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The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
BANKER WRITES
Note, THEN DIES
t4EAD OF HhRRisoNviLLE BANK
TELLS OF SHORTAGE, THEN
COMMITS SUICIDE IN x. c.
HEAVY SHORTAGE REVEALED
State Bank Examiner Duncan Is Now
in Charge of lnstitution--pead
Man Was Prominent Land
Owner in Home Town.

HarTisonville, Mo.--The suicide OF
Abraham Lincoln Burney in Kansas
City brought to light that shortage,
estimated at 100000, exists in the
Bank of Harrisonville, of which Bur.
ney was president.
The shortage was revealed through
A letter addressed to the directors OF
the bank, in which Burney is alleged
10 have confessed he took funds from
the institution on forged notes.
James T. Duncan, state bank ex-
aminer, is here, and Il lengthy confer
Cnce between him and Barney Bar
nett. cashier of the bank and nephew
of the dead bank president, was held.
Neither would say what was the out
come of the conference.
Duncan said he is positive thai a
shortage exists in the bank, and that,
If il is as great as the figures named
in Burney's letter as the amount he
took, he doubts if the capital and
surplus of the bank is great enough
TO make good the embezzlement No
announcement would be made of the
contents of the letter or of the amount
Burney is said TO have admitted he
took.
Shortly before Burney drank the
poison with which he ended his life
he called Barnett over long distance
telephone and requested his nephew
TO open the Burney safe deposit boz
at the bank, take from 1t several let
terB addressed TO friends and delive
them.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
Flour Trade Resumed.

Kansas City, Mo.-Four millers of
Kansas City and at interior points OF
the Southwest are re establishing for
eign trade connections. After more
than two years, during which the ex-
port trade in wheat and wheat -four
was handled exclusively by the United
States Grain Corporation, actual busi-
ness has been resumed, a comparative
ly liberal volume Of sales having re-
Gently been made
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
Poultry Yields Profit.

Poplar Bluff, Mo.-David Bright,
Southeast Missouri farmer, residing
near East Prairie. is the owner OF 2Oo
single-comb white Ieshorn hens holding
the record of laying 30,657 eggs last
year. The total expense of feeding,
etc, was S7S224 for the year; the in
come from the flock, including eggs
and chickens sold and used, was ST.
2S4.94, leaving a profit of $5O2.7O. At
the end of the year he had 400 hens
and pullets.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
Oppose Purchase of Preserve.

St Louis, Mo-Members Of the Mis-
souri, Fish and Game League, at their
annual meeting adopted a resolution
protesting the state paying $150,O00
for a proposed state park and game
preserve at Meramec Springs, near
st. James, Mo.
Members of the league said the land
embracing the proposed park Is rocky
and unfertile, and that $50 an acre for
it is an exorbitant price. There are
5000 acres in the site.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
SAGE Holdings in Missouri.

St. Louis, Mo.-The inventory OF
personal property held in Missouri By
Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage, late widow
of Russell Sage, the New York finan'
cier, was filed in the probate court.
1t consists entirely of railroad stock OF
a par value of $3,529,500. The actual
value of the stock is listed at far be-
low that figure, however, being ap
praised at $1,041, 1880.
Certificates for stock in the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company, the st
Louis and Southwestern Railroad
Company and in the st. Louis ant
San Francisco Railroad Company are
included in the estate.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
[oN|0F INTEREST 10
EI1I IHE HOUSEWIFE

DO not allow silver to stand TN
washed overnight.
Corn, tomatoes and rice make good
stulling for peppers.
A few vanilla beans kept in the SUI
gar box imparts delicious flavor u
sugar.
BY adding tiny pinch Of salt Il
milk when fresh 1t viii keep much
longer time.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
Ruins YTeld Gold Coin.

Platte City, Mo.-Mght thousand
dollars in gold coin and a large sum
in paper money was dug from the
ruins OF a jewelry stone owned by L.
w. Recht. The store burned Christ
mas bay. Recht, 1t is said, dfitrtrsted
banks and kept large suas Of money
concealed in his store. The paper
money was in small tin boz, but
somehow escaped the heat.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
Iantors Retter Paid.

Hannibal. Mo.-Tamitors in Tan
nibal public schools receive more pay
than teachers, according 10 report
made at meeting of ESQ local instruc-
tors who adopted resolution calling
Tor a 81 900 minimum wage scale for
The school year Bctwem % and 80
per cent Of the teachers employed
here the last two years have resigned
because Of low wages.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
ST. Joe Officer Decorated.

jefferson City, Mo.-Information has
been received at the office of Adjutant
General Clark that Colonel John d.
McNeeley of St. Joseph had been
awarded the distinguished service or
der by the British government
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
Boom for Barrett.

Monticello, Mo.-Jesse w. BairEett,
secretary OF the st. Louis Bar Associa-
ton ard secretary OF the RepHblican
State Committee, is urged TO become
a candidate for attorney general Of
Missouri in resolutions adopted at
mass meeting here. Republicans OF
of Lewis county drew up the resolu-
tion.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
Preacher and Wife Killed.

Clinton, Mo.-Rey. II. w. Pinkston
and wife and nephew, Aubrey, were
killed in a grade-crossing accident
near Calhoun, this county.
Mrs. Pinkston was instantly killed
and the men died few hours later IN
a.hOspital.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
Baby Burns to Death.

Crider, Mo.-Harvey. the 2O-month'
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Wright, was burned to death when
The family residence near here was
aestroyed by fire. Wright was absent
and Mrs. Wright had left the baby
asleep on the bed.
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called to New charge.

Chuucothe, Mo.-Bey, George l. Tai
Hot, at one time pastor Of the Bap'
tIst Church in Chnlicothe, has been
called 10 the pastorate of the Baptist
Church in Milan, Mo.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
Mo January Crimes.

sedalia, MOTOR the first time in
the history OF the Sedalia police de
partment, the last month OF January
passed without q single fine being as
sessed by Police judge Collins.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
TWO Die of Pneumonia.

Mexico, Mo.-Pneumonia caused the
death of two of the children of Hiram
Watts, a farmer Living foSr miles
south of Mexico, within II hours.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
nusu Peach Season.

Koshkonons. MO.-The Koshkonong-
Brandsville Fruit Shippers Associa-
tjon shipped 127 full cars of 51,ST4
baskets Of peaches during the season
of 1919
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
Bank Capital Doubled.

Butler, Mo.-The Missouri State
Bank of this city has increased its
capital stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
This bank is the Oldest in Bates
county.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-02-12
Farm Sells for $4,000,

Chillicothe. Woodward RaymllleT
has sold his farm of 200 acres near
Avalon for $4,000 to an Iowa man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-08-11
ONE MULE RIGS
VERSUS TWO MULE RIGS

Cultivation cost is largely reduced
by using adequate power karnessed to
modern cultivating machinery. Figures
compiled by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture in farm,
management studies conducted upon
southern farms show that the two
mule team hitche" to two-mule i'm
plcment saves time and money over
the usual one-mule outfit. In Texas,
where the farms are comparatively
large, the two or four mule hitch is
generally used, but the farmers in the
Southeastern States are inclined to de-
pend rpon the single rig to do their
plowing, planting, and cultivatinp,
even where their acreage is large. In
preparing the land for cultivatinp
crops the southeastern farmer with
his one mule makes five trips across
his field to the Texas farmers one.
The Texas man cultivates both sides
of the row and the middle at a single
trip, but one-mule hitch must make
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two or three trips to accomplish as
much. Moreover, the single-mule far
mer uses twice as much man labor as
does the chap who drives team. In
some cases the One-mule farmers get
around this difficulty by exchanging
mule labor and working two-mule
teams.
An Alabama farm study furnishes a
dollars-and-cents accounting of the
two methods. "When the rows were
laid out with the contour of the land
and cultivated only one way, the cost
OF cultivation was $1.38 an acre and
the hoeing cost 70 cents an acre. When
the corn was check -rowed and cult
waited both ways, the cost of cultiva-
was reduced to $1.10 an acre and the
hoeing cost was only 81 cents an acre.I
Such treatment is only possible with
adequate machinery.
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the same as if such pretended mar
riage had not taken place.
IMPORTANT MEETING
TO BE IN ESTON
Tentative System of Good Roads for
the State Will BE Chief Topic.

| Under the recent Act of the Leg.
islature creating State Highway De-
Jartment, there is contained the fol-
| lowing provision:
"The said State Highway Commits
sion shall, under the advice of the
State Highway Engineer, lay out a
system of connecting highways
throughout the State, connecting
every county seat within the State
and covering such main avenues of
travel and traffic as the said Highway
Commission may deem advisable"
Before complying with the above
provision of the Act. the Department
deems it advisable to hold public
hearing in each of the seven Congress
sional Districts Of the State, to which
will be invited all parties who NAV be
interested in the matter. A tentative
State System was laid out by the for
mer Highway Department after long
study and careful consideration, and
rs basis of discussion this tentative
System will be used. Maps of this
|
lay out may be obtained at the office
of the County Supervisor of Roads of
every county
In pursuance of the above purpose the
State Highway Commission will hold
a hearing at the Chamber of Com
mercc in the city of Charleston on
Wednesday, August 18, 1920, from 10
A. M. to ! p. M. and further hear
ing in the County Court House in the
city of st. George on Thursday, Aug.
10, 1920, from II A. M. to 2 p. M.
and anyone in the First Congression-
al District who believes that the roads
in that District as laid out on the
said map ought to be changed is in
vIted to appear at said times and
places and state to the said Commits
sion the change proposed giving the
reasons therefor.
lnasmuch as the Department is
charged with the duty of laying out a
State System connecting the County
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that Lee had wife living at the time
OF the marriage. The ceremony was
performed by minister.
Miss Catlett's complaint to the court
follows:
Il. That on the 10th day of Nav.
1904, the defendant, A. Lee, ATTEMPT
ed TO contract matrimony with the
plaintiff, and the for mof marriage GER
emony was gone through and perform
ed by the Rev. w. B. Hawkins at
Anderson, S. c.; that the plaintiff be.
heVed and was told that the defendant
was an unmarried man and capable
OF contracting matrimony in accordan-
with the laws of South Carolina. but
afterwards plaintiff was told that the
defendant had a wife living, from
whom he was legally divorced. and on
account of said pretended divorce he
mad legal right to contract matri-
mony, but still later plaintiff was in
formed and now believes and allcpes
that the defendant had no legal right
10 contract matrimony with the plain
t'1f on account of his living wife, and
as soon as plaintiT discovered said
TACT plaintiff declined and refused to
llVe longer with or have any conncc
non Whatever with the defendant and
does not in the future intend to have
anything to do with the defendant,
wherefore plaintiff demands judgment
against the defendant.
". That said pretended marriage
be declared to be a nullity and void"
Ihe court ordered that the plaintiff
mas right to use her maiden name
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the army reorganization measure. with
It's provisions for the creation of corps
areas, since the measure became a law
varying opinions were held, but it was
agreed that the abolishing of the va
rlous departments was question to
be decided by the War Departments
Interpretation of the new law.
While Charleston will lose the South
eastern Department headquarters, it
may be that one of the corps headquar~
ters will be established here. An
nouncement of the areas to be included
in the different corps districts and
the places selected to be Headquarters
Tor each will be awaited with interest
by the population of this city, and cs-
peclally by the present personnel of
the headquarters staff.
Under the new orders of the War
department, each corps Headquarters
VIII be an administrative and a tactical
organization. Thus, in case of an
emergency making necessary the mobi
lZation OF an army, each corps area
would have its directing staff already
organized on a basis to direct filed
operations. At present, the department
organization is almost purely admins
trativc.
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new ARMY SYSTEM
TO Be ORGANIZED
Inc Corps Will Be Established in
Country.
TO ABOLISH DEPARTMENTS
Charleston to Lose the Southeastern
Headquarters in the Reorganiza-
ton.

Washington, Aug. 6.-An order abol
lshng the six departments Of the
army and establishing nine corps areas
as provided in the army rcorganiza-
tons act has been prepared in the War
Department and is awaiting the an
provai Of Secretary Baker. Among the
departments which would be abolished
is the Southeastern, Charleston, S. c.,
Major Gen. Morrison, commanding.
The geographical boundaries of the
nIne corps areas have not yet been an
nounccd. Each area would be under
major general as are the present
army departments of the country and
they would be located in each four di-
visions. Two Of these would be re-
serve organizations which would exist
largely on paper and would be called
only in case Of national emergency
one division would be of regular troop
and the fourth of National Guard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-08-11
JUDGE ANNULS MARRIAGE

Spartanburg, Aug. 6.-Thc mar
rage of A. Lee and Miss Alice Cat
lett, which occurred at Anderson Nav
~, 1904, was annulled by a decree
signed and filed yesterday by Judge
Thomas S. Sease, the grounds being
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-08-11

Seats and the roads of adjoining
States, only such roads as could con-
sistently and properly be incorporat-
ed in such System can be taken into
consideration.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-08-11

Officers at department headquarters
have spcculatcd as to the effects Of
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Newman in Occupied Germany

Il. NJ. Newman, in the second cl st n,s
admirable series of "traveltalks laS'
night. took large and delightful; ACa". Gor.
emy audience into "Occupien ~
many" Following last weeks ylSl. -
Alsace > Lorraine. this comprehtnFh,,,n'
sncctaclc of the land beyond the khinvi;
where the only friendly feet that !o' h""
trod the soil since the former kaisos;
brought on a world cataclysm, nn nuU
been those of the army OF occupasaiiIIndi soiIod
was a revelation to many who hau l",r'u
to realize the immunity from WI, Wa,
horrors enjoyed by the country III WIZ WIZ
they had their origin. Germun ''s'; I'm
neaceful rural scenes. were shown WIN WIN
the marvellous fidelity that MARKS tne
Newman motion pictures ana p,o'C
graphic views. and wonderful VleMh Jo =,
the great Krupp gun WORKS oHTors IluIT
profound impression on peno,nu Io,',
Snlendid churches, ancient and m0letu,
nicturesoue scenes, exhibiting iHutoh
customs of varied sort. with a liper".
showing of the American doughp'SS
and their allies now keeping WnuCn Ua
the Rhine" contributed to an eVeniIis
of rare enjoyment. Newman's 'ine,n
comment gave the audience heen I
annreciatjon of the scenes Vlslten'
"Occupied Germany" will be seen agalaa
this afternoon at the Academy. NeSi
weeks program win show in graphr
text and up to date pictures "kedeemea
Belgium.
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Continuation of Cardinal Mercier's letter to Pope
Benedict XVI
ONE can easily understand that after su:h success
~ the organizers of separatist administration were
disconnected, disappointed and annoyed But they
only have themselves to thank if after three years
of tyrannical government they have not yet formed
even vague idea of the psychology of the Belgian
people. All things considered it is duty to render
the annexation of Belgium as difficult possible
for the Germans.
l know quite we'll that all the neutrals do not
share our opinion. 1t would have been convenient
for to protest verbally and our principles,
then bow necks under the yoke in order to spare
ourselves trouble The same sentiments were voiced
at the time of the infamous and brutal invasion of
our territory by a military power before which we
were fated to succumb. Belgium chose sacrifice. 1t
is her glory in the sight of God and in the verdict of
history. Confronted with the recent acts of admins
trative peridy, Belgium could easily have silently
quiesced and could later have sent academic pro-
test to the authorities of the German empire But this
policy is not according to the temper of our people
The Belgian does not love what of convention;
he prefers deeds to words, but, at the same time,
knows the value of moderation.
In fact, the attitude of the nation in this ques-
tion of separast administration, "the gravest said
a diplomat to me- ''that the Germans have raised
since they first under the pretense of ruling
u.s." has been admirably moderate, that is to say,
marked with calculated energy. Our temporary rulers
had need of audacty in taxing with seditiOn,
when conduct moderate in its resistance
and so high-spirited in its refusal to submit.
The truth is. the occupying power uses its
to the utmost limit to drive to desperation
and is amazed at not succeeding We yield neither to
caolery to frightfulness but during three years
we have never once attempted an of open rebel
ion 1t is precisely this calm selfpOssesson that the
Prussian miltarist fails to understand.
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CHAPTER XIII
Arrest of Canon Vrancken, the Cardinals
Private Secretary
Archbishop's House, Malines


June 8, 1917
ITO Baron der Lancken, Chief of the Political
Department, Government General, Brussels.
On my return to Malines yesterday evening
had the joy of finding the Able Allaer released.
know the part you have taken in securing his liberia
tion and hasten to thank you. On the other hand,
| was exceedingly grieved to learn that my private
secretary, Canon Paul Vrancken, had been summoned
to appear before the Antwerp court-martia
Wednesday and that the military prosecutor had
asked for years imprisonment
You know no doubt, the charge brought against
Canon Vrancken In sermon preached at Malines
Whtsunday he mentioned the heroic conduct,
known to every one, of the twentythree young men,
who on the appeal of the curate of st. Leger and
with him, offered their lives to those of the
twenty fathers of families seized hostages in
August, 1914 and sentenced by the German military
authorities to be shot
Many persons present at the sermon bear witness
that the orator did not utter single offensive word
either against the German army the occupying
power. | have him this morning in his cell. He
is the soul of urrightness and he assures me that
he had aggressive intention. His arrest has
amazed him.
He is too valiant in suffering to desire appeal
for mercy and in spite of the paternal affection |
feel for him. refrain from making one to the Gov
ernor General
But feel must call your attention to the fol-
lowing consideration: The action of the curate of ST.
Leger and of the twenty ythree young of his club
is, morally speaking admirable that it will hence
forth form page of universal history 1t is inscribed
forever in the annals of mankind.
Only think of the stigma which would rest for
ever on the name of your people should historians
have no alternative but to add that for having paid
his tribute of admiration to these young heroes,
Catholic priest had to suffer Imprisonment and exile.
Accept, Baron, the assurance of my sincere
esteem.
(Signed) D. J!CARDINAL MERCER,
Archbishop of Malines
In spite of his Eminence's intervention, the Very
,%oI taI
Germany where he detained until hostlites were
terminated.
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structors. it is little wonder that he was
successful in his work.
VERDIs opera, "Risoletto'' which
Y was performed by the Metropolitan
last Tuesday evening. comes nearly at
the top when the speed with which the
rouposer wrote the work is considered
II was lust forty days from the date
Of the acceptance of certain changes in
tbe Iibretto by the composer, for pOliti
cnI reasons. that the opera was ready.
Forty days would have been con-
siderpd long time in which to compose
an oppra by Donizetti or Rossini, who
were the two chief speed merchants
in the operate line. but il is nearly G
record when the quality of the work and
tho beauty of the OrchPstration Of
"Rigoletto' are taken into consideration
for the operG contains some of the finest
arias that have ever been written, be E
sides the quartet in the last act. which
stands with the seXtct from Lucia
as the most popular If not the finest
oncratic ensemble in existence.
1t is doubtful whether any other opera
contains so many arias which have be
come permanent fixtures on the con =
cert stage. At least three for tenor
are constantly sung and the Caro-
Nome is in the repertoire of every real
and would be coloratura soprano in the
world. Besides these. there are stv
eral duets which are often sung and the
quartet before mentioned.
To do a piece Of work like this in
forty days is much greater feat than
to write an opera in nine rays, as Doni
zetti did. or in eleven, as did Rossini
"Rigoletto" has now lived almost
seventy years and shows no signs o
disappearing from the boards, while the
hastily born works of the older com,
posers are as dead as the proverbia
! doornail after lives that were scarcely
longer than the time it took to writ,
them.
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thank your Holiness for your fatherly care of us
thank you for the quite special apostolic blessing
which you have deigned to bestow on me and on dear
Belgium through Cardinal Gasparri, and beg you
to renew in spirit this blessing for which
always the more eager in proportion our cross be-
comes heavier and place at your Holinesss feet the
homage of my most profound veneration and of my
ardent filial duty.
Your Holiness most humble and obedient SER
want,
(Signed) D. j. CARDINAL MERCER,
Archbishop of Malines.