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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-16
Use the Phone, Said Clifford.

TAI these administrative depart
ments are connected by telephones, I
take It," said Assistant Secretary Cliff
ford one day to a member of his office
force.
"Oh yes, we have perfect telephone
service between the departments" was
the response.
We'll, 1 think we will use the tele-
phone in ~transacting some Of this
business instead Of writing so many
letters" said Clifford.
That was the first step in the re-
form that has been successfully ac-
complished. Clifford soon learned that
the "a assistant secretaries, four in
the Department of Justice, four in
the Post Office department, one in the
Navy department, one in the Depart
ment of Commerce, and n in the De-
partment of Labor, were not even &C
quainted. "There should be some CO.
operation in managing the business of
forthwith he proposed that the "a
secretaries in the administrative de-
partments hold a meeting and get ac-
quainted. The invitation to this meet
ing was accepted by % of the "a as
sistants and before the evening was
fected. 1t was agreed to meet each
Tuesday evening IN the week.
The outcome of the formation of
this organization by the assistant sec
retaries who, after all, r the men
who handle nine-tenths of the routine
business Of Importance, is that inter-
departmental business handled by
these secretaries has been greatly sim
plified. The telephone has practically
supplanted the stenographer, the type
writing machine and the mails.
Secretary Melons Victory.
Apparently Andrew w. Mellon,
secretary of the treasury, has won
a big victory over the Repub-
lican politicians who set out to force
him to resign. His victory received
it's finishing touches when President
Harding decided to accept the resig-
nation Of Elmer Dover, an assistant
secretary and chief political heads.
man. AS a result of various devel-
opments during the last few months
the merit system as applied to govern
ment services seems to be on a sound
er foundation than at any time since
March 4, 1921. The National Civil
carytan pnfornn laontYn ic nnfitIaI to
a large measure of credit for the out
come. The league called attention
from time to time to what was going
on and did this in an effective way.
The dismissal of some thirty-four
chiefs of divisions in the bureau of
engraving and printing without a hear
ing, and without reference to the pro-
lection which the civil service law is
supposed to give them, stirred up such
a commotion that no attempt has been
made to repeat the performance in
any of the other branches of the gov
eminent. 1t Is generally understood
that the officials who were RESPONSE
BILE for those dismissals In the bureau
now admit privately that the whole
performance was a blunder; but no
steps toward correcting the mistake
have been taken.
After all, as things turned out, the
bureau dismissals were probably a
good thing for the government service.
They served to call attention to a pro-
gram set up by the spoilsmen for a
general raid on the departments. The
employees who were dismissed have
nearly all obtained positions outside
of the government service at mach bet
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-16

YOU. roc CAN EARN Sl.50 PER HOUH
spare time selling guaranteed silk hosierT
direct from mill. No delivering, no csiiects
ing. New plan makes experience unReces-
sary; selling easy. HOSIEkY
MILLS, Ill West 42nd Street. NEW Y0Ek
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-16
Ready for Navy scrappinq.

w pN6Ah -
% battleships the day Great Brit
ain, France, Japan, Italy and the
United States exchange ratification of
the treaty limiting naval ornaments.
1t Is estimated hat it will cost $780,
100000 to wreck these fighters Of the
sea.
The vessels to be destroyed, new
and old, are estimated to represent
an outlay of $500, ,000. Most of
this money was expended on battle
cruisers and battleships not yet COM
pleted but on which construction was
started. It was figured that the Unit
ed States has invested in these new
vessels about $330,0OO,OO0. Add to this
the cost of the 10 old capital ships
that are to be scrapped, and h half
billion mark is not far away. The fif-
teen old ships range from the Maine,
20 years old, to the Michigan, ID years
DID.
Thirteen uncompleted vessels, six
battle cruisers Of most modern type
and seven battleships are also to go.
The battleships range from IL to rs
per cent completed, the average being
about one-third. The doomed battle
cruisers are from II to 35 per cent
complete.
However, two of the cruisers are to
be converted into airplane carriers
the treaty permitting this-and the
actual scrapping will apply to only
- .-t,o,. Tho T nvtn ntnn and thu
Saratoga, each 33 per cent complete.
have been selected for airplane car
riers. The remaining four cruisers
Constellation, Ranger, Constitution
and the United States-must be used
as targets or sold for the metal that
is in them.
In disposing of all the vessels, old
and new, the naval board recommends
that they "be disposed of by sale I'M
less sunk by gunfire." However, 1t is
explained at the Navy Department, 1t
is hard to sell war vessels. They are
unsuited for merchant use because of
the weight of their armor and small
frei%ght-carrying capacity. Their ma
chinery will fit into no other ship, and
the expense and inconvenience of re-
moving the machinery are practically
prohibltive. The most that can be ex-
pected Is a buying order from some
one who wants to strip the vessels of
their metal and furnishings.
Indications are, therefore, that most
of the condemned vessels will be
towed to sea and sunk. The Navy De
partment, nevertheless, has already
sold two of the vessels-the Maine and
the Missouri. Each was bought for
junk purposes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-16
RED TAPE CUT IN
THE DEPARTMENTS
LED BY EDWARD CLIFFORD, THE
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES IN
WASHINGTON GET WISE.
TELEPHONE INSTEAD OF PEN
Correspondence No Longer
Necessary In ~Transactlng Govern
ment Business of Which 4 Written
Record Is Not Required.
BY M p.

Washington.-The "a assistant Sec
retaries in the ten administrative de-
partments are now successfully
demonstrating that government red
tape can be cut. Edward Clifford of
Chicago, one of the assistant secre-
taries of the treasury, who got his
business training under Charles G.
Dawes, recently retired first chief of
the bureau of the budget, Is re-
sponsible primarily for the tape cut
ting campaign.
One of the first things Clifford
observed after he took service with
the Treasury department was the
seeming im~possibility Of t~ransacting
interdepartmental business with
promptness. If his branch of the
Treasury department desired certain
information from some other admins
trative branch Of the government, 1t
was necessary under the rules that
had stood for more than a century for
him to take the subject up through
correspondence. This meant that II
he wrote to an assistant secretary
in another department the letter must
be "initialed" by either the secretary
of the treasury or the assistant secre-
tary Of the treasury, and that after 1t
reached the other department it would
have to go through the process of be-
Ing "initialed' up and down until an
answer was ready to be forwarded.
This red tape process frequently con-
sumed days, but the prevailing view
was that tradition must be followed or
the government would probably not
survive,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-16

Life is about what we make 1t.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30
The fine weather the past few day.

The fine weather the past few days
has made great improvement In
the roads. However, there is room
for still more improvement and a
few trips over them with the road
drag would put them in fine shape
for winter hauling. The Bowen
Bros. went over the road between
Hope and Colgate Sunday afternoon
with large scroper hooked onto an
Alis-Chalmers tractor and it is now
in good shape. A few hours spent
now in road work will mean a saw
ing of large number of hours in
travelling this winter.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

The second number of "Dicta Spei"
the official. publication OF the Hope
high school was issued yesterday. It
has been enlarged by the addition of
several pages of reading matter and
a cover design gives it quite a digni-
fed appearance.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30
Don't forget the dance at the oper

Don't forget the dance at the opera
house this evening. Manager Murry
has been making an advance sale of
tickets and in order to speed up the
sales had his photograph printed on
the back of the tickets. Some one
was unkind enough to suggest that
Murry was conceited until they saw
the photograph which we publish be-
low.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30
THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT

There is nothing you can give that
is SO personal as your photograph.
Throughout the year, the photograph
you give this Christmas will stand as
reminder of your loving thought
fulness. 1t will contribute happiness
to those who mean most to you. Sur
prise the family, and your friends.
Give photographs.
Today is not too early to arrange
for sitting.
c. KUFFENKAM,
Photographer
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

Clarence Carney, who was called,
here last week by the death of his
father, arrived last Thursday and
Will remain until after the holidays.
He has been making his home at
Baltimore. Md.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

The ladies of the Congregational
Aid Society will hold their Annual
Sale and Chicken Pie Supper on Wed
nesday afternoon, December 9Th, in
the church basement. Sale begins at
5 p. IN. Supper at $3.50. Everybody
is welcome. Price Is and 35 cts
Advertisement.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

The Womans' Club met last Thurs
day. at the home Of Mrs. E. D. Wash
burn. Mrs. L. H. Smith had charge
OF the drill on "The Making of a
Law" Mrs. I. w. Standley was lead
er OF the meeting, and papers were
given by Mrs. L. H. Smith, Mrs. G..
E. Miller, and Mrs. D. ]. Gumb.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

o. l.. Bowen, Of Yakima, WASH,
is on his way to Hope for visit at
the homo Of his son, l.. j. At pre-
sent he is visiting at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. P. c. Kimball at
Acme Alta, Canada.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Il. r. Gull
iickson, of Enderlin, son on Noyem
ber 25th, weight 9 lbs. Mrs. Gullick-
son will be remembered by many of
OF our readers as Miss Iverson, who
taught in the Hope schools.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

CREAM sTAT1ON-Bring your
ream to our cream station. Salts.
action given on price and test. Du-
luth Produce and Dairy Co., g. L.
Clark Agt.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

FOUND-pair of glasses in case.
Owner may have same by proving
property and paying for ad. H. L.
Wiese, Hope, Y. d,
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

Mclaughlin, the jeweler, invites
your attention to his complete stock
VI jewelry when in search OF gifts
Tor any member of the family. See
his ad.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

The ladies of the Methodist Aid
gave shower last Saturday, for Miss
Ethel Smalley. who is to be married
early In December. at the home of
Mrs. G. D. Fisher.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

Watch for further advertising of
Safety First" the three-act comedy,
to be presented at the Hope opera
house, Friday, Dec. Sth. by the Am
erican Legion and Auxillary.-Adv.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

Preparations are being made for a
big bargain week in Hope the second
week Of December Watch for adver
tisements.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30
ERRAND BOY-When in need of
a boy to run srrands phone me, No.
126. Andrew Hull.

The Catholic Aid Society will hold
their annual sale Saturday Dec. End
u Gumb's Restaurant. Food, fancy
work, rag rugs and candy will be on
sale. Lunch will be served
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

EsTRAYED--Poland China brood
Sow strayed from my place about
Nov. 10th. Finder please notify S.
w. johnson, Colgate. NJ D. Phone
24F21 Hope.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

Why send away for overshoes when
you can save money by getting them
at Knoblauch's.-Adv.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

Call at Gunb's for your nice fresh
groceries. A full lice Of Watkins
products in connection-Adv.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

Bud" Carney left Saturday even
ing for Chicago, to resume his duties
at the laboratories where he is en-.
ployed in meteorological work.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

Mrs. Lyle Fox returned to her
home In Bismarck. Friday after a
visit OF several weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. andMrs. J. C. Dorrance.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30
Go to King & Smiths for glass.

For plain sewing and dress making
Phone No. 100.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

Mrs. w. H. Sussex and children
have moved into town and have Sc
cured rooms at Mrs. B. c. Reynolds
house for the winter months.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

A baby girl arrived at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Lofland, Nov
ember 18th. Congratulations.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

J. F. Beckerjeck left Saturday ey-
ening for Seattle. Washington, where
he will spend he winter with his
family.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

The schools are closed to-day for
Thanksgiving Day consequently the
boys and girls and teachers have
something for which to be thank
full.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

DO not put of ordering your Christ
mas cards any longer, after Decem-
Der 1st the lines are badly broken
and your selection may be out Of
stock.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

Myron Joslyn arrived home the
last OF the week from Lawler, Minn.,
20 visit with his mother, Mrs. J. K.
Joslyn.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

c. A. Becker and w. B. Cheshire.
OF Luverne, were business visitors in
Hope Tuesday afternoon.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30
Locals
As We Heard Them

Oscar johnson went to Finley
Monday on business.
c. s. shippy went to Fargo Mon
day evening on business.
Miss Ruth Parsons spent the week
end at her home at Lidgerwood.
Miss Geraldine McNicol spent the
weekend at her home in Grand
Forks.
Displays Of Christmas goods are
now taking quite a prominent place
in the stores.
Mrs. Z. J. Walsh returned last
Thursday from a visit at Brecken-
ridge. MINI.
Ole Arnegard, of Hillsboro. was
in Hope this week looking after bus
mess interests.
The Womans' Club will meet
Thcrsday December 7th, at the home
Of Mrs. L. H. Smith.
Mr.. Harry Epping and family left
Monday for visit with friends and
relatives at Sheldon, la.
c. A. Becker and w. B. Cheshire,
OF Luverne, were business visitors in
Hope Tuesday afternoon.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

Mr.. Harry Epping and family left
Monday for visit with friends and
relatives at Sheldon, la.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-30

The Womans' Club will meet
Thcrsday December 7th, at the home
of Mrs. l.. H. Smith.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-07

She came from a joint mass meeting
in st. Louis of the American Legion
and American legion Auxiliary, and
at the request of the State Command
er of the American Legion, DR.. Park
er, of Warrensburg, who had been sud-
denly called home by the serious i'll
ness of his father, and sent Mrs. De-
Witt as the "next best thing" She
was most agreeably surprised at the
magnitude of the gathering, and hard
ly knew where all the people had come
from. She was full of Auxiliary work,
and said her organization would al
ways stand ready and willing to as
sist the Legion in their work.
Mrs. Milford Riggs, of Ironton,
who is State Committeewoman from
this Congressional District of the
woman's Auxiliary movement, was
the next speaker. She is real en-
thusiast in anything she goes into
but especially In devotion to ex-ser-
vice men is there no restraint to her
enthusiasm. She stated that the
"boys" in State Hospital No. a were
in her immediate jurisdiction, and
that she would spare no efforts to rem
der them every aid and assistance in
her power. She also declared it was
her intention to organize an Auxil-
iary in Pennington, whose special
work it would be to keep constantly
on the lookout for the good of the
ex-service men in that institutin--tc
be mothers and sisters to those who
had sacrificed SO much in the late war
Chaplain Kelly then delivered 8
brief but most interesting address
after which there was more music by
the band. Then taps were sounded
and the meeting was declared = adj
journed. Then began the unraveling
of the immense gathering of people
and cars which had assembled at one
of the most notable gatherings In this
CITY for many months. ~
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-07
Two Small Fires

A fire alarm at noon Monday drew
the fire fighters to the home Of Pleas
Body, colored, in south Pennington.
The blaze, which was coming through
the roof, was soon suppressed, with
but little damage to the building. A
small hole in the roof was practically
all the damage done.
At about midnight Tuesday the
shrill fire whistle sounded, causing
many to turn over in their beds with
thanksgiving that it was not their
home that was burning, as rain was
falling in torrents. But the hose cart
was soon manned and made a prompt
run to west Pennington, where the
fire proved to be in small vacant
cottage, owned by Mrs. Ed Harris.
The fire was under such headway as
to make it impossible to save any
thing from the burning building, and
the .firemen devoted their efforts to
prevent the spread Of the flames to
nearby buildings.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-07
Important to
Auto Owners

In strict accordance with the law,
the date for having automobiles la
beled with 1922 license numbers has
now expired, and all cars not equipped
are subject to seizure and the pay
ment of fine. |, therefore, give no.
tice that all machines not properly
equipped with license numbers will be
liable to seizure by me after next Sat
urday, April 9Th. have been pa
tient until now patience ceases to be
a virtue. u
i will also state that single Ii
cense number on a car will not be
sufficient. There must be one on the
front and rear to comply with the
law. Both headlights must also be in
order and lighted, as well as red
light on the rear. and either ground
glass or DINNERS must also be used,
and the dazzling headlights must be
dispensed with. All who fail to COM
ply with the law, as above suggested,
are liable to be put to some inconve-
nience and expense, as | propose to
perform my duty.
JOHN G. HUNT, Sheriff.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-07
Several More
Booze Raids

Constable w. H. Webster, of st
Francois township, in company with
other officers, have made several
more raids the past week in search
of whiskey and paraphernalia for its
making, with more or less success.
On Saturday gallon jug, half fill
ed with whiskey, was taken from w,
H. Moore in Flat River.
Alf Laskay's place was visited Sat
urday, near Davis Crossing, and a 30
gallon barrel Of mash was confiscated.
The place Of Henry Webb, on East
Hill in Elvins, was visited last Friday
and half-gallon Of whiskey and q
50-gallon barre! of mash was found
and confiscated.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-07

The third fruit spray is to control
curculio, brown rot, peach scab and
leaf-eating insects. Use self boiled
lime sulphur as in the preceding
spray. This application should be
made 2 to 3 weeks after the proceed
ing one, or at least 8 weeks before
fruit ripens.
Preparation of self-boiled lime-sul-
phur: Good stone lime mot air
slaked) 3 pounds, flowers of sulphur
Finely ground) 8 pounds, water so
gallons. Place lime in a vat and add
enough water to start shaking. When
plenty of heat is being generated,
gradually add finely ground sulphur
while stirring the lime to prevent cak-
ing. Add water when needed to keep
the mixture from drying or burning
When shaking ceases, add water to
make up to so gallons. Strain into
barrel or tank.
Brown rot is very severe on peaches
and can readily be detected by the
sunken brown spots on the fruit, often
causing fruit to crack after rain. The
peaches usually dry up and hang or
the trees over winter. If you have
had these "mummies" on your trees in
previous years, be sure to apply the
first and second fruit sprays.
CHERRIES: The first fruit spray
for cherries is to control brown rot
curculio, and leaf spot. Use bordeauS
mixture $3.50 or self boiled lime sui.
phur $3.50 plus one pound arsenate
of lead powder. This application
should be made after leaves have
started to appear but before blossoms
open. The second fruit spray is te
control brown rot, curculio, and leai
spot. Use bordeaux mixture $3.50
or self-boiled lime-sulphur $3.50, just
after blossoms fall The third fruit
spray is to control brown rot, curculiC
and leaf snat Use bordeaux 2-3-5(
or self-boiled lime sulphur $3.50
whine fruit is the size of small pea
A tifty-gallon barrel of lime-sulphul
solution, diluted / 1-2 to so will make
100 gallons of spray, calculating il
the above manner and dividing by 170(
will give the number Of barrels to bt
purchased.
Arsenate of lead may be used in the
| paste or powder form. If the paste
tis used, twice as much is necessary
The powder is the cheaper.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-07
Some Pep in
City Election

Considerable enthusiasm was in
jected into the city election Tuesday,
especially in the Second Ward, where
spirited contest was developed be-
tween Guy Tullock and DR.. w. G.
billiard for Alderman from that Ward.
This explains the heavy vote that was
polled in that ward, the aggregate of
which was 303 votes. Each Of the
contestants mustered every possible
vote, with the result that there was
polled in that ward alone about the
usual vote of the entire city in past
elections of the kind.
Considerable interest was also cre-
ated in the Third Ward, where there
were three candidates in the race for
Alderman.
The vote by wards for the different
offices is as follows:
For City Collector
wv wv. SW. 4W.
Geo. G. Forster IL 305 ia AZ
For Police Judge
W. N. Fleming so /
There were no names on the tickets
for this office, consequently several
different parties received scattering
votes for this position. This also ac-
counts for the fact that Mr.. Fleming
received no votes in two wards. Roy
Adams was strong second for this
place.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-07
For School Directors

Rev. H. Hallerberg, former pastor
of the local Lutheran church, left
Tuesday to join his family at Jack
sonville, ILL.,, where he will remain un-
til permanently located. His daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude, will remain in
Pennington until the school term is
finished.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-07
For Aldermen



The school election passed off with
no unusual interest, as there was
nothing special to arouse any contest.
There We're two vacancies to be filled
on the School Board, with only two
candidates on the ticket, and as there
was but little opposition to the spe-
cial tax levy to be voted on, there was
nothing to flight over, hence the
quietness, which indicates general
satisfaction with the past school man
agement. Over 500 votes were polled,
however, which is accounted for By the
participation Of women in the cleo
tion.
The following Is thesvote by wards
for School Directors and the special
tax levy: