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The Destroyers of Idols.

TO THE iconoclasts of the world serve a good or
i'll purpose, is n question that is difficult to
answer TO the satisfaction OF those who take OPP
posing views. Whatever purpose they serve they
never attain any degree of popularity, for their
work is destructive and no one loves q DESTROYER
like he loves n builder and a creator.
To push our idols from their pedestais, to ex.
pose the feet of clay of our saints is displeasing
TO us even though the destroyer have the right and
the truth upon his side.
We cannot but feel that he has taken n great
deal from us and left nothing in its place. He
has not only shattered our idols and the things in
which we have believed, but he has created doubt
of the real and question of the truth.
Whether, in a world of imperfecton, 1t were bet
ter to hide an ugly truth and leave us happy in
our illusions, rather than expose hideousness and
disillusion us is the point to be determined.
In the big and the broad way the honest icono-
clast does a work in the interest of truth and
fact; but the very work in which he engages to
destroy our idols creates suspicion of him. From
whom does he hold his appointment to come and
take the things dear to us? By what right of su.
periority does he tell us that he is right and we
are wrong? That his is the real and ours the
false? Is not our faith largely a matter of our
own creation? Are the things he sets up truer
than the things we have created or accepted? If it
is largely the result, We go on believing in our
Idols and the iconoclast goes on with his destruc-
ton.
There is a force in tradition, a power in long
continued faith not easily shaken. That is why
followers of Jesus Christ, devout believers in his
works and the redemption of the world through
his sacrifice and suffering have refused for mors
than nineteen hundred years to abandon theil
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Begin Right, Begin on Time.

TTHE OF coming is pertinent in so
Il many growing American cities that the expert
cnce of cities which have 1t up becomes a matter
of interest to cities contemplating such n move.
1t will be n vital question in Casper at no distant
date, because of our continued rapid expansion. 1t
is felt that if this growth is not intelligently di.
rected in the interest of property, convenience,
beauty and all else that enters in 10 a complete and
: finished city, Casper will fall into the same err
rors that others have experienced TO their sorrow
and are now trying to correct by a beiiated coming
system.
o. On this subject the Kansas City Star says of
local experiences through which they are now pass
ing:
"Under the police power the inherent right of the
people to pass laws for the public safety, health.
morals and general welfare is recognized; under
eminent domain there is recognition of the SOW
sereign right to appropriate property for necessary
public use. In the latter, compensation often is
allowed; but ua2er the former there is no cont
pensation where property is affected, tine assump-
ZION being that benefits conferred by exercise of
the police power are sufficient within themselves.
"Zoning authorities are of the opinion that il
is safest not only from a legal standpoint, but from
practical considerations, to put forward coming
ordinances under the police power of the state,
e rather than through eminent domain or condemna-
zion proceedings. f. NJ. Bassett, attorney for the
& New York plan commission and Is nationally recog-
niZed authority on coming, said recently that every
city that TO his Knowledge had used the right Of
eminent domain in coming, would take it back.
the reason being that coming after this fashion is
too inelastic for the city that grows, develops and
changes.
"Zoning under eminent domain becomes a oerma-
--hent arrangement; under police power it may be
changed as conditions demand.
"The principle of coming, especially when exer-
cised under the police power, has been recognized
by many state supreme courts, and on two sepa-
rate occasions has been upheld by the United
States supreme court. The theory is that a city
has the right 10 regulate its growth, certainly
when that growth, without regulation, may affect
detrimentally the public welfare in relation to
health, morals or safety. Bringing coming into re.
lation with these has not been a matter of Difficult
y, since coming has to do with building regulation
TO the end not only that property may be protected,
but that fresh air, sunlight and safety from fire
and other hazards may be provided.
? "The legality of coming has come to be chiefly a
question of a properly drawn ordinance, authorized
by Legislative act, rather than a question Of con.
stitutional right"
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Price and Supply During Strike.

EROM the department Of commerce annual report
l. Secretary Hoover gives the public some inter
esting facts and figures and some coal strike his
tory not generally known.
The departments of commerce and labor, antic
ipating the expiration of the biennial coal agree
ment IN March, 1922, Joined In an effort during the
month of October, 1921, to determine if some ar
rangement could not be arrived at by which, in
case OF failure of agreement between operators and
miners, arbitration or some other device of settle
INIT could be secured which would insure the coun.
try against strike. with its great losses to com.
merce and labor. The representatives of the opera
tors accepted such proposals; but the workers con
sidered they would be sacrificing their opportu.
mites IL they ncceded thereto.
As 1t was evident from the situation that a strike
was inevitable, this department warned the pub
lie of the necessity to make provision in coal sup
plies against such an event, and undertook a gen.
eral campaign 10 increase the stocks of coal as &c
curity OF continued industry.
As a result of these activities the country en-
tered the strike with by far the largest stock of coal
ever known, and the fact that we were able to
maintain all commerce and industry throughout
the longest strike in history was due TO this effort.
The strike began April 1, 1922. By the middle
of May spot coal was selling at about $500 a ton
at the mine. Spot bitumnous had risen to ST. per
ton at the mine in 1920, when production was at
the rate Of 1~2.O00,000 tons n week il was evident
that some action must be taken if a worse situa.
tion were not to rise, with production limited to
1 100000 tons q week from the nonunion mines.
In the absence of any Legislation or any consti-
ltutional basis for controlling profiteering, n con-
ference of the producing Operators was called at
the department of commerce. As a result of these
conferences it was agreed that coal prices should
not be advanced beyond the Garfield prices plus a
reasonable allowance in each district Cor the diff
ferences in wage scale and costs which had ensued
since the war. These agreed maximum prices va
ried from $225 to $3.50 for spot run.of.mine coal
at the mine. Approximately So per cent of the pro
ducing districts voluntarily undertook this ar
rangement. In districts which had refused to en-.
ter the agreement prices rose to as high as SO per
ton at the mines.
At the end of July some districts Withdrew from
the agreement. although some 65 per cent of the
nonunion operators held to it until August 10,
when tho strike was settled and the agreement au-
tomatically expired.
Despite the districts which refused to cooperate
md the occasional bootleggers in coal, the average
iprice Of spot coal for the entire period of the
strike as shown by the Coal Age. was $40 while
the average price of contract coal was about $500.
During the same period of 1920 even with three
times the volume CT production but without any
attempt at restrain, the price of spot coal aver
aged $500.
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Lame Ducks.

THERE WAS quite n crop of lame ducks result
l. ing from the November elections. Far larger
than ordinary. If the president is expected to take
care of all of them through appointment to federal
berths, where will he find the vacancies, If he is
so incliEieJ2
There are SONG notable exceptions, men of the
highest ability and usefulness who fell victim of
an unwise and unkind electorate, whose services
should be sought and retained for the public good.
But the generality should be permitted to remain
lame ducks.
Although the Congress may have performed
cumstances, it has not been popular with the people
and no Congress in years has received greater criti-
cism. 1t has been everybody's target for two years
past. 1t failed to do the right thing at the right
time. It's top heavy majority was a handicap
rather than an advantage. 1t was slow, cumber-
some, totally without snap, and in many ways dis
appointing,
A blind man could almost foresee the result of
the November congressional elections-a greatly
reduced Republican majority.
The president has not indicated his attitude to-
ward the lame duck brigade; but if he meets the
hope of MS friends and the well-wishers of the Re-
publican party he will continue to devote his at
%tention to the more important matters of govern
ment than to the finding of places for lame ducks.
And if, now that the party majority is down to
manageable number, he does not take command of
affairs and direct them there will be some history
written in 1924 none of us will care to read.
Public confidence in Mr.. Harding is still strong
Notwithstanding the jolts it has received. Party
Iselvation depends largely upon his wisdom ant
leadership in the next year.
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And then Henry sought Archibald m
his dictionary and found what e
mean In the original German. AM.
s~traiEhtWay began to club the bed
post with his Eou-y FOO; and never
feel H. Archibald meant Extremely
Bold md Ieander. which was Ar
-hibaid's middle name. meant Lion
Man
Presently Henry stopped beating
his bcdDoat and ooked up over.
which was the name OF the neigh.
Dor on h other side OF the house.
a man o. vast proportions. and a
volcanic temper. and a voice Tx a
b ast OF dynamite- man who was
vaguely believed Z come home late
from the country club and spank his
wife with a golf stick Ana Henry
ound what made him happy and
comfortable. that Owen came down
from the celts and NEAR A Lamb.
Then there was ThAddeus So-and-so
who lived across the street and had
IN income tat reIsved him OF work.
and who certainly would ave died II
Re -dn't had h a income. being she
mrst ignorant man in the neighbor-
hood. with no more brains than a cat
Anc Thaddsus turned out 10 mean
The Wise One. And there wus Philip
So-and-So who used to live IN the
Italian villa down on the corner but
who lost all his money on "A string
OF ace horses and then one day
went out and hot them with a rife
and went away TO Ntexico-Rnd his
name meant Dine Who Loves his
Horaes.
And there vas Henry's marriei sis
ter. whom he had all his I'fe str ven
to sleace In an argument without ever
yet succeeding. and her name. being
Etheling. meant Noble Snake: and
this so deeply pleased him that he
rose out OF bed and walked right
down to the telephone on his equity
foot and told his sister ali about her
self. with celebrations. becoming one
OF the happ'est. eomfortablest, most
contented men alive as he did Il.
And he stayed thus happy for up
ward Of an hour. Or until, TO be ex-
net. he sought the meaning Of his
own mfidle name, and found Il. The
name was Eustace. EustAce Is Ger.
manic. and means Man OF Good
Health.
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ally tina he forgot to swear for an
hour.
After looking IN his name.
which VIA Henry. and finding 1t de
rived from the German. and mean
ing the Gracious Gift OF God. he was
Intrigued. and went on to look UP
other names. and his Joy began.
The man who lived next door to
Henry was n man who. to Henry.
seemed Us appropriately named as
was he himself. He was an extreme
ly henpecked man. being very insight
fcant from the STANDPOINT OF height
and weight. and much more so from
the standpoint OF mentality. but hay.
ing a wife who stood five feet ten
in her stocking feet and weighed 2O1.
and had a brain as strong as her arm.
This man. Henry had always said.
had been named in n moment OF high
inspiration. He was called Archibald.
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faith in him though iconcolasts in plenty have
sought TO destroy that belief.
And ngain that is why popular belief in the
truthfulness of George Washington cannot be
shaken by any evidence that ieonoclasts would pre-
sent We believe In his absolute veracity. We
want to believe in him, therefore we will.
Many of our idols we will not suffer TO be
smashed. They are beautiful to us. We need
them And nothing can take their place
Let the iconOclast go on his way Of destruction.
We VIII cling to what seems to us 10 be beautiful
and true until our understanding convinces us t.
the contrary. Even then will we surrender with
great elaboration and reluctance, to the scavengers
of philosophy.
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The Casper Tnbune's Program

irrigation project west Of Casper to be authorizes
and completed at once.
4 complete ana scientific coming system for tina
city Of Casper.
4 comprehensive municipal and school roGe&non
park system. including swimming pools for TIE chill
dr9n Of Casper.
Completion Of the established Scenic Route bouls-
ward as planned by the county commissioners TO Gar
den Creek Falls and return.
Better roads FOR NRtrona county and more high
ways for wyoming.
More equitable freight rates for shipps~ Of the
Rocky Mountain region. md more frequent train aefv.
Ice for Casper.
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Misfit Names.

Some time when you have the tooth
ache or the rheumatism or the grip
and are in need OF an all-around good
cheering NJ. turn to the compendium
II Common Christian Names in the
back of a dictionary and ponder upon
the skill OF the general public In
naming its children wrongly. There
was a man with the gout who did this
once and Z made him laugh so natur-
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The Jinx Number.

Every now and then. despite
science ane education and all that
sort OF thing. one learns that the
superstition That thirteen Is an un.
lucky number Ia still thoroughly
alivs. A recent example of it's pot
ency was found ir a large restau
rant in the city In which the walters
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s~anization that@is able to get out and
accomplish results of this character.
I hope tha. every a owner who is
moi already a member of the Park.
to-Pnrk Highway association will
send Mr.. Stafford. secretary OF Cas-.
per Motor club. his check for si2 and
ask for an emblem.
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Aspiration.

We were talking OF ambitions
In the way that we were faring.
All our secret aspirations
We were very frankly airing.
Oscar was in love. and murmured.
"Woule to goodness ] were holder
For the height OF my ambition
Merely IN to my shoulder"
Edgar Daniel Kramer.
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a,d busboys wear badges bearing
their numbers.
one waiter. Il was observed had
his badge on upside down. and when
h's attention was called 20 the fact
said; -Thirteen's the eason That's
my regular number and 1 wear u up
side down 20 take the curse off,
, 1922-12-14

Wages lost 10 Indiana coal miners
during h recent general strike
amounted 20 approximately $4,000
600.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
SARCOXIE CONTEMPLATES
TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

The Sarcoxie Record says that a
preliminary movement in the di-
rection Of organizing tobacco grow
ers association at Sarcoxie was
recently taken, at meeting Of the
Commercial Club.
p. w. Burden, who was reared in
Kentucky and knows that tobacco of
a good quality can be grown around
Sarcoxie, suggested the movement. A
committee was appointed to make in
vestigation.
If they find favorable sentiment
among the farmers, they hope to have
100 acres planted next spring. The
cost of seed is light and the culta-
tion of the crop needs no special ma
chinery. Land that will grow corn
will grow tobacco, with about the
same amount of cultivation, says the
Record. The market is established
and sale of the product is easy.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
MRS. DOUGLAS Is HOSTESS
AT BREAKFAST PICNIC

Mrs. Glen Douglas was pleasant
hostess at breakfast picnic at Bow
er's grove Thursday morning. Guests
included members of the Young Mat
rons Club and a few friends. AT six
O'Clock they enjoyed a punge in the
swimming pool, followed by breakfast
at 8 o'clock. In the afternoon the
guests formed line party to the
Rialto Theatre. Those enjoying the
affair included Mrs. Byron Vaughan,
Mrs. Chas. Wilhelm, Mrs. Floyd M.
Huffman, Mrs. 0. w. Blacksher, Mrs.
Sidney James, Mrs. Frank Conley,
Mrs. o. E. Davis, Mrs. Kenneth GUM
ney, Mrs. Ralph SAKE, Mrs. Gilbert
Thompson, Mrs. H. C. Russum, Mrs.
Carl Counts, Mrs. VIM. E. Cochran
and the hostess, Mrs. Douglas.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
REUNION AT CASSvILLE is BIG
GER AND BETTER THAN EVER

Monet persons who have made a
habit of attending the annual Cass-
Vile Reunion report that this year the
event is bigger and better than ever
before. The attendance has been
larger and the amusements better.
Everyone, than can, from miles
around attend each year, and it is
generally considered a holiday by
most of the farmers in this territory.
They enjoy visits with old friends
that perhaps they do not see from one
reunion to the next. It's big time
in Cassville, and also means much to
Monett people for many of our resi-
dents came from Cassville and enjoy
a reunion with their friends in their
old home town.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
MAY SUBMIT SENIORITY
TO ARBITRATION
Brotherhood Chiefs and Executives
Discuss Placing Question Before
Impartial Tribunal For De-
cision.

Washington, Aug. 12.-The pro-
posal that the seniority issue--con-
ceded to be the sole obstacle to the
settlement Of the railroad shop craft
strike-be submitted to arbitration
by an impartial tribunal, was dis
cussed tonight by conference Of
railroad brotherhood chiefs and rail
executives as a basis for ending the
transportation tieup.
Although no definite agreement
was said to have been reached at the
conference, which lasted for nearly
three hours, both sides were said to
have exhibited friendly" attitude
toward the suggestion.
The railroad executives already
have an appointment to meet with
President Harding at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning when it is said Mr..
Harding would be told of the new
situation from the late negotiations
in order that he might proceed from
that point with his policy Of mediation
Lack of information as to the at
titude which would be taken by the
leaders of the striking shopmen to
the proposal was said to have pre-
vented the other union leaders from
taking definite stand. 1t was ex-
pected that report on the proceed
ings would be made as soon as pos
sibe to B. NJ. Jewell, leader of the
shop crafts, and his associates with a
view of obtaining their views.
There had been reports during the
day that President Harding, in fur
therance of his plan for mediation
might try to bring the two groups
together, or as an alternative might
ask the railroad executives and lead
ers of the brotherh0ods-W Who were
quoted today as having offered then
assistance in reaching a settlement
to meet and discuss a compromise OF
which the strike could be ended
Among the Labor leaders at the COW
ference were L. f. Sheppard Of tl!>
conductors brotherhood and w. N
Doak, of the trainmen. Secretary ol
Labor Davis and George Christian
secretary to the president, were re
ported to have been with between the
railroad managements the conferees
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
TRIES TO COMPEL
PASSENGER SERVICE
Kansas Public Service Commission
Seeks to Prevent Curtailment of
Train Service.

An alternative writ of mandamus
returnabIe August 21 was issued
Thursday by Justice John Marshall OF
the Kansas state supreme court fol-
lowing the filing of mandamus pro-
ceedings by the Kansas public utilities
commission to compel the Frisco rail
road to continue its passenger SER
vice in Kansas.
The incidental ordtr which would
have compelled the railroad to run
the trains between now and August
2i and the date of the hearing or be
in contempt was not granted as JUS
tice Marshall was the only member OF
the court present.
Clyde NJ. Reed, chairman of the
utilities commission, expressed sur
prise when notified through press
dispatches that the Frisco had ordered
six of its trains in Kansas taken off.
He SAID he had understood that
such action would not be taken un-
til after a hearing and then declared
the commission was prepared to push
the case against the Frisco.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
MISSOURI HEN RUNS FAMOUS
MULE CLOSE SECOND

Much has been written and said
about the world-famous Missouri
mule, and now comes the Missouri
hen to run close race for high
honors., This state, by virtue Of her
exceptionally large egg production, is
now ranked near the top among the
states of the union in that industry,
according to the state marketing
bureau.
The record of the production in
Missouri for 1919 was 100000 cases
each containing thirty dozen eggs, OF
a total of II 100000 dozen. With 30
cents a dozen an average price, or
5000 a case, these eggs were worth
$35 100000, the bureau figures. The
average freight car has capacity OF
400 cases, it is said. Therefore, $3.50
cars, a sufficient number to make up
1876 trains of fifty cars each, would
have been required to move the 1919
egg production of this state. However
there is an estimated loss of II per
cent of the eggs produced, which
would mean that 1850 cars, equal to
thirty-three trains of fifty cars, would
be the loss, representing a sum OF
nearly $6,OO0,000.
In order that such an annual loss
may be curtailed to the minimum, the
greatest egg campaign ever initiated
in this country has just started. A
field force from the marketing bu-
reau is now at work among farmers
and dealers in an effort that better
eggs will hereafter go from this
state to the consumer. The campaign
which will extend to October, will
embrace $50 towns, eighteen we'll
trained egg gamblers and graders be-
ing in the field. Talks are made to
producers about ways and means OF
producing better eggs as we'll as TAX
ing better care of them. Charts are
used in these talks, and helpful liter
ature is distributed. Springfield Re-
publican.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
ORIGINAL POETRY
Future Recognition.
Rv ]. I. Sanders.

BY j. t. Sanders.
Shall we know our friends and
loved ones
In the land beyond the skies,
When we pass beyond the Jordan
Where the saints shall never die?
Shall we know our loving Mother
Who has borne US ON her knees
When we leave this world of sorrow
To that land beyond the seas?
Shall we know our own dear chill
dren
Who nave gone and left us here,
viii we know them when we meet
them
In that land so bright and fair?
Will we know our loving Savior
Who has saved us by his blood,
Will we have a joyful welcome
When we cross the swelling flood?
Yes, oh yes, we shall know our
loved ones
And our blessed Savior, too,
When we reach that heavenly coun-
try
In that land beyond the blue.
Oh, that blessed sweet reunion
When we all our loved ones greet.
To that glorious home We're going
And with all our loved ones meet.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
GLOBE

Mrs. Lille Hultgren and children
and Murl Hemphil of north Verona
visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson
and family Sunday.
The quarterly meeting was held
Friday night at the home Of Rev. and
Mrs. Malmquist. 1t was decided to
call Rev. Malmquist back for another
year.
Miss Ruth and Hazel Peterson,
Messrs Murl Hemphill and Ralph
Peterson attended church at Kings
Prairie Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. White and daughter
Elizabeth were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John EngIedorf and family Sun
day.
Rev. Johnston the district superin-
tendent of Des Moines, Iowa, departed
Saturday morning for Kansas City.
A large crowd attended the Sunday
school picnic at Marbut Springs
Saturday and all reported good time
The Ladies Aid will be entertained
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Peterson on Friday afternoon and
night, August 18th, everybody is
cordially invited to come.