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The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
WHEN ALL WILL, FLY.

"Let's fly down to Bean Lake and
catch some bass7"
what about little flight TO Mary
vile. stopping at Savannah on the
way and a little feed at the Linville
after we reach baryvilleP"
Lets blow down to Kansas City
this noon-we can be back by dark
and still have all the time we want
down there7"
These anad kindred confabs will
doubtless be common when the war
Is over and our aviators have return
ed from France.
DID you ever stop to consider how
swift and simple ordinary cross
country flying will be with those big,
stable planes. handled by thousands
and thousands OF expert airmen who
have been used TO loops, side-slips,
tail-spins and the like2
Why. they will think no more OF
jumping into a plane and riding to
Kansas City some day than they would
of taking the train--and will be able
to do It with scarcely more danger.
The development OF the air-trafflc
after the warIis 70 furnish new won
der OF the world, for even now a
number of planes have been built TO
carry a dozen passengers on long dis
tance, straight-away journeys.
Uncle Sam has already established
aerial mail routes. and we can only
dream OF what Ia to happen when
thousands Of expert aviators come
back from the war to show their
prowess here, without being required
to indulge in acrobatics.
This terrible war is to develop some
wonderful things when peace finally
arrives-and notably in aviation.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
HOW BIG Is UNCLE SAM?

or course you have paid your in
come tax-and II you are in business
you have contributed to the Internal
revenue features also--and you have
helped to make internal revenue coll
lections the largest ever known and
pay large share OF the cost Of the
war. The revenue laws hit the Wall
street district in a manner that will
make the assertion that this is a rich
mans war st!ll more discreditable than
ever. The total collections as given
out by Commissioner Roper on the
basis OF telegrapher returns is a.
67l,91s,326, whereas the total for the
year before was only SsO9,s93,64O. OF
the large total given $2,340,sOl or
more than three-fourths were derived
from income and excess profit taxes.
These two items are not segregated
in the figures thus far made public
The most productive district as re-
CARDS receipts from these taxes Is, OF
course, the Second New York district
Comprising the Wall street section
which returned the sum Of s4I4,6Os..
s07, or over one-seventh Of the total
for the entire country.
a few years ago when congress fol
the first time appropriated billior
dollars at one session, there were
good many men who thought that 1
would reduce the people TO povert!
TO pay it. Now nearly four times tha
much is raised from the one source o
internal revenue. The old Fourth o
July orators used to brag. a good dea
about the greatness Of the Unite
States. but even they had no idea O
its dormant power. II has the me
and it has the money to put thing
through and it will put them throug
regardless OF the Kaiser and all hi
generals.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
Editor To1d's Honest Confession.

confess that / used to be ambit-
ious to be famous. That was many
years ago. read the lives OF famous
men and discovered that all had
turned out badly in the end. There
was the most famous man in history,
and He was crucified, Abraham. Isaac
ana Jacob were famous in their time
but their lives ended In shadow. The
three Hebrew chiIdren-see what
fix they got in. Coming on down tho
vista of time there was Abraham IAN
coin, assassinated; John Brown, hung
by a mob; Carrie Nation. the popu.
lace thirsted for her gore; w. ].
Bryan. bald-headed. full OF prunes.
90 back into history. Noah, the great
prohibition preacher. scorned by hts
fellow men; Sampson, stung by a
woman the reformers couldn't re-
form, allowed her to "cuddle him up"
and pull the wool over his eyes; Solo
mon got mixed up with a lot OF old
women and died cursing the "system"; /;
David, entangled in an affair with
another mans wife; Fairbanks. (bs-
cause that Isn't his true name), one
Of the famous men of Maryville, can't
sleep for fear OF a threatened expos
urs in which another mans wife h
involved; and-but what's the user
All famous men come to some bad
end. prefer being the presiding eld-
or OF this eircait. iowiy. meek. un-
sung Of ana obscure. I don't want TO
be famouz>-Nodaway Democrat For-
um.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
Should Not BE Tolerated.

The practice Of some folks Of start
ing stories concerning the boys IN the
service, picturing hideous and terrible
things that are purported to have
happened them or hardships they
have to undergo should not be toler-
ated. Ninety-nine times out Of a
hundred there is no foundation for
them. The mothers Of the boys have
enough to endure in giving theier sons
for their countrys service, without
having dinned in their ears false and
foundationless stories of this nature.
thus causing them so much additional
worry and anxiety. Let us throttle
such reports upon hearing them. un-
less officially authority can be given
for them.-Worth County Times.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
Now He Ju9g,es Things.

Just a few years ago the average
city chap felt sorry for the poor coun-
q "hick." Now this same city fellow
is trying to 3uggle the facts in his own
history to prove that he is skilled
farm iaborer and that he can do more
to help win the war on the farm than
at the front. All this in the face OF
the fact that he probably thinks a lis
ter is a machine a farmer used to help
him in keeping his books.-Fairfax
Forum.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
THF DANM,nLE rRoFITEER.

our people are in this war heart
and soul-poc.et, stomach and star
red service flng. We will win 1t and
drag-chain the tigers who stHI infsst
the medieval moral jungle Of central
Europe at whatever cost in personal
privat!on, In keenly felt sacrifice In
the straitening OF our Hyes-yes, in
the blood of our sons. our men buy
l!hsrty bonds until It mortgages their
earning power and cuts their living
expenditures TO stark ne7essitles Our
women labor early and late 10 III
themselves TO carry On" the business
% the nation when the ren go tc
fight for its freedom END existence
o.. very children IlJ ,-yght 10 .srcgC
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

gossips whose whispers of the disloy-
atty of the persons under the lash OF
their tongues have done untold dam
age. In one case. a Buchanan county
man. whose son is in the army and
who has always held an honored place
In the community. hunted down the
trail and found II originated from a
source that had the charge been true
should have been first to openly de-
nounce the man and that, finding the
charge untrue. should have done ev-
erything possible TO refute 1t and clear
that mans good name. Another fam
lily whose standing has always been
good. is, since the smoking out Of
some dirty character assassins. now
declared above reproach. the erst-
while gossips explaining that there
never was any desire on their part to
do wrong TO the Nronged.
This is no time for gossip. No time
for stabbing In the back. We have
no room for pro-tiermans. No room
for dlsloyalists and no room for the
sneaking ours that would rob man
Of his good name If a man is a
traitor to America, shoot him az soon
as you have proved that he is. II he
is lying. black-hearted william who
would rob his fellow man OF his good
name under the guise of patriotism
treat him as you would the traitor to
! your country.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
THE RDCKIRss AUTOMoBuIsr

The fearful accident on st. Joseph
avenue Saturday afternoon with its
resultant slaughter calls for prompt
action on the part Of the authorities
and the swift and certain punishment
OF recklessness. II also calls atten-
tion to the fact that we now have
100000 men at the front in France
and that during the whole year there
the casualties as officially reported
have been about 10000, which statis-
tics show is not as many people as
have been killed or wounded In auto
mobile accidents during that same
period of time. and very little has
been said about It except In tho To-
calities where the accidents have oc-
CURED. q.
The assertion is made that these ac-
oidents have become so numerous tina,
1t should be a matter OF national con-
Germ and measures must be taken "a
stop that kind OF slaughter, as It 4,
too great a drain on the resources Of
the nation. In the several thousand
cases investigated. It is said that more
than nine-tenths Of the accidents ar,
the result Of high speed. II the pen,
atty for that were made so severe tina
men would not risk incurring 1t, ther,
would be few accidents.
Why not follow the practice OF tn,
Chicago courts and when an acciden
occurs from high rate Of speed try tn,
killer for his or her sanityY
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
A a Wiser Man Said.

The Republic is making a good
many points in the 100 per cent cam
outage. but this reminds us that a
wiser man c;ioe said to us. you will
remember that Euclid the great mas
ter defines a point as that which has
neither parts nor substance."-Dade
County Advocate.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
And They Do Not Believe.

Won Capelle Is so insistent in tell
ing his people about U-boat destruc-
ton Of Allied shipping that it is sis-
pected he Is afraid his people will not
believe what he Is saying about 1t.
Capello tries to make the German
ing vessels faster than they can be
built, but Admiral Sims tells US that
the submarines are being destroyed
faster than Germany can build them.
You can decide for yourself which ono
is lying.-Glasgow Missourian.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
This La sound Advice.

The editor made a trip to Spring
field. Mo-. the latter part Of last
week. He noticed in many wheat
fields that farmers were busy with
big suiky rakes rskinE the fields after
the wheat had been shocked. In every
instance good winrows appeared as
the result Of the raking. II was quite
clear that many bushels OF wheat
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
Craig's Ubiquitous Jcwcier.

L. II. (Tink) Adams. Craig's Jewell
ryman. is one of the most versatile
men In town. Last week he was
working In the harvest fields. This
week he was working on the ice wag
on. Last Sunday he went to Falls City
and played on our ball team. When
does lie tend TO business Craig
Leader.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

And nearly five hundred more OF
our brave young men marched away
in the past two weeks to do battle for
worlds democracy. And they will do
their full duty even though It be the
supreme sacrifice. Northwest Mis-
souri, boys are OF the kind who do
thingC--and do them well.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

The hardest worked-and the poor
est paid--because they are not paid
at all-are the county and city draft
boards. And they have perform ed
their onerous duties faithfully and
well.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
And should Not Re stopped.

When we stop to think that our
boys over in France may go cold or
hungry or shoeless this coming win
ter, and then think OF the dlabollcal
monsters. who pick the pockets of a
confidlng trusting people, we confess
our only Impulse is to get a shot gun
and begin a clean up.-King City
Times
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
And Thou, John Irving?

II Is a waste, young ladies'. to wear
yellow OF any kind on your dresses,
No patriotic young man wants to put
his arm around a yellow waist. Vel
low denotes Stacker in these times
of war, and just now we are not In
clined to embrace anything "yaller."-
Bolckow Herald
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
And the Consumer san Pays.

1t has been "discoversd," according
TO the U. 8. Treasury Department. that
the coal business during tho past year
has shown profits as high as two
thousand per cent. However, there
seems to be nothing moro than the
discovery" so far; the consumers con-
tinue to pay the pries.--Hopldns Jour
nal.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
WHEN THE SOLDIERS COME
HOME.

The war is now on--but 1t will end
some day-and before Il ends we
should take such cognisance Of our
internal arrangements and affairs
that we shall have our house in order
and in readiness when our boys come
marching home
In this connection there is much
good common sense and much reason
shown in an editorial from one Of the
papers Of our eighJoring state-Ne-
braska-that we cannot refrain from
reproducing it--and from comment
ing upon its utterances. The Beatrice
Daily sun says:
THE motto, Business as Usual got
into disrepute by reason Of being mis-
interpreted and misapplied, and Of
late special empha.Sis has been placed
upon the necessity Of sacrificing
many lines OF business during war
times and cutting 10 the bone In the
curtailment campaign. There is, how
ever a sense in which business as
usual is a useful guide. The nation g
system Of industry and commerce has
,
effort, and it might not be restored
at the end Of the war as readily as
some people imagine who now urge
that IL be knocked down and stored
away.
At the close Of the war II will be
necessary for many hundreds Of thou
sands Of workers, who are now en-
gagged in the national defense and in
, tasks iCident 70 the war, to find
. TlnrnG +hrrn la Industrial
tenn with jobs waiting It will be cas-
. Ter than If the whole scheme of things
has TO be built from the ground up.
/ In many cases it may be necessary 70
maintain only a skeleton organization
in less essential and nonessetial in
dustries, but some sort Of an organi-
cation will be needed to receive the
workers who will some day be return
Ing to the pursuits Of peace.
Whatever sacrifices are necessary
70 obtain the men and the material
for the prosecution Of the war win be
made, but sacrifices without definite
aim may dislocate business to no pur-
pose"
II the great war were to close TO-
day there would be nearly three mil.
lion men 10 put OFF the uniform and
find places in civil life. And in sd.
dtion to these three million woult
be others still more numerous, wht
have been engaged in building SHIPS
making guns and munitions, provid
Ing the support for great armies; do
ing a work that no Inore will be need
ed.
Work must be found for all Of
them. Work must be found, too foi
many Of those, men and women alike
who are now filling their places, ant
who will not tameiy consent to be-
shelvei.
It would not do to provide agalns
the day when our boys come march,
ing home by tearing down the norma
industries Of the country or by de
stroying the vast and complex mech
au.sm which keeps them going in in
terrelstion and cooperation. Tha
would be to invite upon onr own head
the fate that overlook Russia an,
that, 10 some extent at least, will
threaten Europe and America whel
the next great readjustment IL to b
made
In fighting ro win this war in max
Ing the sacrifices that it is necessar,
10 make, it is well 70 bear ever il
mind that victory is NOT in itself tn
end we str.r" for. We want victor
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

The Kolnische zietung says Secre-
tary Bakers statement about the
number of U. S. troops in France is
all American bluff" But that is
what it said about American entry in
to the war. The bluff story must
play out some day.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
Would Interest Us, Too.

II would be interesting to know
how the gas company arrived at the
decision to fix its rate at eighty cents.
Did 1t figure that was all 1t could use
Just now, or that 1t was all we had?-
Kansas City Times.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

DO not be misled by lies and un-
founded rumors set on foot to deceive
you. The man who will circulate
campaign stories that are untrue and
does so with the intention OF hurting
a decent and 100 per cent American
is no better than the Prusslan who
shoots down your sons. fathers and
brothers-and should have the sam.
treatment for character assassination
that you would give the foreign enc
my.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
Those Neck Knnsans.

Kansas is a curious sort OF state.
It seems to take II for granted that
public service contracts were really
intended to be lived up to.--Kansas
City Post.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

Do not get excited because a big
battle is on in France. Remember
that your boys are there and that
they will stop the foes advance.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

1t is but three weeks until the prim-
ary--and It must occur to you that
you must make your ballot 100 per
cent American. See that It Is that
way-and color.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
But We Are Now.

The press dispatches this week tell
of a war tax that is proposed to be
placed upon fine clothes. Until they
put a tax upon old clothes we should
ry.-Craig Leader.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
And Joe Russell Is Loyal.

This is the time when loyalty counts.
For this reason Congressman joe Rus
sell has no opposition in the primary
and will have very little to contend
with In November-Howell County
Gazette.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
Editor stapep, just lament.

Only a few years ago one could buy
the earliest and largest OF spring frys
for 26 cents each. but now we hear of
three little scrubs bringing as much
as s2.1O. The war did 1t. we supposed
-Atchison County Mail.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

They criticise the American troops
for pressing forward too eagerly and
the American airmen for unwilling
ness to spend any time on the ground.
But the Yankees want to get the Job
donei
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
AIata q Hair Splitter.

There will have to be a fine dis
tinction made as to the ruties of bak-
ers Hnder the anti-loafing law. AM
erica must feed the world. and take
lea can do it.-Maysville Pilot.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
How He Must Love Wilhelm,

A letter from Germany tells how the
father of seven sons lost six of them
during two months OF war. 1t must
be a great comfort to him to know
that the Kaiser has a family of six
sons still intact.-Maysville Pilot.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
But Now IT'S Different.

The young man OF twenty-one used
to look forward to casting his first
vote. Now he anticipates a march
and a battle-Clarksdale Journal.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

by careless automobile driving again
calls attention to the need of better
regulations and also to the contention
Of this paper that a proper remedy
for careless driving, is trial Of the
drivers for their sanity.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
Oh, How Gould You Do tp

Neighborly fling from the Atchison
Globe: est. Joseph's electric sign. "A
City Worth While should be altered
slightly, so as to read. A City After
While Hopkins Journal.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
Very Probably Hc was.

A man asked for divorce in Iowa
because his wife kicked him while he
was praying. Do you suppose that
honery cuss was praying out loud that
he might be a wldower MILAN stan
dard.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

Despite the warm weather--which
grows crops, however--the merchants
OF ST. Joseph are enjoying a most ex-
cellent trade. And there is reason
they have the goods-they have the
quantity and the quality--and they
sell them at prices that are right.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

The Artesian Ice Co. acted prompt
ly, patriotically and willingly when
the food administration asked that
the price OF ice be reduced. There
was no grumbling or hesitation, even
though the corporation loses money.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

would be saved In this way How
many Platte county wheat growers
are ra king their fields Platte Coun-
ty Gazette.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

Wonder II that barrel OF booze in
circuit court No. 1. used as an exhibit
this week, does not cause many long
ing yearnings in the breasts-and
throats-of many Of the attorneys in
terested?
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

The full list OF Democrats who are
contesting for nominations appears in
this issue of The Observer. It is made
up Of men who are a credit to the
community.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
And We should Try Moro.

We are not all born with the sun
shine in our hearts, as the Irish peo-
pie prettily term II. but we can coax
some OF it In there II we only try
Elmo Register.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

Now what have you to say about
Northwest Missouri as a wheat center ?
Plenty of fields are yielding 40 bush
els to the acre and others reach the
fifty mark.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

With so many streets and squares
named after President Wilson in
Western Europe. It will be easier for
an American tourist to get around.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

ITO reform a man begin with his
grandmother" was the advice OF HUI
go. Perhaps this explains the failure
so many wives make reforming their
husbands.-Cole County Rustler.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
THE CowARDLY CHARACTER
ASSASSIN.

For some time past certain ST. JOS
eph citizens and certain residents Of
this part Of the state have had their
names banded about by INSCRIPTIONS
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

Congressman Booher needs no one
TO stand sponsor for his 100 per cent
Americanism,> His record is there and
It Is open to the world.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
NHEN WIZ. TIE WAR ENp2

Dt course you want 70 Enow-so
90 we--so does the whole world
and when win III
Many man look but on ono side Of
e gucE-.-a, and these see en- early end
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

AS II It were not peossible to kill
people fast enough in war, . Jap
battleship blows up in peaceful waters
and slays another five hundred.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

It is consolation TO the parents and
relatives Of the bravo Capt. Donald
Duncan to know that when he fell he
was leading his men to victory.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

The largest corn crop in history.
The largest cotton crop in history.
King Corn and King Cotton. A pair
of royal worthless.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

The Rhine towns have become the
whine towns since the entente air
planes went into the bombing busi-
ness.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

While We hate to see our boys go,
yet we know that they go in the cause
Of liberty and right-and that is a
great consolation.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

The editor of the Monthly Weather
Review has been dismissed for pro-
Germanism. We all know there was
something wrong about the weather.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

II Elliot Marshall keeps on in the
way that he has started as food ad-
ministrator he will prove himself the
right man in the right place.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
And Preached According to Hoylc.

A Methodist minister at Lebanon
recently preached a sermon on ''The
Gospel According TO David Copper
eld."-Clinton County Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

Every vote that Congressman
Booher has cast is i 90 per cent Amer
ican-and stands on the record where
all may see 1t.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
But We Must BE shown.

II is said that Cal Pierce even re-
fuses to eat yellow" legged chicken!
Hopkins Journal.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

Little Willie Hays Is not now $50
sure" OF winning congress for the
cops this fall.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

Going on that summer vacation?-
better not--stay at homo and spend
the money for war savings stamps
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

The way that we are speeding up In
war work augurs Ill Tor the Kaiser
and his hosts.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

The sun Of midsummer sometimes
plays heck with the patriotism OF that
war gardener whose enthusiasm was
most promising In the spring.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20
What the Missouri
Editors Are Saying
So Say All OF we.

Wheatless day will soon be over
we hope-Union Star Herald.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

All roads win lead TO the Agency
Democratic picnic Aug. 8.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

The line will not brsak--our boys
will hold them.
The St. Joseph observer., 1918-07-20

The killing OF Mrs, Joyner and the
wounding OF Ira Mozingo, Saturday.