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The Ozark spectator., 1917-04-04
Democratic Primary Officers

the Democratic Primary on Ap- Til IA were appointed by the Cen tral Committee today.
 The first three names are the judges, the next two are clerks. and the last one bailiff.
 Grover Township-C. c. Hall. J. M. Calhoun, Phil Amble, w. R. Bumpe S, A. l.. Walden. Claud McClain.
 Middle Twp-D. Parkhill. Wal lace Harris, C. J. Dean, Luther Bearden, M. F.. Shelton, E.. Walker.
 Donald-D. c. Hunter. John Dickey, M. l.. Branch. Taylor Bishop, Price Burton, T. E. Ril- ey,
 Sixmile W. M. Hunter, James Cole, j. H. Cole, Ever cite Hunter. C. C. Cole, John Spoon.
 Wittich W. s. Reed, Albert Council, E. l.. Early, Bat Step hens, Prince Ledgerwood, C. C. Oneal.
 Mountain-John Bateman, w. A. Johnson, T. D. Bond. Char ley Stiles, A. J. Tubb, Charley Mcllroy.
 Mulberry Tp-W. R. James. Guy Huggins, Willie Benge. Geo. A. Rankin, II. P. Oliver, R. $. Wagner.
 Wallace Tp-W. T. Walls. C. C. Denniston, James Trotter. W. A. Sossamon. T. E. kizer. Jno. Trotter.
 Walker Tp- Sam White, Jr., s. A. Patrick. W, H. Crabtree, J. H. White. K Parrish, Hus- ton White.
 Batson Tp ". A. McIlroy, G.. w Turner, Elias Russell, w E Turner. Fred Russ ell. Fred Me Ciellan
 Miller Township-W. J. Bruce, J. NJ. Bruce. A. c. Jones, James Bruce, NJ. J. Bustor. Will West,
 Ivey Township-D. l.. Caster. w. A. White. Charlie Graf. Phil Moore. John Stevenson, Ras Fisher,
 Black Oak Township-O. C.. McMath, w. L. Hargroves, Geo. w. Taff. J. F. Williams, F. H. Bruce. Grover Williams.
 White Oak Twp. { Marble Hill Prec') N. G. Greer, K, D. Campbell, Charley Harmon. T.. M. Green, s. B. Glover,
 White Oak Tp (Ozark Prec. ) J. A. Swain, L. M, Guthrie, Walter Jenkins, $. s. Craw ford, Walter Williamson, $. II Bell,
 Prairie Frank Spiller, J. B. Armistead. w. M. Chote, P. Car ter. J. R. Calvert, Norman Wea- yer.
 Mill Creek-L w Rainwater. c C Jones. J A Kelley. C w Jam eson, J A Robertson, Idus Burch- am
 Cravens Charley Whitson, Chas Cheeton, Tom Mattox, Fritz As ton. Frank Williams. Rufus Les ley
 White Rock James Battles. w B Hutchins. W k Stapp, T J Bowles, Ava Taff, Will Peters
 Alix--J L Shied, Jim Jackman, Frank Manning. Gus Hardgra ge. Charley Morris, Sank Greeson
 Barham- w Wells, W c Pendergrass. Jess Valentine, Chas Staton, C H Sallis. H A Smith
 Watalula Fred Jetfers, John Duncan, J A Floyd, Cole Harris. John Anderson. A E
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05
LEGISLATURE MEETS

The Forty-ninth General Assembly
of the State met in jefferson City
Wednesday. At the Democratic eau
Gus of Senators Wednesday night,
Senator J. F. Morton of Richmond
was nominated for President pro tenn
of the Senate over Robert McClintic
of Monroe City. At the House eau
Gus of Democrats, Representative
Drake Watson of Rails county was
unanimously chosen for Speaker Of
the House, and Representative Frank
II. Farris of Phelps for Democratic
floor leader of the House over A. T..
Drumm of Cole and Ross Feaster of
Henry county.
Their nominations by The caucus
meant their election by the Senate
and House, and on Thursday this
formality was gone through with and
the two branches of the Legislature
were duly organized. The fight for
positions in the Democratic caucuses
were made along wet and dry lines,
the vets winning In both instances;
but while this is true, perhaps in the
minds of the individual, members ex-
perience and parliamentary acquire
ments had much to do with the Sc
iections, as the House is said to be
largely dry Senator Morton and
Mr.. Farris, floor leader of the House,
both classed, as. wet, are two of the
best parliamentarians in either
branch, and .enHaccount of the sharp
contests that win come up over rev.
enue and other important measures,
from a partisan standpoint, the selec-
lions were probably the best that
could have been made.
In the Republican caucus Repre-
sentative Harry Bridges of Cape Gil
rardeau was nominated for Speaker,
Representative j. w. Settle of the
First District Of St. Louis was made
caucus chairman, nRnd Representative
Harry Sprague Of the .Sccdndoi st.
Louis District was elected Republi-
can floor leader of the House. The
eight Republican Senator's did not
caucus. ttt,I5 t.ra r. f.r. 5l-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05
ALL MEN Is TO as TO
SERVE IN TINE OF WAR

Every able-bodied male citizen of
the United States between the ages of
Is and 45 years is now held liable for
service in the national guard in war
time, without further act of Congress,
by War Department regulations for
the government of the guard issued
under the national defense act.
In circular prepared nearly two
months ago, but just made public, the
Militia Bureau directs that, where a
national guard regiment is called out
for war service, a reserve training
battalion to fill vacancies at the front
shall be organized out of the national
guard reserve and by voluntary en-
listment. r,,
IF, for any reason" the order con-
tinues, "there shall not be enough re-
servists or enough voluntary enlist
ments to organize or to keep the sre-
serve battalions at prescribed strength
sufficient number of the inorganic
ed militia shall be drafted by the
President to maintain such battalion
or lesser unit at the prescribed
strength"
The language follows closely that
of the national defense act, in which
the unorganized militia is defined as
including every able-bodied male cit
izen within the prescribed age limit
or those who have declared their in
tention of becoming citizens.
The national guard regulations,
which will be amphfied in great de-
tail later, also strike at the problem
of dependent families of soldiers,
which has cost the Government sew
eral millions of dollars already
through the border mobilization.
Recruiting officers for the national
guard are directed to. discourage the
enlistment of married men or those
with others dependent upon them.
Such persons are to be accepted only
for reasons in the public interest,
men who wish to become officers being
the only class specifically excepted
1t is provided in the regulations
that no officer of the guard hereafter
shall be recognized as such under the
defense act unless. he shall have Sub
scribed to an oath binding him to obey
the orders of the President and of the
Governor of his State.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

enacted enforced
with sound
to conditions
prohibited
immediate community not
legislation
the country who determined
majority Of the
the
option fundamentally for determining whether law
it far better regulate and diminish the
to drastic ana
injected into the public mind the idea that
affected
theory General
bad law enforce It.
which the law the
affected enforcement this practicable method
leads demorzed view
political executive public opinion likely
community
sacredness exist" n
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05
STATE BANK INSPECTOR

The friends of AL. Hardy of Bloom
field, Mo-, are interesting themselves
in securing for him the appointment
of State Bank Inspector. Aside from
his genial and approachable nature,
his banking experience makes him a
very desirable man for that position.
AS an active and effective warker for
the Democratic party-and We be-
lieve this ought to be taken into ac-
count-he is deserving Of considera-
ton on the part of a Democratic ad-
ministration. He is a member from
his district of the Democratic State
Committee and has also heretofore
acted in the responsible position of
Secretary of that committee-in each
capacity giving his best service to the
party. But it is not as a politician
and effective party worker that his
friends are urging him for the place,
but more particularly because of his
fitness, knowledge of the banking bus
mess and duties of bank inspector,
his strict business integrity, good
judgment and fairness. Mr.. Hardy
is at this time President of the South
east Missouri Trust Company of
Bloomfield, Mo. The Times takes
pleasure in commencing his claims to
Governor Gardner.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05
JUDGE LAMM CONTESTS


Judge Lamm, after much persua-
sion on the part Of partisans, decided
on Tuesday to contest the election of
Governor-elect Gardner, and forward
ed his petition of contest to the Leg
islature that day. 1t alleges fraud
and intimidation as the grounds for
contest. The reluctance with which he
finally agreed to enter upon a contest
Indicate that he has little or no hope
that the result may be materially
changed by an investigation and re-
count or that he could in any way be
benefited.
The Legislature convened Wednes-
day, and it is for that body to decide
whether the contest shall proceed. No
steps, however, can be taken until the
General Assembly is organized and
ready for business. Should it decide
to entertain the contest, the inaugural
ceremonies, which are scheduled for
next Monday, may probably have to be
postponed, in which event Governor
Major would hold over until the ques-
ton is settled, which would not be
less than thirty days and perhaps
more. In the meantime the hands of
the Legislature would be tied and no
legislative business of any kind could
be done. That would be unfortunate
in the present financial emergency of
the State, and the plans for which
Governor Gardner has been
working to push through revenue
raising system to meet existing con-
ditions would be materially interfered
with and delayed.
That frauds were committed at the
November election, particularly in the
larger cities, is generally accepted as
true, for such occurrences are period
ical, but these frauds, disgraceful and
deplorable as they are, cannot be
charged to one party more than to
another, and seldom affect the general
result. Contest or no contest, the Leg.
islature, on account of the noise that
has been made by each Of the domi-
nant political parties as to alleged,
frauds committed by the other, will
doubtless inaugurate a thorough in
vestigation with view of learning
the extent of the irregularities Tor the
purpose of trying to find some remedy
that may at least minimize as far as
possible fraudulent election practices.
Neither the Democratic party nor
Governor-elect Gardner has anything
to fear from the most thorough IN
vestigation and exposure, nor from
Judge Lamm's contest.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05
1T DOESN'T LOOK LIKE PEACE

In his note to the warning nations
of Europe, President Wilson intimat-
ed that frank statement of the aims
of each sideAih other words, for what
they are fighting might clarity the
situation and, enable settlement to
be brought about. But neither Ger
many, in her guarded reply to the
Presidents. note, nor the Entente AL
dies in their retort to the Central
Powers subtle offer to enter into
peace negotiations, have ventured to
mention their: objective aims or terms
upon which they would meet and dis
cuss the Situation. No one author
lied to speak for either has ever CIV
en clear and satisfactory statement
upon which the war could be justified.
But whatever the cause lying back
of it all, the war has now reached a
point where neither side is willing to
stop unless it may do so with some
advantage to itself, for all the mil
lions of life and money sacrificed.
Germany appears to be willing to
make peace if she is permitted to re-
sumo her old status, statu quo, at the
beginning Of the war. Of course her
loss of life and treasure she can new
er get back-they are gone irrevoca-
bly,. The Entente Powers, however,
hold Germany responsible for the war
and for violation of treaty rights, and
are not disposed to close on any such
terms. They want to change the
whole map Of Europe. They would
demand Of Germany and Austria
Hungary not only restitution and
PREPARATION for Belgium whose land
and people they have desolated, but
would demand for France the resti-
tuition Of Alsace and Lorraine which
were wrested from her in the Pruso-
French war, the granting of Constan>
tinople from Turkey, one of their al
lies, to Russia, and other drastic con-
cessions that would break and weak
en- the Austro-G German nation among
the powers of Europe.
The Entente powers reply to Ger
nnany's peace offer does not mention
these-only their demands for Bel
gium-but public opinion and those
high in authority have voiced such
demands unofiicially as their purpose
for carrying on the war and refus-
ing to enter into peace negotiations
at this time. With such feeling and
conditions existing, where does any
hope of early peace enter into the
present situation?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

The people of st. Francois county,
at least those who take a pride in its
standing, hope to see its assessments
increased sufficient this year to take it
out of the pauper or State beneficiary
class. 1t doesn't speak well for a
county as rich as st. Francois and
with mineral industries that pay their
operators twenty or more millions a
year in profits, to say nothing of its
other taxable wealth, to be receiving
each year from the State Tor the sup
port of its schools and other purpos-
es, thousands of dollars more than it
pays into the State Treasury in tax
cs. 1t ought at least to be self-sup-
porting.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

Jep Howe of st. Louis is the prin-
cipal and real instigator of the Lamm
gubernatorial contest, which is to
say that there is more petty politics
in the contest than expectation of ac-
complishing anything but stirring
up of party strife and bitterness.
Jep's reputation as a political fraud
manipulation is permeated with an
ill-smelling SAVIOR, but "Whcn the
devil is sick, the devil saint would
be-" If he expects to tumble Gov
ernor Gardeners Inauguration next
Monday, we predict that he is due a
big disappointment.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05
RURAL CREDITS

A worthy compeer of the Currency
Law and the Federal Reserve System
is the Rural Credits Act with the
great vista of opportunities it opens
to the farmer, and the impetus to ag-
riculture which will inevitably be one
Of its leading results.
The Farm Loan Board announces
that more than $4,000 farmers have
applied for loans under the new sys-
en- The total of the sums for which
these applications are made amounts
to more than 0,000,000.
No testimony more convincing is
eeded t. the urgency Of the public
requirement which placed the Rural
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

iom in American economict that when
the farmers prosper the country pros
pers, and that when the farmer is de-
pressed, the countr yshares in his de-
preston. The Rural Credits Law has
given the prosperity of the farmer
the loan and credit basis which is so
necessary to the durability and devel-
opment flo the enterprise. It is great
work of Democratic legislation.-Na-
tional Monthly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

The commissioners for selecting the
location of Federal Farm Loan Banks
under the recently enacted Federal
Farm Loan Act, has named Sta Louis
for the location of one of the banks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

If you would make a success of the
New Year, start out with honest in
tentions and stick to them. It is al
ways better to rely on what you can
earn than what you can "beat" peo-
pie out of. There is a more satisfac-
tory success in this world than the
success of mere money getting.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

, 1916 will be remembered as year
notable for large business, unprece-
dented prosperity, progressive dem
ocratic advancement and the vindica-
ton by the people of the United States
Of President Wilson's broad and hui
manitarian policies.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05
MAIL CARRIER
COMMITS SUICIDE

Marquand, Mo.-Last Friday morn
ing, about $3.50 this town was shocked
by receiving news from Patton that
Elmer Bess, who has been carrying
the mail between the two places had
shot and killed himself.
He ate breakfast with his neighbor,
Doc O'Kelley, and seemed to be very
jovial and left there for home, then
on to the barn and harnessed his
horses to come to town. About
o'clock Mrs. 0'Kelley heard the re-
port of a gun, but it did not alarm her,
as he very often shot rats around the
barn. About 8 o'clock the postmis-
tress called his home and then called
Mrs. O'Kelley, as the schedule time
to leave Patton is $3.50. Mrs. O'Kel-
ley first went to his home, then re-
membered seeing him go to the barn,
so went on to the barn and called
again and got no answer, so went
nearer and saw him lying beside the
hack, but still only thought he had
tainted, until she got nearer and saw
blood. After giving the alarm an in
vestigation was made and it was
found he had put the gun in the brake
and then is supposed to have taken a
stick to pull the trigger, as one was
near.
So far no trace has been found CIV
ing his reason for doing such deed
After the inquest his remains were
brought to Marquand to his brothers.
home, where the funeral services were
held Sunday, after which his remains
were buried in the Whitener ceme-
terry. Fredericktown Democrat News.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05
SMOOT---MITTEN

John B. Smoot, son of Mrs. A. o.
Nichols of this place, and Miss Mao
mi Mitten of Moberly, Mo-, were mar
ried at Clayton, Mo-, Tuesday, Janu-
airy 2, 1917, Rev. Mr.. Broadhead Of
floating. The wedding was some
thing of surprise to Johns friends,
but not altogether, as his family knew
that they were to be married in June.
The Times joins their many friends
in wishing them realization of all
their fondest anticipations.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
VIM. H. T aft
ON PROHIBITION.

ExPresident VIM. H. Taft in giving his views
prohibition, said in part:
ours is government by law; not by rule of thumb,
but by rules of conduct which have equal application
ALL Any exception to the equal operations of the law
upon individuals is necessarily most injurious to the
operation Of that law for the public good because
exemption from its operation is certain to lead to
Others The public detrment arising from violations of
law followed by immunity from prosecution punish
ment can hardly be overstaed u.s. of course the duty
Of the legislator the of laws to consider the
ease or difficulty with which, by of popular feel
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

Lamm might disport himself more
profitably than trying to gambol in
Gardner's flower garden.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

The Curators Of the Missouri State
University viii ask the General AS
sembly for appropriations aggregat-
ing near a million and q half dollars;
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

Is life worth living? That de-
ponds on the way you live--it's up to
you.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

1917 starts off with an inheritance
of business prosperity from 1916 that
ought to make the kid year feel equal
tn a1,v a-,-ergrorcr y r1av heS rrite5 ~
nr ,.,aaf
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

How President Wilson "lost his tenn
per" during the conference with the
heads of the railroad brotherhoods
just prior to the passage of the Adam
son eight-hour law, when one of the
delegates told him his support of the
measure undoubtedly would mean his
reelection, was related here recently
by Warren s. Stone, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
'"That was the only time," said Stone,
speaking before the Society of Eth
cal Culture, II ever saw the President
lose his temper. He grew very an
CRY and said: Don't speak to me in
that fashion again. would rather
have history say was right on the
eight-hour question than be elected"
-Ex.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

When Lloyd George has chill all
England shivers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

A distant friend is one you can
touch"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

An ignorant person is a merciless
critic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

One suspects from the various cab
met changes that the entente allie
have just begun to fight.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05

1.a.n,av1,'s iaaa annears d la "a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-12
New Type American Steamer
Described IN French Journal

ing the ~" looking with surprise and
saddened faces at the Stars and Stripes
waving above this formidable instru-
ment of which which had come SO far
to ensure the defeat of their country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-12

operated by their engines. have been
invented.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-12
CAPTAIN BICkEL,
NOTED MISSIONARY
TO JAPANESE, DIES

KOBE, Japan, June 12.-Captain
Luke w. Bickel, one of the most sue
cessful Ammerican missionaries in
Japan, is dead.
Captain Bickel was known as the
skipper of the Gospel Ship" the lit
tie steamer Fukui Maru, with which he
visited practically every nook and
Granny of the islands of the inland
sea, working in field In which he
was almost alone, combating ignor-
ance and vice among the very poor
people In hundreds of villages in the
islands of those waters Captain Bickel
was known as mentor, counsellor and
friend, a man whose heart was In the
welfare of the people among whom he
worked. His death is serious blow
to the work of the Christian missions
in Japan.
Though but 48 years of age. Capt.
Bickel had been in mission work in
Japan under the American Baptist
Foreig Mission board since 1898. His
early life was spent on the sea, where
he went to restore a feeble constitu-
ton.
In his knowledge of Japanese life
and the Japanese mind, Captain Bick-
ell had few equals. He knew the people
of his field and they trusted him. He
was frequently called upon to aid and
advise in matters not touching his
work as Christian missionary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-12
Employment Bureau
For Old Folks is
McClelland's Idea

A plan is now in progress to insti-
tute in Richmond bureau for en-
ploying persons too old for regular
business positions.
Russell Mcclellan, employed at the
Richmond Home Telephone Co., is the
author of the new scheme He is ask
ing the Commercial Club to consider
the matter. The matter has not been
brought before the club but probably
will be discussed at the next meeting
The plan proposes to help depend
ent folks get positions. Many old per-
sons, not able to hold a responsible po-
sition, could do many little tasks if
they could find them. This would
meean that many now forced to rely
upon relatives for support, could earn
a good livelihood, reasons McClel-
land.
Both men and women are to be con-
sidered in the bureau. This bureau
will be useful to employers as well as
to applicants.