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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, October 09, 1919, Image 1

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, started by Robert L. Hill, a ntgro 6
year oi age, or, virincncicr, rifc,
who pwi in fc p wppwuMimy Mi im'
in nUrW. He had been a far-
;..A,dr-.J W t.e,.bt lately had been
" ? r'-3 a-;-V'4etecteo doing
" is'iurte A rst uniott Work in
V -AJH3II thl.1 'jr.S He organized the
' bta he cbo Jltatio because h
" mother hippeed to' be Hring there.
A ' ' He told the darkiea he w4a- aa aenf
, ' f 'the GdvoriAient and :caue thy
;SesMSrt- and - RepreaeaUtivet. ' ft
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n and jn
f ,:, 4 JVoea to rl A ritJ4LMr4e
-11 .t tha uiur ceoole. '. He
. H', ' .member of the "Mnipn to rm them
V ' ' selves lit- ptpartio" :for the day
when they should be ielledupoti to
x." AH4eklheir white oDPrestors.
- TJfe. sloixof the organixatias i is,
r We rfattle forOnr ftighta.' The
pcUwora pi ail the negroes was, we
Have Just Begun .'..-;
"He told them 'that those members
ovtwi wera unable to buv ammanition
, "would be'rfupplied by the union from
' the Cveittmept storehouse at Win
- eaten " . , . .
,- ' rsiSTIi nurelv 'merCenarr Fslde' of :Jt
devlotn as'foubWa .
J' ' - . 'erO Bien were changed $1.50 en-iv-'i
J' trance .teefc and-negro wotnejv.-So
1 -'4tut . At the aeeond-w , third meet
''j' 4? be would Aring, Dr. V. E. Pow
, , tr i! ;Cl ofWtcheatr with him; wlo pnr
V.. . fport? 1 to be the examining- physician
f for thc'Covernment in it work of
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detred to .take of for thentaelvei
after the yhite people ha been dm
- "iifr urged 411 tocges .tOiflwifiie
owa olanT.of camoc.firn wht the
came to atrlke Md deitaoafid -the
oart id be filivcd bv eer man. 'He
iti&.tbtKf thathe- Cktvirnment w
erectmj at, wntfiveter tnree nage
ttoreboase, where- arms, mmnn(
tion and trained aoldiera would be
rtadj? or initant oe, . -
'Ua wedtierday morniog, atter jne
eaar ranffe oi automobilei Koin2
and from Hood Sour all ' day arid
cbuld easily have ' fired, into them, bat
they wished to waif fed- Hill'i army
in order to clean' up fin , one' fell
1WOOD.
"Theinht at Hooo'Spnr was un
premeditated as : far aa. the negroes
were concerned, as they , were "or
ganizing their torces weanesaay
morning to attack and capture Klainc
but when , rumors intormea tne ieaa
era that white men were entering the
woods at-Hood Spur they decided to
go tip- and ;wipe 'out' the little ' gang
that w&t reported oe mere peiore
enterin'2 unoai 'the "more serious task
oi capturing biaiae. iney unaeresu
mated the. size of the .force from
Helena and the battle resulted. -
t'Every-ijegro who joined these
lodges was given to, understand' that
ultimately he .would e called upon
to kill white; People..: Unquestionably
the time fof attack had been set? but
" "bad Jot 'besea entirely (perfected
bror' on the insurrection ahead of
3
f .other achvwe taed by Hill ,.o
rir iagnota-.it-. ae fa air t1 . them in
eaJi Joiae a "private "ami . foreign
detecttye tortusiiint . taem - jarge
nickel-elated stars nd a, pair- of
nickel-plated, handcuff s, -for' which
they paid him $50 eacn.- - 3. - --
"Hi me'etindr at Winchster in All
eust was attended and addressed by
white men He simply played upon
the ignorance and. superstition -of a
race - of - - children most of whom
nnthrr rnul nor. write. "
"I have cross-examined and talked
to at least too pnsoners at Maine.
Thev belomt to different lodges in
that section. The stories they tell
are almost identical as to the prom
ises and representations ' made . by
HiH. He ven told them that orob-
abty 1 some of. the neffroes would: be
called UDon "to -die before' 'equal
rights would be assured, bur they
must look upon themselves as cru
aaderi and die if necessarv to secdre
tht freedom of the Jther members - of
their race. . '
- "A remarkable thing about the dg
Velopmeots is that some of' the ring
leaders were found to be, the oldest
and, Jtfo rejUbie -i the -negroes
whom we have known for the past 13
year. ' He had made tbem. believe
that he bad been Intrusted with a
scrtf mission; which, had fi K car
ried out.; regardless - of , the conse-
"AM-W-s.-weti'Bir were reoittVcd
ti st''-. "'"ti frT snwed ooter'T''rdi'ofJ
was; 'ua yov. ,-.. toryne
-i. T-r aa Ci' concerned,!
'Xt tie jkerroes 'Ovoive ;w
Twcf;U ri-atttotnotUos,
v ? rtery year rceir
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fj-r-itt it Uimd sour. tbe.nesroes
crowd the, track ttttd toy m the
waedfitii day,:waHfng to HiTl'a army
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everybody al t)Went tai!
dicatiom ihit kboins ts
JtibeYOTmLfXS;
portant to keep you mnrJft
'SOlISnnNG NEW At
Ypur presence wiil a-sl
$50.00 given-f or largest atter.
" Tuesday, October u
vFlower Parade- '. Parade- witf jt '
on North Delaware Street, to t
promptly at i:oo o'clock p. m.
v" Wdns4ay. October ti ?'h
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Band Concert 'in band' stated
northwest- corner of r the fv.
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square at ii:oo ociock a. m. j t$a
Awaras. tnaae on an rarm, wni
and : Orchard Products in the fore
noon.
Thursday, October 16
Best Impersonator, trom ti:oo ra
m. to 3 :oo p. m. i or particulars se
T. J. Day, Secretary. . ,
Awards in all classes in mule
hibits, to be ihown near the ' pi.a
Square, between. io;oo o'clock mi
and a:oo, o'clock p. mv . ; t '.r'
Sunerintendents. Mules Air," B JW
Powell, Mr. Lyman Hensley. ,7
MARTIAL LAW DKCLAROu
Gen.. Wood in Command of iooa- 9wt
5, Soldiesn . Mm Town-.', -f
, MUitfit n Duty Through-
oat. District
"it
t'eiosst tonisrht. VULA eonard Wood,
in command of federal troops: here.
issued an rd placing, the town of
Gary under njartial law. , , v
Chicago. 1 IC - October 6. -Declar
ing of martial law in the towns of In
diana Harbor and East Chicago. Ind.,
and the dispatching of federal troops
to- Garv. ind. although v no .violence
had occurred since Saturday, marked
today's developments in the steel
strike situation in the Cliicagp dis
trict. Actintr under authority of .- Gov.
James B. Goodrich of Indiana, Adjt.
Gen. bmith, in command of twelve
companies of Indiana state troops on
duty in the Indiana strike rone, to
night declared martial law in a ter
ritory embracmg the towns of In
diana Harbor and Jiast cmcago ana
extending for five miles in either di
rection from e.sch of them. '
The step war taken, Gen. Mmtu
said, following ; Vindications - of
trouble" and after consultation with
the mayors of the two towns. ,
A : ' detachment ot approximately
1000 federal troops, from .Fort Sheri
dan, III.," under the 'personal com
mand of Ma j, -Gen. Leonard Wood,
tookf over control or tne situation at
Garv tonia-ht. followina an appeal for
aid to'Gep. Wood from-.Gov. Good
rich of Indiana, ypon arrival of the
federaUtrpops, the sUte- imits, which
bavfr been- distributed over the I ndi-
atia strike district, were ; withdrawn
front Gary- and conoenrrated-in In
diana Harbor and. East Chicago. '
State troojm had been sent into the
rfiatrir a(f f rinttns Sattirf av-s niellt
at Gary and Indiana Harbofc. " '
'fserr was no oiseraer m eitner ot
WftdftL'tte lew ad foe pa-1
radeaOr mas meeuayty 1. x strike
rylpwaCrs, headed. former
oiiett tannitorm, r-. Ktjrougn
he ma1 " streets .of i- t ra- and
.eld sa'-yrTlt i?t ,
Je ro-.. rt W LU
-fadew-.C; mterS-f
Park.
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V Interest being rztrifeatad by
coming event, fwa prtct uv
iiT of tes County. ;',.A-1
3u permit anything ever so im-
sspecially; interesting
our township to carry off the
during week.'
Friday, October 17
Baby khoWs, at it:oo
court house lawn.
o'clock
on
All Ridina- and Drivinsr Classes, at
11:00 0 clock , p. m, on Delaware
street near the public square.
Awardimr of all premiums in all
Horse Classes, shown near the public
sqttarf, oetween ia:oo o clock, a. m.
and a o'clock p. m.- ' , . ,
Superintendents. Horses Mr. J.
R. Baum, Mr, Arlie Drennan.
Exhibitors are only required to
bring stock in on day such stock is
to be shown.. Entries can he mad at
such timet
All Grain. Fruit and Vegetables
must be delivered not later than 6:00
ociock p. reu, Monday, October 13.
No Entm - Fee : charared ABSO-
-LOTELY FREE." : - -
All entries can be made- at Day a
.Monument Shop, North Main streft.
. , : T.. J. DAY, Sec'y.
DEMOCRATIC RALLY AT
, -JEFFERSON CITY OH
TUESDAY. OCTOBER
14
First State Meefng in Which Women
of the Party Witt Participate.
I nctaay, October'' 14
at leffcranti
City, will take the form of (a big
iwmocratic rally to 'which every
Democrat, mart, and woman.' is in
vited. r - .
This will be the first state Demo
cratic political meeting- inf which the
women will meet with the men. Wo
men will be featured on the Drosrram.
The conference will close - Tuesday
nfght with a get-together banquet for
those attending. . Reservations fjr
the banquet, which will be $2.00 per
piate, snouia dc- made with frank
Armstrong, Executive Secretary, 203
snerdiey Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
i Mrs. George Bass of Washington
city, cnairman ot the women s - na
tional Democratic- - committee, and
Congressman-Scott Ferris of Okla
homa will be the guests of honor. .
ther fwomen scheduled , to speak,
and tne subjects assigned art: Mrs;
Ralph : Latshaw. Ida : Clark and- Mrs.
Frederick Mr Smith; all of Kansas
Oty, ."Organization of 4-Women in
Kansas City;" Mrs; Ai Ross Jlill, ot
Columbia, subject not' assigned; Mrs.
Jrhi ma HughesW of JCeytesville,
"Kurai uemocracy; ' .sosie t itsmaur
ice of Forrest Citv. MWill Our Wo
men Vote?" Katherine Halterman, of
Mf Vernon, "Polling the' Women;"
Gladys Craig of Knobnoater, "My
M. W D : M!,.. . r l a....i..
...... ... . . - v. g I,
'Women as Politicians ;" Mrs. ; Nevi
Tnomaa- ot Sorimrfield. "Whv I Am
a Democrat;" Mary Semple Scott of
St.- Lottis.' editor of The Missouri
Woman. "The. Democratic Women of
Missouri Three St, Louis women
will - discuM, - ?Orgapiaing in St
Lonia.. Each sneaker will -be limited
$Jb&U tatd
'ccsSUf ewia- Cfganic,;:eleCt ' their
or. 4 :cacus ; plans or ;me- ayao
Pa.- al l-iunpaign, and - for ' the
este. "t crtixenship schools
thr- t'!s:-4QAism''
inf - saisei to be we of the
grV- ? . -'fventa-' of . Wseopri
ff i and a great gathering is
ant .. J.i-:: : . ;
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Thc election in Vernon county last
-eek to vote $750,000 for good roads
t H lost The proposition . lacking
nt aoo of the , necessary ' majority.
Qcirpdrations do; queer J things at
jies. 'Some time ago -the street
nwway company in asKuu far an in
crease in rates plead tba the system
was worth $30,000,000. . They, were
allowed the raise. They 'pay taxes
on a valuation df $23,000,000.
170 Rich' Hilt sports stave uo. one
dollar each; to see a man and a wo
man in K: wrestling match one night
last week, and a Rich Hill paper says
that a majority of them ' Were satis
fied with the run thev got for their
money. -The ,"lady" won one fall out
ot three. . . , .
The El Dorado News (Republican)
says: test, West, North or South,
ittis alt the same when we get start
ed after the niggers. . It sems that
nobody loves a nigger nohow, at
times. There s so much bad in all
of 41s that it doesn't behoove any of
us to talk about toe rest ot us; .
Tsear Adrian, a man missed a new
tire from his automobile and a search
waa made atl over the neighborhood,
resulting in the discovery of the tire
on a neighbors automobile. Wo ac
tion was taken but relations between
the two men are slightly strained, as
rt were. M. Joseph uoserver.
A new record price for a span of
mules was paid at an auction of 400
head at Warreusburg. 1 he price
was $1250 for a spa nthat won first
prigt at thi. ttr fair Maqjf, high
prices were paid, numbers pi year
lings going, at $530 each. The first
Ia mules sold brought Sooo a head.
Moat of the higher prfced mules went
to Georgia, .ana ' Indiana. Kansas
buyers took a few of them.
The threatened strike of Sopho
more men at the state university
against a second year of physical ed
ucation work was called off Ihurs
dav afternoon. The officers of the
class conferred with Col. William h.
Parsons and Athletic Oirector W. E
fUeanwell . and then decided to aban
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up 111c siriKc. 11 15 saia an cnon
i"UI be made to have the second year
.-Kansas City has made the greatest
gain-in the number of, motor cars
thus far-this year. Up to date the
city has gained 0,09s. while St. Louis
has gained 7.67L- The total number
of automobiles in Kansas , City ; to
date is 29.287. The "total number in
Jackson County is 4,287, a gain of
1,213 over a corresponding period
last-year. St. Louis has 38,119. Tr.e
total number in the state is 2.33,06 3.
George E. Moore, formerly treas
urer of the Mine Workers' Union at
Ardmore, 'was sentenced at Macon
Tuesday by Judge ; Drain to two
years in the penitentiary on the de
fendant's plea of guilty to embezzling
the funds of the anion. At the re
quest of his attorney,-Judge N. M
Shelton, the court allowed the
fendant to work in the mines
de
six to
he
months in order to earn money
care for his little family while
would be.in the penitentiary.
George Begley, jr., owner of the
Begley Rice Farms, in - Butler coun
tv. estimates , his croo this vear -will
yield 30.000 bushels of rice. Mr,
Begley has 500 acres planted in rice
and the yield will be about 00 bush
els to the acre, - which is an excep
tionally . good crop. Rice ;s selling
at $3 03 a bushel and at this price his
crop will net $90,000 this year, by
far the largest single crop in .Mis
souri and possibly tne largest rice
crop in surrounding states. Mr. Beg
ley estimated the cost of growing
the crop this year at S20.000. and at
this fisure there will be net profits of
f70,ooo. . :, .
Graduated Pay Raises for Postal
, t tcmptoyes Asked.
Washington, October 6. Graduat
ed increases in pay- for postal em
ployes jn lien of the flat advance of
9130 annually approved by tne nouse
are provided for in a substitute bill
jordered favorably reported today by
tne .senate eot Office committee. .
" U-f $t: tae. Senate plan letter car-riefj.-l.
railway mail emoloveS
iss i tl-rd-sas' postmasters would te-
&r 4vr j running from Sioo to
Toraif.. tiers, f rom 7S to $200,
at jurta: t MS postmasters would
.if t tn t i t 'increase of 10 "per
V ..Snha' -a" clvrlra nA r-arnera
)c 1 receive f,,t pay of 60 cents
sec
six cylin-
15 ACROSS AMD 5 WHITE)
rv. KILLED ,
Merry Qamd in Arkansas Race Riots,
, WUte Men Orgonbed -
- Helena.' Ark.)'' Oct. 3 Investiga
tion of the racial disorders which
originated near Elaine, 18 miles .
south of Helena. ' on Tuesdav niacht i..-.-
and have since disturbed various
negro centers throughoutPhillips
County; was started here todav bw a .
body of prominent citizens known aa
the ''Committee of Seven," appointed
oy tne- civil authorities with the
sanction of Gov, Charles. Brough.
The committee, which . is an out- - .
growth of a "Committee of Eight"
originated two months asro to consid
er rumors of an impending uprising,
is proceeding in co-operation with
the military authorities and will hear -the
testimony of both Jblacks and
whites.
A statement issued today by . the
committee follows:
"Quiet having been " restored at
Hoop Spur, it is expected that nor
mal conditions will be resumed after
today. - Most of the negroes In the
Elaine ; territory have . already . re
turned to work. "Naturally many
rumors and reports of the fighting
have been terribly exaggerated. The
negroes at Hoop Spur have been un- ,
der the. influence of a few rascally
white men and designing leaders of
their on .racj:, who have - been ex
ploiting them for personal gain."
Military guard over the county
Court house and jail here continued
today. -
-Two negroes who failed to obev a
command of a military nntrnl eariv
today were fired on by "the soldiers
near Elaine and lulled and another
was wounded. A fourth member of
the party; was arrested. Otherwise,
with the exception of the firing of
occasional shots, comparative, quiet
prevailed in the country districts. ,
The white casualties as a result of
clashes which occurred at intervals
since the. first outbreak Tuesday
night 'stood todav af five dead and
five wounded. With the exception .
of Ira Proctor,, a Deputy Sheriff,
who was seriouatv wnunHerl. all nt
fine injured were reported recovering.
So: far more than 200 nfeo-rn have
been taken into custody by .foe mili
tary and held under guard at Elajne. :
Aoout w arrests dave. naen .made ; oy:'' '
the civil authorities. ';
The known negro . dead today was
14, with other bodies reported inf the'
cancbrakes and underbrush about
Klaine, where most of the fiehtinac
occurred. . ,.".-..;- ... .
A large amount of literature tend- ;
ng to show that the outbreak was
due to propaganda circulated among
negro tenant farmers, making roseate ,
promises if the negroes would band
together and arm themselves, has .
been taken possession of bv military ."
and civil authorities. The agitators.
the literature indicates, represented
themselves as agents of the Federal
Government 'and gave promise pf SO
cents a pound to-be paid for cotton ..
direct to the small farmer to replace
the method of settlement now in
force between the ,la.nd owners and "
tenants.- ': ,:"
IfCRESE IN STATE VALUES
Increase on Personal Property so
. - v per Cent Big Increase on .
Public Utilities. Tax.
Jefferson' City, Oct. " 3. The total .;
value of nil taxable property in Mis
souri for the present year's taxes is
$3,401,57,046. i. This is an increase .
oyer the .assessment of . last year of
$390,845.53. " The increase on real ,
estate and personal property is $373,
120,464 and on public service corpor
alioas, $17,724,580. The State Board
of Equalization, at a meeting held .
today, adopted the. recommendations
of the State tax commission as to the .
value of. public service corporation '
property. -The final valuation of real
estate and personal , property ) waa
fixed by , the board some months ago,
but the corporation property was not
assessed until today. v ;. W ':
The total valuation placed upon
real, estate and- personal property is -121,005,994
aml .the tout value '
placed.: upon cbrporatiotts under con
trol of . 'he State board is $222423,- -
052. t- ' - ; - ;:? "
-The valuation of the railroads is
increased $13,62873 and .the - street :
railroads it increased $35)567, The
remainder of the increase -on corpor-
ation property falls tor the telephone, .'-.
telegrapu and bridge companies. -" :
Of. the," two large - street railway' .
systems of the State the Kansas City '
railways' is increased f iSijq? and -the
United Railway di Lt Louis is
increjisca, $101(2. Tfit oraiuation
placed upon tiese ystesns for this ' -
years iSJtes.fows: Kansas ' Cittr
Kailwaya, $)2J77J3o; United i Rail- ..
-Tt f-crC-.jCJ real1 .estate and, -
narsoJ it irow tast year ia ,
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