The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 18, 1918, Page 1

VOL. XL. ter State Historical Society ! deckly Times. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1918. NUMBER 27 SENATOR STONE DEAD Senior Senator From Missouri Died In Washington Sunday. Senator William Joel Stone of Mis- souri died at his residence in Wash- ington at 4:30 o'clock Sunday after- |. noon. He had been critically ill since Wednesday, when he suffered a cere- bral hemorrhage that paralyzed his left side. A secondary attack at 5 o'clock. Sunday morning,: caused a state of coma, and the Senator passed away peacefully without regaining consciousness. At the bedside when Senator Stone died were his wife; his son, Federal Judge Kimbrough Stone of Kansas City, and two daughters, Miss Mable Stone of Washington and Mrs. John Joseph, W. Parkinson of St. Mo.; Senator William. J. Stone. Miss Margaret Winston of ‘St. Louis, a niece: Dr. W. M. Sprigg, the at- tending physician, and a nurse. In addition to his widow and chil- dren, the Senator is. survived by six grandchildren and several stepbroth- ers and stepsisters. ©. M. Spencer of St. Joseph, general counsel of the Burlington System, is a cousin, At the Stone home when his deatlr was announced by Dr. Sprigg, wert Senator and Mrs. Reed, Representa- tive J. W. Alexander of Missouri, Col. Wm. Zevely of Oklahoma, a close friend; Cg. Charles P. Higgins of St. Louis. sergeant-at-arms of the Senate: W. R. Hollister of Jefferson ant secretary of the Dem- City ocratic National Committee, and John J. Cochran, secretary to the Senator. They were joined later by Third Assistant Postmaster General \. M. Dockery of Gallatin, Mo., and Third Assistant Secretary of State Breckinridge Long of St. Louis. After. consultation with Judge Stone, these Missourians agreed upon funeral arrangements. Services were held at the residence there Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. Dr. Horace J. chaplain of the Senate, The funeral party started for Mis- souri at 6 o'clock Monday evening via the Pennsylvania Railroad train, which arrived in St. Louis at 5:50 o'clock Tuesday evening. The body was taken on a night train to Jeffer- son City, where it rested in state in the corridor of the new Capitol Wednesday forenoon. On Wednes- day afternoon.the body was removed to Nevada, Mo., where the interment will be Thursday under the auspices of the Nevada Masonic lodge. Senator Reed, former Gov. Dock- ery, Hollister, and virtually all mem- bers of the Missouri delegation in the House of Representatives, as well as members of the family, accompanied the body to St. Louis. A peculiar rule of the House will prevent Speaker Champ Clark from going with the funeral party. Under this rule the Speaker may not ab- sent himself from the House during a session of Congress for more than one day except in the case of per- sonal illness. Senator Stone was entirely free ‘of pain during his’ brief illness, his phy- sician said. He was _ stricken Wednesday on a street car while on his way to the Capitol shortly after he had left his daughter, Miss Mable Storie. He was removed to his home in an ambulance after physicians had discovered that paralysis had affect- ed his left side. For a short time he partly recovered the use of his Ieft arm and leg but the segondary stroke left him helpless and he would have remained so had“he lived, the physicians said. “The saddest fate I could . have wished for Senator Stone would have been the recovery of consciousness, only to learn thatthe wauld always be a hopeless invalid,” Dr. Sprigg said. Dr. Sprigg has been the Senator's physician during the 15 years he has been in the fe, and succeSsfully attended him in five previous serious illnesses. He struggled hard to save night and day since; ‘first attack. Until the second stoke Senator Stone remained in possession of his Prettyman, officiated. faculties, although at times he was slightly delirious. His mind, accord- ing to those who remained constant- ly with him, was constantly occupied ‘| with affairs of the Senate, with which he had been dealing up to a late hour the night before he,was stricken. The Senator also indicated great interest in the great battle raging on the western European front, and ex- pressed the fervent hope that the Al- lied armies would be successful in théir efforts to block the great as- sault. The last letter he wrote his {son contained a check for $50, with which he asked him to purchase war saving certificates and divide them equally among four of his grandchil- Stone had been active in what may be termed the policies of the Senate. He seldom hesitated to attack any Senator, Democrat or Republican. who opposed what he believed to be deserving administration measures. Notwithstanding his pacifist atti- tude, Stone was made chairman of the Committee on Resolutions at the Democratic. National Convention in St. Louis in 1916, and to”him fell the difficult. work of ‘shaping the plat- form on which President Wilson was re-elected. He worked on that al- most constantly for 48 hours, and never lost his composure. Senator Stone was born in Madi- son County, May 7, 1848. His, father, dren, He previously tad purchased} \William Stone, and his‘ mother, Mii- Liberty Bonds for the two other}dred Phelps, came from old Ken- grandchildren, tue iamilie The Stone family There was a steady stream of call- ers at the Stone residence all of Sun- day. Vice President and Mrs. Mar- shall and many members of the Sen- ate and House were among those who came to offer sympathy to the family and. to tender-their aid. At the White House it was said President Wilson, wh@ had expressed great re- gret when he learned of Stone's illness, was shocked when in- formed of his death. Speaker and Mrs. Clark remained at the Stone residence until late Sun day night. Senator Stone's death is the sev- enth that has occurred among mem- bers of the Senate since the war con- gress began. Six of them were Dem- ocrats. The others were: Hughes of New Jersey, Newlands of Nevada, Brady of Idaho, Broussard | of Louisiana, Hustings of Wisconsin and Lane of Oregon. The political complexion of Senate will not be affected by Sena- tor Stone's death, as it is generally expected that Governor Gardner will appoint a Democrat to succeed until the general congressional elec- tion next November. While reluc- tant to speculate upon whom the Governor might select, . Missourians | in Washington were inclined to think that the place would be offered“either to Speaker Champ Clark or David R. | Senator} Senator | him; the lived in Virginia prior to moving to Kentucky. The Senator's grandfath- er was one of the pioneers of Ken- tucky, serving as the First Surveyor of Madison County, Thomas Stone an ancestor of the family, was the sigwer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, and a member of a family well-known throughout Virginia. William Joel Stone attended the jpublic schools of Kentucky and the ' University of Missouri. He began ithe study of law under the guidance fof his brother-in-law, Col, S, Taylor, fat Columbia, in 18607, and was admit- ted to the har two years later. He went to Bedford, Ind. and expected ‘to remain there, but returned to Mis- souri 1870 and located at Nevada, where he formed a partnership with {Charles R. Scott, and later, with Judge D. P. Stratton and Granville S. Floss. Although Senator Stone had been j They overlook the fact that the boys have ' the factive in State and national politics, he was modest in geciting his own, accomplishments. Probably no oth- | er biography is more he authoriz for publica- tion, which is dentonstrated in the! following extract from "Who's Who nh America | “Stone, William Joel, Senator; b.} Madison Co., Ky.,, May 7, 1848; ed. ! Univ. of Mo. (LL. D., 1803); m. Sarah | modest Fran American ambassador to Russia. Louise Winston, Apr. 2, 1974. Ad-| mitted to bar, 1869; now in practice | at Jefferson City, Mo. Pros, Atty, | than | Vernon Co., 1873-74; presdl. elector, 1870; memb, 49th to sist Congresses (1885-91), 13th Mo. Dist.; Gov. of Mo., 1893-97; mem, Dem, Nat. Con.., 1896-1904 (vice-chm., 1900-4), U. | Senator for terms 1903-9, 1909-15, | 1915-21 Chmn. Senate Com. on For- | eign Relations, etc. Address: Jefier- | son City, Mo.” Do We Have Band Concerts This | Year? It begins to look as though Butler folks will have to forego the plea ure of hearing the Butler band in| outdoor concerts this summer. So far the efforts to raise the necessary funds for the concerts have resulted in miscrable failures. The Buc- ler band is the best one in this section of the state and in the past their weekly concerts have drawn big | crowds .every Friday night. People} from all parts of the county to these concerts -and it is a big} thing to the Butler business man to get them accustomed to coming. Some think that the band should not receive anything for these con-| come certs.on the theory it is not hard work to sit in the band stand} for an hour once a week andj toot a horn or beat a drum. siderable money invested in instruments, music, uniforms, ete.,/ and that to keep the band up to the standard that Butler people are ac- | custonied tg requires many © weary {hours of practice while Mr, Business Man is attending lodges, picture shows or enjoying himself generally. | Another effort will be made to get 1 subscription list that- will justi- fy the boys starting the concerts and if the effort fails this time arrange- | ments have been made to have a con- cert each Sunday afternoon at Chris- | y's lake where ten cents admission I be charged. Tested Seed Corn for Sale. Boone County White and St.’ Charles White. Each ear tested and nothing sold-except that showing One Ilundred per cent test. Wy Jt. Duvall, 3utler, Mo, \speech, or | government, ‘the offered upon the altar of our country COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO ‘SUPPRESS DISLOYALTY . Bates County Council Takes Action on Reports of Disloyalty in the County. The Bates County Council of .De- fense convened in the court hotse a 1:30 p. m. Saturday, April 13th, 1918, and after due deliberation adopte the following resolution. That the Chairman and be authorized and directed to divide the county into Twelve District consisting of two townships that a committee be formed frot each district, composed of four me from each of the two townships com- posing the district. The duties of this committee sha be to suppress disloyalty to the Unit- ed States government, in any fpr | whatever found, whether it be by ac attitude, such action o the Council of the part of that rumors of disloyalty apparentl well authenticated have been brought to the attention of the Council, There are some financially ‘tunities and possibilities of this fre founded, instituted an perpetuated at such enormous sacr of Defense Secretary | Neon each, Defense has become imperative from the facet able, {having been made so by the oppor GERMANS GAIN MORE TERRITORY eral Points, Greatest Battle of the War Now Raging in France, at sulletin, d| A bulletin from the Kan City Post at 4 o'clock Wednesday after- states that while the position of the allies is still eri it is much better than on Tuesday, they having retaken a part of the ground — that 4 {they had been forced to abandon, 3) n London, April 16,—Germany’s mighty effort on the battlefield of y| Flanders has won new successes According ,to the latest. reports, the n]important strategic towns of Bailleul, t,| Wulverghem and Wytsehaete are in n}{German hands, and, more important still, the Teutons have carried a large part of Messines ridge by storm, y Probably there has been no more bitter struggle during the war than that waged along the battle line through the towns of Bailleul, Neuve glise, Wulverghem and \Wytschaete Neuve Eglise was taken Monday, but @ | Baillenl held out until fresh masses of j-| German troops were hurled into the lice by our fathers, and yet are so un-] tay and charged repeatedly on the appreciative as to refuse to — buy {tired defenders, The same story Bonds, or contribute to the funds of {might be told of Wulverghem and the Red Cross, and who to exeuse|Wytschaete, while the battle for themselves insistingly insult by paraging remarks the government ¢ the United States. The time has again come when th blood of the best among us, the nobl true and the brave, is shed an that the principles on which it i founded may be perpetuated for th enjoyment of our posterity, and destroyed by the insane and er ambition of the savage Huns. In view of these facts we appeal t all loyal American citizens to repor to any member of this Council, an aet of disloyalty to the of the United States, either by word, deed, or attitude, and we v stummaril see to it that they are dealt with, A. Hi. Culver W. G. Dillon, Secre dis Government Messines ridge must have been fright- ff ful in its intensi The Germans have not attempted efto advance their wedge further into eo {the British lines, for no new attacks djon Merville and further west have been reported, They have devoted their sole attention to the work of s v| Widening out the salient and striking at Messines ridge and the railroad running about miles onerth of Bailleul, Messines ridge is the key o}to the Ypres sector, and its sp {sion will give the Germans a y |manding position in starting a it | drive. :,| The suce the Germans in HW the last day have an important bear- y ing on the campaign on the northern SIN posses com new sses of , Samuel ON SPECIAL SALE Rugs which were bought many months ago, but were lost in transit. They were great values when we con- tracted for them. They become greater values through- ‘out the season. 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All accounts of the battle along this tine speak of the all British torees which attempted to withstand the at- Teutons which were brought up fresh for the assault. Important won tacks by heavy legions of BIG MASONIC MEETING Gouley Commandry Initiates Large Class. Many Distinguished Visitors Present. Tuesday and Wednesday of — this week Gouley Commandry No. 30, Knight Templar initiated the largest cli ever inducted into the myster ies of the order in this city, 27 can didates, from Butler, Hill, Rich Hume, \drian and Nevada, were giv- en the degrees. Many of the Knights were accompanied by their wives and each evening a banquet to the Knights and their ladies was given at the tun. The visiting ladies were entertained by the Butler ladies by musical programs at the parlors of the Inn and by visits to the picture show. The following ors were present: W. Carson, PL G, Wright. Gr. Capt. Wm. Y. 1 ny Ge de C. Marquis; P. C. distinguished visit Rt. Em., Sir Gil Em. Sir G. G. Em. Sir Em. Sir Em. John S. Davis, P. C. No. 7; Em. Sir Milton I. Overholser, Com, No. 26; Em. Sir Arthur Conger, P. C. No. 26; Em. Sir Vernon 1. Willett, P. C. No. 20; Em. Sir J. R. yen, Ivanhoe No. 21, Kansas. FREDERICK THE GREAT STATUE IN WASHINGTON TAKEN DOWN Bronze Figure at War College Is Removed in Sections and Packed Away. Washington, April 13 (By A. P)— The bronze statue of Frederick the Great, which ornamented the west- ern facade of the War College build- ing on the banks of the Potomac here, was removed in sections today and packed away for safekeeping. It is understood the statue was re- moved at the instance of President Wilson, who has taken notice of bit- ter criticism expresed in Congress statue to remain. The statue, which is of heroic size, was the gersonal gift of the German Emperor, William II, to the Argeri- can nation during President Roose- velt’s administration. British Forced to Fall Back at Sev- and elsewhere over permitting the - és I al