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The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

over a decade has told labor how It
should act and what il should do.
Gompcrs however, readily confesses
| that he works sixteen hours each day.
and that the eight hour day is not
for him He could not accomplish
in that work-day the things he finds
| It necessary to do--one of which Is to
convince the world that eight hours
is Ions enough for any man TO work
in one day.
There many employers OF labor who
rival Mr.. Gompers in the hours they
spend at work. In many small shop
you may see the owner pcgging away
at work that must be done, long after
his high-priced labor has quit in mid
afternoon. In many a large business
the managers may be seen sweating
over the almost insoluable problem Of
how to get their orders filled after the
mon on whom they must depend for
production have gone.
Thomas \. Edison at 73 is an unrc-
mitting toiler, and glad Of it. He is
glad, too, as the New York Times tells
us. that the eight-hour day was not
invented when he began work, and
that it was unfair to his fellow-work-
ers to do the best he could for him
self and those who paid him for his
work"
All this is not TO say that the eight
hour day is not long enough. A good
deal more depends on the kind Of
work a man does than Of how long
he works. But the tendency Of or
ganized labor is toward reducing all
work to common level Of pro-
duction. The union idea is that every
member should slacken his pace to
that Of the slowest. The less work
each man does, the more work there
will be for others, is a favorite saying
OF the agitator.
But these days are proving to the
hilt the fallacy Of such teachings.
Having standardized hours and pay
and work speed on the basis Of the
shirker and the incompetent, we are
all suffering from underproduction.
Mr. Edison tells US that Americans
were not proud OF shirking fifty years
ago, and that the reason the United
states has come TO its great place
among nations is that old-fashioned
workers were not fearful lest they
should earn more than they were paid"
II is American individualism OF
which Mr. Edison speaks-the Ameri-
can idea that every man has not only
the right to his opportunity. but the
duty to improve It, The trade union
idea is to smother indtvidualisrs. % yon
out all workers on dead level OF
standardization. This tends 70 Gre
ate classes from which it is difficult
for the individual to rise. Union rul-
es and restrictions hold him back
There is no incentive for him to make
the utmost OF himself
Standardized labor does not tend
to produce Edisons.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
HOW MUCH YOU AND SAM OWE

An anxious subscriber asks us II ii
is true that the debt of the United
States is over $4,000, 900. .O0O-as he
has been told it is, While It is mol
quite that large still il is big enough.
This Information ls taken from the
official statement Of the treasury de-
partment on that subject, January 81,
1920, which Is as follows-omittin
cents:
Total interest bearing debt, $685.
42G.340.611; Debt on which interest
has creased ss,32s,342; Non-interest-
bearing debt s2SS,72O.I4I; Total gross
debt s25,s6S,3s9,O95.
This debt, large as it is. is not such
an overwhelming disaster as some
writer's insist il Is. II is true that the
greater part Of it will be paid by the
plain people. notwithstanding the in
come and Inheritance taxes. in the
higher prices that must be paid for
the necessaries OF life, for the manu-
facturers will add the taxes to the
price Of the goods and the consumer
must pay them. It is. as one writer
says: "A sentence TO hard labor for
the people Of the United States" but
they will perfCtm the labor and pay
the debt, while a sentence to idleness
would bring destruction.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
JUST \ LITTLE GARDEN TALK

1t has now gotten along to the sea b
son when every amateur gardener in
East or South St Joseph, and every
like one In Savannah, Maryvillc,
Rock Port and all Of the other good
cities and towns in the Fourth Dis
trict should begin to garden talk. That
is the near approach OF spring should
witness a revival OF interest in gar
denA For, whatever the paragraph
ers may have said about the war gar
dens, the fact Is they did a lot OF good.
We ought to have more Of them this
year than we ever had there win be
just as much need for them.
The war gardens did not receive
the credit TO which they were entitled.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
So Arc All OF Us "EditotI-s'

Ford cars are up between $50 and
$50. Green & Cunningham received
several new cars the first OF the week,
the first deliveries under the new
scale. The Forum Is still interested
in that 5000 Ford that Henry prom
ised to make some afternoon when he
had time, but we are beginning to feel
that something must have happened
to the idea.-Fairfax Forum.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
\ LITTLE FACTORY FINANCE

II is estimated that IL every man
would turn out third more work for
two months he would increase his
wages one-third. This does not mean,
of course. that he would receive one
third more money, but the price OF
what he must buy would be reduced
so that the difference in the cost OF
living would be equivalent to an ad
vance in wages
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Wood and Lowden do not seem to
be running on their merits for the
gop nomination for president, but on
the contrary seem to be running on
some one else's bank rolls.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
The Answer Is Plain

There is more than S millions on
deposit in National banks Yet there
is only billions of United States
money in existance. What's the ans
wer? Checks Most business is done
on credit.-Clinton Co. Democrat
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

If you are not going to be satisfied
when the clocks are not turned back
an hour next month rs during war
time, why just get up on hour earlier.
and you have it-and without an act
Of Congress.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Judge Merritt is right in proposing
to raise the fine IL speed crazed mani
acs do not come down to the level OF
common sense. There have been too
many serious accidents Of late caus-
ed by careless drivers
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

The Democrats who viii have the
naming Of a city ticket today, will see
70 It that only the best men arc plac-
ed before the voters-and they will
win.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

John Forger who was fined s25 in
police court Tuesday for being drunk,
has discovered that It does not pay to
trust to your wife the name of the
place where you get your red licked"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Malcolm Macdonald Post most
wisely voted unanimously against the
proposition to give all soldiers a bon
us The members saw it would do no
good.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Some of the German strikers paint
ed a statue Of the former emperor
red. on last Tuesday. That probably
suits the royal fugitive, as it was his
favorite color.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
Probably Not Too Many

Ten thousand persons witnessed the
tournament that decided the national
horseshoe pitchers championship
and that was none too many.-Kansas
City Post.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

There was choice lot of rusty
snickersness whetted up by the anti
faithful after the battle of Tuesday
and they will be sunk to the hilt in
the coming weeks before election.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

That high wind which visited ST.
Joseph Sunday and Monday, was the
forerunner of the gop tornado which
will sweep that party out Of existence
next November.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
Not a Sufficient Excuse

The fact that his wife pummelled
him occasio nally isn't sufficient ex-
cuse for poet Shlppey while ostensibly
doing religious work in France, draw
ing pay for chasing chippies.-Boon-
Vile Advertiser.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

And now President Wilson is charg
ed by former ambassador, with all
the trouble in Mexico In a short time
some one will charge him with the alb
duction of Charley Ross.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

A defense of the plumber is not
needed, and therefore the words OF
the Indiana man at the plumbers con-
vention this week, were unnecessary.
The st Joseph plumber is amply able
TO take care of himself-and he does.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
Looks Like a "Spite Fence

The League of Nations tangle at
Washington gets worse and worse. 1t
is beginning to look worse than a high
spite fence" painted black on both
sides-Platte Co. Gazette.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

II will soon be necessary to have a
board Of smellers and sniffers appoint
ed TO diagnose the different kind Of
drinks that now appear in police court
and 10 determine the relative value OF
of Jamaica ginger jag as compared
to one accumulated from lemon ex-
tract or gasoline.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

The cops felt like little fishes out
Of tepid water when they failed to Sc
cure the registration and poll books
Tuesday but they got along Just as
we'll as an honest primary is unknown
TO them and the cheating could be
carried on as well without poll books
as with them.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Lewis c. Gabbert Is the second
democrat TO file in the congressional
race to come Mr.. Gabbert is one Of
st. Joseph's good lawyers and excel
lent citizens.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Judge Utz is rapidly dispensing with
the bad men who come before him
and Kidding the country of such riff
raff-by locking it up at jefferson
City.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

II it occurs to you that Buchanan
county dirt is not steadily increasing
in value and is a most attractive prop
osition, just look at the real estate
transfers with its records of sales at
from 5000 to s45O per acre.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
Then IL Would he Here

Our idea of the millennium is a time
when a London parliament will draw
up an Irish home rule bill that will
please both Belfast and Dublin.-Sla-
ter Rustler.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

The ticket that the Republican ma
chine put up to the voters at the Tues
day primary will be an easy one for
the Democrats to solve next April. It
is one which can be easily defeated,
by the ticket which will he nomina ted
today
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
Draws the Line at Ink

Keep Dry" is the first thing we
saw on a keg of news ink received at
this office last week. We viii, un-
less something better is at hand than
a keg of ink.-Hopkins Journal
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Marshall as one enthusiastic Re
publican exclaimed joyously Tuesday
night, ran so hard that"he got over
twict as many votes as was casted."
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

You are not half as much interest
ed in that German revolution now
on, as you were in putting the Kaiser
out OF business two years ago.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Might II not be well for some Of the
Interested tax payers Of this county
TO look into the way that the $4,000.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
What the Missouri
Editors Are Saying
And Needs No Chloroform

A surgeon is a man who can cut
out anything except his own bad hab-
its.-St. Louis Times.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Matters have now progressed TO
such a stage that a vote on the much
maligned treaty may be looked for
the coming week.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Today the city democracy will
meet at the court house and name
city ticket which will be elected from
top to bottom in April.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

The Whitsell administration has
given such satisfaction that there will
be no opposition to 1t in the conven-
ton today.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Seems to US that our own Champ
Clarke is still mighty good prestden-
tial timber.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Col McNeeley faced wars storms,
only to return to face a some storm
that he could not Withstand.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Again Steve Moore has swept down
the opposition-at the primary-only
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

ed. SO far there are no tangible re
suits apparent to the naked eye.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

St Joseph's window display next
Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights
will be worth coming many miles to
see.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

The gop voters seemed to take m ost
kindly TO Capt Gray for police Judge.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

There was mo sound OF reVelry by
night in the camp OF the anti-Mar-
shallites. Tuesday night
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

or course you are still wondering
what the real population OF St JOS
eph isf
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Who was II said that Elliott Mar.
shall could not win ?"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
LAST OF THE MISSOURI
CAPTAINS GONE

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The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

/ begin life all over again. He was the
last of his crew. Two years ago Cap
tain Brown, also Of Council Bluffs,
who had served under the deceased
died.
HIS First Trip on the River
The first trip that Captain Overton
made to this city was in 1856, when he
brought the members OF the Missouri
legislature on a junketing trip from
st. Louis TO this City on the steamer
FL Paso. When he was IS years Of
age he ran away from his home and
became a bootblack on a Mississippi
river boat A few years later he was
given command of the craft.
In 1852 Captain Overton bought a
boat of his own. the Emma, and went
into transporting business for his own
gain. The Emma was OF a short dura-
ton, for while she was ploughing
through the muddy water to Sioux
City she struck a snag and her career
ended very abruptly.
Without being the least downheart-
ed, the captain purchased another
steamer, but this boat also went to
the bottom OF the Missouri while it
was on its way to Omaha loaded with
ties for the Burlington railroad.
Bought the Third Boat
Another boat, the Pocahontas, was
purchased by the same owner in 1865,
at Cincinnati, o.. but IT, too, suffered
a like fate when It struck a rock al
Cedar Island, and sank into the mire
and quicksand.
Not put out in the least by all OF
his former misfortunes, the steam.
boat commander got possession of the
n. NJ. Bishop. a river freighter and
while Transporting corn from Ham
burg, Ia, to Omaha, the boat struck
snag and sank within two minutes
This was Captain Overton's last at
tempt at the navigation OF the Mis-
souri, river, He said the railroads had
then connected the east with the west
and the steamboats, could not com
pete with their transportation rates.
He established a lumber yard in the
Bluffs and often said he sold the street
railway company 90 per cent OF the
ties they used.
Two years after he stopped opera
tion Of steam boats, he went TO Mis-
souri, and was there ordained as a
preacher In the Methodist church. Az
ter he returned to Council Bluffs he
established q mission, where he
preached every Sunday and did many
charitable acts for the poor that have
never been recorded.
At the time OF the captains death
his five children. two daughters and
three sons. we're at hts bedside. He
was an uncle OF Walter overton, a
former well known character Of this
esy.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

begin life all over again. He was the
last of his crew. Two years ago Cap
tain Brown, also Of Council Bluffs
who had served under the deceased
died
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20

Goodbye winter-we hope.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
Opposes Primary Law

"The present primary law affords
the political parties no opportunity
for conference either as to state is
sues or as to candidates for state Of
flee. No political party can confer en-
masse, and no way is provided for
representative consultation.
81 believe It would be to the best
interest of the state to amend the pri-
mary law so that, while the right of
each individual fully and affectually
to express his preference as 10 candi-
dates for state office would be pre-
served and the political parties would
not be deprived OF the benefit OF
common counsel and experienced lead
ership.
"Under the present law, nomination
for a state office is too often reduced
to a contest between publicity agents.
dependent frequently in the last analy-
sis, upon the candidates abs@...y to pay
for the advertising and upon his win
ingness to violate the corrupt practice
act.
Secs End OF Labor-C Capital Conflict
'As result OF the war new questions
have arisen and in some quarters there
is manifested a certain impat tience be-
cause these questions cannot be settled
definitely forthwith. The change in
the value OF money has made it neces-
sary that we re-adjust our former
standards of other values This de-
crease in the purchasing power of the
dollar is largely responsible for what
has seemed TO be an intensification OF
the conflict between labor and capital.
The undoubted patriotism Of labor and
OF capital, shown by the real sacrifices
made by both during the war, has. 1
believe, taught each a higher respect
for the other, and. despite some ap-
pearances to the contrary, it is my
opinion that we are nearer fair and
friendly relationship between labor and
capital than we have ever been. Labor
like capital must have strong, conser-
vative leadership. and collective action
and collective bargaining gives oppor-
tunity for the development OF such
leadership. hope and sincerely be-
lieve that the so-called labor question
will be solved without the state en-
barking on the sea of paternalism or
state socialism.
AS the campaign progresses. shall
have occasion to discuss the foregoing
and many other questions such as road
building. which space forbids my mem
tioning in this statement"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
COMPERs WORKS A LONG DAY

The active head OF labor OF this
country is Samuel Gompers who for
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
wet and Dry" Issue

It is predicted that men and women
representing both sides of the prohibi-
tion question will attend the Joplin
convention, armed with resolutions
pro and con. The char are that the
issue will be sidestepped by both the
republican and democratic state
gatherings for the reason that the
United States Supreme court will, be-
fore the November election, give a de-
cision on the "constitutionality' of the
Federal prohibition constitution
amendment ard the enabling act and
also clearly define what constitutes
an intoxicant. which finding, what
ever it will be. might seriously en-
barrass any political party going on
record, one side or the other. ahead
OF time. The resolution committees
OF both conventions will probably for
get to report out any wet and dry
planks which may be submitted.
A T. EDMoNsToN
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-20
JUDGE MAYER MAKES
HIS ANNOUNCEMENT
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lice and fire departments; their Of
ficers, to a large extent, are paid in
fees, so that, for their own use, such
counties need little revenue.
"If the asscssm onts were to be actu-
ally equalized. so that the cities and
the populous counties would not be
required to pay an unfair proportion
toward maintaining the state govern
ment, than tho agricultural counties
would be compelled to raise more
money than they need TO pay for their
local government. other cities,such
as New York. have met this problem
by separating the source of revenue
for state purposes from the source of
revenue for local purposes, and I
know that Missouri can do the same
thing, thus bringing about an equit-
able adjustment of our taxation, and
thereby avoiding the conflict hereto
fore existing between the great agri-
cultural parts of Missouri and the
great industrial parts of Missouri; thus
too. will the state. without any injus-
tice, be able to properly maintain tho
state eeiemoSynary and educational
imposing an unfair burden upon it.
self, can raise the money to properly
care for its public schools and other
local institutions.
Higher Pay for Teachers
"The educational and eelemonsy-
nary institutions of this state must be
maintain at the highest standard. We
owe it to our unfortunate fellow citi-
zens. for whom the eelemonsynary
institutions are properly maintained,
whatever may be the cost. We owe It
to the rising generation. to the state
itself, to maintain our educational in
stitutions. and we cannot properly
paid such salaries in the profession
to remain. and as will cause the young
ger men and women to prepare for and
adopt the profession.
"In recent years the people all over
America have demanded more and
more of their state and national gov
ernment. not realizing. apparently.
that every experiment necessarily
carried with it various commissions
and various new offices II the state
continue the creation of commissions
and offices. the expense OF govern
ment will become unbearable. Our
people ought not to be unnecessarily
harassed in their business and social
life with examinations, regulations
and reports, multiplied and multiplied
again. I shall urge the adoption of a
program opposed to the creation of
any new commissions and any new Of
ficers. and, where it Is possible, the
abolition of unnecessary commissions
and unnecessary offices, to the end
that the people may be spared both
the expense and the annoyance Of their
eXistanca
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-02-05
A Few Of the Strong Features Of
Our Garage

Our garage will be equipped with modern appi-
ances handle every kind of repair job needed an au
tomobile. .,..,....
We will have large floor space for the parking Of
cars awaiting repairs which will facilitate work on the
car and make possible easy entry and exit to and from
garage.
We will be prepared to make any repairs on any
make of car using only standard parts where parts
are necessary putting your carin rstclass condition
We will employ only frst-class mechanics to do
the repair and make adjustments your car there
by insuring the best workmanship possible.
We are installing modern and up-to-dat Acety-
lene Welding outfit making possible the repair Of many
parts that heretofore had to be replaced by new ones
First class battery recharging and overhauling
Special rates on Car washing
Tires bought from will be put on in the shop free
of charge.
We will call for cars for repairs or adjustment in
any part Of town.
We have an air station the outside of garage
and patrons and friends invited to use 1t free OF
charge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-13

Gratis township and lot In West
Elkton is sought in a suit filed in com
mon pleas court by Grace G. Burd
against her husband, Frank A. Burd'
and others.
Party defendants to the suit are the
Preble County National bank Of Eaton,
William Liebold. George Brumbaugh,
George w. Smith and the Camden
Loan and Building association, who,
the plaintiff AYERS, claims some inter
est In the realty. The bank and Brum'
baugh recently sued Burd on notes
aggregadng $1.7oG, the bank obtaining
a writ of attachment. 1t Is alleged
Burd's whereabouts is unknown.
Married at "a; Divorced
Married 10 months ago in Newport,
KY, when she was IA years old. Eve
Ign Dawes was divorced Monday in
common pleas court from Fred Dawes,
upon grounds of extreme cruelty and
gross neglect, and restored to her
maiden name Of Lindsey. Judge A c.
Risinger granted the divorce. The
Judge remarked that the wife was the
youngest one to whom he had ever
granted a decree of divorce.
Want to Sell a Church.
Judge A. c. Risinger has under ad-
visement decision of an application for
authority to sell a Methodist church
property in the village of West So
nora. He heard the application Mon
day in common pleas court. The ap-
plication to sell was filed by the trus-
tees of the Gordon circuit, Dayton dis
trict, West Ohio conference. The con.
gregation has become extinct
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-13
bees STING HORSE
TO DEATH; KEEP Z
WOMEN PRISONERS

LAFAYETTE, Ind, July 10. Thou.
sands Of angry bees attacked and
stung horse to death at the homo Of
Nelson Carter, at Shawnee Mound.
south OF here.
dozen women were kept prisoners
IN the Carter dwelling for three
hours.
The women had assembled from
miles around for a meeting Of the
home and foreign missionaries socie-
ties of the Shawnee Mound Methodist
Episcopal church. Mrs. Jesse Haw-
thorne and Mrs. Ray Hawthorne made
the trip to the Carter home in buggy
drawn by a valuable horse owned By
the former. They hitched the horse