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The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

defendant was dissatisfied, continually
pagged AZ the plaintiff, upbraided
him for Supporting his mother and
that defendant demanded Of him a
scale Of living and luxuries, which he
was unable financially to provide her:
That unless the said Marie r. Ingram
shall be and appear at the next term
Of this Court, TO be begun and held at
the Court House, in the City Of St.
Joseph, in Buchanan County, state Of
Missouri, on the end day OF January.
1922, on or before the third day Of
said term, TO answer plaintiffs pc
tition the same will be taken for con-
fessed as TO her and judgment rem
dered accordingly.
1t Is further ordered, that a copy
Of this order be published in The St.
Joseph Observer. a newspaper pub
lished in the County of Buchanan, for
four weeks successfully, the last in
sertion of which to be at least fifteen
days before the next January, 1879,
term Of this Court.
A true copy. Attest:
EMMETT j. GROUSE,
(ScaD Clerk.
BY r. f. Mumford. Deputy Clerk.
sherman. Stigall & Kranltz, Attorneys
for Plaintiff. O126)
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

In the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County, Missouri, January Term.
1922.
Midland Savings & Loan Associa-
tion, a corporation. Plaintiff
VS..
Thomas c. Vandeventer. the un-
known consort, heirs, devisees,
donees, alienees, Immediate,
mesne or rem ote. voluntary or in
voluntary grantees OF Thomas c.
Vandeventer. deceased, Lena Bis
choff, the unknown heirs, de-
visees, donees. alienees. immedi-
ato, mesne or remote, voluntary
or involuntary grantees of Fred
Blschoff deceased. Charles +.
Strop and George 4. Jackson,
Defendants
The State of Missouri, to the above
named or described defendants.
Greetings:
You are hereby notified that an
action has been commenced against
you i'm the Circuit Court OF the County
of Buchanan, in the State of Missouri.
affecting the title to the following
described lands and tenements. to-
wit:
All of the West Forty (4O) feet Of
the East Eighty 900 feet OF Lots Ono
%, Two (2). Three CD and Four
ca, in Block Eight (s), in Bowen's
AuQlllOn, an duulllOH 10 lllS lily OA
st. Joseph. Buchanan County. Mis-
souri,; that said action is returnable
on the first day OF tho next term of
said court, to be held at the Court
House, in the City OF st. Joseph.
County and State aforesaid, on the
end. day of January, 1922, when and
where you may appear and answer,
or otherwise defend, said action;
otherwise, plaintiffs petition will be
10 faaaaA and INDIGNANT
dered accordingly.
And 1t further appearing from the
petition OF plaintiff. filed in said
cause. which petition is duly verified
by the oath Of the agent and attorney
OF plaintiff, as required by law. that
plaintiff verify believes that there are
persons interested In, or who claim to
be interested I'm. the subject matter OF
said petition and in the lands above
described. whose names plaintiff cam
not insert in said petition, because
they are unknown to plaintiffs that
said unknown persons are the un-
known consort, heirs, devisees, do
nees, alienees, immediate. mesne or
remote. voluntary or involuntary
deceased. and the unknown heirs, de-
visees donees, alienees, immediate,
mesne or remote, voluntary Or invol-
untary grantees OF Fred Bischoft, de-
ceased; and in which petition i Is
further alleged that Thomas Q. Van
deventer, the unknown consort, heirs,
dev1sees, donees, alienees, immediate,
mesne or remote. voluntary OF invol-
untary grantees OF Thomas q YRhde-
venter, deceased. and the InknQwn
heirs, devisess, donees, elisnsss, Inn
mediate, mesns or remote, voluntary
or involuntary Erantees OF Fred Bis
choff, deceased, are non-residents OF
side therein. It Il, therefore. ~ the
Court ordered that said ThomAs O
Vandsventsr the unknow1 obnsort
hsirs. dsvissss. asnsss. tltans6s. nm
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

Of railway officials, first calling at
tentlon to the fact that President
Harding received $4,000 a year as
the head Of a great nation. and SEEM
cd satisfied with his pay and his place.
The following are extracts from the
list:
j. y. Dickinson, Receiver. c. r. I.
and p. Raliwav, St2O.7329O.
r. $. Lovett, Chairman. Ex-Com.
U. P. Railway, (1O41O41G.
j. Kruttschnitt, Chairman, Ex-
Com. S. p. Railway 288,8G0.
A. II. Smith, Pres. New York Gem
tral Railway s78,360.
+. d. Underwood. President Erie
Railway, S77eEO.
Walker D. Hines. Chairman. a. T.
and 5. +. Railway s77210.
p. p. Ripley, President A. T. and
5. f. Railway, S75,4OO.
william II. Trusd5le. President D.
l.. and w. Railway. s75,3ss.Ss.
Hale Holden. Pres. c. b. and Q.
Railway, S65.OOO.
A. ]. Earling. Pres. c. N. and S. p.
Railway. S75.319.
Samuel s. Rae. President Pa Rail-
way $75,46O.
In addition to this. Representative
Parks cites long list OK other sal
aries in the $4,000. $4,000. $4,000.
$50. 900 and $4,000 classes
The relation Of these salaries and
OF freight rates to the question Of tax
alton, cost Of living and TO the great
problem OF Unemployment is obvious.
Representative Parks declares that
reduction in pay OF railway employees
should begin with the highly paid Of
flcials and not with the mechanics and
day laborers.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
(No. $685.
ORDER or PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County, Missouri. to the January
Term, A. D., 1922.
State OF Missouri, County of Bu-
chanan, IS.
James w. Farris ..... Plaintiff
VS..
Harriet Ruby Farris Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by his attorney. and 1t appearing to
the satisfaction OF the Circuit Court
that said defendant. Harriet Ruby
Farris. is a nonresident of the State
of Missouri, and does not reside there
in, II is ordered that said non resident
defendant be notified by publication,
as required by law, that said plaintiff
has commenced his suit in this Court
against said defendant by petition and
affidavit, the object and general ma
ture OF which is to obtain a decree of
divorce from tho defendant on the
ground that defendant has offered to
plaintiff such tndignities as to render
plaintiffs condition intolerable in that
defendant would go out late at night;
that she would be seen with strange
men and women OF questionable re-
pute; that she refused 20 care for their
infant child; and that three months
after their marriage the defendant
abandoned him. and has absented
herself from plaintiff without reason
opiS NobSS ibA Nilc hpaNc VI OlAS WAOAS
year and more next before the filing
OF his petition. That unless the said
defendant, Harriet Ruby Farris, shall
be and appear at the next term Of
this Court, to be begun and held at the
Court House, in the City OF st. Joseph
in Buchanan County State Of Mis-
souri. on the and day Of January,
1922, on or before the third day of
said term. to answer plaintiffs petit
tion, the same will be taken for con-
fessed as to her and judgment rem
dered accordingly.
II is further ordered. that a copy
OF this order be published in The St.
Joseph Observer, q newspaper pub
lished In the County Of Buchanan. for
four weeks successfully, the last in
sertion OF which 10 be at least fifteen
days before the next January. 1922.
term OF this Court.
A true copy. Attest:
EMMETT j. GROUSE,
(Seal) Clerk
BY Eugene Roseburg, Deputy Clerk.
sherman, Stigall & Kranitz, Attorneys
for Plaintiff. C126)
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
FINANCIAL GRAVEYARD
Tho Failures OF the Past Month by
Far Exceed Those of n
Year Ago.

Failures were greater in number
and more far reaching in financial
loss in the month OF October. accord
ing to r. G. Dun & Co, who show that
oppressive war taxes and postwar
conditions are responsible. The total
October failures were 1,713, as COM
pared with 923 in October, 1920. Last
month the total liabilities were s53,-
O5S.659, while in October, 1920, they
were but $3S,914,459.
The mortality In the commercial
lines is unevcnly distributed. The
lumber and allied industries were
forced to stand the heaviest losses,
the total liabilities for October, 1921,
being $3,S49,471. Ranking next camN
cloth, machinery and millinery manu-
facturers There were forty-eight
machinery failures, compared with
twenty-siX for the same month one
year ago. There were nincty-two fail
ures in millinery and cloth factories
in October, 1921, against seventy-seven
for the same period last year. Gener-
al stores failed TO the extent Of 165
| last October. while there were but
| forty-eight failures in October, 1920.
Groceries and meat shops failed in
| October. 1921, to the extent OF 244,
against Isl in October. one year ago.
Clothing dealers and haberdashery
failures in October, 1921, amounted
to 1865. as against fifty-flve for the
same month in 1920.
During the past october there were
112 failures among brokers and agents
compared with sixty-two failures dur
ing October, 1920, and thirty y-seven in
October. 1919. The liabilities Of the
brokers and agents amounted to s17-
364,732, which was nearly one-third
of the total amount for October.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
LNes-s5ses}
RRUT-n OF PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County, Missouri, to the January
Term, A. D., 1929.
State of Missouri, County OF Blu
chanan, So.
Myrtle Evylne Meadows. Plaintiff
VS..
w. Il. Meadows. .... Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by her attorney, and 1t appearing to
the satisfaction of the Circuit Court
that said defendant w. y. Meadows,
is a nonresident of the state of Mis-
souri, and does not reside therein, 1t
Is ordered that said nonresident de-
fendant be notified by publication, as
required by law, that said plaintiff has
commenced her suit I'm this Court
against said defendant by petition and
affidavit, the object and general ma
ture of which Is to obtain decree OF
divorce from the defendant on the
grounds of indignities such as to rem
dor her condition In life intolerable,
In that defendant abused and mis-
treated plaintiff in various ways: that
defendant has deserted and refused to
live with plaintiff since the - day
OF September, 1920. That unless the
said w. Il. Meadows shall be and ap-
pear at the next term Of this Court to
be begun and held at the Court House,
In the City of st. Joseph, in Buchanan
County, State OF Missouri, on the End
day of January, 1922. on or before the
third day of said term, to answer plain
tiffs petition, the same will be taken
for confessed as to him and judgment
rendered accordingly.
II is further ordered, that copy
OF this order be published In The st.
Joseph Observer, newspaper pub
lished In the County of Buchanan, for
four weeks successfully. the last in
sertion of which to be at least fifteen
DAYS before the next January, 1922
term of this Court.
A true copy. Attest:
EMMETT j. GROUSE,
(SeaD Clerk.
BY Chas. A. Redfearn, Deputy Clerk
Chas. A. Miller, Attorney for Plaintiff
(1126)
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
(No. 36S8l)
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County Missouri, to the January
Term, A. D.. 1922.
State OF Missouri. County of Bu-
chanan, IS.
A. Harry Miller. Plaintiff
VS..
Dora NJ. f. Miller. Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by his attorney, and it appearing to
the satisfaction of the Circuit Court
that said defendant, Dora NJ. r. Miller,
Is a nonresident Of the State OF Mis-
sourl, and does not reside therein, II
is ordered that said nonresident de-
fendant be notified by publication, as
required by law. that said plaintiff
has commenced his suit in this Court
against said defendant by petition
and affidavit the object and general
nature OF whichis to obtain a decree
OF divorce from defendant on the
grounds of indignities such as to rem
der plaintiffs condition in life intol-
cradle, In that defendant persisted in
carrying on correspondence with
other men, that defendant would de-
light in telling to plaintiff her con-
quests over the hearts OF other men,
and because of plaintiffs objections
TO defendants infatuation with other
men defendant abandoned plaintiff
and went back to England to make
ner nome. Inal unlebh tne sdlu DOrd
NJ Il. Miller shall be and appear at
the next term OF this Court. to be be-
gun and hold at the Court House, in
the City OF ST. Joseph, in Buchanan
County, State OF Missouri. on the 2nd
day of January, 1922, on or before the
third day of said term. to answer
plaintiffs petition, the same will be
taken for confessed as to her and
Judgment rendered accordingly.
IA L.. ,.rHaraA that a
of this order be published In The st.
Joseph Observer, a newspaper pub
lished in the County OF Buchanan, for
four weeks successfully, the last In
sertion of which to be at least fifteen
days before the next January, 1922,
term OF this Court.
A true copy. Attest:
EMMETT J. GROUSE,
(SeaD Clerk.
BY Chas. A. Redfearn, Deputy Clerk
Elliott Spalding. Attorney for Plain
tiff. (1126)
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
EXECUTRIX NOTICE

Testamentary, upon the estate OF ID.
c. Sheldon. deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned, by the
Probate Court of Buchanan County,
Missouri. bearing date Of the 10th day
OF November, 1921.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance, within six
months from date OF said letters, or
they may be precluded from any BEN
eft of such estate; and If said claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the date Of the publication of this
notice. they will be forever barred.
GRACE A. SHELDON
(SeaD EXecutrix.
Attested:
Fred NJ. Wanger, Clerk OF Probate.
Gll9)
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
Is A SELF ANSWERING QUIZ

A correspondent has an idea about
teaching which is novel, to say the
least. His notion Is to put to pupils
questions which contain their an
swers. Here are a few examples:
Watt was tho name OF the inventor
OF the steam engineH
Witch craft was prosecuted by the
Purltans OF New England7
Ware was the terminus OF John
Gilpin's famous rider
Howe did the inventor OF the sew
ing machine spell his namer
Ingenious this. very; but exceeding
ly limited in its application, we should
say
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters
OF Administration, upon the estate Of
Warren S. McPhail, deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned, by
the Probate Court of Buchanan
County. Missouri, bearing date of the
18th day of November, 1921,
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance, within six
months from date of said letters, or
they may be precluded from any BEN
eft of such estate; and II said claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the date OF the publication OF this
notice, they will be forever barred.
ELIZABETH McPHAIL,
(SeaD Administrators.
Attested:
Fred NJ. Wanger, Clerk of Probate.
G126)
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
WHAT THE FOUR III" STAND FOR

CAMERON. Mo.-H. II. II. II.
That's all there is on little lapel but
tons being worn by many taxpayers
OF this section.
Where the buttons came from and
why they were distributed remains a
mystery.
But what the four II" stand for Is
no secret The wea;ers explain they
sra for Harding. Hyde. Hell and Hard
Times"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
UNDER prrREssING coagprrIoNs

Doctor-Your trouble Is dyspepsia;
you should laugh heartily before and
after your meals.
Putiout-Jm poss lille. doctor | cook
them myself aad then wash the
dishes.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
(NO. 86SSs)
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County. Missouri, TO the January
Term, A. D., la22.
State Of Missouri. County OF Bu-
chanan, es.
William 7. Ingram. Plaintiff
vs..
Marie -. Ingram -, Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by his attorney, and It appearing TO
the satisfaction OF the Circuit Court
that said defendant, Marie Z. Ingram,
Is a nonresident OF the state Of Mis-
eouri, and does not reside therein. 1t
Is ordered that said nonresident de-
fsndent be notified by publication, as
required by law, that said plaintiff
has commenced his suit in this Court
against said defendant by petition
and affidavit. the object and general
nature OF which is 10 obtain a decree
OF divorce from the defendant on the
grounds OF indignities such as TO rem
der his condition intolerable in that.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
(No. 368S2)
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County, Missouri. to the January
Term, A. D., 1922.
State of Missouri, County of Bu-
chanan, 80.
Lulu Z. Kirkland. Plaintiff
VS..
John A. Kirkland. :. Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by her attorney, and 1t appearing to
the satisfaction of the Circuit Court
that said defendant, John A. Kirk
land, is a nonresident of the State OF
Missouri. and does not reside therein.
1t IL ordered that said nonresident
defendant be notified by publication,
as required by law, that said plaintiff
has commenced her suit in this Court
against said defendant by petition and
affidavit. the object and general ma
ture OF which is to obtain a decree OF
divorce from defendant on the ground
that defendant has absented himself
from the plaintiff without reasonable
cause for the period OF one whole
year next before the filing Of this pc
tition. That unless the said defen-
dant, John A. Kirkland. shall be and
appear at the next term OF this Court,
TO be begun and held at the Court
House, in the City OF st. Joseph, in
Buchanan County, State of Missouri,
on the End day of January, 1922, on
or before the third day OF said term,
to answer plaintiffs petition, the same
will be taken for confessed as to him
and judgment rendered accordingly
1t is further ordered, that a copy
OF this order be published in The St.
Joseph Observer. newspaper pub
lished In the County of Buchanan, for
four weeks successfully, the last in
Eertion of which to be at least fifteen
days before the next January, 1922,
term OF this Court.
A true copy. Attest:
EMMETT ]. GROUSE,
(SeaD Clerk.
BY S. Whitehead, Deputy Clerk.
C. w. Meyer, Attorney for Plaintiff.
G126)
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
Absorbed the Carload

A carload of cantaloupes shipped
10 Pittsburgh sold for s5s6.2O; freight
sS61.l6: after deducting drayage
commission, Grating, etc. the grower
received S3S.1T.
On a carload shipped to Chicago.
which sold for S4i7.6O. the freight
commission. etc, was s971,S6, leaving
s45.T4 for the grower lie cited other
cases in which express rates We're as
proportionstely exorbitant as the
freight rates.
After referring TO the recent re-
duction in wages OF railway employees
of ~ per cent last July, he quoted the
Labor Board as stating that the aver
age days wages Of all classes OF rail-
way employees was S454, In con-
trast to this. he gave a list of salaries
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
(No. 36S89)
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County, Missouri, January Term.
1922.
Midland Savings & Loan Associa-
tion, a corporation. Plaintiff
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26

Of sentence which prisoner shall
serve is always, in every case and at
every moment Of sentence, a mat
ter Of executive determination. That
is the historic fashion In which an
American system of punishment by
law is adjusted to individual deserts
and the injustice of rigid sentences
avoided. Age, ill-health. the degree
of moral turpitude involved, are all
matters to be considered.
To Mr.. Harding, possessing knowl-
edge Of all the surrounding facts,
the country will be glad to intrust
this difficult and highly personal
matter of adjusting a sentence to an
individual prisoner. If Debs would
acknowledge his error the task would
not be difficult, but pride often gov
erns human conduct when it should
not, and it requires no great knowl-
edge Of psychology to perceive
why this old man refuses to seem to
strike his colors.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
Dubious Housing Measure
Weak Spots Pointed Out in Ono Of
the Walker Bills

10 tno E0lCOr OF Inc Tribune.
Sir: One of the so-called Walker
bills prepared by the Mayors Hous-
ing Committee as reported in The
Tribune is evidently a revised form of
the plan Of Nathan Hirsch. 1t is diff
ficult to say whether operations under
its terms would be more unsatisfactory
to the investor, the owner or the
tenant.
The bonds to be issued might fairly
be classed as wildcat" They may
represent 80 per cent of the total
property value, whereas until recent
years savings banks were restricted
to so per cent. and even now they, and
trustees, are not permitted to 60 above
6e per cent of tho property value
under the laws of the state.
If these bonds are to be issued
against single properties the purchaser
will have to assure himself as to the
risk he is running in particular
case. If they are general in form
their value will depend on the judg-
ment with which the whole scheme is
carried out. BUT in any case value
OF 80 cents on the dollar would seem
to be a generous estimate of their
value in the open market
From the tenants standpoint, in ad-
dition to the cost Of running the
houses to be built under this arrange
ment, his rent will have to include
the Z per cent mortgage interest and
about per cent which the owner is
to pay in annually in reducing the
mortgage, and certainly something to
keep the owner alive during the time
which it takes to pay off the mortgage
viz, fifteen or twenty years.
On a 100000 transaction, putting
the owners time in as that Of an
ordinary skilled workman and his
money on 6 per cent basis-the S2O,-
600 invested by him there would still
be about $4,000 more rent to be col
lected than is permitted to existing
buildings of similar size under the
present laws. During the existing
stringency the tenants might pay it
under protest, but the owner would
have to look forward to a time when
he could not maintain the rate. Moth
ing has been said as to the great cost
of building at the present time, as
that is about offset by exemption from
local taxation.
1t seems unlikely that either the
tenants or the prospective owners will
look with favor upon this measure.
CHARLES E. MANIERRE.
New York, March "a, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
Anti-.Jazz
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1 must take exception to the
article by R. A. Parks in your paper
about "New American Music" What
Is the purpose of music as an art Z?
1t is to cultivate the mind to a bet
ter understanding of the finer things
in life. That, I believe, is the pur-
pose of all art, and music is one Of
the fine arts. Now what does iazz
do? 1t grips the mind of the youth
with fever. which has the same effect
on him as morphine has on the drug
fiend.
Instead Of the educational value Of
music. with its beautiful settings, we
are urged to listen to jazz, with it's
debasing effects on youngsters. Jazz
carries the stamp Of barbarism en- the
face of it, and has no other motive
than an appeal 20 the lower instincts.
1t has no value so far as art Is con-
cerned. and Is a thorn in the sides Of
of all music lovers. L. GOLLANDER.
Brooklyn, March 25, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
The Citizenship Rule

At the cost of a temporary incon
venience that should lead to perma
nent advantage Congress has estab
lished the fiat rule that all diplo
matte employees must be American
citizens.
This naturally perturbs embassies
and legations which need clerks ano
translators with knowledge of the
local language and are unable to gel
qualified Americans at the compen.
sation allowed.
America, land Of many tongues
is OF all advanced nations probably
the least provided among her natives
with those speaking or writing be-
yond their vernacular. With their
lives to be passed in America &C.
quaintance with an alien language
has been matter Of culture rather
than Of utility. But with the entry
OF the country into new foreign re-
lations it becomes necessary to train
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
Reading as Punishment

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In The Tribune March 23 YOU
quote with glee and commendation
the report that police court magis-
trate has sentenced a wayward boy
to three months "hard reading in a
public library" This, you say, is Gin
spiration." Pardon me, sir, it is
bally rot. Nothing more unfortunate
for libraries, for reading .and for
books in general can occur than to
turn libraries into places of punish
ment. Every inducement should be
made to get boys and girls to read,
because reading is one of the great
pleasures Of life. But nothing .hould
ever be done to make children think
Of libraries as alternatives to the re-
formatory nor to put books in class
with spankings and cod liver oil.
EDMUND LESTER PEARSON.
New York, March "a, 1921.