearth. fle had- evi- dently made his way to the — se where the body was found in a sit- ting position. He was born at Spi August 5, 1863. He many years ago and was for a long time conductor on the Missouri Pa- cific railroad, About ten years ago he etired from the railroad and located on the farm where he has since. resid- ed, Besides his wife he is survived by two Hugh, of Independence, Colorado, and Licutenant John Fraz- ier, of Co. B, 128th Machine Gun bat- talion, at Camp Doniphan. Funeral services, conducted — by Rey. Geo. Scroggs, under the auspices of the Gouley Commandry and lodge No, 254 A. F. & A. M. will be held at the Presbyterian church Friday afternoon at 2:30. rta, Illinois, sons: WILL ASK ALLIES’ TERMS Officials Believe Russia Might Con- tinue to Fight. Washington, Nov. 25.—Partly as a means of stifling Russia's peace man- euvers and inspiring that nation to fight on, the government will be doubly insistent that the Allies unite in a statement of their war aims and expose any secret war treaties, if they exist. With Russia moving for an armis- tice and universal peace, the United States proposes that the Paris war conference’ shall bring about a show- down. Colonel House is bending ev- ery effort to sway the Allies to this viewpoint. These aims must be such as to in- spire the Russian people. They must be such that the Russian, heartily anxious for peace, will be willing to lay aside the negotiations and fight on for world democracy. The United States stands ready to back any stable Russian covernment, if it does not make separate peace with Germany, authorities said today. The adoption of the platform car eto this city |