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The daily Alaskan., 1921-05-12
Action Unprecedented.

Gov. Riggs said:
 The appropriation For the estab- lishmenJ and maintenance Of a fish hatchery and experiment station at Ketcnikan. Alaska, to be expended under the direction of J. R. Heckmau was not approved for the following reasons:
 "(1) The Legislature has already a law creating Fish Commission, bound by oaths Of office. and has specified how money appropriated shall be expended under their di- rccuon. There is no law authorizing money 10 be expended by an indi- yidual. not an officer of the ter ritorial government and one who is not even remotely connected with thc government through the mcdiuu- of a board or commission The action seems to be unprecedented
 "C2r By specifying in a law an individual by name, the Legislature assumes executive functions. which is contrary ;o our sysrcm of gov Crumcnt.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-05-12
Subscriptions and Advertisements
 Received By

Bennett News Co. WhitehOrse. TT.
 E. W. Gideon Carrross. IT.. E. L. Pilman At.in, b.C.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-05-12
EDITORIAL
TWO NOTEWORTHY EVENTS

sssI ..,s. 2. 3; }. 5
The daily Alaskan., 1921-05-12
Danger Pointed Out.

"l2J The precedent. if once es- tablisacd. could easily result in practically all of the territorial ap- propria,tous being subje-led to uu- restrained expenditure by md!vjd- uaIs wGo are not bound in any way. either by law or regulation auG who are responsible to no one.
 "l4D Should a hatchery be cs,ab- lisAed in accordance wiyh the word ing of the act, thore is nothing to show that the Territory woulld owl it or that # could n the future main tain the plant should maintenance thereof be discontinued The Act does not even provide that the hotcb- cry is a territorial Institution.
 In refusing approval of this ilcn 1 in no Way reflect on Mr. Heck man. consider him :, most abe man and one who ags tae interest of the Territurv aud o, K,:vh!Ean az heart, which le l.rs shown by G,s continued iuvr~,"nn in ;hc Torri- tory. The F:sl Comwiss:on has r,u- suited him throughout and given him it's entire confidence. should have been glad to lave mad h,m os member of the ( immisSion and so advised him at that last meeting of the Commission, mt he did not de- sire appointment.
 Hatchery Approved.
 As to the establishment Of a hatch cry at Kolchikan, t&e Commission has long discussed Ihis possibility and il is one of the approved proj- ects when suGicieu lands are mace available or had ,lc Legislature drs- ignated KetchikW aa 8 site for a hatchery to be established as are
The daily Alaskan., 1921-05-12

Why woman! You spend more money than earn.
 Yes, but you know very well you get three times as much as you earn.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-29
kopyried 1921 by tix Boil SYNDICATE Inc
PART ONE

By the end Of October, with the dis
persal Of that foliage which has served
al summer long a. q pleasant screen
for whatever small privacy may exist
between American neighbors. we begin
70 get our autumn high tides of Cos
dip. At this season Of the year, in our
towns Of moderate size and ambition,
where apartment houses have not yet
condensed and at the same time
seQuestered the population, one may
secure visual command of back yard
beyond back yard. both up and down
the street: especially II one takes the
trouble to sit for an hour or SO. daily,
upsn the top Of high board fence at
about the middle Of q block.
OF course an adult who followed
such . course would be thought Pc
euliaR: no doubt no would be subject
to undesirable comment and presently
might b. called upon to parry severe
II. indeed, not hostile inquiries; but
bsys arc considered 20 inexpiicabls
that they have gathered for them
selves any privileges denied their
parents and elders; and a boy can do
such a thing as this to his full content,
without anybody's thinking about 1t at
all. So It was that Herbert nlings-
worth Atwater, Jr, aged thirteen and
a few months, sat for a considerable
time upon such fence, after school
hours, every afternoon of the last week
in October; and only one person par
ticularly observed him or was stimu-
l. o. NJ rtN NV 10
procedure. Even at that. this person
was affected only because she was
Herbert's relative, and Of an age SYM
pathetic to his-and Of q sex antipa-
thetic.
In spite of the fact that Herbert Il
lingsworth Atwater, Jr., thus seriously
disporting himself on his fathers back
fence. attracted only this audience of
one (and she hostile at a rather dis
tant window his behavior really
should have been considered piquant-
ly interesting by anybody. After climb
ing to the top Of the fence he would
produce from interior pockets a small
memorandum book and a pencil; sell
dom putting these implements to i'm
mediate use. His expression was
gravely alert, his manner more than
businesslike; yet nobody could have
failed to comprehend that he was en-
joying himself, especially when his at
titude became tense-as at times it
certainly did. Then he would rise, bal
ancing himself at adroit ease. his feet
aligned one before the other on the
inner rail, foot below the top Of the
boards. and with eyes dramatically
shielded beneath scoutish palm, he
would gaze sternly in the direction Of
some object or motion which had at
tracted his attention; and then, having
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-29

He Would Sit Again and Deeislvely
Enter a Note In His Memorandum
Book.
satisfied himself of something or other.
he would sit again and decisively en-
ter note In his memorandum book.
He was not always alone; he was
frequently Joined by a friend, male
and, though shorter than Herbert,
quite as old; and this companion was
inspired, 1t seemed, by motives pre-
cisely similar to those from which
sprang Herbert's own actions. Like
Herbert, he would sit upon the top Of
the high fence, usually at a little dis
tance from him; like Herbert he
would rise at intervals, for the better
study of something this side of the
horizon; then, also concluding like
Herbert, he would sit again and write
firmly in a little notebook. And sell
dom in the history Of the world have
any sessions been invested by the par.
ticlpants with so intentional IN ap-
pearance of Importance.
That was what most injured their
lone observer at the somewhat distant
back window. upstairs at her OVID
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-29

ence for several months had named
not once otherwise than as "That
nasty little Henry Rooter," was Of
strangely clean and smooth fair-haired
appearance, for his age. She looked
him over.
His profile was Of a symmetry he
had not himself yet begun to appre-
ciate; his dress was scrupulous and
modish = and though he was short
nothing outward about him explained
the more sinister of Florences two
adjectives. Yet she had true occasion
for 1t, because on the day before she
began its long observance he had made
her uneasy lest an orange seed she
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-29
THE oRGANEST

BY Florence Atwater
The organest was seated at his organ
In a church,
In some beautiful woods of maple and
birch.
He was very weary while he played upon
the keys.
But he was a great organest and always
played with ease.
When the soul is weary,
And the wind IL dreary,
I would like to be an organest seated all
day at the organ.
Whether my name might be Fairchild or
Morgan.
would play music like q vast amen,
The way It sounds In q church of men.
Florence read her poem over seven
or eight times. the deepening pleasure
Of her expression being evidence that
repetition failed to denature this work,
but. on the contrary, enhanced an ap-
preciative surprise at its singular mer-
II. Finally she folded the sheet of
paper with a delicate carefulness un-
usual to her. and placed it in her
skirt pocket. Then she went down
stairs and out into the back yard.
With thoughtful and determined eyes
she obliqued her gaze over the in
tervening fences to the repellent sky
line formed by the too-simple profile
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-29

Old Papsrs-For Sale at this office.
25c per hundred
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-04-15
PHIL 1!!;i UPS. rs.
Sport
By 7. X. P.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The loss OF Coach arthur Strauss.
whose resignation. submitted sew,
eral days ago. has just been ac-
cepted by the board OF education, Is
a severe blow to Clickasha high
school athletic prospects.
Turn back the pages OF the year's
athletic record in the Chickasha
high school. Starting with a weak
foundation. Coach Strauss construct.
ed strong football machine and
finished second in the Little Ten"
conference race. He placed two men
or the all-state eleven while a
third won honorable mention.
%
Despite the light weight of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-04-15

players. the Strauss cagIng team
was recognized as one Of the strong
est In the state. The local mentor
Just recently organized formidable
baseball team and as daily training
continue. the Chickasha high school
track outlook frightened.
While serving as athletic director
here. Mr. Strauss started what
promises to be brilliant coaching
career-if he later desires to con.
tinue the coaching game. His sue.
cessor here will find a strong nuce-
leus around which he should build
winning athletic teams next $. ison.
Volmer Kramer, flrstbaseMan. has
been loaned by Ray Winder & Dolly
Stark, manager OF the Clarksdni,
club OF the Cotton States league.
Kramer left yesterday for the Mis-
issippi city to join the club. HlI
departure means that Guy Sturdy
Will be the regular guard o. the ini-
tial sock for tho Chicks during til,
coming season.
D
Boss Winder yesterday handed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-04-15

release to Earnest Brazil. catcher.
who Joined the squad several days
ago. Brazil did not go to Ardmore
with the club. During the past four
seasons. he played with the Uniycr-
sNy OF Arkansas nine.
o.
Ballad OF a Rookie:
The training trips a vision of the
past,
The team is working homeward
through the sticks,
Whilst |. humble hand before tho
mast.
Have forfeited my bag OF baseball
tricks. tf.t
ditn'. seem to fool them with my
stuff.
They slew the choicest magic OF
my arm;
Methinks. therefore, I've had about
enough
To bid me spend the summer,son
the farm.
Exchange.
The female sea.horse deposits her
eggs in an external abdominal pouch
OF the male where they are hatched.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-04-15

Despite the light weight of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-04-15

Boss winder yesterday handed a
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
Editors Have
Good Meeting

The meeting of the Southeast Mis-
souri, Editorial Association was held
in Poplar Bluff last Friday and Sat-
urday. While the attendance was
somewhat disappointing, the meetings
and various entertainments offered by
the good people of the Bluff were en-
tertaining and greatly enjoyed.
Owing to The Times editor receiv-
ing orders from his doctor to spend
some time in bed this week, it has
been impossible for us to find time to
write up that meeting as it deserves.
Comprehensive resolutions of respect
were adopted by the editors, which
would have been a very good present.
ment of the subject, but copy of
those resolutions have also failed to
reach us. We may speak of it more
fully next week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
Choral Club to
Present Comedy

Wednesday evening. August 8. the
Annunciation Choral Club will present
two-act original musical comedy and
song revue at the Monarch Theatre in
Pennington for the benefit of the Iron
Mountain Club Charity Fund. With
this fund the community of Iron Noun
tain intends to send two of it's chill
dren to st. Louis for medical attention.
The Annunciation Choral Club, while
an amateur organization, has attain
ed quite degree of efficiency during
its two years of existence.
The musical director, Miss Hennri-
eta Bafunno,, is sister of julius
Bafunno, the well-known song writer,
who has composed Learning" and
other song hits, which the Club will
present.
The Annunciation Choral Club will
be at Iron Mountain Monday evening,
August /, Bismarck Tuesday evening
and Pennington Wednesday evening.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29

James Hicks left Monday for Pueb-
10, Colo, to seek employment.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
Lightning Changes
Being Rang Up

Much complaint is now being heard
of the ruinous prices that live stock
and other products Of the farm are
bringing. 1t is no longer theory, but
a condition that is now facing the pro-
ducers. A farmer was complaining
the other day that it hurt to sell a
team of mules for $125, for which he
paid few years ago $725. An
other farmer, near Pennington, re-
Gently shipped fat COW to the St.
Louis market, and received return
Of $3.50 after paying freight and sell
ing charges. Within the past few
days another farmer shipped a green
hide, weighing 40 pounds, and received
for same 12c after charges were paid.
There is no use cussing and discuss
ing the present administration, as that
sort of thing gets one nowhere. But
it is fact that the man, or men, who
ca9 perform such lightning-like
change as has been wrought within
the past few months is some "artist".
But the matter of passing sentence
and getting rid of him is of far great
er Importance to an overburdened and
people.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
New Asylum Board
Visits Pennington

, The new State Board of Control Of
Eleemosynary Institutions visited
State Hospital No. in this city the
last of the week. They remained only
few hours, and whatever business
was transacted, or inspection made OF
the institution was rushed through to
permit the members to each the first
train for St. Louis.
The new Central Board of Control
of the State Insane Asylums, con-
sisting of six members, is the crea-
tion of one of Governor Hyde's pet
consolidation laws that escaped the
referendum, because it was not re-
ferred to the people, and became law
on June goth. H. D. Evans, of Bonne
Terre, was named by Gov. Hyde as
Chairman of the Board. He receives
a salary of $4,000 a year, and must
reside in Jefferson City. He is a
member of the Republican State COM
mittee, was an original Hyde sup
porter, and has thus received his re-
ward for political services rendered in
the last campaign.
Two other Hyde Republicans ana
three anti-Referendum Democrats are
members of this Board and, as events
will soon prove. the State Hospitals
for the Insane will be managed polit-
ically under Hyde's appointees more
than ever before, and the Democratic
members will have but little, if any
thing, to say in the appointment of
the many employees in charge of the
insane charges of the State.
Such is the amazing and insane
politics Gov. Hyde is playing in Or
his new Boards and Depart
ments, and filling all the positions
with partisan Hyde Republicans. The
insane" acts of this Republican die
tator is wrecking the party that hon.
pred him. But "why should we wor-
ry," when his madness and desire for
power will make Democratic victory
certain in Missouri at the next cleo
ion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
B0llinger Man Caught

Sheriff John G. Hunt recently re-
ceived tip that a bootlegger from
Bollinger county had been making
trips into this county, more or less
regularly, apparently for the purpose
of dispensing his goods. On last Mon
day morning he learned that this fell
low was then near the electric power
house, and had in his possession about
fifteen gallons of fire-water. The
Sheriff made haste to the rendezvous,
where he found and confscated eight
gallons of the FOOLS fluid. .
The next morning the mysterious
stranger was also located and arrest
ed. He gave the name of VIM. Cook,
and also gave bond for his appearance
at the next term Of circuit court to
answer to the charge of bootlegging.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
Business Lively
in Sherif's Office

Robert Priester was arrested Tues
day afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Ellis
Simms, on the charge of transporting
whiskey. This arrest was made after
Priester escaped from the clutches Of
City Marshal Hough, who had pre-
viously made the arrest. But Pries-
ter proved too elusive for the City
Marshal, and made his getaway, and
proved to be the best foot-racer.
Simms is known as "goer" in every
particular, and soon brought Priester
in.
In the mix-up Priester was relieved
of two quart bottles Of brand COM
monty known as "white mule, prob
ably deriving its name from the fact
that it contains little of everything
that is calculated to cause little
worse performance on the part Of
those who partake of it. The neck Of
one of the bottles was broken in the
scrimmage, but enough of the fluid
was rescued for evidence"
Priester was in Jail night and
two days, after which he secured
$500 bond to appear at the next reg
ular term of circuit court for trial.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
Ball Game Sunday

The first base ball game of the sea-
son will be played in Pennington
next Sunday afternoon, on the Year
gain grounds, south of the city water
works, between the Caledonia and
Pennington teams. The visitors are
said to be an unusually strong team,
and the local team, but recently or
ganized, have been playing good ball.
Game will be called at 2:30. Come
out and enjoy what promises to be a
good game, and at the same time add
your encouragement in this greatest
of all pastimes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
Hotel Hunt Again Crowded

Sheriff Hunt informs a Times re-
porter that business is good" at his
hcstelry, whissyis again&crowded, Our
scribe thought there was touch OF
pride in the Sheriff's voice when he
dwelt on the varied callings of his
guests, stating that in the aggregation
were those charged with robbery,
forgery, bootlegging, rapists, etc., on
practically throughout the whole list
of felonies.
1t should be understood, however,
that our Sheriff is not proud of the
fact that there are so many lawbreak-
ers, but was only figuring that the
more he had in his charge, the fewer
remained at large to prey on the hon
est people. 1t is now freely admitted
that times have materially changed
within the past few months, when
there was not an inmate in the st.
Francois county Jail. 1t is too bad,
but it is also too true.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
The August
Election

-FOUR important measures are to DS
included in the ballot at the special
election next Tuesday, August I'd
Holding first place among these is the
Constitutional Convention. This will
be the second step in securing a new
Constitution for Missouri The first
step was taken last November, wher
it was(voted to let the people decide
if Constitutional Convention should
be held. The next two steps in Sc
curing new Constitution will also be
submitted to the vote of the people.
No one can question the need of a
new Constitution for the State-the
one under which we are struggling
along is out of date. having been
adopted forty-six years ago, when
conditions were entirely different
from what they are today; it is too
lengthy, being three times as long as
the Constitution of the United States;
it does not touch upon modern ques-
ions of public health and child welfare,
nor upon present day industrial con-
ditions; it denies the most sacred
right of citizenship-the privilege of
voting-to the soldiers, sailors and
marines, who stand ready to fight and
die for their country; it can only be
changed by the passing of amendment
and the very multiplicity of these re-
suits in the rejection of many of the
most important; it clogs the wheels of
progress, and keeps Missouri from at
tanning the high place to which her
splendid. natural resources and the
high standard of her people entitle
her.
Three amendments are to be sub
mitted to the people at this time: The
first is to give to women the right to
be elected to office in the State, by
striking out the word "male" in the
qualifications of officeholders. This
will also permit women to serve as
delegates to the Constitutional Con-
vention. 1t is probable that women
could hold office under the present
reading of the law, but this amend
ment will bring into harmony the let
ter and the spirit of the law.
The second amendment provides
that the interest on the $60,0OO,0OO
road bonds shall be met by making
the automobile license fees paid into
the State available for this purpose.
1t was generally supposed that this
provision was included in the good
roads amendment last November, but |
as it was not, it is important that this
should be voted favorabE now, as it |
will remove heavy burden from the
Provision is already made
that the principal shall be paid in this
way.
Every one will be in favor of the
third amendment, which provides that
a bonus of not more than $15,OOO,OOO
shall be paid to the boys who served
n the world war. The obligation of
he State to do justice to it's own vet
'rans is the more pressing at this
lime, because of the inability of the
Federal Government to take any ac-
ion in the matter.
All of these measures are of vityl
Importance to the welfare of the
State, and every man and woman in
It. Francois county should make it
heir solemn duty to go to the polls
N next Tuesday and vote for them.
VOTE YES; SCRATCH NO..
l
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs. J, F. Hicks went to
st. Mary's Friday and remained un-
til Sunday withrMrs. Hicks, father,
James Mercer, and two sisters. Mr..
Mercer is SO years young, and stu en-
joyihg life and fairly good health.
From there Mr.. and MRS. Hicks went
to Fredericktown for brief visit with
their nephew, Marin Counts, who is
seriously i'll.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
BALLOT

PROPOSITION NO. 1.
"Shall there be convention to
revise and amend the Constitution 2"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29

pulverizer arrives. Rock will be quar-
ried and pulverized for So per ton.
The securing of this one machine
will, in all probability, be the fore
runner of a number of others. Many
farmers in different sections Of the
county are interested in lining. AS
soon as this one pulverizer starts work
it is likely that farmers in other COM
munities will get together and buy a
machine.
Hearing To Be Held August 20
The local hearing on "Wkat Ails
Agriculture" will be keld August 20
by the Farm Bureau. Some plans have
been formulated and others will be
worked out soon for this hearing. Re-
ports from other counties in the
State show that these hearings are
bringing out some valuable points
which will be presented to Congress.
One of the main things mentioned,
is that the spread of prices from tire
producer to the consumer is too large.
The low price of farm products, pro-
duced at excessively high cost, while
freight, interest rates, taxes, and
manufactured goods, which farmers
must buy, such as building materials
and machinery, remain as high, or
nearly as high as before. AS causes
of these low prices, the Farm Bureau
mind assigns multitude of factors.
Chief among these are the restriction
of credits and intere,t rates charged
by banks, which forced liquidation;
gambling, and speculation in food pro-
ducts; artificial deflation by propa-
ganda against high prices; reduced for
eign exchange rates; high taxes; high
freight rates, and the fact that pro-
ducers were not organized to bargain
effectively in marketing their products.
Some dairyman gave imports of for
eign butter and vegetable oils as an
factor. Occasionally, the
unsettled state Of industry with un-
and decreased buying
power of laborers was suggested as a
cause. Excessive commission charges
by middlemen, also received "honora-
BILE" mention in the list.