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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-07-17
Presbyterian New Era Conference

Presbyterian Headquarters at l56
Filth Avenue, New York City, has an
nounced appointments oil representa-.
tives, Of the Presbyterian New Era
Movement who are to attend special
sumner conferences for young people
throghout the country to disclose in
detail the full program Of the Presby.
terian Church for evangelistic and social
work destined to help solve the recon
sIuction problems arising out OF the
world war. AT these conferences hun,
dreds Of youths Of both sexes will be
trained as officers Of the Comrads Of
the New Era 10 enlist the entire men,
bership Of their churches in their com.
munities Tor the Christian warfare by
which the church proposes TO save
America from BolSheyism and kindred
evils.
There are ten Presbyterian confer.
ences at different points in the y. S,
and eleven representatives have been
appointed.
Rev. W. R. King, Of pattesoD, Mo-,
was the representative appointed iol
Hollister, and will be there from
tulY g TO so.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-07-17
Country P0ads.

Good roads promote sellrespect in
community. They make possible
social intercourse. They bring the
benefits Of churches and schools with
in the reach Of all. They help to
keep the boys on the farm. They
cheaper the cost oil transportation of
farm products to the markets and thus
add 10 the farm profits. They add 10
the value Of farm lands much more
than they cost. They mark the de-
gree Of civilization Of the rural COM
munity,
Roads may be divided into three
general classes, as regards construction,
dirt roads, various kinds Of macad
ans, and pavements such as brciE,
concrete, asphalt, etc,
When choosing the kind of material
10 be used, take into consideration the
amount OF traffic measured in tons, the
size OF the individul loads, the kinds
OF vehicles used for transportation
purposes, the provision made for main
:epauce, the cost Of available materials
and the amount Of technical skill nee.
;ssary in using such materials.
Some OF the materials or comhina-
tions Of materials which might enter
into the construction Of temporary
country roads in Missouri are; earth
'naie, slate, ebert, gravel and rock, or
sand mixed with clay or gurnby. For
heavy traffic on through routes pave,
mentS may be required, but these are
lot ordinarily clasSed as country
roads"
Some Of the things which determine
the cost Of road construction are:
Cost oi right Of way cost OF clearing
and grubbing; amount and kind Of ma.
terial to be excavaied and the amount
Of filling to be done; amount Of ditch
ing for surface drainage and tiling for
sub drainagei number and size
stream crossings necessitating culverts
or bridges; cost Of securing and pIac
ing material,
The three principal divisions Of &C.
tual road making are location, con-
struction, and maintenance. In plan.
ming a road it is necessary that VIC
take into consideration all three of
these steps, since proper location al-
tects the cost Of construction and NAV
materially reduce cost Of maintenance.
Some Of the things to be considered
are' easy gradesi good drainage; ex-
posure TO sunshine; elimination Of cul,
verts and bridges by avoiding unneces
sary creek crossings; directness and
the number Of farms TO be served for
given length Of road. Whenever
possible 10 avoid it, a good location
should not be rejected merely because
a certain roadway has been in use lor
some time. II the location Of a used
road is bad ii should be changed il
possible, In relocating roads avoid
railroad crossings at grades,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-07-17

-Four banks in Stoddard County are
financing an Endless Chain Pig Club,
The banks started the club with a
number Of registered pigs weighing
about fifty pounds. They we're given
to the club boys with the understand.
ing that two Of the best pigs Of the
frst'liler would be given to the bank.
These pigs are given to other club
boys under a similar agreement. This
procedure will continue until the banks
feel that the county Is we'll stocked
With puEebrsd hogs, 49,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-07-17
Hope for Water Power Legislation

So far the present congress has In
dicated a desire to give the country
the much-needed legislation that will
enable development Of water power
resources on a scale that will enable
the country to enter upon the new era
Of industrial development Just opening,
Congressman Eseh has re introduced
The so-eslsd administration bill
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-07-17

The going Of booze means lever
accidents, fewer fights, fewer men in.
capitated for work, The time is com.
ing when people will wonder how their
ancestors tolerated the consequences
that came from liquor. X. c. Star,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-07-17

A London newspaper declares that
the Russian Reds have been reduced
to eating cats, which may explain why
BOlshevism seems 10 have nine lives.
*. c, STAT.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-07-17

Come to think Of il, the beat shock
troops are now found in the harvest
fields, --sneoxle Record
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08

up in the corner for a year and until
one day he proposed that they make
it a present to a sister-in-law who
had just married. "No sir" 1t was
found that this tea wagon saved
about a mile day walking. Votes
for women would have been against
buying a tea wagon, therefore the
women are most conservative.
A gentleman proposed that he
would get a fireless cooker. No she
wanted a new thingamajig that all the
women were wearing 1t had no util-
ity but it was style. This poor gink
had already bought the cooker and
had to slip in the back way one dark
night with it, 1t was found on the
porch His only chance was suggest
ing to break it up with an ak to get
even with the rascal who left it there
and tried TO impose on him. This
matter of being so radical as to agree
with husband was not considered at
all. 1t does not matter about the
cooker filling the bill. Real conser-
vatism is always displayed by women.
A lady just positively refused to
use vacuum sweeper because it cost
money to run it. She would rather
use an old broom and make "cry''
to Henry about how much she had
to do.
Washing machines are also big
failure in this land of conservatism.
What is the use of worrying about
it,-losing sleep at nights, on votes
for women,--on this record of conser-
vatism?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08

home of pleasure, of business for the
unfit. And now the fit must shoulder
the heavy burden of reconstruction
Such a presentation of the case is
a rude contradiction of the usual af-
sumption that mental and physicS y
unfitness in man is misfortune
which he cannot prevent. The British
review of the situation does not thus
relieve the individual OF responsipii-.
ity, but divides it between him ana
the state. Exempting, OF course, those
unfortunates who are rendered unit
nv accident or nature, it is pointed
out that unfitness in majority OF cases
may represent only Stacker seltlsn'
ness. the refusal of the individual %
take such care of himself as to enable
him to shoulder the responsibility
that properly rests upon him.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08
THE Ell AND UNFIT

Washington Post A somewhat un-
usual yet certainly sound argument
is advanced in a survey of the public
health of the United Kingdom, to the
effect that the deplorable percentage
of unfit men in Great Britain, esti-
mated at considerably more than fifty
per cent, is an injustice to the fit
men. On behalf of the minority Of fit
men, it is demanded that steps be
taken to prevent men from permitting
themselves to become unfit, and thus
relieve the fit men of some of the
extra burden they have to bear
Not only have the fit men through
all these years of war had to die for
the unfit, but they have also had work
to make sacrifices of comfort, of
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08
VOTES FOR WOMEN
BY "HANTS."

You know, | have been watching
pro and con on this topic. Some wor-
ry about women voting the socialist
ticket. | askt woman if she would.
" No sir" Askt how she liked the
principle of the post office service.
She said that it was just right. Con-
servatsm personified and nothing
socialistic about it.
The lady who had been iris" with
out wearing socks had to put on a
pair with her short skirts when motor
ing in her Locomobile,-bu when she
took off her socks on the porch and
said they were too darned hot" That
is conservatism.
Isl said Mandy, wish you would
get me a new churn." So ST, having
read little on the efficiency bust
ness, bought her a nice new churn
with gears so that you could sit in a
rocking chair, read novel and churn
with the left hand.
Take it away" said Mandy. Isl,
you get one of those old fashioned
churns with a plunger." That is
another case of conservatism.
Another gentleman bought tea
wagon for the dining room. 1t stood
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08
1 LANCASHIRE SPINNERS
RESUME OPERATIONS

London, May 18.-After having
kent their mills idle since April ~
most of the Lancashire spinners OF
American cotton resumed activity on
April 2S. The 100000 operative affect-
ed are now back at work.
Nothing. says the American Cham
Der of Commerce in London, mas
frightened the outlook in Lancashire
so much ohthe quantitatiNes restric-
tons on exports to tht European neu-
trails and the abolition of the black
lists for those countries.
Holland, for instance, was in peace
time. second only to Germany as Ian
cashires best yarn customer, and IL
is now expected that millions of dol.
lars worth of Lanchashier piece goods
and yarns will be absorbed by the
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
and Swiss markets.
Considerable yarn contracted for
long ago and at much lower price has
been held up by the restrictions. The
American Chamber in London under
stands that to cover to an agreement
that an increase OF from Id. (2cent
to Sd. (6cents) per pound over con-
tract shall be paid to the spinner when
the yarn is shipped.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08

Those who are going to offer the
farmers Of Georgia stump pulling
demonstrations want to impress on
The farmers that this demonstration
cannot be made a success until the
farmers express their desire TO have
il. stump pulling is thing that ough
to interest The farmers. Ihey should
ask for a demonstration wherever
il win do good ana Goae who haze
started the idea Of going all over
Georgia with II are sure that it can
not 90 unless The farmers ask tor it.
That's the iirsr thing 10 the farm
ers want il?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08

tation was accepted by President
Wilson and transmitted to the
German government with the
terms of the armistice. The treaty
does not fix this compensation;
it merely creates machinery for
assessing the damage and collect
in the money"
Many of the papers are quite sure
that America is the German last hope.
The leaders of the new German re-
public are many of them men who
gave the former kaiser their best SER
vice and skill in fighting a most un-
just war of aggression. These men
are shrewd enough to know the diff
ference between an old German re-
gime and that which appeals most
to America. We may have sympathy
plenty, but there is yet the stern
necessity of having to help ad-
minister fair and honest readjust-
ment. Somehow we believe our post
ton will still reveal the highest
grounds Of justice to all.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08

not paid for the war in blood and
money like the French and British,
would gleefully have chased the Ger
man armies on till now. This country
feels that we gave them a rest all too
soon. Germany would not have been
fighting on this or any other side Of
the Rhine, except possibly the under
side. Dr. Scheidemann had not tast-
ed the bitterness OF an American at
tack and by the way, the American
war machine was just beginning to
function with a terror no army un-
der the sun could have faced.
But what of the fourteen points?
The Philadelphia Public Il tiger as
scrts: "Germany's attempt to hide
behind Wilson will fool neither Amer
lea nor the allies" The Ledger re-
minds us that the purpose of the four
teen points was to impaie German
militarism and this purpose they will
New York Tribune assumes that the
fourteen points were then and have
all the time been generalities which
could be variously interpreted. One
paper reminds the Germans that they
should consider the kind of peace
that Lloyd George and Clemenceau
might have offered them The New
York World believes the only griev-
ance that the Germans really have is
the fact that they have been exclud-
ed from the League of Nations. This
paper presents the following:
''The evacuation and restora-
ton of Belgium and the return OF
Alsace-Lorraine to France were at
the foundation of any peace and
were so recognized by Germany
When the armistice was framed
at Versailles on November 4, the
Allies insisted on interpreting
the Presidents words in regard
to restoration to mean that com
pensation will be made by Ger
many for all damage done to the
civilian population Of the Allies
and their property by the aggres
sion of Germany by land, by sea,
and from the air This interpre
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08

President ebert OF the new German
republic says in the treaty Wilson
has deserted his fourteen points and
thus 1.-THE Worlds youngest republic
in the hour of gravest peril, has
weighed its overseas big brother and
found him wanting" The central
figure of all German Militarism outside
of the kaiserFs personal power,
Ludendorff, curly says: III this is
peace, America can go to hell" 4
Gertnanys Socialist Minister of Ma
ticnal Defense, Gustaye Noske, adds:
at was America with Wilson's four
teen points and talk of peace Of
Justice and the end Of rule by force
which distintergrated Germany and
won the war for the allies. The Ger.
man people had faith in Wilson and
in America IT was at their request
that they threw out twenty-five rul-
ing monarchical fafiles and estab-
lished democracy A different peace
was promised to that democracy than
to the kaiser and Germany. The peo-
pie believed it, Today Tat illusion is
gone Could a severer peace have
been dictated to "A Germany under the
kaiser?'
If you will go back and read that
statement again, you will find that
Noake can put forward his strongest
card in an argument with his Amer
lean adversary. Is it not very
shrewd appeal? Doesn't it get direct
ly at your American pride?
Here is less shrewd position as
taken by an old friend Of the kaiser,
pr Scheidmann: Wilson cajoled us
to peace upon his fourteen point But
look at the peace and see how much
of it is left DO you wonder that our
wrath against President Wilson is
running high? But for him our armies
would still be fighting west of the
Rhine"
Tis latter statement, among its
other wrong assumptions, is not true,
Many millions of Americans who have
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08

when you invite Your friend to at
tend the big barbecue here 10 the
boys coming home from the war on
July Fourth, tell him 10 bring his pic,
ME basket and make It Bit more
sociablc. The basket viii be needed
Il is whole county affair and every
body should come, and this is all the
more reason Why the basket should
be brought along We want nobody to
20 away hungry
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08

You have had very little opportun-
ity the past two days TO shake hands
with the farmer who keeps in touch
with what is doing in the fields. The
fair weather is giving him chance
to Kill grass while.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08
Members of Associated Press.

sThe Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
Of all news dispatches credited to it
or not otherwise credited in this pa
per and also the local news published
herein
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08

A-lemon squeezer with small cleo
trio motor is a novelty designed for
public places. 81
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-08
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY

Saw wagon going out with "A case
Of potash and some 200 pounds of
sugar thereon the other day The man
who drinks ought to know that seem
ed to be part Of the raw material go
ag into stump rum"
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
MORE VICTORIES FOR LOCALS.
Defeated Nest Point and AmOry
During Past Week-MeridiaD
viii he Next.

The stephen ID. Lee High School
baseball team added two more
games to its long string OF victories
the past week,
Wednesday afternoon. on the To-
cal campus. the home boys defeated
the West Point nine to the tune of
Is TO l. II was walk-over for
the ColHmbians and demonstra-
tion OF their superiority over their
peighbors. The batteries we're:
Brewster and Broome for COlum-
bus, and Halbert and George for
West Point.
Friday the team went to Amory
and humbled the nine there. It was
hard fight, though. and the Co
lumbians won out only in the elev-
enth inning The score was to 2.
The game in its last stages developed
into pitchers battle between Bell
for Columbus and Blankenbaker for
Amory.
The local team has played ten
games this season and has only lost
one.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
MIR. IRA l. GASTON HONORED.
Elected Eice-president for Missfs-
sippi OF American Bankers
Association.

Mr.. Ira l.. CASTOR, cashier Of the
First State Bank of this city, was
signally honored by the Mississippi
Bankers Association at Clarksdale
the past week. He was elected vice.
president of the American Bankers
Association for Mississippi.
This honor only comes to the fore
most bankers of any of the States
of the Union, and is regarded as a
just recognition of service rendered
in banking activities.
Mr.. Gaston's election is all the
more significant because of the fact
that he was not even present at the
meeting, il having been impossible
for him TO be present Columbus
was represented by Mr.. J w Slaugh-
ter, assistant cashier of the First
State.
MIR. Gaston's election means that
he will direct the affairs of the
American Bankers Association in
Mississippi and it will give a ma
tional prestige and standing in bank
ing circles. His many friends here
and over the state heartily congrat-
ulate him.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
STEALING CORN. is KILLED.
Bose Honeycut Negro, Shot and
Killed While Stealing Corn.

Bose HOneycut, a negro, was shot
and mortally wounded Wednesday
night while stealing corn from the
barn of Jim Holloway on the Pick
ensville road just west of the Green
Hill bridge. The shooting was done
by Holloway, who fired at the negro
after calling to him to halt.
The negro died in few minutes.
A full load from a shot gun entered
his left hip
Holloway had been missing corn
from his barn for some time and
had notified the officers who ad-
vised him to Keep a close watch on
the barn. Wednesday night he
heard noises in his lot and went out
to investigate. AS he neared the
barn Honeycut came out. and when
he was called upon to halt took to
his heels.
Holloway was given a hearing be-
fore Justice Cummings Thursday
morning end bound over to await
the action of the grand jury. His
bond was fixed at $500.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
MIR. FRIERSoN ON TOUR

MIR. John +. Frierson, candidate
for lieutenant governor, left yester-
day for a tour of the middle section
of the State His time will be de-
voted not TO political speeches prip-
cipally, but to the delivery of bacca-
laureate addresses at public schools.
There is a strong demand for his
services from all over the State for
school commencement addresses and
he is filling as many engagements Of
this character as possible.
Today he delivers the address he
fore the Houston public school sLd
Friday be will deliver an address 20
the graduating class of the Charles
ton public school. on Friday VI neXt
week he delivers a similar address
at IhdianOla.
Reports from all sections of the
State relative to his candidacy are
most encouraging and prospects are
fine for his election.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
BASEBALL BEE
BEGINS TO BUZZ
MOVEMENT FOR ORGANIZING A
CITY LEAGUE is BEING
LAUNCHED-TO HAVE
FOUR TEAMS.
Lovers of the Great National Game
Want Baseball During Summer.
Prospects Are Good For
League Here.

Love of the great national game is
as eternal as the seasons themselves.
With the coming of spring and
summer the thoughts of the lovers
of the sport naturally look to some
hope of baseball in some form or
another.
Responding TO the impulse this
season a movement is on foot look
ing to the organization of city
league to be composed of amateur
teams. The movement is being
sponsored by Mr.. E. L. Kuykendall
and Mr.. Thomas Dezonia.
Corner lot playing during the past
few days, and there we're a number
of games in progress in various Sec
tions of the city the past week,
brought back memories of the days
that have gone, the old Cotton
States League days, and baseball
stocks took a leap upward.
1t is proposed to organize a city
league Of four amateur teams and
the games will be played on Frank
lin Academy diamond or at the Bar
row Memorial school field, which has
recently been improved and is a
splendid ball ground.
The high school team would re-
main in tact during the summer and
would be one of the teams OF the
league. There would be a railroad
team and two teams representing the
North and South sides of the city.
It is proposed to organize on an
inexpensive basis, If such a thing is
possible, and it will be the only
league in the world to operate with
out extensive funds. The promoters
declare that it will be run without
expense and that their plan is to
furnish amateur baseball merely for
the love of the sport and to while
away the long summer season.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
HAMASA CEREMONIAL.

Thursday of this week is to be a
red letter day in the annals of
Hamas Temple, Order of the Mystic
Shrine. and in Meridian an elabo-
rate ceremonial will occur in which
a large number of applicants for
membership will cross the hot sands
leading them to the Mecca of Shrine
Masonry. Twenty-Five applicants
from this city alone will go to Me
ridian on the occasion and there will
be a large number OF visitors be-
sides.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-18
SHRINE CLASS
FROM COLUMBUS
LARGEST CLASS CITY HAS EVER
SENT AWAY GOES TO
MERIDIAN ON NEXT
THURSDAY.
Twenty-Five Colunbians viii Cross
the Hot Sands at big Ccrc-
mOnial This Week
Leave Thursday.

Columbus will dominate the
Shrine ceremonial at Meridian
Thursday.
A large class of twenty-five nov
ices from this city alone will go TO
Meridian and cross the hot sands OF
Shrinedom. The class is one of the
largest ever sent out from this city
for a Shrine ceremonial.
Much of the success of organizing
the large contingent from this city
is due to the initiative and efforts of
Or. c. ID. Goodwin. He has worked
indefatiguably and with the Coop
Grafton of the members OF the fra
ternity he has succeeded in organ
izing a large and creditable repre-
sentation for Columbus.
The Shriners and the novices will
leave Thursday morning at 1920
o'clock over the Mobile and Ohio
for Meridian. The ceremonial will
take place Thursday night and in the
afternoon there will be big public
celebration. The ceremonial will be
held by Hamasa Temple and 1t will
be one OF the principal fraternal
events in the state this season. More
than two hundred initiates will en-
ter into the mysteries of the order.
The following will compose the
Columbus section of the class:
Messrs. ]. b. Williams, B. A. Lin
coin, J. b. GardneT, W a Deals "
f. Mayo, NJ d. 1homass1n. ciaSde
Neyman, George Mosby. 4. u, Gala
way, j. w. Slaughter, II. f, Hon
meister, II. X. Robinson, Rev T. ].
Halfacre, II. G. McGowan, j. w.
Thetford, S. II. Erwin. w. VI. Hor-
ton, j. b. Hopkins, Rev. w. |. Al
len, Stanley Gardner, Sam Tidwell.
l.. B. Divelbiss