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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-05-14
Island Of Crete nupendlna."

In the course Of a discussion on the
subject Of Crete at the Royal Geo
graphical society, Prof. L. J. Myres de-
scribed two remarkable changes Of
ground level that have occurred there
since classical times, says the Scientific
American.
The whole island has swung upon an
axis, the eastern half sinking and the
western rising, so that whereas at
Hierapetras and Spinalonga the an
cient Quays and harbor works are now
under water, the little Greek harbOr Of
Phalasarna, at the west end Of the is
land, is now totally upheaved, so that
one can walk about on the floor Of the
ancient harbor, appraised and dry.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-05-14
Have Cried Their Ewes Out.

"The City of the Blind" the Arme-
mans and Syrians call Aleppo in Syria,
for nowhere else in the Orient today
is the percentage of blindness so high.
Every sixth person on the street is af-
fected with eye disease. These Arme-
mans and Syrians, the oculists say, in
the years Of terror and suffering just
passed under Turkish oppression, have
literally "cried their eyes out"
Trachoma is found in all degrees of
severity among infants a few months
old, and advanced cases among chill
dren from three to six. Such a condf-
ton exists nowhere else, except in
such lands as Egypt and India, and
nowhere there is it so severe as in
Aleppo at present.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-05-14
Chinese Engineers Hate Toll.

In no branch of modern. progress
has China advanced during the last
twenty years more than in engineer
ing, If we except, perhaps, medicine.
The Chinese engineer has come to
stay. He is a much-criticized person.
and the principal objection the up-to-
date modern engineer offers against
him is that he refuses to undergo the
long and tedious period Of training
necessary in any branch Of engineer
ing today: If he can become an engin-
eer without soiling his hands or taking
of his coat, he is quite willing to pose
as having mastered engineering; bat
he objects to the toll and the dirty
work.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-05-14
STEVENS COUNTY MEMORIAL Ar
MoRY -. MORRIS MUNICIPAL
BUILDING BIDS ON COMBINED
PROJECT CLOSE MAY 90,
1920

sealed proposals will be received by
the state Board of Armory Supervisors
a.. the ONCE of Capt. G. L. Voss Morris,
MINI M nm, Tor the erection and completion
OF the Stevens County Memorial Armory
ana py the City Commission of the City
OF MOTIFS at the Office of the CITY Man
ager- IN said city for the erection and
completion of@a Municipal BuiIdinp
eacn separate proposal to include gen
efaI contract work, heating. plumbing
ana ELECTRICAL work, in accordance with
plans and specifications furnished nv
III. W. Henry, Architect, Aberdeen. South
Dakota, until noon, May 18th, 1920
The two projects will be constructed
under separate contracts, altho consti-
tuting one architectural unit and the
wall dividing the one from the other
will be included entirely in the arn1orv
contract.
Bids must be accompanied by certified
bid payable to the State Board of armOrv
case may require.
Bids will be considered also on the
basis of cost plus fixed sum.
Successful bidder must furnish surety
company bond in sum equal to amount
of his contract.
Copies of plans and specifications may
be seen at the Office of the architect. at
the Office of Capt. c. L. Voss, Morris,
Mimi and at the Minneapolis and st.
Paul Builders Exchanges.
The right is reserved to accept or re-
pect any or all bids.
STATE BOARD OF ARMORY
SUPERVISORS.
CITY OF MORRIS, MINNESOTA.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-05-14
One Tongue Enouoh.

Baker-How many languages dOes
your wife speak2
Brayde-Great guns, man, isn't
mat she says in one language enoughf
London Tit-Bita.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-05-14
Thousand-Year.oId Mammals.

Scientists say that ain ordinary
whale lives to the age of five hundred
years, while some whales have been
caught whose appearance indicates
they have lived as many as q thousand
years.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-05-14
THE MARKET PLACE
CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT

RATES@One cent Q word each 1nssE-
Gaon. The minimum charge is as cents.
m order to avoid expense of bookkeep-
RRT and collecting it is desirable that
Ru classified advertisements be paid In
advance, unless you have q ledger &C.
count with The Tribune.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-05-14
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-A pair of shell trimmed glasses
in case some where between Gould's
farm and Congregational church last
Sunday. Finder please return to
Mrs. F. L. Gould. 1t.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-05-14

TWO FORD TOURING CARS and one
4-cylinder Studebaker for sale,
all in good shape. Olson-Hemming
Auto Co. If.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-05-14

FOUND.--Horse blanket. Owner
can have same by proving property
and paying for this notice. Steve
Sax.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-05-14
MISCELLANEOUS

FOR SALE.-Ford touring .car.--Ex-
cellent condition, to, cushions
and tires almost like new, motor in
good running order. Cheap if taken
before. June 1st. Will demonstrate
any evening after 6 p. m. or home
all day Sunday. E. w. Smith, Park
Ave. See me at G. N. depot. IT,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17
LEAGUE is SUCCESS

The League of Nations is already
the designated agency through which
open diplomacy is being attained. The
League is, despite all criticism to the
contrary, actually publishing treaties
and throwing light on the negotia-
tions which lead to treaties. The An
glo-Japanese alliance, which expires
next summer, is plainly of great sig
nificance to the United States.
Through the League of Nations the
text of the contract which Great
Britain and Japan may write will be
made public. On July 8 Sir Eric
Drummond, secretary general OF the
League, published letter from the
governments Of Great Britain and ia
pan which said that, while the pres
ent Anglo-Japanese agreement was in
harmony with the spirit of the cove
nant of the League of Nations. cit is
not entirely consistent with the letter
of that covenant, which both govern
ments desire to respect. They accord
ingly have the honor Jointly to in
form the League that they recognize
the principle that if the said agree
ment is to to be continued after July,
1921, it must be in form that is not
inconsistent with that covenant"
That is an achievement of the first
rank. The League is providing the
means whereby treaties will no longer
be secret. When it is strong enough
by moral force to compel rewriting
of the Anglo-Japanese agreement, the
League has become potent influence
making for that open diplomacy which
truly prevents war. No opposition to
open diplomacy, to the publication of
treaties, has been uttered in this coun-
try. That feature of the League is
probably not sinful even to the ire
concilables. At any rate, it has not
become an occasion for criticism
william L. Chennery in the New York
Times.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

State of Missouri, County of St. Fran
co.'s, SIS.
In the, the Circuit Court. November term,
Thomas Heron, plaintiff,
VS..
Ada Heron, defendant.
Order of publication. Action for
divorce.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
herein by his attorney and files his
petition and affidavit, alleging, among
other things, that defendant, Ada
HERON, absconded or absented her
sell from her usual place of abode in
this State, so that the ordinary pro
cess OF law cannot be served upon her:
Whereupon, it is ordered by the
Clerk of this Court, in vacation. that
said defendant be notified by n,hl;cas
tion that plaintiff has commenced suit
against defendant in this court, the
object and general nature of which is
an action for divorce, and that unless
SAID defendant be and appear at this
court, at the next term thereof, to be
begun and holden at the Court House
in the city of Pennington, in said
county, on the Sth day of November
next, and on or before the last day of
said term, answer and plead to the
petition In said cause, the same will
be taken as confessed, and Judgment
will be rendered accordingly.
And it is further ordered. that a
copy hereof be published, according to
law, in The Pennington Times, a
newspaper published in said county
of st. Francois for four weeks sue
cessively, published at least once a
week, the last insertion to be at least
l5 days before the first day of said
next November term of this court.
Order made and entered this 18th
day of Sept, 1920.
A true copy from the record.
Witness by hand and the seal of the
Circuit Court of st. Francois county,
this 18th day of Sept, 1920.
(SEAL) j. c. HEIFNER,
Circuit Clerk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17
WHEN GOV. cox
WAS PRINTERS DEVIL

J. f. Black, who was working on the
Middleton Signal when Jimmie" Cox
entered on his newspaper career in
1887, tells this story to the Spring
field (Mo,) Leader:
"Cox was put to work and as usual
with "devil' was given all the hard
est jobs and was the butt of ridicule
by his fellow-workers. Cox was so
good natured that the staff felt con-
science stricken every time it played
joke on him, particularly the fol-
lowing: The paper was using copy
ing ink at the time and after it had
been run off the press, Cox was given
some gasoline and told to clean the
rolls. He was entirely unsuspecting
of the fact that gasoline is all right
for regular printing ink, but that only
water would do for copying ink. He
went to work with his gasoline and at
the end of three hours had succeeded
in transferring most of the ink to him.
self, so that, as the staff put it then,
he looked like fresh boiled lobster.
He continued working until a fellow
worker took pity on him and told him
the joke. Cox took even this good
naturally and slouched off to clean up.
Rub as he would none of the ink would
come off. Young Cox literally had to
wait until nature, with change of
Skin, came to his rescue some time
later"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17
THE CONDITION OF
STREET RAILWAYS,

The Commission appointed by Pres
ident Wilson more than a year ago for
the purpose of investigating the cleo
trio railways situation of the country,
has returned its report. The Com
mission calls conditions by their prop
er names, and it says that the financial
credit of the street railway industry
has been lost, and that in many locali-
ties the railways are not performing
their public function. This condition
is ascribed to the increased costs of
labor and material, early over-capital-
ization and financial mismanagement,
in the past; public distrust and antag-
onism, failures of the fixed five cent
fare to meet existing conditions, ex-
tentions into Improbable territory in
furtherance of real estate speculation,
and failure Of employers and employees
to properly cooperate. The report
estimates that FROM $175, 100000 to
5000, 900, 900 annually will berequired
to properlyscarryrgat the fiitpse needs
of the industry and It emphatically de-
clares restoration of public confidence
is one of the vital necessities of re-
stored credit. e.
Assuming that the ailments Of the
street railway industry have been very
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17
LIVE STOCK MARK EFT

CATTLE.-Stating the cattle mar
ket as steady with week ago is not
saying much. The ordinary grades Of
Gamers, fat beef steers, fat butcher
cattle, and stockers and feeders are
selling readily enough, but the bulk
of the receipts consisting of grass
killing cattle are too good for can
ners and not good enough for beef
and it is extremely difficult to inter-
est buyers in this over supply. While
sales are being made steady, yet it
requires the biggest part of the trad
ing day to negotiate clearance of the
supply.
Beef steers, $40 to $3.50; yearling
butcher cattle, Sc to $16.50; beef
cows, $3.50 to $40; stockers and feed
ers, $3.50 to $40; stock cows and heif-
ers, SIS to $3.50; Gamers and cutters,
$3.75 to $685.. beef bulls, 81 to $3.50;
sausage bulls, SIS to $3.50.
HOGS.-Today spectators paid
$17.70 to SITS for few cars of
prime hogs, new high record for the
year, whereas yesterday the top was
$17.70. Today's top sales, however,
should not be considered under any
circumstances having no bearing on
the market which generally averaged
10c lower than yesterdays best time
with the markets practical top at
$17.65.
Practical top is $17.65 with the bulk
of the fat 100 to 225 pound at $3.50 to
$3.50; 230 to 270 pounds $3.50 to
SIPS; extreme heavies, $15.75 to
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17
A POOR JOKE

With the national nfranchisement
of women, the old discussion arises as
to whether women will rely upon the
frill, the lipstick, the side-long glance
and the silk stocking to get votes for
themselves or their favorite candi-
dates. One commentator thinks they
will, and adds this bit of philosophy
in proof, "You cannot blame women
for using their feminine charm. Long
before the dawn of history men forced
them to it. For centuries it has been
the only way woman could get any
thing out of a man."
Old stuff Prattle of bygone age!
Undoubtedly when the woman voter
goes out after votes she will dress
herself carefully, as is her habit. So
does a man under like circumstances.
If he is going to hunt for a job, or
make political speech, or attend an
important conference, he gets a shine
and shave, has his clothes pressed
and puts on clean collar, and no.
body seems to think he is out to al
lure and charm because he does it.
When the enfranchised woman vot-
err goes out after votes, it will not be
as a movie vampire. 1t will be as a
citizen inpursuance of her rights and
duties, presenting a cause which she
beliefes to be for the best good of her
community or county and relying up
on the soundness of that cause to get
her the votes she seeks,-Tulsa Trib-
une.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17

Kirksville-Work starts on new sta
ton of Quincy, Omaha & Kansas
City railroad here.
Kansas City-New Kansas City Club
building nearing completion, repre-
senting an expenditure of 1882
600.
Cardwell-New home of Cardwell
Bank will be ready for occupancy
in few weeks.
Sikeston-Scott Milling Co. begins
manufacture of live stock feeds.
Kansas City-Safety Savings & Loan
Association to increase capital from
$10,000,00O to $22,0O0,O00 having
loaned 100000 to home builders
this year.
Country banks report farmers with
few debts and holding grain. Higher
prices will probably prevail unless
there is reproduction.
st. Louis-Rate increase granted tele-
phone company with promise of bet
ter service.
Escelsior Springs-New coal mine
near here producing 100 tons daily.
st. Louis car men ask 20 per cent ad-
ditional to recent per cent wage
increase.
Kansas City-Laundry prices here ad-
vance TO- per cent due to high cost
of fuel and labor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17
HIGH COST OF LIVING

1t must now be practically admitted
by all that the Lever Act has failed;
that it cannot reduce the high cost of
necessities and that convictions can
not be secured under tin other
words, the law is unconstitutional.
There is but little doubt, if any, that
shrewd lawyers for large corporations,
trusts and other combines knew this
act would be unconstitutional when it
was enacted; there is little doubt but
that the United States Senate, in
which are many eminent lawyers,
knew the law would be unconstitution-
al when they enacted it. The common
people demanded the law; they de-
manded relief and something had to
be done, and the same thing was done
that is being done every, year and has
been done for years and years. in our
legislative halls---a law was enacted
that would satisfy the cry of the COM
mon people and that at the same time
would contain ecker" so that the
courts of, the, land would declare it
unconstitutional; the joker was put in
thislaw; combines and trusts went ON
with their stealing and profiteering
and the public press, kept assuring US
all of the prosecutions, present and
prospective, but now we find the law
Is unconstitutional. All these scoun-
drels that ought to be in the peniten-
tiary are to go scott free to enjoy
their stolen millions, and the common
people are again filched. These are
the things that breed revolution and
riots, and the dissatisfaction of the
common people in this country is now
just as strong as the safety Of the
country can permit. Nobody wants
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17
ATKINSON CAMPAIGNING

John M. Atkinson, Democratic can
didate for Governor, is this week in
vajing the territory of the enemy in
campaign through North Missouri.
Atkinson, accompanied by Col. Ruby
d. Garrett of Kansas City, will go to
Trenton, Grundy county, September
16. In the aftefrioon1he will speak
at corn show at Spickard. Other
speaking dates on the itinerary are
Newton and Milan, Sullivan county,
Sept. II; Kirksville, Adair county,
September Is.
Last week Atkinson delivered a
rousing Democratic speech at an. Old
Settlers Reunion at Huntsville, RAN
dolph county. before an enthusiastic
crowd. Democratic leaders at the
meeting declared Randolph county
will increase her Democratic major
ity this year.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17
ACOMMIsSION POINTS THE WAY

I The Presidents Federal Electric
Railways Commission has made a I'M
animous report, and in view of the
fact that it presents an agreement
among men of strong personality
whose interests are entirely divergent
in the everyday affairs of their lives
it is no more than could be expected
that President Wilson should have
extended to the Commission his "sin-
cere thanks for the very able and val
liable report" and at the same time
state his appreciation "of the self
sacrificing efforts cf the Commission
members in so freely devoting their
time to the task undertaken at my re-
quest. Butt cannot but believe, Says
the President, "that the results
achieved will prove to be full compen-
sation for their efforts"
This splendid acknowlment of APP
prevail by the President seems to be
fully justified by the thoroughness OF
the Investigations made by the Com
mission, which held extended public
hearings in Washington, and which in
every other consistent way obtained
the views of all manner of interests
and people in very part of the coun-
try. Among the recommendations is
the plan now in operation in Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Dallas, Montreal, and 9th
er cities, which provides Service at
COST Primarily, the plan provides
for furnishing rides at actual cost,
which shall govern the rate of fares,
and for protecting the investor by
guaranteeing a fixed return on an
agreed valuation of his holdings. The
controlling element in favor of such q
man., according to the Commission, lis
the restoration Of public condolences in
the corporation due to the removal OF
those elements of friction which have
SO frequently engaged the attention Of
the public" Speculative gain on the
part of the railways gives way under
such system to "a commonsense bus
ines basis where the peoplepay for the
service they get and where the oppor-
tunity for large profits no longer exist,
since economies and lower operating
costs are reflected in reduced charges
for service" The Commission adds:
.4When the contract once is establish
ed, the opportunity for municipal cor
ruptior, is reduced TO the minimum"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17

to change our form of government
but the common people are demanding
a change in the character of the men
in our legislative halls. There is a
remedy. Let the common people, in
stead of trying to foster new politi-
col parties and dividing up their votes,
cast their votes for the men who rep
resent their interests. No revolution
airy propaganda should receive en-
enlargement or even consideration at
the hands of the American people;
our road is via the ballot box and we
are amply justified in using it, and it
is our duty to use it.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For President:
JAMES M. COX
For Vice-President:
FRANKLIN d. ROOSEVELT
For U. S. Senator:
BRECKENRIDGE LONG
JOHN M. ATKINSON
For Lieutenant Governors:
CARTER M. BUF0RD
For Secretary of State:
JOHN L. SULLIVAN
For Acknowledgement:
For State Auditor:
GEORGE H. MIDDLEKAMP.
WILLIS II. MEREDITH
For Congressman:
ARTHUR T. BREWSTER
For Representative: y
JEFF D. POSITION Oh Y
For Prosecuting Attorney: =
PHILIP S. COLE, Jr.
For County Treasurer:
H. W. COFFIELD
For County Assessor:
F. M. HORTON
For Sheriff:
JOHN G. HUNT
For County Judge, LIST District:
J. w. JONES
For County Judge, End District:
EMMETT BELKNAP
For Public Administrator:
ROLLA COZEAN
For Surveyor:
THOS. H. HOLMAN
For Coroner:
J. H. ENGLISH
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17

Why should the Republican leaders
pretend to be shocked by Governor
Cox's charge that they are raising an
enormous campaign fund to buy the
Presidency? They were not shocked
when Senator Newberry was convict
ed and sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary on the charge of spending
a fortune in his campaign; they
neither asked him to resign from nor
threw him out of the Senate. They
were not shocked at the millions spent
in the primary campaigns of General
Wood and Governor Lowden, but this
latter was a moral and not legal Of
Tense. Only when the offense charg-
ed might come within the province of
the criminal courts do they seem to
display a pretense of resentment.
What has become of the claim that the
G. o. P. is "the party of great moral
ideas? 2"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17

$3.50; rough packers, $14 to $14.5O:.
Pigs, 12O to $1.50 pounds, $15.75 to
$l7; so to 12O pounds, $14.5O to $15.-
rs; lighter pigs, $3.50 to $14.
SHEEP.-The condition of this
trade shows little change from the
close Of the previous week. Market
fairly active at the prices.
Top lambs, $12.75; good to choice.
$11.75 to $12.75; medium, $3.50 to s11:
best culls, Sc; skips, So to 81; fat
sheep, Sc; choppers and bucks, $3.50
to So; Gamers, 81 to $3.50.
National Live Stock Com. Co.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17

Gov. Cox is surely making trouble
for our standpat Republican neigh
bors. He does not mince his words
and stands ready to make good his
every accusation against the Cop
money-grubbing managers. The
country no longer sits quiescent un-
der Mark Hanna methods. This is
hard for the Harding coterie to I'M
derstand, but they will see more
clearly before the close of the cam
paign.-Iron County Register.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17

clearly diagnosed, according to the
above summary of conditions that are
generally recognized, it is hard to IN
derstand how these utilities are go
ing to be able to keep pace with the
growth of their communities and the
country, and raise the hundreds Of
billions of dollars that will be required
as the years roll by, unless they actu-
ally regain public confidence, and get
their affairs running along smooth and
easy lines.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17

DR.. Varton K. Osigian of New
Orleans, Armenian. now an Amer
lean citizen, is a descendant of
family which had been in the silk
weaving business in Armenia for
72S years. DR.. Osigian is the
only remaining heir to the art of
silk making, as the entire family
was wiped out by massacres and
the war. Adding scientific re-
search in two universities to his
inherited knowledge of scricul-
ture he now has a great under
standing Of this profitable BUSH
ness and is endeavoring to induce
this country.