The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1921-08-20
the Important News

CnarBeu Dyi l}aVlS- y. =. kinSler,
United States district attorney at
Omaha, Nebraska. also announces O
federal investigation based on charges
that mails were used to defraud the
public. The lure OF big profits was
the bait held out by stock promoters.
Companies were organized without n
dollar behind them. They issued
worthless stock and OF no value-even
to their own "duped" stockholders
and kept their r-"minority stockholders
or investors money" and then prac-
tically froze them out. Criminal and
civil prosecutions or action will now
bo instituted. The people of Nebras-
ka have lost $1OO,OOO,OOO in the last
five years. Failures of these stock or
so-called investment companies. has
wrecked many small banks. And
Notwithstanding all this the Invest
ment Bankers Association and certain
large trust companies are opposed to
state blue Sky laws" and the Deni-
son bill now pending in Congress, so
it seems.
The recent Ontario statute making
sons and daughters Financially re-
sponsible, up to twenty dollars a week.
for the maintenance of their aged and
dependent parents, has been the basis
of a prosecution in the Toronto police
court This has been one OF the first
prosecutions for an offense under this
law. But as the statute touches a
sensitive spot in the life of the COM
munity. many more prosecutions are
probable. Rank "ingratitude" should
be met with a firm hand.
Thcre is no danger" that the con-
tracted fist or expanded palm can do
any real mischief so long as their
blows are directed and restrained by
the experimenting power of an hon
est and fearless court.
Law, its seat is the bosom of God
its voice, the harmony of the world.
All things IN heaven and on earth do
her homage the very least as feeling
its care, and tn" greatest as not ex-
ompted from its power. 1 wonder If
Gov Small has Ever thought of this
before or behind?" "'''H /
Well, no man has ever escaped pun
ishment WHO defies the law of his
country and stays outside of the law.
In order dat all due legal processes
in law issutesd by the courts of CON com
petent Jdrisdiction-be they civil or
criminal "p9e2oSeess!!,es"-in 92S order that
they may be carried out without
hindrance, fear, favor, or expectation
of reward. it becomes the bounden
duty of the sheriff. constable and
every law-abiding citizen sworn in as
posse comitatus" to assist and help
the officer or officers ofthe state
courts TO arrest and bring before the
bar of justice the violator or culprit
OF the law so that even handed JUS
tice" shall be neted out to him with.
out let or hindrance obstruction Of
the courts legal processes or man
dates of the law). and If absolutely
necessary to accomplish this purpose
of the law in the proper administra-
tion OF justice by the courts of the
state, or by the courts of the United
States it becomes the duty of the
president OF the United States and the
duty OF the governor of the state itself
to see that a warrant for arrest issued
by said courts. even against the gov
ernor himself, is not only respected
and obeyed. but properly and speedily
enforced even IL it takes the entire
state militia or the entire United
States army and navy to do 1t (as the
case might be-. An offlce-holder can
be compelled TO do his duty whether
he wants TO or not. Right or wrong
rules OF action. right or wrong rules
of conduct must bring to mankind
veal or woe.
I. "Alas. no beansi" cries out Russia,