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The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-06

show they are more optimistic about the immediate future in Alaska than they have been for years.
 Bringing a total of 133,000 cases of canned salmon, valued at more than $6OO,OO0, six vessels of the Seattle Alaska fleet have just arrived in Se- attle from the north. The Jefferson, of the Alaska Steamship Go. brought 12,000 cases of canned salmon and 100 passengers from Southeastern Alas ka. The Northwestern from ports in Southeastern and Southwestern Alas ka came with 3O,O00 cases of canned salmon and 175 passengers. The steamship Admiral Rodman, with 27,- 900 cases of canned salmon, and the steamship Spokane, with 10000 cases of canned salmon, both carriers of the Pacific Steamship Company, arrived from Southeastern Alaska. The steamship Admiral Nicholson, with 1S,0O0 cases of canned salmon, and Admiral Sebree, with 26,000 cases of canned salmon, also vessels of the Pacific Steamship Company, arrived from Southeastern Alaska.
 The new Fordney- -McCumber tariff, which became operative at midnight September 21, will be stimulus to fish trading through the Port of Seat tle. because the tariff of 2 cents a bounds on fish will act as deterrent to the importation of Canadian fish The tariff is expected to cause Amer 1 ican fishermen who hitherto have | taken their catches to Prince Rupert to use Ketchikan and Petersburg Alaska, as bases of operations. Il this is done, a goodly portion of the catch will be iced at these Alaska norts and brought to Seattle for milo curing or other preparation for the market. The tariff is said to have ere ated considerable alarm in Canadian fishing circles, for it puts the Cana dian fisherman virtually at the mercy of the Canadian packer, since the ap pliction of 2 cents per pound will make it impossible for the British Co lumbia fishing vessel operators to mar ket their catch here in competition with American fishing vessels. The tariff is expected also to give impetus | to the market for Alaska herring lo'
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-06

Stories of oil in Alaska have brought to the Seattle Chamber of Commerce inquiries from all parts of the U. S. and many eastern tenderfeet think there is another gold rush on. Con siderable freight is being shipped out of here for use of the Standard Oil and other big operating companies who are going into exploration work there on a big scale.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
WHO WOULDN'T BE

AN USAGE!
Arkansas City, Kas., Dec.
16.-The biggest Christmas
gift in history will be distri-
buted in Pawhuska, Ok, to the
Usage Indians next week, it
was announced by the disburs-
ing agent there today, when
2,200 Osages will receive 49,
400 each, making a total sum
Of about $7,5O0,0O0. This is
the largest per capita ever an
nounced by the disbursing
agent.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
sPEEDERs TO INSANE WARD

Indianapolis.-With a wave of pop
,ar Indignation fast mounting
throughout the country following
publicity given the appalling totals
of motor car deaths, Mayor Lew
Shank has joined jurists and other
officials fighting hard against the
Speeding menace with perhaps the
most drastic proposal of all.
Shank plans to fill the insan asy-
lum with reckless drivers, he an
nounced today.
A speeder can get out of Jail when
his short sentence is served, providing
the Judge was severe enough to SEN
tenee him at all, or he can survive
the ordeal of inspecting bodies of car
victims in morgue, but the insane
asylum, the mayor declares, holds out
the most terrifying prospect of all.
Motorists who drive more than thir-
ty miles an hour are 'just plain crazy
and will be arrested for insanity like
any other nut" Shank declared in his
usual homely but direct style.
"So help me God, Pm going to hold
insanity inquests on them if l have to
swear out petitions and, pay for the
physicians myself he continued.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
ROAD MEETING
AT CARROLLTON

The call for the annual meeting at
the North Cross State Highway As
sociation, which is to be held at Car
rollton on December %, has been
made by H. Frank Holman of this
city, president of the association.
The invitation follows:
"The annual meeting of the North
Cross State Highway Association will
be held at Carrolton December 28 at
11:30 a. m. The purpose of this
meeting will be the election of Of
ficers for the coming year, the ap-
pointment of the necessary commit
tees, and a review by each county of
the work done during the past two
years in construction work and main
tenance of this popular route Of ira
vel.
"The Importance of this highway
is emphasized by the fact that is has
been made a part of the state trunk
system in its entire length.
each county will be entitled to
have as many representatives as the
county may see fit to select. There
will be a monday banquet which will
be addressed by a representative of
the State Highway Commission and
Hon. Otis Arnold, leading candidate
for speaker of the Illinois General
Assembly"
The report to be given by each
county will include the condition of
the highway at the close of the motor
traffic season.
H. Piepmeier, chief engineer, prob
ably will be the speaker representing
the State Highway Commission. Mr..
Arnold's subject will be Difficulties
That Cities and Communities Must
Meet and Overcome in the Construc-
ton of the State Highway System"
j. w. Hart of Quincy, ILL.,, vice.
president of the Moberly- Quincy Air
line Highway Association will make
an address. Mr.. Hart is chairman Of
the highway committee of the Quincy
Chamber of Commerce.
Charlton County is Untitled to 6
representatives at the Annual Con-
vention of the Missouri Farm Bureau
Federation. The Committee instruc-
ted the President, Mr.. Richards, to
appoint these delegates. The annual
meeting of the Farm Bureau Fedora
ton will be held at Columbia, Mo-,
at the same time as the Annual Far
mer's Week which commences the
week of January 18th. We already
know of several Charlton County
farmers who are planning to attend
these meetings, and hope that we will
have a large delegation in Columbia
at that time.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22

revenue never dreamed of before,
rect taxes appear when the man who
were discovered and none overlooked.
The old tariff method Of indirect
taxation became a piker in the busi-
ness and is hardly considered. Di-
owns new pair of pants has assess
ment doubled because he is trying to
wear clothing that has no holes in
important and prominent places. New
methods of lodging taxes have been
invented and are being perfected, and
the game goes n1errily on. Instead
of promising to reduce taxes nova
days the candidate winks at the au-
dience and promise to increase taxes
and provide plenty of pie for constit-
uents. AS one candidate for congress
said when accused Of promising jobs
to everybody: "You elect me con-
gresham and / will climb tbe plum
tree and after / have filled my own
pockets / will shake the tree and you
can get the balance"
We are not very sanguine about
the coming constitutional convention
because of the way the delegates
were selected, but they will do well
to study the 1876 constitution and di-
gest its provisions before trying to
write a new observation-disclosures
ence Examiner.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
CRUTCHLEY is DEAD AT
HOME IN NORBORNE

Norborne, No., Dec. 12.-George
F. Crtchley, until last June stationed
in Kansas City as collector of internal
revenue, and former mayor here, died
at his home here this morning.
Mr. Crutchley was widely know
in Democratic circles throughout the
state. He was publisher of the Nor
borne Democrat. He was a power
in local politics and extended much
of his influence into state political
matters.
At the time of his death Mr..
Crutchley was 66 years old.
A widower, never having had chill
dren, he is survived by two sisters,
both residents of Norborne. They
are Mrs. L. ]. Lethold and Mrs. B.
w. Burton.
Mr.. Crutchley had suffered from a
lingering illness for many months.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
Is There a Santa Claus?

It will be remembered by Courier readers that
the following was published in this paper last year
AS long the Courier editor stays in the business of
publishing weekly newspaper this little story will be
reproduced each year. 1t is of the greatest
storyettes ever written and will live forever in the
hearts of both adults and children More especially in
the hearts of all grownups who have in their general
makeup particle of sentiment. And to the rising
generation-each year some little child will reach
certain degree of understanding and wonder in their
little hearts if there is really Santa Claus The par
ents of all little folks who want to know eff there is
real Santa Claus refer each year to the Courier
Here is the answer to their question, heart-rend-
ing, heart-touching repya ive-forever classic and
it reaches every one at this season of the year
Written by Charles A. Dana:
Virginia, your little friends are wrong They
have been affected by the skepticism of skeptica
age. They, do not believe except what they see.
They think that nothing can be which is not compre-
hensble to their little minds. All minds Virginia,
whether they be mems or childrens, are little. In
this great universe of ours man is insect,
ant in his intellect, as compared with the boundess
world about him. as measured by the intelligence cap
able OF graspng the whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes Virginia, there is Santa Claus He exists as
certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist
its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary
would be the world if there no Santa Claus. 1t
would be as dreary as If there were no Virginias.
There would be childlike faith then no poetry no
romance, to make toerable this existence. We should
have enjoyment except in sense and sight. The
eternal light with which childhood fills the world
WOulQ De eXClngulSned. NOC DelleVe IN Santa claus !
You might well not believe in fairies! You might
get papa to hire to watch in all the chimneys
in Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if
they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what
would that prove? Nobody Santa Claus, but
that is sign there is Santa Claus The most real
things in the world those that neither children
nor men see. Did your ever see fairies dancing
on the lawn? Of course not but that's proof that
they are not there. Nobody conceive or imagine
all the wonders there and unseeable in the
world You may tear apart the baby's rattle and
what makes the noise inside, but there is veil
covering the unseen world which not the strongest
men that lived could tear apart Only faith
fancy poetry, love, romance, push aside that cur
tain and view and picture the supernal beauty and
glory beyond Is it all realf Ah, Virginia, in all this
Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives and lives for
ever. A thousand years from now Virginia, nay
ten times ten thousand years from now, he will
tinue to make glad the heart of childhood"
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
STATE WITNESSES IN HERRIN
TRIAL ARE THREATENED

Death threats against witnesses for
the state in the murder trial of five
miners charged with killing Howard
Hoffman during the riots at Herrin
on June 81 and % have aroused the
state to greater precautions.
Williamson County is filled with
agents of the government as well as
Investigators from the attorney gen.
erals office. The witnesses for the
most part have testified unwillingly,
chiefly through fear. Investigators
from the attorney generals office re-
ported that owing to the fear of the
farmers of the county who have
testified and who will testify later
that they may be killed, secret or
ganization has been formed among
the farmers to protect their mem
bers. "Word has been circulated that
for every farmer killed, ten miners
will be killed declared the investi-
gator. This organization is said to
spread over Williamson and Johnson
counties.
1t is reported that William R.
Goodman, who testified on Friday
against Otis Clark, begged to be ex-
cused from testifying.
He is farmer as we'll as a miner.
He is reported to have broken down
and wept in the offices of the prose-
cution. at is not for myself that I
am frightened" he is reported as
saying, 'but l have a wife and
daughter"
Attorneys for the state today said
that as the witnesses were reluctant
and unwilling, their testimony was
proportionately valuable when it was
elected.
States Attorney Delos Duty de-
clared he was thoroughly satisfied
with the progress so far and that
next week would produce more dam
aging testimony and connect the five
defendants more closely with the kill
ing of Hoffman.
Angus w. Kerr, chief council for
the defense, expressed himself as
perfectly confident the prosecution
could not make out a single case
against his five clients and that tes-
timony so far given against them
could be refuted completely.
Alibis, said to be ironclad, will be
offered for Bert Grace, who has been
hardest hit by the testimony so far.
Sam Hitler, who has not yet been
mentioned in the testimony viii be
brought into the picture next week,
States Attorney Duty declared.
The state plans to rest the latter
part of next week. The defense,
according to Attorney Kerr, will take
about four weeks.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
TWO GIRLS DIsAPpEAR

{ The young daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Henry and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. H. White, Of this city disappeared
from their home Saturday evening.
Notes nor information of any other
kind were left to explain their rea-
son for leaving. The parents Of the
girls have used every available
source in bringing about the recovery
of their fifteen year old daughters,
but up until two o'clock Wednesday
no word had been received as to
where they were.
Continue Search For Girls
The search for the two girls that
disappeared from their homes in this
city Sunday morning, is being con-
tinued. Information was obtained
Thursday that they are in the vicinity
of Chillicothe.
Two girls that fitted the descrip-
tion were picked up by Edgar Brick
ems Monday morning north of the
Van Horn church. and rode with him
to Stokes Mound, in the north part
, of the county. The girls told him
that they were on their way to Chilli
cothe. From later information OBJ
tanned the girls ate meal at the
home of farmer a few miles be-
yond Stokes Mound.
The officials of Chillicothe were
notified Thursday morning, and the
father of the girls left for that place
The two boys that were implicated
in the case have been found at thei,
homes in the west part OF the coun-
try. They were cleared Of all the
charges. Democrat.
Found at Chillicothe.
The two 15-year-old girls who have
been missing from their homes
since Sunday afternoon were fount
by their fathers and the officials Of
Chillicothe, Mo-, in the vicinity Of
Rlue Mound, Thursday afternoon
Thev were i'll from exposure and in.
suffieient food.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
BRUNDRIDGES FIND WAY
OF TRANSMISSION HARD

A gentleman who was in Hunts
vile the past week from Jefferson
City gave out report of the Bun
bridge brothers, which will no doubt
be of much interest in this neighbor-
hood and it again demonstrates the
truthfulness of the old quotation:
iThe way of the transgressor is
hard"
He said that Vern Brundridge is in
the consumptive ward at the peni-
tentiary and his health is steadily
failing. Walter Brundridge, accord
ing to report, is working on a sew
ing machine between two negroes
1t would seem that these two bank
wreckers have not such a snap at
penitentiary as some thought they
would have.-Moberly Democrat.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
BEN POPE CASE REVERSED
BY SUPREME COURT

The case of State of Missouri VS..
Ben Pope was reversed by the Su-
preme court last week.
1t will be remembered that Pope
was charged with burglarizing the
store of Jas. Bushnell at Pat, Mo
On trial before a jury Pope was
given years in the penitentiary. The
supreme court held that there was in
sufficient evidence in the case to
warrant conviction.
Pope was represented by Sen. Jno
D. Taylor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
OBITUARY

Grant Burge Hurt, son of Moses
and Eliza Hurt, was born at the old
homestead, March 16, 1868, and died
at Citronelle, Ala, December IA, 1922,
lacking only three wonths and two
days being seventy years old.
On the 28th of October 1876 he was
married to Diantha Taylor Finnell,
who survives him! To this union
were born eight children, four daugh-
ters and four sons, one of each hav-
ing died in infancy. Those who live
to mourn the loss of loving and
indulgent father are Claud D., John
A., and Grant Burge, Jr., of Citron-
ellie; and Mrs. Leona L. Johnson, re-
siding at the old home, Mrs. Mary A.
Taylor of Spokane, Washington, and
Mrs. Anna Lou Hearn of st. Louis,
Mo. He was a member of a large
family, all of whom have passed to
their final rewards except three sis
ters, Mrs. Alice Allen, Mrs. Lille L.
Whiteside of Salisbury and Mrs. Re
becca L. Pearson of Keytesville
These with the sorrowful and stricken
companion and children feel the Loss
of the conpanionship of husband
father and brother. He spent all OF
his life in the community in which he
was reared, except the last three years
having lived with and managed the
farm of his widowed mother many
years. He was noted for his hospi-
tality and benevolence, a kind and
friendly disposition.
In 1878 he accepted his Saviour
and with his devoted wife, a child
hood friend and schoolmate, united
with the Baptist church at New Hope
of which he was a faithful member
to the end of life, serving as church
clerk about thirty years. Always
ready and willing to help in every
worthy cause. He is gone, but hi:
good deeds will live on and on. AnC
now in faith and hope may we say
Farewell, but not forever,
There will be a glorious dawn,
We shall meet, to part, no never
On resurrection MORN"
The body arrived Saturday nigh
and was taken to the family home
Funeral services Sunday afternoon
Heaton and Rice officiating. Inter.
ment at the New Hope church GENE.
terry. A large number of his friend:
were present.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
BIGGER WINS INJUNCTION SUIT

The injunction suit brought against
the Marceline school board by Guy
Bigger, to stop the payment on a
heating plant installed in the high
school building some time ago by A.
C. Wells Of Springfield, was decided
against the board in circuit court
Monday.
The claim was made that the board
merely accepted the Wells bid on the
work, and had no contract or bond
for its performance. Judge Lamb
made the injunction permanent.
Marceline Herald.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
AN ORGY OF TAXATION

Assessed valuation in Independence
is increasing faster than the popula-
tion. The population is increasing fast
.er than the number of tax payers.
During two or three years the assess
ed valuation of the town has become
increased fifty per cent. There are
no more square feet of land in the
city than there were two or three
years ago. More than half the homes
and almost all the business houses are
old and have been standing for many
years. No assessment has ever shown
a depreciation. The government as
cold blooded as it is in assessing fed
eral taxes, allows for depreciation.
On this basis more than half the pro-
perty in independence should be
assessed at the value of the ground
only.
In 1875 when the constitutional con-
vention was assembled at Jefferson
City, a period of post war extraya-
gance was at the peak. Prices had
been high and speculation reckless,
fortunes had been made without work
and wrecks scattered the business
world in Missouri. A riot of bonds
and taxes still was in progress. The
men who composed the convention
were hard-headed business men and
when the constitution was finished it
contained tax prohibitions drawn in
an air-tight manner. Cities were
forbidden to vote more than GER
tain percentage of valuation. Schools
were limited to certain levies and
counties had margins set for the
guidance of county courts. Even the
people who pay taxes were forbidden
to vote taxes above certain amounts.
The men who made this constitution
were wise in their day and genera
7tion and understood human nature
pretty well, and human nature has
not changed since that time.
Suddenly the administration at
jefferson City has loosed the bonds
which held down taxes. On the
theory of full valuation for tax
purposes the amount of revenue the
tax-levying bodies could assess under
the> law has been almost doubled
While the theory was that the valua-
ton made no difference If the levy
was reduced was entirely correct, yet
the valuation makes big difference
If the levy is not reduced. County
courts, city councils and school boards
suddenly found themselves in posi-
ton to largely increase taxes and gel
additional revenues, and were not
slow to take advantage Of that op-
portunity. Jackson county salaries
went up with q whoops One mem
ber Of the court announced that ne
would never refuse to vote to increase
salaries. 1t became impossible to in
crease the salaries of schoool teach.
ers and the city employees. The tar
levy was not as high as it used to be
but the valuation was 80 per cent
higher. In few years the valuation
will be still at the high point and the
tax levying authorities will be levy
ing the limit just as they did before
the valuations were increased.
In the meantime the congress Of
the United States has discovered how
easy it is to tax the whole people
and get away with it. Sources o.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22

1t was quite shock to Dalton and
community when it was discovered
Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock that
Mr.. Chas. D. Turner had suddenly
died while in the basement of his
home. Mr.. Turner was nearly 70
years old, and has lived in Keytes-
vile and surrounding country for
many years. He and his wife bought
the hotel in Dalton, and were living
in part of it and renting out what
they did not use. He was last seen
about z o'clock that morning and
found about 9 o'clock. He leaves
one son who is somewhere in the
West, and his wife. The funeral was
at the home Wednesday afternoon.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22

C. II. Riddell and c. A. Riddell Of
Rothville, No., were in Keytesvile on
business Saturday. The gentIenaen
found time to call on the Conrier
force.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
MARCELINE WINS
CASES AT LAW

$ Last summer Marceline hired a
bunch of engineers to make plans for
a sewer system. The fee was $4,100.
and the city took the case to court.
The case was tried at Linneus and
Marceline won. It is reported the
case will be appealed. The plans sub
mitted to the city were not accepted.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
NEW POSTMASTER
FOR GLASGOW

Saturday President Harding sent in
the nomination Of Robert w Haines
TO be postmaster at Glasgow. Haines
viii succeed ]. II. Hughes who has
served the people as postmaster for
about eight years and always given
entire satisfaction.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-12-22
MINNESOTA CONGRESSMAN
STRICKEN ON HOITSE FLOOR

Washington, d. G., December 18-
Representative Steenerson, of Min
nesota, chairman of the house post
office committee, became suddenly i'll
on the floor of the house today. He
was carried to the louEIing room
just off the floor where doctors, hast
lily summoned, expressed fear that
he had been stricken with apoplexy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-21
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