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The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19
HOPES FOR A CHANGE

The weary and pallid little man en-
tered the drug store.
"Do you keep 'HiXie's Reviver' 2" he
asked.
Yes" replied the druggist.
Gimme six bottles for my wife!"
success. eh7" asked the druggist, con-
versationaIly.
mo she amt i'll at all. But I saw
In tho advertisement where a woman
wrote. after taking six bottles, 4 am a
different woman"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19
Go. 35G7D
ORDER or PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Court uf Buchanan
County, Missouri. to the May Term,
A. D., 1921.
state OF Missouri, County OF Bu-
Chauan, ss.
Lithy Alice OHope. e...... Plaintiff
vs..
Walter OIIope. Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by her Attorney and it appearing to
the satisfaction Of the Circuit Court
that said defendant, Walter O'IoIc,
is a nonresident Of the State of MIS-
souri,, and does not reside therein, il
is ordered that said nonresident de-
lcndaut be notified by publication, as
required by law, that said plaintiff
has commenced her suit in this Court
against said defendant by petition
and affidavit. the object and general
nature Of which is to obtain decree
Of divorce from the defendant on the
grounds that defendant has absented
himself without a reasonable cause
for the space Of one whole ear next
before the filing of this petition; and
that the defendant has offered such
other indigu.ties as to render plain
tiff's condition intuIerablG in that de-
fendant has cursed, abused and mis-
treated plaintiff. that defendant has
been guilty OF such cruel and bar
barOus treatment as to cudanger the
life of plaintiff; That unless the said
Walter OIlope shall be 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 Missouri, on the End
day Of May 1921, on or before the
third day OF said term, to answer
plaintiffs petition, the same will be
taken for confessed as TO him and
judgment rendered accordingly.
1t is further ordered, that copy
OF this order be published in The St
/ Joseph Observer. newspaper pub
/ lished in the County Of Buchanan,
( for four weoks successfully. the last
/ insertion Of which to be at least fif-
/ teen days before the next May, 1921,
term Of this Court.
! A true copy. Attest:
EMMETT ]. GROUSE.
! (Seall Clerk.
4 BY r. +. Mumford, Deputy Clerk.
/ DuVal Smith, Attorney for Plaintiff
(319)
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19

A good way out is suggested for
the too benevolent in the following
from the Aurora Advertiser: "Pop
Mann says he was panhandled four
times while coming down the street
this morning by fellows who wanted
a breakfast. He finally turned all his
pockets wrong side out and sailed
through safely the rest of the way"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19
COMMERCE CLUB
ISSUES A STATEMENT
CONTINUED from Page one)

with the managers OF the Doherty in
terests shows that St Joseph has an
extremely small Industrial load. the
eleven principal power users consum-
ed in 1920 13.565.SS1 X. w. H., and
all the other power customers (about
74O in number) consumed only g.
943,477 X. w. II.
The commercial lighting sales
(meaning all sales other than power
sales but having nothing to do with
the railway 10 months ending Nov.
80, 1920, consumed 9,O76.OO0 X. w. II.
A study Of the rates in Kansas City.
Missouri. shows they adhere to
charge known as The Readiness TO
Serve Basis" or stand by Charges"
designed TO take care OF interest and
depreciation Of the power plant and
equipment whether the industry con-
sumos current or stands idle. and in
Kansas City. Missouri, ali OF the in
dustries are equipped with registering
and metering devices TO prevent one
customer being charged too little and
another charged too much from
standpoint OF cons dering demand on
the central station. The demand
charges are based on the highest 80
minute demand during any time OF
the month. 1t works this way: a
new industry goes on the line of Jan
uary. and the thirty minute period Of
, demand (meanlng highest demand)
provided the business shows half of
this demand due to part operation in
the month OF February following, the
/ demand fixed in January stands.
Should the business. during the month
of March following February, show a
heavy increase and the 80 minute de-
mand be a figure in excess of the
January demand established. then the
stand By" or demand charges step
and remain there for March and the
IL months following. unless a new
! and higher demand is established.
which If the case. again steps up the
demand charge.
| In the tentative power schedule
now considered for ST. Joseph. the
tariff is free OF all stand by charges;
the rate is what is known as a step
J rate. much like the water works tariff
of st. Joseph.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19

llshed In the County OF Buchanan,
for four weeks successfully. the last
insertion OF which to be at least flf-
teen days before the next May term Of
this Court.
A true copy. Attest:
EMMETT j. GROUSE,
(SeaD Clerk.
BY Eugene Roseburg, Deputy Clerk.
L N. Carson. Jr. Attorney for Plain
tiff. GID
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19

The man who knows all your
faults, but gets mad IL somebody else
mentions them. is your real friend.
and you should get rid Of your faults
for his sake."-Clinton County Dem
ocrat
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19
LOCAL MATTERS OF
GENERAL INTEREST

The senate on Thursday passed the
legislative apportionment bill. which
will reduce the Buchanan county dell
egation from four TO three, If signed
by tho governor.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19

Mayor Marshall addressed the City
Club at its luncheon Thursday, and
spoke against the proposal OF the
street railway company. to sell cur
rent to the city.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19

Tho bill to appropriate $1,000 for
junkctinS committee to locate State
Hospital No. away from St Joseph
was lost in the shuttle for adjourn
ment. and there now can be no more
made for two years-but at that time
look out.--or St Joseph will lose that
institution.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19
(No. 55722)
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Court Of Buchanan
County. Missouri. to the May Term.
A D.. 1921.
State OF Missouri. County OF Bu-
chanan. ss.
Lizzie Simms. .......... Plaintiff
VS..
William Simms. Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by her Attorney, and 1t appearing 10
the satisfaction of the Circuit Court
that said defendant has absented him
self from his usual place of abode In
this state. SO that the ordinary pro-
cess of law can not be served upon
him, il is ordered that said defendant
be notified by publication. as requir-
ed by law, that said plaintiff has
comm enced her suit in this Court
against said defendant by petition
and affidavit, the object and general
nature of which is to obtain a decree
of divorce from the defendant on the
grounds of indignities such as to rem
der her condition in life intoerable.
i'm that the defendant gambled and
drank to excess and called plaintiff
vile and indecent names; that de-
fendant threatened to Kill plaintiff;
That unless the said William Simms
shall be and appear at the next term
of this Court, 70 be begun and held
at the Court House, in tho City of st.
Joseph. in Buchanan County, State Of
Missouri, on the End day of May,
1921, on or before the third day Of
said term, to answer plaintiffs pc
tition, the same will be taken for
confessed as to him and judgment
rendered accordingly.
1t is further ordered, that a copy
OF this order be published in The St.
Joseph Observer. a newspaper pub
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19
Continued on Page Eight

The Missouri legislature on Friday
voted to adjourn for the session. to-
day. S,-,-
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19

The parole bill creating n board
composed OF the circuit judges OF this
county its members, passed the SEN
ate Thursday, and is now up to the
governor for signature.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19

More than 500 reservations have al
ready been made for the Music Sup
ervisors' convention here April A to g.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19

Gov Hyde has issued a requisition
on the governor Of Kansas. for Eric
G.. Schneider Of Atchison, who ran
over and killed Z. G.. Kastendik, last
summer.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19

Joe Wersrs and c. J. Borden's
chicken houses were raided in East
81. Joseph Wednesday night and forty
birds were taken.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19

Some unregcnerated scoundrel stole
r. o. Stauber's Hudson touring car
from Seventh and Francis Thursday.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19
for heating valua


iency. there Is a wide difference in
conditions at various points. Tho new
and modern plant at Kansas City,
Missouri. was built to operate on 2
pounds OF coal per K w. IL How
ever, az pounds Is probably nearer
to what they are actually doing now.
Their tariff. however, is based on az
pounds per x w. IL 1t has been
their practice. and is today, to divert
to the railway power plant the fluc-
tuating load or the power customers,
which has left to the new power sta
tion the even load, which gives them
an advantage In comparing their fuel
situation with tho st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, plant which drives all OF the
business from one station.
An Asset to Power Plant
In this connection. the Kansas City
Street Railway is an asset TO the Kan
sas City power plant By providing
night load and steady load during
the day. Whuo It is true the railways
cause a peak in The morning and
evenings, but in the greater part OF
the year this peak does not overlap
the Industrial peak. The st. Joseph,
/ Missouri, plant, AZ stated. has based
/ the tentative schedule on a consump-
: tion Of 31s pounds Of coal per X. w.
II. The actual figures for the month
/ Of January. 1o21 were 3.8S. In con-
sidering comparisons. the .Atchison.
Kansas, plant handling the lighting,
railway and power. from their sworn
/ statement on file with the Kansas
Industrial Court consumed 90 pounds
of coal per X W. H.
The following lis complete recital
Of the freight rate situation and cf-
ficiency comparing Kansas City, Mis-
souri, to st. Joseph, Missouri
Assuming the Kansas City. Missouri.
plant buys Illinois coal at So per ton
at mine, with freight rate Of $2205
per ton. tax omitted, or delivered cost
Of $4295 per ton, then one pound Of
coal would cost so.0021475. 2H
pounds Of coal would cost SO.OO536s,
which would be the cost per X. w. H..
The st. Joseph Railway. Light. Heat
& Power Co. can probably operate on
~ pounds of coal per X. w. II. Cthc
figures for January were S.SS).
Assuming they "en buy Illinois coal
at So per ton at the mine, with a
freight rate OF $3.31 per ton, tax
omitted. or a delivered cost Of s5.81
per ton, then one pound of coal would
cost s0.OO2655. y pounds Of coal
would cost $0.OOs2925. which would
be the cost per X. w. II.
The difference then would be:
Cost per X W. II. at st. Joseph,
$O.oO92s25. r41 ...
Cost per x. W. II. at Kansas City.
s0.OO536SO.
Difference in favor of Kansas City.
sO.OO39245.
From the above. for example, If
the Kansas City. Missouri. plant was
willing to take on an industry at l Y
cents per K. w. II. that same indus
try would have to pay a rate of 10
cents per X. w. II. at st. Joseph to
maintain the same position on other
points -and absorb the disability on
fuel cost
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19
(No. 357OD
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Court OF buchanan
County, Missouri, to the May Term,
A. D., 1921.
State of Missouri. County Of Bu-
chanan, IS.
Dencie Charlotte Kelley Plaintiff
VS..
Jesse Kelley ........ Defendant
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by her Attorney, and it appearing to
the satisfaction Of the Circuit Court
that said defendant jesse Kelley, is
nonresident Of the State Of Mis-
souri,. and does not reside therein, Il
is ordered that said nonresident de-
fendant be notified by publication, as
required by law, that said plaintiff
has commenced her suit in this Court
against said defendant by petition
and affidavit, the object and general
nature of which is 10 obtain decree
OF divorce from defendant on the
ground of desertion and abandon
ment without a reasonable cause for
the space of more than one whole
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19
Coal Subject a Big Ono

N' cuDJttA q Dc oiiS
The coal subject is a large one,
however. in a general way the South
crn Kansas and Illinois coal are so
much more desirable for utility plants.
duo to low sulphur content and great
er heating value, that Il pays to alb
sorb the higher freight cost as com
pared to using north Missouri and
Iowa coal. The prime object of Kan
sas City. Missouri, securing the low
rate from Illinois was to depress the
cost at the mines of the Kansas prod
uct. and no doubt IL st. Joseph gets
warmed up on the Illinois rate mat
ter and secures for itself an adjust
ment OF the Illinois rate as between
Omaha and Kansas City. we will be
working with Kansas City to depress
the cost of Kansas coal.
To determine the added cost be-
tween commercial and residence Gus
toners, the following study is of in
terest:
Calculated additional revenue from
business lighting $39.2O472.
Calculated additional revenue from
residence lighting. sS7,792.SO.
Total additional lighting revenue.
$76.s9752. D..
Number OF business lighting GUS
toners. 1.765,
Number OF residence lighting GUS
toners. 1899
Average annual added revenue for
each business lighting customer.
S22.21.
Average annual added revenue for
each residence lighting customer.
$2.6I.
From the above It becomes plain
that the proposed increase in revenue
and Redistribution OF earnings over
the various classes OF business have
brought about no burdens OF any con-
sequence TO our business people or
residence consumers II goes without
saying that a continuity OF our indus
tries and an ability TO secure more
industries Is the problem facing us
rather than to have an average an
nual charge Of s22.si per annum less
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19
Lower Rates TO Heavy Users

The business at st. Joseph OF selling
power was designed to take care of
the medium and small users and it is
only in the last few years that any
large users of current have come to
the city and we find 1t Is the common
custom. throughout the United States
to make much lower rate to heavy
users OF power with a steady demand
than are the rates made to small us
ers. and in revamping the tariff. 1t is
Interesting to note that the small and
medium users will still have a less
rate for current than they would earn
from the Kansas City. Missouri. Com
pany. asf .r 'e
The fuel clause to be incorporated
In the proposed schedule Is an exact
copy of the method and form OF the
Kansas City. Missouri. fuel clause.
and this system takes eare OF the fuel
cost both up and down. and pro-
yides . base price On fus, and . base
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-03-19
viii install Registering Devices

1t is quite probable that it will be
to the mutual interest of the Doherty
interests and its power users. should
this tentative rate be established, to
equip all of their plants with regis
tering and metering devices to the
end that after. say one year, the
power company and the city can get
together with the power users and
with this data of the ST. Joseph
power situation. absolutely establish
ed, will want to consider establishing
in st. Joseph a row tariff based on
the Readiness to Serve" idea, or
stand By Charge" as without ques-
tion. that is the scientific way to
make rates,
A comparative statement showing
the rates under heading Proposed
Rate" what ST. Joseph industries
would earn per X. w. II. under the
proposed schedule and what these
same industries would earn at Kansas
city. The comparison is made by
figuring IL months consumption by
months for 1890 and the Kansas City
figures were made by the manager OF
the Power Department of the Kansas
City. Missouri. Company and checked
| by representatives of the St Joseph
Power Users Association and Com
merce Club committee.
A study of this comparison shows
the new tentative schedule absorbs a
part of st. Joseph's disability due TO
freight on coal and lack of efficiency.
which lack of efficiency is due from
size.
The comparison shows of the in
dustries will have a lower rate at st.
Joseph. while four of the larger in
dustries and one OF the smaller would
earn less rate at Kansas City and
] it might be well to state that no mat
ter what cities are compared. when
you take a bunch OF industries out OF
one city and figure them against the
tariff OF another city. that it will in
practically every instance, turn out
as the comparison indicated-some
higher. some lower.
Lower Rates TO Heavy Users
The business at st. Joseph Of selling
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-12-16
ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION
HOLDS MEETING

The South East Advancement Asso-
citation held their monthly meeting
Dec. IL, 1921, in the assembly room of
the Aetna Park School.
The usual routine business was
transacted. Much interest was mani
tested in the reading by the secretary
of the several committees provided for
by the Bylaws. The committees so
announced and the chairman selected
to head these committees follow:
Auditing
M. r C. Notbohm, Chairman.
Civic
Mr.. Jos. Voelkel, Chairman.
Membership
Mr.. Edw. Kalupsks, Chairman.
Finance
Mr.. G.. S. Lincoln, Chairman.
Public Improvement
Mr.. w. H. Richardson, Chairman.
Advisory
Mr.. D. B. Green, Chairman.
At this point Mayor Hanson's pres
ence in the room was recognized BY
the president Mr.. Brennan, and he was
invited to briefly address the meeting.
The mayor, true to his reputation,
made brief but impressive speech
and called upon the association to CO.
operate with all other organizations of
like character to boost for Wauwatosa.
Considerable discussion took place
regarding the physical boundaries
noted in our bylaws. The president
at this point told those present chat
the bylaws had been duly adopted and
if any change in the boundaries was
deemed advisable, they could be
changed in the orderly manner pro-
vided for by said bylaws. A short
recess was taken to enable the secre-
tary to record dues paid on the part
of several of the members present.
Next a rlotion prevailed making
Mayor Hanson member without dues
of this association,
The chair then called upon Mr.. w.
H. Richardson to give a brief talk out
lining briefly his conception of the
needs for this association. This he
did and forcefully brought to the at
tention of those present possibilities
of our banding together. Following
his talk the ,aeetissS vas declared duly
adjourned.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-12-16
SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

! Poor boys. just think what they'll
missi
The Operetta Patricia" vii be given
in the High School Auditorium, Satur-
day evening, Dec. II. The cast has
been working faithfully for weeks and
we must all boost and help make it a
great success. The tickets are in the
hands of members and the Boys and
Girls Glee Clubs. Don't fail to pur-
chase one or more.
The first basket ball came of the
season was played Saturday, at the
High School, Wauwatosa High School
against the Alumni In the prelimin-
airy game between the two second
teams, the High Seehaol was victorious.
The score was 28-13. In the game be-
tween the first teams, Wauwatosa
High School met defeat. The game
ended with a score of 27-22 in favor
of the Alumni.
The football boys were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Kolb and Mr.. VIII God
frey on Monday night. An excellent
dinner was served, beginning with
fruit cocktail and roast chicken and
ending with ice cream and cake. The
boys had so much to eat that it was
necessary to indulge in snake dance
after. dinner. Bunco was the game of
the evening, Smash" Havel winning
first prize, an indoor baseball; and Mr..
Miller winning the BOBBY prize, pen
Gil, which should last a lifetime. Every
body reported an excellent time. Mr..
Godfrey promised the boys a turkey
dinner if they beat West Allis next
year. Needless to state, every pros
pective member of next years team
made mighty resolve to win or bust.
The Junior and Senior Hi Y's held
joint meeting at the High School,
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1921. Rev. Behner
gave very interesting talk on Lead
ership."
On Wednesday, Dec. 81, all the Lit
erary Societies will hold joint meet
ing at which time a pleasing program
will be given. Later, all will repair to
the gymnasium for the Christmas
party. A good time is assured.
The Orchestra played at the meet
ing of the Woman's Club in the Con-
gregational church, Thursday, Dec. Is.
A trio consisting of Robert Kolb, Knee
land Godfrey, and Robert Mcintyre
also contributed to the program with
vocal selections.
We are all very glad to hear that
Francis Woodland has sufficiently re-
covered to enable him to be at home
We all hope for his speedy recovery. =
Movies! Friday evening as usual
the program:
School Athletics.
New High School Jump Record.
Heart of Maryland Catherine Cal
vert.
Comic-There Goes the Groom.
The 9Th grade team opened it's sea-
son by playing the M. E. Sunday
School team on Dec. Id, in the Con-
gregational gymnasium. On Saturday,
at 8 A. M. they will play the boys from
the Aetna Park School in the H. S.
gymnasium. Both teams are strong
this season so this promises to be
0nod oray,,o
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-12-16

or the dement, OIL those who may be
| interested in the sale of Red Cross
Christmas stapsps, or those, who do
not thoroughly understand what is
done with the money received from the
sale of them, your attention is called
to the following:
Because the Wisconsin Anti-Tuber
culosis Association is a state organi-
cation and because it has been so
largely instrumental in cutting down
Wisconsin's death rate and in building
up publicly supported sanatoria and
other agencies for fighting tuberculo-
sis, many people in all parts of the
state make the mistake of thinking
that the Association receives its main
| financial support from the state treas
ury and that the Christmas seal sale
merely provides supplementary funds.
Repeated efforts to correct this mis-
take have been made, but the misun-
| derstanding still exists, a fact which
has led Major Howard Greene, treas
urer of the Association and one of the
leading business men of Milwaukee, to
make the following statement to the
public:
'The Wisconsin tuberculosis
Association is purely voluntary or
ganization ard receives absolutely no
support from public taxation. In
stead, the receipts from the annual
Christmas seal sale afford practically
the only financial support of the ex-
tensive work which it carries on. It
only makes one appeal each year and
that appeal is made through the
Christmas seal sale. If the public gen
orally understood this and if people
really realized that a great public
movement depends absolutely ON the
little penny seals for the money to
carry it on with, we feel certain that
the work would be supported far more
generously than it has been in the
past"
When people come to see their pur-
chase of Christmas seals each year as
an expression of their interest in a
great life-saving movement and of the
extent of their desire to have share
in that movement, they will think of
Christmas seals n terms of dollars in
stead OF pennies and make their pur-
chases on the same scale that they
make their contributions to other hui
manitarian and civic enterprises"
During the assembly period on
Thursday, December 8, the students of
the high school were entertained and
benefited by two talks on Education,
given by Germaine Kehl and Irwin
Spinti. Dorothy Wolcott gave read
ing entitled, "Worth While" and Rob-
ert Kolb, eff" by Kipling. Thus, the
program was very appropriate for
Education Week"
The results of the intelligence test
given last Monday were: Highest
mark was given to Glen Stauff, hav-
ing answered nineteen and one-half
questions out Of twenty. Three tied
for second place, Carl Kolda, Edward
Thomas, and Monroe Toussaint. Spe-
cial mention was made of Karl Land
man, freshman, who answered six
teen Of the questions unusually well.
During assembly, Tuesday, Deem
Der 10, everyone was entertained and
delighted with program consisting
of several numbers given by the mem
bers of the public speaking class. Dale
Folsom gave pantomime of man
going fishing, Edward Thomas, "a
Tribute to Theodore Roosevelt" Rob-
ert Kolb told a story about "Brier
Rabbit" and Florence Peterson gave
reading entitled BILLY Brad and the
Big Lie"