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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
Mustn't Haul Voters.

More and more does the law put a
crlmp in election methods, to make
selection of public officers AS nearly
voluntary on part of the voters as pos
slble. No more may the halt and
blind, the aged Or the lazy voters he
hauled to the polls at the expense Of
candidates who seek to beat the other
fellows thereby, nor may the friends
OF candidates do it.
Section 96, laws Of 1918, saws: "No
person or persons shall use or employ
any carriage or automobile or vehicle
of any kind for the purpose IF haul
ing voters to the polls on primary
election days.
Section 95 adds: "Any person ur
persons violating any Of the provisions
contained III sections Sc to 81. inclus-
i've, shall be deemed guilty Of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction he
$50 nor more than $500. CT imnrison-
ment in jail not less than one month
nor more than six months, or both
such fine and imprisonment. and in
case Of such violation by snccessf ful
candidate for office. it shall operate a
forfeiture Of Office
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
A Reliable Disinfectant.

The Department of Chemistry
of the Cape Girardeau Normal
School says: A cheap, absolute
Is reliable and perfectly safe
method Of disinfection is the fol
lowing: Close the room tightly.
Place dish-pan, or tub on small
blocks or bricks, in the room. In
the pan place an eight or ten
quart pail. Place in the pail Scv-
en- and one half ounces (ab0ut
one half pOund) of Permanganate
| Of Potash FOR each one thOuand
cubic feet Of space to be dlslnfec-
ted. Also measure into another
vessel one pint Of fOrmalln '4J
per cent fornaldehyde SolutlOnl
! for each Thousand cubic feet Of
space. When everything Is IN
readiness DDurtie fornla!dchTdc
! into the pail 0rto the Permanga-
nate. and get out of the room
quickly. The chemical action be.
tween these two solutions fills
the room with formaldehyde gas,
which is absolutely fatal to all
disease germs. After keeping
. the room closed for four hours.
il may be opened and aired and
is then ready for occupancy.
Both tne formaidehyde and
. the perlnanganate Of potasi! ar,
( cheap and can be purchased Il,
any drug store \ room should
always be diSinfected after occu
pdncy by person with typhoid
fever. smallpox, dipIthcria, tn
berculosis or other contagious
OF infectious disease. Ia the
case OF tuDercu oSis the amoun,
Of each chemical should De in
creased ~ per cent.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
Levy.

Nr. F. ". Henry and family re-
turned nom" last Tuesday from visit
to Mrs. Henrv,s parents at Cadet.
Mrs. Nnilit Brown If 81. Louis is
visiting her sister, Mrs. 7. q. i.uus-
sin, of this place.
Mrs. :" bert Coffman spent Sun,,ny
with !ai:yes at Bergman.
Niece Cresswell and Miss Lilli. i
Wilson Of this locality were married
at Potosl last Saturday, March ~.
They were accompanied to Potosi ion
the ceremony by Misses Dusie EvenS
and Susie Sheppard, and Joe Kirby
and Johnnie Cresswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parkin and child
rem visited relatives and friends AT
Belgrade last Saturday and Sunday.
Royal Banta made trip to Potosi
one day last week.
Mrs. Laura Harvey was the guest OF
Mrs. Frank Halbert last Friday.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
Notice Of School Election.

Notice is hereby given to the quail
fed voters ri potuSi School District
(District No. /. Township y, Range
: East. in Nashing gtcn County, Mis-
souri,, that the annual school meeting
and election Is hereby called. and is
to be held on
Tuesday, the 7th Day Of April, 1914,
and that the voting place Of said elec-
ton shall be in the office Of the Pro-
bate Court OF Washington County. i'll
the CITY Of Potnsi, Missouri: ana that
the polls will be open from r'clock k
in the forenoon until G u'clrcf: in the
afternoon. That :he business Of said
meeting and election snail he to elect
two directors Of said district to serve a
term OF three years each; also 10 vote
on 4 proposition - increase the rate
Of taxation aht,ve forty cents 10 one
dollar Oh each .Itj) assessed valuation
Of the property TT the district for
school purposes.
BY prier OF the Board Of Education,
March q, 1919.
II. \. CASEY, Secretary.
Potosl, No, March III, 1914.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
April Fool.

April stood first in the ancient
calender, in which the year was
represented as consisting of 10
months of irregular lengths.
April was credited with - DAYS.
1t had second place in .,e calep-
dar of Romulus, with 80 days.
The calendar of Nu,na. which di-
vided the year into !. months,
gave April fourth place. with 20
days, and there it remained until
the Julian calendar. which gave
it 30 days. The custom of play
ing jokes or making Apri. tculS
of persons on the i.>t day OF
A pril has been in vogue navy
centuries. The practice of rln-
ming person from one p;lcr ~
another on Il "fooi'S erraad'
seems to have orr mated ia Scot
land.
The latter part OF H'rrch, ! 60.
a vast multituG" of = ,uplr l,e,,,v-
ed through the mai ;, III k..nyl,nd
a card bearing ,h. in>crin',n,
Tower of London admit tn.
bearer and fr;an., TO view the an.
nual ceremony o. 'rA>hinw the
white lions OF. Sunday. April 1st,
$50. Admit only at the white
gate Half rf i.ouunn is said To
have searched in va:l for the
white gate t" the tower On the
morning of the appointed .,A.
by some it is believed the prac-
tice of playing jokes ON .tpr:l /.
originated with the iIindons. who
have a similar festival il. their
Hull which terminates on
March 3l>t.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
When There Is a Dearth of News.

Saws an exchange: a dearth
of local news often leads to mur-
murs on the part of those
who prize local gossip above all
else, and it is not all the fault of
the publisher. Any live publish
er will not fail to give all the loc
al news worthy of note, therefore
whe n the local department is
short you should not rail at the
editor, but remember you might
have committed suicide, got mar
ried. quarreled with your neigh
bor, stolen chickens, let your
team run away, or done a hun
dred other things to make a To-
cal item. If you want a good
newspaper you should do your
share in getting it. Any man can
die and deaths are news
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
Check On Running Amuck.

Speaker Clark's opposition to
gag rule in the House of Repre-
sentatives is not surprising.
The Speaker rose to his pres
ent high position in the nation
and in his own party by fighting
the czarlike methods of the old
speakers.
He would be unfaithful to his
own record if he allowed the
present brutal majority in Con
gress to choke Off debate on one
of the biggest questions that has
ever arisen in this country.
The Speaker also seems to be
strong enough to oppose the pop
ular theory that the king can 90
no harm.
President Wilson, with Sen
ate and House almost solidly be
hind him, has had such smooth
sailing that the public has fallen
into the way of thinking that all
of Wilson's moves are right
moves.
While the Speaker may be
worsted in the impending joust,
his attitude ct least will have the
value of awakening the country
to the necessity Of having some
opposition in an organization that
has been running amuck.-St.
Louis Times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
Iiai!s.ones.

HallStOneS are formed by -.
repeated rising and falling al
quantity OF the Eui>tu," ia !.
atmosphere. which is carried t.
to the region of very !O.v .r,I:r, T.
ature. whore SrOi, IL formed. sd
then down again 10 the reg ri|
where rain Is formed. The a.
ternatiV" rising and fall OF the
hail. which is at frs; quite small.
gradually adds to the size nd
weight "f the ">'nnr>. vii.
electrical or other rpndiiin. :
prevon, their being held ur anv
longer, when they fall to tie
ground. In the United State.
in l@:'3, 60; persons were killed
by hali>tones. and property val.
ued 1t *l.Oj0,G@J was aesiruA cd.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
Notice Of City Election.

Notice is hereby given to the quali-
fled voters Of the City Of rotosI. Coun-
ty of Washington. State OF Missouri
that the ANIMAL election Of said city
will be held in the first and second
wards on
Tuesday, the 7th Day of April, 1911,
for the purpose Of electing the follow
ing officers;
Mayor, for a term II two years.
One alderman from >the first ward
for a term OF two years.
One alderman from the second ward,
for Il term Of two years.
Marshal, Tor a term OF two wears.
The polling places will hc a. follows:
FIRST warG-Prohate Court room, cpuli
house; seconti Ward-JamcS Dailen :
shoe shop.
BY order Of the Board Of Aldermen
March 9, 1911.
CHAS. II. RIrIiESnN, Mayor.
HENRY &. BELL, City Clerk, pro TEN
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized to announce
DAVID o. JARVIS
as candidate for the ctiice OF Cir
cult Clerk. subject to the decision ti
the Republican voters at the primary
election.
We are authorized to announce
WILLIAM \. COOPER.
as candidate for the Office of Prose-
cutting Attorney, subject to the deci-
sion OF the Republican voters at the
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
PARkE NJ. BANTA
as a candidate for the office rf Prose
cutting Attorney. subject to the deci-
sion of the Republican voters at the
primary election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01

Our Democratic friends are
buster in tearing up their party
platform and heaving some OF
the planks overheard than they
are in restoring property. That
platform, the country has beer
sold by the party that built it
was the finest thing in that line
ever constructed by any party
In the coming campaign they
will be called upon to defend the
planks they put in IL and theil
purpose in tearing them out, ano
between the two they will ge'
balled up for fair.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
ISSUED TWICE EVERY WEEK
The 0iobe Printing Co., Publishers
ST. LOUIS, MO.
%ISTRATOR'S NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given that letters
Of administration on the estate of
Bennett Bryan, deceased, were grant
ed to the undersigned on the 23d day
Of March. 1914, by the Probate Court
Of Washington County, Missouri. All
persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them for
allowance to the administrator within
six months after the date OF said let
tcr5. or they may be precluded from
any benefit of said estate; and if such
claims he not exhibited within one
year from the date Of the last inser-
!ion # this notice, they shall be for
ever barred.
This 23d day Of March, 1914.
II. :. BRYAN, Administrator,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
IrondaIe.

Maurice Wilcox, grandson of X. c
Bryan, OF Clear Creek, left Wednes
day for Spokane, Wash. He was ac
companied to this station by his bro.
ther, Robert.
Prof. Fox, County superintendent
OF schools, accompanied by State In.
spector OF Schools, Professor ". \.
Laldiand was here several days the
past week
Mrs. Iraunicht of Leatwood and
Mrs. August Block of Bismarck weIe
uests oi Mrs. j. {. Rice the pa
week.
+. B. McNurtry and Eaton Dutr Of
Peoria were III :rpiiuate Oh business
the past week.
Mrs. purdv mas returned to her
home il Ok iahu.na after a ylsi, vith
her n'":;.er at inlA place.
SIR. Meadows ;ias rsInred his .fufill Y
into i..e j. I. i.,'bin >,,.l rc> ..It:leu.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
term.

The communication of Tax
payer" on the question of the
county's indebtedness, which We
print in another column, is fairly
reasonable in it's propositions,
though we cannot entirely agree
with the writer on some of his
points. This paper has not ar
gued that the whole burden of
restoring the county's financial
circumstances should fall upon
the shoulders of the farmer. 1t
has said this much, that if all
farm lands were assessed in the
same proportion to their cash
value as town property is, there
would now be no deficit in the
county treasury, and we have
so far seen no fault in this con
tentiOn. That the burden of this
debt should fall upon all alike in
due proportion, is right. From
prin, siple we are opposed to tax
ing pc. .~sonal property and hope
some daS TO see this system
of taxation abolished; but since
it is still part of our revenue
producing plan, in this emer-
gency we believe that even the
note and mortgage holoer might
well stand the suggested five or
ten per cent increase. But this
brings US back to the farmer
again-mnst he be exempted
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
HERE is ANOTHER.
Editor Journal:

Editor Journal:
We see from the recent exhibit Of
the financial condition uf nj.. county.
published in the Journal, taat u,
county is $500 in d. and with out
funds to meet it. II ;he Board Of
Equalization could see its way to
make fair valuation tr all taxable
property. there woult he plenty OF
funds to meet the requirements OF the
county treasury. Cash on hand,
notes and bank deposits are about the
only property that pays taxes on its
full value. Lant that is held as high
as 500 an acre and sometimes sold at
that figure, is valued on the assessors S
books at 500 per acre. The surface
right of some land near Irondale, land
hilly and stripped of all valuable TIM
ber, is selling at from $50 to $50 per
acre, yet it is assessed at less than
IS. A four-mule team, valued by its
owner at over $500 is listed for taxa
tion at not more than IS for each ami
NAL, or less than one-fourth their real
value. This shows the low valuation
placed on live stock in this county
when listed for taxation. Bank stock
that cannot be bought at less than
from Is to so per cent above par, is as
sessed at only IS cents on the : Loo.
The people are clamoring for square
deal in the matter of equalization Of
property values for taxation. | am
not an advocate of single-tax, of plac-
ing all the burden on real estate, but
believe that all property should bear
its equal proportion of taxes.
A TAXPAYER
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01

The railroads are making a
mighty poor mouth these days
and argue that unless they are
permitted to increase their
rates. both pa>senye and freight.
they will shortly go bankrupt
MAytr Z 50: but much OF the trou-
bic from which the railroads al
leGc ley are suffering 1T pres
ent comes as q sort Of rttribu-
ton for their own lnlSdcelS
Had THEN it">, rciicE IL dealing
with the public been fair an,i
reasonable they would now. per
hap. BE- Vu1n" less Legislative
restraint. Holding the pubic.
up for all it will stand may work
for time, but only SO long -
the public will stand for it. Al
so, the methods of railroad man
agement that make multi-mil-
lionaires out of comparatively
poor men. whom circumstance
places in charge of the railroads,
in few years, is another reason
for the disfavor into which rail
roads have fallen under private
control. "A railroad president
may receive a salary of $4,000
a :. ear, which is big money; but
even with so large a salary it
would require twenty years for
him to earn a million dollars,
and twenty years is about the
whole period of a mans S active
career after he has reached the
places of high rewards. Rail
road management has hereto
fore been played as an opportun-
ity of graft, evidently, and the
people are getting onto the
game.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
or great JOY and revelry

The Colonel is a wise guy. By
effacing himself in the wilds of
South America after his political
tiasco in 1912 and thus keeping
away from the scene until time
has had chance to sooth the
sores left from that campaign,
ho'is playing some darn smooth
politics. What will happen when
he comes home will be awaited
with great expectancy by the
whole country.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
Be Careful With Seed Corn.

Much free testing of seed is
being done by the Missouri Col
lege of Agriculture. Corn from
so different localities shows an
average termination test of -
per cent, only one lot falling be-
low 95. Nevertheless, as there
vii undoubtedly be more corn
seed than usual brought into the
state this spring, most careful
testing should be used before
planting it. Farmers are espe-
cially warned against getting
seed grown at a distance, unless
grown on the san e line of lati-
tude Seed can not be moved
north or south more than q to
100 miles and do well the first
year. 1t has to b? acclimated.
This is not mere theory. but
has been proved time and again
by careful experiments. 1t does
not pay to be thoughtless in this
matter. Get seed from the same
locality if possible, but if not.
get it east Or west in the same
general latitude. And be sure
to give a thorough testing. This
can be doue by taking seeds from
:, r,,yp har Of narS and If tho 20
suit is less than 80 per cent of
strong termination, test it ear
by ear. If the seed is shelled.
test at least 100 grains. and if
less than 90 Der cent. get other
seed if possible.-Journal of Ag-
| riculture.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01

Our publican friends are in
a great hurry to have the Demo
Gratis reform the longstanding
and accommodating evils inflicted
by many successive G. O. p. ad-
ministrations, Have a little pa
tlence, brethren; the day of
deliverance is at hand.-Ironton
Register.
In the above paragraph we
have sample Of Democratic gall
in pristine pureness and nause-
ing bitterness. If what the Demo
cratic party is giving US is de
liverance, 'then for Gods sake
stop it, before the country goes
completely to the bow-wows.
Restore again some of those
long standing and accumulated
evils" which never re; lily meant
anything worse than keeping
the Democrats out of the jobs
and from messing up things;
and never kept a million or two
of workingmen from getting
their three square" ones every
day and all the year round. We
have for some time been expect.
ing squibs like the above in our
Democratic exchanges. The
truth is now upon them that the
whole country is suffering an
industrial and business de.
pression"-as they are pleased
to call it (hard times fits it bet
ter)-and now they are manfully
and gallfully trying to lie theil
party out of the responsibility o1
having. produced this condition
No more do they brag that the
prosperity they took from the
hands of the Republican party is
keeping right on under Demo
cratic rule. It is not the day Of
deliverance that is at hand, but
they day of reckoning with the
prosperity wrecking party.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01

State Superintendent of
Schools VIM. p. Evans will be a
candidate for reelection this
year. Mr.. Evans was elected
four years ago on the Republi.
can ticket, but was kept out OF
his office for more than year
until the contest inaugurated by
his defeated Democratic oppo
nent was decided in the formers s
favor. Mr.. Evans has made an
,enviable record as State Super
intendent, and his worthiness
and demonstrated fitness for the
office should bring him another
term
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01

from any increase in the valua-
tion of his personal property:
If there is to be a square deal all
round on this thing, we confess
that it is up to the farmer as we'll
as to his town cousins and un-
Gle mortgage and note holders" "
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01
We can t get away from it, Dem
Ocratic rule means hard times.

Throw the switch and run the
Democratic party on the siding
next November. for it has about
everything on the way to ever
lasting smash.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01

We don't want to appear i'm
patient about it. but we would
like to see some signs at least of
all the good things the Demo
Gratis promised.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01

Having opposed home rule in
Ireland for more than century,
the British government is now
threatened with civil war if it
undertakes to establish Irish
home rule. Sounds paradoxical.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01

Turning the ra>cAI>' ou is
fine for those who are getting
the places, but the country is
beginning to feel concerned about
it, and is wishing the "rascals'
were back on the job.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01

We havn't seen any signs of 1
get-to- gether meeting of Repub
licans and Progressives in this
county yet, and this failure OF
indications along that line is Civ
ing the Democrats here occasion
for great Joy and revelry.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01

Good Job Printing done at
this Office.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-01

Read the Journal, 81.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-29
ALL FACTIONS ARE
READY FOR PEACE
zAPATA SAID TO BE LATEST
RECRUIT TO THE CARNEGIE
CAMP.
CARBAJAL WANTS TO BE OUT
Pro ~vlslonaI President Has No Desire
For the Leading Part In the Fu-
ture Government of Mexico.

Observation-Disclosures advices re,
vealed that the Washington admins
tration was meeting with success in
bringing Provisional President Car,
bajal, General Carranza, General Vii,
la ard General Eimiliano Zapata into
harmony for the restoration of peace
in Mexico.
From these four leaders-repre-
senting all the factors concerned in
the establishment Of a stable govern
in answer to the counsel and advice
which the United States has been
lending to smooth the way to a COM
plete agreement.
General Zapata promised to CO.
operate with the Constitutionalists in
the work Of pacifcation. Two ennis
saries from General Carranza to Gen.
eral Zapata arc due in Vera Cruz to-
morrow and will explain to Zapata
the concessions and reforms planned
by Carranza. Officials were confident
n amicable understanding would be
cached. .
General Carranza, through the
American consuls accompanying him,
indicated he would make satisfactory
arrangements concerning the amnesty
and guarantees desired by the Carba-
jail government.
Carranza has arrived at Tampico.
While there he will meet ,Reginaldo
Cepeda who has been authorized by
Provisional President Carbajal to
make preliminary arrangements for
the transfer of the government to the
Constituencies.
Provisional President Carbajal
himself, sent for the Brazilian minis.
ter who Is caring for the interests OF
the United States in Mexico and ask
ed him to inform the Washington gov
eminent that he and his associates
wanted no share in the new admins
tration but simply an amnesty and
guarantees for the property Of all
Mexicans regardless of political affili'
alton.
Mr.. Carbajal's statement was trans
mitted to American Consul Silliman
to assist in preparing the way for the
forthcoming peace conferences.
Doubts which officials had express
ed over General Villas attitude also
were quieted when word came from
him that he would do all in his power
to restore peace in Mexico and would
unite with the other Constitutionalist
leaders toward that common purpose
Villas message was sent in response
to the personal appeal of the Wash
ington government.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-29
COAL PIER FOR CHARLESTON.
Southern Railway Announces That
1000 Feet Water Front Has
Been Secured.

Washington.-A. P. Thorn, general
counsel for the Southern Railway, an
nounced that full arrangements have
been made by that road to construct
a coal pier at Charleston, 8. c., and
afford the mines on its tracks an op-
portunity to tranship coal at Charles
ton and enter into the export coal
trade.
The Southern Railway has acquired
1000 feet of water front in the Mag
nolia cemetery site and will immedi-
ately begin work on tho construction
of the first unit Of a coal pier. Daniel
B.. Wentz and other coal operators in
the Virginia field attending the inves-
tigation the senate is conducting of
coal rates to the Southeastern Atlantic
ports, say they expect to avail them
selves of this new outlet for their coal.
II cannot say just when the pier
will be ready for COAL" Mr.. Thorn
said. However, the money for the
development has been arranged for
and the company will proceed with
the work as rapidly as possible. 1t in
tends to afford every facility to the
coal producers along its various
lines"