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cause parents permitted flies to
come to them from filthy. wide

cause parents permitted flies to
come to them from filthy. wide
open priyies. bringing death deal
ing germs. yet some people re-
fuse to build fiy-proof priyies.
We don't get mad with them; we
pity them. for evidently they
do not know what they do. We
would save many chidren's lives
if only their parents would per
NIT us. While a great many Co
operate and appreciate our zeal
and efforts to better living con-
ditions in Monroe county, others
refuse to be helped. Some peo
pie. without a fly-proof priyy,
without screens for kitchen or
dining room, and who permit
mosquitoes to feed on themselves
and children all night and have
chills all summer and fall,
would argue until they were blue
in the face with Gus Evans OF
Surgeon General Blue that such
things are useless expenditures
and absolutely unnecessary; that
God Almighty meant for us to
have typhoid fever, small pox.
etc. taking the old fatalistic view
of the matter.
Why should people wait until
they are driven by distressing
symptoms before consulting a
physician? Every person should
visit a physician and have a
thorough examination made at
least once year. Not merely
look at the the tongue and feel
of the pulse. but real examina-
ton, which means that the blood
pressure will be taken. urine ex
amined. the blood examined and
examination made for intestinal
parasites. etc.
F. ]. Underwood. M. d.
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cry was made the leading issue in
behalf of the anti Russell forces.
The laugh is now on the other fell
low. The Mississippi Supreme
Court has recently rendered an un-
divided opinion upholding the Tax
Commission in its authority to COM
pei the Board of Supervisors of
Quitman county to obey the in
structions of the Commission in fix
ing increases in assessment. and
the fact that the Hon. Oscar John
ston was the leading attorney for
the Supervisors in that suit re-
moves . all excuses that the case
was not properly handled.-Coast
Beacon.
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BIO INCREASES IN
THE PRIVILEGE TAX

Fifty.three Lines of Business Al
fected by New Privilege Tax
Law-Effctive May I.
Fifty-three lines of business will
have to pay privilege licenses this
year, law to this effect having
passed the recent Legislature. The
law became effective may 1.
Included in the filty-three lines
are public accountants, who will
have to pay $50; physicians and
dentists. who will have to pay $40;
bootblacks. beauty parlors, hair
dressers, life insurance agents, fra
ternal orders, and so on down the
long list.
The hardest hit are the cider"
dealers, who will have to pay $500.
enough to put most of them out OF
business; and punch boards and
slot machines, which have been
raised from $3.50 to $250.00. All
stores haye been raised from fifty
to one hundred per cent, and about
half of those on the old list have
been raised,
NEW PRIVILEGE TAXES
Public accountants, $50.
Cleaning. reblocking hats, SO.
Ice cream factories. $50.
Retailing near-cider, imitation
cider, Medicine Hat. Red Hot or
the drink commonly known and
sold as cider, $500.
Dealers in monographs. 500,
Bootblack stands. except in bar
Der shops, $40.
Tire vulcanizing, S25,
Blacksmith shops. $25.
Beauty parlors, $25.
Hair dressers, S25.
Automobile accessories, $50.
Physicians. dentists. osteopaths.
chiropractors. chiropodists and op-
tometrists, $40.
Foundries. machine shops. $50.
Life and industrial insurance
agents, $40.
Each fraternal order in each of
the counties, $25,
Agents for marble or marble
monuments. s25,
Public storage warehouses, so.
Concrete contractors. 800.
Automobile dealers. 100,
Public garages. 500.
Automobile repair shops. $50.
OLD ONES RAISED.
Piano dealers or aeents-old. $40;
new. $50.
Marble yards-old. SIS; new. $50.
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Automatic weighing machines
old; 2.50; new. SIS.
Gum slot machines-Old. So. so;
new, SIS.
Automatic stamp machines-old
$3.50; new, SIS.
Stores raised fifty to one hundred
per cent.
Dealers in deadly weapons-old,
500; new. $500.
Automobiles for hire-old, $40;
new. $40.
Ice cream wagons-old. $3.50
new S1O.
Punch board. slot machines. OF
similar contrivances of any kind,
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makes 1t possible for a farmer to pay
a one-hundred-cent debt with thirty
three one-cent payments. And this is
made possible without the compound
ing Of interest, without building and
loan association computations. without
actuarial figures of any kind. but by
plain simple interest at 9 per cent
You. whs are familiar with the amorti-
zation table. understand how the
farmer pays per cent interest on his
loan and pays a 1 per cent additional
each year for thirty-three years to
wipe out the principal.
Can Pay Principal Any Time.
"Under the farm loan act, the bor-
rover may pay of his loan before the
expiration of the 33 years, IL he
chooses. He Is permitted to pay of
any part of his debt on any interest
payment date, after five years, without
previous notice.
al want to get into the record this
plea from the farmers of the West.
want to say that this law In Its pres
ent effectiveness is necessary In order
to keep the farmer on the farm. In
the corn belt, which Is the garden spot
of the nation. the population In 1910
was less than in 1880. AT the same
time the cities Of that corn belt have
increased their population by $50 per
cent. You have got to do something
to keep the. farmer on the farm. You
have got to give him some benefits. he
is the only man In this nation who
has had no particular benefit from
the government.
1--WE are now in the most critical pc
riod of the worlds history, and IL this
| 1T surely should net be fnterfered
with for the next three or four years"
TelIs Of High Rates In Montana.
When Senator Gronna asked Mr..
Ramsey IL it was necessary for the
people Of Montana to have a joint
| stock land bank in order to promote
agriculture. Mr.. Ramsey replied:
| "It is absolutely necessary In order
| to get money at 6 per cent 1 want to
say to you that the mortgage COM
panies in our state have no rate less
than 8 per cent and that they are get
| ting 8. and 10 per cent. We have
| filed exhibits with your committee
showing that the mortgage houses are
/ getting 10 per cent. and that some
times they are exercising usury above
| 10 Ger cent. getting q commission Of 10
| per cent. This Is the situation In Mon
/ tana and that Is why / am pleading for
/ 9 per cent money to develop the state !"
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FARMERS NOW
CAN BORROW
IN COMFORT
George l. Ramsey Tells How
Montana Men Feel About
Working of Farm Loan Act.
RELIEF FROM HIGH INTEREST
Amortixed Loans Of Joint Stock Banks
Give Montana Farmers Six Per
Cent Money With 80 Years for
Payment Of Principal.

For the first time In their lives
farmers can now feel comfortable
when they put q mortgage on their
farm"
George L. Ramsey. president Of the
Montana Joint Stock Land bank at
Helena. Mont, made this statement
when he appeared before the senate
committee on banking and currency to
protest against the Smoot bill. which
would put tax upon farm mortgage
bonds issued by joint stock land banks.
He said in part:
How Long Time Loans Are Paid.
81 have had farmers say to me, This
Is the first time have felt comfortable
In my life,' when the papers were
signed and the money turned over. The
reason for this statement was that
heretofore they had looked forward to
a fye-year renewal of their mortgage
subject to the favor of a mortgage
broker and subject also to the pay
ment of commission. They have
said TO me: Today 1 have my loan
placed for 33 years and now l can see
plainly that l shall be able TO pay this
debt 1t is a wonderfully beneficent
provision of the farm loan act which
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666 cures Malaria. Chills and
Fever. Bilious Fever Colds and
LaCrippe. II kills the para
site hat causes the fever. II i
= splendid laxative and general
Tonic. Adv
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The Greatest Mistake a Farmer
Can Make

The greatest mistake farmer can
make is in putting every moment of
bis time in making market crops to
the exclusion of home supplies for
man and beast, and yet 90 per
cent. of the farmers In this section
are doing just that.-Mrs. A. A.
Watkins in Southern Agriculturist.
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description or mske-old, So so;
new. $3.50. (This shall be in addi-
ton to all other privilege licenses. }
Cigarette dealers-old. S.; new.
$3.50.
Cotton buyers-old rate. s25; new
500 for firm. and $25 for each en-
ployee buying or selling.
Civil or electrical engineers-old
SIS; new. $40,
Fire insurance agents-old. 30;
new, $50.
During the last state campaign
in Mississippi %e. heard a great deal
about the "Unconstitntionality OF
the State Tax Commission, This
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-09
HARDING. FLAYS
PARIS LEAGUE
CONTINUED From Page one.)

them or bring dishonor on the nation.
This obligation is absolute and un-
qualified said Mr.. Harding. when
ever certain specified circumstances
arose, no matter how much we might
regret 1t, we would have to keep our
promise or sneak out Of it. Let no one
be deceived; the choice would be be-.
tween two things-was or dishonor"
Article X. bore the brunt Of the can
didate's attack nthe address here, but
during the day in other Iowa and Mis-
soari cities he aimed his blows at
many other parts Of the covenant. The
whole scheme he characterized as a
militaristic alliance which in actual OPP
Grafton in Europe had shown itself not
worth O continental
THE league that we are not going
to have, was the way he described
It in the afternoon speech at ST. Jo-
seph. While the crowd stood and cheer
ed. he repeated that he did not favor
entering the Paris league and prom
ised that as president ne would never
submit a leagues or association of ma
tons containing anything like Article
X
In ohtre speeches he assailed the
covenants provisions on the Monroe
doctrine. voting power in the league,
the withdrawal privilege and labor.
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OLD FEUD SETTLED
tHy Associated Press.,

Rome, Oct. Slight Eardinian FAM
lilies which have been principals in a
vendetta for 81 years, have become
reconciled. according to reports to the
Giornale dItalia. Since the feud be-
gan there have been 70 murders and
much property damage done by menu
bers of the families involved.
The bishop of Temple, where most
Of the families reside, officiated at the
ceremony of reconciliation. which
was conducted in a crowded church.
there being 200 identified with the
feud in attendance. After the bishop
had given the men his blessing. the
feudlsts took the oath Of reconcillia-
ton. A TIE Deum was then sung by
the entire congregation.
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MANY A PRETTY FACE
SPOILED BY PIMPLES

no equal as blood cleanser is S. S. s..
the purely vegetable blood medicine.
which has been on the market for
more than fifty years. It is sold by
druggists everywhere.
II you are afflicted with this form
Of skin disease do not expect to be
cured By lotions. ointments, saves and
other local remedies, as they can not
possibly reach the source of the
trouble. which is in the blood Begin
taking S. S. s. today and write a CON-
plete history Of your case to our chief
medical adviser who will giye~~ya
special instructions. without charge.
Write at once to Medical Director. S27
Swift Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga-Adv.
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DEATH PENALTY IMPOSED

Fincastle. Va, Oct. s.-The death
penalty was imposed on George Or
ange Botetourt county farmer by
Judge Anderson in circuit court here.
following the jury's verdict yesterday
that Orange murdered his former
sweetheart, Miss Eunice Lands, at her
home in the county early in 1919. Or
ange, who had been in an asylum for
the past year under observation, went
into a CONFUSION when sentence was
passed. Counsel for the defense filed
notice of appeal to the state supreme
court.
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upon their arrival here this afternoon.
Chief Iris Speaker and his warriors,
once they felt the familiar trails under
their spiked moccasins, chanted their
war cry with renewed vigor and pro-
claimed that Cleveland Indian Is never
defeated until his scalp-lock is lost.
no be sure, two tufts were lost in the
fIatbush scrimmage, but they We're to
be recaptured with interest during the
next four days.
Wilbert Robinson, the Robins refund
leader, had his Indlan-killlng Brooklyn
ties out for preliminary maneuvers in
the Cleveland wigwam this afternoon
and reported no early ambushes. All he
would say was:
I'VE have the winning edge now. and
expect to hold IT,
Close followers who have viewed the
battles to date with impartial eyes, ex-
press the opinion that the super-pen-
nant will be won and lost back on the
plains Of Brooklyn.
Much is expected to depend upon the
manner in which the Brooklyn players
react TO the real world series roofing
which they are sure TO encounter al the
coming games.
Speaker Is expected to start Gov
eleskie, who turned back the Ma
tIonal leaguers in their first rush for
the championship. The latter has had
three days rest and IL reported to be
eager to repeat his initial victory and
the result Of The fourth game of the
series may prove the turning point
OF the entire conflict.
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WARD LINER MAY
BE LOST IN GULF

New York. Oct 8-Fears are enter
tanned ia shipping circles for the
safety Of the Steamship Lake Lilicu-
son, which left here September % with
cargo for Tampieo.
The last report Of the ship was re-
ceived September %. when she passed
Sand Key and entered the Gulf of
Mexico, in which there was a. tropical
disturbance. Her arrival at the Mexi-
can port has not been reported
The Lake Lilieuson carried crew of
about IS men. She was built in 1919
at Saginaw, Mich, and is under the
management of the Ward line.
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aThe Ninth Man.

THE Ninth Man." Mary Heaton
Vorse's story, recently published by
the Harpers, is a tale of medieval
Italy--of San Moglio, whose conqueror
decreed that, after thirty days, ne
would take this and no other toll of
blood: Each ninth man among the
1ined-up populace shall designate Sc
cretly whom he wishes to put to death
in the public place. Thus shall San
Moglio judge San Moglioi" The pail
of fear and hatred which descended
on San Moglio threatened to take a
toll far more terrible than death. But
in time one Brother Agnello, took San
Moglio's guilt on his own innocent
head: and for one time in history the
world did not cry fool"
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ST. LAWRENCE SHIP
CANAL is OPPOSED

Atlantic city, N r., Oct. s.--Oppo-
sition was expressed in resolution
adopted at the closing session here
today of the annual convention of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways associ-
alton against the proposed st. Law
renee ship canal, which would require
expenditure of one hundred million
dollars, of which this country would
pay half The association opposed
the plan for direct highway from
the Great Lakes to the sea onS the
ground that the Dominion of Canada
would derive by far the greater beng
fit Many delegates contend that
the proposition is subtle attempt"
to tap Niagara Falls for power pur-
poses
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Don't close your eyes to the warn
ing which nature gives, when un-
slightly pimples appear on your face
and other parts Of the body.
Not only are these pfmp1es and
splotches disfiguring. but they lead to
serious skin diseases that spread and
cause the most discomforting irrita-
ton and pain. Sometimes they fore
tell Eczema, boils. biisters, scaly erup-
tons and other annoyances that bur~
like flames of fire. and make you feel
that your skin is ablaze.
When these symptoms appear on
any part of the body, take prompt
steps to rid the blood of these dis
orders. And the one remedy which has
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|BOLSHEVIKI SUBS
SEEN IN BALTIC
fay Assorlated press.l

Washington, Oct. 8.--Two Bolshev1ki
submarines, supposed to be bent on
intereepting munitions shipments to
Poland. have been reported off the
Esthonian coast. presumably bound
for Danzig. according to an annunce-
ment tonight by the state department.
The information came to the navy
department from its own agents. along
the Baltic.
Instructions have been sent by the
navy department, the announcement
said, to Vice Admiral Huse. command
ing tile American naval forces now
In the Baltic. that the United States is
not at war with Russia and that the
submarines in question are not to be
treated as hostile vessels.
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BRICK KILN FALLS:
PREACHER KILLED
fRv Associated press.l

Ghattsworth, Ca. Oct. 8.-The Rev
H. G. Shepherd. IS. pastor Of the local
Baptist church and who was working
as a laborer in a. brick kiln of the
Chattsworth Brick company. was
Killed this afternoon when kiln COL
lapsed Four other workmen received
injuries which it is believed will prove
fatal. ~
Those seriously injured:
George Sisson, Joe NTillinax, Bob
Gudger and Ben Davis, all white men.
The men We're engaged in stacking
brick in the kiln when the cave-in oc-
cured. The workmen We're buried
under 10 tons. of bricks. All Of the
injured were taken to the local hos
pital. "a
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BENNY LEONARD KNOCKS
OUT JOHNNIE SHEPPARD

Patterson, n. J., Oct. ss--Benny
Leonard lightweight champion OF the
world. tonight Scored a technical
knockout over Johnny Sheppard of
England at the sixth regiment armory.
The bout, which was scht lied TO go
twelve rounds, was stopped by the
referee in the third. Leonard COM
pletely outfought his opponent in the
first two rounds and was about to
finish him in the third when the con-
test was stopped.
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MONTANA COPPER
GOES BY CANAL

Butte, Mont, Oct. s.-The steamship
Hannawa, leaving Seattle, October %.
will carry 1000 tons of copper from the
Anaconda Copper Mining company's
Great Falls smelter consigned to New
York. Announcement was made today
by the company that because of the
saving in freight over the all-rall
routes. shipments by way Of the Pana-
ma Canal would be regular thing in
the future.
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THIRD GAME OF iNER- LEAGUE
SERIES At BALTIMORE TODAY

Baltimore, Oct. s.-Baltimore and
st. Paul will meet in the third game
of the inter-le league series here tomor-
row. The orioles have won the first
two starts. Bentley or Frank will
pitch for Baltimore. while the visitors
will send either Hall or Coumbe to
the mound. The teams will play here
again Sunday, and then move on to
st. Paul.
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date last year, q. Accumulated deficien-
cy this year to date, 4.49 Highest of rec
ord for October. 95 degrees. Lowest OF
record for October. IS degrees
Rainfall
For "a hours ending p. M. none. To-
tai for this month to p. m. none. Nor
NAL for October 4.0S inches. Accumulate
ed excess this year to date, 1901.
Humidity
IL. M ~; IL noon. IS: .. M so.
Barometer
a. m, sol4; p. m, so.11.
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Stressing the labor feature in talk
to packing house employees at South
st. Joseph, he declared he wanted no
covenant that would drag American
labor standards down to htose of the
old world.
In all, the senator made eleven
speeches during the day, and in every
one of themene struck out at the Paris
league.
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Sunrise SAT. Sunset
5s45. Moonrise 3:22 a,
m. Moonset 3.53 D. m,
Next phase of the
moon, new moon 18th,
High tide 6.:25 p. m.
Low tide clio O.. m.
Yesterdays Weather:
Temperature
Dry bulb. a. m.
6S; IL noon, rs; 7 D.
m, 10: wet bulb. Sc;
~ noon. so, Z p. m,
SO. Highest. 70 low :
est, 81; mean. 70; nor
NAL, ~. Mean same
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uuarantines, as he could not feel jus
titled In endangering the health Of
other communities on account Of
some people here not wanting to spend
money to protect the local people and
the health of those of other cities.
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LOCAL WEATHER. q
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Extreme Northwest F1orida--Fair sat
urday and Sunday; little change in tenn
perature; gentle east to southeast winds.
Winds--Hatteras to Florida Straits
Moderate fresh north to northwest winds
and generally fair weather Saturday
over the East and West Guif-Gentle
tomoderate northeast to east winds and
fair weather Saturday.
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Compiled for the Journal by the Wealth
er Bureau Office.l
snxxae ,s71ts Oct a
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INDIANS READY
TO RENEW FRAY

(continued from Page one.)
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Pensacola. Fla, October 9.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-11-04
= Rose Pastor okel ~ Case b
n ~ poatoonid. ~

Kansas City. No, October A..
kAnouncement WAS made here today
III Sam Q. HAtRus, Tinted Sttfcs
! s!s.triet Attorney, that The charge 81
plating the espionate let agAinst
E.. .sx Rose Pastor Stokes Of New
|1pfk would not come up 1t the No
Esember term Of the. Federal Court
|5ere. The case, which was remanded
fof retrial by the United States Court
|ot Appeals, was scheduled for the
November term.
Mrs. Stokes was indicted here and
tfsed IN, 1918 on the charge which
9rtw out Of speeches she made ID the
Stnte during the war period. She
WlAs sentenced to serve ten years in
the Federal Penitentiary. In re-
Mlen41ng the case for retfiaI the Ap-
Reilate Court held that Judge Arba
n Nanvalkenburgh, the trial Judge,
Aed given improper Instructions.
Alter her conviction Mrs. Stokes
ssas released on $4,000 bond pending,
appeal. According. to information
!1ete, she now is in New York. Mrs.
Stokes is the wife Of J. G. Phelps
Stokes Of New York.
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Butler Roller Mills Incorporated.

Friday articles of Incorporation of
the Butler Roller Mills were filed
with Recorder Fortune. The capital
stock Of the company is $4,000 with
the following stockholders: J. K.
Baum, w. T.. Clement, r. A. Lam
genbacher, E. Z. Morilla, J.. w. Har-
and ]. W. Mcclure. 2
The, new owners are substantial
business men of the community and
the standard maintained by the mill
for so many years will be upheld. ].
w. Mcclure, miller of many years
experience will have active charge of
the mill, and this will insure its out
put being up to the standard. The
perial and White Rose brands of
flour that have been household favor
ties in Bates county for many years,
will be continued as well IS Ill sorts
of the standard stock foods.