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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-01
TO INVESTIGATE COAL PRICES
Government Plans a General Probe OF
the Many Complaints Through
out the Entire Country.

Washington, Oct. PA general in-
vestlgation into the retail and whole
sale prices Of coal throughout the
country appeared to be in prospect
tonight.
In a minor way, investigation Of
prices consumers assert they have
been compelled to pay already has
been started by the Department Of
Justice in various sections Of the East
and Middle West, both as to anthra-
cite and bituminous coal.
Instructions have been sent to
United States attorneys conducting
these local Investigations tc summon
witnesses, determine the truth Of the
charges, and, where justified, to
bring promptly proceedings under the
criminal law against those believed to
be guilty.
These instructions we're based upon
Complaints received by the depart
nent here to the effect that the mar
lin Of profit allowed dealers by the
government had been exceeded, Hun
reds OF letters and telegrams from
very section Of the country, 1t is un'
,erstood have been sent to the fuel
administration.
Disposition of these complaints Is
)ne of the subjects which is now press
rs the fuel administration, 1t Is un'
lcrst0od, and action concerning them
probably win be taken within few
lays. Indications are that the bulk
+ the complaints, upon which crimt-
lal proceedings might be brought If
he truth Of the charges can be es'
ablished, will be turned over to the
Department Of Justice.
Heavy penalties are provided for
violation Of the law under which the
President fixed the price TO be charged
for coal and the margins allowed Job
5ers and dealers.
Whoever" reads the law, shall,
With knowledge that the prices OF any
such commodity have been fixed as
herein provided, ask, demand or re-
,eive a higher price, or whoever shall,
with knowledge that the regulations
have been prescribed as herein pro-
yided, violate or refuse to conform 10
any of the same, shall, upon cOnvic'
tlon, be punished by fine Of not more
than s5 600 or by Imprisonment fOI
not moro than two years, or both.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-01

their dependents and their indispensi-
bleness industries, would tend to make
the dralt scientifically seleclive.
1t is the advantage Of the government
and OF society TO call the men without
dependents first. 1t is likewise vital
to the governments proper conduct OF
the war and 10 the we'll being Of the !
civilian population that men who cannot
be spared from absolutely necessary in
dustries should be exempted from mil
ilary service. This exemption is not
question TO be raised by the regislrant
himself. II is not sale to leave it to
the registrant's employer. Il is for
the government itself to say what in
dustry is most indispensable and for
the employer to say what man cannot
be dispensed with, without serious i'm
pairment Of the efficiency Of the in
dustrY. Even though the industry be
indispensable, the regstrant need not
be exempted, provided his place can
be readily filed. The relative impor-
tance Of industries will vary, with the
progress OF the war, and a man who
is indispensable now may be dispensed
with three months hence.
1t is feared that industrial exemp'
tions have not been invariably made
solely on their merits. A New York
board properly exempted man who
conducted several hundred bakeries.
But a storm Of criticism caused man
who had been exempted by an Okla
homa board because he was bringing
in new oil wells yielding a million bar
rels Of oil yearly to waive" his ex'
emption. But really he should have
had no say about it, The government
should have decided where it needed
his services most. Whether he was
rich or poor should have made no diff
ference in considering an industrial
exemption. Globe Democrat.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-01
Improved Draft Plan

The report that Provost Marshal
GeneralCrowder has worked out a com
prehensive plan for making the the Sc
lective features Of the draft, in their
application to registranis not already
called to he eolors, comply with the
spirit cf the law, is encouraging. The
local exemr ion boards, ron the nature
Of things, f-liow-d variou7 methods in
first draft and L..if rmily did rot pre-
vail even among the district boards.
Such a classification as Gn. Crowder
proposes, grading men according to
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-01
Would Stamp Out Evil Near Camps

Unless a network Of protection is
spred around the soldiers in -oommun'
tiles adjoining the war camps, the
whole moral life OF this nation will be
lowered and there will be wide exten-
sion Of social Diseases" said Secretary
Baker, in an address at the City Club
today.
I'VE cannot afford any such tremen,
dous and calamitous national waste and
extravagence as to take million young
men out Of their homes in this country
and corrupt them, and when the war is
over, send them back less fine than
when they came TO u.s." said Secretary
Baker. Every now and then we hear
! don't know anything about the truth
Of it-that our adversary in this war has
been sending germs around to inoccu
late the people with disease and using
that as a means Of warfare.
but we may do it if we are not care
inl. II we take a million young men
out Of their homes and throw them to-
gether hapbazard and give them no con-
sideration, leaving them TO find their
way in these untried problems, and then
when this war is over, scatter those
young men over the country with all
the thipgs they have learned and ought
not to have learned We shall have low
cred the whole lsvel Of the moral life
Of THE nation in a way tina, We canno'
Fl rd to do. As a consequence @
that, there is thrown upon our cite!
and villages, thrown upon our ordinar,
j citizens, the great task Of making TIT
environment Of the military camp
wholesome and stimulating.
Our soldiers when they get ava
from camps become boys away iron
home snd tn. question Of what be
GENES Of then is one Of the most ire
merdovs problems we have in ever
poiut Of view. It is tremendous, lror
a neral poin, OF view. II he is sick
mind or morally sick he affects pr ].
al Ideally the ehole atmosphere ol III
!. military conting,Dts Of which he is
= member.
ir The only kind Of any army that
y fit 10 represent the United States whe
lie our country is starting out on an en'e
lie prise characterized by lofty and ideali
re tic motives must be made up OF your
In men Of a choice qIalty CT body, mir
e. and spirit, 80 that the thing is high
8. important from a military point Of viev
er THE value OF experience when o
to army modified on the Mexican bord
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-01
Lord NOTthCIiff in 81. Louis.

Lord Northclifi, who is the guest oi
St. Louis today, is not welcome merely
as general supervisor and co'ordinator
Of British war organizations in the
United States or as the greatest news
paper publisher OF the world. 1t is
neither his wealth, his title nor his eff
cial position tha: makes St. Louis eager
to greet him. Il is not because Of his
dynamic energy, which has achieved
successes sufficient for a dozen men
before the war began, but because Of
his services to the cause Of civilization
in the great war that We delight to
honor him. One OF our keenesr stu.
dents OF men and affairs, Col. George
Harry, has called Northcliffe the man
Of the war" Whatever the whirling Of
time may do, it is certain that the calm
historians Of the future will give to
Northclife credit for saving England
from its own folly in several OF the most
critical stages Of the great conflict.
He would have saved it more, had it
needed him more.
This maker and destroyer Of gener'
ais and cabinets is no wanton user OF
power. When his contemporaries in
January, 1915, were calling him Ger
many's new ally and demanding that
he be crushed as frenzied foo" "
when he was being prosecuted under
the defense Of the realm act, when his
papers we're being burned and men in
high official position were calling hin
traitor in public places, he kept thun
dering away about Kitchner's obsolete
methods and demanding that explosives
instead Of shrapnel be sent TO Sir Johr
French's forces. He had his way
although every device for concealine
the TACT was used. This merely amused
him, for it was results and not credit h
sought. The experience was repeated
in its salient features, when he foicet
A.quith to give way 10 David 1loy'
, George.
The power Of Ncrthclife lies In tn
TACT that he acts on full knowlege. H
faces facts, pleasing or displeasing. H
early saw what Prussia was doing t
|, Germany and began, with Earl Roberts
to preach preparedness to unbelievin
England. When the war began, h
y set about destroying the belief that
-. would be short. He took the lead
.. emphasizing the importance Of aircra
, and in demanding the building OF mo-
ships 10 overcome the effect Of the sui
marine. In lact, he has been near
right on all questions since the "
began than any other figure on eth
side, a fact that gives weight TO wh
D. he says nov. Globe Democrat.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-01

was very great because when We came
to mobilize this new army and ask the
mothers all over this country to let US
have their sons and TO put them in our
hands for training and safe keeping, the
the obligation to those mothers, as well
as the obligation to the boys themselves
was TO see that this rev army should
be surrounded BY wholesome enviro'
ment."
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-01
TO SEIZE ENEMY PROPERTY

Washington, Oct. 26.---All holdings
Of subjects OF Bulgaria, Turkey and
Austria in the United States will be
seized, together with Germans prop
erty, A. Mitchell Palmer, alien prop
erty custodian, ANNOUNCED today.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-01
ALetter From Camp Funston
Camp Funston, Kan, Oct. Il, II

Camp Funston, Kan, Oct. 81, II
TO my friends in Taney County.
Before beginning my letter describ'
the life Of a soldier at Camp Funston,
I wish to thank the many friends Tor
the kindness and gratitude shone US be-
fore our departure.
landed here four weeks ago yester-
day very tired, sleepy, hungry and dis
gusted. l did not like the place at all
and wcnld have been perfectly willing
to take the next train out; but | knew
that was impossible so I decided TO
make the best OF il. l soon became
acquainted with the other boys, most
Of them were from Missouri, and The
old feeling Of inconsistencies began to
disappear, and an glad to say af:er four
weeks Of army life l like it much bet
ter. The first thing soldier should
learn is 10 obey orders and ask no ques'
tions why he is doing it. A man who
kicks at everything he is told to do will
never get promoted and will have all
the dirty work to do around the camp.
The millionaire has no more favors
shown him here, than the boy who has
only a few dollars. They all eat the
same chow" at the same table and
have the same kind OF hunks. In fact
we are all equal in every respect.
There are many funny things happen
here among the soldiers. One nigh
last week a new guard was put on pos
sixteen and he didn't know what dutie'
a guard was expected to do. But ht
did know that he should let no ont
pass without proper authority. Tht
officer Of the day had been out in hi
car with his wife and daughter, arc
was late getting in. As he nearet
post sixteen, he heard the command
halt, who comes therN1" The r'pl
S was, eff ,er Of the day, vile and daugh
? ter." The guard aid, advance, off
e Ger Of the day, and be recognized
5 vile and daughter, mark time" Thi
little joke became very popular topi
y and was the cause Ct much laughter
D even among the officers.
: Thrre are many rumors started her
= about the i'll treatment Of the boys, an
Y perhaps some have travelled far enoug
n 10 reach Taney County, but don
n think apy cf the boys from down theI
i have any reason to complain for mo
e Of them are here with me and l thin
a we are iari0g as we'll as could be e,
pected. do not want TO take u
is too much space with my letter "
n say good bye. II there is any inforr
r a,ion I can give you about soldie
s. life | would gladly give it, il you wi
lg to write,
I'd Your sincere friend,
" Thomas B. Thompson
v. Battery E. 343nd F. A.
ur Camp Funston,
er Kansa
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-01
Labor Rehuke 70 Russia.

Washington, Oct. 27.-The execu.
tive council of the American Fedora.
ton of Labor has declined to partici'
pate in an international conference
Of workmen and Socialists Of all coun.
tries, suggested by the executive com.
mittee of the Russian Workmen.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-11-01
France Sends Eighty Officers Here,

New York, Oct. 27.-Eighty French
army officers are in New York today.
They will be distributed among Amer.
lcs's military training camps to In
vtruct Uncle Sans fighters.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
People Have the Right to Make Their
Own Mistakes, First Law Of Democracy
BY WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

government where the people
the decision of the people, fairly expressed the polls the first law
This does not that the majority always right NO lne
gent democracy would contend for this although Bancroft
of the universal the nearest
God The phrase he people have
right wrong shock until he before what
tribunal the people be convicted of doing 1t IS accurate
right make their mistakes and that
Goden right make mistakes for the rest Of
the people.
liable Mistakes it has cost great deal to
found profitable to make against
mistakes least to be made because
pays people make mistakes Then too those made by the
people willingly borne by them and quickly
Faith in popular not inconsistent with the demand
Man excited quite different creature from man
when double puposerhy
placed upon public will by the people themselves to insure
deliberate for deberaton not be confused
with the denial of capacity.
tribunal before which the be tried
second because Clay declared would be reflection
Almighty that he created people capable OF seovern
ment helpless victims of despotic
nation for efgovenment Will differ
another just individuals differ IN th
capacity total incapacity people
deny doctrine namely that governments derive the
just powers from the consent of the governed
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
JUST REFUSE TO BE ANNOYED|
Begin the Day In Good humor and Del
termine Not to Complain, and
Note the Result

Start the day right-especially whenl
the weather is trying upon ones
nerves.. Start 1t by being in good hui
mor-by refusing to be annoyed. Don't
get excited about anything; there iA
really nothing exciting early in the
morning. Make. the most Of every1
thing about you-and determine I'M
your own mind that come what may
you are going to accept it without com,
plant, and there will be little cause!
for complaint, says the Dayton News
II we could start the day with a
smile, there would be no trouble for u.s.
through the hours to follow. II we
would refuse to become peeved, noth-'
ing would peeve us throughout the day.,
There is more In this thing Of getting
started right than the average man
may suppose.
Ever notice good engineer, how he
starts the train? He sits there gazing
up the track. He has oiled the engine
and caressed it little and gazed at 1t
admiringly. He clasps the throttle with
faith in It, But he doesn't jerk it, or
pull it recklessly. He presses 1t slightly,
some way, and the muscles in his arms
contract gently, and the steam Kisses a
bit, and the great wheels start to turn
as gently as if child were turning
them. They revolve a little faster, and
little faster, and the train is under
full speed with never jolt or jerk.
Well, that's exactly the way we ought
to start the day. We ought not to ex7
pect to get under full speed at the
jump. There should be no jolting, no
jerking. The wheels ought to move
slowly, gently, at the start, and we
ought to work ourselves to full pres
sure as gradually as the engineer gets
his train underway. Then We'll find q
smooth track and plenty OF power and
Wen be able to bring the train into
| the shed at night with never an injury
to a passenger and the machinery IN
| good shape.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
billions in Checks.

The great bulk Of all payments in
this country involve a debit on the
books of bank. Mostly they are made
by means of check, which is charged
to the drawers account. Recorde6
clearings of bank checks last year
amounted to a hundred and eighty-oddI
billion dollars. But, as we mentioned
a little while ago, clelrings involves
only those checks that are deposited in
some bank other than the one upon
which they are drawn, and in cities
large enough to maintain clearing
house associations.
An investigation by Bradstreet's in
II cities indicates that total bank
debts are two and half times the
amount Of clearings. This would imply
that payments made last year through
banks in cities large enough to main-
tain clearing house associations were
nearly $50O0OO,0 100000, the Saturday
Evening Post observes. Add to that
payments in lesser cities and towns,
and you will have an approximately
correct notion Of the amount of money
which passes from one hand, to another
in the course Of year-the amount
that in one way or another we pay our
selves for all exchange OF goods, serv.
ices and so on. 1t makes prodigious
nile
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
Spain After Our Tourists.

Spain is making an organized effort
to divert American travel to that coun-
try. This sign of enterr rise In what
Lord Salisbury once called one of the
dying nations" of the earth Is credit
able. Unquestionably American tour
lists could include Spain In their timer
airy with much greater pleasure and
profit than divers other European
countries that make smhll return for
the annoyances Of travel ind the ra-
pacious charges of inr-keepers and
other thoroughly comme.'cialized gem
try that live off Americans.
But it may be that Spain has begun
a little too late. Arrangements have
been made to divert large part Of
our American tourist trade TO America
itself.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
Mad Race for Wealth in United States
Reducing the Average Length Of Lite
By DR.. WILLIAM II. PRICE
CITY Health Officer of Detroit. Mich.

Fast living the mad rush for
wealth the millions of people from lives OF
activity sedenary pursuits seriously decreasing chances for
the average person live long after forty years
the length of life of IL century
present with 200 But the Is not
due at all 1t is due to lowered
of life from infectious diseases De-
disease and Brghts disease wearing
QUIT people faster than before
Society witnessing between two tendencies reduction of
diseases and the other hand
Sweden expectation of life after
forty increasing
The progress stampede bringing with it
reflected in the death rate The strenuous
than muscular system Per-
of with who engaged Tor gen.
eratons doing nothing strenuous physically
than moving around their feet.
expected But unless
we can adjusting systems and
undexed conditions the number of short
vined individuals will and dene diseases
viii multiply.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
Got the information.

"Now, my lad" said the police Of
ficer, investigating case Of missing
checks at the big commercial office,
Il believe you're here first of a morn
ing?"
Yes, sir"
"And who's here next-Mr. Spid-
dings or his partner?"
Sometimes one, sometimes the 9TH
err"
well, on what day would Mr.. Spid-
dings be likely to get here first?'
Cant quite say. At first he WAS
always last, but later he began to be
early, till at last he was first, though
before he had always been behind. He
was soon late again, however. though
lately he's been bit sooner. Just now
he's as much behind as before, but
expect he'll be getting early sooner or
later"
"Oh. quite sol That's al l wanted
to know"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12

there enough of the among them 10
caution and the opposition Thus the country never
goes headong the precpce dies OF dry rot
The study the origin parties country and the lines
upon they generally divided most fascinating goes
and the foundations OF
It continuing masterf
the dead hand that cannot be oosened Alex
those original genus who defy analysis
As he mastered the principles Of and elucdaed them
the minds and the OF the
Thomas Jefferson had gifts and
requirements wonderful ntue understanding OF popular
impulses Hamilton believed strong central government and checks
had close contact with the
Revolution wanted power and authority the state rather
government and the few possible restrictions
the immediate action of the popular will.
framing of Constitution the results Of the nfu
teaching these antagonists harmonized into general
cp overwhelming power George Washington Washington
was genius belong that category and hi
than any of his period this othe
country
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
Thrifty Japanese,

The report of the postal savings
bank department of Japan, says the
Japan Times, shows the amount of saw
ings has greatly increased during the
last year. The most noteworthy in
crease In the number of depositors
and amounts of deposits is seen in
Korea, Manchuria and Formosa. The
number of depositors at the end OF
July was IA ,263, 1926. and their total de-
posts amounted to S131, 190,014. The
increase during the year in the num-
Der Of depositors was 1870, 450, with q
total of 27.159.25S.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12

Chile will send an official commission
to the United States to make thor
ough study Of agriculture and indus
trial hydraulics.
A school for the practical education
of hotel managers and other employees
Is to be established In Havre by the
French ministry of commerce.
If cotton and linen are stepped in
any saline solution, such as alum. am
nlonia chloride or borax, they will be-
come fireproof.
A castor oil factory has opened In
Carmen. Colombia. and Its first ship
ment of 10000 pounds was bought by
an American drug house. India for
merly supplied this medicine.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
INTERESTING ITEMS

A Delmar IN. W church provides
ear trumpets for the use of deaf at
PENDANTS.
Mexico has two official names. "Es-
tados Unidos Mexicanos" and "Repub-
lica Mexicano."
A tiny electric lamp is mounted on
the handle of safety razor of Eng
llsh invention.
Spain has erected new wireless
station at Cape JUDY. on the Atlantic
coast of Africa.
Motor cars fitted with X-ray appa
ratus are used extensively by the
French Red Cross society.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12

This Is the monauto, low-seated
vehicle so simple that girls can use 1t
fer shopping or going to school and
so small that-no garage is needed. 1t
weighs only 80 pounds. 1t has been
tested by the government and may be
placed on our battleships for landing
parties.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12
Incomplete View.

'Do you enjoy seeing game Of foot-
ball?"
II never see one in its entirety" re,
piled Miss Cayenne. 1.-The excitement
is so intense that / am constan nifty shut
ting my eyes in fear that somebody is
going to get hurt"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-12

Since Senator William Kirby Qeft)
and Senator Morris Sheppard were al
ready good friends before Senator kir-
by was elected they had no objection
to posing for this photograph together.
They have unique distinction In that
they live In the same town but three
blocks from each other, yet represent
different states In the senate. One is
from Texarkana. Tex, and the other
is from Texarknna, Ark. Senator
Kirby, the Arkansan, has just been
seated