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The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

Fighting with a posse, with bottle
filled with an explosive, a man sus-
pected Of robbnE the Farmers and
Merchants Bank at ST. Clair, was sori-
Ously injured at Pacific, when the
bottle exploded in his hands, lie was
captured, with five companions, in an
abandoned house when surrounded
by a pOssoc OF 100 farmers. Loot was
found in sack on the second story
of the house. The injured man was
partly idcatified as Chos. Darlington
St Louis. When the posse reached
the house harrington came TO tho
door with the bottle in his hand and
when the posse started 10 close in on
him, he hurled the explosive and the
bottle struck against the door Bar
Tingt on's arm and a part Of his face
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

Ike Griffith, one Of the pioneer
farmers Of Hon county, died at his
home IN the New Liberty neighbor-
hood Friday night Mr.. Griffith was
II years Old al the time Of his death.
lie came to Hon county in 1870 and
was one of a family Of thirteen chill
dren, eight boys and five girls. Craig
Leader,
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

"A clean body with clean mind
inside a clean suit Of clothes rs a joy
to the gods" advortiscs Leo Hale in
the SarcoXic Record. jubilanuy. He
hastens to add, however, Il haven't
much TO do with cleaning Of minds
ana bodies, but when 1t comes to
cleaning clothes | am the candy Kid. d"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

was his train he made taxi time to
reach It, Not until he was almost
there did he see that the car was
anchored and used by the frugal
Maconitcs as a station. And as he sat
within, putting exceedingly from his
late cxertions, the station agent heart
lcssly chalked up his train as an hour
late.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

4 new American gan stone record
has been set. According "a a dispatch
from KirEsvillo Dr. George SWl re-
moved nearly 20 600 Of them from "A
woman patient AZ the American
School Of Ostoopathy. Tho number
ordinarily found in an operation is
dozen or SO. They were counted by
four surgeons and three citizens Of
kirkgillo.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

The Macon Chronicle relates that
when Z. NJ, Laird arrived IN Macon
in tho night he paid no particular at
tontion 10 tho station. Next day, hav-
ing completed his business in town, ne
decided 10 take the 1925 train away.
Three blocks from the station he saw
a car On the track and thinking Il
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

Everybody wonders from time to
time where the terrible oxaggerations
take place regarding incidents. Last
week we told Of the painful accident
that happened to J. l.. Shrum who
fen as ne alightcd from the train at
the depot By the next day reports
were circulated in Richmond that Mr.
Shrum had been murdered, robbed
ana his body placed on the railroad
tracks. Also one that a train ran
over his medicine wagon killing him
instantly, and so on until his daugh-
ter had to caIl a hat We presume
II Is natural for the human mind to
supply detail not Immediately avail
able and a natural inclination to
magnify the most common place ac-
rident into a tragedy Of sensational
nature but, anyhow, Mr.. Shrum wasn't
killed, he hadn't been driving his
wagon that day but was a regular
passenger on a regular train. lie
wasn't robbed or murdered or any
thing but hurt a little.-Braymer Bee.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

The Carrollton Rcpublican-Rccor
fails to see why such a iuss should bc
made over the HorEdon ease when the
administration handles the "conscicn-
tious obJectors' We have our hands on
here, with gloves.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

Missouri is to celebrate its ccnton-
nial this year. The first memorial
button to represent this event was
bought at auction in Sedala by Kemp
liicronymous for 1921. These but
tons like campaign insiEnias, will be
distributed broadcaa, over the state
ana country.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

Missouri has the honor, through
Charles G. Bell, veteran apple grower
Of Boone county, of presenting the
world with a brand new variety of
apple. Its appearance is much like
the Stark's Delicious and it was de-
velopod on to a French Seeding. 1t
is said to be a fine grade Of apple
Now if Mr.. Bell could just do some
thing for the Ben Davis to help it out
there would be a real triumph among
Missouri apple growers.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

The '15C0oO addition 10 the St.
open TO the public about March l.
The opening day has not been named
or the program arranged as yet. with
the completion Of the addition %
rooms viii De available for the use Of
patients.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

Stone county turns up its nose at
such commonplace things as oil dis
coVerics and has staged a gold rush
which threatens to rival the days of
'49. Sand has been discovered on the
Weber place that is reported to assay
$122 to the ton. Since then adventur-
ers from all parts of the country have
been roaming the hills and crowdng
the boarding houses. The Lee Hunter
Mining Company has ordered machin-
cry and lumber for a stamp mill to
be erected on one lease.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

TO support ms claims TO being a
strictly dry town Chuioothe points
with pride 90 the fact that no local
druggist has permit to sell alcoholic
liquors and that two physicians have
permit 10 write prescriptions for
liquor and these prescriptions have %
be filled outside Of town.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

Mr.. Briggs + r. Reisner and Jack
Tutile as forcmcn of the electric light
line that connects at Barnard with the
Maryvillc current and runs to Boic-
kow, Roscudalc, Rca, Whitesville.
Empire and King City, report that the
poles are all set and work on string
ing the main wire is under way and
viii soon be completed. Then the
above named places will have light.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

1t would seem as if the success Of
John Vandiver of Shclbina with his
flock Of chickens was rs much due to
unique methods as to luck. He gives
his flock much care. After tho hens
have gone to roost at night he scatters
grain and then turns on the electric
ligh; in the hcnhouse at o'clock the
next morning The hens evidently
think the light is the sun. so hop
down and get to work early. Mr..
Nandivcr collected $50 eggs in one
day recently. His eight hundred
hens brought him $4,000 last year
and cost him 5000, They increased
his flock two hundred.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

were blown off About $4,000 of the
banks money was recovered and the
men captured.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

programme adding that he had to
force himself upon Hyde when they
had conferred inexperienced per-
sons, Dyott said, had been given
charge of the preparation of the con-
solidation bill.
"IIe said he had been given a bill
creating a board Of public works, but
that il was in such bad shape and so
harmful in its provisions as drafted
that he did not introduce it.
Hyde may have made the mistake
Of not comforting frequently enough
with legislative leaders for, after all,
these men viii make or break his
programme. Recently however, he
arranged his office hours in such
manner as to be able to see members
Of the legislature at any time they
called at his office.
Irwin Leading Fight
Senator VIM c. Irwin OF jefferson
IVY " h'pupll'dil' dpl'dicHlly lS l'du-
ing the fight on Hyde's programme in
the Senate. Irwin recently appeared
before the House and Senate agricul-
tural committees and ridiculed the
consolidation agricultural bill and de-
clared ne would not support it in it's
present form. lie likewise is opposing
Hyde's bill for creating board Of
public welfare, and has introduced a
bill creating a central board Of con-
troll for the elcomosynary institutions
instead.
"'rhe House and Senate calendars
are cluttered up with salary bills
many Of them affecting St. Louis tax
payers, with owl bills, wolf-scalp bills,
bills regulating remarriage of di-
vorcecs, bills for moving weeds
handling range cattle, and local bills
for home consumption. No bill OF any
importance has got further than en-
grossment, ana many Of these are not
even out OF committee. More than
1000 bills are now in the hopper, to
add TO the congestion later on.
1.-THE important election bills, back
ed by the Missouri and st. Louis Bar
Associations, and the Missouri League
Of Women Voters, still are slumbering
in the Senate elections committee, Of
which Senator David NJ. Proctor Of
Kansas City is chairman and OF which
Senator William c. Irwin of jefferson
City is a member. Proctor said that
meeting for the further consldera-
tion OF those measures would be held
next Tuesday night. Proctor vigor-
ously fought one Of Hyde's Kansas
City police board appointments, and
Irwin has openly opposed some Of
Hyde's programme,
Salary Lifting Legislation
'St, Louis Republican senator's in
cluding Lieut. Gov. Lloyd, and the
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

Little did banks or wills bother the
soul Of Mrs. J. J. Frccl of Laddonia.
who lived simply in the community
whore she died, all her life. Accord
ing 10 the Herald, when she knew she
was going TO die, she merely called
her husband and told him where he
would find some money she had stor-
od away for him on a pantry shelf
Upon investigation q box was found
containing about s1.4O0.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

a small still and about one gallon
Of home brew was found in the power
house at the state prison in jefferson
Cily one DAY last week. The still was
being operated by a trusty prisoner
who was tending the power plant.
Another case OF misplaced confidence.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

AZ a proof that rctribution does oc-
casionally ovortake the sinner prompt
ly, behold the prcdicament Of the
thief who stole the alcohol from the
Tarkio college laboratory recently. He
the school chemist or take chances Of
dying Of slow poison. The Avalanche
warns him that he is taking a long
chance and implores him If he has
consumed any Of it to report to the
chemist so he can take an antidoto.
However, as this is the second time
such a theft has occurred il seems
likely the thief is casehardened in
more ways than one.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

Excelsior Springs has n resident
who spends his life trying to make
people Sc themselves as others sec
them. That ho has had no little sue
cess is evidenced by the following in
the Standard: Sam Wear, the mirror
man, has grown accustomed to re-
coiving orders for his rcsilvering for
mula from an parts of the United
States and occasionally from Mexico
and other bordering lands, but this
morning. mail brought him a check
and an order from one Al p. Lemon,
Of East street, Trinidad Port Of Spain,
British West Indies, the gentleman de-
string 10 learn the method OF making
new mirrors out Of old which has
made Mr.. Wear famous"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

"The bill to consolidate the man
agement Of the teacher training col
leges, Lincoln Institute and the schools
for tho deaf and blind, was handed to
Representative John c. Dyott Of
Howell county for introduction yes
terday, but Dyott failed to introduce
it and the measure as the result lost
two legislative days. Dyott said he
did not have time TO look over the
bill and that he had to prepare some
amendments to 1t.
"Dyott complained because Hyde
had not consulted with experienced
members Of the legislature about his
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19
NEWS FROM ALL OVER
IMPERIAL MISSOURI
tntsreCting Happenings Which Have Taken Place
In the Greatest Stale in the Union
The Product Of the Scissors, the Pen q. ; Very
Little Actual Labor


The faster you live the quicker you
die warns the Linn County Budget
The Carthage Press secs in the am
nouncemont That airplano passengers
basis one more proof that nobody
loves fat man.
The Missouri Ledger has presented
the first real bona Idc sign Of 'rrins
seon in any Missouri paper II says "a
local hardware company is already
youngsteis.
AS Tor IN" police OF Chattanooga
pouring Kerosene into beer 10 prevent
It's use as a beverage iho Joplin Globe
thinks this merely ought to make it
all the easier to get Int up on that
sort Of mixture.
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tious objoctors" We have our hands on
here, with gloves.
The SPRINGFIELD Leader saws the
dusky Danny Cupid down there has
taken a long holiday. only one H.
cense TO wed has been issued to a
negro couple in SprInprioId or sur
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The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-19

est. Louis Republican senators, in
cluding Lieut. Gov Lloyd, and the
Evening star., 1921-09-09
BUILDING Of Three
NEW WBR|DGESU
D. c. Engineer Asks Spans
Over Rock Greek, KIingIe
Road and Eastern Branch.

Appropriations to begin work on
three new bridges in the District are
recommended to the Commissioners
by d. E. McComb. engineer OF bridges.
in his annual report, made public to-
day.
The report calls for $1S0.000 to be-
gin construction on new bridge
over Rock creek at Calvert street:
$SS0,e00 for new structure on Con-
necticut avenue over K1fngle road,
and 100000 for a new draw bridge
ON Rennins road over, the Eastern
n ss,Sr& aasse ssiassssss an appro-
fkMd6A OF $f.506 for the preparation
OF plans for a new Chain bridge
across the upper Potomac.
1t is not believed the Commission
ers found 1t possible to ask for all
OF these bridge items in their esti-
mates for next year, but 1t is report
ed that some of them have been ask
ed for
The Klingle road bridge on Con-
necticut avenue has been in bad con-
dition. and the engineer department
Is now engaged in laying a new floor
on it
Chevy Chase Line Ii Puxxling.
When Congress makes the initial
appropriation for a new Calvert street
bridge, puzzling problem will face
the Commissioners in getting the Chevy
Chase cars Of the Capital Traction Com
pany across the valley.
1t probably will be necessary to
build temporary trestle bridge for
the street cars or lay tracks across
the new Connecticut Avenue bridge and
run the Chevy Chase line iriso the Mount
Pleasant line of the w. r. & E.
A new bridge over Benning road is
essential to the carrying out of the
park improvement plan along the
Anacostia river.
A lake at the east end of the city
is contemplated as part of the park
plan. but the necessary dredging can
not be done until the existing bridge
has been rebuilt.
AS to the Chain bridge, that struc-
ture is now close to fifty years old
and will have to be replaced in the
near future. 1t was never designed to
bear the heavy motor traffic of today,
and for that reason loaded motor
trucks are not permitted to use that
bridge.
Evening star., 1921-09-09
by n. o. MESSENGER.

AS officials and others here who are
interested in the unemployment prob
lem note disturbing occurrences in
England and Scotland and take cogni-
zance of some home events in this
country, the conviction grows that
the conference on unemployment to
be held in Washington is coming none
too soon. Far-seeing men, visuaiizing
the possibility of the spread of distem-
per arising from thousands of men
and women being out Of work. realize
the necessity of concerted action to
take preventive measures before a
stage OF virulence might be reached.
Work Preferred to Charity.
One central idea in the approaching.
conference will be to deal with the
situation in this country on the
economic principle of giving work
rather than charity. The cable dis
patches from England relate that con-
dftlons In that country are fostering
the growth Of communism of a nature
lation is demanding that it be sup
ported, at normal wage rates. by
property owners.
No such system must be allowed to
gain the slightest foothold in this
country, the economists and officials
agree.
Yesterdays incident in Boston, when
unemployed men were put on the
block on Boston common as were
slaves once offered for sale, as depict
ed by the abolitionists on the same
spot, and their services offered to the
highest bidder. is calculated to draw
widespread public attention to the
unemployment crisis.
Foresee Danger Through Hunger.
see at home is the possibility of
communists and socialists taking ad-
vantage of domestic conditions to
further propaganda and exploit their
perniciouS doctrines in the eXpecta-
tion that they may find fertile ground
in the minds of desperate and hungry
thousands.
1t is not easy to alarm the aver
age American citizen over the as
serted dangers of communism in the
United States, and election returns do
Evening star., 1921-09-09
NAVY PAY HEARINGS SET.

Public hearings will be held as
soon as Congress convenes. it is said,
by the special joint committee. which.
under the act of May is. 1920, was
directed to report to Congress a lust
and equitable" readjustment of
permanent pay and allowances for Of
fcers and enlisted men Of the Navy
The committee, comprising five SEN
ators and five representatives, 10
headed by Senator Wadsw3sth. repub-
lican, New York.
granted naval officers ir 1920 will
cease with the present fiscal year.
the resulting decrease in income be.
ing additional to that occasioned by
the cancellation of special tax ex-
emption. the stoppina Of family al
lowances. and expected reductions,
which will be sustained December 81,
when all temporary promotions are
Naval officials pointed out
today that the pay schedules will
then be back to those established In
1908.
Evening star., 1921-09-09
Todays' News
in Paragraphs

Gen. Bandholtz to be relieved Of COM
mand Of troops in West Virginia mine
zone. Page
De Valera does not intend to be plenipo-
tentiary to next peace pariey. Page /
Three new bridges for District urged
Page 4
Japan hopes to settle three problems be-
fore conference. Page I
Treasury. offering obligations. says defi-
cit viii be balanced by tax pay.
ments. Page B,
Hope for settlement Of Bavarian dis
pute. Page Is
Boston,, Page Is
Colombia would Join South America in
bolt from league. Page !
Prohibition agent commits suicide after
raid on ship. Page ~
Teachers proposed higher schedule may
survive pairing process. rage IL
Evening star., 1921-09-09
LOSSES FROM Theft
TAKE BIG DROP SINCE
P. o. EMPLOYEES ARMED

Arming of postal employees last
April is believed responsible by
Post Office Department officials for
a tremendous reduction in the
amount OF money lost through
depredations of mail robbers.
Postmaster General Hays an
nounced today that the total Of
losses through robberies has
dropped from $6,300.O00. suffered
in 1890. to $88.5S0 from April z
last to September Z. OF this lat
ter sum $7S,500 has been recovered,
making a total loss of but $1O,0S0.
OF the total lost during 1920, $3,-
100000 was recovered.
Il don't know whether this rep
resents a reform wave or what"
said Postmaster General Hays,
but the postal inspectors believe
the arming of clerks has been the
cause"
In my opinion the decrease has
been due to the ,arming of en-
ployes." declared Chief Inspector
> Rush Simmons. THE moral ef-
feet believe was largely respen-
sible, and then. too. there was q
sSsel Asst ssEeei.. 80 Sssy. -.
Evening star., 1921-09-09
POLICE SEEK FORGER
OF CHECK FOR $500
Used Name Of st. James Hotel
Owner-One Of Cleverest Swim
dies Seen for Some Time.

Washington and Baltimore police to-
day are searching for a dapper man
of about forty years of age, with a
mustache Of the Charlie Chaplin style,
who. it is believed, forged the name
Of Hylas T.. Wheeler. owner of the St.
James Hotel, on a check for $500. The
check. which was drafted during the
absence from the city OF Mr.. Wheeler,
was cashed several days ago at a local
bank.
Police are of the opinion that the
man is a member OF a gang of clever
check forgers now operating in Balti-
more and the National Capital. The
check was one of the cleverest forger-
les the local police have seen in years
Mr.: Wheeler's loss was covered by
a bond.
According to the description Of the
forger given the police by the bank
teller who cashed the check, he is Of
stocky build. weighing about 160 pounds,
and is about five feet nine inches in
height. He is said to be exceedingly
neat in his appearance.
Evening star., 1921-09-09
WOULD CJRZ1IL DANCERS
OF j. S. UNEMPLOYMENT
Public Men Belieue Conference in Washing.
ton Is Not Coming Too Soon
Economic Basis to Be SousAk

not show the growth Of soefeHs1nl
to a menacing. degree. but never.
theless 1t is realized that there are
wates SetSs Pop favoraSe
presented by distressfui economic
conditions to push their fallacies.
Must Follow Economic Principles.
The part of wisdom, in the opinion
of the practical-minded men. who are
closely following industrial condi-
the basic common sense of the peo-
pie, as an antidote for communism.
but at the same time not to stop at
that; not to let the situation get out
ways eud means to deal with it on
sound economic principles.
One effect expected from the con
ference is the arousing of the atten-
ton of the public to a greater degree
than now exists to the existence o.
the distress and to practical means
for relieving it, There will. of neces-
sity, it is thought, before the winter
is over. be resort to charitable meas
ures, but 1t is designed to minimize
the necessity. 1t is believed the aver
age American out of job would
will accept a dole only when Il days
labor is impossible.
Oppose Public Work as Aid.
Some Of the men leading the move
ment for the conference and it's work
will point out the inherent dangers
from their viewpoint in the proposal
advanced in some quarters for public
works on a large scale to absorb the
unemployed. Such a plan is classed
as among the last resorts, because 1t
involves bond issues and the creation
of debts, constituting a burden which
in the end the benef1ciaries them
selves would have to bear. On this
question, however, there is divided
opinion. and arguments will be ad-
vanced on both sides of it at the con-
ference, 1t is expected.
1t is said that the personnel of the
conference will show the presence of
hard-headed, practical men who will
be intent upon studying the conditions
existing and threatening in this coun-
try, not alone from the viewpoint of
theory, but good Yankee common
sense, and to direct public thought in
the same channel by their discussion
and recommendations.