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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-05
II is Merely A Memorandum

Patient paper has been seldom worse
abused than when the Gardner land
bank proposal was printed upon it. 1t
does not even resemble law. Where
it is not stump speech it is mere
memorandum on which law might
be drafted, by long work and liberal
exercise Of discretion. Much mention
is made Of foreclosures, but there Is
not word about the vital thing. It
does not say when any loan shall be in
default. There is no specific authority
granted anybody to collect single in
terest or amortization annual payment
and no provision as to how long such
payment may te deferred or as to
whether they shall bear interest while
deferred. There is not word about
payment OF taxes or liens or judgments
on lands after the loan has been made.
There is not thing about who shall
bear the expense Of foreclosure be pos
sible prior TO the lapse Of the entire
loan period. There is no provision a,
10 who shall pay the bondholders the
annual payments, in case Of default,
The possibility OF defaults Of annua
payments never seemed to occur L
the author. The only specific power
to collect annual payments is givet
with reference 10 the annual charge o
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-05
considering the political machinery n
the banking process provided.

considering the political machinery n
the banking process provided.
To the charges that the plan DropoS
ed gives money to the man who can
easily borrow it at low rate Of interest
elsewhere, but none 10 the man who
needs it most, that it does not provide
for inevitable losses, that it threatens
II. Iira al h ntr 3i the "a frd
that it is logically conducive to social
unrest in that it taxes all, classes for
the presumed benefit Of one, Mr..
Gardner answer never a word. This is
more confession by evasion
The man who read and heard Mr.
Gardners speech are not surprised that
the Democratic guoerna,orial candi-
date d clined to debate the land bank
proposition with Judge Lamm. His
political health forbade. He wouldn't
have lasted ten minutes by the town
clock in such debate, and he knows
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-05
On a Hobby.

Col. Gardner at best is a man try
ing 10 ride into office on a hobby, and
that hobby is a very wobbly land bank
bill The fact that every Democratic
candidate in the primary attacked the
oil does not speak we'll Of it as Dem
ocratic measure. The very fact farm
ers must pay more taxes TO raise mon
ey for the state to loan shows it a pol
iticial Trick which does not appeal to
intelligent farmers themselves. The
necessity for increasing greatly the
number OF state employees at Jefferson
City to receive pay out Of the state
treasury supported by farmers taxes
help make the scheme odious, when
the intention has been to discontinue
the extravagent misuse Of funds at JET
ierSOn City. Inc Gardner Scheme Will
conduce further to the present fnanci.
al embarrassment Of Missouri, II Itthese
appointeess were to be appointed up
on merit tests, that would relieve mat
tiers some but the attorneys who are to
examine abstrats and the men who are
to value the securities aud all others
necessary for the operation Of the
plan are subject to partisan appoint
ment and control. This means Ell
larged pork barrels very things
that farmers do not want. ."-Jno. Z,
Swanger in Sedalia Capital.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-05

one hall OF one per cent for The re
serve fund" and the proposal is even
silent as to defaults Of these payments.
Tie land bank may as a last resort,
to save itself from loss, acquire lands
under foreclosure, These lands, as
assets Of the bank, could be ed
from state, county and municipal taxa
alton, under the proposed amendment
but are not so exempted under the act
sought to be validated. The bank is
not required to sell these lands. II is
not even authorized 10 sell them, or
anything else 70: that matter, except
its own debenture bonds. II is not
even empowered 10 sell the bonds Of
Misssoui, Of other states or oI the Uni'
ted States or the other sale securities"
in which the reserve fund" shall be
kept invested, in so far as practicable.
There is not word as 10 commissions,
prices, etc., in making these invest
ments. The act does not provide what
disposition or use, public or private,
the land bank shall make Of the aC'
CURED lands, There is no provision
that the land bank shall keep any cash
or other liquid assets on hand to pay
bond cupons as presented. There is
no provision as to method Of paying
cupons at all. The federal act makes
provisions for all these things on which
the Gardner proposal is silent. Col.
Gardner should drop his monsrosity, -
Globe Democrat.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-05
Fall Management Of Bees

1t is not generally known that the
Misso ii bee collects and stores under
favorable conditions nearly million
dollors worth Of honey each year. Ac-
cording to the records OF the Missouri
Bee keepers Association there are ap-
prcximately 100000 colonies Of bees
in the state Owned by 100000 beemen
and beekeepers. There is a distinct
ion between beekeeper who cares for
his bees and beeman who merely
ogns bees, and unfortunately the latter
are in the majority. Those who are
in the latter class probably have few
prehistoric gums Of boxes with cross
sdcks nailed inside or possibly even
movable comb hives tilted over on one
side and without shade except for that
furnished by weeds which are allowed
to grow up around them.
Even with all the neglect which the
bees receive they help materially to
increase or rather save the products
OF the state TO say nothing Of their i'm
measurable value 10 horticulture and
agriculture 10 the pollenization OF fruits.
In proportion to size there is no com
parison between the value Of the pro
ducts OF the Missouri bee and the
famed Missouri hen and at the same
time the bee feeds itself. However,
the bee is a more delicate creature
han the hen and cannot Withstand
he too often inexcusable neglect which
j, receives.
II you are a beeman now is the time
10 consider plars for getting your
bees ready Tor what may be long cold
winter. With the first killing irosts
the bees chance 10 store further sup
plies is ended and if through neglect
the colony is weak and unprovided
with supplies and suitable home for
the wintei, see TO it that these neces'
sites are promptly provided. For
winter they mus, have plenty Of honey,
not TO exceed thirty CT forty pounds
for a strong stand, dry home or hive,
and protection which will prevent sud
den changes oil temperature. Make
sure Of these three points Immediately
and then plan to bee jme a real bee
keeper, il only 10 small way, next
spring by introducing necessary up-to'
date methods and equipment. There
is nothing on the farm which returns
as much value and profits icr the small
capital that need be invested sa a
dozen we'll cared for colonies Of honey
bees.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-05

Senator Reed, who is a candidate Tor
reelection, though nearly hundred
thousand Democrats indicated their
opposition TO him on primary day, is
calling on the people to stand By their
president. Only about a year ago,
Reeds ears were warm at what the
Democrats Of Missouri and particularly
the Democratic newspapers were say
ing about his own opposition 10 VIII
son because the latter hadn't given
some Of his henchmen jobs for which
they were fit. Under the circum'
stances to vote for high.class bust
ness man, Walter S. Dickey, for Sena'
tor, in the belief that most Of the prob
lens and ought TO be solved on bust
ness rather than a politica basis By
patriotic business men.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-05

The Democratic newspapers are
pointing TO the defeat OF Gov. Colquitt
in the Texas Democratic primaries as a
victory iorWilson. Colquitt has taken
occasion to sharply criticise the Mexi
can policy Of the administrations an
exercise o! Lese Majeste which federal
Office holders could never forgive.
But isn't it rather remarkable that a
Democratic governor who would fout
the policies Of a Democratic president
should get over 100000 votes in a
Democratic primary Surely tina,
means something.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-05
An Interesting Point In The War.


The force and extent OF the first
German drive into Northern France
can be best understood by consulting
the map for ascertainipg the relative
p lsitions Of the armies in and around
COmbes, Tne objective point Of the
Germans in the first great rush was
the chanuel seaport Of Calais. How
near they came to reaching it is seen
10 the fact that now after losing Com
bles, they are still in the province, or
what the French call the aro1dissment
Of Calais, although now Oh its extreme
southeastern edge, and not likely to
remain there very long. They have
fallen back from points north and west
OF La Bassee, during the two oftensives
made by the allies within the past year
such distance as plainly shows how
near they had come to Calais itself
Further consultations Of the map is
likely TO remove any optimistic i'm
p esSion one may have had that the
war is because Of the falling back Of
the Germans in France, nearing a
speedy close. The Germans have
been falling back very slowly, so slow
ly in fact both in point Of time and Of
distance, that now, after the loss OF
| CombleS, map measurements taken by
scale OF miles to the inch Of map sur
face. show them to be still almost as
n2ar Eng Land, including the distance
across the English Channel between
Calais and Dover, as they are to the
nearest German frontier. A relization
Of how near the Germans came TO
Calais leads naturally to speculation Of
what would have happened TO Great
Britain had they ac,ua ly got there.
Speculation along that line can now be
seen to be useless, there being no
longer prospect left OF such an occu-
patton. We may however speculate
that Calais in German hands might
have proved as disappointing as has
Aptwerpt Of which Won Moltke once
said: "Antwerpt is dagger aimed at
England's heart"
An interesting and more practical
are speculations as to what the German
plan Of campaign is TO be along the
western front from this time onward.
II is plain that the allies are now so
thoroughly organized and so well ca
uipped with artillery and munitions
that they can sustain the offensive in
definitely, and that it is their purpose
to do so. The German retirement will
in all probability, have TO be maintain
ed, and following the tall OF Combles
it will be interesting TO watch the de
velopment Of the new G,rman strategy
This cannot wholly be discounted by
assuming that it will consiS, mainly
Of practical abandonment Of the siege
Of Verdun and a consequent shortening
Of the German line. That is a prob
ability but a possibility in the case is
that the Germans may retire on Bel
GUM and make Antwerpt a base OF
action. We are at one oil the most
interesting points in the history Of the
war. Globe Democrat,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-05
means something

The people Of the cities Of Missouri
haven't forgotten the free soup-hous, 0
and the charity bread lines Of 1914.
fnllowing the enactment Of the Wilson
Underwood tariff. But for the pro-
tective condition that came with the
war is over, we will have them again il
we haven't in the meantime returned
the party Of protection to full power.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-05

A candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor oi Missouri
said in the recent preprimary cam
paign that the state was living too
much in the past and was satisfied
with the same sort OF little schcolhous-
es that their grandlathers attended fifty
years ago. II this candidate, who was
not nominated, will watch the Missouri
vote on November Z, he will hear
something good on the subject of
Missouri progress.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-10-05

The report that instructions we're
given to the band at the Democratic
opening" at Joplin to begin playing
Il anybody mentioned state affairs, may
or may not be true, but in any event,
the band had no occasion 10 play on
that account. Mum" was the word.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
Hospital Children's Wish
Answered by High Tree

Denny, who hasn't walked for more
than year, and siI-year-old Tom, who
spends his days in a plaster cast, and
baby Ned, who doesn't remem Der any
thing outside OF hospital life, sighed
for a great big Christmas tree.
Denny started it, A brave little Irish
dreamer, he told the other children OF
the Hospital for Deformities and Joint
Disease, up in Mount Morris Park,
what Christmas meant, and how l.
couldn't be real without a tree. The
hospital ward grew quiet, as it listened
70 him. II they could only have a
tree,
Maybe Supreintedent Crager drop
ped a hint about the matter. or perhaps
DR.. j. Gardner Smith. Al the head o.
the Harlem Tree Committee, just
GUESSED how il must feel 20 be little and
sick, and unable 20 60 out and hunt
Christmas up. Anyhow, great spruce,
more than so feet high, and Lighted
with hundreds Of red, white and blue
electric incandescents, will stand ju't
opposite the hospital on Sunday night
and every night until the New Yea.
Pale and joyful little faces will be
pressed TO tho hospital windows to
glory in IT,
Marcus NJ. Marks, President Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23

Borough OF Manhattan. will light up
the tree on Sunday night AZ Q o'clock.
On Christmas Day the lonely girls OF
the whole city" will answer the invi-
taton OF Miss Ella l.. Lownsbery, of
the Harlem Branch Of the Y. W. c. A.,
and gather about the tree. Perhaps
the hospital youngsters will like the
next night best, for then the Boy
Scouts will drill in front Of their win
dows. How Denny and Tom. in their
plaster casts, will enjoy that,
Hurrying thousands made a detour
through Madison Square last night TO
pay homage 20 its Christmas tree. They
hoped. perhaps, TO steal march on
Christmas and get an unofficial glimpse
OF the tree when the electricians were
testing out the lights. They were dis
appointed. Naughty and quiet and
cold, the old tree stood in dignifed
darkness, while the lights OF commerce
blazcd all about il.
When all is ready, and the vulgar
competing lights Of the office build
ings are properly subdued, at sunset
tonight, the Tree will burst into the
glory that ushers in Christmas. for
New York. Children acting in panto-
mime, hundreds Of citizens singing,
bands playng-sll these will help, but
the Tree has the centre Of the Christ
mas stage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
5000 Santa viii Aid
Poor Families TODAY

A five thousand dollar Santa Claus
will arrive at the Astor Market. Broad
way, at Ninety-fourth Street. this
morning with gifts from Vincent Aston
20 poor families on the books Of TWEEN
ty-seven hospitals.
Christmas good things in one thou
sand bags will be distributed Each
bag will contain two chickens, rice,
potatoes, onions, cranberries, coffee,
tea, butter, sugar. evaporated cream,
canned corn, canSed peaches, two
losves Of bread. cake, candy and toys
The dinners will be in bags instead
OF baskets this year, with the idea that
the containers will be useful through
out the year for shopping and market
ing Each will be fastened with a pig
bunch Of holly.
Admission to the Astor Christmas
party will be by ticket only, and these
have been distributed through the well
fare departments OF the hospitals.
Miss Mary Wadley, OF the Bellevue So
clal Service Department, is In charge.
Christmas began yesterday in the
hospitals with the celebration in the
infantile paralysis clinic at Bellevue.
Twisted LITTLE figures hobbed TO the
end Of the ward, where q great red
cardboard chimney stood in the place
Of tho usual paraphernalis. Shrill
voices that were far from paralyze
welcomed Santa Claus, and shrieked
with delight over the presents the
head nurse Of the clinic produced
There were eighty children in the
clinic yesterday afternoon, some only
slightly psralyzed, so that they were
able TO totter about with gifts for the
others, who sat in their mothers laps
or leaned on Tiny clutches against
their chairs. All received small toys
and candies.
In the wards the children will have
their celebration on Christmas morn
ing. A tree in every ward and toys foi
sll the patients have been provided bl
the hospitals and outside friends. A
the willard Parker Hospital there arr
only ten children in the polyomelitl'
ward now.
The Rescue Society, at and Doyer'
Street. anticipated Christmas by hold
ing il. Christmas celebration last night
Santa Claus and an assistant as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
Colonel Plays Santa
i'm Oyster Bay School

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt played
Santa Claus yesterday for the beneht
Of the Old Cove district school, in
Oyster Bay. For more than thirty
years he has provided the tree and the
gifts for the pupils. among whom have
been numbered all o. his children eX-
cept Mrs. Longworth. Now Sycamore
Hill is represented in the school by the
gardeners children. who motored 10
the exercises with the Colonel.
In the school Miss Ella Stewart. the
teacher in charge. had decorated with
greens and hung upon the large tree
the Colonel's gifts 20 his young friends.
There were fruit and candy for each
and sleds, skates. books and dolls. Also
there were flashlights. such "a the
Colonel told the recipients he used IN
camp in the tropics 70 make sure he
was not going 20 step upon snake or
q tarantula: Boy Scouts axe, can
teens. such as scouts use; knives handy
in camp and garden sets.
The Colonel departed from the Santa
Claus tradition by preceding his dis
tribution with the expression Of a wish
that a company Of Boy Scouts be or
gained in the school.
To the girls he commended their ef-
forts with gardens last year.
The story Of a Christmas in Africa
followed. the Colonel telling how on
the day spent directly under the Equs-
tor he and his son Kermit killed al
elephant that had been terroriEing the
natives and destroying their planta-
tons.
"The only present I bad that Christ.
mas" said he, twas little paper Of
peppermints. Some little girls ] had
met on our way in gave them to old
Cunningham. our elephant hunter, for
me. and on Christmas morning he sur
prised me with the gift"
Then, with the handing out Of the
gifts, the big day Of the year IN the
Cove school ended, the gardeners chill
dren and their host motored back TO
Sycamore Hill and those who we're not
interested in trying out new sleds went
home TO look on the map o. Africa for
the place where the wicked elephant
.-ae L,i1lei
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
RAILROADS MUST EXPLAIN
! FAILURE TO RETURN CARS
Commerce Commission Sets December
IS for Hearing on Freight Delays

Washington. Dec. 22.-An order was
issued BY the Interstate Commerce
Commission to-day requiring railroads
20 show cause at a hearing here on
December 2S why they should not re-
turn at once TO their owners, without
diversion or misuse, all foreign coal
and refrigerator cars Immediately al
ter unloading at their destination.
The commissions or!er follows an
announcement yesterday by the Amer-
can Railway Associations car service
commission that eight of the large rail,
roads, seven of them in the East, had
failed to comply with its instructions
TO deliver a designated excess OF box
cars to Southern and Western connec-
tons above the number Of such cars
received.
The car service commission has es-
tablished headquarters here and Tor
weeks has been working in cooperation
with officials of the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission to relieve the al
most nationwide car shortage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23

been in its employ for more than three
months a fve-dollar gold piece.
Turner Construction Company yes
terday awarded bonuses amounting TO
Is per cent OF the yearly salary.
John d. Rockefeller and the Standard
OIL Company also we're active in giving
out Christmas awards yesterday. The
Oil King himself gave each OF the em-
ployes on his estate a $40 gold piece.
More than 5000 was distributed.
Officials OF the Standard oil Com
pany's plant at Bayonne yesterday gave
TO the Fire and Police departments or
the town, in recognition Of their ser
vices during the recent strike, $1,000
each. to be used for the pension funds
of each service.
The Tidewater Oil Company gave
81. 900 to the police and $500 70 the fire
men. to be devoted 20 the same purpose.
Tie Gulf Refining Company. of Bay
onne, announced daily increase OF 30
cents TO all laborers and 10 per cent
bonus Of the yearly salaries of all sal
arled men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
HILLS ACCUSED OVER
LETTERS USED IN SUIT
Ferguson Calls Statements by Pastor
"Pure Fabricaiions'

pure Fabrications"
Frank l.. Ferguson. former president
Of the board Of trustees OF Plymouth
Church. Brooklyn, repudiated yester-
day letters he was said 20 have received
from DR.. Newell Dwight Hills, pastor
OF the church. and accused the pastor
Of connecting them for use in the SUIT
in which the two are concerned. Mr.
Ferguson was being examined before
William ID. Dickey. referee, by william
{. Beecher. counsel for DR. Hills.
Mr. Beecher produced a letter alleged
10 have been written 70 Mr. Ferguson
by the clergyman on September !. 1913.
Referring 10 bonds OF the Albcrni I'M
Der Company. IL was stated IN the let
ter that the bonds were TO be issued 20
bearer" and instead had been issued o.
Ferguson 10 himself, so that by one
stroke of the printing press you have
obtained possession OF 100000 OF col
LATERAL
That is pure fabrication" said Fer
guson. There was absolutely no &C.
casion at that time for Dr. Hills 20
make any such statements. II u was
written il was never sent 10 me. !
never received it,"
In answer 20 query as 20 whether
he believed DR.. Hills would write such
letter, knowing il was not IN accord
ance with the facts, Mr. Ferguson re-
piled:
81 haven't the slightest hesitancy IN
saying that he would do IL. and do u
freely. / have tori up many OF them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23

az they received the message OF peace
and good will that America had to
offer.
Banked against long line OF tables
was a frieze Of children's faces, eager,
eIpectant and happily curious. fur-
Their back were the women. and behind
them the men stood on benches. There
we're a goateed and mustached old
veteran, a boy Of fourteen in blue
jumpers and sailor cap, cigarette
stuck above his ear; thin woman
with raven hair drawn tightly BACK,
hugging TO her bosom tousled, naming
head. as red as the waist she wore; an
Italian, whose mustache tips resembled
two crossed sabres, holding an infant
fast asleep; and in the front row
were two dark eompleXioned old WON
en-, such as might be found In the olive
groves of Capri.
They were the first 70 burst into
tears as Father J. Moretto addressed
them in their own tongue.
"You have left a country that is at
war. and have come TO seek peace and
honest work" he began, psusing as
half q hundred sobbed. with those
same tears in your eyes," he went on,
you are just nearing your promised
land. America. the song you have
heard, is the message OF peace and
good will. 1t is your welcome here.
But in your new-found joys, remember
the friends TO whom you probably
promised TO send Christmas greetings
they are still in a country dark with
the cloud OF war. Pray to God that
they may have the same peace you now
enjoy, but pray also that with peace
may come the gift Of victory
Then the Rev. J. d. Marmsrof, OF
the New York Y. VI. c. A., extended
Christmas greetings TO the Greeks in
their tongue. Others followed in Swed-
ish By the Rev. P. Peterson, in Span
ish by Father 6. ]. D'Anchise, and then
the Rev. NJ. L. Robinson told the story
Of the Christ child in English. As the
guests passed from the room each re-
ceived candy. fruit and nuts. while the
little girls received dolls and the boys
games, marbles and tops, A doll was
thrust into the arms Of the man with
the sabre mustsches as he carried his
sleeping baby out.
NO! Boy" he expostulated. hand
ing back the doll, and baby rattle was
tossed 10 him.