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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-11
WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN
Was Driving Horse Over Tracks
Near Viola, Del

Was Driving Horse Over Tracks
Near Viola, Del
Wilmington, Del, Feb. l1.-Mrs.
Margaret Taylor, 40 years old, wife
of a farmer living near Viola, Del,
was instantly killed yesterday while
crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks at Viola, when southbound
passenger train struck the horse
which she was driving. The horse
was killed and the carriage thrown
rs feet. The engineer of the train
Was unaware of the accident until
the train was stopped by orders of
the conductor. The train backed to
where the woman was lying.
It is thought that the horse be-
came .unmanageable. The Taylors
had lived at Viola but two years,
being formerly Of Canada, where
The body viii be taken for interment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-11

We promote, companies. Carver
and Callahan, 1877 North Fairfax
Street. 25-tf
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
IN MISSOURI

The thrty-fourth vote for the fed
eral suffrage amendment was cast by
West Virginia. Washington and Del
aware will be next in line. As the
great Northwest has always been
strong for suffrage that vote is al
most certain. The little State with
its celebrated three counties will have
pressure brought upon it to succeed
So by April first the thirty-siX States
that are necessary will be obtained
The long fight for equal suffrage will
have been won and the amendment
will be part of the organic law.
Many questions will be raised in
States where suffrage has not been
extended which includes Missouri. To
meet this new condition of Times,
many conflicting provisions of the law
will be found.
Governor Gardner is understood to
have under consideration the question
Of converting an extra session of the
General Assembly to pass an act adj
hitting women into full citizenship,
with the franchise extended all along
the line, to primaries as well as in
the general election. The same SEES
sion, in the same statute, might pro-
perly provide for equal representation
Of the women in political committees,
a privilege to which they are unques-
tionably entitled. The system already
established by the Democratic State
organization ought to be approved by
law, and applied to all parties. we
command tho ubolo c,bioo+ to +Lo
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26
FARM PRODUCES LARGEST
NUMBER OF MINISTERS

The interesting fact that the farm
leads all other fields in producln. men
for the Christian ministry is revealed
in the survey OF the nations resources.
which IS being taken by the American
Education Department OF the Inter-
church World Movement.
The next largest number of clergy
men come from the homes OF minis-
ters. From all other occupations the
number OF those entering the pulpit is
50 small as 10 be almost negligible
The hope 10 lot only to make the
ministry a field which viii attract men
of the right character, but in every
way to broaden the field Of vision Of
clcrgynen-vto draw into It not only
the sons Of farmers and Of clergynen.
but the sons OF bankers and merchants
and lawyers and physicians and me-
chanlcs so that professional church
men will DO in evers way representa-
tive Of all the phases Of life to which
the church ;ippsais. -
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26
CAMPAIGN. BUDGET
Of THE CHURCHES
Total for All $33s,777,572, as
Fixed by Interchurch
Movement.

The campaign budget of the Inter
church World Movement for 1920 has
been set at $33G,777, 572, for the thirty
denominations and 1872 boards, other
organizations and objects, in cO-opcra-
tion in the Movement. OF this total,
$l75,44S,349 Is to he paid this year.
This great sum is divided roughly
under six general headings as follows ::
Foreign missions. S107,611 ,4SS; home
missions. $1O9,949,03T; American edu-
cation, $7S,S37 ,431 American religious
education. $5931, 025; American hos
pitfalls and homes. SJ,11G,460; American
ministerial pensions and relief, $40
510290; miscellaneous. $ST70,92T.
The thirty cooperating dCnomina-
tional budgets are: Advent Christian
Church. $4,000; Northern Baptist
Convention, $13O, $4,000; National
Baptist Convention, $1O,250000; Gen.
eral Baptists. S272.1UG; Church of the
Brethren S%2l9,59S; Brethren Church.
100000: Christian Church, %T27 ,G03 !;
Congregational. SlG5oS4T0; disciples
Of Clrisr, &I2,5o1,13S; EvanGghcal As
ISOLATION $1,"91,2GG United Eyangel-
ical Ch~ch, %&G5@&3; Society of
Friends in America. $4.I@&,0Sl; So
claty Of Friends in California; $4,000 ;
Holiness Church, $4,000; Evangelical
synod Of North America, $l,&lG.J21 :;
Mennonite &&2 coo: Methodist Episco-
PAL Church. %:}IlS1.TSI (or which SOL
GGOO9O nlTradF has been subscribed. in
the Centenary lioyemcnD Methods.
Pro eMaug Charch, St7i|St5; Free
Methodist Church Of North america,
$G,".3f,SGG; african Methodist Eplsco.
uai zion Church. &212GGJ; ColOrcd
Methodist Episcopal Church, $4,000 I;
Reformed Zion Union apostolic
Church, $17.2G3; Presbyterian Church
IN the United States Sl49i0.030; Pres
5ytnrlun Churrh In the United States
(Sough &F&61.di5; Associated Re-
formed Presbyterian Synod, $392,2Cl !;
Reformed Presbyterian Church in
Nosu s1H2ricA $500, IL United
Presbyterian Church. $31, ,A5T Re
form, d C.,a.rch IN America, $2,l26091 :;
Reformed Clarch III the United States,
$lGmG,G$5: Church Of tha United
L@,lren in Christ. %6l6GG2.
%ovitinn is also made for twenty
eiert hospitals ana homes, in addition
touinaty.tiye endorsed 70" Inclusion III
local Genoniinadonnl Budgets. The
budget also includes tie Stale organic
cations OF most Of lie denominations
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26

work and the duty of laying aside
definite proportion of income for re-
ligious purposes. Lantern slides will
| be freely used to illustrate the various
addresses.
The conferences will be managed by
local committees, and the various top
| les under discussion will be handled by
teams Of from five to eight men and
women, recognized as church leaders
In the county or state. Each team will
be responsible for conducting the con-
ferences in eight counties.
/ Big Educational Campaign Prepared.
This series of conferences repre-
sentS only an intermediate stage in a
great campaign of intensive education
in practical Christianity preparatory
to the united appeal for missionary
funds and workers which will be held
by the Protestant denominations CO.
| operating in the Iuterchurch Move
llent between April 81 and May ..
Tie teams that will address the county
| conferences were themselves trained
| as Il faculty" of specialists in the
| various aspects Of the movement at Il
series Of state and pastors confer
cnccs. Similarly, those who attend
the county conferences will in turn
form faculty" for interpreting the
message OF the Interchurch Nov ment
TO their local churches.
Thus it is expected that before April
| 20 the ideal OF church ro-opprn finn
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26
MILLION DELEGATES TO ATTEND. 1000 al a:
MEETINGS To DISCUSS |NTERCHURCH PLANS
Bulk of Counties in the United States Will Have Confer
to Solve Problems of Unchurched Areas, Waste
full Implications and Underpaid Preachers.

A method of holding meetings of
Protestant church representatives in
about 1000 county seats in the United
States, involving total attendance of
anywhere from a million to a million
and a half delegates, has been evolved
by the Interchurch World Movement
of North America, according to an an
nouncement just made at Interchurch
headquarters, at 45 West Eighteenth
street. New York City.
In Missouri the county conferences
will be held in the III counties from
April 6 to 9, with 2S teams of speak
ers for the State, The dates for Ar
kansas and other Aliddle-N'est states
will be announced soon.
The original plan to hold all of these
two thou and and odd meetings stimuli
tancouSly throughout the country was
abandoned as impractical. But they
will take place rs nearly simultaneous
~ ms possible, all but Il very few being
scheduled to be held between April )
and II.
The meeting place will in most cases
be the county seat, and the attendance
will be composed Of the membership OF
tie Protestn,+ churches Of the county.
Tie conferences will last one day
only. Daring HAT day viii be present
ed the whole program Of tie Inter
church world Movement for promoting
cooperation in missionary and general
church activities among the Protestant
churches. Tine will also be given to
discussion of the local problems in
each county us revealed 10y the Inter
church Movements survey Of religious
conditions throughout the United
States
NO Sdcstepping of Problems.
II will be, it is said, very eZcep-
tionul county that does not hear some
more Or less unpaatable truths con-
corning unchurched areas. or wastcful
competition, or unlerpaid and alb
SoGtee preachers. Not many counties,
ii IS stated, are able to show an aver
age ministerial salary higher than tho
average for the whole United states,
which is S937. While barely one-third
Of The entire Protestant population of
lie United States, according to esti-
mates made by The IuteTchurch survey,
has an opportunity for regular church
attendance.
Besides Il full consideration of local
problems, the program at the county
conferences will present the ouistand-
ing results Of the worldwide survey Of
religious, social and economic cendi-
tons made by the Interchurch Move
ment, the material for which has been
gathered from every corner of the
9TH, Special emphasis will also be
the place Of prayer in Christian
Importance Of assisting young
n the right choice Of their life
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY CONVENTION

By direction of the Democratic
Central Committee of st. Francois
county, a Delegate Convention of the
Democratic party of St. Francois
county is hereby called to meet in the
Circuit Court room in the city of
Pennington on SATURDAY, APRIL
3, 1920, at 80 O'Clock p. M, for the
purpose of selecting fifteen delegates
to the Democratic State Convention to
be held at Joplin April %, 1920. In
said convention the various townships
of the county shall be entitled to the
following number of delegates:
Big River township, one delegate.
Iron township, two delegates.
Marion Township, two delegates.
Liberty township, two delegates.
Pendleton township, one delegate.
Perry township, six delegates.
Randolph township, nine delegates.
st, Francois township, twelve del
egates.
All delegates TO the County Con-
vention shall be chosen in the fol-
lowing manner:
A Township Convention of the
Democratic voters shall be held in
each township of the county on SAT-
URDAY, MARCH 81, 1920, at 1880
o'clock p. M, at which time there shall
be selected the number of delegates
to which such township is entitled in
the County Convention. The Town
ship Conventions shall be held in the
following places:
Big River township
Iron Townchip-R iSnarck
Liberty Township-Knob Lick.
Marion Township-French Village.
Pendleton Township-Doe Run.
Perry Township-Bonne Terre.
Randolph Observation-Disclosures.
st. Francois Township-Flat River.
The place of meeting in each town
ship shall be designated and provided
by the Central Committeeman Of that
township, and said Committeeman
shall call the convention to order, or
select some one to do so, and when
such Township Convention is duly
organized, it shall select the number
of delegates to which such township
is entitled. The credentials of the del
egatcs to the County Convention shall
be signed by the Chairman and Sec
rotary of the Township Convention,
and all resolutions and instructions
shall also be certified by them.
The Democratic women voters of
st. Francois county are hereby in
vited to hold their meetings for the
selection of delegates at the same time
and place in each township as provid-
ed above for men. Women are EMIT
led to the same number of delegates
from each township as provided above
for men.
Witness my hand this 18th day of
March, 1920.
J. J. BOWMAN, Chairman,
Democratic Central Committee, St
Francois County.
BY F. W. Monroe, Secretary,
In accordance with the above call
the Democratic women voters Of St
Francois county are hereby called to
meet in the various townships at the
same time and place as provided above
for men, and select the same number
OF delegates as provided above fol
men,
MRS. S. J. TETLEY, Chairman,
Women's Democratic Central Com
nlittee
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26

viii the Democratic party, who has
seen the masses of its men saved
from the debauching influence of
strong drink who would bring back
the cup and present it to the lips of
our manhood and youth and steal
away their brains and make them
criminals and dependents again? Can
we make moral issue a political is
sue? To quote the Kentucky State
journal, "If anybody thinks there will
be an anti-prohibition plank in the
Democratic platform, he has another
think coming"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26

who would not hear with grinning NAL
ice that stray members of this plumber
league are being rounded up and put
into little stone rooms with openwork
iron doors.
Many a retail dealer has come
through the era Of high prices with
clean slate and has resisted every
temptation to gouge his customers.
Buyers who know such merchants
should put them on the white list. -
Saturday Evening Post,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26
LICENSED 70 MARRY

March l2---Dewey Kocher and Pearl
Thomas, NeinFarten.
asrch 22--Edward C. Gunnott AMI
~ aN /, Bennett, lockwood.
March 23-Worv Bower ard Lottie
Lawecn Leadwood.
Masch 24-J w, Vaughn and Hat
tic A.nett, Riyeyinines.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26

trade service of the Department o.
Commerce. And the business man
can't seem to understand this sort or
friendship.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26

days, the enthusiastic approval of the
aims of the Interchurch organization
was continually evident. The fact that
by coordination much more efficiency
IN working methods for all churches
could be obtained made very definite
appeal. Putting churches on a Nor,
ousiness-like basis might be thought al
odd platform upon which to unite won,
en- or the various denominations, but
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26
Mrs. Wilson Presides.

Answering the call TO gather in
Washington, arrangements for the con-
ference having been made by com
mittee of which Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
is chairman. the women assembled rep
resented all the Protestant churches
now cooperating in the Interchurch
Movement. Among the notable mem
berS in the sessions were Mrs. Robert
Lansing, Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs,
David Houston. Mrs. Franklin X.
Lane, Mrs. 4. S. BurlesOn, Mrs. A.
Mitchell Palmer, Nine. Grouitch of
Serbia Nine. Pauaretoff Of Bulgaria
and Nine. Marc Peter of Switzerland.
In all there were 302 delegates pres
ent, representing twenty-five denomi-
nations.
Throughout the sessions Of the con-
ference. which extended over three
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26
Big Budget for Babies.

A big budget for babies was the first
recommendation to the women of the
mission boards Of the churches. This
applied especially to the children in
the war-stricken countries, but as well
to children in need all over the globe.
Women were also asked to support the
Industrial Department of the Inter
church World Movement and the pro-
gram of organized motherhood for the
children of the world. Church women
in the various cities of the country
were urged to assist in obtaining CO.
operation with industrial, civic and
legislative child welfare. 7.sy .
The women of America, in indorsing
he program of the Interchurch organi
alton, have put their mother hearts
behind the movement and added the!
power of their intelligent cooperation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26
Efficiency Plank in New Religious
Program for America and Her
Missions Meets Enthusiastic
Approval Throughout Three
day Convention at Washington.

The tremendous appeal made to the
women of America by war-stricken
children and by children in need the
world over was illustrated recently at
a conference of church women assem-
bled at Washington by the Interchurch
World Movement
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-09

Harvey's Weekly: That is wise
decision Of the League of Women Vot-
ers to start a national campaign for
the establishment of citizenship
courses in all institutions of high learn
ing, and it is encouraging to hear the
report that such courses have already
been established in universities in
twelve states and that the league is
now citizenship school in every coun-
ty in the state of Missouri. It has
been one of the anomalies Of American
civilization that it has conspicuously
neglected the education of the people
in the very thing upon which America
most prides itself, namely, self govern
ment. We have too much proceeded
upon the theory that knowledge of citi-
zenship, as Dogberry said Of reading
and writing, comes by nature" If
the League of Women Voters can cor
rect this error and secure us a citizen
ship 100 per cent Intelligent it will
perform one Of the best works of the
age.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-09
Now that Mr.. Wilson, together with

Now that Mr.. Wilson, together with
the president of Brazil and the king
of Spain, has been authorized by the
league of nations assembly to "inter-
vene" in the Armenian and Turkish
difficulties, it is to be hoped that this
will not mean the sending of American
armed forces to the countries at issue.
The course which Brazil and Spain may
pursue in the premises does not in
terest the people of the United States,
but they would strongly protest
against sending troops to the near
east to settle disputes which should
be accomplished by European nations
England, France and Italy, for in
stance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-09

A news story from Washington tells
us that the department of justice is
waging campaign against anarchists
and other reds-rounding them up,
as it were. We have been reading Of
this rounding-up process for a couple
of years or more and Of the arrest Of
hundreds Of radicals. Were these fell
lows sent to prison for long terms af-
ter being convicted all would be we'll,
but the modus operandi has been to
turn the great majority of them loose
on their own recognizance and to par
don most Of the others. A novel
way of suppressing the reds! @
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-09

A measure which should be enacted
into law has been drafted by Repre-
sentative Frank Nimocks of Minneap-
oils and will be introduced in the
next state legislature as house file
No. 1. It provides that the penalty
for first degree murder be death by
electrocution and that persons con-
victed of highway robbery shall serve
from rs to so years in prison and
spend one day every month in solitary
confinement. With law of this sort
in operation there is no doubt that the
number Of crimes would be greatly re-
duced-it would instill fear into the
hearts of criminals.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-09

New York and many other large
cities are still keeping the ban on the
music Of German composers. This is
no moro or less than an idiotic pro-
cedure. The war is over and, besides,
Strauss, Wagner and numerous other
famous German composers died long
before the great world conflict was
even dreamed Of and were consequent
ly not guilty of any insidious machi-
nations. Tabooing of German music
and resorting to the hideous jazz stuff
that rends the air asunder savors of
biting off the nose to spite the face.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-09

From an analysis of the situation
it would seem that the solution Of
bolshevism must come out of Russia
itself. Military pressure from the
outside, it must be admitted, has
proven failure, not once but numer-
Gus times. It could not possibly be
successful unless brought upon scale
that no nation, especially under pre-
vailing conditions, is willing to under
take. Bolshevism is, in actuality,
Russia's own domestic problem, and
some time-maybe soon and maybe in
another generation-the historians will
be able to tell us how Russia took
care of it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-09

Tt is not wise to offer resistance to
a burglar" says the Portland Ore
gonian, for he has the advantage and
might shoot" Very true. Prevention
is better and a good way is to keep a
small dog or encourage the baby to
cry all night. Yet either of these
plans has its disadvantage. Perhaps
the best way of all is to be too poor
to be robbed or quit pretending to be
rich.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-09

France today does not went to hear
any talk Of parleys with the soviets.
It is a question almost of religion.
France believes in the religion of
property, and the soviets, on the con-
trary, wish to destroy it. France be-
licves in the religion of the sovereignty
of the people and Of the equality of
her citizens. The soviets recognize
only the sovereignty of a small class
of people and seek to make nine
tenths of the citizens slaves of the
other tenth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-09

AS an instance of what intensive
cultivation will accomplish, the peas
ants in the devastated regions of
France have this year produced suf-
ficicnt food for themselves fact
the crops harvested by these industri-
Gus people exceed their prewar pro-
duction. The farms of France, say
American tourists, are again bloom
ing like the rose and everyone seems
happy. What a difference between
this fair land and bolshevist-riddcn
Russia.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-09

the. ACCESSIBILITY of closing our doors
to the hordes Of undesirable aliens
who are eagerly awaiting the first op-
portunity to pour into this country.
If these aliens are to become loyal
citizens they must be Americanized
and our nation at the present time is
not in condition to digest an un-
limited mass of this material
Why are there today 1900, 900 work
ing people idle in the United States?
The idleness in many cases is not en-
forced but voluntary. During the last
three or four years unskilled labor
has received comparatively enormous
wages, wages out of all proportion to
those Of the more skilled and better
educated workmen. The unskilled
laborer became somewhat arrogant
and unreasonable in his demands. He
failed to realize that the labor condi-
lions existing the last two years could
not persist. No civilization can pro-
gress with economic conditions such
that education and training are dis
counted.
Prices have commenced to drop and
the manufacturers who were not prof.
teering will be obliged to cut down the
wages of their employees. The en-
ployes in many big mills have refused
to accept the lower wages and the
mills have closed.
It has been impossible for the far
mers of the country to secure help be-
cause they could not compete with the
big business interests in the cities in
the matter of salaries. Some Of these
100000 idle working people could
find plenty of work on our farms.
The American working man has
good days ahead Of him. He is in a
position to demand compensation pro-
portionate to the service rendered. We
do not believe that certain classes of
labor will ever be compelled to accept
prewar wages. No matter how hum
BILE the service every man working
faithfully six days a week should re-
ceive sufficient compensation to main
tain a moderate-sized family in COM
Portable circumstances.