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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15
An UnwOrkabIe Tariff.

The tariff was discussed at the re-
cent trade conference at Pittsburg,
with some division OF sentiment as to
just how it should be adjusted 10
meet economic conditions following
the eud Of the great war, but there
was little disagreement as to the utter
w1rthlessness Of the Underwood tarIift
for the expansion Of American trade.
Its inadequacy in no manner depends
on altered conditions. 1t was radical
ly wrong when framed, in some OF its
essential provisions, aside from its par
licular schedules.
Willard Straight, vice president Of
the American International Corporation
formed for l0reigh trade, pointed out
fatal defect in the UnderTood tariff
It processes 10 impower the president
to negotiate reciprocal trade agree
ments, but since the free list is so
large, he has nothing to trade with,
Mr., Straight saC: Under our pres.
ent tariff 90 per cent OF the articles
imported in 10 this ccultry are admitted
free Of duty. Ninety FIVE per cent q
the value Of imports lrom SJmh Amer
ca, with the exceptions Of Cuba, the
S me proportion from Central America
and the West Indie; 90 per cent o.
the imports from AIrca, 81 per cent OIL
those from Oceanica. ana 10 per cent
Of those from Asia now enter our port,
without payment ol duty"
Under such conditions We are il
little better position to bargain than Z
lree-tTsde country. A nation that car
send all its products into the United
Slater. free Of duty, is very indrferen
about favorable treatment OF American
products. Thsre is nothing reciprocal
about such a tai #, icr we do all III,
giving and take Dothing. The SAINT
weakness would make the diferenli4
rate in encouragement Of American
shipping valueless. With most oil tn,
cargo duty free, a shipowner could ge
no discount. The Uuderwood tari
is one OF The wCrst'conuived in tht
history Vi America, a lact all the worlc
would realize il the war had not com,
, - put q kndy check Oh its opera
uons. Globe pImocrat.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15
Corn Growing

The methods employed IN planting
corn are especially important in regions
wh.re either moisture or heat is in
sufficient. The following suggestions
aken from Farmers Bulletin 773, are
made by C. P Hartley aud l. L. Zook
Of the Office Of Corn investigations,
tuteau of Pant Industry, United Stat
es Department Of Agriculture.
Listing or planting in burrows is the
most common and best melh.d oil
planting corn in large pant Of the
semiarid area |. IS not only econo.
mical, as j. permits large acreages TO
De handled at the lsas, cost, but it al
so PAGES the plants to The best advan
tage 10 wuhs and uroug7t. As the lur
rows are closed by cultivation, the
plant roots ar placed well below the
surface. A d5ep soil mulch can be
n nlained without injury to the roots
The p ants ale more securely braced
10 Withstand winds than when surface
plantsd d.
In some semiarid sections early sum
mer CONDITIONS are favorable lr rapid
growth. Tie plants make a tender
rapid growth and becomes larger than
the later moisture supply will support.
Listing relaIGs this rapid carly growth
aud and is oi.tn decided advantage
OIL this account.
Where the seasons are very short
surface planting is better than listing az
the reiarding Of early growth leaves
the plants insufficient time 10 reacf
maturity. Where surface planting il
practic, d on fairly level land II is usu
ally advisable to plan in Oh, chs 10 per
nit cross cultivation. Cross cultiyat
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15

our government may take, short o.
war, it is reasonable to assume that in
surance rates on shipping will become
very high and it is probable that many
shipowners will keep tkeir vessels our
Of the 50 called war zone, for time al
least. II is possible that the entenl
allies may have The ingenuiv to cope
with the situation, even as they did a
year ago in the waters arounI EnAlnd
and Ileland. In that event, shipping
may take the risk, although the freight
rates will continue to soar. England
will surely use every means it can to
facilitate the delivery Of loods,uff tc
its population, even it ii has 10 Cal! it'
navy into play.
Successful submarine warfare in the
prescribed zone would hinder outward
bound commerce as much as inward
bound. This might shut Of the supply
Of raw material and Of partially manu-.
Iactured articles, but would at the
same time force all countries outside
the war zone to rely more on America
for merchandise. This would turn the
attention OF America to neutral market;
outside Of Europe, which we have tc
long ne elected. There might also De
greater tuning TO the Pacific, which
in addition to its large neutral markets,
furnishes excess 10 Russia. There
cannot possibly be as much danger tc
export business as there would have
been in a general embargo, which Z
small part Of the population has seti
ousiy urged as relief IRON oppressive
domestic prices. Whatever diminutior
OF exports Of foodstufs unrestricted
submarine warfare may cause will tenC
to lower domestic prices. Some OF the
congestion Of ra'lu.y traffic would like
wise be relieved. But there is no rea'
son for fearing that there will be gen,
eral collapse OF business. Some Of the
shrinkage in the prices Of standard in
dustrials was upjustifed. 1t was caus
ed by panic instead OF deliberate judg
ment. Globe Democrt.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15
fancy County Track Meet, Forsyth,
March 10th, 1917.

TIL. first event Of its kind TO be held
in the county. Contestants TO be
school.boys Including the 9Th grade
down. First, second and third prizes
will be given to the winners in each oI
the following exercises:
90 I'D dash (tor small boys only,)
100 I'd dash,
220 yd dash,
Relay race,
Running broad jump,
Running high jump,
Shot pu',
Pole vault,
Ginning the bar,
Tug Of war,
Everybody who is interested in the
physical development and active life o.
our boys will enjoy seeing these con.
tests, and we heartily invite you TO oul
first Track Meet
A number Of schools have sent ir
their applications and we are expecting
Others soon. This will be day Ions
TO be remembered by each boy enter
ing the contest.
These exercises will begin prompt
Ily at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon
Marcn the 10Th.
am locking fjrward 10 the aboyt
date with much pleasure.
Very Respectfully,
JOHN w. BENNETT.
Co. Supt.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15
Use Winter Layers for Breeding.

Mark the laying hen. Any hen can
lay in the spring but the one which
lays through winter when eggs are
high is the one which deserves recog'
ni,ion BY promotion TO the breeding
flock.
H. L. Kempstsr Of the Missouri Col
lege Of Agriculture says that every
thing is TO be gained and nothing lost
BY selecting breeding hens during
winter. 1t is easy to select the laying
hen. Her comb is bright and red and
her pin bones will spread apart, Hens
meeting these specifications should be
set apart with a good, vigorous male
bid. 1t is folly TO breed from the en-
tire flock. By selecting lew of the
best birds, progress will be made.
Where no selection is practiced, the
poor producers will be used for breed
ing, for even loalers will lay in the
spring. It's also a mistake to breed
from the immature and undersized stock
Oyer'iat coarse boned hens or those
which crop behind should never be
put in the breeding pen, The best
pla,e for them is on the table. Pick
out the good birds and note the i'm
provement. Use fewer males SO ,ha,
you can afford better stock.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15
Japan Forging To The Front.

The Y5kohoma Chamber Of Com.
merce reports a gain Of 100000 in
exports Of cotton warn and $1,000, 900
in exports Of cotton hosiery, Ter Japan
1916 over 1915. The prominence
which japan is achieveing in the Far
Elstern markets on cotton goois will
give our manalictvrers something 10
reckon with after tn war.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15
Washington And The Senate.

The last time that Washington went
u the Senate Climber was to discuss
the terms Ct a treaty then rending
with the Southern Indians. The Sen
a,ors debated the question with him
and he left the Chamber saying he
would be damned il he ever went there
again. The Senators Of the present
day received Mr., Wilson more politely
but it is sale to say that he will never
20 there again on a like euand.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15
Increased Cost OF Production.

That all is not beer and skiitles in
the war bride" families is shown by
the record Of the American Locomotive
Co whose gross profits last year in
creased l64 per cent, whereas the ex
pense Of material, wages, etc, increas
ed nearly 800 per cent, The increase
in net earnings was only twenty eight
per cent, This certainly does not
out the statemen, that America is roll.
ing in money coined in European
blood.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15
Let Responsibility be Undivided


AT the hopinning of the nresent ses.
sion Of the Missouri Lepisla,ure We
said n the Penrb,ican members tina,
If the measures inaugur,,ed bv the
mai ,ritv n this srd (the 70 establish,
men, of the state unon 4 firm finan.
cal Dasjs) are rjgbt and lust and give
promise Of Eff c,iyeness ,hev should
he ,unoorpd Arv orrcsi,ion should
ba based unon A sincere belief
IN their unwisdom and no, uDon part
isanshio" THAI is sill our opipion
Tn. first Consideration sbonld he the
welfare Of the state. Alter TIA, should
come the welfare cf the marty. But
Sprelv the hes, waV ,o conserve the
interests Of the party is BY a rank ard
open devotion to the Interests Of the
state. The past D mUcar,ic admins,
ration put Missouri into a condition OF
virtual bankruptcy. II tha, condition
is 10 continue the responsibility for its
continuance should be made TO rest
firmly and absolutely upon the Demo
cratic party. No share Of il should be
assumed by the Republicans, nor
should it be chargeable lhs, they in
any manner aided in holding the state
down TO the level 10 which il has ial.
| len, or failed to assist it TO arise.
| Without regard TO the individual merits
Of the measures urged BY Gov. Gard
ner, if the Legislature fails 10 enact
effective laws Tor the alleviation Of
present conditions the governor would
be fully justified in going to The peo.
pie and telling the reason why. Ii is
the business and the duty cl the Leg
islature to legislate. Ii is responsible
for the laws. The power Of legislation
is in the hands Of the majority party
and upon it and it alone should rest
the blame. for failure. It should be
possible for the Republican party to
say with sincerity and truth, You
cannot shake your CORY locks at me-"
| lift cannot, wherein are we better
than thev, and what superior claim can
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15
inequality OF Representation.

Congressman Kitchin, wlo is sptn
sor for the Democratic revenue Dill y as
re elected last November by vote Of
about $4,000. He is from North Car
ollna Congressman Caldwell, oI New
York, also a Democrat, was reelected
by a vote Of $4,000. He oppos thz
Kitchin plan to penalza enterprise
But Kitchin's ideas will prevail because
he comes from a state where a large
part Of the male population over the
age Of 81 years is not permitted to
vote and const quently, he is able to
stay in the House for loLg period oil
years and occupy the chlirmlnship OF
the Ways and Means Committee when
the Democrats are in power. Caldwel
represents twice as many votes as
Kitchin does, but Kitchin has the great
er power in the House, and always
will, il the present inequality Of repre-
sentation continues II the Democrat
Of Caldwelf's district do not like il the,
should urge Ill their Democratic Rep
resenta,ives in Congress 10 support tn
Gallinger amendment 10 the couur
practices act which il adopted wi
eventually reduce Southern represents
ton in proportion TO the number {
voters dislranchised.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15

ion makesgeeds and grass control east
er. It aloo assists cultivation drying
and warming a larger part Of the soil
surface.
A thin stand Of plants is an essential
feature Of successful corn growing in
regions Of limited moisture supply.
When planting is done with Ii ter in
lows 3 to 3 ID feet apart, the plants
should be one in a place and from Is
to SO inches apart, depending upon
the rainfall and the fertility and the
water holding capacity Of the soil In
surface planted corn with the hills 81
, apart each WY, the stand should not
be thicker than two plants per hill.
Even witt the best Of seed more ker'
nels should be planted than the mum
Der Of plants desired. S)me young
plants, mostly the weaker ones will
perish.
The usual distance between corn
rows is about 3-1,2 feet, which is a
c)aveuien, distance for cultivating.
With tie rows at this distance the roots
meet between the rows aud occupy all
Of the upper soil before the corn comes
ilto tasstl.
In certain doughty sections where
seasons are comparatively long increas
ing the width of row to 7 feet and
doubling the stand in the ROW has been
found TO be an advantage. Oa ac,
count Of being close together within
the lows the young plants compete for
he near by moisture and are prevent
ed from making too rapid and to tender
a growth. The roots do not meet be.
tween tie rows until the plants have
about reached their full growth, and
the moistu.e in the sell between the
wide rows benft the plants at lhe time
they are forming ears. Where the
summers are long other crops, or an
other crop Of corn can be planted later
in the season between the 7 foot rows
if the seasonal rainfall proves sufficient.
The success Of the crop depends
upon having the corn reach the ear
forming period when moisture and heat
are available at the same time. The
chances are increased 6y making very
early and late planting Of an early
maturing variety. Using seed Of an
elrly maturing variety in one planter
box and seed Of late maturing variety
in the other box increases the chances
Of having some plants reach the ear
forming gsperiod when moisture and heat
are available at the same time.
Corn should not be covered with
more than ! ID or 2 inches OF soil
except when the surface is dry and it
is necessary to plant deeper to reach
moist soil. In cold, heavy soil inch
is sufficient.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15
kasOns Take Notice.

There will be a Masonic School oi
Instruction held at the Lodge hall in
Forsyth on Monday and Tuesday, Feb.
20 and 81, under the direction OF G.
J. Vaughn, district deputy grand lee
turer. All Masons are invited.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-15
FOR SALE.

Baled timothy and clover hay, at the
Liclider place, miles roth Of Fer
syt1. on the old Mail Trace road. SIS
per ton, b. +. STOUT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-04-26
The Price of Shoes.

When the prices of shoes go be! ond
the ability of the average consumer
TO pay, the said consumer Will stop
buying shoes He will have old ones
repaired instead, and this IS what ne
is actually doing. The result is that
retailers and Jobbers now nave INC
largest stock they ever carried, and
if present conditions continue into
the coming summer and fall they
will place no new orders, butwll deA
pend largely upon present stocks,
which are estimated to exceed by
6O,OOO,0O0 pairs the totals OF year
ago.
A flood Of light was thrown upon
the shoe and leather situation by Mr..
Platt's remarkable frank exposition
of the conditions found by him dur
ing his experience in directing the
purchase Of 81 100000 worth OF
shoes for the Belgian relief commits
sion during the last fifteen month.
Mr.. Platts article directly places the
responsibility for the present ElS1
prices upon the tanners and i:athe:
men, whose unnecessary spe"'iatlon
rather than any actual shortage of
hides and leather forced prices 10 d
level of H. pei cen, high ar than in
1915. 1t ought to be plain that the
people cannot pay on the basis OF
such inflated prices, and they Will
not Day when they come TO learn
,nat in 1916 our leather and hide
imports and our domestic production
as we'll, were largely increased over
the record of 1915. 1t was the greed
for increased profits. not necessity,
which caused the increase OF prices
last year. and the consequent COM
petition among manufacturers for
supplies.
Some idea of the extent of the
profits taken by number Of manu-
Iaclllers and leather houses is FUR
nished by Mr.. Platt's statement that
several of the former have set aside
from $4,000 to- 92,000,OOn to coy
err losses when the inevitable break
in the market shall come and that
the profits of one sole leather com
Dany last. year only equai!ed the
combined earnings Of the three pre-
Vious wears. And when we are re-
minded that the foreign embargoeS
Of further imports Of shoes and
leather from this country will oper-
ate to increase the domestic supply
bv cutting of exports, it requires no
great intuition to foresee the effect
on prices here, a result to which the
increasing use OF leather substitutes
will also contribute it's part. SO.
that the hope that tanners and pack
ers will see the light and adjust their
prices more nearly to Just level IS
not without sound basis. Mean
while, when retailers fail to order
new stocks and consumers fail to
consume, the day of lowers prices for
shoes will be hastened.-Public
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-04-26
SCHOOL NOTES
JAMES McHARNESS
OFFIE LEEPER
Editors
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At the county high school de-
,lamatory contest last Friday even
ing at Lamont Ardes H,OOdarQ Tor
Leon won first place in humorous.
She was also declared winner first
over all. The contest Was one or the
oest county contests ever held.
Why not take out accident insur-
-ance on our teachers? Last Sunday
evening four were injured near De-
;atur when their car turned turtle:
On Monday evening Mr.. Gass and
four high school boys were thrown
rom the car near Davis City while
IN their way to the Graceland ball
game. Last fall Miss Bradley and
several teachers while driving near
Osceola fell under their car when it
turned turtle. Miss Bruce and Miss
Walker who mad their accident Sun
lay evening were the only ones in
tured painfully. Leon teachers are
ike the proverbial cat: Each one has
line lives.
The ball game which YVES to have
,een played with Graceland last Fri
lay evening was postponed on ac-
>ount of the rain.
The fourth annual quadrangular
leclamatory contest for southern
.owa will be held at Leon on Friday
4yening of this week. There will be
nree CONTESTANTS from each of the
our cities, Corning, Creston, Osce-
)la and Leon. At the first meeting
hree years ago Osceola put up fine
With the provision that the school
,hat might win in three consecutive
years would become the permanent
rOSSeSSOr. The winners each year
in order have been OsceOla. Leon and
Leon Should our school win this
year the banner will remain here
permanently and a new trophy will
be put up. The interest in all four
of the schools is intense. Here's hop
ing the best fellow win.
On FRIDAY evening after school
OsceOla high school base ball team
meet our boys at Warner park.
The Leon High School base hall
team journeyed to Lamont Monday
Graceland College after a warm bat
tie, the score beng 10 to 8. Battery
tOr Leon, Oscar Gray and w. Scott.
The game was marked by splrH1.0
fielding stunts and wild thrills all
the way through. Besides pitching q
splendid game Oscar Gray starred It
bat, making four clean singles in fv"
times at bat. Al. GrOSan ana Walk
er put on the finishing thrills by re-
firing the last man in the game by
means of the ancient hidden ball
trick The veteran Hopkins was ,ne
victim. The game was hummer
IOr the spectators. Graceland "ill
visit Leon in the near future
Miss Cooney's room earned a
quarter holiday for Friday.
Seemed like old times to see En-
met Mullins around high school last
Friday. Emmett is running a loco
motive up in Minnesota.
Pedagogy class visited Miss Marks
room last Tuesday.
The reading classes visited the
rooms of Miss Mark and Miss Cooney
on Monday.
Miss Bruce and Miss Walker were
absent Monday on account of their
in illries
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-04-26
EllstOn Bank cut of Money.

On last Wednesday afternoon at
200 p. NJ the Bank of Ellston clos
ed it's doors and announced to the de-
positors that it was out of money. 1T
is a private bank and is owned and
controlled by Joseph Clough OF that
place and who we understand has
conducted the business for the past
fifteen or twenty years and has re-
ceived a very good business: The
bank was capitalized at $4,000 and
Mr., Clough makes the statement that
af given time Will pay all depositors
in full. The aeasons given for clos
ing the bank are that all ready money
is gone. Reports say that Mr..
Clough has been giving some OF his
time and support to manufacturing
company at that place and that this
has had a great amount to do with
the banks fallure.-Diagonal Pro-
2reSS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-04-26
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Church.

Sunday school ...... 9:45 a. m.
Divine Services ....,: 200 a. m.
Theme: Loyalty"
Epworth League 200 p. M
Evening service -. 500 p. m
Sunday morning the sermon will
be preached primarily for the chill
dren. The theme selected is 10y
atty" The text is found in Cor:
10:12. The sermon will be illustrat-
ed by the use of the american nag.
Both young and old are, welcomed,
but the Sunday school children are
especially invited to be present.
The evening service will be a
Union service conducted in the inter-
est of our plans for the Community
Survey which is to be maze the first
Sunday afternoon in May. All OF the
Leon pastors will have a part in this
service, prominent layman has also
been asked to take part in the pro
gram, which promises to be one OF
interest to the entire community
Let everybody plan to be present.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-04-26
That People May Know.

We have received an extended &C
count of the Junior reception given
the Senior class Friday night of last
week. 1t does not appear for the
reason that inasmuch as the class
had its invitations printed elsewhere
without giving us even chance to
submit samples and quote prices, we
feel that common, ordinary fairness
would dictate that the concern which
printed the invitations should also
print their write-up. We would
have expected to have done so.
The News has always been loyal
to the school. has given what space
was needful at all times and given
it cheerfully. We pay our taxes the
same as other people, and are entitl-
ed at least to a chance to compete
with outside copcerns.-Cainesville
News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-04-26
Brethren Church.
Sunday school at 10 a. III.
i,brictian En- daaVOr at D,

Sunday school at To a. 1T,
Christian Endeavor. at ! p. m.
No preaching services in the ev-
ening on account Of the union meet
ing at the NJ. +. church.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at s O'CLOCK D. m.
GROWN CHAPEL
The Sunday school at Crown is
one Of, if not the best in the county.
The classes have all been reorganlz-
ed and are enrolling new members
every day.
Revs. Marsolf and G oleman
preach alternate Sundays.
You are cordially invited to at
tend
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-04-26
FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING
To be Held at the Palestine BAPTIST
Church, April -, %, %.

FRIDAY EVENING
500 p. m.-Song and prayer service,
led by j. Y. Claypool.
Sermon by Rev. f. q.
Vanderpool.
SATURDAY MORNING
$3.50 a. m.-Song and praise service,
led by Elmer Akers.
work in the church.
ll:OO-Sermon, Rev. Elba Dale.
2:00-Dinner.
500 D. m.-Song and praise service,
led by Ned Scott. :,
:43-NIiSsiOns at home and ABROAD.
S:OO--Song and prayer service. Ser
mon by J. \. Lapham.
SUNDAY MORNING
1000 a. m.--The Sunday school,
Work in City and Coun-
try.
Sermon by Dr.. G. P. Mitch
12:OO-Dinner.
900 p. m.-Old time praise meeting.
,: 43-Sermon, Rev: G; W: Smith.
SUNDAY EVENING
.S:0O-Song and prayer. Sermon,
Rev. Arthur Harper.
e. G. Vanderpool, President
NJ l. Marshall, Sec.