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The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
KEEP THE GRAY OUT OF YOUR
HEART

The monkey glands of 1921 are the
latest phantasy to be embraced by
men who no longer seek the tabled
fountain OF Ponce de Leon. but who
still seek for the youth giving foun-
tain. They know that the spaniard's
fountain does not exist and they fail
to find the fOunt of perpetual youth
which many men have found without
seeking. This does exist, but 1t isn't
one which will restore the bloom to
the faded cheek and new vigor to the
palsiod limb. He who would find It
must seek within himself He must
find It as Francis Wilson. CT years
old and still the funmaker OF forty
years. has found it.
Il have not been able to keep the
gray out OF my hair" he says. but I
have kept It out OF my heart"
That was youth speaking. telling
us the secret OF its perpetual exist.
ence. Patrons OF the drama. not only
those who remember the Joyous
humor OF the Francis Wilson OF a
bygOne generation, but those who saw
him for the first time. knew that he
was speaking truth. The gray, they
felt, will never be able to enter into
that genial heart.
How many men of 67 can say. 81
have kept the gray out OF my heart ?"
How many OF the youth OF today are
shaping a course which Is excluding
the gray from their hearts? They
who are, are they who will still be
young at CT. Whitening hair, wrlnk-
led cheeks. rheumy eyes and tremb-
ling legs. what are they? Surely not
the signs OF age. They are the hon
orable scars OF mans conflict with
the passing years, but they do not de-
note the passing OF youth. Youth is
not a matter which affects flesh and
blood and bone. It is in the heart OF
man and it rests with each individual
whether 1t shall stay there or whether
| grabbed age shall crowd II out.
1t Is hate and fear and dIstrust
which bring gray into the heart and
drive youth out. Once driven out It's
return can be accomplished only by q
miracle, 1t Ia faith and hope and
love that build barricade against the
gray and keep youth in.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
Teddy Was the Only One

After Senator Pat Harrison, OF
Mississippi, and Tom Watson, Of
Georgia, get through telling the pub
lie what they think of the recent
speech of President Harding-made
at Birmingham. the president will
wonder II he really gained any pres
tige in the South. These two gentle
ment are hot on the trail of the re-
publican president OF these United
statess and they are well able to set
before the public the attitude taken ty
the true Southerner. II takes a
Southern man to realize just what
the president said when he preached
negro equality, social. polite and eco
nomio. About the only man that
America ever saw that did this and
got away with It was Theodore Rooss-
velt.-Chariton Courier.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

known retired admiral Of the Ameri-
can navy--Admiral Bowles
And he talks sense--at least he
talks In the right direction.
Everybody remembers how IL has
been in the past, and how It will be
again unless the world returns to
sanity and saves itself from the APP
preaching brink OF disaster.
One nation builds bigger battle
ship than any other nation has, cost
ing, say, s15.O00.OOO.
Promptly another nation builds a
battleship still bigger. costing $780,
100000. whereupon the first nation
makes It's first attempt OF little use
by getting up a still bigger battleship,
spending s25. 100000 on It. Now they
are building them at cost Of s30,-
OO0,O TO 5000, 900. with $1,000
900 a year TO keep them up for the
few years before they are antiquated
and ready for the scrapheap.
And q cheap torpedo from cheap
submarine, or a cheap bomb from a
choap airplane, can blow any one OF
them to kingdom come in two min
utes
Admiral Bowles declares that this
plan would make It unnecessary to
increase the Panama canal locks from
10 feet In width to a possible $50 feet
to accommodate the growing size of
battleships. He declares, still more TO
the point. that It would decrease
naval expenditures by 75 per cent. be-
sides greatly reducing the cost of
coast defenses.
why not? Has anybody a better
plan?
or course If the nations were really
wise. they would agree to put the
limitation even lower than Admiral
Bowles puts it. And for that matter,
it would be far more sensible to go
back to the ancient way of letting
single champions fight out the issues
between conflicting nations than It is
to go on with preparations that threat
on to make It possible to wipe out
cities, nations and peoples.
And as for keeping up the compe-
tition in building big battleships. II
an individual spent his money so fool
AL III
dian appointed for him forthwith.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
COMMERCIAL WAR PROFITS

Even while the great Washington
conference is on In fun blast for the
limitation Of nrmamoms, numerous
o: these EeIt-styled experts" are
spreading broadcast tho "opinion"
that the failure Of this conference
means inevitably war between the
United States and Japan. It would
be the finest kind Of policy for the
people who are to take part i'm this
conference to suspend all other oper-
Atlons until they find out just who It
Is that backs this sort Of propaganda.
Who says war? who in either the
United States or in Japan wants war?
What could either nation gain by such
an enterprise?
Does somebody answer that the
people Of the United States have com.
p1areial interests in Asia that are like
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

ly to be interfered with by the am
billions OF Japan DO we not engage
In commerce for profit? Haven't we
sense enough 70 learn from exper-
fences Of the past seven years what are
the profits OF war?
The World Peace Foundation has
been figuring up some Of those prof
its. Not all OF them; just a few. The
lists are in number OF twelve figures
each. Nobody can imagine the mean
ing OF them. Here is one sentence:
1T may roughly be said that $780,
900, 100000 is the financial handicap
that the world has taken on since
1914" Fine showing, isn't it2
THE burden Of this debt" the re-
port continues, brings It about that
every beliggerent has such staggering
taxation as to hamper all the proc
esses OF national and individual life.
For the first time In history. nation.
dismembered Austria, has gone into
the hands OF q receiver. More over
eleven out Of twelve OF the European
states. even with tremendous taxa
tion. are spending far beyond their
income and three out of four coun-
tries in the world are unable to raise
the taxes 10 meet their running ex-
penses."
This IL merely a partial financial
summary. 1t by no means represents
total losses.
And now they are talking that COM
mercial competition may drag the
United States into war with Japan.
There is supposed to be something in
Manchuria that the people Of Japan
are trying to get away from us. Just
as a matter OF good business judg-
ment, in view OF what we have seen OF
tho profits of war. wouldn't It pay
better for us to buy Manchuria and
present it to Japan than TO go to war
with Japan over any question of COM
merce which might arise in the rela-
tions of the two countries in Man
churia?
We would have al least gained
Eomething tangible by our gift to
the Asiatic peoples
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

William Washington, q negro, stuck
his knife in George McCiure's neck.
end then ran. leaving the knife fast
in the wound. When Mcclure Jerked
the knife out, no bied to death. Wash
ington escaped hanging by pleading
guilty to manslaughter, and now he
has applied to the parole board for
parole. using the excuse that Mo-
Clure when he withdrew the knife,
killed himself. It Is turning men
loose on such flimsy excuses that pro-
notes mob action.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
DENBY's TRITE ORDER

Possibly somo people may object
and say that II Is not Christian rliks
or civilized to order people 70 kill but
certainly every thinking man who has
the weitars ot his country at heart
will not fail ta Commend Secretary
DenbH WHO tho other day dld not
minos words when he sent his mes
sage ia the one thousand marines who
had been detailed from ouantico. Va.
to guard United States malls. There
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

Is no compromise In this battle with
bandits" he said. TIT two marines,
guarding a man car, for example. are
suddenly attacked By q robben neith-
or must hold up his hands, but both
must begin shooting at once. one
may be killed, but the other will get
the robber and save the mail. You
must be brave, as you always are.
Keep your weapons In hand and, II
attacked, shoot and shoot to kill"
This Is also the advice to guards Of
the mails everywhere. The govern
ment proposes to put q stop 70 holding
up the mails with losses that have but
recently been running into millions OF
dollars In value. The postoffice Of st.
Joseph, and the mail vehicles that
transport valuable mall to the railway
stations. are now guarded, as are the
mail trains in ana out Of 81. Joseph
carrying registered mail OF extraor-
dinary value.
II Secretary Denby's instructions are
taken literally, and IL attempted rob-
berries continue, there are fair chances
that some robter will cry "hold up
your hands" In vain. for United States
marines, and other former service
men, from the ranks of whom many
of the guards are selected, don't know
how to hold UP their hands. But they
do know how to shoot. and to shoot to
kill, as evidenced by experiences still
fresh in their memories.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
THE REVIVAL OBJ DEMOCRACY

They had the enrolment figures to
prove twas the claim OF the repub-
lican managers year ago that New
York had become a republican city,
Now there Is no doubt but that
New York was q republican city in
1920, but in spite Of that enrolment
It is not republican city In 1921.
Dismissing Mayor Hylan's unprece-
dented plurality, which was due to
various causes, Townsend scudder, the
democratic candidate for Judge OF the
court Of appeals. had n plurality with
in the greater city Of as1.s75, No
aggressive campaign was mads In his
behalf, Many democratic lawyers
supDortdl his republican opponent
and there IA nothing 10 indicate that
Mr. scudder received any organiza-
tion republican votea Ills plurality
may be accepted. therefore. ~ the
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

democratic plurality In New York city
In Tuesdays election.
This Is not an isolated instance Of
the swing OF the political pendulum
away from the republican majorlties
Of 1920. Not only did the democrats
gain nineteen eeats In the assembly,
but they elected q mayor In Albany
for the FIRST time in twenty-five years.
and AlBsny Is popularly regarded as
the private political property OF
William Barnes, In Syracuse, which
is Governor Miler's homo town, they
elected a mayor for the first time In
twenty years. George r. Lunn was
again elected mayor Of Schenectady,
and most upstate towns showed an
increased democratic vote as compar-
ed with the republican vote.
The democratic swing in municipal
elections extended from Bridgeport,
Conn, to Ohio and Indiana. Even
Mr.. Harding's town Of Marion chose
democratic mayor. Too much might
be inferred in a partisan way from
the results OF city campaigns II II
were not for the remarkable demo-
cratic revival in Maryland and Ken
lucky. In Virginia, where there were
strong republican hopes OF electing q
governor on white mans ticket"
the democratic candidate had an
enormous majority. 1t was hinted at
tho time OF President Harding's Birm-
inghsm speech on the negro question
that his real object was to influence
the Virginia campaign. II that be
true the speech was dismal failure.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
Why Shonld They Wonder?

An express train from San Francis
co to Los Angeles recently carried a
plain box with a coffin in It and
dead girl. A hearse with the proven
bial long faced undertaken met the
train. Later another express train
from the same city to the same city
carried fat man with a worried look,
but women rained kisses on his flabby
cheeks and filled his limousine with
flowers. And yet some people wonder
why there is seemingly double STAN
dard OF morals in this country.-Hop-
kins Journal.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
THE sIURDERoUs AUTO spEEDER

The two reckless exhibitions Of
speed crazed auto drivers on Tuesday
adds another chapter to St. Joseph's
altogether too long list Of accidents
caused by murderous inclined speed
sters and it may soon he necessary for
Chief Macdonald to issue an order to
his khakrs to do with speeders as he
has ordered with hold-up artists.
In law a man is held responsible for
the natural consequences OF his own
acts. The natural consequence OF
speeding on crowded city streets is
the manning and killing of innocent
men, women and children, on foot or
in other vehicles. who are unable to
get out of the way in time to save
themselves
The fast. careless, reckless driver
may not have murder in his heart
But he is wlckcdly Indifferent to the
fact that he is the agent OF death and
agony He is criminally reckless, and
he is. and shoIid be held, crlminally
responsible.
In dispensing justice to people Of
this kind St. Joseph's magistrates
have been and are unduly lenlent.
Thoy are failing to dispense justice
failing TO protect human life, when
they lot the Speeding murderers" go
with a small fine and an admonition
to be more careful. The other day a
driver was merely fined for having
driven rapidly on the wrong side of a
street car and knocking down a pedes-
trian.
The police, Eeset with crime and
violence and vice on all hands. cannot
do it ALL They can do very little. in
fact, unless the courts support them
| and put a wholesome fear of the law
into the hearts of rash drivers. But
| neither can the courts do 1t all. Guilt
| is personal, and the cure for this
mania for speed must be personal
Every man and woman who drives an
automobile must know that guilt
moral as well a. legal attends speed
| ing. that the death of an innocent
person may, at any moment, be the
result. Every such driver must un.
derstand that he is doing a shameful
and wicked thing. And an aroused
and healthy public sentiment should
brand It, directly and personally, al
wicked and shameful.
There is nothing smart" about thli
ofrense, nothing admirable. nothing
fine. 1t is folly ugly and sinful. Pu
it up to yourself il the fault is yours
Put it up to your neighbor, you
friend, II the fault is his. A sense o
personal responsibility Is called for
! and with It a sense OF righteous mora
; indignation.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
They Cannot Explain the Raise

The visit to Clinton OF three differ
ent gadding omlssaries OF the Hyde
administration TO try to shift the re-
sponsibillty for high taxes off the
shoulders responsible for II, proved a
most dismal failure. But 1t prompts
the suggestion that all these fellows
are drawing high salaries and liberal
expense money for purely political
services. The first epissary who
came hore several weeks ago repre-
senting the State Tax Commission is
said TO be drawing over 5000 a year
and expenses. And those who met
him declare him to be a young man of
very mediocre ability. The visit OF
these agents TO apologize for the State
Board OF Equalization and TO try to
deceive the people OF each county Wis
tied by telling the people Of that coun-
ty they are the only ones TO complain
and their local officers are to blame
AMPLY accentuates the belief long en-
tertalnod by a very great many Mis-
sourlaas that II the State Tax Com
mission ever had any usefulness It has
long outllyed IT, Henry County DEM
fterat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
ONE WAY TO HELP STOP WARS

abandon the battleship! Let It be
agreed that all bhttleships. all fighting
ships OF any type over 1900 tons
displacement, all guns over slx-inch
calibcr. and all submarines, be at
once scrappcd and for the future for
hidden. The problem would be solved,
and there is no other complete solu-
tion. Such solution would he TO the
advantage OF small states. but need
not finally alter the relative power Of
large ones"
Was it a Visionary paclflst-or
an ignorant theorist who made the
above assertion
Not by any means--it was a well
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
uIhey Want TO rAcsk England

Strange to say many Of the returned
soldiers from tho late war and espec-
ialiy those who were In England for 4
time are not Jet IN favor Of disarma-
msnt They claim they want TO give
England a good licking and then dis
arm. They, for some cause. are great
ly displessed with the treatment they
received while In England and want q
chance TO take some OF the arrogance
out Of them.--Moberly Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
Why Not Investigate 1t?

An investigation has been called for
the Boonvills reform school because
some poor man who had been sent to
this institution was allowed to work
on the outside and support very de-
pendent family. A man sentenced to
the penitentiary for murder drives the
governors car and enjoys all the
rights Of q citizen without the excuse
Of supporting a family. Why not call
an investigation of the penitentiary7
-Moberly Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

Let us not forget, that IL we had
ratified the treaty and covenant Of
the League of Nations, there would
have been no necessity for this reduc-
tion of arms conference now. All
questions coming before the Harding
conference would have been already
in process Of settlement and many
more. We are for the Reduction OF
Armaments just as we were for the
League of Nations, and half OF
loaf is undoubtedly better than no
bread.-Henry County Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
WHAT THE FARMER CANNOT SEE

The New York Times from the day
of It's incipiency has always faithfully
and we'll served the money interests
of the East-even though at some
times It has proven difficult job
but it has never tagged in its alleg-
lance and Just now Is devoting its
energies assuring It's readers that the
agricultural "bloc" in the senate
which has been working with the
democratic minority to curb the ef-
forts of the republican party to re-
store Wall street to the saddles
nothing more than an upstart crowd.
little waterspout on the sea which
will disappear right shortly. "spurlos
versenkt."
The Times quite soundly berates the
"bloc," made up of senator's from the
great western agricultural states. as
one would most mischievous and
bothersone child. The west, 1t de-
clares, has always bothered the east
Ut tIHieS' puI IL COnllHueS " say
assuring eastern capital-that the
bothersome influence has always been
put down. the boy spanked and put to
bed. -
This Is not a country salubrious
for class movements" says the Times,
whether" agrarlan. laborlte or capt.
tallst.' That's nice language and it's
true besides.
That is just what the farmers OF the
west would tell the Times. But these
farmers. with the democratic party,
are unable to see how it is possible to
repeal. for instance, all of the taxes
on exorbitant profits as the republi-
can party is now so busily engaged in
doing, thereby creating large holes In
the treasury's funds for the next year
which must be filled by higher taxes
on the man with smaller profits or the
farmer with no profits at all. and still
to declare that there Is no "class
movement"
The farmer wants a fair deal. that
is all. He wants to let live but he
believes in the other end OF that phil
osophy and he wants to live himself.
He believes that high taxes are bad
things wherever they are imposed but
he also believes that since there Is no
intention TO quit imposing them. or
no possibility OF reducing them, they
should be imposed on the man who
makes a profit Of from Is to 400 per
cent on his investment rather than on
the fellow who makes no profits at
all or who incurs loss.
The agricultural "bloo" Is made up
of republicans. Some OF them were
elected last fall on the same promise
upon which all others OF the party
were elected. That promise was relief
from excessive tsxation and legislation
which would assist in the return of
profits.
The farmers OF the west who elect
ed office holders on this promise see
that they have made a mistake. But
they do appreciate, at least, the at
tempt upon the part OF some Of their
representatives TO throw aside party
alignment ana to vote with the demo-
Gratis against these atroclous meas
ures.
And without these farmers Of the
west. the east could not get very far
politically Is was demonstrated in
1919, Nor could It get very far eco
nOmicalIy II the farmers, the source
Of all ultimate production. were forced
out Of business.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

1t is not to be wondered at that
Attorney Plumb Of the railroad broth
erhoods wants to declare the railroads
bankrupt and have them taken over
by the government. There was never
a time in history where the employees
exploited the railroads for their per-
sonal benefit and gain. such as when
the government had them in charge.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

Clyde Marvin. who escaped the pen
here when he held up the Colonial
theater last summer, on a mighty
gauzy alibi, Is now under arrest at St.
Louis for two hold-ups. The law was
weak here.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
Shoot First-Then Inquire

The governments determination to
place armed mon on mail trains Is
worth while. Robbing trains has been
entirely too easy and It is a matter
that should not be handled with
gloves When q man holds up train
the tims is past for leniency. A load
Of buekshot 70 the best cure for train
robbins habit ana the best protection
against loss OF Life in future. .--Noda-
way Dem mocrat-Forum.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
They Are After Monty

p. Mont Reilly Of Kansas City. who
was big enough to get the appointment
as governor OF Porto Rico from Presl-
dent Harding. Doesn't seem to be big
enough to hold tho Job. At least the
Porto Ricans do not think so.-Platte
County Landmark.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

When few yeggmen and "hold-
uppers" bite the dust In st. Joseph
from well directed police revolvers,
then will there be stop to the whole-
sale robbing now going on--and not
before.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

City Assessor Boder, explaining the
threatened deficit in city personal
property taxes. says that with a
higher valuation a lower levy could
be made and the taxes would be about
the same" What difference does it
make about higher or lower valua-
tion, If the amount of taxes collected
under either Is the same?
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
And Jake Gets tho Plums

Jake Babler, big Republican boss,
is reported to be In Washington shd
the candidates for place are wonders
ing what he is up to. lie Is probably
advising Senator Spencer on Republi-
can needs in Missouri, to all Of which
the senator will lend a willing ear
Glasgow Missourian.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

The Reed-Gabbert suit came near
destroying the motion picture business
In 81. Joseph this week. Judge vorisS
court was too strong an attraction for
the movies to compete with,
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26
First Good Thing Il Did

The Missouri Public Service Com
mission has at length found that the
war is over. 1t has removed the so
cent service charge added monthly to
the gas bills Of Springfield consumers.
Henry County Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

If you have turkey hash today. stick
out your chest and let the neighbors
know. The person who could pay so
cents per pound for turkey is some
nobob.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

II the quality of that $4,000 in oil
stock that thief stole from the Rev.
Ballenger OF Shenandoah. Ia, at the
Union Station Sunday, Is no better
than that we have acquired at divers
and sundry times, he would be far
better off had he allowed the thief to
disappoint himself with It, instead OF
having him arrested.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

1t still requires but four pounds OF
wool TO make q full sized man a COM
plete suit of clothes and this wool
still sells for 81 cents per pound--yet
your clothing dealer wants from $40
to 375 for a suit OF clothes. Why?
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-11-26

Look for another hike In the price
OF gasoline. Uncle Jawn ID. has been
notified that he must pay income tax
on the distribution of Ohio Oil Co.,
and Prairie Oil & Gas Co. stock to
stockholders.