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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03
Be Pleasant.

Most of the joy OF life is in the
contact with pleasing personalities
A crouch is worse than a rainy
day in December.
All of which brings US to the man
on the job, who is trying to get ahead.
There isen't business anywhere,
worth working for, that won't pay a
premium for smiling face and a
governsble temper.
Business today is totally matter
of cooperation.
There isen't room for the sour in
dividual who can't work unless he
has a private cave. off from human
contact.
This type is passing out-with
the horse and buggy. the Saturday
night bath, and the farm hand break.
fast.
Just doing our little job well, isen't
enough.
We must do it cheerfully and
with a smile.
If we don't we will interfere with
others, make it harder for them to
do their work. all of which is unpro-
| fitable.
The reason for this is clear.
All of us have worked over and
under men and women with DISPOSE
tions that pricked us like thorns.
When they passed our way the sun
went under a cloud. Our produc-
ton dropped. II they were subor-
dinates, we fired these misfits at
the first opportunity; if we were the
subordinates, we quit at the first
chance to get another job of equal
pay.
J. H. Foster, president of the Hy-
draulic Pressed Steel Company. do
ing a business of thirty millions a
year says he has found that when a
man stops smiling his production
falls. The rule is so invariable. he
states, that he has installed a sys-
tenn whereby these cases are inves-
tigated and a remedy sought
But the point we want to make
here is that the man on the job can
progress faster with a smile than
without one; in other words. that it
pays to be pleasant, courteous, and
agreeable.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03
Executors Notice

Notice is hereby given that let
tiers testamentary on the estate of
Mary A. McAtee, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
End. day of December. 1918. by the
Probate Court Of Monroe County,
Missouri All rsonshaving claims
against said estate are required to
exhibit them for allowance to the
executor within six months after
date of said letters or they may be
precluded from any benefit of said
estate, and if such claims be not
exhibited within one year from
date of this publication they will
be forever barred.
Dated this End. day Of December, 1918
Joseph C. McAtee, Executor.
Attest:
Penn Brace, Judge of Probate.
Meriwether & Meriwether.
Attys. for Estate
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03
Walking.

Of all the tOnics the wide world
over. none is so good, so sure to
bring results and so inyigorating as
the exercise of walking.
To walk one must be in the out of
doors and it is in the out of doors
that we find health.
If you don't believe that this is
true, join the procession of men aud
women who walk.
Do you ever watch them as they
90 to and from their work?
There is something about walking
that does one good mentally, as we'll
as physically.
Sometime. when you are depress-
ed when the little world about
you seems all topsy turvy and wrong
aud you can't find your rose colored
glasses-leave your tasks and get
out of doors.
Walk and walk and walk.
You'll find your vision clearing;
you'll find the problems looming
less huge on your horizon; you'll
find a certain hopefulness bouyancy
that you seemed to have lost.
Walk all you can and as often as
you can. Turn your steps from in
town streets to the farway roads
where there is only a blue of God:
pefect sky and the soft blending O
colors all about you and the frest
air to breathe with no noise excep
the occasional song of bird or thu
singing of the wind through the tre'
tops
II is a tonic for ones soul ant
mind as well as ones body
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03
Who Won the War.

Two years ago, before this coun-
try entered the war, the issue was
not yet decided No one could pre-.
dict definitely whether the allies or
Germany and her vassels would
win However, after the United
States cast her lot with the enemies
of Germany the fate of the war.
time element considered, was decid-
ed. Now that victory has been won
by US and our allies, various inter-
ests are claiming the honor of win.
ming the war. These interests, of
course, are modest. very modest, in
their assertions. The people of this
country have heard continuously
since the spring of 1917 that ships
or food or money. munitions. Steel
coal, transportation, or dozens of
other things would bring victory.
Recently an official of one of the
large packing concerns has assum.
ed for the packers that obscure hon.
or He wishes that the accom-
plishments of the packers be re-
corded so that posterity may know
that without the American meat
packers the cause of the world de.
mOcraCy would have been lost" Re
cordine this assumption is deemed
the duty of packers by this official
Both important political parties
have also assumed the responsible
ty for bringing this country to the
threshold of peace. OF all the agen
cies which have contributed to tn,
war, politics, of course, has don,
less than any other. Of course thu
packers should be given credit TO
what they have done. Likewise. l
would have been impossible to hav,
carried on a campaign withou
ships, without food, or money o
the various other products or in
! dustries. Theodore Roosevelt il
inclined to believe that the abilit
of the fighting men in the army an
navy won the war, This facto
likewise must not be overlooked
Farmers have been told that foo
: and feed production was the mos
] important factor in winning tn
war. Certain it is that the othe
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03
ExcuIpatiOn.

1t is q barren mind that can't
think up excuses. and now some
well. meaning apologists have come
forward to excuse the kaiser.
Careful scrutiny of his recent de-
meanor in Holland, they say. in
dicates that he is insane. His gram
eloquent and theatrical behavior
points to paranoia. He has for
some years suffered from a form of
mania. manifested in his frequent
illusions to the Almighty as his
confidential partner And if he is
insane he deserves pity rather than
blame.
This let's out Wilhelm. The Ger
man people have already been let
out, because we have been repeat
eddy told that they entered the war
at the behest Of their emperor, and
not OF their own desire
So no one is to blame. Millions
Of homes have been desolated, mil
lions men have been unspeakably
mutilated. millions more killed,
millions of women have been atroci-
ously mistreated. No ones fault.
And yet one wonders why a ma
ton failed to detect Insanity in its
sovereign when he precipitated and
prolonged the bloodiest catastrophe
of all time. A nation that counter
anced such a sovereign without i'm
putting to him either lunacy or
crime is itself either a criminal or q
lunatic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03

factors would have been of little
avsil without these primary food
producers.
But to say that any factor or any
industry or any person was response
BILE for winning the war is folly
when it is evident that all these
agencies were dependent upon each
other. The responsibility and the
accomplishments of Mr.. Ordinary
Citizen were just as important as
those of any organization or indus
try. When the degree of cOntribu.
ton to the successful outcome OF
the war is considered, however, to
W hich Of these agencies will honor
belong? Every industry except az
riculture has had its guarantee or
has been assured adequate remun-
Grafton before 1t rendered its SER
vices to the country. The packers,
of course. must have a fair profit
for their business. Labor must
have a fair wage. Manufacturers
Of munitions, .shipbuilders. finan-
ciers, coal and steel operators.
TRANSFORMATION companies certainly
are due fair return. Why then
are they any more honor for their
contribution than an ordinary in
dividual? Practically every one of
them has had g definite govern.
ment guarantee 10 the way Of a
contract before they started opera
tions on war orders.
What has been the case with the
farmers? They have had no guar
antee other than that which OBJ
tains from supply and demand, the
same which they had throughout
history. They have increased pro,
duction and extended their opera
tions without government con-
tracts. Where is the manufactures
who would convert his industrial
plant into a muDition factory with
out ,ontracts to protect him against
loss? The capital involved in con-
version of one manufacturing plant
is more than the capital involved
in placing farm upon a war basis
but if the total factories which have
been converted to wartime pro
duction. it will be seen that the
farmers as a whole have had fal
m ore at stake in proportion to theil
capital than the manufacturers
have had.-Moberly Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03
Election Notice

The annual election for nine
directors of the Farmers & Mer-
chants Bank of Monroe City. Mis-
souri,. to serve during the ensuing
year, will be held at Its Banking
House on Monday. January Is. 1919.
Polls open from nine o'clock. a. m.
to twelve o'clock noon.
w. r. P. Jackson, Cashier.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03
The Church that Wins.

Must aim high;
Must keep out of the ruts;
Must magnify individualism;
Must attempt large, sized tasks;
Must send grumblers to the rear;
Must make much of the young
folks;
Must be especially kind to the
peor;
Must acquire the Misunderstanding
habit;
Must have the lift of many fami-
ly alters;
Must frown upon senseless social
cliques;
Must tolerate neither shirkers nor
jerkers:
Must build up a great mid-week
meeting;
Must be delivered from selfish
localism;
Must circulate inspiring religious
literature;
Must do the Lords business 10
business ways;
Must be permeated by the spirit
of heroic self denial;
Must insist upon the best things
for the Sunday school;
Must spread the amen corner all
over the Westinghouse;
Must forget to talk about the
ministers shortcomings:
Must illustrate the finest branC
of Christian hospitality.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03
Service Promised.

Regardless of the ending of hos
tilities, Director General McAdoo in
tends to continue to unity railroad
operations and pool facilities
throughout the period of Govern
ment control, which under the law
will end 81 months after peace is
formally declared. This policy. it
was stated today, has been adopted
definitely. and the Railroad Admin
istration will not limit its changes
IN the interest of economy to those
contributing directly to winning
the war.
McAdoo, together with other OBJ.
servers of the development of Gov
eminent policies, is represented as
believing that on the showing made
by the railroads and unified control
during the next year or two depends
settlement of the issue of perma-
nent Government control and own
ership. or of restoration of private
management.
Without attempting at this time
to make definite stand on this
question the Director General. it i;
said. plans to make Government
operation show the best results pos
sible in service to shippers anC
travellers, rates and treatment o
employees. Instead of considering
any proposed reform in the light o
its necessity as a war measure ht
will regard it from the viewpoint o
whether it will improve transporta
tiOn conditions for the nations bus
iness in the future.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03
Public Notice

All persons ind sbted to Dr.. Mar
tin, deceased, either on note or &C.
count, are requested to call on the
administrator, w. B. Fahy. and set.
tie the same at once All books and
accounts are now in his possession
and must be closed at once.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03

The date of the Missouri Farmers
Week. held annually at the Universe
ty of Missouri in Columbia under
the joint auspices of the College and
Board of Agriculture, has been
changed to January 20 and "a
The n ew dating is made to avoid
con fiict with the interests of the ma,
tional agricultural convention in
Baltimore.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03

Profiteers got through the war
without serious molestation. The
world is comparatively safe for
other things than democracy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03

People who are getting ready for
airplane flying begin to manifest an
indifference to the good roads propa-
ganda There are no >mudholes
1000 feet no.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03

One of the good New Year resolu,
tions that sticks-for a month OF
twO-is not to spend SO much
money. No one can.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03

Carrying the mail through the air,
5000 feet up. may get some of the
superheated love letters frostbitten.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03

AS result of her circumspect
neutrality. Hollond gets the kaiser;
and thus are the good rewarded
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03

Go to Miss Belle johnson for
hieh-grade engagements
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-03

Please bring the little tots 10 the
MORNING. = Miss Belle johnson.
The sun., 1919-10-13
ARGENTINA TURNS
TO WATER POWER
Development of fguazu Falls
Being Considered.

special correspondence 10 HE sun.
BuENos AYRBs, Argentina, Sept. "a
The growing need OF electric power in
Argentina Is having the effect of stimu-
lating Interest in the possibilities Of de-
velopins the iguazu Falls on the river of
the same name. AS this river forms part
of the boundary between Argentina and
Brazil there Is diplomatic side to the
question, but this fortunately has al
ready been settled by treaty between
the two nations concerned drawn UP
some time ago,
Many projects have been discussed in
recent years, but It looks now as IL
progress would really take place for the
Government Is negotiating with the
strong Casa Vlckers.
The amount of power which can be OBJ
tained from the falls Is not known, but
IL la estimated to be greater than any
other hydroelectric project now In use
anywhere In the world The benefit
which would accrue to Argentina from
the development of this natural power Is
beyond the bounds of Imagination. Ar
gentina has no coal fields that can be
worked successfully. and the oil fields
are far to the south. There are many
short rivers on the eastern slopes Of the
Andes. but these as yet have not been
found to be available. In time those In
the lake regions will no doubt be har-
messed, but the Iguazu Falls are much
closer to the industrial centres.
Not ony Argentina would be benefited,
but the increasing number of packing
houses in Paraguay and Uruguay would
doubtless find It advisable to make use
or power from the Iguazu.
The sun., 1919-10-13
CUBA UNPREPARED
FOR TOURIST RUSH
Steamship and Hotel Accom-
nodations Are Short.

Cuba faces critical situation regard
ing the expected tourist traIel during
the current season. More than 100000
tourists are scheduled to visit Havana
between November and March. The
steamship companies do not expect TO
be in a position to meet the additional
passenger traffic. .r.
Another serious complication Is the
lack of hotel accommodations. The
representative of the Cuban Bureau OF
Information says that the Government
is planning the erection Of flat buildings
for the purpose Of accommodating
tourists. However. this is not expected
to meet the requirements.
A large number of applications Tor
passports have already been received by
the Department of State. The State De-
partment has not given out any In,
formation as to what disposition VIII
be made OF the application.
Mr. Bowman, who is the head OF the
Pershing Square Club Of Hotels seei
an opportunity in Havana. He has )us'
returned from the island. He has con
suited President Menocal Of Cuba, anc
received permission to commence tn'
construction of large hotel
The sun., 1919-10-13
great disadvantage of everything Amer

great disadvantage of everything Amer
lean.
while they are obtaining business
which rightfully belongs to America
they are sowing the seeds of suspicioit
against the United states-they are
making Bolivia believe that the Yankees
have sinister designs against Mexico,
The result is more and more orders Tor
the business houses of Berlin. I,
I'VE Bolivians had peep into Ger
man diplomacy before the great war
started German officers trained our
peace time army Of 5000 men and two
months before there was even war
cloud in Europe these officers resigned
their posts in the Bolivian army and
slipped back to Germany, leaving no e*-
PLANTATION for their conduct So we Bo-
livians have no doubt that Germany
planned and executed the ware We
would like to have American. officers
take the places of those German officers
In our army. We are waiting for the
American Government to make advances
to us, for in Bolivia there IL n DISPOSE
ton to be most friendly to the United
States.
However. IL America Is not disposed
to help us we shall have to look to Eng
land or France.
I'VE want young Americans to settle
in Bolivia, SO much no that the Bolivian
Government Is giving away free home
stead sites. We want everything Amer
lean, but Americans seem Indifferent to
US and the great opportunity for them
in Bolivia"
The sun., 1919-10-13
COLOMBIA REGRETS
SENATE ACTION HERE
Parliament Tells Stand Rela-
tue to Foreigners.

BUENos ATREs, Oct. 1.-The Colom-
bian Minister to Argentina has made
public a resolution adopted by the CO.
lombian Parliament, which says the
country learned with profound regret
that the United States Senate asked Co.
lombia to ratify obligations respecting
the acquired rights of citizens and for
eign subjects."
After affirming that Colombia has al
ways guaranteed such rights by It's con-
stitution. the resolution asserts that Co.
lombia has faithfully lived up to the
treaty Of 1s46. but says the United
States has not fulfilled Article SIS of this
convention, dealing with mutual trade
relations
The resolution states that Presiden,
Wilson directed the attention of the
whole world to the treaty signed by Co.
| lombia and the United States April G
1914, which partly. at least, repaired
the damage Colombia suffered" anG
adds that Colombia ''once more pro.
claims her rights before all the world.
In conclusion the resolution SAYS ''The
Colombian Congress declares with firm
ness that the nation maintains and will
continue to maintain the rights of al
foreigners and. with equal firniness, will
always maintain sovereign independents,
and demand its rights"
The sun., 1919-10-13
VENEZUELA SHIPPING GAINS.
Report of Coastwise Company ne
nect. General Prosperity.

CARACAS. Venezuela, Oct b.-The re-
mort of the Compenia Venezolana oe
avegacion for the first six months oI
1919 shows that the gross receipts hase
Increased from B. 729,S31.3S for the mrs
six months Of 1918, to B. 1.1ss'ele'io N
the similar period of this year, mus.
commendable increase. This company
handles practically all the coastwise
traffic Of Venezuela and the augmena-
tion az its revenues Is typical OF the great
prosperity which this country Is no" en-
joying. .,o oo,,-
The increased business which the con-
many has had during the first six months
81 the present year has taxed the ton
mage available to the limit and attempts
have been made to secure additional YES
sells.
These attempts, however, nave uI-
fortunately been unsuccessful Tor the
nrices of steamships have gone out OF
sight. AS a result the company mas
been forced to put Off further expansion
and has therefore laid aside large
amounts of the years earnings LOT .he
remodeling Of the present ships ana the
increase of the personnel in the hopes
that in this way they can make the
feet more efficient. Fortunately TINS can
be done without placing any undue Dur
den on the finances of the company. LOT
IL has already built up reserve tuhu
of B. 500, 900, which can be drawn Oh
II necessary.
The sun., 1919-10-13
NICARAGUA GROWS wETTER.
Liquor Dealers Report Heaviest
Sales In Years.

BLuEF1ELps. Nicaragua, Sept 90
Liquor dealers here are reporting the
largest sales in a number or years. and
in these days. when John Barleycorn is
getting so unpopular in many parts of
the world. Bluefields. continues to be
like a green oasis in the middle of the
Sahara.
Only one cy In the ointment has as
yet appeared and that lies in a recen.
decision rendered by the Supreme Court
or Justice of Bluefiefds which sub
stimulates the Collector General of Gus
toms in this district in his contention
that liquors brought from Honduras are
to be subject to the ordinary customs
duties. The decision came as a result
Of suit brought by lawyers represent.
ing H. I. Cotton & Co., Ltd, of New
Orleans and the Honduras Sugar Dis
filling Company of La Ceiba.
The sun., 1919-10-13
GERMAN INVASION
REACHES BOLIVIA
Native Tells Of Attempt to
Gain Control of Rich
Oil Fields.

CHESTER. Pa, Oct. ia warning
agents are already invading South
America and gobbling up trade advan-
tages gained by Yankees during the war
Is brought to this country by Jose NJ.
del Carpio, nephew of former Vice
President del Carpio of the republic of
Bolivia. The young South American has
entered upon an engineering course at
Pennsylvania Military College at Ches-
ter, Pa.
Teutonic commercial interests, del
Carpio warns, have turned their eyes
upon the oil deposits of Bolivia, which
ne says. are the greatest In the world
He asserts that in the mountains of the
southeastern end of the republic oil Is
so plentiful that 1t gushes In cataracts
down the hillsides, gathering on the level
stretches In lakes OF petroleum. New
railroad lines are being pushed rapidly
to bring the oil to the coast.
Del Carpio turns an interesting side
light upon German intrigue ana diplo-
macy as regards South America. He
| provides evidence that two months prior
to the great war German officers who
were engaged In training Bolivla's army
| mad advance information that Germany
was to plunge the world into war.
During the war tons and tons OF
| New York and Philadelphia goods came
to Bolivia, and we liked those goods
though we were panied by the manner
In which they were packed and the lack
of sympathetic interest and understand.
ing on the part of Yankee commercial
agents." he says. THE Latin did not
complain, but he could not help remem.
bering the painstaking care of the Ger.
man agents.
| Even before the armistice was signed
the German agents began slipping bach
into the country. Heaven knows where
they came from--they seemed to droI
from the skies. But the real infius
came when the armistice was signed
4 lot came from Mexico, where they hat
been alternating. They were treated
with the greatest GOODNESS at first, be
cause German methods during the wa,
had created great dlstaste for every
thing German in Bolivia. But the Ger
mans have an understanding Of tn,
Latin character. Ir their subtle man
Ter they are wearing down the prejudice
against them-glossing 1t over. to the