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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-09-24
Where Republicans stand.

The Republican party Of Missouri
through Il Representatives in conven.
ton at Kansas City, on Tuesday, of
last week adopted the following plat
form:
The Republicans Of Missouri affirm
their approval Of and adherence to the
national platform adopted at Chicago.
The platform adopted tonight follows:
we unqualifiedly indorse the record
OF Senator Seldom T. Spencer and the
Republican members Of congress from
Missouri. the record of George T.,
hackmann, state auditor, In the con.
duct Of his office, and the conduct of
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-09-24

On September q, 1860, In the towr
d Winchester, Indiana, Levi orer
and Miss Fannie Moore were united
in marriage. the bride being % yrs
Of age and the groom 10 yrs Of age
and In these years that they have
travelled together they have battled
'ravely and well. They have four
children. These are: Mrs. Joseph Col.
ison, OF Maitland; Mrs, Henry Dun.
ham. Of Blanchard, Iowa; Lewis, OF
Portland, Oregon. and Albert, OF
Pennington. Missouri, These have
brought Father and Mother Oren six
grandchildren.
1t happened that Mr.. and Mrs.
Oren were visiting at the home of q
neice. Mrs. Clint Spahr, at Skidmore,
on the occasion OF this Goth wedding
anniversary, 81 Mrs. Spahr gave a
dinner In honor Of the event-.for It
Is not often that an anniversary of
this kind is celebrated. The guests
had q fine dinner and good time at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Spahr and
on coming home the next day they
had another .urnr,.s which w.. s,,s,
greater than tho ono An. d.v 80.
for n seem. thu, IN. ar., a.. a.,
ner wss onlv . hl,na 20. ", .n.
Mrs snahr u,.r. an h..a ~. .,,.o..
as soon az thsv w.r. 30 hs,n a.
hom. FOIL. a. thai, ..,.L...,. -
10 enjoy . rss, M.;,,snd d,nn.. ",
81 A. this ,,m. ~. ,u.-.,a -.
nothing In ada ~ IN. sS.,.s 49,"
These worthy n.onIs hsv. h..n en-
wears together md h.vs 49, .n.,SS
to see the wild nra,r;s. =, ,hs ~.
crowded with bsb,tst,ors snd ~.
land that was one. = ~';,asr~... Wv ~
now the srss, ,"ru, ....;"n n.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-09-24


The Lewis Township Sunday School
convention will be held ut the Presby.
terrain church In Oregon, Sunday, Sept
20, beginning at 2;30 p. M, at which
time the following program will be
rendered:
Song by the choir.
Devotional exercises led by Rev.
Walker.
Song by choir.
"The Obligation Of the Sunday
School to the Teacher" discussed by
J. c. Morris and w. p. Schultz.
Quartette, Presbyterian Sunday
school.
Reading, Miss Alice Babb.
Solo, Mrs. W. T. Walker.
Address, "The Man Of the Hour
Rev. Howard.
Special Music, Methodist Sunday
School.
Election Of officers.
Song by choir.
Benediction, Rev. +. A. PAUL..
Director Of music, II. A. Evans.
EARL WILSON, President.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-09-24

the days when they started hand in
hand along the way--a way that was
50 rough-yet sorrow and happiness,
then as now. went hand in hand. and
the happiness overbalanced the sor-
row. so they trudged along until to-
day they are still happy in each 9th.
Grand enjoy a contentment that
can come only to those who have
lived for others.
The people Of Maitland and Holt
county rejoice with them on such an
anniversary, and wish them many
other anniversaries like this one.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-09-24
THEIR sIxTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Oren, Of Maitland,
Celebrate Their Sixfieth We'd
ding Anniversary.

II is certainly a great pleasure to
The Old Sentinel to be able 10 repro
duce the following account Of the six
tieth wedding anniversary Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Oregon, which we reproduce
from the Maitland Herald, and who
when In the prime OF their lives spent
their days in Oregon, where he was
one, Of our business men and was our
county treasurer. They weer a greatly
beloved couple when here, and though
away from US, they still have a warm
SPOT in the hearts Of the older set OF
our people. May you still be here 10
observe your 10th anniversary.
Levi 0ren was born IN Clinton
county, Ohio, February %, 1892. and
Is therefore in the 10th year OF his
age. and barring a little trouble
with trouble with his "rheumatics'
he Is in fairly good physical condition
and when he laughs you are convine-
ed Of his wonderful lung power.
When n babe Of IS months, his par.
ents, Ephram and Elizabeth Oren,
took him with them TO Richmond
county, Indiana, where that baby
boy grew up TO n splendid manhood.
taking the common school course Of
that time, and where he farmed up
to 1869, when he enlisted in the 9th
Indiana Cavalry, and was in the
Army Of the Cumberland. Wilson's
cavalry division. participating in the
battles OF Franklin, Nashville and
other engagements. During Hoods
retreat from Nashville. Mr.. Oren was
taken prisoner. and was headed for
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-09-24

"A. w. Greene, wife and little son
arrived home, Sunday, from Akron,
Colo, where they spent the past sum-
mer looking after their land interests.
Wick says the wheat crop was very
large there this year, and everything
Is in q prosperous condition. They
drove back in their car, making the
trip In two and half days. and aver
aged about 200 miles . day.
--Lost---A package, containing 81
yards Of Ecru Curtain Materials,
bought 1t Moore 3 Springer's store,
and wrapped In THAR wrapping paper,
hetwssn 0rsgon and my houas. Finder
4ls2gI xslsIe ~ h.r J. Z
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-09-24

1f yog have sour stomach. consti.
patton or gas on the stomach ONE
SPOONFUL simple buckthorn bark.
etycerin4 ETC., ~ mixed In Adler-i,ka,
Nun bring you INSTANT relief.
A6leEi-ka draws Ill the old foul
qnetter tSem the systsm leaving the
beYoIe End stomach fresh and
00ADe eoaoy - 6igest anythine
01as1s a0ainst ap0sa1idtis.
81
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05
HARPER CASE READY
 FOR ARGUMENT Killing of Fletcher McCary at East Lake Charged
 to Defendant

All witnesses were heard in the trial Of
 Grover c. Harper, charged with murder in the second degree, yesterday after noon, and arguments of the attorneys will begin at the opening of Judge IT. F Heflin's court this. morning at 9:s1 o'clock.
 Harper is charged with the shooting |of Jarvis Fletcher McCary on an East
 Lake road near Seventy-ffth street last
 May in a pistol duel in which he was
 also shot twice.
 Witnesses for the state heard yester-
 day were W. P. Temple, Dr. A. fl. Olive, Tony Mengina, Charles W. Wor- rell, B. Gilley, Jim Davis, a negro. and
 Mrs. Hattie smith McCary. Those for
 the defense were pr. w. c. Gewin, J. l.. Wilkerson, J. o. Norris H. W. Title.
 Mrs Grover C. Harper and the defendant himself the stand yesterday afternon and his several times by William Vaughan, spe- cia prosecutor for the state, who is assisting Assistant Solicitor James Davis. | The defendant is represented by Gibson
 &s Davis.
 1 Examination of all witnesses yestef- { day was unusually brief. and after tee completion of the examination of the de- | fendant attorneys for the defense stated 1 they were ready for the case to go to 1 the jury without argument. Attorffey 1 Vaughan asked permission of the court
 to argue the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05
YOUNG ARTISTS TO TAKE PART IN
 MATINEE MUSICAL
Music Study Club Gives Out Infor- nation Regarding Performers Who Will Appear Next
 Week

Regarding those who will participate in the .Young Artists fourth matinee musicale of the Music study Club, which will be given Thursday, March II, at 3:5o p. m., at the Tutwiler ballroom, the club gives out the following informa- tion:
 Ferry Ferrill. violinist of Wichita, Kan, was born in Wichita P years ago os French and Belgian extraction, though both parents were born in America. He attended public schools and ten years ago started violin study with Ralph Brokaw of the Brokaw studio in Wichita. He won honorable mention in Class E of~the May festival and interstate contest at Wichita, and in 1916 won first prize in the advanced contest class with If entries. The Fly patia Club of Wichita financed and sent MT. Gerrill to the national meet. His teacher has been teaching in Wich- ita for more than ten years; a pupil himself of Earl Drake of Chicago and Solon Moses of Syracuse. N. r.
 Miss Ruth Hutchinson of Los An seles Cal. is a coloratura soprano ol engaging personality and beautiful voice. Most enthusiastic press com ments have been submitted and will be announced later
 Arthur Klein of New York is pupil of Edwin Hughes at the Institute ol Musical Art. He graduated from th' regular course at the institute soms years ago. playing the Beethoven minor concerto to the accompaniment of the institute orchestra at commence ment concert in June. 1917. He has alss appeared as soloist with the Yount Mons Symphony Orchestra under th' direction of Arnold valpe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05
COMMITTEE PLANS TO KEEP DOWN PRICE
 OF SPRING GOODS
Unanimous Cooperation of Mer- chants Is Pledged to Committee on Investigation of Furnish
 ings Goods

The committee on mems and wo- r.en's furnishing goods. of which Col man Blach is chairman. met at the Civic Associa ton rooms yesterday aft ernoon and made plans for their cam paign to keep down prices of spring goods. On the committee with MT. Biach are W. H. Woolyerton, vice cbairman: Mrs. John K. Hornady, C. l.. Harold. secretary of the Civic As sociation. John R. T.<Rives. Mrs. w. D. Smith and George McClerry.
 At the conclusion of the meeting the committee made the following
 statement with reference to its work
 Tine work of this committee will embrace an investigation of prices of spring merchandise. with a view to com pairing it to results obtained from our investigation last fali;. determin- ling whether the prices now obtaining : are lower or higher and how the diff ference. If any. can be explained: to estimating the limits within which overhead expenses. such as rent lights. clerk hire and other items pre- vail, and to fixing a margin of profit ! at which merchants will be expected | tc sell articles of clothing which come under classification of necessties. r | 'The experience of last fall gives u. l considerable precedent upon which tt work. The unanimous cooperation ol 1.-the merchants was pledged at recen meeting. which assures the committed a free hand to accomplish it's tasl without embarrassment. The facilities | which the department has placed a our disposal in the shape of auditor and special agents guarantees the com nittee full opportunity to ascertain | what conditions now prevail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05

by a local committee and escorted to the Tutwiler hotel.
 The first public address to be given by MT. DeHaas will be this evening at Temple Emanu-El during the regular Friday evening services. Tomorrow MT. DeIIaas will be in conference with the local campaign committee. Tomorrow evening and Sunday afternoon he will address small gathering of men at one of the committee rooms at the Tut wiler hotel On Sunday evening he will be principal speaker at mass meeting to be held at Knesseth. Israel syna- gogue.
 MT. DeHaas will speak in behalf of the $10.000, 900 fund which is being raised over the United States for the most urgent construction in Palestine.
 MT. DeHaas has been with the Zionist organization since the days of the late Dr. Theodore Herze. He was one of 0the Americap Zionist commission to present the Zionist plea before the peace conference in Paris. He accom- panied Justice Louis D. Brandeis on his recent visit to Palestine. MT. DeHaas is the man who has beeh successful in bringing Zionist light and understand ing to many of the indifferent and even anti-zionists. The latter are now among the most active in the Zionist movement.
 The public is cordially invited to at tend the address at Temple Emanu- k and knesseth Israel synagogue,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05
MORAL. DEGENERACY

In face of an increasing moral degen. eracy hastened by the new period of in. dustrialism which the war has brought, the Japanese at the same time are faced with the overthrow of Germ an militarisn,, the model upon which she has been build- ing, The whole nation is now in quest of new ethical basis, and this is the great opportunity of Christianity
 So keen has become the spt aiai nse8 of the people that in the pas fAs> wears. 300 students from the Universts cf o3 ia have thrown themselves over arns assAs aract back of the city ih osauaie at Aa attempt to solve the riddle U. tf& Rate verse. Speaking of a recent suicide al that spot, Q professor in the university said to Dr. Smith: What that young man needed, and what all our young peo- pie need is the religion of Jesus Christ "
 Having taken the leadership of tho world in matters altruistic, America must not retrace her steps, the speaker main- tained. For America now to sink back
 into her policy of isolation would bs nothing less than a tragedy" he said. (Contin1ed on Page Ten)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05
PATTERSON IS OUT FOR THE PLACE HELD |BY SAM p. KENNEDY.
Albany Man Announces As Candidate for President of State Public Utilities
 Commission

The announcement last night of A. c. Patterson of Albany as a candidate for president of the Alabama Public Service Commission in opposition to Sam P Kennedy of Anniston Is believed to be the signal of the hottest fight for this position since the famous Coner-smith campaign of several years ago.
 With the railroads having Just been turned back to the public and with important changes having been made
 in the relation of the states to the common carriers under the Esch Cum mins bill, and with public utilities in nearly every city in the state clamor- ing for increased rates, considerable in- terest has already been manifested In the office of president of the public sefvice commission, for which Mir. Pat terson proposes to wage vigorous campaign.
 MT. Patterson stated last night that he has decided to make the race after consulting with friends in all parts of the state. He is at present national committeeman from Alabama. 6 mem- Der of the state highway commission and the state executive committee. He is president aud general manager of the Patterson Mercantile Company of Albany and past grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias. He is a force ful speaker and promises an aggres- sive fight
 In formal statement given to the press last night, MT. Patterson said; ''In announcing myself Rs a can didnte for president of the Aia- bama Public Service Commissiou.I believe both from my own experi- encc md from personal contact
 with the general public that the welfare of the people of the state has suffered through lack of atten- tion to the affairs of the office upon she part of the president
 who Is largely responsible for the policies and activities of the pub He service commission. eff nominated and elected, promise the people of Alabama that I will give this important office
 the full measure of service which the public interest dcmands..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05
IDR. BAUM TO SPEAK
 AT MEMS MEETING STRAND THEATRE

The Rev Herbert A. Baum of New York city. head of the statistical bu- reau of the Interchurch World Move nient who has been one of the speaAsrS at the statewide pastors conference hes during this week at the First Metho- dist church. will remain in Birmingham to speak to men at the Strand Theatre Sunday aftelpoon at o'clock, and de- liver an illustarted lecture called 7- . Statistical Mirror.
 Dr. Baum has large number of new and attractive slides setting forth mod ern religious conditiorfs and bringing out some very startling facts about the work of the Christian churches. All lay men,, whether favoring the Interchufeh World Movement or not, should find Sis lecture very interesting and inspiring. The Young Mems Christian Association issues cordia invitation to all the men of the city to hear Dr. Baum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05
AUTHOR ID EXPLAIN
 EDUCATIONAL BILL
Congressman Towner Will Make Address Senator
 Underwood to Preside

Representative Towner of Iowa, member of the congressional delega- tion that accompanied the remains of Senator Bankhead from Washington, will probably remain over and address a meeting of school teachers and citi- zens at the Jefferson theatre tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.
 Judge Towner is the author Of the Smith -Towner educational bill now pending in Congress. Should the bill become a law it would create aiew department to be known as the de- patrment of education, with a cabinet officer, and would appropriate funds 70 aid the common schools in all the states The federal funds would be used to supplement state funds under it's provisions as drawn by Judge Towner.
 Senator Oscar w. Underwood will preside at the meeting tomorrow morn- ing and introduce Judge Towner and pr. Tippey, who is attending the inter church convention Iere this week, who will also speak on educational mat ters.
 Dr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent Of the city schools, as soon as he learned that Judge Towner would be in the , congressional delegation, arranged to see him while here and invite him 10
 l make speech explaining the pro visions of the educational bill and when he called on Judge Towner a' the Tutwiler Hotel yesterday afternoon the latter consented to remain over
 until tomorrow unless pressing business called him back to Washington. This will be the regular monthly
 meeting of the city school teachers and
 ! in order that all may have the op.
 portunity of hearing the author of the
 bill discuss it, Dr. Phillips extended an
 1 invitation to the teachers in the county
 schools and to the public generally to
 1 attend the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05
COUNTRIES APPoRTIONED

Even where the countries are appor-
 toned to the varoius boards; as in Mex ico. where all the nation Is districteu among American agencies, there are nun
 dreds of thousands of people beyond the pale of mission influence. In Japan tnere is not one ordained minister 10 iVo'"V o1 the population, and in 5000 villages Tn ,hat country there is one mission sta tion.
 The change which has been wrought by the war in the foreign outlook IS now offering the church It's supreme oppor- tunity-an opportunity, winch 1T not grasped, win never come again in nun dred years he insisted. Mohammeoah- ism. which has always stood like gran ,ta wall against Christian advance, is now shaken. For the first time in the thir- teen centuries of Moslem history Islam has ceased to be a. political force. Mos lems view with misgivings and dismay che triumph of Christian nations against 1 the land of their faith.
 I The change of feeling in South America toward the United States since our en- l trance into the war rom atruis.lu n'o | lives in April 1917. has been without parallel in our history. From the pe-
 ginning of their national existence, the I republics to the south have mlstrustei
 us. but with our championing the cause
 l of the smaller nations against the strong ! in the present world crisis, the reFuisloA of feeling has been so intense sFhat the | American missionary is now held in honor and his message is heard with the mosi profound interest, pr. smith affirmed
 1 Tn Japan. the situation is even more
 | interesting Japan is now nation in l search of new ethical basis to face her new era. A generation ago. coming 1 out of the darkness of an pnprogressive past, the Island Kingdom ot the faclic
 l souoht to take western civilization with
 | out Christianity and wed 1t to national l patriotism to achieve place m the
 world. But the leaders of the Japaness bave discovered that this will not work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05
FORMAL STATEMENT BY JUDGE GARY ON COURTS DECISION

Official copies of the statement is' sued by Judge Ebert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation at the time of the supreme court de- cision last Monday. have been received in Birmingham. Th estaten,ent reads as follows:
 All the members of the organiza-
 tion of the United States Steel Cor
 poration and it's subsidiaries are, of
 course, much gratified by the de- cision of the supreme court of the United States. which, as I under stand. holds that the corporation was not in itself an organization in violation of the Sherman act. and in general affirms the decision of | the circuit court of appeals. Those of us who were intimately con | nected with the creation of the cor poration and with its principles and policies from that time until the present. have never doubted that | the final decision in the case ought | to be in it's favor. There has never l been any intention on our part to l violate the> Sherman law. It has | been our endeavor to be of real l benefit to our employees. our custo- mers. our competitors and especial fy-~ ts -t}fe-scneral public, and to be | of injury to no one. That we may have failed In some respects is quite l possible.
 "The fact that a minority opinion. indorsed by three able judges. was filed in the case emphasized the
 necessity on the part of industrial managers to observe the require ments of all statutory provisions and to keep constantly in mind the rights and interests of the public. | think from the beginning senti- Y ment has generally been favorable Ii to the corporation and. If so. it is
 because we have taken pains to
 publish the facts concerning our
 management. our conditions and our intentions II "A decree of dissolution would 1 have been a calamity. It would II seriously have interfered with in- II dustrial progress and prosperity. Fl The decision. as made. will immeas- N urably add to the general feeling of Fl confidence in the value of property lI and in the opportunities of business
 enterpfise."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05
Live Stock Meeting Is
 Indefinitely Postponed

Birmingham men who were scheduled to attend the meeting in Montgomery yes- terday and today of the Alabama Live Stock Association were informed yester- day morning by telegram from Mont gonlery that the meeting had been in definitely postponed.
 A letter was received yesterday at the cffiee ot the United States bureau of ani- nal husbandry that the reason for the postponement was that the s.ste health authorities did not think if wise to gather men from all parts Of the state in the midst Of an epidemic of influenza.
 As soon as the flu menace has passed steps will be taken toward calling the live stock meeting again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05
MANY ARRESTS FOR KEEPING SWINE ON
 CITY PREMISES

More than fifty arrests have been
 made in the past few days, and fines
 imposed of people who have violated
 the citys ordinance regarding the keep
 ing of swine on city premises. The law says each pig must ,have sd square feet In which 7" "a browse or At must be odartered on a concrete floor thst.has connections with city sewerage
 The fifty offenders could not make good in either branch of the ordinance and so were given a ljeht fine and told they had a week in which to compl, with the law or receive ? 'aa Arrests also were made of persons who are Keeping horses and other stock | in the city not in compliance with the lordinance regarding ths same.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-05
UNCONVENTIONAL
 MEETING PLACES

All members of the various denomi- nations present at the pastors con- ference are asked to meet at 9 o'clock at tho following places:
 Methodist Episcopal, South--First Methodist Church.
 Methodist Episcopal = Imp so Il Church.
 Methodist Protestant-Y. NJ. c. A. Presbyterian U. S.-First Presbyte- rian Church.
 Presbyterian U. $. A.-Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
 Disciples of Christ-First Christian Church.
 All Negro Delegates - Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.