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VOLUME 20. MONETT, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JULY 11. 1919. Number 45. MONROE BETTERTON MURDERS HIS WlfE.

Tragedy Occurs at Vinita, While Couple Were On Visit. Third Murder Charged to Betterton! FOUR DEATHS IN DISTRICT IN JUNE Mrs. Monroe Betterton, of this place was shot and instantly killed by ha husband at Vinita, at Wednesday. This message was received Wednesday afternoon by Fred Lockwood, a son of the. murdered The murder followed a quarrel at the home of relatives the couple was visiting at Vinita.

No other particulars were learned concerning the murder. Mr. and Mrs. Betterton were married nearly a year ago and separated several months later. On Tuesday, July 1, they were remarried at Mt.

Vernon, 4Mo. On the same day, Mrs. Betterton's daughter, Miss May me Lockwood, and Ernest Clifford Better-v ton, were united in marriage. They well known in Monett. Mrs.

Betterton and her daughter have lived In Monett for several years. Her former husband, Mr. Lockwood, died at his home in South Monett, several years ago. The two couples left Thursday for Vinita, to visit relatives. Mr.

and Mrs. Monroe Betterton, after a brief visit, returned to Monett leaving the vountr couple there. On Tuesday they returned to Vinita. According to the' story told by -relatives, the hus-- band shot and killed his during a auarrel at noon Wednesday. He also made an attempt to shoot his daughter-in-law when his son wrenched the revolver from his hand.

Betterton has served ten years and six months in the penitentiary for the killing of a former wife, by stabbing with a knife and was out on parole. The murder occurred on the Frisco right of way between Monett and Peirce City nearly twelve years ago. The remains of the; murdered woman will probably h-3 brought to Monett for Wiai A son "at Eagle Rock has been informed of the tragedy and will go to Vinita to make arrangements for the funeral. This is the third murder Betterton is said to have been guilty. It is said that his first wife died following rough treatment by him and after that he killed the other woman between Monett and Peirce City, for which he was sent to the penitentiary.

His parents are said to have lost their farm in an endeavor to save their son from the gallows and they died in the poor house in their old age. PHILATHEA CLASS MEETING Mrs. W. E. Roller, Un.

Felix Cox and Mrs. R. E. Hoover will be hostesses to the Philathea class of the 'st Baptist church Friday evening, July 11. Following is the program: Devotional, Mrs.

Roy Brown. Roll Call: Subject: The Man Born and Joseph of Arimathea, John IX. Music, Miss Celia lritton. Reading, Mrs. Jack Thomson.

Business. Social Hour. Try a Times want ad Dr. M. R.

Trumbower, the local registrar reports four deaths during the month of June in this district. Two of these were stillborn infants. One babe and one adult died in June. -Births reported to the registrar by local physicians are as follows: June 6 to Sam P. and Erple Jolley, boy Samuel Patterson.

May 12 to Joe B. and Clara Cen-droski, girl, Mary Elizabeth. June 1 to Albert J. and Pauline Ruscha, girl, Helen Roberta. June 3 to Grover I.

and Grace Boy, George Stephen. May 11 to Gilbert M. and Helen Williams, girl, AnnabV June 3 to Orval and tie McCor-mick, boy Cleo Clyde. June 14 to Clarence and Grace Hor-ine, girl, Mary Mabel. June 14 to Gleason and Bessie Bowen, girl, Mary Virginia.

June 20 to Lex and Lulu Ball, boy, Harold Frederick. June 24 to Joseph D. and Bertha Ball, girl, Lillie Geneva. June 29 to H. B.

and Dicey Gleaves, boy, Robert David. GLENN VAUGHT. TO RECEIVE DECORATION. General Pershing Gives Monett Man Citation for Distinguished Service Cross for Valor. AVAR COST U.

S. OVER THIRTY BILLION THINKS HE HAS WASH GIBB'S GUN BARREL Glen Vaught, of Monett, who was a corporal in Company 129th Ma-fchine Gun Battalion, 35th Division, will receive a Distinguished Service Cross for his' part in wiping out the German crew of a 77mm field gun. Vaught recently received a citation from General Pershing, who recommended the decoration. The citation follows: Distinguished Service Cross Citation. "Corporal Glen Vaught, Company 129th Machine Gun Battalion, distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United States at Varennes, France on September 26, 1918 and in recog nition of his gallant conduct I have awarded him, in the name of the Presi dent, the Distinguished Service Cross, awarded June 4, 1919.

JOHN J. PERSHING, Commander in Chief." The act of valor for which Vaught was cited was one of pure dare devil try. It was at the beginning of the Argonne. Forest drive. The company was being held up by the enemy's fire- Springfield, July 9.

Robert McCormack. who lives at Cotter, has found the gun barrel believed to have just tQ taking Varennes a town been used by Wash Gibbs, a famous gome iav within the sec- ciuuaei "aw.u toi. assigned to the 35th Division, anepnera oi me 'runs. McCormack found it while loading a car of junk at Garber, Taney county a few days ago. Two years ago an old gunlock was found in Marvel cave, which was said to have been from the gun Wash Gibbs used in the pioneer days of Taney county.

It is said that the gun barrel which McCormack recovered from the junk pile also was found in the cave last winter. APPROVES COMMITTEE The county court in. session here Montteyi api30Vr the committee named at a mass meeting of citizens of the county held in Cassville in December 1918 to have charge of raising necessary funds and to agree upon a suitable memorial for the Barry county hoys who served in the world war. Since the appointment of the committee a law has been enacted by the state legislature placing the erection of such memorials in the hands of the county courts of the various counties. The Barry county court has author-izde the committee to go right ahead with its work and submit its report to the court in the way required by the law in order that the county may obtain its share of the state appropriation made for memorial purposes.

Having been authorized by the court so to do, the committee will now proceed with its work. Cassville Republican. REDUCTION ON SPRING SUITS We have left a few suits for ladies which we will sell at a big reduction in order to make room for fall goods. We carry the Printzess, Wooltex and Marquette suits, all new styles. 07tf JACQUES.

Sergeant Raymond I. Locke, of Clinton and Corporal Glen Vaught, of Monett, armed with German rifles which they had salvaged, went forward to reconnoiter an enemy gun position. This gun, or field piece had been troubling the cqmpany for some time, the enemy snipping with this 77 mm. These two. non-coms, from a favorable position, rushed the gun, killing and wounding the crew and capturing the piece.

This "stunt" was not exceeded by many who received the D. S. C. Believing that young ihe. should be properly rewarded for this feat, Major Loy and Lieut.

Perry recommended that they be decorated. They made several efforts before their efforts were finally rewarded. Locke has probably received the same recognition as Vaught by this time. Glen was uninjured on this expedition, but two days later in the Argonne drive, he was shot in the arm. Only skilled surgery saved his arm, which is stiff in the elbow joint.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN Matthews Grocery will adopt this system. All customers will receive dividends quarterly no money invested Come in and let us explain this plan to you. Beginning July 15. 3tl2 NOTICE COMMERCIAL CLUB i Th Fibre The Comaiercial club will meet at the city hall Thursday evening. They will consider matters concerning sales day.

Invest in Building and Loan shares each month and have a fund for your old days. $14.20 per month matures $1,000.00 in 5 years. Robert Johnston 3-t6 Of Business yrHE bank is the fibre of business and commercial structure. It is through the bank that business acquires its stability and strength. What is true in a broad sense is true also in individual cases.

Your business will be on a stronger footing if you have practical conuection with a strong bank. We invite commercial null tr'vmuj wvuuuis. "4 per cent paid on saving accounts and certificates of deposit' Your Personal and Family Checking Accounts are Invited Established in 1893 MONETT, MISSOURI We are selling GOODYEAR Cord Tires in Ford sizes at a very little advance fover the regular Fabric Tire prices, The prices on allother sizes is also greatly reduced. Buy GOODYEAR CORDS and eliminate 90 per cent your. Tire Trouble.

-a DAVIS-CHAPELL HARDWARE CO. Telephone 202 Revenues Not Borrowed Took Care Of 29 Per Cent Of Expenditures. Washington, July 9. The war coht the United States $30,177,000,000 up to June 30, 1919. Secretary Glass made this estimate today in submitting to the congressional appropriations committee the preliminary statements of the treasury on the condition of the nation's finances.

He arrived at the estimate by subtracting the average peace time expenses for the same length of time, at the rate of $1,000,000,000 annually, from the total expenditures, $32,427,000,000, during the war. Taxes and other revenues than borrowed money took care of or about 29 per cent of the war cost. The remainder came from liberty bond and victory note issues and saving stamps. Further issues of bonds, Mr. Glass said, will not be necessary "before the maturity or redemption of the victory notes," which have four years to run.

PROJECTION FOR AMERICANS ASKED. U. S. Oil Companies In Mexico Asked Right for Employes to Arm Selves." MISSIONARY UNION Presbyterian Woman's Misionary Union will meet at the home of Mrs. W.

R. Breese Friday afternoon. Mrs. Bradford, Mrs. Heimbaugh, Mrs.

Trumbower, Mrs. Musser, Mrs. Gus-tin and Mrs. Tucker will assist Mrs. Breese in entertaining the ladies.

Program Devotional, Mrs. Geo. W. Chapin. "Silliman Glimpses," Mrs.

Geo. Morrow. "Three Fold Work of Presbyterian Hospital in San Juan," Miss Nellie Mills. "A Ray of Hope for the Leper?" Mrs. Philip Davis.

Members will please remember that the business meeting will open promptly at three o'clock and make an effort to be on time. 1 FOR RENT: 4 room Inquire at 218 Eighth or phone 457. 4tf Washington, July 9. Representatives of American oil companies operating in Mexico, were said to have asked the state department today to request permission from the Mexican goverment for their employes in Mexico to arm themselves for protection against bandits. It 'also was said that the department was asked to request permission for the oil companies to use airplanes in transporting money to the oil fields to pay their men, so as to minimize the possibilities of the payroll falling into the hands of bandits.

A third request understood to have been made by the oil men was that the United States government insist upon the revocation of decrees prohibiting the drilling of new oil wells. The representatives of tha companies represented that Mexican federal troops were epforcing this decree. HARVEST HANDS $15.00 A DAY BASEBALL YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Western League. Joplin, Des Moines, 13. Oklahoma City, Omaha, 8.

Wichita, Sioux City 11. Tulsa, St. Joseph, 7 (11 innings) American League. New York, Cleveland, 2. Washington, Detroit, 2.

Philadelphia, 7-2; Chicago, 8-6. Boston, St. Louis, 3. National League. Cincinnati, Boston, 1.

Chicago, 6-4; Philadelphia, 1-5. Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, 0. lO. XT American Association. St.

Paul, Kansas City, 9. olumbus, Louisville, 6. Minneapolis at Milwaukee; poned, rain. post- U. D.

C. CHAPTER MEETING Hays, July 9. What is said to be the record high price for harvest hands was paid by some farmers here $15 a day. As the crop moves northward men are becoming more plentiful, but when the harvesting started there were scarcely any on hand. The further west the workers came the more wages they were able to obtain.

TO SELL AT ONCE U. D. C. Chapter will meet at 3 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, with Mrs. John O'Connell, 408 Central avenue The program prepared for the postponed meeting will be given.

LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE Don't forget the next regular meeting Thursday evening at 8:30 p. m. Pay your dues at the Frisco IIoteL 2ta Kipling Coffee Shop, Broadway Ho- tel, East Wishing to accept other work will sell below cost to get away. Whole equipment at your own price or price by piece. Counter, chairs, tables, stove, dishes etc.

Call at any time. 3-t3. PASTURE FOR RENT 1 Can take cfi-re of a few cattle on No horses. Waldensian Farm, B. Berryhfil, Phone 908F1 2-t6 NOTICE All members of the are urged to be present at the meeting to be hejd Wednesday night, July 9th at Elk's Hall.

Meeting of ir-iportaac preparatory to cper.ir.j. 2-t2 NOTICE A. F. A. M.

Monett Lodgo 129 A. F. A. M. will meet Thursday evening, July 10 mt 8 o'clock for the conferring of all degrees.

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