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The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1921-09-17

that body and easily is the leader Of
the Missouri delegation.
"Charlie Faust will make an ideal
candidate for United States senator.
He is absolutely clean. exceptionally
able, and bears so unmistakably the
| stamp OF genuineness that he draws
friends to him wherever he goes. His
nomination would mean that Missouri
Republicans are keenly alive to their
responsibilities as the majority party
, in the state to call to the service of
the people the very best talent, the
finest manhood the state affords.
"In this connection it will be inter
esting to readers of The Tribune to
know that our own Cal Pierce has
been importuned by Republican lead
ers throughout the state to permit the
use of his name as a candidate for
United States senator, but Mr.. Pierce
has positively refused to entertain the
suggestion. While Mr.. Pierre recog-
nizes the obligation that comes to
every citizen to give to the service of
his country a part of his time, he
feels that he can be of more genuine
service as a private citizen than he
can as public official. He is thor
oughly in love with his business, be-
lieves in his business as an important
item in the promotion of the public
welfare, and believes that only the
most extraord mary demand could
| justify his acceptance of a place that
would take him from the active man.
| agement of his business.
During the last fifteen or twenty
years / have been privileged to touch
| elbows with many OF the prominent
men of this state and l wish to take
advantage of this opportunity to say
| that l regard Cal Pierce as one of
| the very biggest Of all of the men
whom have known. His intellectual
keenness is nothing short Of extra
ordinary. his knowledge of men is ex-
ceptional. his ability to analyze s.tua-
tions of the highest order. And along
with all of these outstanding quail
ties, Cal Pierce is a regular human
being. loving his friends with a 10y
atty that has no limit. interested in
the struggles of every man who is
trying to get along in the world. He
I is a tremendous worker. a good or
ganizer. He could give Charlie Dawes
some extensive lessons in the art OF
cussing. likes to believe that he hates
his enemies, and has the heart of a
woman. $500
"If Cal Pierce should change his
mind and get into the race for Unit
ed States senator. we would find ii
the most interesting campaign that
has been staged in this state in a
good many years, But there is nc
chance that he will change his mind
and l am mighty glad that Charlie
Faust may get into the running be-
cause he occupies a close second
place in my esteem"
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ence." and will solve the problem of
the force that holds together the
atoms in a glass and will seek meth
DDS of unchaining that atomic force.
Nature could. but doubtless nature
never did, provide for a more beauti-
full Labor Day.
A democracy can live only in the
atmosphere of free discussion.
Membership in the X. X. X. con-
fers the privilege Of paying $3.50 for
cotton shirt worth $1.25, and that's
about all.
President Harding by appointing
such able men as Elihu Root and
| Oscar w. Underwood as American
delegates to the disarmament confer
ence has, it seems. ascended grad
ually into higher moral atmosphere.
a purer air, and broader view.
In the world war we fought. bled
and died in order to defend civiliza~
tion and democracy, and so that gov
ernment of the people. by the people,
and for the peoDle should not perish
from tho earth. and we won out. We
are now called upon by civilization,
humanity. peace and progress TO help
rebuild and reconstruct the world in
recognition OF its further development
in all the arts Of peace, science, liter
ature art, commerce. trade. industry
! agriculture. manufacture. internation-
al exchange. friendship. limitation OF
war preparations and disarmament.
There are already 40 nations that
are members of the League of Ma
tions associated in unity for the pur-
pose of preventing all future wars
Now if the United States of America
will come into this League of Nations
unity and cooperate to prevent war
we need no new association of ma
tions as President Harding contem-
plates, but we shall go forth as g
strong member of the League of Ma.
tions and in a righteous cause. and
thereby strengthen and extend the
principle of the Monroe Doctrine
throughout the whole world and make
the world safe for democracy and the
universal brotherhood of man and tn,
Fatherhood of God.
GEORGE A. RITTER.
st. Louis, Mo.
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(No. 36359)
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

oihDiAh VT
In the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County. Missouri. to the October
Term, A. D.. 1921.
State of Missouri. County of Bu-
cha nan. IS.
Roley Miller ....... Plaintiff
VS..
Jessie Miller ....... Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by his attorney, and II appearing to
the satisfaction OF the Clerk of the
Circuit Court in vacation that said
defendant, Jessie Miller, Is a non-resi-
dent OF the State of Missouri, and does
not reside therein and has absconded
and absented herself from her usual
place of abode in this state, IL is or
! dered that said nonresident defendant
be notified by publication, as required
by law. that said plaintiff has COM
menced his suit I'm this Court against
said defendant by petition and affi-
davit. the object and general nature
OF which Is to obtain a decree OF di7
vorce from the defendant on the
ground OF desertion: that defendant
has absented herself from plaintiff
without a reasonable cause for the
! space of more than one whole year
next before the filing of his petition:
and that defendant has offered plain
tiff such indigpities as TO render his
cOnulllOn III illc lnlOlcEdDics Dy CurS-
ing him, calling him vile names and
keeping house for other men. Tha'
unless the said Jessie Miller shall ts
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 .3rd day Of October, 1921
on or before the third day OF SAID
I: term, to answer plaintiffs petition
the same will he taken for confessed
as TO her and Judgment rendered ac
: cordingly.
: 1t is further ordered. that n cop,
; of this order be published in The 81
|: Joseph Observer. a newspaper pub
: llshed in the County of Buchanan, 70
/ four weeks successfully. the last in
: sertlon OF which to be at least fiftee
!: days before the next October, 1921
!: term OF this Court.
: A true copy. Attest
EMMETT j. CROUGE,
iii (SeaD Clerk.
BY Eugene Roseburg, Deputy Clerl
Morte II. Craig, Attorney for Plaintiff
(Sl3)
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RITTER'S PUNGENTS
Paragraphs ON of Important
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agree on the taxes was because of the
tariff.
1t now looks as II Ireland with its
main issue of severance from Great
Britain, threatens to foist itself upon
the peace conference. 1t win be car
ried to the Washington conference
with a plea for just settlements just
as some of the main issues Of other
small nations were carried to Yer
sailles.
Two such men as Holmes and
Brandics on the supreme court bench
mean more to individual freedom
than anything in the constitution. for
they can and do write minority opin-
ions that moderate conservatism.
At the Democratic committee meet
ing recently harmony was so thick
one could cut it with a knife, and
there were sixteen women taking part,
| too.
The weakness of our own CONNER
cial system under the operation of a
burdensome tariff is already made
manifest.
In New York there are 100000 idle
men who are apprehensive of the
coming winter.
Henry Ford believes in Big Bust
ness. provided it is honest. The bank
ers are guessing at Henry Ford's
wealth Ford can account for about
| SECS, 900, 600 in wealth under his nose,
| including s54.OOO,OO in loose change
in banks. But a mans wealth is
| judged by the earning capacity Of his
enterprises. Ford makes more than
! 1000, 900 cars a year. His agents
make more than 100000, 600 on their
I sales. Ford must met as much, and
s6O,OOO,OOO a year at per cent on
$1,000, 900, ,OOO-and Ford will not sell
at twice that figure. No one Erudges
him his wealth. for he has made it by
giving values and cutting prices.
Halligus Eucalyptus Drops will give
you immediate relief If you are trou-
bled with hay fever.
The average persons life is just
worth $500. it having been enhanced
in value by $1,000 during the last
five years.
Hon. Elihu Root Is under no obli-
CATION to the Harding administration
to decline an appointment as a judge
of the international court to be estab
lished BY the League of Nations. TIL,
president preferred Mr.. Hughes al
his secretary of state and has con
spicuously shown that he did not de.
sire Mr., Roots guidance"
Economic conditions if no Other
will compel the United States to joir
the League of Nations in due time
Motoring killed 10000 persons il
the United States, injured 10000
and caused disabilities and propert!
damages amounting to more thar
! 1000, 100000. All that in l92O
Many a war has done no more harm
in single year.
1t is being cited that the U. S. sen
atorship cost Newberry twice as mucl
as it did Lorimer Of Illinois. II Sen
ator Newberry is innocent, and di,
not violate the corrupt practices ac
in his race with Mr., Henry Ford VIII,
doesn't the senate committee on priv
, ileges and elections which has jus
. recommended that he be permitted t
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1921-09-17
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters
of Administration, upon the estate of
Mary Fraker, deceased. have been
granted to the undersigned, by the
Probate Court of Buchanan County,
Missouri. bearing date of the 9th day
of May, 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.
HENRY FRAKER,
(Seal) Administrator.
Attest:
Fred M. Wanger, Clerk of Probate
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TO the Editor OF The Observer.

To the Editor of The Observer:
Another pariey at Washington. This
time it is "solvc" the unemployment
problem. Mr.. Tordncy might be able
to add something 10 the discussion
since he is the man whose tariff bill"
is calculated to make unemployment
even more general than it is now.
All human experience demonstrates
and proves. and all history as well as
the Christian religion teaches that
there is no "rcal peace" ever made in
this world unit, right has gained the
victory and every form Of wrong, in
justice, tyranny, and oppression is
"banished from the land"
At last the president of the United
States is 70 have an assistant" The
gentleman selected will not be known
as the Assistant President" but as
assistant to the president. The OBJ
ject of the new office reports say,
is to relieve the president of a mass
OF detailed labor, giving him more
time to consider the bigger" govern
ment problems,
Under the fourth constitutional
amendment nobody can break into
your home-except a burglar.
Cost Of collecting the internal reve-
nue. Of the country advanced from 55
cents to Ss cents on the 800 in the
last year. Bone-dry prohibition" did
that.
Superintendent Peake of the Dis
trict Of Columtia Jail mentions hair
tonic, flavoring extracts, perfumes,
medicines and wood alcohol among
the causes of crime. The increase in
drunkenness in 1907 Jail cases as
against s41 las year. he calls an
"erratic fluctuaiion."
Connecticuts new law taxing at
one cent a gallon gasoline bought
within the state for automobile use
went into force and effect on Sept
1st inst. Its result in net revenue will
be watched with interest on this side
OF the border. AS a means OF raising
increased funds for road construction
and maintenance the Connecticut law
has obvious dNantages.
Lord Bryce's strong Endorsement OF
the League of Nations, during an ad.
dress in Massachusetts,. is not calcu
lated to make him overly popular
with that "favorite" son Of the stat,
(Henry Cabot Lodgc) who led tn
senate to defeat Of it.
If Lord Northcliffe really foun,
liquor so plentiful" ans easy TO fine
in this country. he might increase hi
revenue handso mely by remaining
here and serving as guide"
The Republicans continue to nego
tiate facts" which don't really coun
in the effort to discount the one big
pact that does. All the same, yo,
notice we had to borrow a few spare
parts from the Versailles treaty be
fore we could get our German peac
fiiyver to turn a wheel.
An American financier who is a
present in Vienna says Austria has
chance to pull through. II that is SO
no country need consider its condition
hopeless.
You see. the reason we couldn't fl
up the tariff was because of the cry
ing need Of tax revision, while, on tn
other hand, the reason we couldn'
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1921-09-17
HAS MUCH STRENGTH
Cal Pierce OF MaryviIIe Would Make
the Strongest Candidate the Cops
Could Put Up.

It is quite long way until there
will be an election for United States
senator from NHssouri--but the time
is coming-and the cops as well as
the Democrats are looking over the
field. In this connection the name of
Hon. w. C. CCaD Pierce of Maryville
has been mentioned for the Rcpubli-
can nomination and right here and
now this paper asserts that the Noda-
way county man is not only the best
but the strongest man that grand old
party of mistakes and mishaps could
put up. In referring to the matter
the Tribune of Maryville says Of Mr..
Pierce and Congressman Faust:
Yesterdays Kansas City Star car
ried a story in which it is announced
that Congressman Charles L. Faust
probably will be the candidate OF the
Republican state organization for
United States senator next year.
While Mr.. Faust is serving his first
term as member OF Congress from the
Fourth district, his outstanding ability
is such that already he Is recognized
as one of the important members Of
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retain his seat. protest against the
terrible injustice which has been done
the senator by the efforts to put him
in prison? If the one thing is not
true, then the other must be. The
committee is either not doing its full
duty by the country or by Senator
Newbcrry. 1t says he is innocent,
but it says it so weakly as almost to
damn him" with the "odor of guilt"
In speaking of government ex-
ponses, the st. Joseph News-Press
wants to know where do we go from
here?"
1 respectfully submitted Gin writ
! ing) to the American Bar Associa-
tion while in session at Cincinnati
Ohio, the following, to-wit: THAT
the Bar should aid enlightened pub
| lie opinion, and that every state of
/ the Union should enact a law making
! it "a criminal act for any corporation.
| investment con pany or concern
through its board of directors or
otherwise, to actually attempt (di-
rectly or indirectly to freeze out any
of its minority stockholders"
The Pilgrim fathers were lucky.
They got here before the English
quota for 1920 was exhausted. Ire
| land will now have to hurry up" be-
fore the English quota for 1920 be-
comes exhausted.
The meanest man has been found.
He is the Baltimore dairyman who
ter. while babies were dying for the
want of it.
A hospital in Richmond claims it
can cure wives of bad temper. Now
watch some women send their hus-
bands to Richmond.
A federal investigation of the Mis-
souri, penitentiary reveals the fact
that Notwithstanding the adjustment
Of the Infamous" private convict la
bDI ~ oNtlls a VI lNbllfl ll1S btfH AOll-
fined in solitary cell for seven years
in the dilapidated Missouri state peni-
tentiary at jefferson City. That
smacks of a Soviet Russian form of
government in Missouri (within its
prison walls or penal institutions).
William jennings Bryan concludes
that the cost of living remains high
because retail prices have not come
down. And just to think that he gets
paid for his conclusions!
Ultimatum season is apparently
coming on in Ireland, Why not de-
eide it on the basis of the best two
out of three and have it over with?
There are now bathtubs in 16,O4S
farm houses in Missouri. who say
that the old state isn't coming Clean
) United States Comptroller Grissin
ger complains that this nation ha!
more gold than it knows what to az
with. Just so. And in Boston, Mass.
they are now auctioning off mer
(human beings) on the commons
block the same as if they were slaves
because these men want to sell them
selves for food and shelter and in or
? der to procure employment.
| There must be something radically
morally economically, industrially
socially and financially wrong, unjus
and oppressive and "out of gear" il
our great commercial. financial. in
dustrial and governmental economi
= conditions and affairs in this countr.
at the present .ime. Who can solv
the problem?
: How much Iower has the sun
: Plenty. Some day electrical an,
t chemical horsepower will be as fre
, as air. Chemistry is an exact sci
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1921-09-17
THE FIRST RATIONAL
Condensed Statement of the Condition of
The First National Bank
ST. JOSEPH, MO.

At the Close of Business September o. 1921
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In the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County. Missouri to the October
Term, A. D., 1921.
State of Missouri. County of Du-
chanan, IS.
Helen Wolf ........... Plaintiff
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I'll A 9 r Y

Messenger Express ana tllrtin E'ec-
trie now in new location al lee South
Fourth, Old Ada ms f;YpreSs Com Dany's
building. phone 81 and ~. II. II.
Martin. manager.
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THE LAUGH ON CHELSEA M'BRIDE

real ale with frsate kick in it, which made IN
such place So Chelsea Mcbride with this
Bob they back and start drinking this ale
bad ale at that although it is little
afford be squy about their So
Bob ODonne drinking this ale for maybe
talking Of this and that and thing and
other.
WE'LL Chelsea thinking different PROPOSE
thinks of his grudge against Andy Moore
Naturally he thinks of this rudg and the ale he
Andy and finally he asks Bob ODonne
anybody who has which is Of saying
slungsho sunghot being proposition with which
the head with when necessary
Well ODonnel does himself but he obigng
and asks the who selling the ale for the
who sell ale watno nowadays
pretty
the ale has all right he loans to Bob and
Chelsea then Chelsea all he
Bob like this
"You this sap?" Chelsea "Wel" he 81
Andy Moore give him fine sappng with this
sap"
WE'LL this fair enough Bob ODonn because
has plenty Of ale in him himself all right and
Chelsea Mcbride with the sap in his duke
The first Chelsea friend of his by the of Ho
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By DAMON RUNYON

places and there where he little Scotch
anything thinks Of and everywhere he he shows the
the bartender whoever around and them like this:
"You this sap?" Chelsea wen looking for andy
Moore to give him good sappng with It."
Finally the he from Adams
off this time Chelsea willing tell the world fair what he
going do he pulls the side and him spiel about
Andy Moore.
Well guy Chelsea the and
then he says to Chelsea like this:
as that So" "Let the sap
hands him the look IT, and the turns
his dukes and sort Of swshes around and then he
TO Chelsea like ths
at fine sap" he "Ye is certainly fine and" he
because take another good look at will
who l am"
looks and who but this Andy Moore quite
than when Chelsea him last but the old Andy
Moore just he
Well telling time think Of 1t have to bust right
laughing hard time from laughing right IN
Chelsea him in hospital
certainly plays him with that
tough part that Andy carries the off with him
sappng Chelsea the Chelsea and
ODonne losing his and he will not sell them
M ale.
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By SUB-DEB SUE

you following shanzer whiske! Well and then
all the time Now please don't breath to
SOUL darling. But do think could have
pressed for drink?
figured all out OF in the first
like whkey for the and the
obvious It's much subtle
En- Santa Claus stands for Christmas and
Christmas spirit of giving and Santa Claus without
whkers in that spirits.
andwel don't laugh but spirits also drink? Now
don't see? Isn't it the clearest thing!
Emperor jones' at the Garrck last week. and
paye before hand called Suppressed Desires and
supposed be making fun Of but didn't
convince silly to people who don't under
that the play just hadn't studied
carefully have
EN-, whip the for the and I'll
week What people talking
about mostly week. c. Calhoun has
womans Foundation and Mr. Jerome Napoleon
Bonap refused the throne at Albania
the sad Isn't that bad Barbara
Sebeigh Mrs. Bonapars daughters just ready
and wouldn't be thrilling to b debutans
that's what would call them, thy
step-daughtsrs
Why Mrs Calhoun resigned but the real
Bonaparts refused the throne, wasn't offered him
So lsnS sugar lump,
yours. SUE
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THE BURGLARS BLUE BOOK

1T was night Christmas that Stspanda-HaK Moose
pull the et piece Of secondstory work
piatsd behind mortar and brick sbutments
spsnda q by birth and of didn't know
Christmas than does about earrings but
competition before the evening that he
decided to take the pledge and 60 straight
SpandaHaK his in unique From infancy
about and half ahead Of trouble
the Of which about be warned trouble caught
mp with him like sins running down their perpetator.
Young ESCAPED his healthy whaling
blamed eckle-faced feeding
bird ceulod bdeed from which the animal died forth
with The revealed full Of synthetic
Of suspicion pointed who,
the fatal result his experiment busted himself getting
from the vicinity
When captured and questioned by his rathy
lanty slipped the blame the shoulders
sister, who too hakwed to know she being the
After slipping of that gracefully
aHaH figured he had the world buncoed like
started to blk himself q living.
Step did fairly well until his Christmas
when he thought everybody asleep
bungalow which ensconced about nine children
In following his gasppe pursuits he had
ular shanty housed diamonds
value Lincoln highway He among
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scaling proportions when the old
to what It al about
1--WE Santa" yspsd ensemble Hes taking
pckeyback ride This frensied explanation to the bsfuzsd
daddy from the excited their victim swoonsd to the
from exhaustion.
kids get parent sputsrs h.t
amt Santa Clause that's . burglar"
BY which time they roapng him he
feather bed Nine kids Jumping north and south stomach
quite load for thug It's hard for dog to make
much Roadway with pack Of puppies nbbnS his heels
The Juveniles held the nocturnal invader the door while their
hoged and sssoed him until the police could arrive
When they dragged him Of to the hoosgow still manaced
to himself with slight chance Of repreve.
Half holt
days. because the judge and jury busy concans
shine hooch to attend to court business.
Finally he trial and the had tough
evening around the poker table the night before he wasn't
too pleasant q mood.
His Honor slapped his bocals looked the
book to find htng sentence for SpandHak who had been
found guilty Of unjuhabls housebreakng He his thumb
the until he found telephone
~ sentence 22s71 in the dormtory
where will breath air fted through onench bars he goansd
biting of a chew Of tobacco big your fist.
"Step-andaHaf il still waiting to get loose.