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The Monett times., 1921-09-16
BOOTLEGGERS GIVEN
BLOW BETWEEN EYES
Prohibition Chief Believes Ban on
Shipping Liquor Will Reduce
I Illicit Supplies.

Washington, Sept. 8.-"Bootleg-
gers have been hit squarely between
the eyes"
This was the gleeful view held by
Roy A. Haynes, chief of the prohibi-
tion bureau.
He feels sure that one of the worst
of bootlegging evils has been success
fully met by the prohibiting of ship
ments of liquor by truck,
Commissioner Haynes said bootleg
gers have been getting large part of
their illicit supplies over the struck
route"
The methods have varied, he said
One of the favorite means of getting
fresh liquor stocks is for bootleggers
to conspire to hold up shipments en-
route from distillery or bonded ware
house to the person who bought the
liquor.
The fact that shipments of liquor by
truck have been permitted has made
it exceedingly difficult, he said, to de-
tect other movements of illicit liquors
from other sources than those of dis
tilleries.
Under orders now being enforced by
Commissioner Haynes, dry law agents
will keep a strict watch out on all
highways and, under new methods en-
ployed, expect to be able to detect
liouor caravans with less difficulty.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
PURDY NEWS :.
From the Review.

Lawrence Chastain came in from
Ashdown, Ark, Tuesday morning and
is getting things ready this week to
move his family down there where he
has employment with the Frisco rail-
road as station agent.
Theodore Riggs, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Sidney Riggs, died at the home of his
parents, miles east of Purdy, last
Saturday morning, September 8, at
the age of almost 20 years. Funeral
services and interment were made at
'Arnhart.
Raymond Brite and his little bro
ther Jack visited over Sunday in
Springfield and took in the big circus
which was there Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. w. F. Goodnight
cordially invite their friends to their
home on Tuesday, Sept. 20 to help
them to celebrate their Silver We'd
ding. A basket dinner will be SER
we'd in the grove near the house.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
WEST LONE HILL

Health is good in this neighborhood.
The Lone Hill school is progressing
nicely with Mrs. James Marbut as
teacher.
Rev. Wilson, of Verona, held SER
vices at Calton church Sunday and
will have services again the fourth
Sunday in the afternoon.
Mrs. Steve Yarbrough and Mrs.
Clarence Jorland took dinner with
Dollie Thomas Monday.
! AS Aunt Lucinda Clement went to
step off the rostrum at the Marbut
church Sunday, she had the misfortune
to fall and break her arm. DR.. North
cutt, of Purdy, was called and set the
broken bones. She was resting very
we'll the last report. S'ssKWM d
Jim Todd and family have moved
to the place known as the Uncle Jack
Todd farm.
Mrs. Jane Pennell and Mrs. Boone
were pleasant callers at the A. S.
Thomas home Monday afternoon.
We understand that Monroe Glenn
ent has purchased the farm now oe-
cupied by Dell Medlin.
Wesley Riddle has bought a new
rubber tired buggy.
Sunday was regular church day at
Mt. Grove. The pulpit was occupied
by Rev. Calvin Henderson, of Purdy.
Although Brother Henderson is just
beginning in the ministry he deliver
ed an excellent talk on "Hear and
Obey the Call of Christ"
We were very glad to hear that Mr..
and Mrs. George Kens We're back in
Old Missouri for they are fine people.
They have recently been to California.
Wesley Riddle went to Crane Thurs
day and returned Saturday.
Tuesday, September 20 is the day
set to clean the church at Mt. Grove.
Everyone is invited to come. The
men are to get wood and water and
the women are to do the rest in the
afternoon. Come early.
Someone must like chicken in this
neighborhood from the number that
have been taken.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
HOUSEHOLD SHOWER FOR
-, MRS. BYRON VAUGHAN

Mrs. Byron Vaughan was very much
surprised on Friday evening when the
Officers of Monet Chapter No. 100
o. E. S. and friends gave her a
household shower. Mr.. and Mrs.
Vaughan recently went to housekeep-
ing in rooms in the home of w. r.
iIsbell, 704 Frisco avenue, and the
shower was given in Mrs. Isbell's home
In the large basket presented there
were aluminium, glass ware, cooking
forks and spoons, silver and linen.
Mrs. Annice Viles, and Mrs. r. C.
Farrow acted as hostesses. At the
conclusion of very delightful even
ing, refreshments were served.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
FRISCO OFFICIALS INSPECT
LINES OF M. & N. A,

A party of officials of the st
Louis and San Francisco railroad
which crosses the line of the defunct
Missouri and North Arkansas railroad
1T Seligman, were in Harrison Mon.
day inspecting property of the sus
pended road.
Members of the party, which con.
sists of Vice President A.. T. Ham
ilton, Chief Engineer F. ]. Jonah, P
o. Woods, assistant general superin-
tendent of motive power, and c. III
Baltzell, superintendent of the st
Louis and San Francisco, said they
were making the survey for eastern
interests. They went from Harrison
to points on the road to the south.
That the Frisco railroad may take
over the defunct Missouri and North
Arkansas railroad was reported in
Fort Smith Monday when it was
learned C. H. Baltzell, superintendent
of the central division with head
quarters there, had been called 10
Seligman, to meet T. A. Hamilton, as
sstant to the president of the Frisco
and chief operating officer, to make a
trip over the M. & N. A. property on
a motor car.
The NJ. & N. A ceased operation
at midnight, July 81, upon orders
issued by Judge Frank A. Youmans
of the district federal court on July %.
The move was taken when the road
was unable to finance further oper-
ations.
At the time it ceased operations
it was running at a loss of 100000
monthly. The rolling stock of the
road, consisting of 25 locomotives and
hundreds of flats, box cars and pas
senger coaches, was collected at Har-
rison where it still remains.
The stock of the road is valued at
approximately $1,900,0OO and when
the road went out of commission more
than 100000 people living along the
right-of-way were affected, finding
themselves without mail service and
without transportation facilities save
by automobile and horse and wagon.
Since a motor car system has been
installed at several points.
The M. & N. A, was organized in
1909, running from Joplin to Harrison
1t was declared bankrupt in 1912 and
since that year was operating at a
loss. The government was asked for
assistance but refused to grant it.
If this step is taken, it is believed
the Frisco would operate it from
Monett to Harrison, via Seligman on
the Central division, with the remain
der of the road being handled by the
Southwestern division.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
SOUTH MONETT

Miss Blanche Walton and brother
Herbert, visited relatives at Mineral
Springs, Sunday.
/, Mrs. John Banks spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. D. L. Lautaret,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Young and
family visited w. A. Niskern and
family, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thomas were
shopping in Monet, Saturday.
Miss Martha Bounous spent Sunday
night as the guest of Miss Edna
Lautaret.
Mr.. Woods visited his daughter
Mrs. Bert Eden.
Miss Eugenia Cuendet spent Satur-
day with her sister, Mrs. Dave
Lautaret.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Arnaud were
trading in Monet, SaturdsI.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Nordin, of Mo-
nett visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. MIS-
kern, Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dell Medlin and family Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Nordin, Ola and Purl
Niskern attended church at Macedonia
Sunday night.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
BY Burt Johnson.

Football work is progressing better
this year than at the same time last
year. Tackling is being improved
especially by the use of new tackling
dummy.
At noon Tuesday Professor Hols-
tine was elected manager of the 1921
football team. Also at the noon meet
ings new signals and plays are being
worked out.
A wealth of material has reported
for football practice this year. In all
thirty-three men have reported each
day. At present the fight for po-
sitions is centering about Henderson,
Long, w. Reynaud, Chumbley, c..
Long, NJ. Reynaud, Cinquet Taylor,
Young, Black, Wilson, Boss, McMahan
<Witte, Howerton, Bounous, Shepherd,
Kalt, Steele, Richardson, Russom and
Mourglia.
ed Friday between the high school and
the Alumni. The first out of town
team that will play here is Rogers on
October /.
4
The library was opened Wednesday
morning. The staff consists of Miss
Donahue, faculty supervisor; Gather
inc Robbins, student supervisor; Fern
Breeze, Arthur Smith, Grace Breden,
Walter Reynaud, Edith Lux and
Vernon Jenkins.
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The Teachers Training class OBJ
served Mrs. Wilhelm's beginners class
in reading at the Forest Park school
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Wilhelm's
work was very superior and helpful.
Textbooks for 900 grade students
have been ordered. Some have been
received and distributed
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
CASSVILLE NEWS
From The Republican

TIOIu 1Hc RepuuLlCdu
Fred Marbut of Monet visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Marbut
Monday.
C. H. Brown of joplin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Brown of Monet visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Smith Monday.
Otto Newman, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
NJ. E. Newman of this city, has been
appointed Guard at the State peni-
tentiary, Jefferson City, and was to
assume his duties Tuesday.
]. B. Hopkins and Pat Martin
weighed up and sold Saturday large
bunch of cattle to Jess Mcclure at
Exeter. Nearly all of the 81 head of
steers sold were whitefaces and were
good ones.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
VERONA NEWS
From the Advocate.

The two year old daughter of VIM.
Anneser and wife died at their home
Saturday night two miles southwest
of town from Indigestion. Interment
was made in the Spring River ceme-
terry Sunday afternoon.
A tractor that Geo. Lambeth was
driving got frisky at Walter Strawn's
farm Wednesday afternoon and
wrecked a section of fence and nearly
ran over one of the children before it
was stopped.
Miss Susie Wilks and Mrs. R. N.
Gould were in Monet Tuesday having
dental work done. AA
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST
HARRY SMITH

Constable Joe A. jackson today ar
rested Harry "Dude" Smith charged
with assault upon Miss Elsie Goff, 16
years old.
The young man was taken before
Judge Hobbs, who fixed his bond at
$4,000.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
HILA MORGAN COMPANY

The Hila Morgan Company will be
here all next week in their big tent
show. The Hila Morgan company has
visited Monet before and made a
E'hit" with Monet people who like a
good show. They are one of the best
companies on the road and hold con-
tinuous engagements. In the summer
they show in Iowa and in the winter
they are in the southern states.
The show has brand new tent out
fit and are prepared to accommodate
the large crowds which they expect
next week,
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
WALTER FEEHAN BUYS
HOME GARAGE

A deal was made Wednesday, by
which Walter Feehan became owner Of
the Home Garage. He purchased the
interest of J. M. Solomon, with whom
he was associated for several months.
Mr.. Solomon will remain in Monetk
for the present.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
SATURDAY NIGHT
BAND CONCERTS

Monet merchants are making up
money for the purpose of having band
concerts on Saturday nights. Lees
Concert Band will furnish the music.
The band has returned from sue
cessful concert tour in northern states
and are making excellent music.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16

w. p. Brown enroute from st. Louis
to his home in Webb City, visited be-
tween trains, Friday morning, at the
Durnil Dry Goods company. Mr..
Brown formerly was window decorat-
or at the Durnil store.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16

Dave McCubbin, Of northeast of Mo-
nett, whose house was recently des-
troyed by fire, has started to erect a
new residence. -,
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
SARCOXIE.AURORA GAME
HERE THE 25TH

The Sarcoxie and Aurora base ball
teams will play at Monet on Septem-
her 25.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16

Try q Times want aG.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
officials Show General Tendency
To Close Eyes to the ERUPTION

And with all that find everywhere a
general tendency on the part OF officials
and OF elected persons to close their eyes
10 the active eruption Of which they them
selves are a part and to persuade them
selves that, 50 far as their own particular
community Is concerned, . state OF rest and
eternal permanence has been attained. This
tendency is strongest exactly In those places
where the confusion Is greatest and the
most enormous changes certain and immi-
nent. For the last year have spent my time
in the very heart Of the uproar and | found
nobody 50 convinced that he had based his
system OF government on eternal granite as
the one man whose feet are planted in tho
centre OF this seismic disturbance Vladimir
Lenine.
lie fully admits that utter chaos will
break loose everywhere else, but, with the
ground aulvering beneath his feet he pro-
tests that his position. at least, Is safe liz
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
Anti Bolshevik Forum

TT Is not generally known that the
Knights OF Columbus in their jealousy
OF the doctrine OF true Americanism
have established a system of meeting and
parrylng the attacks on our Government
and social systems by foreigners who may
be and who may not be Acknowledged Boil
sheviks. The way this rebuttal testimony
Is given Is mild but effective. for the X. OF
g. realizes that violent agitation is not ef-
fective, but simply leads to further VIC
fence. Therefore IL follows these dlsturbers
or the peace by peaceful speakers who pre-
scnt testimony in rebutal OF their argu-
ments.
In the vanguard OF the X of c. forum
squadron are Peter w. Collins, former labor
leader and Government industrial expert
David w. Goldstein, ex-Socialist candidate
FOR the Boston Mayoraty, and Or. James j.
Walsh of New York, a well known medical
publlcst and cultural authority. Each year
they deliver from 200 to 300 lectures I'm
definite areas assigned to them by the X
Of G. The lecturers follow up Bolshevic aRi-
tators and IN their audiences they find
many Of this sort, who try to heckle them
with questions. The work of this forum
is. therefore seen to be constructive
Occasionally the lecturers of the forum
will engage in debate with champions from
the Bolshevist ranks. The result. left to the
decision Of the audience, has never been
against TIE \. Of G. speakers, for the reason
that they deal In common sense.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20

Disgusting the greatness and the propinquity
of the peril.
l intend in this article to give some gen.
eral observations about all these border
States before going into further detail about
any one of them. 1t is a subject of fascinat-
ing interest. for, so far as the American
reader is concerned, it deals with undiscov-
cred peoples. THE NEW YORK HERALD once
sent Stanley to explore darkest Africa, but
there are in Europe races almost as little
known to the man in Broadway as pigmies
of the great equatorial forests and their
future development around the Baltic Sea
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
HelsingforS. With All It's Gayety,
Lives Under a Constant Menace

The life and activity of Helsingfors can be
seen at o'clock In the morning in the
principal hotel Of Helsingfors as well APP
pointed hotel as one could find in New
York, situated on a broad and well kept
esplanade. whose well stocked shop fronts
blaze with electric lights-for in these high
ATTITUDES the darkness OF the night has not
yet gone. The bells OF the swift electric
cars jangle cheerfully. and the sidewalks are
full of smartly dressed clerks of both sexes
Fastening to their work. but | know that
only a few hours distant, not as far az
Buffalo is from New York city lies the Red
frontier with its trenches and barbed wire
entanglements and its hundreds of deserted
summer residences once occupied by bu-
reaucrats and the merchant princes OF
Petrograd which city, again. Is only few
hours distant from that frontier.
/ have been down at Terioki and have
seen that the bureaucrats and the merchant
princes left their houses so hurriedly that
their furniture and pictures are stlI there,
that in some cases their overcoats and hats
are still hanging In the vestibules And
between that frontier and Pctrograd the
Fifth Soviet army Is still massed hungry
shoeless, undemobilized. No II is no Joke
al all for small state OF a couple of million
inhabitants, a good many OF them Red. to
have as a neighbor famished and derelict
empire Of 125OOO. 900 souls
The people here have admit. got used
to the danger, and the heads Of the Govern
ment are taking part in the festivities OF the
winter season just as the members Of the
Lithuanian Government. when ! was at
Kovno a few weeks ago, were taking part in
fox hunting. But for all that there is no
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20

These facts show how the tide Of empire
has ebbed and flowed in this part of the
world and prepare us for further changes
in the future
In America such condition Of imperma-
hence is difficult to recognize, but here it is
a fact that has TO be faced, and the very
violence with which the heads of the various
Baltic Governments have assured me that
they will fight for their independence to the
last man. and that, come what may, Russia
will never be back again among them, gives
one the impression that they dread in their
heart of hearts the return of the Moscovites
or the arrival of German help" which, hav-
ing helped, will stay on.
With the exception of Finland the new
States are all wedged in between two mighty
empires, both of them temporarily crippled.
and they know that the critical moment in
their fortunes will come when these empires
have pulled themselves together again and
begun TO look around They know that IL a
reconstructed Russia attacks them England,
France and America can give no assistance.
America IS out OF the question, and the peo-
pies Of France and England will not stand
for any more intervention. Because, in the
first place, their soldiers will fight at present
only I'm case of attack on themselves,
and in the second place because their own
serious economic condition forbds any more
such adventures.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
Lava Estona Lana Finland and Poland State of Tension
Over Situation With Red Troops Border but Unable Help
Themselves and With Many Within Favoring Bolshe-
vsm Literally Between the Devil and the Deep Sea

DESSIMISM as to the future predomi-
mates in the graphic pen picture of
the future of the five little Baltic repub-
lies drawn by Capt Francis McCuIIagh.
THE NEW YORK HERALD'S CORE
spondent, investigating the political situa-
tion in eastern Europe. Overshadowing
Poland. Latvia. Lithuania, Esthonia and
Finland is the Red menace of BoIshevism.
Not only are the borders Of those places
fringed by Lenine's troops, but within the
countries themselves are strong Soviet
sympathizers. When the volcano may
break forth and overwheIm them Capt.
McCulIagh does not venture to say-that
it may be at any moment is certain from
his observations. With all the world look
ing for permanent peace the situation is
dark indeed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
Little Races Retain Identity
BY Superior Civilization

These little races in northeastern and
southeastern Europe preserved their ma
tonal identity because the Russian and
Turk were less civilized than the western
races which they conquered. On the other
hand, the Poles and Lithuanians in Prussia
lost In many cases their language, religion
and nationality just under the rule OF
highly organized conquerors the Irish lost
their language. though not their religion nor
their nationality Had Ireland been con-
quered by Russia or Turkey its civilization
would now be at a lower level than II is, but
the Irish language would be fourishing.
must also add that the jealousy shown by
some of the Cars for German and swedish
influence prevented the Teutonic and
Swedish elements from altogether crushing
Lettish and Finnish, though 1t introduced
new element in the shape Of Russian
In Esthonia one first comes across the
Scandinavian and Finnish strains. The
Esthonians are. indeed. a Finnish tribe and
their language Is almost the same as Fin
nish, the principal difference between the
two being due to the fact that, while
Esthonia was subject to Russian and Ger
man influence, Finland was subjected Tor 2
long time 10 equally powerful Swedish
influence as is shown by the fact that m my
OF the people In Finland speak swedish ana
that Swedish well as Finnish Is spoken
I'm the Diet at Helsingfors and that Finnish
and Swedish are officially recognized as the
two national languages OF the Finnish Re-
public.
Reval was founded by the Swedes, as
Riga was founded by the Germans, and the
latter city was ruled at one time by the
Poles and at another time by the Swedes.
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stitute the most formidable explosive man
kind ever invented.
And 1t would be well to remember that
whatever kind of government Russia gets
she will be ant-Ally. The White Russians
now hate England and France with as much
intensity the Reds themselves and would
be more likely to join hands wAth Germany
than with Germany's conquerors. More
over. they will be more likely to violate the
independence of the border States than
Lenine and Trotzky are.
l have talked during the last two years
to thousands of Russian Liberals, and
never met one Of them who was willing to
acknowledge the independence of the border
States. Admiral Kolchak had no intention
of doing so, and If he had entered Moscow
in triumph, instead Of dying misteraby in
Siberia, he would have accorded them no
more than a limited measure of autonomy.
In September, 1919. l discussed this point
with M. Klafton, one of the Admrals prin-
cipal advisers, at Omsk. and that gentle
man, who belonged TO the Kadet party and
who certainly spoke on this occasion for the
Supreme Ruler, rejected with indignation
the idea of granting independence to the
Firms, Esthonians, Let's and Lithuanlans
As for Poland, he was willing to concede IL
independence. but it's frontiers, he said, must
be drawn by the Russians and Poles them
selves without any interference from out
side-which might very well mean that Po-
land would be restricted to those Polish
lands which have been under Austrian and
German rule, and that Russian Poland
would revert TO Russia.
He did not conceal his conviction that Po-
land could not exist as an independent State
and that she had not got within her the ele-
ment necessary for building up and the
maintenance of a separate nation
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all the neighboring States there is the same
tendency. The publicists. the professors, the
heads of Government say to me: I'VE have
found stability There will be no more
change here Write to that effect to THE
New York HERALD. 1t would be bad for our
trade and our economic conditions if you
said otherwise. 1t would scare away CAPT
tai"
| must confine myself at present how
ever, to the problem of the Baltic, with its
curious, undiscovered peoples whose past
is so obscure and whose future is wrapped
in such mystery. Experts have, of course,