The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 24, 1918, Page 1

“ = pe ca © made this prediction to the senate in- _after Interstate Commerce Commis- ‘VOL. XL. ot NATION TO HOLD ROADS AFTER WAR ENDS, SAYS & CHIEF | ; McAdoo Tells Se Greater Control Will be Necessary in Foture. . Camp Funston, Kas., Jan. 16.—The $62,000 of the funds of the ariny bank stolen Friday night by Capt. Lewis Whisler after he had murdered four civilians and wounded a fifth’ was re- covered today in the officer’s quar- ters. The money was concealed in a compartment, previously prepared, in the wall behind a book shelf. ° The’determination to make a more thorough search of Captain Whislers quarters followed a report made yes- terday by an assistant in the intelli- Washington, Jan._ 21.—American eailroads will not be returned to pri- vate ownership for’ a considerable time after the close of the war. Di- rector General of- Railroads McAdoo terstate commerce” commission to- day. He added that greater control} gence office. The conclusion was of ‘the raiiroads also will be neces-|reached-from the facts. gained that “gary than was in effect previous to|the stolen .money, had not been smuggled off the reservation. Col. J. R. Mitchell of the 354th In- fantry,to which Captain Whisler be- longed, today took charge of the dead officer's quarters. A book shelf in the southeast quarter of was torn away. Behind that was a board. On removing the latter a small compartment in the wall was discovered and the officer, reaching in, found all of the stolen funds. The indications were that the se- cret compartment had ‘been prepared by the captain previous to the holdup and murder, The hand ax and pliers discovered in Captain Whisler’s room after he commited suicide probably were used in preparing the hiding government seizure of the roads, Director McAdoo also -announced his opposition to government owner- ship of railroads. ‘Mr. McAdoo’s statement came in answer to a question from Senator L. D: Smith as to why .he proposed rail- toad bill provides for government control “until congress otherwise orders.” n the war ends the railroads will be, to a large exicut, aisabled for competition,” said Mr. McAdoo. “There will also be great economic problems to deal with. For the inter- ests of the public there must be prop- er control, a control which will meet the new conditions. It is impossible to deal with that matter under exist- | pi ‘he officers in charge of the in- ing laws. It ts a matter for study. At the end of the war congress will| vestigation say now that Captain be too busy and the railroads should} Whisler was “mentally unbalanced not be returned to private ownership| without 2 doubt.” without legislation to protect the public.” Director General McAdoo said the government will have to control the taifroads for “at least three years af- ter the end of the war.” He stated that the matter of compensation would have to be settled before the railroads are turned back to their No Taps for Whisler. Camp Funston, Jan. 17.—Without the ceremonies of the army honors to the dead the body of Captain Lewis Whisfer was, taken to the sta- tion today to be send, to Gem, Kan- sas, for burial. The notes of a bugle the room! 0f coal. owners, softly blowing.“taps” as the bo*y “Do you believe in government | WS carried to the train were not ownership?” asked Senator Watson. hear, Nor was there an escort of “No, sir, I do not,” responded Di- soldiers of. the command. The crossed rifles of the infantryman rector McAdoo, “but I helieve some form of government regulation more comparative and intelligent than the old competitive system must be worked out when peace comes. . “vi great readjustments of the “ratiroads must botties” a td doo. “Of course, in a short three weeks this work has hardly started.” Director McAdoo did not believe that a period of six months after peace would allow a long enough time for readjustment. “If there is no time limit congress Would have a free hand to deal with the problem,” McAdoo sai It was doubtful today whether the administration railroad bill would be reported before the end af the week. The railroad bill is one of the meas- ures upon which the president has urged quick. action and Chairman Sims of the interstate commerce con- mittee was prevared to.conply with this request. It was supposed when hearings on the bill were be ‘un that were placed in emblem on, the coffin. All was still and quiet as the body moved slowly toward the railway station, save for the barely au sobs ; of hig,former_ Wife, ang. le sioner Anderson, who prepared the bill, had explained its provisions to the committee and Judge Thom had made‘his statement on behalf of the tailroads,.a favorable report could quickly be given. Many witnesses demanded™tt be heard, however, and the report on the bill was delayed for more than 1o days. ; List of Persons Who Failed to Submit Questionnaires. Local Board for Bates County, But- ler, Mo. 31S Deforest, Richard L.,. Merwin 324 Ward, LaVerne, Butler 412 Wells, Frank John, Butler 427. Stiefel, August G., Chicago, Ill, 611 Richards, William, Ricn Hill _640 Kelly, Timothy Joseph, Hume 682 Trantham, William A., Adrian 721 Kincaid, Ben, Merwin 753 Thresher, James G., ‘ Oklahoma. 924 Six, Elias Oliver, Butler 981 *Bolon, John Henry, Worland 1318 _ Hough, Isaac C., Appleton City 1490 - ‘ Salisaw, BUTLER, MiS:z val, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1918. wa soos aca spoken words from his father. TAYLOR B. ADAMS AND SON adopted is a unanimous vote. The THE HIRTH MEETING Captain Whisler had hone of the TO PRISON jses ada 1 directors — were : honors accorded by the army to of- t chosen as folle Chas. H. Argen-| Editor of the Missouri Farmer Urges ficers who die nobly. The only rec-| Charged in Keet et Kidnapping Enters bright, H. G. Cook, Homer ‘Duvi ognition, accorded him today was an Guilty Plea in Clement Denton, Ww alter Henry, T. order that the body should be given Case. i and J. R. aum. The elec- "tor a later meeting of the board. peal, ix. J. Smith were nam e by the pr over to his father, and with that no- tation the military record of Captain Whisler was closed. Laie Springfield, Mo., Jan. 21.—-Taylor 8. Adams, 51 years old, will serve 15 years in the state penitentiary an Cletus Acams, his 19-year-old son. | will serve 19 years in the state prison as a result of pleas of guilty en.ered by both today to charges of an ai- tempt to kidnap C. A. Clement, a Springfield jeweler, The sentences were pronounced by Judge C. H. Skinker in the We ster county circuit court at Marshiieid this forenoon, Similar charges against Mrs. Adams, Maxie Adams and Sam Me Ginnis were dismissed. it, IN MISSOURI Fuel Administrator Crossley Issues ,Orders Supporting the Federal Order. St. Louis, Jan. 18—Fuel Adminis- trator Crossley of Missouri elaborat- ed the fuel. restriction order which applies to this state today. z Schools, he said, would be the last institutions to be curtailed in the use Churches, he said, such ti them. riull for tendered his resigna: e club, but it was nominating ¢ in Decem fred to tne mittee to he named being here already | 1 was understood, Judge Skinke ; Hort E . we Skinker ., “il are soiee all that seale, ae bel be said, that the pleas of guilty were in a } “italia? Lacs e have not yet finished the clas-| i111) consideration of the ‘ iets’ Coening Pet eee : 5 sification of industries as to fuel cakedtre ferred to motherscharaes. re- evening, February 12. ” sai ey, a Ao ; Be eee ee needs,” said Mr. Crossley, “but agtiating to the kidnapping of Baby order affecting breweries and other non-war industries probably will be issued soon. “Instead of closing saloons* outright | . one or two days, the order takes thirty-one hours a weck from their business.” ; Lloyd Keet. * : A general continuance was granted in the case against Dick cases against Claude whose appeal to the supreme was not dismissed, are, also, “Why We Are in the War,” n of the bates er went to vending, They include a murder illions llars every year; a Mr. Crossley suggested that thee varse y rddressed a meeting, Tie a ea ou a ie ae ane breweries cut down 50 per cent of the It is expected that the prisoners of his address was “The eee oa iG eee it theietcas ie Dini ee oe ey au mi will bg taken at once to Jefferson of the V and Why We Are plause meant anything. He alleg-d i ne at once, as tt would) City, Piersol’s bond haying been sur- Fi and tried to show that the packers cause a waste of grain now in process! pondered eu se who were so fortunate as to controlled the price of every of manufacture. Adams, when asked if he had any- hear him pronounce it the best speech pound of meat, poultry, eggs, Newspaper offices and telegraph offices are exempted from the office building closing order. All other buildings must close at 7 and /not; open until 7. Enforcement of thé or- der will be up to the building? man- thing to say before sentence was pro- nounced, at first said he really was not guilty. He declined, however, to withdraw his plea, and sentence was passed in accordance with a recom- |mendation of the prosecuting attor- ughly and after hearing him ld have no doubts as to the jus! of the position of this country in great war. ager. neys. =. See é in woul abs i : e aa ys. came in would make money by doing Ne. nee notice hie publication xe : Lieutenant Chastain in France. so. Mr, Hirth is an earnest speaser, Hy ecseene ee ae aM . Commercial Club Meeting. | Mrs. D. C.. Chastai ived and at times eloquent. His heart is s c y the order. Viola faa ihe Moa jastain received 4) wvidcfitly in the work he is trying to ors will be given one warning and a/ The regular meeting of the Butler idavye romp scjentenant qnucamte nnocicensrot Meson cH second offense will be reported to the | Commercial Club was held at the ring. thee bo tad artlvel lig 5. gonial cevsation -and. 166 Department of Justice. city hall Tuesday evening, with a's y in France. Lieutenant Chas-] ¢a3- jm SReESIaR ae ae i aen to In Kansas City all saloons must! fairly good attendance of members, tain, who received a commission in] Rien Inu iesnaete ree ironnedlied close all day Mondays and Tuesdays at which time the following business the field artillery, and at 10 o'clock every night. Fuel; was transacted: course at the of supplies to breweries were stopped! The proposed amendment to the at Ft. Sheridan, entirely. They, however, kept run-! by-laws, increasing the number of di- ‘ ing, on their reserve stock, _sectors to fourteen, was read and abroad. via Geen was deferred until as an aud- iniously: adopt- s of the Farm- jon to meet with the club at as will be most convenient {on motion the matter r business to The County tense, and HH. O. Maxey, of the Hates County Red i Altona where xject that has been made in He covered the ground ter a three months | ‘rs training school s one of the first Rates county officers to see service NUMBER 15 1, the Bates County Farmers to Cc. Organize for Mutual Pro- tection, Saturday afternoon the circuit court room was comfortably filled with farmers who listened with the closest attention to an address by William Hirth, editor of the Missouri Varmer, Mr. tlirth was introduced by A. C. Rosier, chairman of the Bates county Club association and member of the [executive board of the state. Mr, Hirth, who ig the promoter of the farmers club, is one of the best posted men in the state on farm matters and the problems that confront the farm- er, He spoke for almost two hours- and urged we larmers to join we farmers clubs and explained the great benefits to be derived by organiza- tion, tle got arownd to the food gamblers and tion not om- ber, day and especially the packers com- bines very soon, and procecded to skin ’em alive. He did not mince words. He said in plain Eng- lish that the packers were thieves and aenounced them for systematically robbing the producers on the farms wheat and corn—in fact, substantial.y of all the products of the farm. He 4 wound up with a strong appeal to the farmers to get into the clubs, assur- ing them that not one could afford to stay out, and that every one who one tice the a fine meeung tuere at nmigat under the auspices of the Farmers Union, a sort of allied organization, MINERS OPPOSE UNIVERSAL AgWY WsnalvINu sIiLb Buy Clothes of Known Quality and Reputa On It’s assuring to know, in these times when quality is being sacrificed to rising costs in many clothes, that you can come here and get KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHES the standard and quality of which t have been rigidly upheld and maintained. - True, these clothes have advanced in price slightly, but only in the same proportion that quality woolens have advanced. However, the prices are really lower than you could expect, considering the superior tailoring, better ai and exclusive styles delivered at ~ $20.00, $22.50, $25.00 In Convention weciare It a Measure of Miliasism, Indianapolis, Jan, 18.—The United Mine Workers of America, in con- vention here vwoday, went on record az opposed to the proposition of uniyer- sal military service, now pendung in congress. Resolutions adopted by the conven tion declared the miners “oppose mil- itarisin ana do not wish to saudle it of tis country afcicr tae war." Vehement Genials were made to- day that refusal of the miners to work had resulted in the coat short- age and resultant curtailment of in- dustry. Ail biame was placed on tue car shortage, Fo.lowing an address last night. by Mother Jones, wno styled hers. lf “33 years young and full of heil as ever,” tne aclegaces adopted resolutions cailing on union members to make frejuent contributions to the Red Cross. In resolutions late yesterday the miners dgclared thenseives in favor of prohivition, Not so Many Beggars This Winter. Butler has not been afflicted with quite so many beggars and tramps this winter as usuai, but still there is | one occasio ‘Lhe other day a big, brawny speci- men worked the members o1 # cer- tain lodge to get the price of traus- poration to Joplin “where he coald j{get work.” Of course he couldn't work anywhere but Joplin About the same time a_ strong, healthy looking, young woman was begging for money to take her “hus- band” souh, According to a “phy- sician’s certificate” which ghe had, the said husband was in.mighty bad fix. He had “fabrod” tumors and “harna.” With the whole country crying for workers of all kinds, it is a crime to encourage these people by giving to them, and just as soon as one: lanis in town he should be given minutes to beat it, or do time on a rock pile. 2 fANADA TO FOREGO FLOUR, 3 BEEF, BACON Prohibition Impends on Account of Requirements of Troops. Toronto, Ont., Jan. 19—Dominion Food Controller W. J. Hanna an- € nounced today that prohibjtion in Canada of use of white flour, beef and bacon as eatables impends on ac- count of the ‘enormous quantities of these foodstuff that are required by the boys in the trenches, and that it will be up to the public to substitute other food for beef and bacon. “The time may not be far distant when the choice of the Canadian coa-